PRIVACY POLICY
https://www.ara-uas.com (the “Site”) is owned and operated by ARA Robotics inc.
PURPOSE
The purpose of this privacy policy (this “Privacy Policy”) is to inform users of our Site of the following:
1. The personal data we will collect
2. Use of collected data
3. Who has access to the data collected
4. The rights of Site users
5. The Site’s cookie policy
This Privacy Policy applies in addition to the Terms and conditions of our Site.
APPLICABLE LAWS
This policy is consistent with the laws set out in the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).
For residents of EU countries, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) governs all data protection policies, regardless of where the site is located. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to comply with the GDPR. If there are inconsistencies between this policy and the GDPR, the GDPR will apply.
In other words, for users in the European Union, we adhere to the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016, known as the General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”). For users in the United Kingdom, we adhere to the GDPR as enshrined in the Data Protection Act 2018.
We have not appointed a Data Protection Officer as we do not fall within the categories of controllers and processors required to appoint a Data Protection Officer under Article 37 of the GDPR.
For residents of the State of California, this privacy policy is intended to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). If there are inconsistencies between this document and the CCPA, state legislation will apply. If we find inconsistencies, we will change our policy to comply with the relevant legislation.
CONSENT
By using our Site users agree that they consent to:
1. The conditions set out in this Privacy Policy
2. The collection, use and retention of the data listed in this policy
When the legal basis for us processing your personal data is that you have provided your consent to that processing, you may withdraw your consent at any time. If you withdraw your consent, it will not make processing which we completed before you withdrew your consent unlawful.
You can withdraw your consent by contacting ARA Robotics inc.
LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING
We collect and process personal data about users in the EU only when we have a legal basis for doing so under Article 6 of the GDPR.
We rely on the following legal basis to collect and process the personal data of users in the EU: Users have provided their consent to the processing of their data for one or more specific purposes.
PERSONAL DATA WE COLLECT
We only collect data that helps us achieve the purpose set out in this Privacy Policy. We will not collect any additional data beyond the data listed below without notifying you first.
DATA COLLECTED AUTOMATICALLY
When you visit and use our Site, we may automatically collect and store the following information:
1. IP address
2. Location
3. Hardware and software details
4. Clicked links
5. Content viewed
DATA COLLECTED IN A NON-AUTOMATIC WAY
We may also collect the following data when you perform certain functions on our Site:
1. First and last name
2. Age
3. Date of birth
4. Sex
5. Email address
6. Phone number
7. Address
8. Social media profiles
9. Education level
10. Employment Information
11. Fluent languages
This data may be collected using the following methods: forms.
HOW WE USE PERSONAL DATA
Data collected on our Site will only be used for the purposes specified in this Privacy Policy or indicated on the relevant pages of our Site. We will not use your data beyond what we disclose in this Privacy Policy.
THE DATA WE COLLECT AUTOMATICALLY IS USED FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES:
1. Enabling or administering our business and monitoring quality assurance
2. We may use your personal information to send you marketing communications directly by mail, email or SMS, when you gave your consent to such
3. Necessary cookies, statistics cookies and preferences cookies
The data we collect when the user performs certain functions may be used for the following purposes: communication, recruitment and marketing.
WHO WE SHARE PERSONAL DATA WITH
EMPLOYEES
We may disclose user data to any member of our organization who reasonably needs access to user data to achieve the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy.
THIRD PARTIES
We may share user data with the following third parties:
1. Hosting and server co-location services, communications and content delivery networks (CDNs), data and cyber security services
2. Billing and payment processing services, domain name registrars, fraud detection and prevention services
3. Web analytics, e-mail distribution and monitoring services, session recording and remote access services
4. Marketing agency, content providers, and our legal and financial advisors (collectively, “Third Party Service(s))
We may share the following user data with third parties:
Visitors’ and/or Users-of-Users’ Personal Information, in its entirety or in part – depending on each of their particular roles and purposes in facilitating and enhancing their Services and business.
We may share user data with third parties for the following purposes:
Our web development platform has partnered with a number of selected service providers, whose services and solutions complement, facilitate and enhance our own
We may share your personal data with our third party advertising partners in order to serve you targeted ads on our Sites or on third party websites and online services
Enhancing Services and business
Third parties will not be able to access user data beyond what is reasonably necessary to achieve the given purpose.
