Last Update: January 31, 2024
Greetings and welcome to qrcodecreator-co.com, where we are referred to as "we," "our," or "us". This Privacy Policy details the methods by which we gather, manage, and use data about our users, services, and any engagements you may have with our website. "Our Services" refers to all the material, products, features, and services accessible via our platform. This policy facilitates your comprehension and navigation of our information protection procedures.
At our discretion and without previous notification, we retain the right to alter or revise our Privacy Policy. Any modifications will be made available on our website along with a revised "Effective Date" to specify when these modifications become effective. By continuing to use the Site after these revisions, you accept and consent to the modified terms of the Privacy Policy. In the case of significant modifications, we will inform users via our website or other appropriate means, guaranteeing a minimum of seven (7) days' advance notice prior to the implementation of the changes. The amended terms will take effect seven (7) days after the notification is given.
1. Comprehending Our Terms of Use
The Privacy Policy is an essential element of our Terms of Service. If any terms in the Privacy Policy are not obvious, they will be defined according to the Terms of Service.
2. Effective Data Management
2.1 Dedication to Providing Services
When you interact with Our Services, you anticipate that we will adhere to our Terms of Use. This may include processing personal information, such as your IP address, to guarantee the proper delivery of these services.
2.2 Engaging in Valid Interests
We may use your Personal Information to further our legitimate business objectives. These activities include enhancing user experience analytics, deterring fraud, and safeguarding our services.
2.3 Complying with Legal Responsibilities
Occasionally, it is necessary to gather personal information to comply with legal or regulatory requirements. This may include managing grievances or providing essential information to authorities.
2.4 Securing Your Consent
We need your express permission for some services, such as establishing a user profile, engaging in reviews, getting targeted offers, or subscribing to newsletters. If obtaining permission is required for any data processing activity, you can revoke it at any time using the designated procedure. Once you remove your permission, we will immediately respond to your request.
3. Methods for Gathering Data
We use diverse technologies to assess your interactions and utilization of our services.
3.1 Data Provided by You: Some features of our services may necessitate the disclosure of personal information by you. Engaging in activities such as creating a user account, composing reviews, subscribing to newsletters, and participating in promotional offers requires providing personal information. We guarantee that you get clear and unambiguous permission before collecting personal information. Once you approve our privacy policies, we may gather further data as described below.
"Personal Information" encompasses any data that has the ability to distinguish you from others, either alone or when merged with additional information outlined in this Privacy Policy. Typically, this includes personal information such as your name, email address, phone number, home address, and other means of contact. The classification of an IP address as personal information might be contingent upon legal definitions and the specific context in which it is used. This pertains to the IP address assigned to your device by your Internet Service Provider (ISP). While we guarantee the safekeeping and use of your identifiable personal data, our systems are not specifically intended to target any particular user.
3.1.1 Partner Collaborations and Third-Party Interactions: We engage in collaborations and interactions with different organizations, brands, and entities, referred to as "Partners," to provide a range of services, such as conducting assessments and reviews of their goods. At times, our Partners may provide additional resources and services. You are given the opportunity and are strongly advised to fill out an online form to establish contact with a selected Partner ("Lead").
By clicking on a Partner's symbol or tab, you may be sent to a specific landing page managed by the Partner via various online gateways. Within these pages, you may need to provide precise particulars, such as your name, email address, and phone number, collectively called "Landing Page Information."
It is crucial to comprehend that the Partner overseeing the landing page will immediately collect the data you supply. Consequently, your information will be subject to the Partner's privacy policy and data processing procedures. We strongly advise thoroughly reviewing the privacy policies of these Partners to understand how your personal data will be collected, used, and protected.
3.1.2 Contacting Us: When you contact us via online forms, emails, feedback systems, or our service's reporting function, we may get some personal information from you, such as your name and email address. This information handles your requests and satisfies our legitimate business reasons, as stated in other sections of our Privacy Policy.
