Privacy Policy

Last updated: March 17, 2024

This Privacy Policy outlines our practices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of your information when you use our services. It also informs you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.

We use your personal data to deliver and enhance our services. By using our services, you agree to the collection and use of information as described in this Privacy Policy. This policy has been created with the assistance of a Privacy Policy Generator.

Interpretation and Definitions

Interpretation

Words with initial capitals have specific meanings defined under certain conditions. The definitions provided shall apply equally whether these terms appear in singular or plural form.

Definitions

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

  • Account means a unique account created for you to access our services or parts thereof.
  • Affiliate means an entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with us, where "control" means ownership of 50% or more of the shares, equity interest, or other securities entitled to vote for election of directors or other managing authority.
  • Company (referred to as "the Company", "we", "us", or "our" in this policy) refers to Collections Service.
  • Cookies are small files placed on your computer, mobile device, or other device by a website, which contain details of your browsing history among other uses.
  • Country refers to the United States of America.
  • Device means any device that can access our services, such as a computer, cellphone, or digital tablet.
  • Personal Data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable individual.
  • Service refers to the website.
  • Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes data on behalf of the Company. This includes third-party companies or individuals employed by us to facilitate or enhance our services, to provide services on our behalf, to perform services related to the service, or to assist us in analyzing how our service is used.
  • Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the service or from the service infrastructure itself (e.g., the duration of a page visit).
  • Website refers to Collections Service, accessible fromhttps://www.collections-service.org.
  • ‍You means the individual accessing or using the service, or the legal entity on whose behalf such individual is accessing or using the service, as applicable.

Collection and Use of Your Personal Data

Types of Data Collected

Personal Data

While using our services, we may ask you to provide certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

  • First name and last name
  • Phone number
  • Usage Data

Usage Data

Usage Data is collected automatically when using the service.

Usage Data may include information such as your device's Internet Protocol address (e.g., IP address), browser type, browser version, pages of our service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.

When you access the service via a mobile device, we may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device you use, your mobile device's unique ID, your mobile device's IP address, your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser you use, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.

We may also collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our service or when you access the service by or through a mobile device.

Tracking Technologies and Cookies

We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our service and store certain information. Tracking technologies used may include beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our service. These technologies may also include:

  • Cookies or Browser Cookies: A cookie is a small file placed on your device. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some parts of our service. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our service may use cookies.‍
  • Web Beacons: Certain sections of our service and our emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that allow us, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other related website statistics (e.g., recording the popularity of a certain section and verifying system and server integrity).

Cookies can be "Persistent" or "Session" Cookies. Persistent Cookies remain on Your personal computer or mobile device when You go offline, while Session Cookies are deleted as soon as You close Your web browser. You can learn more about cookies on TermsFeed website article.

We use both Session and Persistent Cookies for the purposes set out below:

  • Necessary / Essential Cookies
    • Type: Session Cookies
    • Administered by: Us
    • Purpose: These Cookies are essential to provide You with services available through the Website and to enable You to use some of its features. They help to authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of user accounts. Without these Cookies, the services that You have asked for cannot be provided, and We only use these Cookies to provide You with those services.
  • Cookies Policy / Notice Acceptance Cookies
    • Type: Persistent Cookies
    • Administered by: Us
    • Purpose: These Cookies identify if users have accepted the use of cookies on the Website.
  • Functionality Cookies
    • Type: Persistent Cookies
    • Administered by: Us
    • Purpose: These Cookies allow us to remember choices You make when You use the Website, such as remembering your login details or language preference. The purpose of these Cookies is to provide You with a more personal experience and to avoid You having to re-enter your preferences every time You use the Website.

For more information about the cookies we use and your choices regarding cookies, please visit our Cookies Policy or the Cookies section of our Privacy Policy.

