Piklit Studio Privacy Policy
Last Updated: February 1st, 2024
​
This Privacy Policy outlines Our practices and guidelines regarding the gathering, application, and disclosure of Your data when You utilize the Service. It also informs You about Your rights related to privacy and how they are safeguarded by the law. By accessing and utilizing the Service, You consent to the accumulation and application of information as described in this Privacy Policy.
1. Defined Terms
Understanding and Terminology
=============================
Understanding
-------------
Terms in this document with the first letter capitalized are defined under these conditions. Their definitions are consistent whether they are used in singular or plural forms.
Terminology
-----------
Within the context of this Privacy Policy:
* 'You' refers to the individual using our Service or the entity on whose behalf an individual uses the Service, as applicable. As per the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), You are the Data Subject or User, being the individual utilizing the Service.
* 'Company' (also referred to as 'We', 'Us', or 'Our' in this document) pertains to Piklit Studio, LLC, 17955 Sky Park Circle, Suite B.
Under GDPR, the Company acts as the Data Controller.
* 'Account' signifies a distinct account established for You to access our Service or parts of it.
* 'Website' means Piklit Studio, accessible from http://www.piklit.com.
* 'Service' is the Website itself.
* 'Country' refers to: California, United States.
* 'Service Provider' indicates any natural or legal person processing data on behalf of the Company. This term applies to third-party companies or individuals appointed by the Company to support the Service, provide the Service on behalf of the Company, perform services related to the Service, or assist the Company in understanding how the Service is utilized. Under GDPR, Service Providers are regarded as Data Processors.
* 'Third-party Social Media Service' represents any website or social network through which a User can log in or create an account to access the Service.
* 'Personal Data' is any data relating to an identifiable individual. In GDPR terms, it means any information related to You like name, identification number, location data, online identifier, or factors specific to physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity. Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), it is any data that identifies, relates to, or can be associated with You directly or indirectly.
* 'Cookies' are small data files placed on Your device by a website, storing details of Your browsing history on that website among various uses.
* 'Usage Data' refers to data collected automatically, generated by using the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (such as page visit duration).
* 'Data Controller', for GDPR purposes, is the Company as the legal entity determining the purposes and means of processing Personal Data.
* 'Do Not Track' (DNT) is an initiative promoted by US regulatory bodies like the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for the internet industry to develop a method for users to control their online activity tracking across websites.
* 'Business', under the CCPA, refers to the Company as the legal entity collecting and processing consumers' personal information, either alone or jointly with others, and conducting business in California.
* 'Consumer', in CCPA context, is a natural person residing in California. A resident includes individuals in the USA for non-temporary purposes and those domiciled in the USA but currently outside of the country for temporary reasons.
* 'Sale', in CCPA terms, involves the selling, renting, releasing, disclosing, disseminating, making available, transferring, or otherwise communicating a Consumer's Personal information to another business or third party in exchange for monetary or other valuable consideration.
​
2. How We Collect Information
Collection and Application of Your Personal Data
===============================================
Kinds of Data Collected
-----------------------
Personal Data
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In the course of using Our Service, We may request that You provide us with specific personally identifiable information that can be utilized to contact or identify You. This information may encompass, but is not limited to:
* Email address
* First name and last name
* Phone number
* Usage Data
Usage Data
~~~~~~~~~~
Usage Data is gathered automatically during the use of the Service. This data may include details such as Your Device's Internet Protocol address (e.g., IP address), browser type and version, the pages of our Service that You visit, the time and date of Your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.
When You access the Service using a mobile device, We may automatically collect certain information, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device You use, Your mobile device's unique ID, the IP address of Your mobile device, Your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser You use, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.
We also gather information sent by Your browser whenever You visit our Service or when You access the Service via a mobile device.
​
3. Tracking and Advertising
We, our service providers and partners may collect Other Information and certain Personal Information in a variety of ways. We and/or our service providers may employ various tracking technologies, such as cookies, web beacons and analytics software, that help us better manage content on the Piklit Services by informing us what content is effective. For more information on our use of cookies and similar technologies, including instructions on how to opt-out, please refer to our Cookies Policy.