3.1.3 Engagement with Our Content: Our platform offers services, such as blogs, reviews, emails, polls, and promotional events, to increase user involvement. When engaging in these activities, such as leaving comments on our blog, subscribing to our newsletter, or completing a survey, you may need to provide personal details such as your name and email address. This information may be disclosed to third parties engaged in these activities and is protected in accordance with our privacy policy and the privacy policies of such third parties. We guarantee that your data will only be used for the original reasons it was obtained.
3.1.4 Improving Your Personal Experience: By establishing a user profile or offering feedback on our services and partners, you help us understand your preferences. This understanding allows us to tailor our services more effectively to align with your preferences and requirements.
3.2 Methods for Gathering Data:
3.2.1 Device Data Collection: We collect precise information about your device to guarantee that our services perform optimally. This entails adapting our services to align with your device's language, geographical preferences, and time zone. The acquired data include information on the device's kind, operating system, version, language choices, and browser parameters, including type, version, and screen resolution.
3.2.2 Monitoring User Interactions: We observe your interactions with our services to enhance their operation. This tracking entails disseminating information on your activity on our platform, including the links you have clicked and the pages you have visited, to our partners and affiliates. We collect and document specific information such as how often visits occur, how long they last, and the engagement with content, including clicking and viewing.
3.2.3 Implementing Logging: Our servers collect data using log files and tracking technologies such as pixel tags to assess use patterns, monitor activities, and improve service utilization. This data collection involves temporarily using IP addresses to ascertain your geographical location, including nation, region, and preferred language. The purpose of this collection is to tailor our services to your specific locality and to identify fraudulent activities.
3.2.4 Utilizing Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We and our service providers use cookies, web beacons, and pixel tags to monitor your activities on our services. Cookies are little textual documents stored on your computer, enabling our website to identify your browser during future visits and retain your preferences and past activities. Cookie management may be done via your browser settings, including features such as receiving warnings about cookies or rejecting them. However, it is important to note that removing cookies might negatively affect the performance of some parts of our services.
Discreetly put pixel tags on web pages, monitor your interaction with our content, such as reading emails, and function most effectively when used with cookies. To get more information about our use of cookies and other tracking technologies, kindly see our Cookie Policy.
3.3 Acquiring Data from External Sources: We engage in partnerships and collaborations with various organizations to effectively streamline our operations. This entails collecting data from several sources and overseeing interactions on our website, including clicks, sales, views, form submissions, and phone calls. We use an internal system for user authentication and sometimes utilize third-party services to optimize the effectiveness of call forwarding and monitoring for our click-to-call functionality. Although we may briefly get your phone number to establish connections, we do not store any personal data beyond what is essential. This information is just used to support service connections, and we are dedicated to refraining from utilizing it for any other reasons without obtaining your specific approval.
4. Options and Authorization Regarding Your Information
The decision to provide your personal information to us is entirely up to you. You agree to our Privacy Policy and how we handle your data by submitting your information. If you find these conditions disagreeable, we acknowledge and honor your choice; nonetheless, you must refrain from using our Services.
The decision to engage is completely at your discretion for services that need personal information. You can withdraw your permission if you have already submitted personal information but want to revoke it. To get further information on opting out and withdrawing your consent, please see Section 8.
5. Objectives for Gathering Your Information
The main purpose of collecting your data, which we refer to as "your Information," is to improve our services. This includes enhancing the quality of site engagement services, monitoring adverts and suggestions, confirming identities, preventing fraud, addressing queries, and maintaining safe access to user accounts. Our goal is to provide a superior user experience.
6. External Parties' Information Sharing
Personal information is disclosed to third parties under certain situations:
6.1. Data Management and Security Services: We use third-party cloud storage services, or Data Platforms, to store and oversee the data you give. This may include transferring your data to businesses worldwide, including those in the United States, for storage or processing. These Data Platforms strictly comply with rigorous data protection and security requirements and operate according to their respective privacy policies. Comprehensive privacy policies for firms like Amazon Web Services may be seen on their official website: https://aws.amazon.com/privacy/.
