This privacy policy has been compiled to better serve those who are concerned with how their 'Personally identifiable information' (PII) is being used online. PII, as used in US privacy law and information security, is information that can be used on its own or with other information to identify, contact, or locate a single person, or to identify an individual in context. Please read our privacy policy carefully to get a clear understanding of how we collect, use, protect or otherwise handle your Personally Identifiable Information in accordance with our website.
What personal information do we
collect from the people that visit our blog, website or
app?
When ordering or registering on our site, as appropriate, you may be
asked to enter
your name, email address, phone number or other details to help you with
your experience.
When do we collect information?
We collect
information from you
when you register on our site or enter information on our site. Provide
us with feedback
on our products or services
How do we use your information?
We may use the information we collect from you when
you register, make a purchase, sign up for our newsletter, respond to a
survey or marketing
communication, surf the website, or use certain other site features in
the following ways:
•
To personalize user's experience and to allow us to deliver the type of
content and product
offerings in which you are most interested.
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To improve our website in order to better serve you.
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To allow us to better service you in responding to your customer service
requests.
• To ask for ratings and reviews of services
or products
• To follow up with them after
correspondence (live chat, email or phone inquiries)
How do we protect visitor information?
We do not use vulnerability scanning and/or scanning to PCI
standards.
We only provide articles and information. We never ask for personal or
private information like
names, email addresses or credit card numbers. We use regular Malware
Scanning. Your personal information is contained behind secured networks and is
only accessible by a
limited number of persons who have special access rights to such
systems, and are required to
keep the information confidential. In addition, all sensitive/credit
information you supply is
encrypted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology.
We implement a
variety of security measures
when a user enters, submits, or accesses their information to maintain
the safety of your personal information.
All transactions are processed through a gateway provider and are not
stored or processed on our servers.
Do we use 'cookies'?
Yes. Cookies are small files
that a site or its service
provider transfers to your computer's hard drive through your Web
browser (if you allow) that enables
the site's or service provider's systems to recognize your browser and
capture and remember certain
information. For instance, we use cookies to help us remember and
process the items in your shopping
cart. They are also used to help us understand your preferences based on
previous or current site activity,
which enables us to provide you with improved services. We also use
cookies to help us compile aggregate
data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better
site experiences and tools
in the future.
We use cookies to:
• Understand and
save
user's preferences for future visits.
• Compile aggregate data about site traffic and
site interactions in order to
offer better site experiences and tools in the future. We may also use
trusted third-party services
that track this information on our behalf.
You can choose to have your
computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to
turn off all cookies. You do
this through your browser (like Internet Explorer) settings. Each
browser is a little different, so
look at your browser's Help menu to learn the correct way to modify your
cookies.If you disable cookies off, some features will be
disabled It won't affect the user's experience that make your site
experience more efficient and some of our services will not function properly.
Third-party disclosure
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your
personally identifiable information unless we provide users with advance
notice. This does not include
website hosting partners and other parties who assist us in operating our
website, conducting our business,
or serving our users, so long as those parties agree to keep this
information confidential. We may also
release information when it's release is appropriate to comply with the law,
enforce our site policies, or
protect ours or others' rights, property or safety.
However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.
Third-party links
We do not include or offer third-party products or
services on our website.
Google
Google's advertising requirements can be
summed up by Google's Advertising
Principles. They are put in place to provide a positive experience for
users.
https://support.google.com/adwordspolicy/answer/1316548?hl=en
We
use Google AdSense Advertising on our
website.
Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads
on our site. Google's use of the DART cookie
enables it to serve ads to our users based on previous visits to our
site and other sites on the Internet. Users
may opt-out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google Ad and
Content Network privacy policy.
We have implemented the following:
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Demographics and Interests Reporting
We along with third-party
vendors, such as Google use first-party
cookies (such as the Google Analytics cookies) and third-party cookies
(such as the DoubleClick cookie) or
other third-party identifiers together to compile data regarding user
interactions with ad impressions and
other ad service functions as they relate to our website.
Opting out:
Users can set preferences for how Google advertises to you using the
Google Ad Settings page. Alternatively, you can
opt out by visiting the Network Advertising initiative opt out page or
permanently using the Google Analytics
Opt Out Browser add on.
Users will be notified of any privacy policy changes:
• On our Privacy Policy Page Users are able to
change their personal information:
• By chatting with
us or sending us a ticket
How does our site handle do not track signals?
We honor do not track signals and do not track, plant cookies, or use
advertising when a
Do Not Track (DNT) browser mechanism is in place.
Does our
site allow
third-party behavioral tracking? It's also important to
note that we do not
allow third-party behavioral tracking
COPPA (Children Online Privacy Protection Act)
When it comes to the collection of personal
information from children under 13,
the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) puts parents in
control. The Federal Trade Commission,
the nation's consumer protection agency, enforces the COPPA Rule, which
spells out what operators of websites
and online services must do to protect children's privacy and safety
online.
We do not specifically market to children under 13.
Fair Information Practices
The Fair Information Practices Principles form the
backbone of privacy law in
the United States and the concepts they include have played a
significant role in the development of data
protection laws around the globe. Understanding the Fair Information
Practice Principles and how they should be
implemented is critical to comply with the various privacy laws that
protect personal information.
• Within 7 business days We will notify the users via in-site notification
• Within 7 business days
We also agree to the Individual Redress Principle, which requires that individuals have a right to pursue legally enforceable rights against data collectors and processors who fail to adhere to the law. This principle requires not only that individuals have enforceable rights against data users, but also that individuals have recourse to courts or government agencies to investigate and/or prosecute non-compliance by data processors.
CAN SPAM Act
The CAN-SPAM Act is a law that sets the rules for commercial email,
establishes requirements for commercial messages,
gives recipients the right to have emails stopped from being sent to
them, and spells out tough penalties for violations.
We collect your email address in order to:
• Send information, respond to inquiries, and/or other requests or questions.
• Market to our mailing list or continue to send emails to our clients after the original transaction has occurred.
To be in accordance with CANSPAM we agree to the following:
• NOT use false or misleading subjects or email addresses.
• Identify the message as an advertisement in some reasonable way.
• Include the physical address of our business or site headquarters.
• Monitor third-party email marketing services for compliance, if one is used.
• Honor opt-out/unsubscribe requests quickly.
• Allow users to unsubscribe by using the link at the bottom of each email.
If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, you can email us at
• Follow the instructions at the bottom of each email. and we will promptly remove you from ALL correspondence.
Third party software use
We use the
following
tools in order to improve the quality of our products Mixpanel, Hotjar,
AutopilotHQ and Google Analytics. They allow us to understand
how our products are being used, i.e. the frequency of use of certain
features etc. We use this data for internal use only.
Contacting Us
If there are any questions regarding
this privacy policy you may contact us using the information below.
Whittl Media Ltd (Trading as Hiri), Dogpatch Labs Dublin, Dublin D1 Ireland
support@hiri.com
Or user our contact page
Last Edited on 2016-05-03