SecondVersion.com takes your privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy describes the policies of SecondVersion.com on the collection, use and disclosure of your information that we collect when you use our website ( https://www.secondversion.com ) (the “Service”). By accessing or using the Service, you are consenting to the collection, use and disclosure of your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you do not consent to the same, please do not access or use the Service.
We may modify this Privacy Policy at any time without any prior notice to you and will post the revised Privacy Policy on the Service. The revised Policy will be effective 180 days from when the revised Policy is posted in the Service and your continued access or use of the Service after such time will constitute your acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy. We therefore recommend that you periodically review this page.
Routine Information Collection:
All web servers track basic information about their visitors. This information includes, but is not limited to, IP addresses, browser details, timestamps and referring pages. None of this information can personally identify specific visitors to this site. The information is tracked for routine administration and maintenance purposes.
Information We Collect:
The information collected depends on your use of this Service.
We will collect and process the following personal information about you should you decide to make use of our Contact Form:
- Name
We will collect and process the following personal information about you should you decide to make use of our user to comment system:
- Name
- Website URL (optional)
Please see How We Use Your Information for more details.
How We Use Your Information:
We will use the information that we collect about you for the following purposes:
- Feedback collection via Contact Form
- Comment system
If we want to use your information for any other purpose, we will ask you for consent and will use your information only on receiving your consent and then, only for the purpose(s) for which grant consent unless we are required to do otherwise by law.
How We Share Your Information:
We will not transfer your personal information to any third party without seeking your consent, except in limited circumstances as described below:
- Analytics
- Comment System Spam Protection
- Contact Form Spam Protection
- Bot Protection
See Cookies, Web Beacons, and Other Data Collection further down in this policy for more details.
We require such third party’s to use the personal information we transfer to them only for the purpose for which it was transferred and not to retain it for longer than is required for fulfilling the said purpose.
We may also disclose your personal information for the following: (1) to comply with applicable law, regulation, court order or other legal process; (2) to enforce your agreements with us, including this Privacy Policy; or (3) to respond to claims that your use of the Service violates any third-party rights. If the Service or our company is merged or acquired with another company, your information will be one of the assets that is transferred to the new owner.
Retention Of Your Information:
We will retain your personal information with us for 90 days to 2 years after user accounts remain idle or for as long as we need it to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected as detailed in this Privacy Policy. We may need to retain certain information for longer periods such as record-keeping / reporting in accordance with applicable law or for other legitimate reasons like enforcement of legal rights, fraud prevention, etc. Residual anonymous information and aggregate information, neither of which identifies you (directly or indirectly), may be stored indefinitely.
Your Rights:
Depending on the law that applies, you may have a right to access and rectify or erase your personal data or receive a copy of your personal data, restrict or object to the active processing of your data, ask us to share (port) your personal information to another entity, withdraw any consent you provided to us to process your data, a right to lodge a complaint with a statutory authority and such other rights as may be relevant under applicable laws. To exercise these rights, you can write to us at [email protected]. We will respond to your request in accordance with applicable law.
Do note that if you do not allow us to collect or process the required personal information or withdraw the consent to process the same for the required purposes, you may not be able to access or use the services for which your information was sought.
Cookies, Web Beacons, and Other Data Collection:
Where necessary, SecondVersion.com uses cookies to store information about a visitor’s preferences and history in order to better serve the visitor and/or present the visitor with customized content.
Advertising partners and other third parties may also use cookies, scripts and/or web beacons to track visitors to our site in order to display advertisements and other useful information. Such tracking is done directly by the third parties through their own servers and is subject to their own privacy policies. You may opt out of some third-party vendor’s use of cookies for interest-based advertising by visiting aboutads.info.
Our partners include:
- Analytics
- Google.com (Google Analytics, see Google’s Privacy Policy for more details.)
- Spam/Bot Protection
- Akismet (see how your comment data is processed.)
- Cloudflare, Cloudflare Turnstile (see their Trust Hub for more information.)
For further information on our use of cookies, please review our Cookie Policy.
Security:
The security of your information is important to us and we will use reasonable security measures to prevent the loss, misuse or unauthorized alteration of your information under our control. However, given the inherent risks, we cannot guarantee absolute security and consequently, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us and you do so at your own risk.
Third Party Links & Use Of Your Information:
Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. This Privacy Policy does not address the privacy policy and other practices of any third parties, including any third party operating any website or service that may be accessible via a link on the Service. 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.
Children’s Information:
We believe it is important to provide added protection for children online. We encourage parents and guardians to spend time online with their children to observe, participate in and/or monitor and guide their online activity. SecondVersion.com does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13. If a parent or guardian believes that the Service has in its database the personally-identifiable information of a child under the age of 13, please contact us immediately and we will use our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.
Controlling Your Privacy:
Note that you can change your browser settings to disable cookies if you have privacy concerns. Disabling cookies for all sites is not recommended as it may interfere with your use of some sites. The best option is to disable or enable cookies on a per-site basis. Consult your browser documentation for instructions on how to block cookies and other tracking mechanisms.
Contact Information
If you have any queries or concerns about the processing of your information that is available with us, you may email Eric Sizemore at [email protected].
We will address your concerns in accordance with applicable law.
You may also use our contact form here.
Updates:
This Privacy Policy was last updated on: Wednesday, November 12th, 2024. Should we update, amend or make any changes to our privacy policy, those changes will be posted here.
- November 12th, 2024
- Removed Adsense as a partner
- Added Akismet and Cloudflare as partners
- Added new sections:
- How We Use Your Information
- How We Share Your Information
- Retention Of Your Information
- Your Rights
- Security
- Third Party Links & Use Of Your Information
- Added / improved clarity of policy through the various sections
- September 6th, 2020
- Added Adsense.
- March 29th, 2018
- Removed Adsense and Amazon as partners, as I no longer use these services.
- August 29th, 2017
- Added new sections: Children’s Information, Consent, and Update
- Added information regarding usage of the Amazon Affiliate program.
Credits/Thanks
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