Privacy Policy
Introduction
Welcome to StrongEye Inc., doing business as Kladni.com ("we", "us", "our", "StrongEye Inc.", "Kladni.com"). Protecting your personal information is of utmost importance to us. This Privacy Policy is designed to help you understand how we collect, use, and safeguard the information you provide to us.
This Privacy Policy applies to all visitors, users, and others who access the website ("Users", "you", "your"). By accessing or using our Service, you signify that you have read, understood, and agree to the collection, storage, use, and disclosure of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy.
Please note that our website is not intended for use by anyone under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from anyone under the age of 18.
At StrongEye Inc., we firmly believe in the principles of data minimization and data security, and we strive to uphold these values by ensuring that we collect only necessary information, and protect this information with utmost diligence. Rest assured, we do not sell or share your information with any third parties for their independent use without your explicit consent.
If you do not agree with our data practices, please do not use our website. We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time. If we make material changes to this policy, we may notify you on our website, by a blog post, by email, or by any method we determine. The method we chose is at our sole discretion. We will also change the "Last Updated" date at the beginning of this Privacy Policy. Any changes we make to our Privacy Policy are effective as of this Last Updated date and replace any prior Privacy Policies.
Information We Collect
At Kladni.com, we collect two types of information: Personal Information and Non-Personal Information.
1. Personal Information
Personal Information refers to any information that can be used to uniquely identify or contact a single person. This information may include, but is not limited to:
- Email address: To facilitate communication and account management.
- Password: To secure your account and maintain confidentiality.
- Phone Number: For two-factor authentication to further secure your account.
- Date of Birth: We may ask this to ensure you are over 18 as our website is not intended for users under 18.
Additionally, to support the functionalities of our online learning platform, we may require access to certain features on your mobile device, including:
- Camera: To facilitate video communication during learning sessions.
- Camera Roll: To allow you to upload or share relevant content.
- Microphone: To enable audio interaction during learning sessions.
- Speaker: To allow you to hear audio during learning sessions.
- GPS Coordinates: To provide location-based services, if any.
- Accelerometer: To support certain interactive functions of the platform, if any.
It is important to note that your personal data is encrypted in transit and at rest, providing an additional layer of security for your data.
2. Non-Personal Information
Non-Personal Information refers to data that cannot be used to identify you personally. This may include details such as the type of device you are using, your operating system, your internet service provider, your IP address, and other similar types of anonymous or de-identified information. This information helps us understand user behaviors and trends, improve our services, and optimize your learning experience.
Remember, providing your Personal Information is entirely voluntary. However, if you choose not to provide certain information, you may not be able to fully utilize all the features and functionalities of our platform. Please also know that we do not share or sell your information to any third parties for their independent use without your explicit consent.
How We Collect Information
We use a variety of methods to collect information from and about you, as described below:
1. Directly from You
Most of the Personal Information we collect is provided directly by you when you create an account or update your account information on our platform. This may include your name, email address, password, phone number, and, if necessary, date of birth.
When using our online learning platform, you may also grant us access to certain features on your mobile device such as the camera, camera roll, microphone, speaker, GPS coordinates, and accelerometer.
2. Automatically Through Our Platform
We automatically collect some Non-Personal Information as you navigate through Kladni.com, to help us understand how our platform is being used and to optimize your learning experience.
This information includes usage details, IP addresses, and information collected through cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies. Examples include your browsing actions on our platform and information about your device, such as the type, model, operating system, screen resolution, and other similar information.
3. From Third Parties
Occasionally, we may receive information about you from third parties. For instance, if you access our website through a social media site, we may collect information from these sites in accordance with their authorization procedures.
Remember, we take your privacy seriously. We ensure your data is securely stored and handled, encrypted both in transit and at rest. We do not sell or share your information with any third parties for their independent use without your explicit consent. We adhere to strict data minimization principles, ensuring we collect and retain only the information necessary to provide you with the best possible experience on our platform.
Use of Information
Your privacy is important to us, and we use your Personal and Non-Personal Information in responsible ways to provide and enhance the services offered by our platform. Below are the primary ways we use your information:
1. To Provide and Improve Our Services
We use your Personal Information to provide our online learning platform and related services to you, including to process your account creation, to communicate with you about your use of our platform, to respond to your inquiries, to fulfill your orders, and for other customer service purposes.
