Our Privacy policy
Our Privacy Policy was last updated on July 29th, 2022.
This Privacy Policy describes our policies and procedures on the collection, use, and disclosure of your information when you use the service and tells you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.
We use Your Personal data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, You agree to the
collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Interpretation and Definitions
Interpretation
The words in which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions.
The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in the singular or in the plural.
Definitions
For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:
- “Account” means a unique account created for You to access our Service or parts of our Service.
- “Business”, for the purpose of the CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act), refers to the Company
as the legal entity that collects Consumers’ personal information and determines the purposes and
means of the processing of Consumers’ personal information, or on behalf of which such
information is collected and that alone, or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of
the processing of consumers’ personal information, that does business in the State of California. - “Company” (referred to as either “the Company”, “We”, “Us” or “Our” in this Agreement) refers to STEMinds.
For the purpose of the GDPR, the Company is the Data Controller.
- “Country” refers to Israel.
- “Consumer’, for the purpose of the CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act), means a natural
person who is a California resident. A resident, as defined in the law, includes (1) every individual
who is in the USA for other than a temporary or transitory purpose, and (2) every individual who is domiciled in the USA who is outside the USA for a temporary or transitory purpose.
- “Cookies” are small files that are placed on Your computer, mobile device, or any other device by a
website, containing the details of Your browsing history on that website among its many uses. - “Data Controller”, for the purposes of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), refers to the
The company as the legal person which alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means
of the processing of Personal Data. - “Device” means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, a cell phone or a
digital tablet. - “Do Not Track” (DNT) is a concept that has been promoted by US regulatory authorities, in
particular the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), for the Internet industry to develop and
implement a mechanism for allowing Internet users to control the tracking of their online activities
across websites. - “Personal Data” is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.
GDPR purpose
For the purposes of GDPR, Personal Data means any information relating to You such as a name,
an identification number, location data, online identifier, or to one or more factors specific to the
physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity.
CCPA purpose
For the purposes of the CCPA, Personal Data means any information that identifies, relates to,
describes or is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly,
with You.
- “Sale”, for the purpose of the CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act), means selling, renting,
releasing, disclosing, disseminating, making available, transferring, or otherwise communicating
orally, in writing, or by electronic or other means, a Consumer’s personal information to another
business or a third party for monetary or other valuable consideration - “Service” refers to the Website.
- “Service Provider” means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Company. It refers to third-party companies or individuals employed by the Company to facilitate the Service, to provide the Service on behalf of the Company, to perform services related to the Service, or to assist the Company in analyzing how the Service is used. For the purpose of the GDPR, Service Providers are considered Data Processors.
- “Usage Data” refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or
from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit). - “Website” refers to STEMinds website, accessible from https://steminds.com/
- “You” means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company, or other legal entity on
behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.
Under GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), You can be referred to as the Data Subject or
as the User as you are the individual using the Service.
- Collecting and Using Your Personal Data
- Types of Data Collected
- Personal Data
While using Our Service, We may ask You to provide Us with certain personally identifiable information that
can be used to contact or identify You. Personally, identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:
- Email address
- First name and last name
- Phone number
- Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City
- Usage Data
Usage Data
We collect Usage Data has collected automatically when using the Service, the data may include information such as Your Device’s Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address),
browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that You visit, the time and date of Your visit, the
time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.
When You access the Service by or through a mobile device, We may collect certain information
automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device You use, Your mobile device unique ID,
the IP address of Your mobile device, Your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser
You use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
We may also collect information that Your browser sends whenever You visit our Service or when You
access the Service by or through a mobile device
Tracking Technologies and Cookies
We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on Our Service and store certain
information. Tracking technologies used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and
to improve and analyze Our Service. The technologies We use may include’
Cookies or Browser Cookies. A cookie is a small file placed on Your Device. 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 parts of our Service. Unless you have adjusted
Your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our Service may use Cookies.
