Introduction and Overview
This Privacy Policy describes our policies and procedures on the collection, use, and disclosure of your information when you use our Service. It explains your privacy rights and how the law protects you. We use your personal data to provide and improve our Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Please do not use the Service if you do not agree with this policy.
Interpretation and Definitions
The terms with capitalized first letters in this policy have the meanings defined below. The following definitions apply to this Privacy Policy:
- Account means a unique account created for you to access our Service or parts of our Service.
- Company (referred to as "we", "us", or "our" in this Agreement) refers to the owners or administrators of this website.
- Cookies are small files placed on your device by a website, containing data about your Browse history on that site.
- Personal Data means any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.
- Service refers to our website and related services.
- Usage Data is collected automatically and may include information such as your IP address, browser type, pages of our Service that you visit, and other diagnostic data.
Collecting and Using Your Personal Data
Types of Data Collected
Personal Data. While using our Service, we may ask you to provide certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. This may include, but is not limited to, your email address, first and last name, phone number, address, city, country, and similar information.
Usage Data. Usage Data is collected automatically when you use our Service. This data may include information such as your IP address, browser type and version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, and other diagnostic data. If you access the Service by or through a mobile device, we may also collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device you use, your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of your mobile device, your mobile operating system, and the type of mobile Internet browser you use.
Tracking Technologies and Cookies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and store certain information. The tracking technologies we use may include:
- Cookies – Small files placed on your device. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. If you disable cookies, however, some parts of our Service may not function properly.
- Web Beacons and Tags – Small graphic files, sometimes called pixel tags, embedded in our Service or emails, which allow us to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email.
Cookies may be "Persistent" (remain on your device until you delete them) or "Session" (deleted as soon as you close your browser). We use both persistent and session cookies to: provide essential functionality for our Service, remember your preferences, and to analyze usage. For more information about cookies and how to manage them, please refer to your browser settings.
Use and Sharing of Data
Use of Your Personal Data :
- To provide and maintain our Service: including to monitor the usage of our Service and to improve and personalize your experience.
- To manage your Account: to manage your registration and allow you to access and use the Service.
- For the performance of a contract: to fulfill any contracts, orders, or services you have requested through our Service.
- To contact you: To contact you by email, telephone, SMS, or other equivalent forms of communication regarding updates, security alerts, and information related to the Service, when necessary or reasonable for their implementation.
- To provide news and offers: To provide you with news, special offers, and general information about other goods, services, or events offered by us that are similar to those that you have already purchased or inquired about, unless you have opted not to receive such information.
- To manage your requests: To attend and manage your requests to us.
- For business transfers: To use your information in connection with a merger, acquisition, restructuring, sale of assets, or other change of control of the Company, where personal data held by us about our Service users is among the business assets transferred.
- For other purposes: We may use your information for other purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, improving our Service, marketing, and to enhance the user experience.
Sharing of Your Personal Data
We may share your personal information in the following situations:
- With Service Providers: We may share your personal information with third-party service providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service, to process payments, and to contact you.
- For business transfers: We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business.
- With Affiliates: We may share your information with our affiliates, in which case we will require those affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy. Affiliates include our parent company, subsidiaries, joint venture partners, or other companies we control or that are under common control with us.
- With business partners: We may share your information with our business partners to offer you certain products, services, or promotions.
- With other users: When you share information or interact in public areas of the Service, such information may be viewed by all users and may be publicly distributed outside.
- With your consent: We may disclose your personal information for any other purpose with your consent.
Retention and Deletion:
We will retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your personal data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements and policies. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time.
Once your personal data is no longer needed, we will securely delete, destroy, or anonymize it. You may request deletion of your personal data at any time by contacting us. Please note that we may need to retain certain information for recordkeeping or to complete transactions.
Legal Requirements and Security
If the Company is involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your personal data may be transferred to the new owner. We will provide notice before your personal data is transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy.
We may also disclose your personal data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
- Comply with a legal obligation or lawful request (e.g., from courts or law enforcement authorities).
- Protect and defend the rights, property, or safety of the Company, our users, or the public.
- Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service.
- Protect against legal liability.
Security of Your Personal Data
We take data protection seriously and implement a range of security measures to safeguard your personal data:
- Encryption: All personal data is encrypted in transit using TLS (Transport Layer Security).
- Access Control: Only authorized personnel have access to personal data, based on the principle of least privilege.
- Authentication: We use secure authentication methods, such as token-based access, to validate sessions and users.
- Data Minimization: We collect only the necessary data required to provide and improve our services.
- Audit Logs: We maintain internal audit logs to monitor and prevent unauthorized access to data.
- Secure Storage: Data is stored on secure servers protected by firewalls and regularly updated with security patches.
- Third-Party Security: All third-party providers we use undergo security and privacy reviews.
While no system can be guaranteed 100% secure, we continuously monitor and improve our security practices to help protect your information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
Children's Privacy:
Our Service is not directed to individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you become aware that your child has provided us with personal information without your consent, please contact us. We will delete such information from our records and servers as soon as possible.
External Links
Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.
We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the 'Last updated' date above. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
- Email: contact@afucent.com