We may use the information collected in the following ways:

• To operate and maintain the website;
• To send you promotional information, such as newsletters, if you have signed up for them. Each email will include instructions on how to opt-out of future mailings;
• To send you administrative communications, such as administrative emails, confirmation emails, technical notices, updates on policies, or security alerts;
• To respond to your comments if you have subscribed to comments;
• To respond to your inquiries submitted through the website’s contact form;
• To provide you with user support;
• To track and measure advertising on the website;
• To protect, investigate, and deter against unauthorized or illegal activity;
• To create your account, identify you as a user of the website, and customize the website for your account.

Your personal data is stored electronically in our secure database and is accessible only by authorized staff who adhere to strict confidentiality procedures. If documents containing personal data are printed for internal use, they are securely stored in a locked filing cabinet accessible only to trusted employees.

Your personal data is retained for a maximum of one year unless required otherwise by law or necessary for the provision of our services. When personal data is no longer needed, it is securely destroyed to prevent unauthorized access or use.

You have the right to:

• Be informed about how and where your data is stored and processed;
• Request access to your personal data;
• Request the removal of your personal data from our database at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at karakyzyc@gmail.com.

We may share your information with third parties when you explicitly authorize us to share your information.

Additionally, we may use third-party service providers to service various aspects of the website. Each third-party service provider’s use of your personal information is dictated by their respective privacy policies.

Currently, we use the following third-party service providers:

• Google Analytics: This service tracks website usage and provides information such as referring websites and user actions. Google Analytics may log your IP address, but no other personal information is captured by Google Analytics (i.e., the data is anonymous).

Your personal information is not shared with any other third-party applications at this time. This list may be amended from time to time at our discretion.

Except when required by law, we will not sell, distribute, or reveal your email address or other personal information without your consent.

We may use anonymous data, which cannot identify you alone or in combination with data from other parties, for marketing, advertising, or other purposes. Examples of anonymous data may include analytics or information collected from cookies.

If you create a user profile on the website or leave a comment, certain information like your name or website URL may be publicly visible. Your email address will never be available publicly unless you explicitly and voluntarily include it in a comment on the website.

You may also choose to link your Facebook, Instagram, and Google Account. Users may see your username, avatar, profile description, and website information.

The website uses cookies to store visitors’ preferences, record visitor-specific information on what pages users visit, ensure that visitors are not repeatedly sent the same banner advertisements, and customize website content based on visitors’ browser type or other information that the visitor sends. Cookies may also be used by third-party services, such as Google Analytics.

You may, at any time, prevent the setting of cookies by using a corresponding setting of your internet browser. Furthermore, already set cookies may be deleted at any time via your internet browser or other software programs. However, if you deactivate the setting of cookies, not all functions of our website may be entirely usable.

You may subscribe to our newsletter via the website, which may be used for informational and advertising purposes. All newsletters sent may contain tracking pixels to analyze the success of online marketing campaigns. This allows us to adapt the content of future newsletters to the interests of the user. The data associated with this tracked behavior will not be passed on to third parties.

• Opt-out: You may opt-out of future email communications by following the unsubscribe links in our emails. You may also notify us at karakyzyc@gmail.com if you would like to be removed from our newsletter mailing list.

• Access: You may request access to the personal information we have about you by submitting a request to karakyzyc@gmail.com.

• Amend: You may contact us at karakyzyc@gmail.com to update or amend your personal information.

• Forget: In certain situations, you may request that we erase or forget all your personal data. To do so, please submit a request to karakyzyc@gmail.com.

Please note that we may need to retain certain information for recordkeeping purposes, to complete certain transactions, or when required by law.

At no time should you submit sensitive personal information to the website. This includes your social security number, personal identification number, information regarding race or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, health information, criminal background, trade union memberships, or any other sensitive information. If you elect to submit such information to us, it will be subject to this Privacy Policy.

The website does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 16. If a parent or guardian believes that the website has personally identifiable information of a child under the age of 16 in its database, please contact us immediately at karakyzyc@gmail.com, and we will use our best efforts to remove such information from our records.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at karakyzyc@gmail.com.

Last updated: 20 July, 2024