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Privacy Policy

Introduction

Takedeals respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy will inform you as to how Takedeals (“we/us/our”) looks after your personal data when you visit our website https://takedeals.com/ and services (regardless of where you visit it from) and tell you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you. 

1. Controller and Data Protection Officer

The data controller is:  

Takedeals as described in your contractual relationship with Takedeals.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding your personal data, please contact us at data-support@takedeals.com.

2. The data we collect 

Personal data, or personal information, means any information about an individual from which that person can be identified. It does not include data where the identity has been removed (anonymous data).

In the course of providing our business services we may collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of personal data about the following categories of the Data Subjects:

  • our current or prospective customers (publishers) and their end users
  • our website visitors and users

(Together Data Subjects)

We have grouped the personal data that we may process about our publishers or their users together as follows:

  • Identity and Contact Data where applicable may include the first name, last name, username or email.
  • Technical Data includes internet protocol (IP) address, login data, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform, Referrer URLs, online identifiers, and other technology on the devices used to access this website and services or for tracking conversion purposes. 
  • Financial Data  includes bank account and payment details.
  • Profile Data includes username and password.
  • Usage Data includes information about how you  use our website and services.
  • Marketing and Communications Data includes your preferences in receiving marketing from us and our third parties and your communication preferences.

We do not knowingly collect any Special Categories of Personal Data about you or your subscribers (this includes details about your or your subscribers’ race or ethnicity, religious or philosophical beliefs, sex life, sexual orientation, political opinions, trade union membership, information about health, and genetic and biometric data). Nor do we collect any information about criminal convictions and offences.

If you fail to provide personal data

Where we need to collect personal data by law, or under the contractual relationship we have with you, and you fail to provide that data when requested, we may not be able to perform the contractual relationship we have or are trying to enter into with you (for example, to provide you with our services). In this case, we may have to cancel the service you have with us but we will notify you if this is the case at the time.

Third-party links

This website may include links to third-party websites, plug-ins and applications. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy statements. When you leave our website, we encourage you to read the privacy policy of every website you visit.

Cookies

Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site.

A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer if you agree. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer’s hard drive.

We use the following cookies:

  • Strictly necessary cookies. These are cookies that are required for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our website, use a shopping cart or make use of e-billing services.
  • Analytical or performance cookies. These allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
  • Functionality cookies. These are used to recognise you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalize our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).

Tracking pixels are very small images or small pieces of data embedded in images, also known as “pixel tags” or “clear GIFs”, that can recognize Cookies, the time and date a page is viewed, a description of the page where the pixel tag is placed, and similar information from your computer or device.

Cookies used on our website are categorized on our Consent Management Platform displayed when you first visit our website and you can read about each category and allow or deny some or all of them, except for Necessary Cookies which are required to provide core website functionality. When categories that have been previously allowed are disabled, all cookies assigned to that category will be removed from your browser. 

In addition you can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this website may become inaccessible or not function properly. 

If you don’t consent to the deployment of cookies or delete cookies from your device, this may affect your ability to use the website or individual functionalities.

You can also manage many companies’ cookies used for online advertising via the consumer choice tools created under self-regulation programs in many countries, such as the US-based Your Ad Choices page or the EU-based Your Online Choices.

2.1  If you are the visitor of our website https://takedeals.com/

We will collect the following data about you: Technical data 

2.2 If you are Takedeals Publisher

We will process the following categories of data about you:

  • Identity and Contact Data 
  • Technical Data 
  • Financial Data 
  • Profile Data
  • Usage Data 
  • Marketing and Communications Data 

2.3 If you are user of publishers’ platforms

We use anonymised technical data  to track conversions (leads and sales) and to allocate them to proper Publishers. Doing so is necessary as part of our contract with our counterparties and third parties (affiliate networks and publishers). 

3. How is your personal data collected?

We use different methods to collect data from and about our data subjects including through:

  • Direct interactions. When our publishers provide us their Identity, Contact, Profile, Financial and Transaction Data when they register for our services or by corresponding with us by email or otherwise. This includes personal data they provide when they:
  • apply to use our services;
  • create an account on our website;
  • request marketing to be sent to you;
  • enter a survey; or
  • give us feedback or contact us.
  • Automated technologies or interactions. As our publishers or their users interact with our website or services, we will automatically collect Technical Data by using cookies, tracking pixels, scripts, server logs and other similar technologies.
  • Third parties or publicly available sources. We may receive personal data about you from various third parties including various third parties including companies of our Group (Please consult clause 11 GLOSSARY).

4. How we use your personal data and lawful basis for processing

We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your personal data in the following circumstances:

  • Where we need to perform the contractual relationship we are about to enter into or have entered into with you.
  • Where it is necessary for our legitimate interests (or those of a third party) and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests.
  • Based on your consent

Please visit section 11 (GLOSSARY) to find out more about the types of lawful basis that we will rely on to process your personal data.

Purposes for which we will use your personal data

  • To register you as a new customer
  • To deliver our services, including managing charges and fees where applicable
  • To manage our relationship with you which may include asking you to leave a review or take a survey
  • To administer and protect our business and this website (including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, system maintenance, support, reporting and hosting of data)  
  • To use data analytics to improve our website, products/services, customer relationships and experiences
  • To comply with our legal obligations. We may process your information to comply with our legal obligations, respond to legal requests, and exercise, establish, or defend our legal rights.

Newsletters

You will receive newsletters from us if you have requested information from us and you have not opted out of receiving them.

Opting out

You can ask us stop sending you newsletters at any time by following the opt-out links on any newsletter sent to you,  by changing the notification settings in your account or by contacting us at any time. 

5. Disclosures of your personal data

We may share your personal data with the parties set out below for the purposes set out in section 4 above.

