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Privacy Policy

Your privacy is of paramount importance to us at Chronicle Bay. We would like to state how personal information is gathered, utilized, saved, and secured when a user visits the web pages we manage. We thank you for agreeing with us in advance, as such practices are described in this policy.

1. Information We Gather or Hold

The website owner gathers personal and non-personal data during a user’s visit to their web pages. Such information could include the following:

1.1   Personal information

‘Personal information’ is any information that may serve to identify the user personally. Such Personal Data we may hold would include the stakes below:

Name
Email id.
IP (Internet Protocol) Address
Which version of the browser is in use?
Where geolocation is available
 
We welcome any other information you send to us, including different forms, comments, or other forms of communication.

1.2   Non-Personal information

‘Non-personal information’ would denote some information collected by the website owner concerning the actions, patterns, and behaviours of a user on the site that have no relevance to the identification of the user. Such information may cover:
 
  • Cookies that are required for site analytics, site functionality, and preferences.
  • Data such as type of traffic, which includes pages that a user visited on their site, the length of time that a user used the site, among many others.

2. How Do We Utilize the Information Gathered?

We gather information for the following reasons, among many others:

2.1   To Enhance the Site

We may gather this information to improve the website’s efficiency, effectiveness, and general user experience.

2.2   For all Communications with You

Your contact information may be used to communicate with you through updates, newsletters, and responses to your queries. You can opt out of these communications at your request.

2.3   Determining Content Order

Your data can be used to tailor content according to your preferences, location, and other factors.

2.4   Using Non-Personal Data for Analytics

We also use cookies for analytics and performance enhancement on our website, as well as to understand our customers and their needs. We may also use other advertising partners who use third-party advertisements, which may collect information through cookies and web beacons.

3. Legal Framework For Processing Data Under GDPR Guidelines

We handle your personal information under the GDPR guidelines in the following lawful bases:
 
Consent:   You have expressly permitted us to process your personal information (e.g., when registering for our newsletter).
 
Contractual Necessity:   Processing relates to a contract that the parties have entered into to provide services (service delivery).
 
Legitimate Interests:   We have a range of legitimate interests that justify processing data, including the general provision and enhancement of our services (website-related statistics).
 
Legal Obligation:   If required, we can process relevant information upon formal request submission to meet legislative requirements.

Who we share your data with

4. Data Sharing and Disclosure

Personal details aren’t sold or traded. Yet, there are trustworthy third parties with whom your data can be shared in 4 distinct situations:

4.1   Service Providers

When websites, businesses, or services operate, they may employ third parties to achieve this goal. These third parties handle other providers such as emails, payment methods, and analytics. Your data will also be shared with these third parties.

4.2   Legal Compliance

People from authorities who work in law enforcement or the law itself can invade your privacy, and it is most likely that they can expose your personal information.

4.3   Business Transfers

Your data may be transferred if a merger, acquisition, or asset sale occurs, as this would fall under the above-mentioned category.

What rights you have over your data

5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Using tracking and cookie technologies allows them to reduce the number of cookie files kept on devices. Cookie files assist websites in improving the level of their functionality.

5.1   Types of Cookies We Use

The most crucial function of a website can’t be carried out without these cookies, hence their importance- Essential Cookies.
 
To keep improving our site, these cookies greatly enhance our ability to measure the overall performance of our site-Performance Cookies.
 
Remembering important details and preferences on the website is easy using Functional Cookies.
 
Targeting/Advertising Cookies: These are necessary for serving more appropriate ads and monitoring advertising performance.
 
You can regulate the use of cookies or even block them from your browser settings. However, switching off cookies may make some website functions inaccessible.

6. Data Retention

We keep your data for the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy or as required by law. When your data is not required, we will securely erase or anonymize it.

7. Your Rights Under GDPR

If you are located in the EU, there are certain rights available to you about your data under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

7.1   Right to Access

You are entitled to obtain a copy of our personal data concerning you.

7.2   Right to Rectification

You can submit changes if some personal data elements need to be updated or completed.

7.3   Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten)

In specific circumstances, you are entitled to request that your data be erased.

7.4   Right to Restriction of Processing

You have the right to request a limit on processing your personal data.

7.5   Data Portability Clause

A data subject can transfer their details to another controller in a structured, commonly used format that any automated machine can read.

7.6   Refusal Rights

This right allows you to forbid your personal information from being processed by the entity in question. It will enable you to go beyond specific conditions, specifically those which pertain to direct marketing.
 
As mentioned in the contact information below, these rights can be exercised by contacting us.

8. Security of Data

We are very concerned about the security of your identifying details and will take appropriate organizational and technical measures to prevent any malicious party from accessing, altering, or obliterating them. We warn you straight away that no technique employed in transmitting data over the Internet or in electronic storage is 100% secure. All you can do is manage risk; we advise maintaining a balance between the two.

9. International Data Transfers

If you reside outside the EEA zones, note that the country you are in may transfer, which may lead to the process of your data being transferred to the rest of the world, which is also outside the European Economic Area. In such cases, we ensure that GDPR provides appropriate safeguards to protect your data.

10. Third-Party Links

Our website could include connections with other sites. However, we are not responsible for such sites’ privacy policies and practices. We recommend that you read their policies before disclosing any personal information.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

It may be necessary for us to modify this Privacy Policy from time to time so that it is up to date with our practices and legal requirements. We usually make changes to this, and the period for which we last updated the policy will be reflected at the bottom of this page. We suggest that you read this document from time to time to keep track of how your data is secured.

12. Contact Us

You can use this email to contact us if you have issues with this privacy policy or wish to contact us for other reasons at admin@chroniclebay.com
 
Last Updated: 12/17/2024

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