---------------------------------
We employ Cookies and similar tracking technologies to monitor activity on Our Service and hold certain information. Technologies used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to enhance and analyze Our Service.
Your browser can be set to refuse all Cookies or to indicate when a Cookie is being sent. However, if You choose not to accept Cookies, You might not be able to use some portions of our Service.
Cookies can be either "Persistent" or "Session" Cookies. Persistent Cookies remain on your personal computer or mobile device when You go offline, whereas Session Cookies are deleted as soon as You close your web browser.
We utilize both session and persistent Cookies for the purposes set out below:
* Necessary / Essential Cookies
Type: Session Cookies
Administered by: Us
Purpose: These Cookies are crucial to provide You with services available through the Website and to enable You to use some of its features. They help 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, like your login details or language preference. The aim of these Cookies is to provide You with a more personal experience and to avoid You having to re-enter your preferences each time You use the Website.
* Tracking and Performance Cookies
Type: Persistent Cookies
Administered by: Third-Parties
Purpose: These Cookies are used to gather information about traffic to the Website and how users use the Website. The information collected through these Cookies may directly or indirectly identify you as an individual visitor, as the information collected is typically linked to a pseudonymous identifier associated with the device you use to access the Website. We may also utilize these Cookies to test new advertisements, pages, features or new functionality of the Website to see how our users respond to them.
​
4. How Personal Information May Be Used
-------------------------
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: Managing Your registration as a user of the Service. The Personal Data You provide can give You access to different functionalities of the Service available to registered users.
* For contract performance: Developing, complying with, and undertaking the purchase contract for the products, items, or services You have purchased or any other contract with Us through the Service.
* To contact You: To reach You by email, telephone calls, SMS, or other equivalent forms of electronic communication, such as mobile application push notifications regarding updates or informative communications related to functionalities, products, or contracted services, including security updates, when necessary or reasonable for 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 inquired about, unless You have opted not to receive such information.
* To manage Your requests: To attend and manage Your requests to Us.
We may share your personal information in various scenarios as detailed below:
* With Service Providers: Your personal information might be shared with Service Providers for the purpose of monitoring and analyzing our Service's usage, to facilitate advertising on third-party websites subsequent to Your visit to our Service, and for communication-related reasons.
* During Business Transfers: In the event of any merger, sale of Company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or part of our business by another entity, we may transfer or share Your personal information.
* With Business Partners: Your information may be shared with our business partners to bring You specific products, services, or promotional offers.
* With Other Users: If You disclose personal information or engage in interactions in public spaces with other users, such information may be accessible to all users and could be disseminated publicly outside. Additionally, if You interact with other users or sign up through a Third-Party Social Media Service, Your contacts on that service might see Your name, profile, photos, and a description of Your activities. Similarly, other users will have the ability to see Your activity descriptions, engage in communication with You, and view Your profile.
Storing Your Personal Data
--------------------------
The Company will store Your Personal Data only as long as necessary for the purposes stated in this Privacy Policy. We will maintain and utilize Your Personal Data as required to fulfill our legal responsibilities (for instance, retaining your data in compliance with relevant laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements and policies.
Additionally, the Company will keep Usage Data for internal analytical purposes. Usage Data is usually stored for a shorter duration, unless this data is necessary to enhance security, augment the functionality of Our Service, or if we are obliged to keep this data for extended periods by law.
Transferring Your Personal Data
-------------------------------
Your data, inclusive of Personal Data, is processed at the Company's operational locations and other places where the involved processing parties are situated. This indicates that this data may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of Your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where data protection laws might differ from those in Your jurisdiction.
Your agreement to this Privacy Policy, followed by Your provision of such data, represents Your consent to such a transfer.
The Company commits to taking all necessary measures to ensure that Your data is secured and handled in accordance with this Privacy Policy, and no transfer of Your Personal Data will occur to an organization or country lacking sufficient controls, including the security of Your data and other personal details.
