We collect information from you and about you. The information we collect about you depends on how you interact with us or use our Sites. Here are some examples of the information we may collect:
We collect your information in different ways. Below are some examples of how we may collect your information.
We may also collect information about users over time and across different websites, apps, and devices when you use the Sites.
We process your personal information for the following purposes:
We engage others to provide analytics services, serve advertisements , and perform related services across the web and in applications. These entities may use cookies, web beacons, SDKs, device identifiers, and other technologies to collect information about your use of our Sites, including your IP address, web browser and network information, pages viewed, time spent on pages or in apps, links clicked, and conversion information. This information is used to deliver advertising targeted to your interests on other companies’ sites or apps and to analyze and track data, determine the popularity of certain content, and better understand your activity . In addition, some of our advertising partners also enable us to translate your email address or phone number into an identifier that can’t be used to identify you personally. Our advertising partners then use that unique identifier to show ads that are more relevant to you across the web and in apps. Some of the activities described in this section may constitute “targeted advertising,” “sharing,” or “selling” under certain laws. To learn more about the choices available to you with respect to these practices, see below.
You can also learn more about interest-based ads, or opt out of having your web browsing information used for behavioral advertising purposes by companies that participate in the Digital Advertising Alliance, by visiting www.aboutads.info/choices, or, if you reside in the European Union, by visiting www.youronlinechoices.eu.
In certain circumstances, we disclose (or permit others to directly collect) information about you. We may disclose the categories of personal information described above in the following ways:
We may also disclose aggregated or de-identified information that cannot reasonably be used to identify you. The Company processes, maintains, and uses this information only in a de-identified fashion and will not attempt to re-identify such information, except as permitted by law.
We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable data from persons under the age of 13 and strive to comply with the provisions of COPPA (The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act), and any other applicable privacy laws. If you are a parent or legal guardian and think your child under 13 has provided us with information, please contact us at [email protected]. You can also write to us at the address listed at the end of this Statement. Please mark your inquiries “COPPA Information Request.” Parents, you can learn more about how to protect children’s privacy on-line here.
You have certain choices about how we use your information. Certain choices you make are browser and device specific.
As described in the Targeted Advertising and Analytics section above, we process personal information to understand and improve your experience with our Sites and to serve you advertisements. Some of these activities may be considered “sales” or “sharing” of your personal information or “targeted advertising” under certain privacy laws.
Depending on where you reside, you may have the right to opt out of targeted advertising, sharing, and sales of your personal information. You can do so by following the prompts here.
You can opt out of receiving our marketing communications by using the unsubscribe link within each email. Note that, as long as you maintain an account with us or receive services, you will continue to receive administrative messages from us regarding your account and the services.
We will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights.
With your permission, we may send push notifications to your mobile device. You can deactivate these messages at any time by changing the notification settings on your mobile device.
The California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) requires us to explain some information using certain definitions and categories. If you reside in California, this section applies to you and describes our data practices today and in the preceding 12 months.
We collect the following categories of personal information: identifiers, commercial information, internet or other electronic network activity information, geolocation data, education information, inferences, and sensitive personal information. For more information about the specific data points we collect and the sources of such collection, please see the Types of Information We Collect and How We Use Your Information sections above.
We collect personal information for the business and commercial purposes described in the How We Use Your Information section above.
In the preceding 12 months, we have disclosed personal information for the business and commercial purposes described in the Disclosure of Information section above. Specifically, we have disclosed the following categories of personal information to the following categories of recipients:
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We do not use or disclose sensitive personal information or any purpose other than what is specified in CCPA section 1798.121(a).
Some of our advertising and analytics activities may constitute “sharing” or “selling” under California law. In order to advertise our products to you and better understand, improve, and personalize our interactions with you, we share and sell the following categories of personal information to the following categories of third parties:
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We do not knowingly sell or share personal information about consumers under the age of 16.
You have the right to opt out of sharing and sales at any time by clicking here. Please note that, depending on which legally recognized opt-out preference signal you use and whether you are logged into your account with us, our processing of the signal may be limited to the specific browser or device that you are using. You may need to renew your opt-out choice if you use a different browser or device to access our Sites, or if you clear your cookies. Please see the Rights and Choices Regarding Your Information section above for more information about the privacy rights you have as a California resident, how to exercise your rights, and how we will verify your requests.
If you are submitting a rights request as an authorized agent, you are required to submit proof of your authorization to make the request, such as a valid power of attorney or proof that you have signed permission from the individual who is the subject of the request. Please do not provide any sensitive personal information in connection with this request, such as a driver’s license or other government-issued ID. In some cases, we may be required to contact the individual who is the subject of the request to verify his or her own identity or confirm you have permission to submit this request. If you are an authorized agent seeking to make a request, please contact us at [email protected].
When we process your personal data as described above, we do so in reliance on the following lawful bases:
Please see the Rights and Choices Regarding Your Information section above for more information about your privacy rights and how to exercise them. In addition, you may have the right to object to certain processing or request we restrict certain processing. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected].
If you have a concern about our processing of personal data that we are not able to resolve, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Authority where you reside. Contact details for your Data Protection Authority can be found using the links below:
For individuals in the EEA: https://edpb.europa.eu/about-edpb/board/members_en
For individuals in the UK: https://ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/
For individuals in Switzerland: https://www.edoeb.admin.ch/edoeb/en/home/the-fdpic/contact.html
We take appropriate steps to preserve the security of your personal information, including preventing them from being distorted, damaged or disclosed to unauthorized third-parties. We use reasonable means to safeguard personal information under our control.
However, the Internet is not 100% secure. We cannot promise that your use of our Sites will be completely safe. We encourage you to use caution when using the Internet. A username and a password are needed to access certain areas of our Sites. Consequently, it is your responsibility to protect your username and password.
Information we maintain may be stored in or outside of the United States (“U.S.”). If you live outside of the U.S., you understand and agree that we may transfer your personal information to the U.S. or non-EEA countries, in connection with the purposes set out in this Statement. The Sites are intended for use in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, and are subject to the laws of such countries, which may not provide the same level of protections as those in your own country. For this reason, we may transfer your personal information to other countries that may have different laws and data protection compliance requirements to those that apply in the country in which you are located.
Where required by law, we provide adequate protection for transfer of personal information in accordance with applicable law.
We store personal data for as long as necessary to carry out the purposes for which we originally collected it and for other business purposes explained in this Statement.