This Privacy Policy outlines our practices regarding collecting, using, and disclosing your information while utilizing our Service. We aim to inform you of your privacy rights and the legal protections you are afforded. We are deeply committed to safeguarding your privacy and ensuring the security of your data.
We utilize your information to enhance and refine the Service we offer. By using our Service, you consent to collecting and using your information as described in this Privacy Policy. Please be assured that we are dedicated to managing your data with the highest standards of care and respect.
Interpretation and Definitions
Interpretation
The terms with capitalized initial letters are defined under the following conditions. These definitions will retain the same meaning, regardless of their appearance in singular or plural form, and will be consistently applied throughout this document. Additional industry-related terms and phrases may also be included for clarity.
Definitions
For this Privacy Policy, the following definitions shall apply:
- Account: Refers to your gateway for accessing our service or its specific features.
- Affiliate: Denotes an entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with another party. “Control” is defined as owning 50% or more of the shares, equity interest, or other voting securities for electing directors or other managing authorities.
- Company: Refers to the entity identified as “the Company,” “We,” or “Us.”
- Cookies: Small files placed on your computer, phone, or other devices by a website, containing details of your browsing history and serving various purposes.
- Country: Refers specifically to the United Arab Emirates.
- Device: Any device capable of accessing the Service, including computers, cellphones, or digital tablets.
- Personal Data: Information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.
- Service: Refers to the Website.
- Service Provider: Any natural or legal person who processes data on behalf of the Company. This includes third-party companies or individuals engaged by the Company to facilitate the Service, provide the Service on behalf of the Company, perform services related to the Service, or assist the Company in analyzing Service usage.
- Usage Data: Data that is collected automatically, either generated by the usage of the Service or derived from the Service’s infrastructure (e.g., duration of page visits).
- Website: Refers to Hixspot, accessible at https://hixspot.com/.
- You: The individual accessing or using the Service, or the company or other legal entity on behalf of which the individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.
Collecting and Using Your Personal Data
Types of Data Collected
Personal Data
While utilizing Our Service, we may request that you provide certain personally identifiable information to facilitate communication or identification. This information can include various data points, not limited to the following examples:
These data points are essential for the functionality and enhancement of Our Service, enabling us to deliver a more personalized and efficient experience. We assure you that all personally identifiable information is handled with the highest level of diligence and by applicable privacy laws and regulations. By providing this information, you contribute to our Service’s continuous improvement and customization, ensuring it effectively meets your needs and preferences.
- Email Address
- Usage Data
Usage Data
Usage Data is automatically collected during your use of the Service. This may encompass information such as your device’s IP address, browser type and version, the pages you visit on our Service, the time and date of your visit, the duration spent on those pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.
When accessing the Service through a mobile device, we may also automatically gather additional information, including the type of mobile device you use, its unique ID, IP address, mobile operating system, mobile Internet browser type, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data. Furthermore, we may collect information your browser sends whenever you visit our Service or access it via a mobile device.
Tracking Technologies and Cookies
We utilize cookies and similar tracking technologies to monitor activity on our Service and store specific information. These technologies, which include beacons, tags, and scripts, assist us in collecting and tracking data to enhance and analyze our Service. The tracking methods we employ may include:
- Cookies or Browser Cookies: A cookie is a small file placed on your device. You can configure your browser to refuse all cookies or to notify you when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may be unable to access certain features of our Service. Our Service may use cookies unless you adjust your browser settings to refuse them.
- Web Beacons: Certain parts of our Service and emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs). These allow the Company to count users who have visited specific pages or opened an email, gather related website statistics, and verify system and server integrity.
Cookies can be categorized as “Persistent” or “Session”. Persistent Cookies remain on your personal computer or mobile device even when you go offline, while Session Cookies are deleted once you close your web browser. For more information on cookies, please refer to the TermsFeed website.
We employ both Session and Persistent Cookies for the following purposes:
- Necessary / Essential Cookies
Type: Session Cookies
Administered by us
Purpose: These Cookies are essential for making the services available via the Website and facilitating your use of certain functionalities. They aid in user authentication and prevent fraudulent use of user accounts. Without these Cookies, the services you have requested cannot be provided, and we utilize these Cookies solely to deliver those specific services.
- Cookies Policy / Notice Acceptance Cookies
Type: Persistent Cookies
Administered by us
Purpose: These Cookies identify whether users have accepted cookies on the Website.
- Functionality Cookies
Type: Persistent Cookies
Administered by us
Purpose: These Cookies enable us to remember your choices while using the Website, such as your login details or language preference. Their purpose is to enhance your personal experience and eliminate the need to re-enter your preferences each time you use the Website.
For more information regarding the cookies we use and your options about cookies, please consult our Cookies Policy or the Cookies section of our Privacy Policy.
Use of Your Personal Data
The Company may utilize Personal Data for the following purposes:
- Service Provision and Maintenance: This includes monitoring usage to ensure optimal performance of our Service.
- Account Management: To facilitate your registration as a Service user, enabling access to various functionalities available to registered users.
