Privacy Policy

Last Updated: November 7, 2025

1. Introduction

Welcome to our Privacy Policy. Your privacy is critically important to us. We are committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal information in accordance with applicable data protection laws, including but not limited to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the European Union, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) in the United States, and other relevant international privacy frameworks.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, use our mobile applications, or engage with our services (collectively, the “Services”). It applies to all users of our Services, including visitors, registered users, customers, and any other individuals who interact with us.

By accessing or using our Services, you signify that you have read, understood, and agree to our collection, storage, use, and disclosure of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Service. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, you must not access or use our Services.

We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time and for any reason. We will alert you about any changes by updating the “Last Updated” date of this Privacy Policy. Any changes or modifications will be effective immediately upon posting the updated Privacy Policy on our website, and you waive the right to receive specific notice of each such change or modification. You are encouraged to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed of updates. You will be deemed to have been made aware of, will be subject to, and will be deemed to have accepted the changes in any revised Privacy Policy by your continued use of our Services after the date such revised Privacy Policy is posted.

This Privacy Policy does not apply to the third-party online/mobile applications or websites that you may access through our Services or to which we may link. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of those third-party applications or websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party services you access.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information about you in a variety of ways, depending on how you interact with us and our Services. The information we may collect includes personal information, demographic information, and usage data. We collect this information directly from you, automatically through your use of our Services, and from third-party sources.

2.1 Personal Information You Provide to Us

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you register for an account, express an interest in obtaining information about us or our products and services, participate in activities on our Services (such as posting messages in our online forums or entering competitions, contests, or giveaways), or otherwise contact us.

The personal information we collect may include:

  • Contact Information: Such as your name, email address, postal address, phone number, and other similar contact details.
  • Account Information: Username, password, security questions, and other authentication information.
  • Payment Information: If you make purchases through our Services, we may collect billing details, credit card numbers, expiration dates, and security codes. Note that we do not store full payment card details; these are processed and stored by our third-party payment processors in compliance with Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS).
  • Profile Information: Preferences, interests, feedback, survey responses, and other information you provide in your user profile or through interactions with our Services.
  • Communications: Information contained in or relating to any communication that you send to us or send through our Services, including correspondence records and metadata associated with the communication.
  • User-Generated Content: Any content you post, upload, or otherwise make available through our Services, such as comments, reviews, photos, videos, or other materials.

2.2 Information Collected Automatically

When you access or use our Services, we automatically collect certain information about your device, browsing actions, and patterns. This may include:

  • Device Information: Details about your computer, phone, tablet, or other device you use to access our Services, including hardware model, operating system and version, unique device identifiers, mobile network information, and IP address.
  • Usage Data: Information about how you use our Services, such as the pages you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, the links you click, search terms, and other diagnostic data.
  • Location Information: If you enable location services, we may collect precise or approximate location data from your device. You can opt out of this collection at any time through your device settings.
  • Cookies and Similar Technologies: We use cookies, web beacons, pixel tags, and other tracking technologies to collect information about your browsing activities over time and across different websites following your use of our Services. This helps us understand your preferences based on previous or current site activity, allowing us to provide you with improved services. We may also use these technologies to compile anonymous statistics about site visitors or to deliver targeted advertisements.

You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. However, if you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of our Services may become inaccessible or not function properly.

2.3 Information from Third-Party Sources

We may receive information about you from third-party sources, such as:

  • Social Media Platforms: If you connect your account with social media services or log in using social media credentials, we may collect information from those platforms, such as your public profile, friend lists, and other details in accordance with the authorization procedures determined by such social media platforms.
  • Business Partners: Information from affiliates, partners, or service providers, including demographic data, contact details, or transaction history.
  • Publicly Available Sources: Information from public databases, marketing partners, or other third parties that enhance our existing data.

We may combine this information with data we collect directly from you to provide a more personalized experience or for other purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for various purposes, including to provide, operate, and maintain our Services; to improve, personalize, and expand our Services; to understand and analyze how you use our Services; to develop new products, services, features, and functionality; to communicate with you; to process your transactions; to find and prevent fraud; and for compliance purposes, including enforcing our Terms of Service or other legal rights, or as may be required by applicable laws and regulations or requested by any judicial process or governmental agency.

More specifically, we may use your information to:

  • Provide and Maintain Services: To fulfill your requests, process orders, deliver products or services, and manage your account.
  • Personalize Your Experience: To tailor content, advertisements, and offers to your interests and preferences based on your interactions with our Services.
  • Communicate with You: To send you administrative information, such as updates to our terms, conditions, and policies; to respond to your inquiries and provide customer support; and to send you marketing and promotional communications (which you may opt out of at any time).
  • Improve Our Services: To analyze usage patterns, monitor trends, and gather demographic information to enhance the functionality and user experience of our Services.
  • Marketing and Advertising: To display interest-based ads to you on our Services or third-party sites, and to measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns.
  • Security and Fraud Prevention: To detect, prevent, and address technical issues, security breaches, fraudulent transactions, or other malicious activities.
  • Legal Compliance: To comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
  • Research and Development: To conduct internal research for technological development and demonstration purposes.
  • Business Transfers: In connection with any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.

