Privacy Policy
PLEASE READ THIS DOCUMENT CAREFULLY. IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT YOU SHOULD KNOW BEFORE CONTINUING TO USE ALMALENCE, INC. ("ALMALENCE") SERVICE, APPLICATIONS, PRODUCTS AND/OR WEBSITES. ALSO NOTE THAT BY CONTINUING TO USE ALMALENCE'S SERVICE, APPLICATIONS, PRODUCTS OR WEBSITES YOU WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE ACCEPTED THIS PRIVACY POLICY.
Your use of ALMALENCE's Service, Applications, Products and/or Websites provided herein, is subject to this privacy statement ("Privacy Policy").
As you use our Services, Applications, Products and/or Websites, we may gather certain personal and other information about you. We have created this Privacy Policy to inform you of the type of information we gather, what we do with that information, and the circumstances under which we may disclose your information. We ask that you please read this Privacy Policy carefully.
We will not sell or rent your personally identifiable information or a list of our users to third parties. However, as described here, there are limited circumstances under which some of your information may be shared with third parties, under strict restrictions.
This Privacy Policy contains numerous general and technical details describing the steps that we take to protect your privacy. We have organized this Privacy Policy by major topic areas so that you can quickly locate the information of most interest to you. Meeting your needs and expectations forms the foundation of everything that we do - including protecting your privacy.
If after reviewing this Privacy Policy you still have questions or privacy concerns please contact us at: info@almalence.com
Summary
This Privacy Policy will inform you of the following: (1) the type of personally identifiable information we collect through our Service, Applications, Products and/or Websites; (2) how your information is used; (3) with whom your information may be shared; (4) what choices are available to you regarding the collection, use, and distribution of your information; (5) the security procedures in place to protect your information; and (6) how you can access and correct any inaccuracies in the information collected about you.
Although we do our best to make sure that all our agreements with users are mutually compatible, should there arise any conflict between this Privacy Policy and another agreement between you and Almalence (for example, Terms of Service), the terms of the other agreement will control any dispute that may arise.
A. COLLECTION OF INFORMATION
Privacy Preferences
Most of the Services offered to users through the Websites and/or Applications, Products do not require you to provide personal information or register for a user account with Almalence. Almalence may ask you in certain circumstances to voluntarily supply Almalence with certain information about yourself, such as your first and last name, and/or e-mail address, which may be used to identify you in connection with some activities on the Websites or during the provision of the Services, for example, in connection with providing technical support.
The information you do provide is used for such purposes as allowing you to interact with Almalence, other users through the Service, Applications, Products and/or Websites, and share information and content, if applicable. It is completely optional for you to engage in these activities, and therefore to provide us with your personal information.
You are never obligated to provide personal information to us. Keep in mind that if you should choose to withhold certain requested information, we may not be able to provide you with some or all of our Services.
Information We Collect
We receive and store any information you enter when using our Service, Applications, Products and/or Websites or provide to us in any other way. We collect this information in order to make the Service, Applications, Products and Websites function correctly and to provide you with our Service. We also use this information to better understand how you use our Service, Applications, Products and/or Websites and how we can better tune them, their content and functionality to meet your needs.
Third Party Content Providers/Applications
Not all content of our Service, Applications, Products and/or Websites is owned and controlled by us. Our Service, Applications, Products and/or Websites may contain links to content owned and/or operated by third parties. These third parties may drop cookies and/or use web beacons on your device, which may be used to identify your preferences or to recognize if you have previously had contact with these third parties. We do not control these content providers, their content, or their information and collection practices, and therefore are not responsible for their privacy policies or practices. Please direct all concerns regarding any third party Websites to that site's administrator or webmaster.
We may use third party advertising companies to display advertisements when you use the Service, Applications, Products and/or Websites. These companies may use information about your use of the Service, Applications, Products and/or Websites as well as other Services, Applications, Products or Websites to provide specialized advertisements tailored to you. If you would like more information about this practice, please let the advertising company's administrator or webmaster know.
Information Relating to Children
Our Service, Applications, Products and/or Websites are not directed to children under 13 years of age. However, despite our intent, we recognize that children under the age of 13 may access our Service, Applications, Products and/or Websites. Parents and Legal Guardians may request for us to review, delete, or stop the collection of their child's personally identifiable information by contacting us at: info@almalence.com
Securing the Transmission and Storage of Information
We are committed to protecting the security of your personal information. To protect that information, we use a variety of security technologies and procedures. Our data networks are protected by industry standard firewall and password protection systems and our security policies are periodically reviewed and enhanced as necessary. Furthermore, only authorized individuals have access to the information provided by our users. However, you should be aware that no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be secure. So, while we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of any information you transmit to us and you use our content, products, and Service, Applications, Products and/or Websites at your own risk.
We treat the information you provide to us as confidential information. Your personally identifiable information is stored on a server with physical and electronic security features as customary in the industry, including login/password procedures and electronic firewalls designed to block unauthorized access. Because laws applicable to personal information vary by country, our offices or other business operations may put in place additional measures. All of our employees are aware of our privacy and security policies. Your information is only accessible to those employees who need it in order to perform their jobs.
Sweepstakes, Contests, and Promotions
Almalence may offer sweepstakes, contests, and other promotions (any, a "Promotion") through the Service, Applications, Products and/or Websites that may require registration. By participating in a Promotion, you are agreeing to official rules that govern that Promotion, which may contain specific requirements of you, including, allowing the sponsor of the Promotion to use your name, voice and/or likeness in advertising or marketing associated with the Promotion. If you choose to enter a Promotion, your personal information may be disclosed to third parties or the public in connection with the administration of such Promotion, including, in connection with winner selection, prize fulfillment, and as required by law or permitted by applicable Promotion's official rules.
B. USE AND DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION
How Your Personal Information Is Used
We collect your information in order to record and support your participation in the activities you select. We may use your e-mail address to send a confirmation e-mail and, if necessary, may use other information you provide to us to contact you to assist us in processing purchases and/or providing the Service, Applications, Products and/or Websites you select. If you use our Service, Applications, Products and/or Websites, your information may be made available to other registered users. Unless you opt-out, your personal information also may be used to keep you informed about our new products, product upgrades, patches, special offers, press releases about new products and features, and other products and Services, Applications, Products or Websites of selected third parties, and may be also used for improving the content of the Service, Applications, Products and/or Websites, customizing the advertising and content you see, and communicating with you about specials and new features. We may draw upon this personal information in order to adapt the Service, Applications, Products and/or Websites to your needs, to research the effectiveness of our network and Service, Applications, Products and/or Websites, and to develop new tools.
We may collect information about your use of the Service, Applications, Products and/or Websites. This information may be collected in aggregate form, without identifying users individually. However, we reserve the right to collect such information in non-aggregate form in order to be able to provide you with the highest possible level of Service. We may use this data for statistical analysis, marketing, or similar promotional purposes.
Legal Issues
Although we will always strive to guard your identity, we may disclose your personally identifiable information without your permission in limited circumstances. We will only do so if we have a good-faith belief that disclosure is reasonably necessary to (1) comply with laws, regulations, or government requests or (2) to investigate or protect against harmful activities to our guests, visitors, associates, or property, or to others. If we are required by law enforcement or judicial authorities to provide your personally identifiable information, we will only do so upon receipt of appropriate documentation. We may also disclose your information to investigate a violation of and enforce our Terms of Service.
Choices Available to You
You can always choose whether or not to disclose personally identifiable information, but that choice may prevent you from using the Service, Applications, Products and/or Websites.
You can choose at anytime to opt out of receiving emails from Almalence or from having your personally identifiable information shared with selected third party providers. If you wish to opt out, you can unsubscribe by clicking on "unsubscribe" option at the bottom of our email to you, or contacting us at: info@almalence.com
If you elect to "opt out" we will not share your personal information with third parties and/or send you emails. However, we may continue to use your personal information for internal purposes, such as to enhance your user experience or as necessary to administer the Service, Applications, Products and/or Websites or comply with applicable laws and regulations. The default preferences for all newly created User Accounts are to "opt out.";
We may send a one-time registration confirmation email, and "Service and Websites alert" messages to you to inform you of specific changes that may impact your ability to use our Service, Applications, Products and/or Websites, regardless of email contact status. Also, we may contact you if compelled to do so as part of a legal proceeding or if there has been a violation of any applicable licensing, warranty and purchase agreements.
If you do not wish to receive e-mails with updates and information you can unsubscribe by clicking on "unsubscribe" option at the bottom of our email to you, or contacting us at: info@almalence.com
Cookies and Web Beacons
Our Service, Applications, Products and/or Websites use "cookie" and "web beacon" technology. "Cookies" are short pieces of data generated by a web server or mobile Applications, Products that a Service, Applications, Products and/or Websites stores on a user's device. Our Service, Applications, Products and/or Websites may require the use of a cookie for purposes of keeping information you enter on multiple pages together. Cookies also enable us to customize our Service, Applications, Products and/or Websites and offerings to your needs and provide you with a better online experience with us. In addition, cookies are used to:
- measure usage of various pages on our Service, Applications, Products and/or Websites to help us make our information more pertinent to your needs and easy for you to access; and
- provide functionality such as online orders, our Service, Applications, Products and/or Websites and other functionality that we believe would be of interest and value to you.
The types of cookies that we use are referred to as "session" cookies and "persistent" cookies. Session cookies are temporary and are automatically deleted once you stop using the Service, Applications, Products and/or Websites. Persistent cookies remain on your hard drive of your device until you delete them. Cookies do not, under ordinary circumstances, corrupt or damage your device, programs, or files.
In addition, the Service, Applications, Products and/or Websites providers we use to serve and host our advertisements, and/or deliver our e-mails use session and persistent cookies, to track the number of times the Service, Applications, Products and/or Websites is accessed and whether the Service, Applications, Products and/or Websites was accessed from an advertisement.
Beacons are used in combination with cookies to help Websites and mobile Applications, Products' operators understand how visitors interact with their online Service, Applications, Products and/or Websites. A beacon is typically a transparent graphic image (usually 1 pixel x 1 pixel). In contrast to cookies, which are stored on a user's hard drive, beacons are embedded invisibly on online pages and are about the size of the period at the end of this sentence. These beacons are not tied to personally identifiable information. The use of beacons allows the Applications, Products to measure the actions of the visitor using the Applications, Products that contains the beacon. It makes it easier to follow and record the activities of a recognized browser, such as the path of visited pages and/or Applications, Products. We use the information provided by beacons to develop a better understanding of how our users use the Service, Applications, Products and/or Websites, and to facilitate those users' interactions with the Service, Applications, Products and/or Websites. We may make the aggregate data obtained from analytics (including from our third party analytics providers, if applicable) publicly available. If this data is made available, none of the information will be personally identifying information or potentially-personally identifying information.
Location Identification
Please note that in order to provide our Service, Almalence or some of its third party service providers may collect information about your location and shares it with other users. Our use of location-specific information enables you to use our Services in the most effective way. When you use our location-specific Services, if any we may collect and process information about your actual location, via GPS signals sent by your mobile device to our servers. We may also use other technologies to determine location, based on nearby Wi-Fi access points, satellites, or cell towers. Additional information regarding your location and that of other users will be collected and saved by Almalence, and may include your mobile device identification number, web requests, IP and web addresses, domain names, search terms, pages viewed, page features, number of clicks, as well as the dates, times, and results of searches.
Third Party Parties Services
Our Service may include features and functionalities provided by third parties and other services. Almalence may ask you to download, register, or accept the services of these third parties. Please keep in mind, however, that by enabling and accepting such third party services, you are allowing Almalence to pass along the identifying information stored by Almalence to and from these third parties. We highly recommend reviewing our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service for more information about how Almalence's use, storage, and disclosure of your information affects you. Privacy Policy and Terms of Service available at: almalence.com/doc/privacy-policy/ and almalence.com/doc/terms-of-service/. The way these third parties may use your information is subject to their own privacy policies, not those of Almalence. When using our Service and services of third parties, your information may become publicly available to other users of the Service and third parties. When you choose to disclose your information publicly, you do so at your own risk and we assume no responsibility for the way in which your information is used by these individuals.
C. CHANGES IN THE PRIVACY POLICY
We want you to always be aware of what personal and other information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we may disclose it. All personal information that we collect will be handled according to the Privacy Policy in effect at the time the information is collected. If the Privacy Policy changes in any significant respect, we will not use your personal data in a manner that is inconsistent with the Privacy Policy in effect at the time your information was collected without your permission.
From time to time, we may find the need to make changes to this Privacy Policy. In these instances we will send you a notice by email communication to the email address provided by you.
You will be given the opportunity to opt-out. If you choose to opt-out please keep in mind that all or part of the Service, Applications, Products or Websites may no longer be available to you. If as the result of such changes, you want to alter the ways in which Almalence is allowed to use your personal information, you can do so by following the procedure described above in the section Choices Available to You.
D. PRIVACY-RELATED INQUIRIES AND COMPLAINTS
We treat our users' privacy concerns with utmost respect and attention. If you believe that there was an instance of non-compliance with this Privacy Policy with regard to your personal information or you have other related inquiries or concerns, you may write or contact us at: info@almalence.com.
In your message, please describe in as much detail as possible the nature of your inquiry or the ways in which you believe that the Privacy Policy has not been complied with. We will investigate your inquiry or complaint.
Note that by using Almalence's Service, Applications, Products and/or Websites you agree that this Privacy Policy and any other agreements relating to Almalence's Service, Applications, Products and/or Websites shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas without reference to conflicts of law rules and principles. You agree that this Privacy Policy is to be performed in the State of Texas and that any action, dispute, controversy, or claim that may be instituted based on this Privacy Policy, or arising out of or related to this Privacy Policy or any alleged breach thereof, shall be prosecuted exclusively in the courts of the State of Texas and you, to the extent permitted by applicable law, hereby waive the right to change venue to any other state, county, district or jurisdiction; provided, however, that Almalence as claimant shall be entitled to initiate proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction.
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