​
5. What and How Personal Information May Be Disclosed
​
Disclosure of Your Personal Data
----------------------------
Business Transactions
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Should the Company engage in a merger, acquisition, or assets sale, Your Personal Data could be transferred. Notice will be provided prior to Your Personal Data being transferred and becoming subject to a different Privacy Policy.
Legal Enforcement
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Company may need to disclose Your Personal Data if legally required or in response to valid requests by public authorities (such as a court or a government agency).
Other Legal Necessities
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Company might disclose Your Personal Data if it believes in good faith that such action is required to:
* Fulfill a legal requirement
* Defend and protect the Company's rights or property
* Investigate possible misconduct related to the Service
* Safeguard the safety of Service users or the public
* Guard against legal accountability
Security of Your Personal Data
-------------------------------
While the protection of Your Personal Data is crucial to us, no Internet transmission method or electronic storage approach is entirely secure. Although we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect Your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute safety.
Comprehensive Overview of Your Personal Data Processing
======================================================
Service Providers are granted access to Your Personal Data solely for the purpose of executing their duties on behalf of Our Service and are bound not to disclose or use it for any other purposes.
Analytics
---------
We engage third-party Service providers to observe and analyze the usage of our Service.
* Google Analytics: This is a web analytics service by Google, designed to track and report website traffic. Google employs the data gathered to monitor our Service and shares it with other Google services. Google may utilize this data to contextualize and personalize the advertisements of its own ad network. You can choose to opt-out of making your activities on the Service available to Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on, which prevents Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js, analytics.js, and dc.js) from sharing information about visit activities with Google Analytics. For detailed information on Google's privacy practices, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page.
Email Marketing
---------------
We may utilize Your Personal Data to send You newsletters, marketing or promotional materials, and other information that might interest You. You can opt out of receiving these communications from Us by following the unsubscribe link or directions provided in any email We send or by contacting Us directly. For managing and sending emails, We may employ Email Marketing Service Providers.
Behavioral Remarketing
----------------------
Our Company employs remarketing services to advertise on third-party websites to You after You have visited our Service. We, along with Our third-party vendors, use cookies to inform, optimize, and display ads based on Your past visits to our Service.
* Google Ads (AdWords): Provided by Google Inc., this service facilitates remarketing. You can opt-out of Google Analytics for Display Advertising and modify the Google Display Network ads by visiting the Google Ads Settings page. Google also suggests installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on for your web browser to prevent data from being collected and used by Google Analytics. For more information on Google's privacy practices, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page.
Usage, Performance, and Miscellaneous
--------------------------------------
We may engage third-party Service Providers to enhance our Service's performance and usability.
* Google Places: This service, operated by Google, provides information about places using HTTP requests. It may collect data from You and Your Device for security purposes. The data collected by Google Places is managed according to Google’s Privacy Policy.
​
​
6. Privacy Rights regarding your Personal Information
GDPR Privacy
============
We process Personal Data under the following conditions:
* Consent: You have authorized the processing of Personal Data for one or more specific reasons.
* Performance of a contract: Providing Personal Data is essential for fulfilling an agreement with You and/or any pre-contractual obligations.
* Legal obligations: Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the Company is subject.
* Vital interests: Necessary for protecting Your vital interests or that of another person.
* Public interests: Related to a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the Company.
* Legitimate interests: Required for the legitimate interests pursued by the Company.
We are available to clarify the specific legal basis for processing, especially regarding whether providing Personal Data is a statutory or contractual requirement, or a requirement necessary for a contract.
Your Rights under GDPR
----------------------
The Company respects the confidentiality of Your Personal Data and ensures You can exercise Your rights.
If You are in the EU, You have the right to:
* Access, update, or delete the information We have on You.
* Correct any incomplete or inaccurate information.
* Object to our processing of Your Personal Data.
* Request the erasure of Your Personal Data.
* Transfer Your Personal Data.
* Withdraw consent for using Your Personal Data.