- Web Beacons. Certain sections of our Service and our emails may contain small electronic files
known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit
the Company, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for
other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of a certain section and
verifying system and server integrity).
Cookies can be “Persistent” or “Session” Cookies. Persistent Cookies remain on Your personal computer or
the mobile device when You go offline, while Session Cookies are deleted as soon as You close Your web
browser.
We use both Session and Persistent Cookies for the purposes set out below:
- Necessary / Essential Cookies
- Type: Session Cookies
- ‘Administered by: US
Purpose: These Cookies are essential to provide You with services available through the Website
and to enable You to use some of its features. They help to authenticate users and prevent
fraudulent use of user accounts. Without these Cookies, the services that You have asked for
cannot be provided, and We only use these Cookies to provide You with those services.
- Cookies Policy / Notice Acceptance Cookies
- Type: Persistent Cookies
- Administered by: US
Purpose: These Cookies identify if users have accepted the use of cookies on the Website.
Functionality Cookies
- Type: Persistent Cookies
- Administered by: US
Purpose: These Cookies allow us to remember choices You make when You use the Website, such
as remembering your login details or language preference. The purpose of these Cookies is to
provide You with a more personal experience and to avoid You having to re-enter your preferences
every time You use the Website.
- Tracking and Performance Cookies
- Type: Persistent Cookies
- Administered by: Third-Parties
Purpose: These Cookies are used to track information about traffic to the Website and how users
use the Website. The information gathered via these Cookies may directly or indirectly identify you
as an individual visitor. This is because the information collected is typically linked to a
pseudonymous identifier associated with the device you use to access the Website. We may also
use these Cookies to test new pages, features, or new functionality of the Website to see how our
users react to them
For more information about the cookies we use and your choices regarding cookies, please visit our
Cookies Policy or the Cookies section of our Privacy Policy.
Use of Your Personal Data
The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes:
- To provide and maintain our Service, including to monitor the usage of our Service
‘To manage Your Account: to manage Your registration as a user of the Service. The Personal
Data You provide can give You access to different functionalities of the Service that are available to
You as a registered user. - For the performance of a contract: the development, compliance, and undertaking of the purchase
contract for the products, items, or services You have purchased or of any other contract with Us
through the Service. - To contact You: To contact You by email, telephone calls, SMS, or other equivalent forms of
electronic communication, such as a mobile application’s push notifications regarding updates or
informative communications related to the functionalities, products, or contracted services, including
the security updates, when necessary or reasonable for their implementation, - To provide You with news, special offers, and general information about other goods, services and
events that we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about
unless You have opted not to receive such information. - To manage Your requests: To attend and manage Your requests to Us.
For business transfers: We may use Your information to evaluate or conduct a merger, divestiture,
restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of Our assets,
whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which
Personal Data held by Us about our Service users is among the assets transferred.
- For other purposes: We may use Your information for other purposes, such as data analysis,
identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns, and to
evaluate and improve our Service, products, services, marketing, and your experience.
We may share Your personal information in the following situations:
- With Service Providers: We may share Your personal information with Service Providers to
monitor and analyze the use of our Service, for payment processing, and to contact You. - For business transfers: We may share or transfer Your personal information in connection with, or
during negotiations of, any merger, sale of Company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a
portion of Our business to another company. - Affiliates: We may share Your information with Our affiliates, in which case we will require
those affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy. Affiliates include Our parent company and any other
subsidiaries, joint venture partners, or other companies that We control or that are under common
control with Us. - With business partners: We may share Your information with Our business partners to offer You
certain products, services, or promotions. - With other users: when You share personal information or otherwise interact in the public areas
- with other users, such information may be viewed by all users and may be publicly distributed
outside, - With Your consent: We may disclose Your personal information for any other purpose with Your
consent.
Retention of Your Personal Data
The Company will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this
Privacy Policy. We will retain and use Your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal
obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve
disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies
The Company will also store usage data for internal analysis purposes. This type of Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of Our Service, or We are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.
