SPINOUS Privacy Policy
LAST UPDATED: DECEMBER 1ST, 2022
WWW.SPINOUS.COM ("SITE NAME”, "SPINOUS”, "WE”, "OUR” OR "US”) HAS ADOPTED THIS "PRIVACY POLICY” TO DESCRIBE HOW WE COLLECT, USE, AND SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION IN CONNECTION WITH OUR WEBSITES (THE "SITES”) AND ANY OTHER ONLINE CONTENT, TOOLS, OR SERVICES THAT WE CONTROL AND THAT LINK TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY (TOGETHER WITH THE "SITES”, THE "SERVICE”).
YOUR PRIVACY
OUR WEBSITE FOLLOWS ALL LEGAL REQUIREMENTS TO PROTECT YOUR PRIVACY. OUR PRIVACY POLICY IS A LEGAL STATEMENT THAT EXPLAINS HOW WE MAY COLLECT INFORMATION FROM YOU, HOW WE MAY SHARE YOUR INFORMATION, AND HOW YOU CAN LIMIT OUR SHARING OF YOUR INFORMATION. YOU WILL SEE TERMS IN OUR PRIVACY POLICY THAT ARE CAPITALIZED. THESE TERMS HAVE MEANINGS AS DESCRIBED IN THE DEFINITIONS SECTION BELOW.
DEFINITIONS:
PERSONAL DATA: PERSONAL DATA MEANS DATA ABOUT A LIVING INDIVIDUAL WHO CAN BE IDENTIFIED FROM THOSE DATA (OR FROM THOSE AND OTHER INFORMATION EITHER IN OUR POSSESSION OR LIKELY TO COME INTO OUR POSSESSION).
USAGE DATA: USAGE DATA IS DATA COLLECTED AUTOMATICALLY EITHER GENERATED BY THE USE OF THE SERVICE OR FROM THE SERVICE INFRASTRUCTURE ITSELF (FOR EXAMPLE, THE DURATION OF A PAGE VISIT).COOKIES: COOKIES ARE SMALL PIECES OF DATA STORED ON A USER’S DEVICE.
DATA CONTROLLER: DATA CONTROLLER MEANS A NATURAL OR LEGAL PERSON WHO (EITHER ALONE OR JOINTLY OR IN COMMON WITH OTHER PERSONS) DETERMINES THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH AND THE MANNER IN WHICH ANY PERSONAL DATA ARE, OR ARE TO BE, PROCESSED. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY, WE ARE A DATA CONTROLLER OF YOUR DATA.
DATA PROCESSORS: (OR SERVICE PROVIDERS)/ DATA PROCESSOR (OR SERVICE PROVIDER) MEANS ANY NATURAL OR LEGAL PERSON WHPROCESSES THE DATA ON BEHALF OF THE DATA CONTROLLER.WE MAY USE THE SERVICES OF VARIOUS SERVICE PROVIDERS IN ORDER TO PROCESS YOUR DATA MORE EFFECTIVELY.
DATA SUBJECT: DATA SUBJECT IS ANY LIVING INDIVIDUAL WHO IS THE SUBJECT OF PERSONAL DATA.USER: THE USER IS THE INDIVIDUAL USING OUR SERVICE. THE USER CORRESPONDS TO THE DATA SUBJECT, WHO IS THE SUBJECT OF PERSONAL DATA.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
WE COLLECT THE PERSONAL INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE TO US. THE PERSONAL INFORMATION YOU MAY PROVIDE TO US WHEN YOU USE THE SERVICE OR OTHERWISE INCLUDES:
CONTACT DATA, SUCH AS YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME, EMAIL ADDRESS, ZIP CODE, AND PHONE NUMBER.
OTHER INFORMATION THAT WE MAY COLLECT WHICH IS NOT SPECIFICALLY LISTED HERE, WHICH WE WILL USE AS DESCRIBED IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY OR AS OTHERWISE DISCLOSED AT THE TIME OF COLLECTION AUTOMATIC COLLECTION.
WE, OUR SERVICE PROVIDERS AND OUR THIRD-PARTY PARTNERS MAY AUTOMATICALLY LOG INFORMATION ABOUT YOU, YOUR COMPUTER OR MOBILE DEVICE, AND YOUR ACTIVITY OVER TIME ON THE SERVICE AND OTHER ONLINE SERVICES, INCLUDING:
ONLINE ACTIVITY DATA, SUCH AS THE DATE AND TIME OF YOUR ACCESS, VISIT, OR USE OF THE SERVICE, PAGES OR SCREENS YOU VIEWED, HOW LONG YOU SPENT ON A PAGE OR SCREEN, NAVIGATION PATHS BETWEEN PAGES OR SCREENS, SEARCHES YOU CONDUCT ON OUR SITE, AND INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR ACTIVITY ON A PAGE OR SCREEN.
