What data do we collect and how do we collect it?
We may collect and process the following types of data from you:- Data that you provide to us voluntarily, such as your name, email address, and other contact details, when you register as a user on our website, subscribe to our newsletter, participate in our quizzes, polls, forums, or surveys, or contact us with any inquiries or feedback.
- Data that we collect automatically, such as your IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, referral source, pages visited, duration of visit, and other technical and statistical information, when you access and use our website and our services. We use cookies and other similar technologies to collect this data. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. They help us to improve our website and our services, to provide you with a personalised and tailored experience, and to deliver relevant and targeted advertisements.
- Data that we obtain from third parties, such as Google and its partners, who provide us with advertising services. These third parties may use cookies and other similar technologies to collect data about your browsing activities, preferences, and interests, and to deliver advertisements that are relevant and tailored to you.
How do we use your data?
We may use your data for the following purposes:- To provide you with our website and our services, and to fulfil your requests and inquiries.
- To communicate with you about our website and our services, and to send you newsletters, updates, offers, and promotions, if you have consented to receive them.
- To improve and optimise our website and our services, and to measure and analyse their performance and effectiveness.
- To personalise and enhance your experience on our website and our services, and to tailor the content and advertisements that we display to you.
- To protect and secure our website and our services, and to prevent and detect fraud, abuse, or illegal activities.
- To comply with our legal obligations, to enforce our terms and conditions, and to protect our rights and interests.
How do we share your data?
We may share your data with the following parties:- Google and its partners, who provide us with advertising services. These third parties may use cookies and other similar technologies to collect data about your browsing activities, preferences, and interests, and to deliver advertisements that are relevant and tailored to you.
- Other third-party service providers, who help us to operate and maintain our website and our services, such as hosting, analytics, email marketing, and customer support. These third parties may have access to your data only to the extent necessary to perform their functions, and they are contractually obligated to protect and secure your data and to use it only for the purposes for which it was disclosed to them.
- Other users, if you choose to post or share any content or information on our website, such as in our quizzes, polls, forums, or surveys. Please note that any content or information that you post or share on our website may become publicly available and may be viewed, collected, and used by other users or third parties. We are not responsible for the privacy or security of any content or information that you post or share on our website, and we advise you to exercise caution and discretion when doing so.
- Other parties, if we are required or permitted to do so by law, regulation, or legal process, such as a court order or a subpoena, or if we believe that such disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect our rights, interests, or property, or the rights, interests, or property of others, or to prevent or investigate fraud, abuse, or illegal activities.
How do we protect your data?
We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect and secure your data from unauthorised access, use, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your data. We urge you to take steps to protect your data as well, such as by choosing a strong password, keeping it confidential, and logging out of your account when you are done using our website and our services.How long do we keep your data?
We keep your data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which we collected it, or as required or permitted by law. When we no longer need your data, we will delete it or anonymize it in accordance with our data retention policies and procedures.What are your rights and choices regarding your data?
You have the following rights and choices regarding your data:- You can access, review, update, correct, or delete your data, or request a copy of your data, by logging into your account on our website, or by contacting us at "contact@sciphytech.com".
- You can opt out of receiving newsletters, updates, offers, and promotions from us, by clicking on the unsubscribe link in the email, or by contacting us at "contact@sciphytech.com".
- You can manage your cookie preferences, by following the instructions in our Cookie Policy, or by adjusting the settings of your browser or device.
- You can opt out of Google’s use of cookies for advertising purposes, by visiting the Google Ads Settings page, or by using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
- You can opt out of interest-based advertising from other third-party ad networks, by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative Opt-Out page, or the Digital Advertising Alliance Opt-Out page.
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):
If you are a resident of the European Union, you have the following additional rights and choices regarding your data under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):- You can withdraw your consent to our processing of your data at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of the processing before the withdrawal.
- You can request the restriction of our processing of your data, or object to our processing of your data, on certain grounds, such as for direct marketing purposes, or when the processing is based on our legitimate interests.
- You can request the portability of your data, which means that you can receive your data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, and transmit it to another controller, when the processing is based on your consent or a contract, and is carried out by automated means.
- You can lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, if you believe that our processing of your data violates the GDPR or any other applicable laws or regulations.
CCPA and CalOPPA:
If you are a resident of California, you have the following additional rights and choices regarding your data under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA):- You can request the disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal information that we have collected about you, the sources from which we have collected it, the purposes for which we have collected and used it, and the categories of third parties with whom we have shared it, in the past 12 months.
- You can request the deletion of your personal information that we have collected from you, subject to certain exceptions, such as when we need to retain it for legal or business purposes.
- You can opt out of the sale of your personal information to third parties, if applicable. We do not sell your personal information to third parties, but we may share it with third parties who provide us with advertising services, as described above. If you consider this as a sale of your personal information, you can opt out of it by contacting us at sciphytech@gmail.com.
- You can exercise your rights without being discriminated against by us, such as by being denied our website and our services, or being charged different prices or rates, or being provided with a different quality or level of our website and our services.