  • Internal Third Parties as set out in clause 11 (Glossary).
  • External Third Parties as set out in clause 11 (Glossary).
  • Third parties to whom we may choose to sell, transfer or merge parts of our business or our assets. Alternatively, we may seek to acquire other businesses or merge with them. If a change happens to our business, then the new owners may use your personal data in the same way as set out in this privacy policy. If we are acquired by or merged with a third party, we reserve the right, in either of these circumstances, to transfer or assign the information we have collected from you as part of such a merger, acquisition, sale, or other change of control.

We require all third parties to respect the security of your personal data and to treat it in accordance with the law. We do not allow our third-party service providers to use your personal data for their own purposes and only permit them to process your personal data for specified purposes and in accordance with our instructions.

6. Data security

We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorised way, altered or disclosed. In addition, we limit access to your personal data to those employees, agents, contractors and other third parties who have a business need to know. They will only process your personal data on our instructions and they are subject to a duty of confidentiality.

We have put in place procedures to deal with any suspected personal data breach and will notify you and any applicable regulator of a breach where we are legally required to do so.

Your personal data may be encrypted before transmission in certain cases (e.g., processing your login data). This means that communication between your device and our servers will include recognized encryption measures if your browser supports doing so.

7. International transfers

We may share your personal data within the Group. This may involve transferring your data outside the EU. We only transfer personal data to third countries where we can ensure the careful handling of personal data by employing contractual agreements or other suitable guarantees, such as certifications or proven compliance with international security standards. 

8. Data retention

We will only retain your personal data for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, regulatory, tax, accounting or reporting requirements. We may retain your personal data for a longer period in the event of a complaint or if we reasonably believe there is a prospect of litigation in respect to our relationship with you.

To determine the appropriate retention period for personal data, we consider the amount, nature and sensitivity of the personal data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorised use or disclosure of your personal data, the purposes for which we process your personal data and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal, regulatory, tax, accounting or other requirements.

9. User Rights

Under certain circumstances, you have rights under data protection laws in relation to your personal data.

Request access to your personal data (commonly known as a “data subject access request”). This enables you to receive a copy of the personal data we hold about you and to check that we are lawfully processing it.

Request correction of the personal data that we hold about you. This enables you to have any incomplete or inaccurate data we hold about you corrected, though we may need to verify the accuracy of the new data you provide to us.

Request erasure of your personal data. This enables you to ask us to delete or remove personal data where there is no good reason for us continuing to process it. You also have the right to ask us to delete or remove your personal data where you have successfully exercised your right to object to processing (see below), where we may have processed your information unlawfully or where we are required to erase your personal data to comply with local law. Note, however, that we may not always be able to comply with your request of erasure for specific legal reasons which will be notified to you, if applicable, at the time of your request. We may restrict processing instead of erasing your data where it is legally not allowed to erase (e.g., legal obligations to maintain your personal data).

Object to processing of your personal data where we are relying on a legitimate interest (or those of a third party) and there is something about your particular situation which makes you want to object to processing on this ground as you feel it impacts on your fundamental rights and freedoms. You also have the right to object where we are processing your personal data for direct marketing purposes. In some cases, we may demonstrate that we have compelling legitimate grounds to process your information which override your rights and freedoms.

Request restriction of processing of your personal data. This enables you to ask us to suspend the processing of your personal data in the following scenarios:

  • If you want us to establish the data’s accuracy.
  • Where our use of the data is unlawful but you do not want us to erase it.
  • Where you need us to hold the data even if we no longer require it as you need it to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.
  • You have objected to our use of your data but we need to verify whether we have overriding legitimate grounds to use it.

Request the transfer of your personal data to you or to a third party. We will provide to you, or a third party you have chosen, your personal data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format. Note that this right only applies to automated information which you initially provided consent for us to use or where we used the information to perform a contract with you. 

The right to withdraw your consent at any time in the event of any consent-based processing of your personal data without affecting the lawfulness of processing said data based on consent before your withdrawal

The right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

You may exercise your legal rights by contacting us via email at data-support@takedeals.com

If you are registered as a publisher or an advertiser on our website, you may access your account and correct or delete some of your data by yourself.

While observing applicable privacy legislation, we will erase your data without any action required by you if retention of your data is no longer necessary for the purpose pursued or retention is no longer allowed for any legal reason. We may restrict processing instead of erasing your data where it is legally not allowed to erase (e.g., legal obligations to maintain your personal data).

10. Amendments

We may modify this Privacy Policy and our data security provisions at any time, particularly if new laws and/or regulations need to be adopted or if we regard amendments as reasonable.

11. Glossary

LAWFUL BASIS

Legitimate Interest means the interest of our business in conducting and managing our business to enable us to give you the best service/product and the best and most secure experience. We make sure we consider and balance any potential impact on you (both positive and negative) and your rights before we process your personal data for our legitimate interests. We do not use your personal data for activities where our interests are overridden by the impact on you (unless we have your consent or are otherwise required or permitted to by law). You can obtain further information about how we assess our legitimate interests against any potential impact on you in respect of specific activities by contacting us.

Performance of Contract means processing your data where it is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party or to take steps at your request before entering into such a contract.

Comply with a legal obligation means processing your personal data where it is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation that we are subject to.

THIRD PARTIES

Internal Third Parties

Other companies affiliated with us acting as joint controllers or processors (the Group).

External Third Parties

  • Service providers acting as processors, for example, our hosting services providers, email sending services (For example Mindbox), order providers
  • Tax regulators and other authorities who require reporting of processing activities in certain circumstances.
  • Payment processors

12. Questions/Contacts

For all questions and requests related to the security of your personal data data-support@takedeals.com.