Additionally, we use your information to better understand how users access and use our platform, for the purposes of improving our platform and responding to user desires and preferences. For example, your GPS coordinates can help us provide location-specific services and features.
2. To Personalize Your Learning Experience
Your information helps us tailor our content and make our educational services more relevant to you. For instance, we may use your past activity and learning preferences to customize the lessons and material presented to you.
3. For Security and Verification Purposes
Your Personal Information is used for identity verification, account authentication (including two-factor authentication), ensuring compliance with our Terms of Service, and to protect against fraudulent or illegal activity.
4. For Internal Analytics
We use aggregated, anonymized data to understand our users’ demographics, activities, preferences, and to measure and improve our services. The insights we gain from this analysis are used strictly for internal purposes and are not sold or shared with any third parties.
Remember, we maintain a commitment to the principles of data minimization and data security. We collect only the information necessary to provide and improve our services, and we protect this information with advanced security measures, including encryption in transit and at rest. Your trust is important to us, and we are committed to providing a safe and secure environment for your learning journey.
Data Sharing and Disclosure
At Kladni.com, we maintain a strict policy that we do not sell or share your Personal Information with any third parties for their independent use without your explicit consent. Our primary aim of collecting your data is to improve the platform and personalize your learning experience.
However, there are certain circumstances where we may disclose your information:
- Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party vendors, consultants, and other service providers who perform services on our behalf. These providers are given access to your information to perform these services but are prohibited from using your information for other purposes.
- Compliance with Laws and Law Enforcement: We may disclose your information when required by law, subpoena, or other legal process, or if we believe that such action is necessary to comply with the law and the reasonable requests of law enforcement, or to protect the security or integrity of our platform.
- Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, bankruptcy, dissolution, reorganization, or similar transaction or proceeding, we may transfer your information to the successor organization.
We take great care in choosing our third-party service providers and only choose partners who also uphold high standards of data privacy and security.
Data Retention
We retain your Personal Information for as long as your account is active and for a period of up to 5 years after you cease to be an active user of our platform. This is done to ensure we can provide a seamless experience if you choose to return to our services, and to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, or enforce our agreements.
After this period, we will ensure that your Personal Information is deleted or anonymized in a manner that it can no longer be used to identify you. As always, the security of your Personal Information is paramount, and we take stringent steps to protect it, including encryption in transit and at rest.
Please remember that you have the right to request that we delete your Personal Information at any time, as detailed in the 'Your Rights and Choices' section of this Privacy Policy.
User Rights and Choices
As a user of our services, you have several rights regarding the collection and use of your Personal Information. We respect these rights and provide you with reasonable access to the Personal Information that you may have provided through your use of our services. Your rights include:
1. Access and Update Your Information
You have the right to access and update your Personal Information at any time. To do so, simply log in to your account and visit your account settings page. We recommend that you keep your information up to date to ensure that our communication with you is as effective as possible.
2. Data Portability
You have the right to request a copy of your Personal Information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. You can do this by contacting us using the contact details provided below.
3. Data Rectification
If you believe that any Personal Information we hold about you is inaccurate, out of date, incomplete, irrelevant, or misleading, you have the right to correct the information by contacting us.
4. Data Erasure
You can request that we erase your Personal Information. Please note that if you request the erasure of your Personal Information:
- We may retain some of your Personal Information as necessary for our legitimate business interests, such as fraud detection and prevention and enhancing safety.
- We may retain and use your Personal Information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations. For example, we may keep some of your information for tax, legal reporting, and auditing obligations.
- Some copies of your information (e.g., log records) may remain in our database, but they will be disassociated from personal identifiers.
5. Consent Withdrawal
If we are processing your Personal Information based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. Please note that the withdrawal of your consent does not affect the lawfulness of any processing activities based on such consent before its withdrawal.
6. Right to Object
You have the right to object to the processing of your Personal Information for direct marketing purposes or if the processing is based on our legitimate interests.
7. Right to Lodge a Complaint
If you believe that we are not processing your Personal Information in accordance with these terms or applicable data protection laws, you can lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.
Please note that we will ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests. To exercise any of your rights, please contact us using the contact details provided below.
Security Measures
The security of your Personal Information is of utmost importance to us. We have implemented a variety of security measures designed to protect your information, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the appropriate use of information. These measures include:
1. Secure Socket Layer (SSL) Technology
All communication on our platform is secured with SSL technology. This creates an encrypted link between our web server and your browser to ensure that all data transferred remains private and integral.