DEVICE DATA, SUCH AS UNIQUE DEVICE IDENTIFIER, MEDIA ACCESS CONTROL ADDRESS, NETWORK INFORMATION, HARDWARE MODEL, BROWSER TYPE, SCREEN RESOLUTION, IP ADDRESS AS WELL AS USAGE AND TRAFFIC DATA AND INFORMATION ABOUT HOW THE DEVICE INTERACTS WITH THE SERVICE.
COOKIES AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES.
THE FOLLOWING COOKIES AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES MAY BE USED TO FACILITATE AUTOMATIC DATA COLLECTION:
COOKIES, WHICH ARE TEXT FILES THAT WEBSITES STORE ON A VISITOR‘S DEVICE TO UNIQUELY IDENTIFY THE VISITOR’S BROWSER OR TO STORE INFORMATION OR SETTINGS IN THE BROWSER FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRACKING USER ACTIVITY AND PATTERNS, HELPING YOU NAVIGATE BETWEEN PAGES EFFICIENTLY, REMEMBERING YOUR PREFERENCES, AND GENERALLY IMPROVING YOUR BROWSING EXPERIENCE.
HOW WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATIONWE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES AND AS OTHERWISE DESCRIBED IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY OR AT THE TIME OF COLLECTION.SERVICE DELIVERY. WE MAY USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION TO:TO MONITOR THE USAGE OF OUR SERVICETO DETECT, PREVENT AND ADDRESS TECHNICAL ISSUES COMPLIANCE AND PROTECTION. WE MAY USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION TO:COMPLY WITH APPLICABLE LAWS, LAWFUL REQUESTS, AND LEGAL PROCESS, SUCH AS TO RESPOND TO SUBPOENAS OR REQUESTS FROM GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES. PROTECT OUR, YOUR OR OTHERS’ RIGHTS, PRIVACY, SAFETY, OR PROPERTY (INCLUDING BY MAKING AND DEFENDING LEGAL CLAIMS); ENFORCE THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS THAT GOVERN THE SERVICES; AND PREVENT, IDENTIFY, INVESTIGATE, AND DETER FRAUDULENT, HARMFUL, UNAUTHORIZED, UNETHICAL, OR ILLEGAL ACTIVITY, INCLUDING CYBERATTACKS AND IDENTITY THEFT.
ANALYTICS
WE MAY USE THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS TO MONITOR AND ANALYZE THE USE OF OUR SERVICE.
GOOGLE ANALYTICS
GOOGLE ANALYTICS IS A WEB ANALYTICS SERVICE OFFERED BY GOOGLE THAT TRACKS AND REPORTS WEBSITE TRAFFIC. GOOGLE USES THE DATA COLLECTED TO TRACK AND MONITOR THE USE OF OUR SERVICE. THIS DATA IS SHARED WITH OTHER GOOGLE SERVICES. GOOGLE MAY USE THE COLLECTED DATA TO CONTEXTUALIZE AND PERSONALIZE THE ADS OF ITS OWN ADVERTISING NETWORK. YOU CAN OPT-OUT OF HAVING MADE YOUR ACTIVITY ON THE SERVICE AVAILABLE TO GOOGLE ANALYTICS BY INSTALLING THE GOOGLE ANALYTICS OPT-OUT BROWSER ADD-ON.
THE ADD-ON PREVENTS THE GOOGLE ANALYTICS JAVASCRIPT (GA.JS, ANALYTICS.JS, AND DC.JS) FROM SHARING INFORMATION WITH GOOGLE ANALYTICS ABOUT VISITS ACTIVITY. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE PRIVACY PRACTICES OF GOOGLE, PLEASE VISIT THE GOOGLE PRIVACY & TERMS WEBPAGE: HTTPS://WWW.GOOGLE.COM/INTL/EN/POLICIES/PRIVACY/
PROFESSIONAL ADVISORS.
PROFESSIONAL ADVISORS, SUCH AS LAWYERS, BANKERS, AUDITORS, AND INSURERS, WHERE NECESSARY IN THE COURSE OF THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES THAT THEY RENDER TO US. AUTHORITIES AND OTHERS. LAW ENFORCEMENT, GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES, AND PRIVACY PARTIES, WHEN WE BELIEVE IN GOOD FAITH IT IS NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE FOR THE COMPLIANCE PURPOSES DESCRIBED ABOVE.
YOUR CHOICES COOKIES.
MOST BROWSERS LET YOU REMOVE OR REJECT COOKIES. TO DO THIS, FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS IN YOUR BROWSER SETTINGS. MANY BROWSERS ACCEPT COOKIES BY DEFAULT UNTIL YOU CHANGE YOUR SETTINGS. PLEASE NOTE THAT IF YOU SET YOUR BROWSER TO DISABLE COOKIES, THE SERVICE MAY NOT WORK PROPERLY. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT COOKIES, INCLUDING HOW TO SEE WHAT COOKIES HAVE BEEN SET ON YOUR BROWSER AND HOW TO MANAGE AND DELETE THEM, VISIT WWW.ALLABOUTCOOKIES.ORG.
DO NOT TRACK. SOME INTERNET BROWSERS MAY BE CONFIGURED TO SEND "DO NOT TRACK” SIGNALS TO THE ONLINE SERVICES THAT YOU VISIT. WE CURRENTLY DO NOT RESPOND TO "DO NOT TRACK” OR SIMILAR SIGNALS. TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT "DO NOT TRACK,” PLEASE VISIT HTTPS://ALLABOUTDNT.COM.
DECLINING TO PROVIDE PERSONAL INFORMATION. IF YOU DO NOT PROVIDE INFORMATION THAT WE NEED TO PROVIDE THE SERVICE, WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THE SERVICE OR CERTAIN FEATURES. WE WILL TELL YOU WHAT INFORMATION YOU MUST PROVIDE TO RECEIVE THE SERVICE WHEN WE REQUEST IT.
CHILDREN
THE SERVICE IS NOT INTENDED FOR USE BY CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE. IF WE LEARN THAT WE HAVE COLLECTED PERSONAL INFORMATION FROM A CHILD UNDER 18 WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE CHILD’S PARENT OR GUARDIAN AS REQUIRED BY LAW, WE WILL DELETE IT.
TRANSFER OF DATAYOUR INFORMATION, INCLUDING PERSONAL DATA, MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO — AND MAINTAINED ON — COMPUTERS LOCATED OUTSIDE OF YOUR STATE, PROVINCE, COUNTRY, OR OTHER GOVERNMENTAL JURISDICTION WHERE THE DATA PROTECTION LAWS MAY DIFFER FROM THOSE FROM YOUR JURISDICTION.
WE WILL TAKE ALL STEPS REASONABLY NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT YOUR DATA IS TREATED SECURELY AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS PRIVACY POLICY AND NO TRANSFER OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL TAKE PLACE TO AN ORGANIZATION OR A COUNTRY UNLESS THERE ARE ADEQUATE CONTROLS IN PLACE INCLUDING THE SECURITY OF YOUR DATA AND OTHER PERSONAL INFORMATION.
YOUR CONSENT TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY FOLLOWED BY YOUR SUBMISSION OF SUCH INFORMATION REPRESENTS YOUR AGREEMENT TO THAT TRANSFER.
CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
WE MAY UPDATE THIS PRIVACY POLICY AT ANY TIME, IN WHOLE OR IN PART. WHEN WE MAKE MATERIAL CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY, WE WILL NOTIFY YOU BY UPDATING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY AND POSTING THE MODIFIED PRIVACY POLICY. WE MAY ALSO PROVIDE NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES VIA EMAIL IF WE HAVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS, THROUGH THE SERVICE OR IN ANOTHER MANNER THAT WE BELIEVE IS REASONABLY LIKELY TO REACH YOU. ANY MODIFICATIONS TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY WILL BE EFFECTIVE WHEN POSTED (OR AS OTHERWISE INDICATED AT THE TIME OF POSTING). IN ALL CASES, YOUR CONTINUED USE OF THE SERVICE AFTER THE POSTING OF ANY MODIFIED PRIVACY POLICY INDICATES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THE MODIFIED PRIVACY POLICY.
CONTACT US:
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS PRIVACY POLICY OR OUR INFORMATION HANDLING PRACTICES, PLEASE CONTACT US BY EMAIL AT INFO@SPINOUS.COM