I. Collection and Use of Personal
Information. HALT Cyber (also referred to herein as “HALT”)
may collect personal information from You. Personal information is information
relating to an identifiable person who can, by virtue of such information, be
directly or indirectly identified. You may be asked to provide Your personal
information anytime You are in contact with HALT may combine it with other
information to provide and improve our products, services, content, and
advertising. You are not required to provide the personal information that we
have requested, but, if You chose not to do so, in many cases we will not be
able to provide You with our products or services or respond to any queries You
may have.
II. What personal information we
collect
● When You create a HALT User Account, purchase a product, download an update, or contact us, we collect a variety of information, including Your name, mailing address, phone number, e-mail address, and contact preferences. When payment, or payment information, is required, we will direct You to submit credit card information through a third-party such as Stripe, Sagepay or PayPal.
III. How we use Your personal
information.
● The personal information we collect allows us to keep You posted on HALT’ latest product announcements, updates, and upcoming events. If You don’t want to be on our mailing list, You can opt out anytime by navigating to the unsubscribe link in the last e-mail You received from HALT. You will have the option to unsubscribe from an individual list, or from all HALT lists.
● We also use personal information to help us create, develop, operate, deliver, and improve our products, services, content and advertising, and for loss prevention and anti-fraud purposes.
● We may use Your personal information, including date of birth, to verify identity, assist with identification of users, and to determine appropriate services. For example, we may use date of birth to determine the age of HALT Account holders.
● From time to time, we may use Your personal information to send important notices, such as communications about purchases and changes to our terms, conditions, and policies. Because this information is important to Your interaction with HALT, You may not opt out of receiving these communications.
● We may also use personal information for internal purposes such as auditing, data analysis, and research to improve HALT’ products, services, and customer communications.
IV. Collection and Use of
Non-Personal Information. We also collect data in a form that does not
identify any specific individual. We may collect, use, transfer, and disclose
non-personal information for any purpose. The following are some examples of
non-personal information that we collect and how we may use it:
● We may collect information regarding customer activities on any of our websites. This information is aggregated and used to help us provide more useful information to our customers and to understand which parts of our website, products, and services are of most interest. Aggregated data is non personal information.
● We may collect and store details of how You use our services. This information may be used to improve the relevancy of results provided by our services.
V. Cookies and Other Technologies. HALT’s websites, e-mail messages, and
advertisements may use “cookies” and other technologies such as tracking,
re-marketing tags, and pixels based on context, e.g., a search query, a channel
You are reading, or inferred interests. These technologies help us better
understand user behaviour, tell us which parts of our websites people have
visited, and facilitate and measure the effectiveness of advertisements and web
searches. We treat information collected by cookies and other technologies as
non-personal information. We design and target advertising based on how You interact
with HALT. If You do not wish to receive ads targeted to Your interests from
HALT’, You can choose to limit ad tracking, which will opt Your HALT ID out of
receiving such ads regardless of what device You are using. You may still see
ads based on context like a search query or a channel You are reading. HALT and
our partners also use cookies and other technologies to remember how You use
our website and software. Our goal in these cases is to make Your experience
with HALT more convenient and personal, and provide You better customer
service. To limit ad tracking, you may opt-out by clicking on this tool
for (USA) or this tool
for (EU) both of which are not directly HALT-affiliated. You may also use Your
browser’s settings to disable cookies and other tracking tools. Please note
that certain features of the HALT website will not be available once cookies
are disabled.
We
gather some information automatically and store it in log files. This
information includes Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, browser type and
language, Internet service provider (ISP), referring and exit websites and
applications, operating system, date/time stamp, and clickstream data. We use
this information to administer the site, to learn about user behaviour on the
site, to improve our product and services, and to gather demographic
information about our user base as a whole. HALT may use this information in
our marketing and advertising services.
In
some cases we use a “click-through URL” linked to content on the HALT website.
When customers click one of these URLs, they pass through a separate web server
before arriving at the destination page on our website. We track this click-through
data to help us determine interest in particular topics and measure the
effectiveness of our marketing communications. We also use it to account for
Affiliate activity and pay Affiliate commissions and bonuses.
VI. Disclosure to Third Parties. At times HALT may make certain personal
information available to strategic partners that work with HALT to provide
products and services, or that help HALT market to customers. Personal
information will only be shared by HALT to provide or improve our products,
services and advertising; it will not be shared with third parties for their
marketing purposes.
● Affiliates. HALT will provide Your email address to affiliates or users who refer You to us, or through whom You create a HALT account.
● Service Providers. HALT shares personal information with companies who provide services such as information processing, fulfilling customer orders, delivering products to You, managing and enhancing customer data, providing customer service, and assessing Your interest in our products and services. Finally, HALT also shares Your information with financial institutions who provide payment (both to and from You) services.
● Legal. It may be necessary − by law, litigation, or requests from government authorities within or outside Your country of residence − for HALT to disclose Your personal information. We may also disclose information about You if we determine that for purposes of national security, law enforcement, or other issues of public importance, disclosure is necessary or appropriate. We may also disclose information about You if we determine that disclosure is reasonably necessary to enforce our terms and conditions or protect our operations or users.
● Corporate Change. Additionally, in the event of a reorganization, merger, or sale of HALT we may transfer any and all personal information we collect to the relevant third party.
VII. Protection of Personal
Information. HALT takes the security of Your personal
information very seriously. When Your personal data is stored by HALT, we use
computer systems with limited access housed in facilities using physical
security measures. When You use some HALT products and services that by their
nature are public facing, such as when You post on a HALT forum, the personal
information and content You share is visible to other users and can be read,
collected, or used by them. You are responsible for the personal information
You choose to share or submit in these instances. For example, if You list Your
name and e-mail address in a forum posting, that information is public. Please
take care when using these features.
VIII. Retention of Personal Information.
HALT will retain Your personal information for as long as You have a HALT
account. After Your HALT account is terminated, we will retain Your personal
information for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this
Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by
law.
IX. Access to Personal Information.
You can help ensure that Your contact information and preferences are accurate,
complete, and up to date by logging in to Your account at https://www.haltcyber.com/my-account/.
For other personal information we hold, we will provide You with access
(including a copy) upon Your request. We may decline to process requests that
are frivolous, vexatious, jeopardize the privacy of others, are extremely
impractical, or for which access is not otherwise required by local law.
Access, correction, or deletion requests can be made by contacting [email protected].
X. Children & Education.
We understand the importance of taking extra precautions to protect the privacy
and safety of children using HALT products and services. Children under the age
of 18, are not permitted to create their own HALT IDs; instead, a parent must
obtain the account and provide the parent’s information to HALT. If we learn
that we have collected the personal information of a child under 18 we will
delete the information as soon as possible.
XI. Third Party Sites and Services.
HALT websites, products, applications, and services may contain links to
third-party websites, products, and services. Our products and services may
also use or offer products or services from third parties. Information
collected by third parties is governed by their privacy practices. We encourage
You to learn about the privacy practices of those third parties.
XII. Your Rights Under the GDPR.
If You are a citizen or a resident of a country in the European Union, the GDPR
grants You the following rights:
1. a. Access to Your Personal Data. You have the right to receive a copy of Your personal data that is subject to processing by HALT. Ordinary requests will be granted without charge to You within one calendar month of when You make the request. In cases of excessive, unreasonable, or repeated requests HALT may charge You a reasonable fee and may require additional time to grant Your request. Also, HALT may use reasonable means to confirm Your identity before granting any request for data so as to prevent granting fraudulent requests. To request a copy of Your personal data, please contact us by e-mail at [email protected].
2. b. To have Your Data Corrected. If Your personal data is erroneous or outdated, You have the right to have it corrected. To do so, please contact HALT via e-mail at [email protected], or simply log in to Your account at https://www.haltcyber.com/my-account/.
3. c. To be Forgotten. You have the right to be forgotten by HALT. You may exercise this right by e-mailing us at [email protected]. We will comply with Your request, at no charge to You, within one calendar month by deleting Your account, along with all of Your personally-identifiable data that is subject to any HALT processing. Naturally, after we grant Your request You will not have access to any HALT products or services unless and until You open a new HALT account. HALT may use reasonable means to confirm Your identity before granting any request for data so as to prevent the granting of fraudulent requests.
4. d. To Restrict Processing of Your Data. You can request that Your data not be processed via HALT partners. You can make that request by e-mailing us at [email protected] and, if you wish, you can even specify which third parties to restrict from processing Your data. We will respond to Your request, at no charge to You, within thirty (30) days from when You make Your request. Please be advised that some of our partners, e.g. Stripe, Sagepay, PayPal, are essential to HALT services, so that if You block processing by them, HALT’ services may be unavailable to You.
5. e. Portability. You have the right to receive a copy of Your personal data that is subject to processing by HALT in a portable format, or to have it transferred directly from HALT to another party. Ordinary requests will be granted without charge to You within one calendar month of when You make the request. HALT may use reasonable means to confirm Your identity before granting any request to transfer data to You or another party so as to prevent granting fraudulent requests. To request a copy of Your personal data in a portable format, or to request a direct transfer of Your data, please contact us by e-mail at [email protected].
XIII. Our Companywide Commitment to
Your Privacy. To make sure Your personal information
is secure, we communicate our privacy and security guidelines to HALT employees
and strictly enforce privacy safeguards within the company.
XIV. Privacy Questions.
If You have any questions or concerns about HALT’ Privacy Policy or data
processing or if You would like to make a complaint about a possible breach of
local privacy laws, please contact us at [email protected].
When a privacy question or an access or download request is received we have a
team dedicated to addressing the specific concern or query which You are
seeking to raise. In responding to Your request, we may need to request more
information from You. If You are unsatisfied with the response You receive, You
may refer Your complaint to the relevant regulator in Your jurisdiction. If You
ask us, we will endeavour to provide You with information about relevant
complaint avenues which may be applicable to Your circumstances. If You live in
the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, or Switzerland, and You wish to
contact us regarding questions or to exercise Your statutory rights, please
contact us at [email protected].
XV. Updates to the Policy. HALT may update its Privacy Policy and this GDPR Policy from time to time, as posted on our website.
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