Transfer of Your Personal Data
Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at the Company’s operating offices and in any
other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. It means that this information 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.
Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by Your submission of such information represents Your
agreement to that transfer.
The Company will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that Your data is treated securely and in
accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of Your Personal Data will take place to an organization
ora country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of Your data and other
personal information.
Disclosure of Your Personal Data
Business Transactions
If the Company is involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, Your Personal Data may be transferred.
We will provide notice before Your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy
Policy.
Law enforcement
Under certain circumstances, the Company may be required to disclose Your Personal Data if required to
do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency).
Other legal requirements
The Company may disclose Your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
- Comply with a legal obligation
- Protect and defend the rights or property of the Company
- Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
- Protect the personal safety of Users of the Service or the public
- Protect against legal liability
- Security of Your Personal Data
The security of Your Personal Data is important to Us, but remember that no method of transmission over
the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While We strive to use commercially
acceptable means to protect Your Personal Data, We cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Detailed Information on the Processing of Your Personal Data
The Service Providers We use may have access to Your Personal Data. These third-party vendors collect,
store, use, process, and transfer information about Your activity on Our Service in accordance with their
Privacy Policies.
Analytics
We may use third-party Service providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service.
- Google Analytics – we use google analytics services to monitor and track our website traffic.
Email Marketing
We may use Your Personal Data to contact You with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials, and
other information that may be of interest to You. You may opt out of receiving any, or all, of these
communications from Us by following the unsubscribe link or instructions provided in any email We send or
by contacting Us.
We hate spam as much as you, the reasons we use email marketing is for the following purposes:
- Keep you updated with our latest products.
- Offer you discounts or coupons.
- Ask for feedback regarding certain situations or products release.
- Important notice/action that needs your attention.
Payments
We may provide paid products and/or services within the Service. In that case, we may use third-party
services for payment processing (e.g. payment processors).
We will not store or collect Your payment card details. That information is provided directly to Our third-party
payment processors whose use of Your personal information is governed by their Privacy Policy. These
payment processors adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards
Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover. PCI-DSS
requirements help ensure the secure handling of payment information
Currently, we do not sell items directly from the STEMinds website, for that reason, we currently do not incorporate any payment systems. However, our product pages do link to third-party websites (our distributors) which may use payment methods, those third-party website providers have their own privacy policy you need to pay attention to before making a payment.
GDPR Privacy Policy
Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data under GDPR
We may process Personal Data under the following conditions:
- Consent: You have given Your consent for processing Personal Data for one or more specific
purposes. - Performance of a contract: Provision of Personal Data is necessary for the performance of an
- agreement with You and/or for any pre-contractual obligations thereof.
- Legal obligations: Processing Personal Data is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the Company is subject.
- Vital interests: Processing Personal Data is necessary in order to protect Your vital interests or of another natural person.
- Public interests: Processing Personal Data is related to a task that is carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the Company.
- Legitimate interests: Processing Personal Data is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Company.
In any case, the Company will gladly help to clarify the specific legal basis that applies to the processing,
and in particular, whether the provision of Personal Data is a statutory or contractual requirement or a requirement necessary to enter into a contract.
Your Rights under the GDPR
The Company undertakes to respect the confidentiality of Your Personal Data and to guarantee You can exercise Your rights.
You have the right under this Privacy Policy, and by law, if You are within the EU, to:
- Request access to Your Personal Data – The right to access, update or delete the information We
have on You. Whenever made possible, you can access, update or request deletion of Your
Personal Data directly within Your account settings section. if you are unable to perform these
actions yourself, please contact Us to assist You. This also enables You to receive a copy of the
Personal Data We hold about You - Request correction of the Personal Data that We hold about You – You have the right to have any incomplete or inaccurate information We hold about You corrected Object to processing of Your Personal Data. This right exists where We are relying on legitimate interest as the legal basis for Our processing and there is something about Your particular situation, which makes You want to object to our processing of Your Personal Data on this ground. You also have the right to object to where We are processing Your Personal Data for direct marketing purposes.