OTHER DISCLOSURES
We will not sell or share your data with other third parties, except in the following cases:
1. If the law requires it
2. If it is required for any legal proceeding
3. To prove or protect our legal rights
4. To buyers or potential buyers of this company in the event that we seek to sell the company
If you follow hyperlinks from our Site to another Site, please note that we are not responsible for and have no control over their privacy policies and practices.
HOW LONG WE STORE PERSONAL DATA
User data will be stored until the purpose the data was collected for has been achieved. You will be notified if your data is kept for longer than this period.
HOW WE PROTECT YOUR PERSONAL DATA
Our web development platform has implemented security measures designed to protect the Personal Information you share with us, including physical, electronic and procedural measures. They also regularly monitor their systems for possible vulnerabilities and attacks, and regularly seek new ways and Third-Party Services for further enhancing the security of their Services and protection of our Visitors’ and Users’ privacy.
Regardless of the measures and efforts taken by our web development platform, we cannot and do not guarantee the absolute protection and security of your Personal Information.
Because certain areas on our website are less secure than others, and since e-mail and instant messaging are not recognized as secure forms of communications, we request and encourage you not to share any Personal Information on any of these areas or via any of these methods. If you have any questions regarding the security of our website, you are welcome to contact us.
While we take all reasonable precautions to ensure that user data is secure and that users are protected, there always remains the risk of harm. The Internet as a whole can be insecure at times and therefore we are unable to guarantee the security of user data beyond what is reasonably practical.
YOUR RIGHTS AS A USER
As a user, you have the right to access all your personal data that we have collected. In addition, you have the right to update or correct any personal data in our possession provided it is acceptable under the law. You may choose to delete or change your consent to the collection and use of the data at any time, provided that it is legally acceptable to do so and you have informed us within a reasonable time.
Under the GDPR, you have the following rights:
1. Right to be informed
2. Right of access
3. Right to rectification
4. Right to erasure
5. Right to restrict processing
6. Right to data portability
7. Right to object
CHILDREN
We do not knowingly collect or use personal data from children under 16 years of age. If we learn that we have collected personal data from a child under 16 years of age, the personal data will be deleted as soon as possible. If a child under 16 years of age has provided us with personal data their parent or guardian may contact our privacy officer.
HOW TO ACCESS, MODIFY, DELETE, OR CHALLENGE THE DATA COLLECTED
If you would like to know if we have collected your personal data, how we have used your personal data, if we have disclosed your personal data and to who we disclosed your personal data, if you would like your data to be deleted or modified in any way, or if you would like to exercise any of your other rights under the GDPR, please contact us.
DO NOT TRACK NOTICE
Do Not Track ("DNT") is a privacy preference that you can set in certain web browsers. We respond to browser-initiated DNT signals. If we receive a DNT signal that indicates a user does not wish to be tracked, we will not track that user. We are not responsible for and cannot guarantee how any third parties who interact with our Site and your data will respond to DNT signals.
HOW TO OPT-OUT OF DATA COLLECTION, USE OR DISCLOSURE
In addition to the method(s) described in the How to Access, Modify, Delete, or Challenge the Data Collected section, we provide the following specific opt-out methods for the forms of collection, use, or disclosure of your personal data specified below:
You can opt-out of the use of your personal data for marketing emails. You can opt-out by clicking "unsubscribe" on the bottom of any marketing email.
COOKIE POLICY
A cookie is a small file, stored on a user's hard drive by a website. Its purpose is to collect data relating to the user's browsing habits.
We use the following types of cookies on our Site:
FUNCTIONAL COOKIES
Functional cookies are used to remember the selections you make on our Site so that your selections are saved for your next visits.
ANALYTICAL COOKIES
Analytical cookies allow us to improve the design and functionality of our Site by collecting data on how you access our Site, for example data on the content you access, how long you stay on our Site, etc.
TARGETING COOKIES
Targeting cookies collect data on how you use the Site and your preferences. This allows us to personalize the information you see on our Site for you Third-Party Cookies Third-party cookies are created by a website other than ours. We may use third-party cookies to achieve the following purposes: marketing and communication.
You can choose to disable cookies entirely in your internet browser, but this may decrease the quality of your user experience.
MODIFICATIONS
This Privacy Policy may be amended from time to time in order to maintain compliance with the law and to reflect any changes to our data collection process. When we amend this Privacy Policy we will update the "Effective Date" at the top of this Privacy Policy. We recommend that our users periodically review our Privacy Policy to ensure that they are notified of any updates. If necessary, we may notify users by email of changes to this Privacy Policy.