6.2. Social Media Engagement: We may disclose non-identifiable data to social media sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn for marketing and operational objectives. By permitting them, these platforms have the ability to combine this data with other personal information they already have. Kindly be aware that we do not have authority over and are not acquainted with the privacy policies of any social networking platforms. California citizens are entitled to decline participation in this data exchange, as elaborated in section 9 of our Privacy Notice.
6.3. Collaboration with Service Providers: Our external partners, who assist us in different areas of our service, such as customer assistance and communication management, may have access to the information you supply. These partners are crucial in studying user interactions and improving our services. Each partner upholds privacy rules, which you may see when using their services. It is essential to review these regulations, especially if these partners are located in several foreign regions.
6.4. Disclosure of Information: In situations deemed advantageous or essential, we reserve the right to disclose your personal information to external entities. This may occur to ensure compliance with legal obligations, respond to governmental requests or legal proceedings, investigate potential terms of service violations, resolve concerns related to fraud or security, and safeguard the rights and safety of www.abcreview.org, our affiliates, you, or the general public.
6.5. Partner Engagements: Concerns regarding particular services are addressed via our online form. By furnishing this form, you authorize a partner or service provider who shares your interests to access your personal information to communicate with you and furnish any additional details that may be required. It should be noted that the privacy practices of our partners govern their interactions; these practices may vary from ours and be implemented globally.
6.6. Organizational Transitions: Mergers, sales, insolvencies, and other organizational transitions may result in the transfer or inclusion of personal and other information collected by qrcodecreator-co.com and any affiliated companies. According to your country's regulations, the acquiring entity must safeguard your privacy rights and disclose how your data will be utilized.
Additionally, we may disclose anonymized or non-personal information to specific third parties for their own benefit. This encompasses external technologies and services, such as Tableau and Google Analytics, which aid in comprehending the usage patterns of our website by monitoring user interactions. Their individual privacy policies govern the utilization of cookies by these third-party services. Regarding how our website utilizes cookies, please refer to our Cookie Policy . Further information regarding Google's cookie usage and the process of disabling Google Analytics can be accessed via the links provided.
7. Accessing Hyperlinks to External Websites
Our website includes hyperlinks to other websites, documents, or resources, referred to as "Third-Party Properties," outside our jurisdiction. These hyperlinks may redirect you to websites relevant to the company we are discussing. If you click on these links and send your personal information to these Third-Party Properties, your data will be sent to them. Acknowledging that www.abcreview.org and its affiliates may have data-sharing agreements with these third parties is crucial. Nevertheless, we do not have control over these linked sites' privacy practices or data-collecting policies. We advise comprehensively examining the privacy policies and conditions of any Third-Party Properties you engage with.
8. Privacy Choices
You can choose whether and in what manner you provide your personal information to us, as specified in this Privacy Policy. This option is generally accessible, allowing individuals to exercise their rights about their personal data, as described below:
8.1 Managing Cookies and Tracking: You can manage or choose not to participate in cookies and tracking technologies by modifying your web browser's settings. Please refer to Section 2.1.1 of our agreement to get more comprehensive instructions.
8.2 Accessing Your Information: You have the right to examine, modify, or ask for the removal of your personal data from our databases. Consult Section 2 of this paper for the prescribed procedures to be followed.
9. Acknowledging Your Privacy Entitlements
9.1 Rights of EU Residents: In accordance with the GDPR, we are committed to ethically gathering, handling, and retaining personal information while prioritizing your privacy.
- Access Your Data: EU citizens are entitled to view the personal data that we possess. Verification of identity may be necessary. If you encounter any errors, omissions, or obsolete information in your data, please contact us so we may make the required repairs.
- Revoke permission: You can revoke your permission to process your personal data. This action will not affect any processing that occurred before the revocation. Upon request, we shall discontinue using or deleting your personal data.