Use of Your Personal Data

The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes:

  • To provide and maintain our service, including monitoring the usage of our service.
  • To manage your account: to manage your registration as a user of the service. The Personal Data you provide can give you access to different functionalities of the service that are available to you as a registered user.
  • For the performance of a contract: the development, compliance, and undertaking of the purchase contract for the products, items, or services you have purchased, or of any other contract with us through the service.
  • To contact you: to contact you by email, telephone calls, SMS, or other equivalent forms of electronic communication, such as a mobile application's push notifications regarding updates or informative communications related to the functionalities, products, or contracted services, including security updates, when necessary or reasonable for their implementation.
  • To provide you with news, special offers, and general information about other goods, services, and events which we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about unless you have opted not to receive such information.
  • To manage your requests: to attend and manage your requests to us.
  • For business transfers: we may use your information to evaluate or conduct a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which Personal Data held by us about our service users is among the assets transferred.
  • For other purposes: we may use your information for other purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns, and to evaluate and improve our service, products, services, marketing, and your experience.

We may share your personal information in the following situations:

  • With Service Providers: we may share your personal information with Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our service, and to contact you.
  • For business transfers: we may share or transfer your personal information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
  • With Affiliates: we may share your information with our affiliates, in which case we will require those affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy. Affiliates include our parent company and any other subsidiaries, joint venture partners, or other companies that we control or that are under common control with us.
  • With business partners: we may share your information with our business partners to offer you certain products, services, or promotions.
  • With other users: when you share personal information or otherwise interact in public areas with other users, such information may be viewed by all users and may be publicly distributed outside.
  • With your consent: we may disclose your personal information for any other purpose with your consent.

Retention of Your Personal Data

We will retain your Personal Data only as long as necessary for the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy. This includes fulfilling legal obligations, resolving disputes, and enforcing our agreements and policies.

Additionally, we may retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. This data is typically retained for a shorter period, unless it is needed for enhancing service security or functionality, or if required by law to be retained for longer periods.

Transfer of Your Personal Data

Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at our operating offices and other locations where data processing parties are located. This means your information may be transferred to and maintained on computers outside your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where data protection laws may differ.

By consenting to this Privacy Policy and providing us with your information, you agree to such transfers.

We will take all necessary steps to ensure your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy. We will not transfer your Personal Data to any organization or country unless there are adequate controls in place, including the security of your data and personal information.

Deleting Your Personal Data

You have the right to request the deletion of the Personal Data we have collected about you.

Our Service provides you with the ability to delete certain information about you directly through the Service.

You can update, amend, or delete your information at any time by signing in to your Account, if applicable, and visiting the account settings section to manage your personal information. Alternatively, you can contact us to request access to, correction of, or deletion of any personal information you have provided to us.

Please note, however, that we may need to retain certain information when we have a legal obligation or lawful basis to do so.

Disclosure of Your Personal Data

Business Transactions

 In the event of a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your Personal Data may be transferred. We will notify you before your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.

Law enforcement

Under certain circumstances, the Company may disclose your Personal Data if required by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency).

Other legal requirements

The Company may disclose your Personal Data in good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

  • Comply with a legal obligation
  • Protect and defend the rights or property of the Company
  • Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
  • Protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public
  • Protect against legal liability

Security of Your Personal Data

We prioritize the security of your Personal Data. While we employ commercially acceptable measures to protect it, please note that no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is entirely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.

Children's Privacy

Our Service is not directed at individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under 13 years old. If you are a parent or guardian and aware that your child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we learn that we have collected Personal Data from a child under 13 without parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.

If consent is required by your country's laws for processing your child's information, we may seek parental consent before collecting and using such information.

Links to Other Websites

Our Service may include links to third-party websites not operated by us. We recommend reviewing the Privacy Policy of each 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.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy periodically. We will notify you of any changes by posting the updated Privacy Policy on this page and indicating the "Last updated" date.

Changes are effective when posted. We may also notify you via email or a prominent notice on our Service prior to changes becoming effective.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact us: