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Privacy Policy

This Privacy Statement describes the ways in which we, Kik Usernames, collect, hold, use and disclose information about individual persons who visit this website. BY USING THIS WEBSITE, YOU CONSENT TO THE COLLECTION AND USE OF INFORMATION AS SET FORTH IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. YOU ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE MAY PERIODICALLY CHANGE, MODIFY, ADD OR REMOVE OR OTHERWISE UPDATE THIS PRIVACY POLICY AT ITS DISCRETION, WITHOUT PRIOR NOTIFICATION. However, we will always handle your Personal Data (“defined below”) in accordance with the Privacy Policy that was in effect at the time of collection. It is our intention to post changes to our Privacy Policy on this page so that you are fully informed concerning the types of information we are gathering, how we use it, and under what circumstances it may be disclosed. Our Privacy Policy is located on our homepage and is also available on any page where Personal Data are requested. At such data collection points, further explanation may be provided, where appropriate, as to the purposes for which the data will be used. This Policy, coupled with any further explanation provided at data collection points, will tell you how we will treat any data about yourself that you voluntarily submit in connection with your use of our website.

1. Pledge on privacy

Kik Usernames respects and is committed to protecting privacy and safeguarding the Personal Data entrusted to us by visitors of our website.

The term "Personal Data" as used in this Privacy Policy refers to information that can be used to identify you as an individual, including for example your name, birth date, e-mail address, mailing address, or telephone number. Generally, we will only collect and process your Personal Data as described in this Privacy Policy or otherwise with your consent. However, we reserve the right, to conduct additional processing to the extent permitted or required by law, or in support of any legal or criminal investigation.

The next sections explain how and when we collect Personal Data from you.

2. Intended use of Personal Data

Some services may require you to register or create an account or provide us with Personal Data. When you register or create an account with us, you may need to complete certain fields (some are required and some are optional), as well as choose a user name and password or provide other Personal Data. In these situations, you are not required to provide this information, however, if you choose to withhold any Personal Data requested by us, it may not be possible for you to gain access to certain parts of the site or for us to respond to your query.

It is your choice to submit Personal Data to us through the website. Generally, when you voluntarily provide us with your Personal Data, we will assume you consent to our collection, use and disclosure of that information for the purposes identified at the time of collection.

3. Non-disclosure of Personal Data

We will not use or disclose your Personal Data for purposes other than those identified in this Privacy Policy or at the time of collection. We will not sell, share, or otherwise distribute your Personal Data to third parties except as provided in this Privacy Policy. Personal Data may be transferred to third parties who act for or on our behalf, for further processing in accordance with the purpose(s) for which the data were originally collected or may otherwise be lawfully processed, such as services delivery, evaluating the usefulness of this website, marketing, data management or technical support. These third parties have contracted with us to only use Personal Data for the agreed upon purpose, and not to sell your Personal Data to third parties, and not to disclose it to third parties except as may be required by law, as permitted by us or as stated in this Privacy Policy.

Personal Data collected from you may also be transferred to a third party in the event that the business of this site or a part of it and the customer data connected with it is sold, assigned or transferred, in which case we would require the buyer, assignee or transferee to treat Personal Data in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Also, Personal Data may be disclosed to a third party if we are required to do so because of an applicable law, court order or governmental regulation, or if such disclosure is otherwise necessary in support of any criminal or other legal investigation or proceeding here or abroad.

4. Right of access, correction and objection

Whenever we process Personal Data, we take reasonable steps to ensure that your Personal Data is kept accurate and up-to date for the purposes for which it was collected. We may establish and maintain a file of your Personal Data for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy which will be stored on our computer servers or those of our service providers internationally. If you wish to request access to or correction of your Personal Data or to object to the processing of your Personal Data or to otherwise contact us regarding our collection or use of your Personal Data, please contact us using the contact information below. If you contact us, please note the name of the website where you provided the information, as well as the specific information you would like to access or correct plus a proper identification of you. Requests to delete Personal Data will be subject to any applicable legal and ethical reporting or document filing or retention obligations imposed on us. We may take reasonable steps to verify your identity before granting access or making corrections to your Personal Data.

