Privacy policy
Sites Covered:
sinsations.ch
Last Updated: February 21st 2020
We respect Your privacy and are committed to protecting it through this Privacy Policy (the “Policy”). This Policy describes the types of information the Site may collect from You or that You may provide when You use the services offered by any of the websites listed above (“Services”), as well as the Site’s practices for collecting, using, keeping, protecting, and disclosing that information.
- “Company” – This term refers to Arlington Multimedia AG, the operator and publisher of the Site(s) listed at the beginning of this Policy. When first-person pronouns are used in this Policy, (Us, We, Our, Ours, etc.) these provisions are referring to Company. Additionally, when the terms “the Site” or “Site” are used, these terms refer to the website(s) listed at the beginning of this Policy.
- “You” or “User” – This Policy will refer to you, as the user of the Site, as “User” or “You” or through any applicable second-person pronouns, such as “Yours,” etc.
This Policy applies to information the Site collects:
- On or through the Site (including desktop and mobile versions).
- When You register for or use the Services.
- In email, text, and other electronic messages between You and the Site.
- When You interact with the Site’s advertising and applications on third-party websites and services, if those advertisements or applications or advertising include links to this Policy; and
- When You interact with the Services through third-party social media platforms.
It does not apply to information collected by:
- Us offline or through any other means, including through any third party (including Our affiliates and subsidiaries); or
- any third party (including Our affiliates and subsidiaries), including through any application or content (including advertising) that may link to or be accessible through the Site.
Please read this Policy carefully to understand the Site’s policies and practices regarding Your information and how the Site will treat it. If You do not agree with the Site’s policies and practices, Your choice is not to use the Site or the Services. By accessing or using the Site or the Services, You agree to this Policy and consent to the Site’s collection, use, disclosure, retention, and protection of Your personal information as described in this Policy. The Site may change this Policy on one or more occasions.
- Revisions to this Policy
We reserve the right to revise, amend, or modify this Policy and Our other policies and agreements at any time and in any manner. You should periodically check for any modifications to this Policy by re-visiting these terms. You should note the “Last Updated” date of this Policy, which appears at the top of this Policy. A changed “Last Updated” date indicates that this Policy has been updated or edited, and the updated or edited version supersedes any prior versions immediately upon posting. We will consider Your continued use of the Site after We makes changes to this Policy as Your acceptance of the changes, so please check this Policy frequently for updates.
- Are Minors Welcome?
The Site is not intended for persons under eighteen (18) years old. You will only access the Site if (1) You are at least eighteen (18) years old; and (2) have reached the age of majority where You live. The Site prohibits all persons who do not meet the age requirements from accessing the Site. Minors must not access the Site. The Site does not knowingly collect any information about children, minors, or anyone under the age of majority, nor does the Site knowingly market to children, minors, or anyone under eighteen (18) years old. If You are under eighteen (18) years old, You must not submit information to the Site and must leave the Site.
- What types of information does the Site collect about You and how is it collected?
The Site collects several types of information from and about Users of the Site or Services, including information:
- by which You may be personally identified, including Your name, postal address, email address, telephone number, or any other information that the Site collects that is defined as personal or personally identifiable information under law (“personal information”);
- information obtained during Your commercial transactions on the Site including credit and debit card numbers, billing and shipping information, and order history;
- that is about You but individually does not identify You, including Your age, gender, location, and any other optional information You provide about Yourself; and
- about Your Internet connection, IP addresses, device ID, the equipment You use to access the Site or the Services, and usage details.
The Site collects this information:
- Directly from You when You provide it on the Site;
- Automatically as You navigate through the Site through cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies; and
- From third parties, for example, the Site’s affiliates or business partners.