- Contract Performance: For the development, compliance, and execution of purchase contracts related to products, items, or services you have acquired through the Service.
- Communication: We may contact via email, phone, SMS, or other electronic communication methods, including push notifications from mobile applications, to provide updates or essential information regarding functionalities, products, or services, including necessary security updates.
- Marketing and Information Dissemination: To provide you with news, special offers, and general information about similar goods, services, and events unless you opt out.
- Request Management: To address and manage your inquiries effectively.
- Business Transfers: Your information may be used to assess or execute mergers, divestitures, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or transfers of some or all of our assets, including Personal Data, as part of these transactions.
- Additional Purposes: We may utilize your information for data analysis, identifying usage trends, evaluating the effectiveness of promotional campaigns, and enhancing our Service, products, services, marketing, and overall user experience.
We may share your personal information under the following circumstances:
- With Service Providers: To facilitate monitoring and analysis of Service usage and communication with you.
- For Business Transfers: Your personal information may be shared or transferred during negotiations related to mergers, asset sales, financing, or business acquisitions.
- With Affiliates: We may share your information with our affiliates, requiring them to adhere to this Privacy Policy. Affiliates include our parent company and any subsidiaries, joint ventures, or companies under common control.
- With Business Partners: Your information may be shared with our business partners to present specific products, services, or promotions.
- With Other Users: When you share personal information or interact in public forums, such information may be visible to all users and publicly disseminated.
- With Your Consent: We may disclose your personal information upon obtaining consent.
Retention of Your Personal Data
The Company will retain your Data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy. We will use your Personal Data to comply with legal obligations (e.g., as required by law), resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements and policies. Additionally, we will retain Usage Data for internal analysis, typically for a shorter duration, unless needed to enhance security, improve service functionality, or when legally mandated to retain it for a more extended period.
Transfer of Your Personal Data
Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at the Company’s operational headquarters and in other locations where the entities involved in the processing are situated. Consequently, this information may be transferred to and maintained on computer systems outside your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction, where data protection regulations may differ. Your acceptance of this Privacy Policy, indicated by submitting your information, constitutes your agreement to such transfer.
The Company will implement all reasonable measures to ensure that your data is handled securely and in compliance with this Privacy Policy. No transfer of your Personal Data will occur to an organization or country unless adequate safeguards are in place to protect your data and personal information.
Deletion of Your Personal Data
You have the right to delete or request assistance in removing the Personal Data we have collected about you. Our Service may allow you to delete certain information directly. You can update, amend, or delete your information anytime by logging into your account, if applicable, and navigating to the account settings section that allows you to manage your personal information. Furthermore, you may contact us to request access to, rectify, or delete any Personal Data you have provided. Please be aware that we may be required to retain certain information when we are under a legal obligation or possess a lawful basis for doing so.
Disclosure of Your Personal Data
Business Transactions
In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your Personal Data may be transferred. You will be notified before such transfer, governed by a different Privacy Policy.
Law Enforcement
Under certain circumstances, the Company may be required to disclose your Personal Data to comply with legal obligations or respond to legitimate requests from public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency).
Other Legal Requirements
The Company may disclose your Data in good faith when we believe such action is necessary to:
- Comply with a legal obligation
- Protect and defend the rights or property of the Company
- Prevent or investigate potential misconduct related to the Service
- Ensure the personal safety of Users of the Service or the public
- Guard against legal liability
Security of Your Personal Data
We prioritize the security of your Data; however, no Internet transmission or electronic storage method is entirely secure. While we employ industry-standard measures to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Children’s Privacy
Our Service is not designed to target or address individuals under 13. We take this policy seriously and do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under this age. If you are a parent or guardian and become aware that your child has provided us with their Personal Data, we encourage you to contact us immediately. If we determine that we have unintentionally collected Personal Data from a child under 13 without verified parental consent, we will take prompt action to delete such information from our servers.
Additionally, if our processing of your information is based on consent as a legal requirement and your jurisdiction mandates that such consent must be obtained from a parent, we will seek parental consent before collecting and utilizing that information, ensuring compliance with legal requirements and prioritizing the protection of children’s privacy.
Links to Other Websites
Our service may contain links to external websites not under our management. When you click on a link to a third-party site, you will be redirected to that site. We strongly advise you to review any site’s privacy policy.
We do not control or take responsibility for the content of these third-party websites or services, privacy policies, or practices. Recognizing that these external sites may have different policies and practices regarding user privacy and data protection is crucial. Therefore, we encourage you to thoroughly review their terms and conditions before engaging with them.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
Our Privacy Policy may be updated periodically. We will notify you of any revisions by posting the revised Policy on this webpage. Additionally, we will inform you via email and through a prominent announcement on our Service before the changes take effect. The “Last updated” date at the top of this Privacy Policy will also be updated accordingly.
We recommend regularly reviewing this Privacy Policy to remain informed about any changes. Modifications to this Privacy Policy will take effect once posted on this page.
Contact Us
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us at:
- Email: Contact@hixspot.com