We appreciate your interest in our Privacy Policy. At AdBox Social, we take the protection of your data very seriously, and in the below we explain what data we collect when you use www.adbox.social (“our website”), and how it is used.
General Information
a) What law applies?
We recognize the legislative ambiguity around Wyoming State and US Federal Privacy Law, and in the absence of the former, have voluntarily committed to the Data Protection Principles as set out in the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), and of course we process your Personal Data accordingly.
b) What is Personal Data?
Personal Data is any information relating to personal or material circumstances that relates to an individual. This may include, a name, date of birth, e-mail address, postal address, or telephone number but also online identifiers such as IP addresses or device ID`s.
c) What is processing?
"Processing" means any operation or set of operations which is performed upon Personal Data, whether or not by automatic means. The term is broad and covers virtually any handling of data.
d) Who is responsible for data processing?
The responsible party within the meaning of the GDPR is Vivid Ads LLC dba AdBox Social of 30 N Gould St, STE 4000, Sheridan, WY 82801, USA (“AdBox Social”, “we”, “us”or “our”). If you have any questions or if you wish to exercise your rights,please contact us using our Socials on Facebook and Instagram, or e-mail [email protected].
e) What are the legal bases of processing?
In accordance with the GDPR, we have to have atleast one of the following legal bases to process your Personal Data:
·For the fulfilment of contractual obligations
- The purposes of the data processing are primarily based on the service we provide.
· With in the framework of our legitimate interests
Where necessary, we process your data beyond the actual performance of the contract in order to safeguard legitimate interests of us or third parties. Examples are:
- Ensuring IT security and IT operations,
- Measures for business management and further development of our services,
- Defense against third-party claims and enforcement of own claims.
· Based on your consent
- Insofar as you have given us your consent to process personal data for certain purposes.
f) Is there an obligation for me to provide data?
Within the scope of our business relationship, you are only required to provide personal data that is necessary for the establishment, implementation, and termination of a business relationship or that we are legally obliged to collect. Without this data, we will usually have to refuse to conclude the contract or will no longer be able to perform an existing contract and may have to terminate it.
Data we collect automatically
a) Log data
Each time youvisit our website, our system automatically records the following data from thevisiting device and stores it in a so-called log file: i) Name of the retrievedfile, ii) date and time of the visit, iii) amount of data transferred, iv)message about successful retrieval, type of browser and version used, v) IPaddress (identification of the user's device), vi) Operating system of the visiting device, vii) Internetservice provider of the visiting device, viii) website from which you access our website, and ix) which of our website pages you are accessing. The legal basis for processing is our legitimate interest.
b) Cookies
We use so-called cookies on our website. Cookies are pieces of information that are transmitted from our web server or third-party web servers to your web browser and stored there for later retrieval. For further information on the Cookies we use, please refer to our Cookie Policy. The legal basis for processing is our legitimate interest and your consent.
c) Hosting
To provide our website, we use the services of Webflow,Inc. who processes all data to be processed in connection with the operation of this website on our behalf. The legal basis is our legitimate interest.
d) Content Management System (CMS)
We also use the Content Management System (CMS) of Webflow, Inc. to publish and maintain thecreated and edited content and texts on our website. This means that all content and texts submitted to us is transferred to WordPress. This represents a legitimate interest.
e) Third-party services and content
We use content or service offers of third-party providers on the basis of our legitimate interests in order to integrate their content and services ("services").
This always requires that the third-party providers of this content are aware of the IP address of the user, as without the IP address they would not be able to send the content to their browser. The IP address is therefore necessary for the display of this content.
The following provides an overview of third-party providers and their content, together with links to their privacy policies, which contain further information on the processing of data and so-called opt-out measures, if any,
· Analytics:
- Google Analytics by Google LLC,
· Fonts: Google Fonts by Google LLC,
- Video: Vimeo by Vimeo.com, Inc,
- Cookie Consent Tool: CookieYes LTD
- Remarketing and Advertisement:
- Facebook
- Remarketing by Meta
- Platforms Inc
If you do not wish to participate in our advertising personalization or retargeting/tracking you can object to behavioral advertising at the following websites: Your Online Choices, Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada, Network Advertising Initiative, AdChoices and the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance (Europe only).
Data we collect directly
a) Contacting us
Personal data is processed depending on the contact method. In addition to your name and email address, IP address or phone number, we usually collect the context of your message, which may also include certain Personal Data. The personal data collected when you contact us is used to process your request and the legal basis is your consent.
If you contact or connect with us via the social media platforms on which we are present (currently, Facebook and Instagram) we and the relevant social media platform are jointly responsible for the processing of your data and enter into a so-called joint controller agreement. The legal basis is our legitimate interest, your consent or, in some cases, the initiation of a contractual service, if any.
b) When using our services
We process the Personal Data involved in your use of our services in order to be able to provide our contractual services. This includes in particular our services, support, correspondence with you, invoicing, fulfilment of our contractual, accounting and tax obligations. Accordingly, the data is processed on the basis of fulfilling our contractual obligations and our legal obligations.