Information You Provide to the Site
The information the Site collects on or through the Site or the Services may include:
- Information that You provide by filling in forms associated with the Services, including information provided at the time of registering to use the Services, signing up for an account, engaging in commerce transactions, communicating with Us, requesting further services, or reporting a problem with the Services, such as Your social media username, password, and other access information;
- Records and copies of Your correspondence (including but not limited to email addresses or usernames), if You contact the Site;
- Your responses to surveys that the Site might ask You to complete for research purposes;
- Details of transactions You carry out through the Site or the Services and of the fulfillment of Your requests;
- Your search queries on the Site; and
- Your social media accounts used in connection with the Services.
Information the Site Collects through Automatic Data Collection Technologies
As You navigate through and interact with the Site or the Services, the Site may use automatic data collection technologies to collect certain information about Your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns, including details of Your activities associated with the Services, including traffic data, location data, logs, and other communication data and the resources that You access and use on the Services.
The information the Site collects automatically is statistical data and does not include personal information, but the Site may keep it or associate it with personal information the Site collects in other ways or receives from third parties. It helps the Site to improve the Services and to deliver a better and more personalized service, including by allowing the Site to:
- Estimate the Services’ audience size and usage patterns;
- Store information about Your preferences, thus allowing the Site to customize the Services according to Your individual interests;
- Speed up Your searches; and
- Recognize You when You return to the Services.
The technologies the Site uses for this automatic data collection may include:
- Cookies (or browser cookies). A cookie is a small file placed on the hard drive of Your computer. Your browser stores cookies in a manner associated with each website You visit. The Site uses cookies to enable its servers to recognize Your browser and tells the Site how and when You visit the Site and use the Services. You may refuse to accept browser cookies by activating the appropriate setting on Your browser. However, if You select this setting You may be unable to access certain parts of the Site. Unless You have adjusted Your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, the Site’s system will issue cookies when You direct Your browser to the Site. If You want to learn more about cookies, please visit allaboutcookies.org.
- Flash Cookies. Certain features of the Site may use local stored objects (or Flash cookies) to collect and store information about Your preferences and navigation to, from, and on the Site. Flash cookies are not managed by the same browser settings as are used for browser cookies. For information about managing Your privacy and security settings for Flash cookies, You can access Your Flash management tools from Adobe’s website.
- Web Beacons. Pages of the Site (and the Site’s emails) may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit the Site, for example, to count users who have visited those pages (or opened an email) and for other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of certain website content and verifying system and server integrity). If You want to learn more about web beacons, please visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org/faqs/beacons.html.
The Site does not collect personal information automatically, but it may tie this information to personal information about You that the Site collects from other sources or that You provide to the Site.
Third-party Use of Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies
Some content or applications, including advertisements, on the Site are served by third parties, including advertisers, ad networks and servers, content providers, and application providers. These third parties may use cookies alone or in conjunction with web beacons or other tracking technologies to collect information about You when You use the Site. The information they collect may be associated with Your personal information or they may collect information, including personal information, about Your online activities over time and across different websites and other online services. They may use this information to provide You with interest-based (behavioral) advertising or other targeted content.
The Site does not control third-party tracking technologies or how third parties’ use them. If You have any questions about an advertisement or other targeted content, You should contact the responsible provider directly.
Social Networks and Third-Party Plug-ins
The Services may include plugins from social networks and other third parties. An example of a plugin is the Facebook® “Like” button. Where legally permitted, these plugins may communicate with and send information to the party that provided the plugin, even if You do not click on the plugin. This information may include Your IP address, information about Your browser and device, and the address of the webpage You are visiting on the Services. Loading, using, or clicking the plugins may also place, read, and transmit cookies. These cookies may contain a unique identifier the social network or third-party assigns You. The loading, functionality, and Your use of the plugins are governed by the privacy policy and terms of the party that provided the plugin.