- Request erasure of Your Personal Data – You have the right to ask Us to delete or remove Personal Data when there is no good reason for Us to continue processing it Request the transfer of Your Personal Data. We will provide to You, or to a third party You have chosen, Your Personal Data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format. Please note that this right only applies to automated information which You initially provided consent for Us to use or where We used the information to perform a contract with You.
- Withdraw Your consent – You have the right to withdraw Your consent from using your Personal Data. If You withdraw Your consent, We may not be able to provide You with access to certain specific
functionalities of the Service.
Exercising Your GDPR Data Protection Rights
You may exercise Your rights of access, rectification, cancellation, and opposition by contacting Us. Please
note that we may ask You to verify Your identity before responding to such requests. If You make a request,
We will try our best to respond to You as soon as possible.
You have the right to complain to a Data Protection Authority about Our collection and use of Your Personal
Data. For more information, if You are in the European Economic Area (EEA), please contact Your local
data protection authority in the EEA.
CCPA Privacy Policy
This privacy notice section for California residents supplements the information contained in Our Privacy
Policy and it applies solely to all visitors, users, and others who reside in the State of California
Categories of Personal Information Collected
We collect information that identifies, relates to, describes, references, is capable of being associated with,
or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular Consumer or Device. The following is a
list of categories of personal information which we may collect or may have been collected from California
residents within the last twelve (12) months.
Please note that the categories and examples provided in the list below are those defined in the CCPA.
This does not mean that all examples of that category of personal information were in fact collected by Us
but reflects our good faith belief to the best of our knowledge that some of that information from the
applicable category may be and may have been collected. For example, certain categories of personal
information would only be collected if You provided such personal information directly to Us.
Category A: Identifiers.
Examples: A real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet
Protocol address, email address, account name, driver’s license number, passport number, or other
similar identifiers.
Collected: Yes.
Category B: Personal information categories listed in the California Customer Records statute (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80(e)).
Examples: A name, signature, Social Security number, physical characteristics or description,
address, telephone number, passport number, driver’s license or state identification card number,
insurance policy number, education, employment, employment history, bank account number, credit
card number, debit card number, or any other financial information, medical information, or health
insurance information. Some personal information included in this category may overlap with other
categories.
Collected: No.
Category C: Protected classification characteristics under California or federal law.
Examples: Age (40 years or older), race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, religion or
creed, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, sex (including gender, gender
identity, gender expression, pregnancy or childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual
orientation, veteran or military status, genetic information (including familial genetic information).
Collected: No.
Category D: Commercial information.
Examples: Records and history of products or services purchased or considered.
Collected: Yes.
Category E: Biometric information.
Examples: Genetic, physiological, behavioral, and biological characteristics or activity patterns used
to extract a template or other identifier or identifying information, such as fingerprints, faceprints,
and voiceprints, iris or retina scans, keystroke, gait, or other physical patterns, and sleep, health, or
exercise data
Collected: No.
Category F: Internet or other similar network activity.
Examples: Interaction with our Service or advertisement.
Collected: Yes.
Category G: Geolocation data.
Examples: Approximate physical location.
Collected: Yes.
Category H: Sensory data.
Examples: Audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information.
Collected: No.
Category I: Professional or employment-related information.
Examples: Current or past job history or performance evaluations.
Collected: No.
Category J: Non-public education information (per the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g, 34 C.F.R. Part 99)).
Examples: Education records directly related to a student maintained by an educational institution or party acting on its behalfs, such as grades, transcripts, class lists, student schedules, student identification codes, student financial information, or student disciplinary records.
Collected: No.
Category K: Inferences drawn from other personal information
Examples: Profile reflecting a person’s preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, aptitudes etc …
Collected: No.
Under CCPA, personal information does not include:
- Publicly available information from government records.
- Deidentified or aggregated consumer information
Information excluded from the CCPA’s scope, such as:
- 1996 (HIPAA) and the California Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (CMIA) or clinical trial
data - Personal Information is covered by certain sector-specific privacy laws, including the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FRCA), the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), or California Financial Information Privacy Act (FIPA), and the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act of 1994.
Sources of Personal Information
We obtain the categories of personal information listed above from the following categories of sources:
- Directly from You – For example, from the forms, You complete on our Service, preferences You
express or provide through our Service, or from Your purchases on our Service. - Indirectly from You – For example, from observing Your activity on our Service
- Automatically from You – For example, through cookies, We or our Service Providers set on Your
- A device as You navigate through our Service.
- From Service Providers – For example, third-party vendors monitor and analyze the use of our Service, third-party vendors for payment processing, or other third-party vendors that We use to provide the Service to You.
Use of Personal Information for Business Purposes or Commercial Purposes
Health or medical information covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
We may use or disclose personal information We collect for “business purposes” or “commercial purposes”
(as defined under the CCPA), which may include the following examples:
- To operate our Service and provide You with our Service.
- To provide You with support and to respond to Your inquiries, including investigating and address
Your concerns and monitor and improve our Service. - To fulfill or meet the reason You provided the information. For example, if You share Your contact
information to ask a question about our Service, We will use that personal information to respond to
Your inquiry. if You provide Your personal information to purchase a product or service, We will use
that information to process Your payment and facilitate delivery. - To respond to law enforcement requests and as required by applicable law, court order, or governmental regulations.
- As described to You when collecting Your personal information or as otherwise set forth in the last CCPA
- For internal administrative and auditing purposes.
- To detect security incidents and protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity, including, when necessary, prosecuting those responsible for such activities.
Please note that the examples provided above are illustrative and not intended to be exhaustive. For more
details on how we use this information, please refer to the “Use of Your Personal Data” section.
If We decide to collect additional categories of personal information or use the personal information We
collected for materially different, unrelated, or incompatible purposes We will update this Privacy Policy.
Disclosure of Personal Information for Business Purposes or Commercial Purposes
We may use or disclose and may have used or disclosed in the last twelve (12) months the following
categories of personal information for business or commercial purposes:
- Category A: Identifiers
- Category 8: Personal information categories listed in the California Customer Records statute (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80(e))
- Category D: Commercial information
- Category F: Internet or other similar network activity
Please note that the categories listed above are those defined in the CCPA. This does not mean that all
examples of that category of personal information were in fact disclosed but reflects our good faith belief to
the best of our knowledge that some of that information from the applicable category may be and may have
been disclosed.
When We disclose personal information for a business purpose or a commercial purpose, We enter a
a contract that describes the purpose and requires the recipient to both keep that personal information
confidential and not use it for any purpose except performing the contract.
Sale of Personal Information
As defined in the CCPA, “sell” and “sale” mean selling, renting, releasing, disclosing, disseminating, making
available, transferring, or otherwise communicating orally, in writing, or by electronic or other means, a
‘consumer’s personal information by the business to a third party for valuable consideration. This means
that We may have received some kind of benefit in return for sharing personal information, but not
necessarily a monetary benefit.
Please note that the categories listed below are those defined in the CCPA. This does not mean that all
‘examples of that category of personal information were in fact sold but reflect our good faith belief to the
best of our knowledge that some of that information from the applicable category may be and may have
been shared for value in return.
We may sell and may have sold in the last twelve (12) months the following categories of personal
information:
- Category A: Identifiers
- Category 8: Personal information categories listed in the California Customer Records statute (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80(e))
- Category D: Commercial information
- Category F: Internet or other similar network activity
Share of Personal Information
We may share Your personal information identified in the above categories with the following categories of
third parties:
- Service Providers
- Payment processors
- Our affiliates
- Our business partners
- Third party vendors to whom You or Your agents authorize Us to disclose Your personal information in connection with products or services We provide to You
Sale of Personal Information of Minors Under 16 Years of Age
We do not knowingly collect personal information from minors under the age of 16 through our Service,
although certain third-party websites that we link to may do so. These third-party websites have their own
terms of use and privacy policies and we encourage parents and legal guardians to monitor their children’s
Internet usage and instruct their children to never provide information on other websites without their
permission.
