Privacy Policy

Last Updated: June 15, 2024

At PublicSphere, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website publicsphere.sbs, including any other media form, media channel, mobile website, or mobile application related or connected to PublicSphere.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access the site.

1. Information We Collect

Personal Data

We may collect personal identification information from you in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to, when you visit our site, register on the site, subscribe to our newsletter, respond to a survey, fill out a form, or in connection with other activities, services, features, or resources we make available on our site. The personal information we collect might include:

• Name
• Email address
• Phone number
• Mailing address
• Payment information (when purchasing services)

Non-Personal Data

We may collect non-personal identification information about you whenever you interact with our site. This information may include:

• Browser name
• Type of computer or device
• Technical information about your means of connection to our site, such as operating system and Internet service provider
• IP address
• Usage data and browsing patterns

2. How We Use Your Information

We may use the information we collect from you for the following purposes:

• To provide and maintain our website
• To process and fulfill your orders or requests for services
• To send periodic emails regarding your order or other products and services
• To personalize your experience and deliver content and product offerings relevant to your interests
• To improve our website, products, and services
• To respond to customer service requests and support needs
• To administer a contest, promotion, survey, or other site feature
• To send newsletters and marketing communications if you have opted in to receive them
• To prevent fraudulent transactions, monitor against theft, and protect against criminal activity

3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and hold certain information. Cookies are files with small amounts of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device.

We use the following types of cookies:

• Essential cookies: Necessary for the website to function properly.
• Analytical/performance cookies: Allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and see how visitors move around our website.
• Functionality cookies: Enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization.
• Targeting cookies: Record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited, and the links you have followed.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our website.

4. Analytics

We use third-party analytics services, such as Google Analytics, to help understand your usage of our services. These analytics services collect standard internet log information and visitor behavior information in order to provide us with information about how visitors use our site. This information is used to compile reports and to help us improve our website.

5. Third-Party Disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personally identifiable information to outside parties without your consent, except as described below:

• Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service, and marketing assistance.
• Business Transfers: If we or our subsidiaries are involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.
• Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency).

6. International Data Transfers

Your information, including personal data, 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.

If you are located outside the United Kingdom and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including personal data, to the United Kingdom and process it there.

7. Data Retention

We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.

8. Security of Your Information

We implement security measures designed to protect your information from unauthorized access. Your personal information is contained behind secured networks and is only accessible by a limited number of persons who have special access rights to such systems, and are required to keep the information confidential.

However, no data transmission over the Internet or wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Therefore, while we strive to protect your personal information, you acknowledge that there are security and privacy limitations inherent to the Internet which are beyond our control, and we cannot guarantee the security, integrity, or privacy of any information transmitted to or from our website.

9. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following data protection rights:

• The right to access, update, or delete the information we have on you
• The right of rectification - the right to have your information corrected if it is inaccurate or incomplete
• The right to object to our processing of your personal data
• The right of restriction - the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information
• The right to data portability - the right to receive a copy of your personal data in a structured, machine-readable format
• The right to withdraw consent at any time where we relied on your consent to process your personal information

For any of the above actions, please contact us using the details provided below. Note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests.

10. Children's Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 16. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected personal data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

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