- How We Use Your Information
The Site may use information that it collects about You or that You provide to the Site, including any personal information:
- To present the Site or the Services and their contents to You;
- To provide You with information, products, or services that You request from the Site;
- To fulfill any other purpose for which You provide it;
- To provide You with notices about Your account;
- To carry out the Site’s obligations and enforce its rights arising from any contracts entered into between You and the Site, including but not limited to enforcement of the Terms of Use and for billing and collection purposes;
- To notify You about changes to the Services;
- To allow You to participate in any interactive features on the Services;
- To monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with the Services and for marketing or advertising purposes;
- To analyze traffic on the Site and the sites of third parties;
- To investigate and prevent fraudulent transactions, unauthorized access to the Services, and other illegal activities;
- To personalize the Services’ content, features, or advertisements;
- To contact You about the Site’s own and third parties’ goods and services that may be of interest to You;
- To allow the Site to display advertisements to its advertisers’ target audiences;
- In any other way the Site may describe when You provide the information; and
- For any other purpose with Your consent.
- With Whom Do We Share Your Information?
The Site may disclose aggregated information about its users, and information that does not identify any individual, without restriction.
The Site may disclose personal information that it collects or that You provide as described in this Policy:
- To the Site’s subsidiaries and affiliates;
- To contractors, service providers, and other third parties the Site uses to support its business and who are bound by contractual obligations to keep personal information confidential and use it only for the purposes for which the Site discloses it to them;
- To a buyer or other successor in the event of a merger, joint venture, assignment, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of the Site’s assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which personal information held by the Site about the Site’s or the Services’ users is among the assets transferred; and
- To any other party with Your consent.
We may disclose Your personal information when we believe the third parties listed above need such information:
- To provide products or services to You;
- To administer the Site or other aspects of Our business and Services;
- To provide customer service;
- To update account information;
- To forward updates, announcements, newsletters, and other communications;
- To respond to Your communications and to communication with You about the Site and activities related to the Services; or
- As otherwise authorized by You.
- Special Cases
It is Our policy not to use or share the personal information about users in ways unrelated to those described in this Policy without also providing You an opportunity to opt out or otherwise prohibit such unrelated uses. However, We may disclose personal information, or information regarding Your use of the Services or Site accessible through Our Services, for any reason if, in Our sole discretion, We believe that it is reasonable to do so, including:
- To cooperate with law enforcement authorities, government agencies, and private-party litigants seeking information about Our Users to the extent required by applicable law, or if We are legally advised to do so; examples of such cooperation may include but are not limited to: lawful criminal, civil, or administrative process or discovery requests, subpoenas, court orders, writs, or reasonable request of authorities or persons with the reasonable power to obtain such process;
- To disclose information that is necessary to identify, contact, or bring legal action against someone who may be violating our Terms of Use or other User policies;
iii. To operate Our Services properly; or
- To protect the rights, property, or safety of the Site, Our Users, and the general public, including but not limited to disclosures for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
- What choices do You have about how the Site uses and discloses Your information?
The Site strives to provide You with choices about the personal information You provide to the Site. The Site has created mechanisms to provide You with the following control over Your information:
- Tracking Technologies and Advertising. You can set Your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert You when cookies are being sent. To learn how You can manage Your Flash cookie settings, visit the Flash player settings page on Adobe’s website. To learn how You can manage Your other cookies, visit allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/. If You disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of the Site may then be inaccessible or not function properly.
The Site does not control third parties’ collection or use of Your information to serve interest-based advertising. However, these third parties may provide You with ways to choose not to have Your information collected or used in this way.
- Do Not Track Policy
Do Not Track (“DNT”) is a privacy preference that You can set in Your browser. DNT is a way for You to inform websites and services that You do not want certain information about Your webpage visits collected over time and across websites or online services. The Site is committed to providing You with meaningful choices about the information it collects and that is why the Site provides You the ability to opt out. However, the Site does not recognize or respond to any DNT signals as the Internet industry works toward defining exactly what DNT means, what it means to comply with DNT, and a common approach to responding to DNT. For more information, visit www.allaboutdnt.com.
