Data Protection
August 1, 2025
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Data Protection
We take the protection of the data of users of our website very seriously and are committed to safeguarding the information that users provide to us in connection with the use of our website. Furthermore, we are committed to protecting and using your data in accordance with applicable law.
This Privacy Policy explains our practices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of your data through the use of our digital assets when you access our services via your devices.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully and ensure that you fully understand our practices with respect to your data before using our services. If you have read and fully understood this Policy and do not agree with our practices, you must cease using our digital assets and services. By using our services, you acknowledge the terms of this Privacy Policy. Continued use of the services constitutes your consent to this Privacy Policy and any amendments thereto.
In this Privacy Policy you will learn:
How we collect data
What data we collect
Why we collect this data
To whom we disclose the data
Where the data is stored
How long the data is retained
How we protect the data
How we handle minors
Updates or changes to the Privacy Policy
What data do we collect?
We may collect the following data:
Non-identifiable and non-identifying information that you provide during the registration process or that is collected through use of our services (“non-personal data”). Such non-personal data does not allow us to identify the individual from whom it was collected. Non-personal data generally consists of technical and aggregated usage information.
Individually identifiable information (i.e., any information by which you can be identified or could reasonably be identified) (“personal data”). Personal data we may collect through our services may include requested information from time to time such as names, email addresses, postal addresses, phone numbers, IP addresses, and more. Where we combine personal with non-personal data, we will treat the combined information as personal data for as long as it remains combined.
How do we collect data?
The main methods we use to collect data include:
We collect data when you use our services. When you visit our digital assets and use our services, we may collect and store usage sessions and related information.
We collect data that you provide to us directly, for example, when you contact us via a communication channel (e.g., by email with a comment or feedback).
We may collect data from third-party sources as described below.
We collect data that you provide when you sign in to our services via a third-party provider such as Facebook or Google.
Why do we collect this data?
We may use your data for the following purposes:
To provide and operate our services;
To develop, customize, and improve our services;
To respond to your feedback, requests, and inquiries and to provide assistance;
To analyze demand and usage patterns;
For internal, statistical, and research purposes;
To enhance our data security and fraud prevention capabilities;
To investigate violations, enforce our terms and policies, or comply with applicable laws, regulations, or governmental requests;
To send you updates, news, promotional material, and other information related to our services. (You may choose not to receive promotional emails by clicking the unsubscribe link in those emails.)
To whom do we disclose this data?
We may share your data with our service providers to operate our services (e.g., data storage via third-party hosting services, provision of technical support, etc.).
We may also disclose your data under the following circumstances:
To investigate, detect, prevent, or address illegal activities or other misconduct;
To establish or exercise our rights of defense;
To protect our rights, property, or personal safety, as well as the safety of our users or the public;
In the event of a change of control at our company or one of our affiliates (e.g., merger, acquisition, or sale of substantially all assets);
To authorized third-party providers for the purpose of collecting, storing, and/or managing data for business purposes;
To collaborate with third-party providers to enhance your user experience.
We may transfer or otherwise use non-personal data at our sole discretion.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
When you visit or access our services, we authorize third parties to use web beacons, cookies, pixel tags, scripts, and other technologies and analytics services (“tracking technologies”). These technologies may automatically collect data to improve navigation on our digital assets, optimize their performance, and ensure a tailored user experience, as well as for security and fraud prevention purposes.
For more information, please see our Cookie Policy.
We will not share your email address or other personal data with advertising companies or advertising networks without your consent.
Where do we store the data?
Our company and our trusted partners and service providers are located around the world. For the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, we store and process all non-personal data we collect in various jurisdictions.
How long do we retain the data?
We retain collected data for as long as necessary to provide our services, comply with our legal and contractual obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
We may correct, complete, or delete inaccurate or incomplete data at our sole discretion.
How do we protect the data?
The hosting service for our digital assets provides us with the online platform that allows us to offer our services. Your data may be stored via our hosting provider’s data storage, databases, and general applications. They store your data on secure servers behind a firewall and provide secure HTTPS access to most areas of their services.
Despite the measures and efforts we and our hosting provider take, we cannot and do not guarantee absolute protection and security of the data you upload, publish, or otherwise share with us or others.
Therefore, we encourage you to set strong passwords and avoid providing us or others with any sensitive information whose disclosure you believe could cause substantial or lasting harm. Since email and instant messaging are not recognized as secure communication forms, we request that you do not share sensitive information via these channels.
Children
Children may use our services. However, to access certain features, they may be required to provide certain information. The collection of some data (including data collected automatically through cookies, web beacons, and other similar technologies) may occur. If we knowingly collect, use, or disclose data from a child, we will provide notice and obtain parental consent in accordance with applicable law.
We do not condition a child’s participation in an online activity on providing more personal information than is reasonably necessary. We use the collected data only in connection with the services requested by the child.
We may also use a parent’s contact information to communicate about the child’s activities in the services. Parents may review, restrict further collection of, or request deletion of their child’s data.
User Rights
You may request confirmation of whether personal data concerning you is being processed and request access to your stored personal data and certain supplementary information. You may request to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. You may request rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, or object to the processing of your personal data. You may also lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
Please note that these rights are not absolute and may be subject to our own legitimate interests and regulatory requirements.
International Data Transfers
In providing the services, we may transfer data across borders to affiliated companies or other third parties from your country/jurisdiction to other countries/jurisdictions worldwide. By using the services, you consent to such transfers.
If you are located in the EEA, your personal data will only be transferred outside the EEA where we are satisfied that an adequate or comparable level of protection for personal data is in place.
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)
If you are a California resident, you may be entitled under the CCPA to request access to and deletion of your data.
To exercise your right to access and deletion, please contact us as described below.
We do not sell users’ personal data for the purposes of the CCPA.
Updates or Amendments to this Privacy Policy
We may revise this Privacy Policy at our sole discretion from time to time; the version posted on the website is always current (see “effective date”). We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy regularly for changes. If we make significant changes, we will post a notice on our website. Continued use of the services after notification of changes constitutes acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy.
Google Analytics Privacy Statement
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service of Google Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies,” text files placed on your computer, to help analyze how you use the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is generally transmitted to and stored on a Google server in the USA.
If IP anonymization is activated on this website, your IP address will first be shortened by Google within the member states of the European Union or other states party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there.
Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports on website activity, and provide other services relating to website and internet usage to the website operator. Google may also transfer this information to third parties if required by law or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. The IP address transmitted by your browser within Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.
You can prevent the installation of cookies by adjusting your browser settings; however, please note that in this case you may not be able to fully use all the functions of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data collected about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.
Contact
If you have general questions about the services or the data we collect about you and how we use it, please contact us at: