Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy For Klyx Media Blog

KlyxMedia.com (“company”, “I”, “we” or “us”) is committed to respecting the privacy of your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains what information is collected from you on klyxmedia.com (the “website”) and how it is used. This Privacy Policy applies to this website and any products or services that we offer that link to this policy. The term “you” refers to anyone who uses, visits, or views the website.

By visiting and using the website, you agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy. Your continued use of the website after any changes to our Privacy Policy are posted constitutes your acceptance of those changes and updates. You must not access or use the website if you do not wish to be bound by this Privacy Policy.

Children’s Privacy

We value the privacy of children and “child” refers to an individual under the age of 13. This policy complies with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”). The content and information on this website are intended only for individuals over the age of 18. This website is not designed for children under the age of 13. Without prior parental or guardian consent, we do not knowingly collect, use, or disclose personal information from children under the age of 13. If you believe that we have collected personal information from a child under the age of 13 without parental or guardian consent, please contact us to have that information removed.

What Information We Collect And How It Is Used

When you access the website, you may provide certain personally identifiable information, including but not limited to your name, email address, phone number, address, avatar image, and credit card information when you make a purchase on the website (“personal information”).

This information is collected when you register on the site, place an order, subscribe to a newsletter, contact us, use the search feature on the website, provide comments or feedback, fill out a form, use the live chat, or enter any other information on the website to communicate with us. From time to time, we may also collect information that you submit when you participate in any online surveys posted on our website.

Your personal information is used to personalize your experience, improve the website to better serve you, provide customer service support, efficiently process your requests or transactions, tailor advertisements to you, elicit reviews of services or products, provide offers and promotions, and follow up with you through correspondence (email, live chat, or phone). We may also use this information to provide offers and promotions from our partners and/or affiliates in exchange for a commission without additional cost to you.

Google Analytics

Like other websites, this website automatically collects certain information about you through Log Data and Google Analytics. Log Data includes information about your computer’s Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser information, Internet Service Provider (ISP) information, operating system, and browser type. Similarly, Google Analytics collects information about your location, browsing history, the pages you visit, the equipment you used to access the website, traffic patterns, and other general patterns related to your use of the website.

This information is used to analyze website statistics related to user behavior and interests, improve our performance and your use of the website, and further enhance our products and services offered to you. Please refer to Google’s Privacy and Terms to learn more about their privacy practices.

Comments And Social Media

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue. When you leave a comment, your name, email address, and website/organization name will not be shared with a third party and may be used to communicate with you.

Social media accounts and sharing options are available on this website. Social media sites (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, and others) can track your personal information. Should you choose to interact with us on social media, please note that you will be voluntarily disclosing that personal information. This information is no longer private. It becomes public information and can be collected and used by others. We have no control over and take no responsibility for the use, storage, or dissemination of such publicly disclosed personal information by you.

Any such interactions via comments and social media with us do not subject us to any kind of liability related to the misuse of your information by others.

Use Of Cookies

The website may use cookies to facilitate your use of the website. Cookies are small files with data, including an anonymous unique identifier, that a website sends to your computer’s hard drive when you are viewing the website. Like other websites, we automatically collect some non-personally identifiable information, including but not limited to your IP address, geographic location, language preference, date, and time of visitors.

Some features of our website may use Flash cookies, which are small files stored on your computer by websites that use Adobe Flash Player. They can store data such as preferences, settings, and usage information like the pages you visit. The main difference between traditional cookies and Flash cookies is that they are not managed through the browser but locally on your computer.

When you leave a comment on our website, you may opt-in to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment.

If you have an account and log in to this website, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

We may use cookies for various reasons such as optimizing and personalizing your browsing experience, checking our website analytics, saving your preferences and settings for future use, serving ads based on your liking and interests, affiliate marketing, and posting comments on our website.

This information is only collected to better serve and understand your user experience on the website. You have the option of turning off cookies on your computer should you wish to do so. If you choose to do that, you may not be able to view all the features and content of this website.

Use Of Web Beacons And Pixels

In conjunction with the use of cookies, third parties may also use web beacons, which are also known as clear GIFs, web bugs, or pixel tags to collect general information about your use of our website. They monitor user activity and are used to track customer behavior data. This information may be relevant to third parties, such as the ad networks used on our website, to tailor the advertising based on your behavior and interests.

We may use social media pixels to track and collect general information about your use in compliance with different social media sites (Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and others) for the purpose of promoting products, tracking conversions, remarketing, running target advertisements, and so forth.

Third parties like Facebook may use their own cookies, web beacons, and other technologies to collect and receive information from our website for the purpose of providing target advertisements. You may see our ads on Facebook or YouTube after you have visited our website.

Third-Party Links And Use

We may include, offer, or advertise third-party links, products, or services on the website. Once you click on a third-party link and leave this website, you are no longer bound by our Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions.

Articles on this website may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, advertisements, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

We may use Google AdSense advertising along with any other third-party advertising on the website. Google is a third party that also uses cookies to serve ads on the website for the purpose of providing a positive user experience. Third-party vendors such as Google use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to the website. You can opt-out of Google by visiting their privacy policy and ad settings.

We have no control over these third parties and they have their own privacy policies. We are not responsible for the activities and practices of these third parties. You should contact them directly and read their privacy policies for any questions. You also agree that your use of these third-party websites is solely at your risk.

Disclosure Of Your Information

As a general rule, we do not disclose your personal information to third parties without your consent, except for the following circumstances:

We may disclose your information to our trusted third parties that work with us, such as our website hosting partners, email marketing service providers, other service providers that assist in the operation of the website, and any other affiliates and subsidiaries we rely upon to provide you with products and services offered here.
We may disclose your information to contractors or third parties we use to support our business. These parties may use your data only to provide the services requested by us and for no other purpose, and they are bound by contractual obligations to keep your information confidential.
We may disclose your information to comply with state or federal regulations related to copyright infringement lawsuits or any other legal claims related to the website.
We may disclose your information to enforce our website or product terms and conditions or terms of sale and any other agreements we may have entered into for billing and collection purposes.
We may disclose your information to our successor and/or acquiring party in the event of a merger, acquisition, restructuring, dissolution, or partial sale in the future. However, your personal information will be transferred to the acquiring party under this privacy policy.

Email Marketing

You have the option of opting in or unsubscribing from our email list. By subscribing and opting in, you agree to receive newsletters, updates, messages, promotional materials, and any other content related to this website. When you send an email, your email message along with your email address and responses are saved for communication purposes with you. This information is kept confidential and we do not share, sell, or trade your email information with third parties except as otherwise stated in this privacy policy.

If you are in the European Union and opt-in to receive any of our free products or services and/or purchase any products or services through our website then you will be subscribed to receive our free email newsletter once you affirmatively consent to it. Please see the Opt-Out section at the bottom of our emails or by contacting us directly should you wish to “unsubscribe” and not receive any emails from us.

If you are NOT in the European Union then you will be automatically subscribed to receive our free email newsletter once you opt-in to receive any of our free products or services and/or purchase any products or services through our website. Please see the Opt-Out section at the bottom of our emails or by contacting us directly should you wish to “unsubscribe” and not receive any emails from us.

Opt-Out

We adhere to the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 and are committed to avoiding spam and misleading information. If you no longer wish to receive communications from us, you can unsubscribe by clicking the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of our emails or by contacting us directly.

For third-party websites, please contact them directly to unsubscribe or opt out of their communications.

We comply with the GDPR, as does the email marketing service we use to collect your data.

GDPR Visitor Rights (For EU AND UK Customers And Visitors)

If you are located in the European Union (EU) or the United Kingdom (UK), you are entitled to specific rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), as outlined below.

We will retain the information you provide until the earliest of:

You request the deletion of your data via the contact form at klyxmedia.com/contact. Note that such requests may lead to loss of access to any paid or free content previously available to you.
Our decision is to stop using our current data providers.
The Company’s decision to cease operations or discontinue its services.
The data is no longer needed to provide you with services, is too costly to retain, or is deemed outdated by the Company.

You have the right to request access to the personal data we store about you.

You have the right to correct or delete your personal data. This includes verifying its accuracy and requesting its correction or complete removal.

You have the right to restrict the processing of your data. If you do so, we can retain your data but cannot process it further.

You have the right to object to the processing of your data in certain situations, including direct marketing, profiling, scientific or historical research, statistical purposes, automated decision-making, and tasks based on legitimate interests or public authority.

You have the right to data portability. You can request your personal data, receive it, and transfer it to another data controller.

You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. If you have given consent for the processing of your personal data, you can withdraw it without affecting the legality of the processing that occurred before your withdrawal.

You also have the right to file a complaint with a supervisory authority responsible for GDPR matters.

We only require information that is reasonably necessary to enter into a contract with you. We will not ask for consent for any processing that is not essential for fulfilling the contract.

Legal Basis For Processing Data Under The GDPR

Under the GDPR, we may process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:

Consent: When you provide clear consent for us to process your data for specific purposes.
Contractual Necessity: When processing is required to fulfill a contract with you.
Legal Obligation: When processing is necessary to comply with legal requirements, such as tax or employee record obligations.
Vital Interests: When processing is essential to protect your life or health.
Public Interests: When processing is required to perform a task in the public interest or for official duties.
Legitimate Interests: When processing is needed to pursue our legitimate interests, such as marketing activities.

Your State Privacy Rights

State privacy laws may grant additional rights regarding the use of personal information. These privacy rights vary depending on the local laws that apply to you.

For residents of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, and Utah, these rights include:

Confirming whether we process their personal information.
Accessing and deleting certain personal information.
Data portability.
Opting out of personal data processing for targeted advertising and sales.

In addition, California, Colorado, Connecticut, and Virginia residents have the right to:

Correct inaccuracies in their personal information, considering the nature and purpose of the processing.
Opt out of profiling that has significant legal effects.

Nevada residents have a limited right to opt out of the sale of certain personal information. This right does not cover all types of data but includes sensitive medical or financial information. Note that we do not currently sell data that would trigger these opt-out requirements.

exercise any of these rights, please contact us through klyxmedia.com/contact and please and provide your name, email address, and mailing address.

California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) Compliance and Your Legal Rights

If you live in California, you have additional rights under California law. We comply with the CCPA and CPRA for visitors from California. Your rights under CCPA/CPRA include:

The right to know the categories of personal information we have collected, sold, or disclosed about you.
The right to opt out of the sale and sharing of your personal information with third parties. If you are under 16, you can opt in or have a parent or guardian opt-in on your behalf.
The right to access your personal information, which we will provide within 30 days of your request.
The right to understand what personal information is collected and how it is used, as detailed in this Privacy Policy.
The right to correct inaccuracies in your personal information.
The right to request deletion of your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
The right to equal service and pricing without discrimination.
The right to data portability, allows you to request and use your personal information for your purposes.
The right to consent to or limit the use and disclosure of your sensitive personal information.

Categories Of Personal Information Collected And Disclosed For A Business Purpose

While the types of personal information we collect and use have been outlined previously, under the CCPA/CPRA, the following categories of personal information may have been collected and disclosed for business purposes in the past 12 months:

Identifiers: Such as your name, address, phone number, email address, and other similar identifiers.
Protected classification characteristics: Including age, gender, religion, and disability information.
Commercial information: Related to your use of our products and services.
Internet/Network information: Including your IP address, search history, browser, and device information.
Geolocation data: Information about your physical location or movements.
Sensory information: Such as audio, electronic, photos, or other visual data.
Professional or Employment Information: Including job history, previous employers, and performance evaluations.
Biometric information: Such as fingerprints, faceprints, voiceprints, and genetic or physiological patterns. We do not collect biometric information.
Education information: Records related to your educational history (grades, transcripts, class lists, student schedules). We do not collect education information.
Inferences: Information reflecting your interests, preferences, characteristics, physiological trends, and abilities.
Other Personal Information: Provided directly by you through forms on our website, event registrations, social media posts, purchases, account logins or credentials, telephone numbers, and any other information you provide.
Sensitive personal information: Such as social security numbers, driver’s licenses, state identification cards, or passport numbers. We do not collect this type of sensitive personal information.

How We Collect Your Personal Information And For What Purpose

We collect your personal information in various ways, including directly from you, through your browser or device, via cookies, from service providers, business partners, affiliates, or other third parties. Please note that we do not sell your personal information to third parties.

The information we collect is used for several purposes based on your interactions with us:

Service Provision: To provide you with our services or products, including issuing invoices and statements.
Account Management: To create, maintain, or secure your account with us.
Transaction Processing: To handle your requests, purchases, transactions, and payments.
Communication: To update you about your account, our products, and services.
Marketing and Advertising: To promote our new products and offers via email or social media, answer your queries, and understand your needs and preferences.
Website Improvement: To enhance our website, products, services, content, and advertising, and tailor them to your interests.
Data Analysis: To analyze user demographics, data, and usage trends.
Social Sharing: To assist you in sharing our content, products, services, and your experience on social media.
Employment: To evaluate you as a candidate if you apply for a job with us.
Security: To protect our website, products, and services from misuse and ensure overall security.
Fraud Prevention: To process payments and prevent theft and fraud.
Business Transactions: To manage business changes such as mergers, acquisitions, or sales of assets, where customer information might be transferred. You will be notified of any such changes and your rights regarding your personal information.
Legal Compliance: To meet legal obligations and enforce our terms and agreements.
Business Operations: To handle business changes like mergers, dissolutions, or similar transactions where personal information may be transferred as part of the assets.

We may also use your information in other ways for which we provide specific notice at the time of collection and may combine different types of information for the above purposes.

We do not sell your personal information to third parties and have not done so in the past. We also do not plan to sell your personal information in the future.

Under the CCPA and CPRA, you have the right to opt out of sharing your personal information. To exercise your rights under California law, please submit a verifiable consumer request via our contact form at klyxmedia.com/contact.

Only you, or an authorized representative, can make verifiable consumer requests related to your personal information. Your request must include sufficient details, such as your name, address, and country, to help us verify your identity and understand your request. We cannot respond to your request or provide personal information until we confirm your identity and that the information pertains to you. We will make every effort to respond within 30 days of receiving your request.

Please note that there are some exceptions under California privacy rights that may allow us to refuse certain requests. We are obligated to respect these rights only if we are acting as a business under the CCPA/CPRA.

California’s “SHINE THE LIGHT” Act

Under California’s “Shine the Light Act,” you have the right to request information about how we share certain categories of your personal information with third parties for their marketing purposes. We may disclose your personal information to our affiliates or other related third parties, such as service providers and vendors, to help us deliver the products and services offered on our website. When we share this information, it remains confidential and is used solely for the purposes outlined in this policy and in compliance with the law.

Do Not Track Signals

This privacy notice for California residents adds to the information provided in previous sections of this privacy policy. California and Delaware laws require us to inform you about our stance on “Do Not Track” settings in your browser. Please be aware that we do not monitor or respond to Do Not Track requests from browsers.

You can manage Do Not Track settings in your browser by enabling or disabling this feature. This setting signals websites not to track your online activities. To adjust it, go to the “Privacy” or “Security” tab in your browser’s settings menu. Depending on your browser, you may find this option under “Do Not Track Requests” or a similar name.

Data Retention

We will keep your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or allowed by law. Additionally, we may retain and use your information to continue providing our products and services, meet legal and accounting obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.

Security

We are committed to protecting your personal information and strive to adhere to commercial industry standards to secure both voluntarily and automatically submitted data. However, no method of Internet transmission is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security for your information. When you make a credit card purchase or complete a transaction on our website, you will be redirected to a third-party vendor to finalize the purchase. Any information provided during this process is not stored on our website but is handled directly by the third-party vendor.

By using this website, you agree to hold us harmless for any security breaches or unauthorized use of your personal information by third parties. We also cannot be held responsible for any unauthorized disclosure of your information through our website without our knowledge or consent.

Privacy Policy Updates

This privacy policy is effective as of [Jul-18-2024] and may be updated or modified as necessary. It is your responsibility to periodically review this page for any changes. Any updates to the privacy policy will be effective once we publish the revised terms. By continuing to use our website after any changes are posted, you accept and agree to the updated privacy policy.

Contact

For any questions or comments about this privacy policy, please reach out to us via klyxmedia.com/contact.