We also offer to contact us via the messaging services of Slack Technologies, LLC. If you contact us via Slack we store and use the data provided in accordance with the provision of a contractual measure to process and respond to your request.
c) Payment Data
If you make a purchase your payment will be processed via our payment service provider Stripe. Payment data will solely be processed through Stripe and we have no access to any Payment Data you may submit. The legal basis for the provision of a payment system is the establishment and implementation of the user contract for the use of the service.
d) Onboarding Questionnaire
We provide a questionnaire to make the onboarding process as convenient as possible for you. The data processing is based on our legitimate interest lies in the technically error-free and optimized provision of our services. The processing of the data collected from you is based on contract as the processing of personal data is necessary for the initiation of our services.
e) Administration, financial accounting, office organization, contact management
We process data in the context of administrative tasks as well as organization of our business, and compliance with legal obligations, such as archiving. In this regard, we process the same data that we process in the course of providing our contractual services. The processing bases are our legal obligations and our legitimate interest.
General Principles
a) Who receives my data?
Within AdBox Social, those that need your data to fulfil our contractual and legal obligations will receive access to it.
Processors used by us may also receive data for these purposes. These are companies in the categories of IT services, telecommunications, and sales and marketing. Where we use processors to provide our services, we take appropriate legal precautions and corresponding technical and organizational measures to ensure the protection of personal data in accordance with the relevant legal provisions.
Data is only passed on to third parties within the framework of legal requirements. We only pass on users' data to third parties if this is necessary, for example, for contractual purposes or on the basis of legitimate interests in the economic and effective operation of our business or you have consented to the transfer of data.
b) How long will my data be stored?
As far as necessary, we process and store your personal data for the duration of our business relationship, which also includes, for example, the initiation and execution of a contract.
In addition, we are subject to various storage and documentation obligations, which result from the minimum statutory retention periods among others. The retention and documentation periods specified there are 2 to 8years.
c) How do we secure your data?
Our website uses SSL or TLS encryption to ensure the security of data processing and to protect the transmission of content or contact requests that you send to us. We have also implemented numerous security measures (“technical and organizational measures”) for example encryption or need to know access, to ensure the most complete protection of Personal Data processed through this website.
Nevertheless,internet-based data transmissions can always have security gaps, so that absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. And databases or data sets that include Personal Data may be breached inadvertently or through wrongful intrusion. Upon becoming aware of a data breach, we will notify all affected individuals whose Personal Data may have been compromised as expeditiously as possible after which the breach was discovered.
d) Are data transferred to a third country or to an international organization?
We may transfer your Personal Data to other companies and/or business partners, remote working employees and staff members as necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy. In doing so, your Personal Data may be transferred to so called third countries. In order to provide adequate protection for your Personal Data when it is transferred, we have contractual arrangements regarding such transfers. We take all reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect the Personal Data we transfer.
e) Special Category Data
Unless specifically required when using our services and explicit consent is obtained for that service, we do not process special category data.
f) COPPA (Children Online Privacy Protection Act)
When it comes to the collection of Personal Information from children under the age of 13 years old, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) puts parents in control. The Federal Trade Commission, United States’ consumer protection agency, enforces the COPPA Rule,which spells out what operators of websites and online services must do to protect children’s privacy and safety online. We do not specifically market to children under the age of 13 years old. We do not request Personal Information from minors and children and do not knowingly collect such data or pass it on to third parties.
g) CAN SPAM Act
The CAN-SPAMAct is a law that sets the rules for commercial email, establishes requirements for commercial messages, gives recipients the right to have emails stopped from being sent to them, and spells out tough penalties for violations. To be in accordance with CANSPAM, we agree to the following: If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, you can email us, and we will promptly remove you from ALL correspondence.
h) Controls For Do-Not-Track Features
Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems and mobile applications include a Do-Not-Track ('DNT') feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. At this stage no uniform technology standard for recognising and implementing DNT signals has been finalised. As such, our website does not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked online. If a standard for online tracking is adopted that we must follow in the future, we will inform you about that practice in a revised version of this policy.
i) Automated decision-making
Automated decision-making is the process of making a decision by automated means without any human involvement. Automated decision-making including profiling does not take place.
j) Do Not Sell
We do not sell your Personal Data.
Your Rights and Privileges
a) Privacyrights
Under the GDPR, you can exercise the following rights:
Right to information
Right to rectification
Right to object to processing
Right to deletion
Right to data portability
Right of objection
Right to withdraw consent
Right to complain to a supervisory authority
Right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing.
If you have any questions about the nature of the Personal Data we hold about you, or if you wish to exercise any of your rights, please contact us.
b) Updating your information
If you believe that the information, we hold about you is inaccurate or that we are no longer entitled to use it and want to request its rectification, deletion, or object to its processing, please do so by contacting us.
c) Withdrawing your consent
You can revoke consents you have given at any time by contacting us. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
d) AccessRequest
In the event that you wish to make a Data Subject Access Request, you may inform us in writing of the same. We will respond to requests regarding access and correction as soon as reasonably possible. Should we not be able to respond to your request within thirty (30) days, we will tell you why and when we will be able to respond to your request. If we are unable to provide you with any Personal Data or to make a correction requested by you, we will tell you why.
e) Complaint to a supervisory authority
You have the right to complain about our processing of Personal Data to a supervisory authority responsible for data protection.
Validity and questions
This Privacy Policy is the current and valid version. However, we want to point out that from time to time due to actual or legal changes a revision to this policy may be necessary. If you would like to talk to us regarding our privacy practices, please contact us using.
Effective Date
Friday, April 28, 2023