Google’s advertising requirements can be summed up by Google’s Advertising Principles. They are put in place to provide a positive experience for Users and can be found here: https://support.google.com/adspolicy/answer/6008942
We use Google AdSense Advertising on Our Site. Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on Our Site. Google’s use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to Our users based on previous visits to Our Site and other sites on the Internet. Users may opt-out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google Ad and Content Network Privacy Policy.
The Site utilizes Remarketing with Google AdSense, Google display network impression reporting, demographics and interests reporting, and DoubleClick platform integration. The Site, along with third-party vendors such as Google, use first-party cookies (such as the Google Analytics cookies) and third-party cookies (such as the DoubleClick cookie) or other third-party identifiers together to compile data regarding user interactions with ad impressions and other ad service functions as they relate to Our Site.
If You wish to opt out, users can set preferences for how Google advertises to You using the Google Ad settings page. Alternatively, You can opt out by visiting the Network Advertising initiative opt out page or permanently using the Google Analytics Opt Out Browser add on.
- International Users
This Policy is intended to cover collection of information on or through Our Site within Our home jurisdiction. Some countries may require stricter privacy policies than those described in this document. If You are visiting Our Site from such a country, please be aware that Your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the country where Our servers are located and Our central databases are operated. The data protection and other laws of Our home jurisdiction might not be as comprehensive as those in Your country. By using Our services, You understand that Your information may be transferred to Our facilities and those third parties with whom We share it as described in this Policy. When You provide personal information to Us through the services, You consent to the processing of Your data in, and the transfer of Your data to, Our home jurisdiction or any other country in which We or Our affiliates, subsidiaries, or service providers host these services.
- Your California Privacy Rights
California Civil Code § 1798.83 permits users of the Site that are California residents to request certain information about the Company’s disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make this request, please contact us at [email protected]
Further, if You are a California resident and would like to opt out from the disclosure of Your personal information to any third-party for marketing purposes, please contact us at [email protected]. Please be advised that if You opt out from permitting Your personal information to be shared, You may still receive selected offers directly from the Company in accordance with California law.
The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 provides additional privacy rights and protections to California users; however, these additional rights and protections do not apply to Us or Your use of Our Services, considering We do not sell Your personal information.
- Our Commitment to Data Security
We have implemented measures designed to secure Your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, change, and disclosure. All information You provide to Us is stored on Our secure servers behind firewalls.
Warning: The transmission of information over the Internet is not completely secure. Although We do Our best to protect Your personal information, We cannot guarantee the security of Your personal information transmitted through the Site. Any transmission of personal information is at Your own risk. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures used by the Site.
- Links to Other Websites
The Site may contain links to other websites. Please be aware that We do not operate, control, or endorse third-party sites that may be linked on the Site, nor are We responsible for the content or privacy practices of those other websites. We disclaim any responsibility for the information on other websites, and We do not make any warranties or representations that any linked sites (or even this Site) will function without error or interruption, that defects will be corrected, or that the sites and their servers are free of viruses or other problems that may harm Your computer. We encourage Our users to be aware when they leave the Site and to read the privacy statements of any other website that collects personally identifiable information.
- No Rights of Third Parties
This Policy does not create rights enforceable by third parties or require disclosure of any personal information relating to Users of the Site or the Services.
- DMCA Takedown Requests
The Site voluntarily complies with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). If You reasonably believe that Your copyrighted work has been used or posted by a third-party without Your consent, You may follow the instructions here on how to report it.
By submitting a copyright infringement notice or other communication (including communications about content stored on or transmitted through the Site), You consent to have these communications forwarded to the person or entity who stored, transmitted, or linked to the content addressed by Your communication, to facilitate a prompt resolution. The Site reserves the right to forward DMCA infringement notices (including any personally identifying information contained in the notices) as submitted to the Site without any deletions.
- Contact Information
To ask questions or comment about this Privacy Policy or the practices described herein, You may contact Us at [email protected].