Policy on the Protection of Personal Information

Greetings and welcome to Presslink Media!

We appreciate your use of our services (“Services”). By using our Services, you trust us with your personal information. We understand the significance of this responsibility and strive to protect your information while empowering you with control over it.

The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to provide you with a clear understanding of the information we gather, why we gather it, and the methods for updating, managing, and deleting your information.

1. Terminology

  1. Personal Data: Information pertaining to a living person that may be used to identify them, either alone or in combination with other data that we now have or are likely to obtain in the future.

  2. Usage Data: Data that is automatically acquired, either as a result of using the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (such as the length of time spent on a webpage).

  3. Cookies: Tiny fragments of information that are saved on your device, such as a computer or mobile device.

  4. Data Controller: The individual or organization, acting alone or in collaboration with others, that decides the objectives and methods for processing any personal information. In this Privacy Policy, we assume the role of a Data Controller for your Personal Data.

  5. Data Processor (or Service Provider): Any individual or organization that handles data on behalf of the Data Controller. To enhance the efficiency of data processing, we may engage the services of different Service Providers.

  6. Data Subject (or User): Any live human who utilizes our Service and is the focus of Personal Data.

2. Collection and Utilization of Data

2.1 Personal Data

During your use of our Services, we may request specific personally identifiable information from you. This information can be used to establish contact with you or to identify you (“Personal Data”). The personally identifiable information referred to may include, but is not limited to:

  • Email address
  • First name and last name
  • Contact information, including phone number, address (including state, province, ZIP/postal code, and city), as well as cookies and Usage Data

Your Personal Data may be used to communicate with you through newsletters, marketing or promotional materials, and other relevant information. To stop receiving any or all of these messages from us, you may choose to unsubscribe by clicking on the supplied link or following the instructions in each email we send.

2.2 Usage Data

We may also gather data on how the Service is accessed and utilized (“Usage Data”). The Usage Data may include details such as your computer’s Internet Protocol address (IP address), browser type, browser version, visited pages, visit time and date, duration on those pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.

2.3 Monitoring and Collecting Data on User Activity

We employ cookies and similar tracking technologies to monitor user activities while using our Services and retain certain information.

Cookies are data files that include a limited bit of information, potentially including an unidentified and unique identifier. Web cookies are transmitted to your browser by a website and then kept on your device. We utilize tracking technologies such as beacons, tags, and scripts to gather and monitor data, as well as to enhance and evaluate our Services.

You have the ability to direct your browser to reject all cookies or to get a notification when a cookie is being transmitted. However, declining cookies may restrict your access to some features of our Service.

Here are some instances of cookies that we utilize:

  • Session Cookies: We utilize Session Cookies to facilitate the functioning of our Services.
  • Preference Cookies: These cookies are used to store and recall your preferences and different settings.
  • Security Cookies: These cookies are used to enhance security.
  • Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to provide adverts tailored to your interests and preferences.

3. Data Utilization

We utilize data to construct enhanced services for our entire user base. These encompass a wide range of possibilities, including but not limited to:

  • Offering and upholding our Services
  • Informing you of any modifications to our Services
  • Enabling your engagement with the interactive functionalities of our Services, should you decide to utilize them
  • Offering assistance and resolving issues for customers
  • Collecting and analyzing data or important insights to enhance our Services
  • Tracking the utilization of our Services
  • Identifying, averting, and resolving technological problems
  • Sending you news, special offers, and general information about our other services that are comparable to the ones you have previously purchased or inquired about, unless you have chosen not to receive such information

4. Legal Foundation for Processing Personal Data under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), the collection and use of your personal information, as defined in this Privacy Policy, is based on the precise context in which we collect it and the Personal Data we gather. We may handle your Personal Data due to the following reasons:

  • We require your participation in a contractual agreement
  • You have granted us authorization to proceed
  • The processing is justified by our legitimate interests and is not superseded by your rights
  • For processing payments
  • To adhere to legal requirements

5. Data Retention

5.1 Personal Data Retention

Your Personal Data will be retained for as long as required to fulfill the purposes stated in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and utilize your Personal Data as needed by law (for instance, if we are obligated to store your data to comply with relevant laws), settle conflicts, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

5.2 Usage Data Retention

We shall also save Usage Data for internal analysis. Usage Data is typically stored for a shorter duration unless it is utilized to enhance the security or operation of our Services, or if we are legally required to maintain it for longer periods.

6. Data Transfer

6.1 Data Transfer to Different Jurisdictions

Your information, including Personal Data, may be transmitted to and stored on computers located in a different jurisdiction from where you reside, which may have different data protection regulations.

6.2 Data Transfer to the United States and Canada

If you are situated outside of the United States and decide to furnish us with information, please be aware that we will transmit the data, including Personal Data, to the United States and Canada for processing.

By providing your approval of this Privacy Policy and thereafter submitting the requested information, you are acknowledging and agreeing to the transmission of your data.

We will make every effort to ensure that your data is handled securely and in compliance with this Privacy Policy. We will not transfer your Personal Data to any organization or country unless there are sufficient controls to protect the security of your data and other personal information.

7. Data Disclosure for Law Enforcement

In some situations, we may need to provide your Personal Data if compelled by law or in response to legitimate demands from public authorities, such as a court or government agency. We may reveal your Personal Data in the sincere conviction that such action is essential to:

  • Adhere to a legal requirement
  • Safeguard and uphold our rights
  • Ensure the prevention or investigation of potential misconduct related to the Service
  • Ensure the security and well-being of Service users and the general public
  • Mitigate potential legal exposure

8. Data Security

Our Services are designed with built-in security measures to safeguard your information. Our services are equipped with robust security safeguards that provide ongoing protection for your information.

We prioritize the safeguarding of your data. However, it is crucial to acknowledge that no communication method over the Internet or electronic storage technique can guarantee 100% security. Although we make every effort to employ commercially acceptable methods to safeguard your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its complete security.

9. Your Rights Regarding Data Protection According to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Residents of the European Economic Area (EEA) have certain data protection rights. Our objective is to implement appropriate measures that enable you to rectify, modify, erase, or restrict the utilization of your Personal Data.

If you wish to be notified about the Personal Data we possess regarding you and if you prefer for it to be eradicated from our systems, please get in touch with us.

Under specific conditions, you possess the following rights regarding data protection:

  • The right to obtain, modify, or erase the data we possess on you: Whenever feasible, you have the option to directly view, modify, or request the removal of your Personal Data using the account settings area. If you are incapable of executing these tasks alone, kindly reach out to us for assistance.

  • The right to rectify: If the information provided is incorrect or incomplete, you are entitled to have it corrected.

  • The right to dissent: You possess the entitlement to express opposition to our handling of your Personal Data.

  • The right to impose limitations: You are entitled to request that we limit the processing of your personal information.

  • Data portability: You are entitled to have a copy of the information we possess on you in a structured, machine-readable, and commonly used format, allowing you to transfer your personal data from one organization to another.

  • The privilege to revoke permission: You possess the prerogative to revoke your consent at any given moment, particularly when we have relied on your approval to process your personal information.

Kindly be aware that we may require you to authenticate your identity before addressing such inquiries.

You are entitled to lodge a complaint with a Data Protection Authority regarding our gathering and utilization of your Personal Data. To obtain further details, kindly reach out to the data protection authorities in your local area inside the European Economic Area (EEA).

10. Providers of Services

We may employ third-party Service Providers to oversee and scrutinize the utilization of our Services.

  • Google Analytics: A web analytics service provided by Google that monitors and provides information on website traffic. Google utilizes the data it gathers to oversee and monitor the utilization of our Services. This data is disseminated across other Google services.