Privacy Policy
Updated on May 26, 2022 12 minutes to readOverview
This policy sets out how we handle personal information and applies across all our websites (the Sites) and services (the Services).Take the time to read this policy because it forms a part of the user terms for each of our Sites and Services. By using any of our Sites or Services, you agree to this policy. If you do not agree to this policy please do not use our Sites and Services.
What Type of Personal Information Do We Collect?
We collect certain personal information about visitors and users of our Sites and Services. The most common types of information we collect are things like: usernames, member names, email addresses, other contact details, payment information such as payment agent details, transactional details, support queries, forum comments and web analytics data. We may also collect personal information from job applications and this information may be used to assess an applicant's suitability for employment. Information or an opinion is your "personal information" if it is about you as an identified or identifiable individual.
How We Collect Personal Information
We may collect personal information directly when you provide it to us, automatically as you navigate through the Sites, using our Services or through other people when you use services associated with the Sites.When you provide personal information to us via the Sites you're consenting to us collecting and using that information in line with this policy and the user terms of each of the Sites and Services.If you choose not to provide personal information, we may not be able to provide you with our Services and you may not be able to carry out transactions or access the full range of features.
Personal Information We Collect About You From Others
Although we generally collect personal information directly from you, we may on occasion also collect information about you from other people (such as the payment provider account details required to process a transaction) and by using tracking technologies such as cookies, web beacons and other web analytics software or services.
How Do We Use Personal Information?
We may use your personal information in order for us to:
- operate the Sites and provide you with Services, like to verify your identity when you sign, to facilitate and process transactions, to respond to support tickets and to help facilitate the resolution of any disputes
- customize our Sites and Services, in order to provide a more personalised experience
- update you with operational news and information about our Sites and Services like to notify you about changes, disruptions or security updates
- provide you with information that you request from us or, where we have your consent to do so, provide you with marketing information about products and services which we feel may interest you
- carry out technical analysis to determine how to improve the Sites and Services
- monitor activity, like to identify potential fraudulent activity and to ensure compliance with the user terms that apply to the Sites and Services
- manage our relationship with you, like by responding to your comments or queries submitted to us on the Sites or asking for your feedback or whether you want to participate in a survey
- manage our legal and operational affairs
- train our staff about how to best serve our clients
- provide general administrative and performance functions and activities
When May We Disclose Your Personal Information?
We may disclose personal information to people like:
- subcontractors and service providers who assist us in connection with the ways we may use personal information (as set out above)
- our professional advisers (lawyers, accountants, financial advisers etc.)
- regulators and government authorities in connection with our compliance procedures and obligations
- a purchaser or prospective purchaser of all or part of our assets or our business, and their professional advisers, in connection with the purchase
- other people where we are authorized or required by law to do so.
We use a network of global subcontractors and service providers in order to ensure that we maintain the best possible service standards. In order to protect your information, we take care where possible to work with subcontractors and service providers who we believe maintain an acceptable standard of data security compliance.
How Do We Store Your Personal Information?
We store personal information on secure servers that are managed by us and our service providers, and occasionally hard copy files that are kept in a secure location. Personal information that we store is subject to security and access controls, including username and password authentication and data encryption where appropriate.
How Can You Access Your Personal Information?
You can access some of the information that we collect about you by logging in to your account. You also have the right to make a request to access other information we hold about you and to request corrections of any errors in that information. You may also close the account you have with us for any of our Sites or Services at any time. To make an access or correction request, contact our privacy champion using the contact details at the end of this policy.
Choices Regarding Control of Your Personal Information
Where we have your consent to do so (e.g. if you have subscribed to one of our e-mail lists or have otherwise indicated that you are interested in receiving offers or information from us), we may send you marketing communications about products and services that we feel may be of interest to you. You can 'opt-out' of such communications if you would prefer not to receive them in the future.
If your email address has changed and you would like to continue to receive our e-mails, you will need to access your account and update your e-mail address information in your account and sign-up again for those e-mails that you want to receive.
If we send emails with commercial content we will generally include an "unsubscribe" facility that you can use to opt-out of further communications – to opt-out, just follow the instructions in the e-mail. We might not include an opt-out facility in important operational and service-based e-mails, the user terms, important updates and need-to-know messages. By using our Sites and Services you agree that we do not need to include opt-out facilities in those messages.
You also have choices about cookies, as described below. By modifying your browser preferences, you have the choice to accept all cookies, to be notified when a cookie is set, or to reject all cookies. If you choose to reject cookies some parts of our Sites or Services may not work properly in your case.
Cookies and Web Analytics
Cookies are used to enhance your use of the Sites, such as remembering that you are logged in. You are able to minimize or block cookies using the privacy settings in your internet browser, but this may restrict your use of the Sites.
When you visit our Sites, there's certain information that's recorded which is generally anonymous information and may not reveal your true super-hero identity. The fancy term for this is 'web analytics information', and we only use this information for statistical and website development purposes and to improve our services to you. If you're logged into your account some of this information could be associated with your account. We're talking about the following kinds of details:
- your IP or proxy server IP
- basic domain information
- your Internet service provider is sometimes captured depending on the configuration of your ISP connection
- the date and time of your visit to the website
- the length of your session
- the pages which you have accessed the number of times you access our site within any month
- the operating system which your computer uses.
Information You Make Public or Give To Others
If you make your personal information available to other people, we can't control or accept responsibility for the way they will use or manage that information. There are lots of ways that you may find yourself providing information to other people, like when you post a public message on a forum thread, share information via social media, publish or your website. Before making your information publicly available or giving your information to anyone else, think carefully. If you're sharing information via another website, check the privacy policy for that site to understand its information management practices as this privacy policy will not apply.
When We Need To Update This Policy
We may need to change this policy from time to time in order to make sure it stays up to date with the latest legal requirements and any changes to our privacy management practices. When we do amend the policy, the changes will be effective straightaway. We'll usually publish information about changes to be made to this policy on our Sites – but please be aware that it is your responsibility to check in and make sure you keep up to date with any changes to this policy.
How Can You Contact Us?
If you have any questions about our privacy practices, please contact us at info@every8.cloud.
We're really glad you made it to the end of the privacy policy, because knowing this stuff is the best way to understand how your personal information is used and how to best manage it!
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What Type of Personal Information Do We Collect?
How We Collect Personal Information
Personal Information We Collect About You From Others
How Do We Use Personal Information?
When May We Disclose Your Personal Information?
How Do We Store Your Personal Information?
How Can You Access Your Personal Information?
Choices Regarding Control of Your Personal Information
Information You Make Public or Give To Others
When We Need To Update This Policy