We may also use anonymized or aggregated data (which does not identify you personally) for any purpose, including sharing it with third parties for research or marketing.

4. Sharing Your Information

We may share your information with third parties in certain situations, as described below. We do not sell your personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes without your explicit consent.

4.1 Service Providers and Vendors

We may share your information with third-party vendors, consultants, and other service providers who perform services for us or on our behalf and require access to such information to do that work. Examples include payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service, and marketing assistance. These service providers are contractually obligated to use your personal information only as necessary to provide the services to us and to maintain appropriate security measures.

4.2 Business Partners

We may share your information with our business partners to offer you certain products, services, or promotions. For example, if you participate in a joint promotion or co-branded offering, we may share relevant information with our partners to facilitate the promotion.

4.3 Affiliates

We may share your information with our affiliates, in which case we will require those affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy. Affiliates include our parent company and any subsidiaries, joint venture partners, or other companies that we control or that are under common control with us.

4.4 Advertising Partners

We may share information with third-party advertising partners to deliver personalized advertisements to you on our Services or on other sites. These partners may use cookies or similar technologies to collect information about your activities over time and across different websites to provide targeted advertising.

4.5 Legal and Compliance Purposes

We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency). We may also disclose your information in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

  • Comply with a legal obligation.
  • Protect and defend our rights or property.
  • Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with our Services.
  • Protect the personal safety of users of our Services or the public.
  • Protect against legal liability.

4.6 Business Transfers

If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, asset sale, reorganization, bankruptcy, or similar event, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will provide notice before your information is transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy.

4.7 With Your Consent

We may disclose your personal information for any other purpose with your consent.

5. Data Security

We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. These measures include encryption, access controls, firewalls, and regular security audits. However, please also remember that we cannot guarantee that the internet itself is 100% secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal information, transmission of personal information to and from our Services is at your own risk. You should only access the Services within a secure environment.

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting, or other legal requirements). When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will either delete or anonymize it, or, if this is not possible (for example, because your personal information has been stored in backup archives), then we will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.

6. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location and applicable laws, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information. These rights may include:

  • Access: The right to request access to the personal information we hold about you.
  • Correction: The right to request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
  • Deletion: The right to request the deletion of your personal information under certain circumstances.
  • Objection: The right to object to our processing of your personal information.
  • Restriction: The right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information.
  • Portability: The right to receive your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and to transmit it to another controller.
  • Withdraw Consent: If we are relying on your consent to process your personal information, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
  • Opt-Out of Marketing: You can unsubscribe from our marketing email list at any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link in the emails that we send or by contacting us using the details provided below.
  • Opt-Out of Targeted Advertising: You may opt out of the use of your personal information for targeted advertising purposes.
  • Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your privacy rights.

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information in the “Contact Us” section below. We may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests. If you are a resident of California, you may designate an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf, provided you submit proof of authorization.

We will respond to your request within the timeframes required by applicable law (e.g., 30 days under GDPR or 45 days under CCPA). If we deny your request, we will explain the reasons for the denial.

7. Children’s Privacy

Our Services are not directed to children under the age of 13 (or 16 in certain jurisdictions), and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under this age. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under the applicable age without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information as quickly as possible. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under the applicable age, please contact us immediately.

8. International Data Transfers

Our Services are operated in the United States, and your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States or other countries where our servers or service providers are located. These countries may have data protection laws that are different from the laws of your country (and, in some cases, may not be as protective).

We have taken appropriate safeguards to require that your personal information will remain protected in accordance with this Privacy Policy. These include implementing the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses for transfers of personal information between our group companies and third-party service providers, which require all recipients to protect personal information they process from the EEA in accordance with European data protection laws.

9. Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers incorporate a “Do Not Track” (DNT) feature that signals to websites that you do not want to have your online activity tracked. Our Services do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked online. If a standard for online tracking is adopted that we must follow in the future, we will inform you about that practice in a revised version of this Privacy Policy.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time in response to changing legal, technical, or business developments. When we update our Privacy Policy, we will take appropriate measures to inform you, consistent with the significance of the changes we make. We will obtain your consent to any material Privacy Policy changes if and where this is required by applicable data protection laws.

Any modifications to this Privacy Policy will be effective upon our posting of the new terms and/or upon implementation of the new changes on the Services (or as otherwise indicated at the time of posting).

11. Contact Us

If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, or if you wish to exercise your privacy rights, please contact us.