Privacy Policy
Last updated: May 03, 2024
CBN Tek (CBN Technical Excellence & Knowledge) (“us”, “we”, or “our”) manages the https://cbntek.com/ website (the “Service”).
This privacy policy page outlines our practices regarding the gathering, use, and sharing of personal information when you use our Service, as well as your options related to that data.
We use your data to provide and enhance the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and usage of information as described in this policy.
Definitions
Personal Data
Personal Data refers to information about an individual who can be identified from that data (or from that and other information either in our possession or likely to come into our possession).
Usage Data
Usage Data is information collected automatically either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (e.g., the duration of a page visit).
Cookies
Cookies are small data files placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are commonly used by online service providers to make their websites or services function more efficiently and to provide reporting information.
Data Controller
Data Controller refers to a person who (either alone or jointly or in common with other persons) determines the purposes for which and the manner in which any personal data is, or is to be, processed.
For the purpose of this Privacy Policy, we are the Data Controller of your data.
Data Processor (or Service Providers)
Data Processor (or Service Provider) means any person (other than an employee of the Data Controller) who processes the data on behalf of the Data Controller.
We may use the services of various Service Providers to process your data more effectively.
Data Subject
Data Subject is any individual who is the subject of Personal Data.
Data User
The User is the individual using our Service. The User corresponds to the Data Subject, who is the subject of Personal Data.
Information Collection and Use.
We collect various types of information for different purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.
Types of Data Collected
Personal Data
While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you (“Personal Data”). Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:
- Email address
- First name and last name
- Phone number
- Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City
- Cookies and Usage Data
We may use your Personal Data to respond to your inquiries, contact you with newsletters, or inform you about marketing events that may be of interest to you. You can opt-out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from us by following the unsubscribe link or by contacting us to be removed from our email list.
Usage Data
We may also gather information on how the Service is accessed and used (“Usage Data”). This Usage Data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol address (e.g., IP address), browser type, browser 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.
Tracking & Cookies Data
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to monitor activity on our Service and hold certain information.
Cookies are files with a small amount of data that may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Tracking technologies also used include beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our Service.
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.
Examples of Cookies we use:
- Session Cookies: We use Session Cookies to operate our Service.
- Preference Cookies: We use Preference Cookies to remember your preferences and various settings.
- Security Cookies: We use Security Cookies for security purposes.
If you are an EU visitor, you can read our Cookie Policy.
Use of Data
We use the collected data for various purposes:
- To provide and maintain our Service
- To notify you about changes to our Service
- To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service when you choose to do so
- To provide customer support
- To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our Service
- To monitor the usage of our Service
- To detect, prevent, and address technical issues
- To provide you with news, special offers, and general information about other goods, services, and events we offer that are similar to those you have already purchased or enquired about unless you have opted not to receive such information
Retention of Data
We will retain your Personal Data only for as long as necessary for the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.
We will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally kept for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our Service, or we are legally required to retain this data for longer periods.
Transfer of Data
Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction.
If you are located outside of the United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to the United States and process it there.
Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.
We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy, and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.
Disclosure of Data
Disclosure for Law Enforcement
Under certain circumstances, we may be required to disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).
Legal Requirements
We may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
- Comply with a legal obligation
- Protect and defend the rights or property of CBN Tek
- 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 Data
The security of your data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
“Do Not Track” Signals
Do Not Track (“DNT”) is a preference you can set in your web browser to inform websites that you do not want to be tracked. You can enable or disable Do Not Track by visiting the Preferences or Settings page of your web browser.
Your Rights
We aim to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data. Whenever possible, you can update your Personal Data by contacting us to make the necessary changes.
If you wish to be informed about what Personal Data we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please contact us. In certain circumstances, you have the right to:
- Access and receive a copy of the Personal Data we hold about you
- Rectify any Personal Data held about you that is inaccurate
- Request the deletion of Personal Data held about you
You have the right to data portability for the information you provide to us. You can request to obtain a copy of your Personal Data in a commonly used electronic format so that you can manage and transfer it.
Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests.
Service Providers
We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service (“Service Providers”), to provide the Service on our behalf, to perform Service-related tasks, or to assist us in analyzing how our Service is used.
These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
Analytics
We may use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service.
- Google Analytics: Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of our Service. This data is shared with other Google services. Google may use the collected data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.
- You can opt-out of having your activity on the Service made available to Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. The add-on prevents Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js, analytics.js, and dc.js) from sharing information with Google Analytics about visits activity.
- For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web pageOpens a new window.
ActiveCampaign
We use Active Campaign to send out emails about marketing tips and upcoming events. Every email has an unsubscribe link so you can opt-out at any time. Read ActiveCampaign’s Privacy PolicyOpens a new window for more information.
Drift
We use Drift chatbot to chat directly with customers and make it easier to schedule meetings with a website strategist at CBN Tek. Read Drift’s Privacy PolicyOpens a new window for more information.
WordPress
On our blog, we use Jetpack for the blog comments and Akismet for spam protection. Automattic is the organization behind WordPress CMS and Akismet plugin. Read Jetpack’s Privacy PolicyOpens a new window and Automattic’s Privacy PolicyOpens a new window for more information.
YouTube
On our blog, we embed YouTube videos that we have created within our content. Read YouTube’s Privacy PolicyOpens a new window for more information.
Links to Other Sites
Our Services may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third-party’s website. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of those said third-party websites and that of every other website you visit.
We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third-party websites or services.
Children’s Privacy
Our Services are not intended for anyone under the age of 13 (“Children”). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13 years.
If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Children has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us immediately. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us by email: privacy@cbntek.com.
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