We will provide you with the ability to object to the processing of your Personal Data if such processing is not reasonably required for a legitimate business purpose as described in this policy or our compliance with law. In the case of electronic direct marketing, we will provide you with a method to opt out of receiving further marketing materials or with a method to opt in if required by law.

5. Security and confidentiality

We take reasonable steps to protect your Personal Data using physical, electronic and organizational security measures appropriate to the sensitivity of the information. To ensure the security and confidentiality of Personal Data that we collect online, we use data networks protected, inter alia, by industry standard firewall and password protection. In the course of handling your Personal Data, we take measures reasonably designed to protect that information from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration or destruction. Access to Personal Data is restricted to those employees who have a need to use the data and who have been trained to handle such data properly and observe strict standards of confidentiality.

6. "Cookies" and internet tags

We may collect and process information about your visit to this website, such as the pages you visit, the website you came from and some of the searches and actions you perform. Such information is used by us to help improve the contents of the site and to compile aggregate statistics about individuals using our site for internal, market research purposes. In doing this, we may install "cookies" that collect the domain name of the user, your internet service provider, your operating system, and the date and time of access. A "cookie" is a small piece of information which is sent to your browser and stored on your computer’s hard drive. You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a "cookie," this will enable you to decide if you want to accept it or not. We would like to inform you, however, that if you do not accept you may not be able to use all functionality of your browser software. We may obtain the services of outside parties to assist us in collecting and processing the information described in this Section.

7. Google Analytics

We may use Google Analytics to rationalize our portfolio of websites by (i) optimizing traffic to and between corporate websites, and (ii) integrating and optimizing web pages where appropriate. “Google Analytics” is a service offered by Google Inc. (“Google”) that generates detailed statistics about a website's traffic and traffic sources and measures conversions and sales. Google Analytics uses “cookies” stored on your computer to help analyze how users use our website.

The information generated by the cookies about your use of our website, including your IP address, will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. The IP address, however, will be shortened before being sent to Google and Google can then not use it any more to identify you or your computer. Only in exceptional cases the full IP address will be transmitted to and shortened by Google in the US.

On behalf of us, Google will use the information generated by the cookies for the purpose of evaluating the use of our website, compiling reports on website activity providing us with these reports for analytical purposes.

Google may transfer this information to third parties in case of a statutory obligation or if a third party processes data on behalf of Google.

You may prevent or stop the installation and storage of cookies by your browser settings by downloading and installing the free Opt-out Browser Add-on available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en (link is external). We inform you that in such case you will not be able to wholly use all functions of our website.

By using our website you consent to the processing of any Personal Data Google will collect on you in the way and for the purpose as described above.

8. Personal Data and children

Most of the services available on this site are intended for persons 13 years of age and older. We will not knowingly collect, use or disclose Personal Data from a minor under the age of 13, without obtaining prior consent from a person with parental responsibility (e.g., a parent or guardian) through direct off-line contact. We will provide the parent with (i) notice of the specific types of Personal Data being collected from the minor, and (ii) the opportunity to object to any further collection, use, or storage of such information. We abide by laws designed to protect children.

9. Links to other sites

This Privacy Policy applies only to this website, and not to websites owned by third parties. We may provide links to other websites which we believe may be of interest to our visitors. We aim to ensure that such websites are of the highest standard. However, due to the nature of the internet, we cannot guarantee the privacy standards of websites to which we link or be responsible for the contents of sites other than this one, and this Privacy Policy is not intended to be applicable to any linked site.

10. Contact us

If you have any queries or complaints about our compliance with this Privacy Policy, or if you would like to make any recommendations or comments to improve the quality of our Privacy Policy, you may contact us by emailing us at [email protected]