EKT Interactive Privacy Policy:
As of 22 July 2019
EKT Interactive owns and operates www.ektinteractive.com and respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy describes the types of information we may collect and explains our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information we receive from our visitors/users of the site. We use your personal information only for providing and improving the site. As described below, it is never disclosed to third parties without your consent. By using the site, you agree to the collection and use of information by this policy.
Information We Collect:
EKT Interactive collects the following types of information:
- Information you provide when registering for our products and services, posting on our Discussion/Forums, or contacting our Customer Service.
- Information collected when you set up an EKT Interactive account including your name, password, and email address. Passwords are collected and stored in an encrypted format by an automated process.
- Your IP address and non-identifying information about your use of EKT Interactive site may be collected automatically using tracking technologies, such as cookies. Your website browser software can be set to reject all cookies. However, cookies can allow you to take advantage of some of the site’s essential features, which may not work if you reject cookies.
- Information collected when you make a content purchase, including your billing address, payment information. As noted below under “Payment Gateways”, payment information such as your credit/debit card number is provided through a secure tunnel interface directly to a third party payment processor, and is not accessible to or collected by us.
You may always choose not to provide personal information, but if you so choose, some of our website services may not be available to you.
How We Use Your Information:
EKT Interactive uses the information we collect for the following purposes:
- To provide you with the products and services you request.
- To process your transactions.
- To communicate with you about your transactions, and services including transaction-related communications such as welcome letters, billing reminders, and purchase confirmations.
- To send you a newsletter or information about similar and/or related products and services.
- To customize and improve your experience on our website.
- To generally improve our site and other internal business purposes.
- To notify and report to authorities under our legal obligations.
You may choose to stop receiving our newsletter or marketing emails by following the unsubscribe instructions included in these emails.
Information We Share:
EKT Interactive does not sell or disclose your personal data to third parties without your consent, except:
- To third-party service providers to provide services and information on our sites, including online marketing and advertising, such as Google Ads.
- To third-party service providers to perform the processing of payments, to provide data storage, processing or management, to host website or computer servers, and to fulfill orders. Those third-party service providers (i) are permitted to obtain only the personal information they need to provide the service, (ii) are required by EKT Interactive to protect personal information to the same extent as EKT Interactive and as required by applicable law, including, if they process personal information of persons residing in the EU, the GDPR, (iii) are permitted to use such personal information only for the purposes for which it is provided to them, and (iv) are prohibited from using it for any other purpose.
- To governing regulatory authorities or as may otherwise be necessary for EKT Interactive to comply with a legal obligation or demand.
Payment:
We have arrangements with Stripe as the payment gateway for our customers to finalize and pay for their purchases. You will provide your credit/debit card information directly to the payment gateway through a secure API tunnel and it is not accessible to or collected by us. The applicable payment gateway’s privacy policy will apply to the information you provide to them.
Cookies:
We may use cookies and other tracking technologies to facilitate use of the website, for example, to keep track of information regarding website users’ preferences, website activity, and profile information and the IP address of the devices used to access the website. The information enables us to link such information to the website users accounts and provides verification of their identifying information. Cookies and other tracking technologies are also used to collect general usage and volume statistical information that does not include personal information.
Most web browsers automatically accept cookies but provide controls that allow you to block or delete them. Instructions for blocking or deleting cookies in other browsers may be available in each browser’s privacy or help documentation. But please be aware that certain features and capabilities of the Website depend on cookies, so if you choose to block cookies, you may not be able to use those features or capabilities, and your preferences that are dependent on cookies may be lost. If you choose to delete cookies, settings and preferences controlled by those cookies will be deleted and may need to be recreated.
Website Analytics:
We use third-party website analytic services, including Google Analytics and other tools, to gather information about how you and others use our Website, and to facilitate Website users use of the Website. For example, we will know how many users access a specific page and which links they clicked on. We may use this aggregated information to understand and optimize how our website is used and the information regarding your activity on the website to assess your content and other needs so that we may offer content and/or services to meet such needs. To find out more about Google Analytics please visit: support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245.
Links to Other Internet Sites:
Our website includes links to other Internet sites whose privacy practices may differ from those of EKT Interactive. If you submit personal information to any of those sites, your information is governed by their privacy policies. We encourage you to carefully read the privacy policy of any Internet site you visit.
Security:
The security of your personal information is important to us. We follow generally accepted industry standards to protect the personal information submitted to us, both during transmission and once we receive it. No method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure, however.
Website Forums:
Our website offers publicly accessible forums. You should be aware that any information you provide in these areas may be read, collected, and used by others who access them.
Reviewing and Correcting and Updating your Personal Information
Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the EU, you have the right to receive a copy of, review and/or update your personal information and to correct any of your personal information in our records that is inaccurate. We extend this right to persons everywhere. If you would like to do so, contact us.
Notification of Privacy Policy Changes:
We may update this privacy policy to reflect changes to our information practices or law or new information at any time and from time to time without notice. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our privacy practices. Your continued access to or use of the Website after any such changes are posted will constitute your acceptance of an agreement to the changes. Again, the privacy policy and security practices of payment gateways used to process payments to or from EKT Interactive will apply to information you provide to them. We encourage you to read those privacy policies before providing your information.
Contact Information:
You can contact us about this privacy policy at any time.