2. Third-Party Cloud Providers
We rely on third-party cloud providers to securely store your Personal Information. These cloud providers offer robust security measures, including physical security, administrative controls, and technical safeguards, to protect your data.
3. Encryption at Rest
Sensitive data, such as your password and personal details, are stored in encrypted format even when at rest. This adds another layer of security, ensuring that your data cannot be accessed or read without the appropriate decryption keys.
4. Regular Security Audits
We conduct regular security audits and risk assessments to ensure the ongoing integrity and confidentiality of our information systems.
5. Staff Training
Our staff receive regular training on data privacy and security protocols to ensure they understand the importance of protecting your information and are equipped to do so.
Despite these measures, please note 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 Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. If you have any questions about the security of your Personal Information, you can contact us at any time at the contact details provided below.
Third-Party Links and Services
Our platform may contain links to other websites, services, or resources that are not operated by us ("Third-Party Services"). These links are provided for your convenience and reference only. We do not control these Third-Party Services and are not responsible for their content, operation, or use.
If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third-party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit, as their policies and practices may be different from ours. The inclusion of a link on our platform does not imply endorsement of the linked site or service by us, nor does it imply an affiliation with the third-party.
Please note that we are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such Third-Party Services. Once you leave our platform or are redirected to a Third-Party Service, our Privacy Policy no longer applies. Your browsing and interaction on any other site, including those that have a link on our website, is subject to that site's own rules and policies.
We recommend that you read the privacy statements of these linked sites, as their privacy practices may differ from ours. We disclaim any responsibility for the privacy disclosures or practices of any third-party site.
Third-Party Services Integrated in Our Solution
In addition to the third-party links that may be found on our platform, we also utilize third-party services as part of our solution to deliver the best experience to you. These third-party services may handle user data in line with the execution of their services.
These third parties are carefully selected and have privacy policies and confidentiality practices compatible with ours. They may only use your Personal Information for the purpose of performing services on our behalf, and we do not authorize them to use or disclose your information for their own marketing or other purposes.
Despite this, we encourage you to be aware of their individual privacy policies, as their terms may differ from ours. By using our services, you acknowledge that these third-party services will have access to your information to the extent necessary to perform their functions.
Remember, our Privacy Policy does not extend to any third-party services, and we are not responsible for the privacy practices employed by those third parties. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of these third-party services to understand how they collect, use, and share your information.
Children's Privacy
Our services are not intended for, and we do not knowingly collect Personal Information from, individuals under the age of 18. We do not target our services to minors, and we request that individuals under the age of 18 not provide any Personal Information to us.
If we discover that we have inadvertently collected Personal Information from a person under 18, we will promptly take steps to delete such information. If you become aware that a child has provided us with Personal Information without appropriate consent, please contact us using the contact details provided below, and we will take steps to delete such information.
Parents and guardians are encouraged to take an active role in their children's online activities and interests. If you believe that we might have any information from or about a child without consent, please contact us.
Updates to the Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to update or change our Privacy Policy at any time. If we make any material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you either through the email address you have provided us, or by placing a prominent notice on our platform.
The changes will take effect as soon as they are posted on this page. We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed about our privacy practices and how we are helping to protect the personal information we collect.
Your continued use of our services after any changes or revisions to this Privacy Policy shall indicate your agreement with the terms of such revised Privacy Policy. Please note that any changes to this Privacy Policy will always comply with applicable laws.
Please be aware that, to the extent permitted by applicable law, our use of the Information is governed by the Privacy Policy in effect at the time we collect the information.
The date at the bottom of this Privacy Policy is the latest update and should be used to determine the current policy. If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, you can contact us using the contact details provided below.
Sure, a standard "Contact Information" section in a privacy policy generally includes the following information:
Contact Information
If you have any questions, concerns, or complaints about this Privacy Policy, or our data practices, or if you want to report any security violations to us, please contact us.
StrongEye Inc. (dba Kladni.com)
You can also get in touch with us via email at: Email: info@kladni.com
Please provide exact details so that we can comprehensively understand, investigate, and respond to your concerns or inquiries.
We are committed to resolving any complaints about our collection or use of your Personal Information. In case you have a dispute regarding this policy or our data handling practices, we encourage you to contact us directly in the first instance. If you're not satisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.
Remember, the more specific you are, the more effectively we can respond to your request.
Last Updated: July 16, 2023