Privacy Policy
Introduction
Protecting your privacy is a high priority for us. This policy outlines how we manage and protect your personal data when you interact with our website.
What Data Do We Collect?
We may collect, store, and use the following types of personal data:
- Information about your device and your visits to and use of this website.
- Data regarding any interaction you have with our free legal notices.
- Data you provide when creating an account with us.
- Data you share about using our services.
- Any additional information you choose to send us.
Cookies
A cookie is a small data file sent from a web server to a web browser, which is then stored by the browser. These data files are returned to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server, allowing the web server to identify and track the web browser.
We use both "session" cookies and "persistent" cookies on our website. These cookies help us track your navigation of the website and recognize you when you visit.
Session cookies are deleted from your computer when you close your browser, while persistent cookies remain stored on your computer until deleted or until they reach a predetermined expiration date.
We use Google Analytics to analyze the use of this website. Google Analytics generates statistical and other information about website use via cookies, which are stored on users' computers. The information generated about our website is used to create reports about the use of the website. Google stores this information. You can access Google’s privacy policy on their website.
While some browsers allow you to reject all cookies and others only third-party cookies, you should be aware that blocking all cookies can have a negative impact on your ability to use certain websites, including this one.
How We Use Your Personal Data
Personal data submitted to us through this website will be used for the purposes specified in this privacy policy or in relevant parts of the website.
We may use your personal data to:
- Administer the website.
- Improve your browsing experience by personalizing the website.
- Facilitate your access to the services available on the website.
- Send you non-commercial communications.
- Send you emails that you have specifically requested.
- Send you marketing communications related to our business or carefully selected third-party businesses which we think may be of interest to you (you can inform us at any time if you no longer require marketing communications).
- Provide third parties with statistical information about our users - this information will not be used to identify any individual user.
- Handle inquiries and complaints made by or about you relating to the website.
Where you submit personal data for publication on our website, we will publish and otherwise use that information in accordance with the permission you grant us.
Disclosures
We may disclose information about you to any of our employees, officers, agents, suppliers, or subcontractors as reasonably necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy policy.
In addition, we may disclose your personal data:
- To the extent that we are required to do so by law.
- In connection with any legal proceedings or prospective legal proceedings.
- To establish, exercise, or defend our legal rights.
- To the purchaser (or prospective purchaser) of any business or asset that we are selling.
- To any person who we reasonably believe may apply to a court or other competent authority for disclosure of that personal data.
Except as provided in this privacy policy, we will not provide your information to third parties.
International Data Transfers
Information that we collect may be stored, processed, and transferred between any of the countries in which we operate to enable us to use the information in accordance with this privacy policy.
Information you provide may be transferred to countries that do not have data protection laws equivalent to those in force in the European Economic Area.
Additionally, personal data that you submit for publication on the website will be published on the internet and may be available around the world. We cannot prevent the use or misuse of such information by others.
You expressly agree to such transfers of personal data.
Security of Your Personal Data
We will take reasonable technical and organizational precautions to prevent the loss, misuse, or alteration of your personal data.
We will store all the personal data you provide on our secure servers.
Data transmission over the internet is inherently insecure, and we cannot guarantee the security of data sent over the internet.
You are responsible for keeping your password and user details confidential. We will not ask you for your password (except when you log in to the website).
Your Rights
You may instruct us to provide you with any personal data we hold about you. The provision of such data will be subject to:
- The payment of a fee (currently set at €11.00).
- The supply of appropriate evidence of your identity.
We may withhold such personal data to the extent permitted by law.
You may instruct us not to process your personal data for marketing purposes by sending us an email. In practice, you will usually either expressly agree in advance to our use of your personal data for marketing purposes or we will provide you with an opportunity to opt out of the use of your personal data for marketing purposes.
Third-Party Websites
The website contains links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of third-party websites.
Updating Information
Please let us know if the personal data we hold about you needs to be corrected or updated.
Contact
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our treatment of your personal data, please send us an email at sweepscompare.com.
