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Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy describes Our policies and procedures on the collection, use and disclosure of Your information when You use the Service and tells You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You. We use Your Personal Data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, You agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Interpretation and Definitions
Interpretation
The words of which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.
Definitions
- Account means a unique account created for You to access our Service or parts of our Service.
- Affiliate means an entity that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with a party, where "control" means ownership of 50% or more of the shares, equity interest or other securities entitled to vote for election of directors or other managing authority.
- Business, for the purpose of CCPA/CPRA, refers to the Company as the legal entity that collects Consumers' personal information and determines the purposes and means of the processing of Consumers' personal information, or on behalf of which such information is collected and that alone, or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of consumers' personal information, that does business in the State of California.
- CCPA and/or CPRA refers to the California Consumer Privacy Act (the "CCPA") as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (the "CPRA").
- Company (referred to as either the Company, We, Us or Our in this Agreement) refers to Akademische Unterstutzung GmbH, Nottwil, Lucern, Kantonsstrasse 34, 6207.
- For the purpose of the GDPR, the Company is the Data Controller.
- Consumer, for the purpose of the CCPA/CPRA, means a natural person who is a California resident.
- Cookies are small files that are placed on Your computer, mobile device or any other device by a website, containing the details of Your browsing history on that website among its many uses.
- Country refers to Switzerland.
- Data Controller, for the purposes of the GDPR, refers to the Company as the legal person which alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of the processing of Personal Data.
- Device means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, a cellphone or a digital tablet.
- Do Not Track (DNT) is a concept that has been promoted by US regulatory authorities for the Internet industry to develop and implement a mechanism allowing internet users to control tracking of their online activities across websites.
- GDPR refers to the EU General Data Protection Regulation.
- Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual. For the purposes of GDPR, Personal Data means any information relating to You such as a name, an identification number, location data, online identifier or factors specific to Your identity. For the purposes of the CCPA/CPRA, Personal Data means any information that identifies, relates to, describes or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with You.
- Service refers to the Website.
- Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Company. For the purpose of the GDPR, Service Providers are considered Data Processors.
- Third-party Social Media Service refers to any website or social network website through which a User can log in or create an account to use the Service.
- Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself, for example the duration of a page visit.
- Website refers to Draftout, accessible from draftout.ai.
- You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable. Under GDPR, You can be referred to as the Data Subject or as the User.
Collecting and Using Your Personal Data
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. 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
- Usage Data
Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service and may include information such as Your Device's Internet Protocol 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.
Information from Third-Party Social Media Services
The Company allows You to create an account and log in to use the Service through Google, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn. If You decide to register through or otherwise grant us access to a Third-Party Social Media Service, We may collect Personal Data already associated with that account, such as Your name, email address, activities or contact list.
If You choose to provide such information during registration or otherwise, You are giving the Company permission to use, share, and store it in a manner consistent with this Privacy Policy.
Tracking Technologies and Cookies
We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on Our Service and store certain information. Technologies used may include Cookies, browser cookies, web beacons, tags, and scripts. Cookies can be Persistent or Session Cookies.
Unless You have adjusted Your browser setting so that it will refuse Cookies, our Service may use Cookies. For more information about the cookies we use and Your choices regarding cookies, please visit our Cookies Policy or the cookies section of this Privacy Policy.
Necessary / Essential Cookies
Type: Session Cookies. Administered by: Us. Purpose: These Cookies are essential to provide You with services available through the Website and to enable You to use some of its features. They help authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of user accounts.
Cookies Policy / Notice Acceptance Cookies
Type: Persistent Cookies. Administered by: Us. Purpose: These Cookies identify if users have accepted the use of cookies on the Website.
Functionality Cookies
Type: Persistent Cookies. Administered by: Us. Purpose: These Cookies allow us to remember choices You make when You use the Website, such as remembering Your login details or language preference.
Tracking and Performance Cookies
Type: Persistent Cookies. Administered by: Third-Parties. Purpose: These Cookies are used to track information about traffic to the Website and how users use the Website. We may also use these Cookies to test new pages, features or new functionality of the Website.
Use of Your Personal Data
The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes:
- To provide and maintain our Service, including to monitor usage of our Service.
- To manage Your Account and registration as a user of the Service.
- For the performance of a contract covering the products, items or services You have purchased from Us.
- To contact You by email, telephone calls, SMS, or similar electronic communication about updates, contracted services, and security matters.
- To provide You with news, special offers and general information about goods, services and events similar to those that You have already purchased or enquired about unless You opt out.
- To manage Your requests and support inquiries.
- For business transfers such as a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or sale of some or all of Our assets.
- For other purposes such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, evaluating promotional campaigns, and improving the Service and user experience.
We may share Your personal information in the following situations:
- With Service Providers to monitor and analyze use of our Service, process payments, and contact You.
- For business transfers in connection with a merger, sale of Company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of Our business.
