This Privacy Policy outlines our practices regarding the collection, use, and sharing of personal information when you are visiting ubunzo.com, accessible from https://www.ubunzo.com/ (the “Site”).
We value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal and device information. We hereby assure you that your personal and device information will not be sold, traded, or otherwise transferred for a monetary gain to any third party. The information collected is exclusively used for our own business purposes, in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy. We uphold strict confidentiality standards and are dedicated to respecting and safeguarding your privacy at all times.
PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT
When you visit the Site, we automatically gather specific information about your device.
This includes details about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies installed on your device.
Additionally, as you navigate through the Site, we collect data about the web pages or services you view, the websites or search terms that referred you to our Site, and your interaction patterns on the Site.
This type of automatically-gathered information is referred to as “Device Information.”
We also collect information that you voluntarily provide through Form Submissions and Newsletter Email Subscriptions. This may include your email address, full name, and any other personal details you choose to share with us through these forms
We collect Device Information using the following technologies:
- “Cookies” are data files that are placed on your device or computer and often include an anonymous unique identifier. For more information about cookies, and how to disable cookies, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org
- Third-party "Cookies”. We use third-party integrations on our website, and some of them place their own cookies when you visit. These cookies gather information about how you interact with the features we integrated on our Site, like Calendly, ShareThis, and Stripe, among others. They help us understand your usage and improve your experience.
- “Log files” track actions occurring on the Site, and collect data including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.
- “Web beacons,” “tags,” and “pixels” are electronic files used to record information about how you browse the Site.
- Google analytics data collection. Google Analytics uses a set of cookies to collect information and report site usage statistics without personally identifying individual visitors to Google. '_ga', the main cookie used by Google Analytics, enables a service to distinguish one visitor from another and lasts for 2 years.
Additionally when you make a Form Submission or Newsletter Email Subscriptions on the Site, we collect certain information from you, including your name, email address. We refer to this information as “Form Submission Information.”
When we talk about “Personal Information” in this Privacy Policy, we are talking both about Device Information and Form Submission, Newsletter Email Subscriptions Information.
HOW DO WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
We primarily use the information we collect to respond to emails received through Form Submissions on the Site, utilizing your provided name and email address for this purpose. Additionally, we use this information to distribute our regular Newsletter emails to users who have opted in for our Newsletter Email Subscriptions, as well as to those who submit their details through the Form Submission process.
We use the Device Information that we collect to help us screen for potential risk and fraud (in particular, your IP address and browser type), and more generally to improve and optimize our Site (for example, by generating analytics about how our customers browse and interact with the Site, and to assess the success of our marketing and advertising campaigns).
We share your Personal Information with third parties to help us use your Personal Information, as described above. We use Google Analytics to help us understand how our customers use the Site.
You can read more about how Google uses your Personal Information here: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/
You can also opt-out of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
Finally, we may also share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other lawful request for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights.
As described above, we use your Personal Information to provide you with targeted advertisements or marketing communications we believe may be of interest to you.
For more information about how targeted advertising works, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s (“NAI”) educational page at http://www.networkadvertising.org/understanding-online-advertising/how-does-it-work.
You can opt out of targeted advertising by:
FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=ads
GOOGLE - https://www.google.com/settings/ads/anonymous
BING - https://advertise.bingads.microsoft.com/enus/resources/policies/personalized-ads
Additionally, you can opt out of some of these services by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out portal at: http://optout.aboutads.info/.
REJECT ALL COOKIES
Please be aware that our site's data collection and usage don't change even if your browser sends a 'REJECT ALL COOKIES' signal. However, when this happens, we turn off all tracking cookies such as “Web beacons,” “tags,” and “pixels”.
Essential Cookies are always active because they're needed for the website to work properly
Third-party Cookies, which we don't control, are also always on. Please check the cookie policies of these third parties to understand how they use cookies.
YOUR RIGHTS
If you are a resident of Europe, you have the right to access the personal information we hold about you, and to request that your personal information be corrected, updated, or deleted. Should you wish to exercise this right, please reach out to us using the contact information provided below.
Furthermore, for European residents, we wish to clarify that we process your information in order to fulfill any contracts we might have with you (such as when you make a Form Submission on the Site), to send you our Newsletter (if you have subscribed to it or did any Form Submission on the Site), or to pursue the legitimate business interests outlined previously.
Please be aware that your information may be transferred outside of Europe, including to Canada and the United States.
DATA RETENTION
We retain your Personal Information in our records when you submit a Form or subscribe to our Newsletter through the Site. This information will be maintained unless and until you request its deletion.
MINORS
The Site is not intended for individuals under the age of 18. Ubunzo does not knowingly accept or solicit information from individuals under the age of 18. Upon the receipt of actual knowledge that an individual under the age of 13 has provided personally identifiable information to Ubunzo without parental consent, Ubunzo shall delete that information as soon as reasonably practical.
CHANGES
We may update this privacy policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons.
CONTACT US
For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us by e-mail at hi@ubunzo.com.