You may exercise these rights by contacting Us. We may request verification of Your identity before responding. Complaints about our collection and use of Your Personal Data can be directed to Your local data protection authority in the EEA.
CCPA Privacy
============
As a California resident, under this Privacy Policy and by law, You have the right to:
* Be notified of the categories of Personal Data being collected and their intended use.
* Access and request information from the Company regarding the disclosure of Your Personal Data collected in the past 12 months to third parties for direct marketing purposes.
* Refuse the sale of Your Personal Data to third parties. You can make such a request via our “Do Not Sell My Personal Information” section or web page.
* Inquire and obtain information from the Company about the following:
- Categories of Personal Data collected.
- Sources from which Personal Data was collected.
- Business or commercial purposes for collecting or selling Personal Data.
- Categories of third parties with whom We share Personal Data.
- Specific pieces of Personal Data we collected about You.
* Request the deletion of Personal Data collected in the past 12 months.
* Exercise Your rights without facing discrimination, such as:
- Denial of goods or services.
- Different pricing or rates for goods or services, including through the use of discounts or other benefits or by imposing penalties.
- Provision of a different level or quality of goods or services.
- Suggestion of differing prices, rates, or levels, or quality of goods or services.
To exercise Your CCPA rights, if you are a California resident, contact us via email or call us or visit our “Do Not Sell My Personal Information” section or web page. We will respond to Your verifiable request free of charge within 45 days, with a possible extension of an additional 45 days when necessary.
"Do Not Sell My Personal Information"
-------------------------------------
We do not engage in the sale of personal information. However, our Service Providers, like advertising partners, may employ technology that the CCPA law defines as “selling” personal information. You can opt-out of this use of your personal information for interest-based advertising by following the instructions provided on our Service. Remember, opting out is specific to the browser You use, and You may need to opt out on every browser that you use.
Mobile Devices
--------------
You have the option to opt out of the use of information about the apps you use for targeted advertising on Android or iOS devices. Furthermore, You can stop the collection of location information from Your mobile device by altering its preferences.
"Do Not Track" Policy as per CalOPPA
------------------------------------
Our Service does not respond to Do Not Track signals. However, some third-party websites may track Your browsing activities. You can set Your preferences in Your web browser to inform websites that You do not want to be tracked.
Children’s Privacy
------------------
We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If a parent or guardian becomes aware that their child has provided Us with Personal Data, they should contact Us. If we learn that we have collected Personal Data from children without parental consent verification, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.
If consent is required as a legal basis for processing Your information and Your country mandates parental consent, we may seek the parent's consent before collecting and using such information.
California Privacy Rights (Shine the Light law)
-----------------------------------------------
Under California Civil Code Section 1798, California residents with an established business relationship with us can annually request information about sharing their Personal Data with third parties for the third parties’ direct marketing purposes. If you are a California resident and would like to make such a request, contact us using the provided contact information.
California Privacy Rights for Minors (California Business and Professions Code Section 22581)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
This section allows California residents under 18 who are registered users of online sites, services, or applications to request and obtain removal of content or information they have publicly posted. Contact us using the provided information, including the email address associated with your account, to make such a request. Note that this does not guarantee complete removal of content or information posted online and may not be required or permitted by law in certain circumstances.
Links to Other Websites
-----------------------
Our Service may contain links to other websites not operated by us. Clicking on a third-party link will direct You to that site. We strongly advise reviewing the Privacy Policy of every site You visit.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
--------------
We may periodically update our Privacy Policy. Any changes will be notified by posting the new Privacy Policy on our page. We will inform You via email and/or a prominent notice on Our Service before the change becomes effective and update the “Last updated” date at the top of this Privacy Policy.
You are encouraged to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any updates or changes. Modifications to this Privacy Policy become effective when they are posted on this page.
Contacting Us
-------------
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
* By email: [fitness@piklit.com].
Your involvement and feedback are vital to ensure that we maintain the highest standards of privacy and data protection. We value the trust you place in us and are committed to continually reviewing and improving our privacy practices.
​
​
​
​