Updated 2022-08-01
Personal Data and Your Privacy
By using this website, you consent to our use of cookies, pixel tags, and other similar technologies under this privacy policy.
The policy describes what personal data (PD) and non-personal data (NPD) we may collect from you, how we collect it, how we protect it, how we may share it, how you can access and change it, and how you can limit our sharing of it. Our privacy notice also explains certain legal rights concerning your data.
Ensure you understand your rights and how you may opt-out before using this website.
Rights under GDPR for European Users
We don’t ask for or store information identifying our users. You can be anonymous when you use this website.
Should you submit identifiable information to us, EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other laws may apply:
The right to be informed. You have the right to be informed about the personal data we collect from you and how we process it.
The right of access. You have the right to get confirmation that your data is being processed and can access your data.
The right to rectification. You have the right to have your data corrected if it is inaccurate or incomplete.
The right to erasure (right to be forgotten). You have the right to request the removal or deletion of your data if there is no compelling reason for us to continue processing it.
The right to restrict processing. You have a right to block or restrict the processing of your data. When your personal data is restricted, we are permitted to store your data but not to process it further.
The right to data portability. You have the right to request and get the personal data you provided. To request your data, please get in touch with us using the information at the bottom of this privacy notice.
The right to object. You have the right to object to us processing your data for the following reasons:
- Processing was based on legitimate interests or the performance of a task in the public interest/exercise of official authority (including profiling);
- Direct marketing (including profiling); and
- Processing for purposes of scientific/historical research and statistics.
- Rights about automated decision-making and profiling.
Filing a Complaint with Authorities. You can file a complaint with supervisory authorities if your information has not been processed in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation. If the supervisory authorities fail to address your complaint properly, you may have the right to a judicial remedy.
For more details about your rights under the General Data Protection Regulation, visit this page.
Remember, regardless of the laws in your country, we will always protect personal data, and you can ask us to remove it at any time.
Important Definitions
Non-personal data (NPD) is information that is anonymous and not personally identifiable.
Personal data (PD) means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (data subject); an identifiable natural person can be identified, directly or indirectly, by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person. PD can be Personally Identifiable Information (PII), but PD is broader in scope and covers more data.
Personally identifiable information (PII) is any data that identify a specific individual.
Information We Collect
Personally identifiable information. You control the amount and type of personal information that you provide when contacting us. The use of any personal data you submit to us is based on your explicit consent.
You can always use our website without submitting any personal information. We do not ask for your name, e-mail address, or any other information.
Personal and non-personal data. We automatically receive information from your web browser or mobile device. This information includes the name of the website from which you entered our website, if any, and the name of the website you will visit when you leave our website. This information also includes the IP address of your computer/the proxy server you use, your Internet service provider’s name, your web browser type, the type of mobile device, your computer operating system, and data about your browsing activities when using our website. We may use this data to analyze traffic to and on our website.
Your IP Address
By using this website, you also understand and consent that your IP address and browser information will be processed by the security features installed on this site.
We will not attempt to track or identify individual users except where this may be required by law or local law enforcement. In such cases, we will fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requiring us to disclose details of anyone posting material to this website.
What are Cookies?
Like nearly all websites today, this website uses cookies.
A cookie is a small piece of data or a text file downloaded to your computer or mobile device when you access a website. Text in the cookie generally consists of a sequence of letters and numbers that uniquely identifies your computer or mobile device.
Cookies are safe; they cannot carry viruses and cannot install any software on your computer, tablet, or mobile device.
You can remove cookies from your web browser anytime.
Different Types of Cookies
Strictly Necessary Cookies. These cookies are necessary for the website’s proper functioning. Cookies we set directly are used to make some of our tests work. If you disable these cookies in your web browser, the website not work as intended.
Performance Cookies. These cookies collect information about the use of the website, such as pages visited, traffic sources, users’ interests, content management, and other website measurements. Such cookies can also be used to allow you to post comments and allow you to share content with social networks.
If you are concerned about such performance tracking, habitually clear your cookies when you close your web browser.
Function Cookies. Such cookies enable a website to remember users’ choices. They also include media cookies that can improve a website’s performance and provide special features and content. They can be placed by third parties who provide services to us or by our company.
