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    Privacy Policy

    Last Updated: 5/25/2024

    Welcome to Hikmavision.com (the “Website”). This Privacy Policy describes how Hikmavision.com (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, shares, and protects your personal information when you visit or use our Website, which covers categories including Beauty, Fashion, Fitness, Leisure, Lifestyle, and Travel. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal information is handled in a safe and responsible manner.

    By using our Website, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. This Privacy Policy is designed to comply with general data protection principles and aims to be transparent about our data practices. If you do not agree with any part of this Privacy Policy, please do not use our Website.

    1. Information We Collect

    We may collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.

    • a. Personal Identifiable Information (PII) While using our Website, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you (“Personal Data”). Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

      • Email address: When you subscribe to our newsletter, leave comments, contact us through forms, or create an account (if applicable).
      • Name: When you provide it in comments, contact forms, or user profiles (if applicable).
      • Website URL: Optionally provided in comments.
      • Social Media Handles: If you interact with our social media accounts linked from the Website.
      • Transactional Information: If you purchase products or services (e.g., guides, courses – specify if applicable), we may collect information necessary to process your order, such as your billing address and payment details (which are often processed by third-party payment processors).
      • Information related to your interests: If you voluntarily provide it, for example, through surveys or preference settings, related to beauty, fashion, fitness, leisure, lifestyle, or travel.

    • b. Non-Personal Identifiable Information (Non-PII) / Usage Data We may also collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Website or when you access the Service by or through a mobile device (“Usage Data”). This Usage Data may include information such as:

      • Your computer’s Internet Protocol (IP) address
      • Browser type and browser version
      • The pages of our Website that you visit
      • The time and date of your visit
      • The time spent on those pages
      • Referring websites or sources
      • Unique device identifiers
      • Other diagnostic data This information is typically aggregated and used to analyze trends, administer the site, track users’ movements around the site, and gather demographic information.

    2. How We Use Your Information

    Hikmavision.com uses the collected data for various purposes:

    • To Provide and Maintain Our Website: Ensuring the Website is operational, secure, and accessible to you.
    • To Personalize Your Experience: Tailoring content and recommendations based on your interests and interactions with the Website.
    • To Improve Our Website: Understanding how our users interact with the Website to enhance its functionality, content, and user experience.
    • To Communicate With You:
      • To respond to your inquiries, comments, or questions submitted through our contact forms or email.
      • To send you newsletters, marketing or promotional materials, and other information that may be of interest to you, where you have consented to receive such communications. You may opt-out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from us by following the unsubscribe link or instructions provided in any email we send.
    • For Analytics Purposes: To monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with our Website. This often involves third-party services like Google Analytics (see section below).
    • For Advertising Purposes: To display advertisements on our Website, some of which may be personalized based on your Browse history. This may involve third-party services like Google AdSense (see section below).
    • To Process Transactions: If we offer products or services for sale, to fulfill your orders and manage payments.
    • To Prevent Fraud and Ensure Security: Protecting the Website and our users from fraudulent or malicious activity.
    • To Comply with Legal Obligations: To meet legal requirements and respond to lawful requests from public authorities.

    3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

    We use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons and pixels) to track the activity on our Website and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device.

    You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Website.

    Examples of Cookies we may use:

    • Session Cookies: We use Session Cookies to operate our Service.
    • Preference Cookies: We use Preference Cookies to remember your preferences and various settings.
    • Security Cookies: We use Security Cookies for security purposes.
    • Advertising Cookies: Advertising Cookies are used to serve you with advertisements that may be relevant to you and your interests.
    • Analytics Cookies: These cookies help us understand how our Website is being used.

    Third-Party Cookies: In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-parties cookies to report usage statistics of the Service, deliver advertisements on and through the Service, and so on. This includes services like Google Analytics and Google AdSense.

    4. Google Analytics and Google AdSense

    Our Website may use Google services, such as Google Analytics and Google AdSense, which have their own privacy implications.

