Data Privacy & Protection Policy
Swipe Pointe Technologies (“Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is
dedicated to safeguarding your privacy and ensuring the security of your
personal information. This Data Privacy & Protection Policy (“Policy”)
outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your information when you
use our website, products, and services (“Services”). By accessing our
Services, you agree to the collection and use of your information in accordance
with this Policy.
1. Definitions
- Personal Information: Information that can be used to identify an individual,
either directly or indirectly.
- Processing: Any
operation performed on personal data, such as collection, recording,
organization, structuring, storage, adaptation, alteration, retrieval,
consultation, use, disclosure, dissemination, restriction, erasure, or
destruction.
- User: Any
individual or entity accessing or using the Services provided by Swipe
Pointe Technologies.
2. Information We
Collect
2.1 Personal
Information
We may collect the following types of
personal information:
- Contact Information: Name, email address, phone number, and mailing address.
- Account Information: Username, password, and other information necessary to create
and maintain your account.
- Payment Information: Credit card details, billing address, and other financial
information required to process payments.
- Transactional Information: Details about transactions you conduct through our Services,
including purchase history.
2.2 Non-Personal
Information
We may collect non-personal
information that cannot be used to identify you directly:
- Usage Data: Information
about how you use our Services, including IP address, browser type,
operating system, referral source, length of visit, and pages viewed.
- Cookies and Tracking Technologies: Information collected through cookies, web beacons, and
similar technologies (see Section 4 for more details).
3. How We Use Your
Information
3.1 To Provide and
Improve Our Services
- To process transactions and manage your
account.
- To provide customer support and respond to
inquiries.
- To improve, personalize, and enhance our
Services.
3.2 To Communicate
with You
- To send administrative information, such as
changes to our terms, conditions, and policies.
- To send marketing and promotional
communications, subject to your communication preferences.
3.3 To Ensure
Security and Compliance
- To protect our Services and ensure the
security of your data.
- To comply with legal obligations and
regulatory requirements.
4. Cookies and
Tracking Technologies
4.1 Types of
Cookies We Use
- Essential Cookies: Necessary for the operation of our Services, such as
maintaining your session and enabling you to log into secure areas.
- Performance Cookies: Collect information about how you use our Services to help us
improve functionality and user experience.
- Functional Cookies: Remember your preferences and enhance your experience.
- Targeting/Advertising Cookies: Track your browsing habits to deliver relevant
advertisements.
4.2 Managing
Cookies
You can control and manage cookies
through your browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies may affect
the functionality of our Services.
5. Legal Basis for
Processing Personal Information
We process your personal information
based on the following legal grounds:
- Consent: Where
you have given us consent to process your personal information for
specific purposes.
- Contract: Where
processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with you or to
take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract.
- Legal Obligation: Where processing is necessary for compliance with a legal
obligation to which we are subject.
- Legitimate Interests: Where processing is necessary for the purposes of our
legitimate interests, provided that such interests are not overridden by
your rights and interests.
6. Data Sharing and
Disclosure
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise
transfer your personal information to outside parties, except as described in
this Policy. We may share your information with:
- Service Providers: Third-party vendors who perform services on our behalf, such
as payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services,
customer service, and marketing assistance.
- Legal Authorities: Law enforcement or regulatory agencies, or authorized third
parties, in response to a verified request relating to a criminal
investigation or alleged illegal activity.
- Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a
portion of our assets, your information may be transferred to the
acquiring entity.
7. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical
and organizational measures to protect your personal information against
unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures
include:
- Encryption: Data
encryption during transmission and storage.
- Access Controls: Restricting access to personal information to authorized
personnel only.
- Regular Audits: Conducting regular security audits and assessments.
8. Data Retention
We retain your personal information
for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected,
comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
When your information is no longer required, we will securely delete or
anonymize it.
9. Your Rights
You have the following rights
regarding your personal information:
- Access: You
have the right to request access to the personal information we hold about
you.
- Rectification: You have the right to request correction of inaccurate or
incomplete personal information.
- Erasure: You
have the right to request the deletion of your personal information,
subject to certain conditions.
- Restriction: You
have the right to request the restriction of processing your personal
information under certain circumstances.
- Portability: You
have the right to receive a copy of your personal information in a
structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
- Objection: You
have the right to object to the processing of your personal information
based on legitimate interests or direct marketing.
To exercise your rights, please
contact us at info@swipepointe.com.
We will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe.
10. International
Data Transfers
Your personal information may be
transferred to, and processed in, countries other than the country in which you
are resident. These countries may have data protection laws that are different
from the laws of your country. We take appropriate safeguards to ensure that
your personal information remains protected in accordance with this Policy.
11. Children's
Privacy
Our Services are not directed to
individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal
information from children under 18. If we become aware that we have collected
personal information from a child under 18, we will take steps to delete such
information.
12. Changes to This
Policy
We may update this Policy from time
to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Policy on our
website and updating the effective date. Your continued use of our Services
after the changes have been made will constitute your acceptance of the new
Policy.
13. Contact
Information
If you have any questions or concerns
about this Data Privacy & Protection Policy, please contact us at:
Swipe
Pointe Technologies
275 New N Rd
#3193, London, United Kingdom, N17AA
Email: info@swipepointe.com