- Limitations and complaints: You have the right to demand that external entities that access your personal information adhere to your privacy preferences as long as it is within the limits of the law. Furthermore, if you have concerns about the mishandling of your data, you have the right to complain to a data protection body.
- Direct Marketing Opt-Out: Exercise your right to refuse to use your personal information for direct marketing by opting out at any time.
9.2 For Canadian Users: Canadian citizens can inquire about disclosing their personal data to third parties for marketing purposes. To get further information, kindly contact us at [email protected].
9.3 Entitlements for California: California residents are entitled to certain protections under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) that enhance our privacy policies. Here is a summary:
- Access and Information Disclosure Rights: You can inquire about the personal information we have gathered, used, revealed, or traded about you over the last 12 months. For comprehensive knowledge of the data kinds, please see Sections 3.1 to 3.3 of our policy. After confirming your identification, we will provide you with a detailed overview of the personal information we have on file.
- Deletion Request Right: You can formally request the removal of your personal data. Exceptions may arise when the data is deemed essential for security, legal compliance, or debugging purposes. Once we have confirmed your identification, we will continue to delete your data unless any exceptional circumstances apply.
- Decline Participation in Information Sales: While we do not sell personal information, the CCPA may categorize some forms of cookie use as a "sale." California citizens can decline by clicking on the "Do not sell my personal information" link at the bottom of our page. Choosing to opt-out may not completely remove all targeted adverts; nevertheless, ads may still be customized depending on the overall characteristics of our service.
- Non-Discrimination Policy: We guarantee that exercising your privacy rights under the CCPA will not lead to discrimination. Choosing not to participate will not impact the cost or quality of the services you get, while the pricing or rates may vary based on the value of your personal information.
- Response to Inquiries: We aim to answer all privacy-related queries within 45 days. If more time is necessary, we will inform you and have the option to prolong this duration by 45 days. Requests may be rejected if we cannot authenticate your identity or if we need to maintain your data for specified objectives.
- California Notice of Do Not Track: Our technologies cannot detect or acknowledge "Do Not Track" (DNT) signals web browsers send. While using our services, third-party analytics may gather information about your online activity on other websites. However, the lack of a Do Not Track (DNT) option does not change how we collect or use data.
10. Measures for Protecting Data
Ensuring the security of your personal data is of utmost importance to us, and we have put in place many measures to secure the information you provide. These measures include thoroughly examining our data collection and processing methods, using SSL encryption to safeguard data communicated via our website, and collaborating with third-party services that adhere to strict information security criteria. In addition, we have implemented systems and protocols to regulate and oversee employee authorization of sensitive data, guaranteeing the privacy of your information.
It is vital to comprehend that no security mechanism is entirely infallible. While we try to provide optimal protection, we cannot guarantee complete immunity against all potential security risks. While the internet has inherent hazards, we are dedicated to continuously enhancing our security measures to protect your data adequately.
11. Protection of Children's Privacy
Our services cater to those aged 16 years or above. We refrain from intentionally collecting personal information from those under 16. If we discover that we have unintentionally acquired personal information from an individual under the age of 16, we will promptly take steps to remove the data. If you have reason to believe that we have unintentionally collected information from a person under the age of legal adulthood, please contact us at [email protected].
12. International Users' Data Transfer
When using our services, please note that your personal information may be transmitted to and processed in countries other than yours, including the United States. These countries may not provide data protection equivalent to your place of origin. To address this issue, we have implemented contractual arrangements with our third-party collaborators to guarantee the safe management of your information throughout its transmission.
By using our services and providing your personal information, you consent to our Privacy Policy, which encompasses the global transmission of your data.
13. Commitment to Privacy
We are dedicated to consistently enhancing our services to accommodate the changing requirements of our clients while strictly complying with the most stringent privacy standards in our field.
14. Contact Information
Our privacy policy is designed to be transparent and easily accessible. If you have any inquiries or apprehensions, kindly contact us at [email protected]. Individuals in the United Kingdom who want to file a complaint may contact the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) via their website at https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/.