We do not sell the personal information of Consumers We actually know are less than 16 years of age,
unless We receive affirmative authorization (the “right to opt-in”) from either the Consumer who is between
13 and 16 years of age, or the parent or guardian of a Consumer less than 13 years of age. Consumers
who opt-in to the sale of personal information may opt-out of future sales at any time. To exercise the right
to opt-out, You (or Your authorized representative) may submit a request to Us by contacting Us.
If You have reason to believe that a child under the age of 13 (or 16) has provided Us with personal
information, please contact Us with sufficient detail to enable Us to delete that information.
Your Rights under the CCPA
The CCPA provides California residents with specific rights regarding their personal information. If You are
a resident of California, You have the following rights:
- The right to notice. You have the right to be notified of which categories of Personal Data are being
collected and the purposes for which the Personal Data is being used. - The right to request. Under CCPA, You have the right to request that We disclose information to
You about Our collection, use, sale, disclosure for business purposes, and share of personal
information. Once We receive and confirm Your request, We will disclose to You: - The categories of personal information We collected about You
- The categories of sources for the personal information We collected about You
- Our business or commercial purpose for collecting or selling that personal information
- The categories of third parties with whom We share that personal information
- The specific pieces of personal information We collected about You
- If we sold Your personal information or disclosed Your personal information for a business purpose, We will disclose to You
- The categories of personal information categories sold
- The categories of personal information categories disclosed
The right to say no to the sale of Personal Data (opt-out)
You have the right to direct Us to not
sell Your personal information. To submit an opt-out request please contact Us.
The right to delete Personal Data
You have the right to request the deletion of Your Personal
Data, is subject to certain exceptions. Once We receive and confirm Your request, We will delete (and
direct Our Service Providers to delete) Your personal information from our records, unless an
exception applies.
We may deny Your deletion request if retaining the information is necessary for Us or Our Service Providers to:
- Complete the transaction for which We collected the personal information, provide a good or
service that You requested, take actions reasonably anticipated within the context of our
ongoing business relationship with You, or otherwise perform our contract with You. - Detect security incidents, protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity, or prosecute those responsible for such activities.
- Debug products to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality.
- Exercise free speech, ensure the right of another consumer to exercise their free speech rights, or exercise another right provided for by law.
- Comply with the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act (Cal. Penal Code § 1546 et. seq.).
- Engage in public or peer-reviewed scientific, historical, or statistical research in the public interest that adheres to all other applicable ethics and privacy laws, when the information’s deletion may likely render impossible or seriously impair the research’s achievement if You previously provided informed consent.
- Enable solely internal uses that are reasonably aligned with consumer expectations based on Your relationship with Us.
- Comply with a legal obligation.
- Make other internal and lawful uses of that information that are compatible with the context in which You provided it.
The right not to be discriminated against.
You have the right not to be discriminated against for exercising any of Your consumer’s rights, including by:
- Denying goods or services to You
- Charging different prices or rates for goods or services, including the use of discounts or other benefits, or imposing penalties
- Providing a different level or quality of goods or services to You
- Suggesting that You will receive a different price or rate for goods or services or a different level or quality of goods or services
Exercising Your CCPA Data Protection Rights
In order to exercise any of Your rights under the CCPA, and if You are a California resident, You can contact Us in the following ways:
- By visiting this page on our website: https://www.steminds.com/
- By sending us an email at: contact@steminds.com
Only You, or a person registered with the California Secretary of State that You authorize to act on Your
behalf may make a verifiable request related to Your personal information
Your request to Us must:
- Provide sufficient information that allows Us to reasonably verify You are the person about whom
We collected personal information or an authorized representative - Describe Your Request with sufficient detail that allows Us to properly understand, evaluate, and
Respond to your request
We cannot respond to Your request or provide You with the required information if we cannot:
- Verify Your identity or authority to make the request And confirm that the personal information relates to You
- We will disclose and deliver the required information free of charge within 45 days of receiving Your verifiable request. The time period to provide the required information may be extended once by an additional 45 days when reasonably necessary and with prior notice.