Advertising or Targeting Cookies. These cookies are usually placed and used by advertising companies to develop a profile of your browsing interests and serve advertisements on other websites related to your interests. If you disable these cookies, you will see less targeted and more irrelevant advertising.
Disabling the Use of Cookies
Most web browsers can be set to disable cookies. However, if you disable cookies, you may be unable to access some features on our website.
Disabling cookies set by us will not block advertising.
How to Control Google Advertising Cookies
You can use Ads Settings to manage the Google ads you see and opt out of personalized ads. Visit Google Ads Settings to learn more.
You can also manage many cookies used for online advertising via the consumer choice tools created under self-regulation programs in many countries, such as the US-based aboutads.info choices page or the EU-based Your Online Choices.
Finally, you can manage cookies in your web browser.
Remember, we have no access to or control over third-party advertisers’ cookies. You should consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information on their practices as well as for instructions about how to opt out of certain practices.
How to Control Google Analytics Cookies
This website uses Google Analytics to collect information about traffic to our website. Google Analytics may collect information from users such as age, gender, interests, demographics, how often they visit our website, what pages they visit, and what other websites they have used before coming to our website. We use the information we get from Google Analytics to analyze traffic, re-market our services to users, improve our marketing and advertising, and improve our website.
We may enable Google Analytics advertising features such as remarketing with Google Analytics, Google Display Network Impression Reporting, and Google Analytics Demographics and Interest Reporting. Google Analytics collects only the IP address assigned to you on the date you visit our website, not your name or other identifying information.
Although Google Analytics plants a permanent cookie on your web browser to identify you as a unique user the next time you visit our website, the cookie is only accessed by Google. Google also uses specific identifiers to help collect information about the use of our website.
For more information on how Google collects and processes your data, visit https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/
You can prevent Google Analytics from using your information by opting out at this link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
Google Re-marketing
Our website may use re-marketing advertising services. Such re-marketing services are provided by Google and other companies that show our ads on websites across the Internet. With remarketing, you may see ads for our products you have previously looked at.
You can opt out of Google’s use of cookies and re-marketing at this link: https://support.google.com/ads/answer/2662922?hl=en or you can opt-out using the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page at: http://optout.networkadvertising.org/#!/
Facebook Re-marketing
Third parties, including Facebook, might use cookies, web beacons, and other storage technologies to collect or receive information from our website and use that information to provide measurement services and target ads. Facebook uses a Custom Audience Pixel activated when visitors land on a webpage and a unique cookie is placed in their browser.
To opt out of Facebook’s collection and use of information for ad targeting, visit: https://www.facebook.com/help/568137493302217
Retaining and Destroying Personal Data
You can use this website without creating an account. We do not ask for any personal information. If submitted to us, we do not share any such personal data about our users.
When you use the contact form or report a question, you may give us your full name and email address. We use this e-mail address only to answer your question. The address will never be used for other purposes and will not be shared. The information may be stored on our servers for up to three years, but you can ask us to remove such correspondence at any time.
Normally, we will destroy, delete, or erase e-mail addresses and data when no longer needed.
We will not sell, rent, or trade your email address under any circumstances.
Data You Submit to Us
Again, you can use this website without creating an account. We do not ask for any personal information.
When you use the contact form or the form to report an error, you may enter your name and e-mail address information. We only use this information to answer your question. Your e-mail address will never be used for any other purposes and will not be shared. The information may be stored on our servers for up to three years. You can at any time ask us to remove such correspondence.
When you comment on a blog post, data you enter in the comment form are visible to all users and saved on our servers for an unlimited period.
Protecting the Privacy Rights of Others
If any postings you make on our website contain information about third parties, you must be permitted to include that information in your posting. While we are not legally liable for the actions of our users, we will remove any postings about which we are notified if such postings violate the privacy rights of others.
Do not add phone numbers or addresses in your postings. They are likely to be removed.
Data Storage
Our data servers are in the United States.
For data collected outside the United States, users should be aware that all data is transferred to the United States. Using our website, you agree to the transfers of your data described in this policy.
Changes to Our Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to change this privacy policy anytime. If we decide to change this privacy notice, we will post those changes on our website so that our users and customers are always aware of what information we collect, use, and disclose.
Your Privacy is Important to Us
If you have any questions about this notice, please get in touch with us through this contact form.