    • a. Google Analytics We use Google Analytics to track and report website traffic. Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of our Service. This data is shared with other Google services. Google may use the collected data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network. Google Analytics collects information such as how often users visit this site, what pages they visit when they do so, and what other sites they used prior to coming to this site. We use the information we get from Google Analytics only to improve this site. For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en You can opt-out of having made your activity on the Service available to Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. The add-on prevents the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js, analytics.js, and dc.js) from sharing information with Google Analytics about visits activity. You can download it here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout We may also enable Google Analytics Advertising Features (e.g., Remarketing, Google Display Network Impression Reporting, Demographics and Interests Reporting). These features use Google advertising cookies to collect data for advertising purposes. You can opt-out of Google Analytics Advertising Features through Ads Settings, Ad Settings for mobile apps, or other available means (e.g., the NAI’s consumer opt-out).

    • b. Google AdSense & DoubleClick DART Cookie We may use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our Website. Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on our Service. Google’s use of the DoubleClick cookie enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visit to our Service or other websites on the Internet. You may opt out of the use of the DoubleClick Cookie for interest-based advertising by visiting the Google Ads Settings web page: http://www.google.com/ads/preferences/ Our Website may also use third-party vendors and ad networks to serve ads. You should consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information on their practices as well as for instructions about how to opt-out of certain practices. Our privacy policy does not apply to, and we cannot control the activities of, such other advertisers or web sites. You will ensure that at all times you use the Services, you have a clearly labeled and easily accessible privacy policy that provides end users with clear and comprehensive information about cookies, device-specific information, location information, and other information stored on, accessed on, or collected from end users’ devices in connection with the Services, including information about end users’ options for cookie management. You will use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that an end user gives consent to the storing and accessing of cookies, device-specific information, location information, or other information on the end user’s device in connection with the Services where such consent is required by law.

    5. Sharing Your Information

    We do not sell, trade, or rent your Personal Identifiable Information to others. We may share generic aggregated demographic information not linked to any personal identification information regarding visitors and users with our business partners, trusted affiliates, and advertisers for the purposes outlined above.

    We may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

    • With Service Providers: We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service (“Service Providers”), to provide the Service on our behalf, to perform Service-related services, or to assist us in analyzing how our Service is used. These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose. Examples include hosting providers, email service providers, payment processors (if applicable), and analytics companies.
    • For Legal Requirements: To comply with a legal obligation, such as a subpoena, or if we believe in good faith that such action is necessary to protect and defend our rights or property, prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service, protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public, or protect against legal liability.
    • Business Transfers: If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.
    • With Your Consent: We may disclose your personal information for any other purpose with your consent.

    6. Data Retention

    We will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our Service, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.

    7. Security of Your Data

    The security of your data is important to us but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data (such as SSL encryption for data in transit and secure hosting environments), we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

    8. Your Data Protection Rights

    Depending on your location and applicable data protection laws (such as GDPR, CCPA, etc.), you may have certain rights regarding your personal information. These rights may include:

    • The right to access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
    • The right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
    • The right to erasure (right to be forgotten): You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
    • The right to restrict processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
    • The right to object to processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
    • The right to data portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
    • The right to 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. If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond to your request in accordance with applicable data protection laws. We may need to verify your identity before processing your request.

    9. Children’s Privacy

    Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13 (or a higher age threshold as required by applicable law, e.g., 16 under GDPR unless member state law provides for a lower age). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under this age. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

    10. Links to Other Websites

    Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

    11. International Data Transfers

    Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction. If you are located outside the [Your Country/Region, e.g., United States] and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to [Your Country/Region, e.g., United States] and process it there. Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.

    12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

    We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this Privacy Policy. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

    13. Contact Us

    If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

    Legal Disclaimer: This Privacy Policy is a sample and is not a substitute for legal advice. You should consult with a legal professional to ensure that your Privacy Policy is compliant with all applicable laws and regulations specific to your business and jurisdiction. Hikmavision.com assumes no liability for your use of this template.