- With Affiliates, including Our parent company, subsidiaries, joint venture partners, or companies under common control with Us.
- With business partners to offer You certain products, services or promotions.
- With other users when You share personal information in public areas or interact through a Third-Party Social Media Service.
- With Your consent for any other purpose.
Retention of Your Personal Data
The Company will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use Your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.
The Company will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or improve the functionality of Our Service, or We are legally obligated to retain it for longer periods.
Transfer of Your Personal Data
Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at the Company's operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. This means that the information may be transferred to, and maintained on, computers located outside of Your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of Your jurisdiction.
Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by Your submission of such information represents Your agreement to that transfer. The Company will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that Your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Delete Your Personal Data
You have the right to delete or request that We assist in deleting the Personal Data that We have collected about You. Our Service may give You the ability to delete certain information about You from within the Service.
You may also contact Us to request access to, correct, or delete any personal information that You have provided to Us. Please note, however, that We may need to retain certain information when we have a legal obligation or lawful basis to do so.
Disclosure of Your Personal Data
Business Transactions
If the Company is involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, Your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before Your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.
Law enforcement
Under certain circumstances, the Company may be required to disclose Your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.
Other legal requirements
The Company 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 the Company.
- 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 Your Personal Data
The security of Your Personal 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.
Detailed Information on the Processing of Your Personal Data
The Service Providers We use may have access to Your Personal Data. These third-party vendors collect, store, use, process and transfer information about Your activity on Our Service in accordance with their Privacy Policies.
Analytics
We may use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service, including Google Analytics and Amplitude. Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. You can opt-out by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. More information is available at https://policies.google.com/privacy. Amplitude's Privacy Policy is available at https://amplitude.com/privacy.
Payments
We may provide paid products and services within the Service. In that case, we may use third-party services for payment processing. We will not store or collect Your payment card details. Those details are provided directly to third-party payment processors whose use of Your personal information is governed by their Privacy Policy and industry PCI-DSS standards.
GDPR Privacy
Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data under GDPR
We may process Personal Data under the following conditions:
- Consent.
- Performance of a contract.
- Legal obligations.
- Vital interests.
- Public interests.
- Legitimate interests.
Your Rights under the GDPR
The Company undertakes to respect the confidentiality of Your Personal Data and to guarantee You can exercise Your rights. Under this Privacy Policy, and by law if You are within the EU, You have the right to:
- Request access to Your Personal Data.
- Request correction of the Personal Data that We hold about You.
- Object to processing of Your Personal Data.
- Request erasure of Your Personal Data.
- Request the transfer of Your Personal Data.
- Withdraw Your consent.
Exercising of Your GDPR Data Protection Rights
You may exercise Your rights of access, rectification, cancellation and opposition by contacting Us. We may ask You to verify Your identity before responding. You also have the right to complain to a Data Protection Authority about Our collection and use of Your Personal Data.
CCPA/CPRA Privacy Notice
This privacy notice section for California residents supplements the information contained in Our Privacy Policy and applies solely to visitors, users, and others who reside in the State of California.
To exercise any of Your rights under the CCPA/CPRA, and if You are a California resident, You can contact Us by email at help@draftout.ai. Only You, or a person registered with the California Secretary of State that You authorize to act on Your behalf, may make a verifiable request related to Your personal information.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact us by email at help@draftout.ai.
Supplementary Privacy Notice for Users of our Services based in People's Republic of China
This supplementary Privacy Notice outlines our personal information handling practices if you live in the People's Republic of China, excluding Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, and Taiwan Province. The following provisions relate to applicable personal information privacy laws in China including the Personal Information Protection Law of China (PIPL).
This Privacy Notice supplements our main Privacy Policy; it is not intended to supersede or override it. In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of this supplementary Notice and our Privacy Policy, the provisions of this supplementary Notice shall prevail.
Introduction
In this notice, the terms we, our, and us refer to Akademische Unterstutzung GmbH, Swiss limited company, number CHE-375.454.013, its subsidiaries and affiliates (together Draftout, individually a Draftout), and it is committed to protecting your privacy.
This Privacy Notice covers information collected through these websites: draftout.com. We are a personal information handler of your information which means that we are responsible for looking after it. We will use your personal information fairly, lawfully and in a transparent manner, and in accordance with China's data protection laws including PIPL.
If the purposes are modified, Draftout will take the necessary measures as required by the PIPL, including obtaining separate consent. Draftout uses software as a service provided by third parties to make secure transfers of personal information so we can ensure our communications to you are managed effectively, and any online applications you submit are processed securely.
You can contact us by email via help@draftout.ai to obtain details of the current providers used by Draftout to transfer your personal information out of China, the services they provide for us, as well as their contact information. You can also read more about your personal information rights in the section dealing with Your rights under our Privacy Notice.
How to contact Draftout
Draftout
Akademische Unterstutzung GmbH
Kantonsstrasse 34
6207 Nottwil, Switzerland
Email: help@draftout.ai