Any disclosures We provide will only cover the 12-month period preceding the verifiable request’s receipt.
For data portability requests, We will select a format to provide Your personal information that is readily
usable and should allow You to transmit the information from one entity to another entity without hindrance.
Do Not Sell My Personal Information
You have the right to opt-out of the sale of Your personal information. Once We receive and confirm a
verifiable consumer request from You, we will stop selling Your personal information. To exercise Your right
to opt-out, please contact Us.
The Service Providers we partner with (for example, our analytics or advertising partners) may use
technology on the Service that sells personal information as defined by the CCPA law. If you wish to opt out
of the use of Your personal information for interest-based advertising purposes and these potential sales as
defined under CCPA law, you may do so by following the instructions below.
Please note that any opt out is specific to the browser You use. You may need to opt out on every browser
that You use.
Website
You can opt out of receiving ads that are personalized as served by our Service Providers by following our
instructions presented on the Service:
- The NAI’s opt-out platform: http:/www.networkadvertising.ora/choices/
- The EDAA’s opt-out platform htto://www.youronlinechoices.com/
- The DAA’s opt-out platform: https://optout.aboutads.info/?0=2&lang=EN
The opt out will place a cookie on Your computer that is unique to the browser You use to opt out. If you
change browsers or delete the cookies saved by your browser, You will need to opt out again.
Mobile Devices
Your mobile device may give You the ability to opt out of the use of information about the apps You use in
order to serve You ads that are targeted to Your interests:
- “Opt out of Interest-Based Ads” or “Opt out of Ads Personalization” on Android devices
- “Limit Ad Tracking” on iOS devices
You can also stop the collection of location information from Your mobile device by changing the
preferences on Your mobile device.
“Do Not Track” Policy as Required by California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA)
Our Service does not respond to Do Not Track signals.
However, some third-party websites do keep track of Your browsing activities. If You are visiting such
websites, You can set Your preferences in Your web browser to inform websites that You do not want to be
tracked. You can enable or disable DNT by visiting the preferences or settings page of Your web browser.
Children’s Privacy
Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally
identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. 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 anyone under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, We take
steps to remove that information from Our servers.
If We need to rely on consent as a legal basis for processing Your information and Your country requires
consent from a parent, We may require Your parent’s consent before We collect and use that information.
Your California Privacy Rights (California’s Shine the Light law)
Under California Civil Code Section 1798 (California’s Shine the Light law), California residents with an
established business relationship with us can request information once a year about sharing their Personal
Data with third parties for the third parties’ direct marketing purposes.
If you’d like to request more information under the California Shine the Light law, and if You are a California
resident, You can contact Us using the contact information provided below.
California Privacy Rights for Minor Users (California Business and Professions Code Section 22581)
California Business and Professions Code Section 22581 allows California residents under the age of 18
who are registered users of online sites, services, or applications to request and obtain removal of content
or information they have publicly posted.
To request the removal of such data, and if You are a California resident, You can contact Us using the contact
information provided below, and include the email address associated with Your account.
Be aware that Your request does not guarantee complete or comprehensive removal of content or
information posted online and that the law may not permit or require removal in certain circumstances.
Links to Other Websites
Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by Us. If You click on a third-party
link, You will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise You to review the Privacy Policy of
every site You visit, especially as we link to many distributors that sell our products on their websites.
We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any
third-party sites or services.
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.
We will let You know via email and/or a prominent notice on Our Service, prior to the change becoming
effective and update the “Last updated” date at the top of this Privacy Policy.
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.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact us:
- By visiting this page on our website: https://steminds.com/
- By sending us an email at contact@steminds.com
