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Our Updated Privacy Policy (GDPR compliant)
For each visitor to our Web page, our Web server automatically recognizes only the consumer's domain name, but not the email address (where possible). We collect only the domain name, but not the e-mail address of visitors to our Web page, aggregate information on what pages consumers access or visit, user-specific information on what pages consumers access or visit and information volunteered by the consumer, such as survey information and/or site registrations. The information we collect is used for internal review by the Guru 3D and its affiliates. The information is then discarded, used to improve the content of our Web page and not shared with other organizations for commercial purposes. We have updated our Privacy Policy, and it will be in effect from 25 May, 2018. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (EU) 2016/679 is a regulation in EU law on data protection and privacy for all individuals within the European Union. It was designed to harmonize data privacy laws across Europe and it takes effect May 25, 2018.
To comply with this new regulation Guru3D.com has updated its Privacy Policy which covers all of the services that you use with this website, including details about the types of personal information we collect and use, the way we keep your personal information safe and what your rights are relating to the information we hold about you.
Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy describes how Guru3D.com collects, uses, stores, and shares personal data that you leave via your digital footprint or provide when you visit our website www.guru3d.com or use our other company related sites and services. We collect different types of information of the website’s visitors and our customers in order to communicate with them and to provide technical support. We use collected analytical data to improve our services, products, and the website. Please read the following Privacy Policy and don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.
1. Collection of Personal Data
When you use the website, you have the option (not a requirement) to register our forums by creating an account with us. We collect the following data about you:
- Your personal information
- Username
- Password
- Possible consent to receiving our newsletter
If you contact Guru3D Support, participate in a promotional program or fill out one of our questionnaires, we may collect the following data to be able to answer a request from you or provide the necessary support:
- Your personal information
- Name
If you provide personal information about persons other than yourself, you must ensure that you are given permission to provide us with the personal data of the relevant persons.
You can change or delete your Personal Data at any time by contacting the Guru3D Support Team at feedback@guru3d.com.
2. Use of Personal Data
When you use our website and services, we collect personal data for the following purposes:
- Management for user accounts
- Promotional marketing
- Statistical data and analysis to improve our website and services
The processing of personal data is often necessary to meet your requests or to perform our services. Guru3D.com will only use your personal data for marketing activities if you have given your explicit consent in advance.
3. Storage
The information collected through Registration is stored in the facilities of our service provider, DuoCast. Guru3D.com will delete your personal data as soon as we no longer need these to achieve the above-mentioned purposes. We may, however, process your personal data anonymously for a longer period of time or if we are legally obliged or entitled to do so.
4. Sharing of Personal Data
Guru3D.com does not sell, share, or otherwise distribute your Personal Data to third parties, except as provided in this Privacy Policy. All the data we collect is used for the purposes listed above. Personal Data may be transferred to third parties who act for or on our behalf, for further processing in accordance with the purposes for which the data were originally collected. These third parties have contracted with us to only use Personal Data for the agreed upon purpose, and not to sell or disclose your Personal Information to third parties, unless it may be required by law. On our website, we have implemented the products of different Data Processors, such as Cognito Forms and Zendesk, to assist in the communication with our customers and visitors to our website, as well as to improve our services.
5. Permission
When you use our website, we may collect and process your personal data on the basis of your consent. You have the right to request changes or to entirely delete your personal data at any time. Please send an email to the Guru3D.com Support Team at feedback@guru3d.com if you wish to do so. If you withdraw your consent, we will stop processing your personal data unless we have the right or the obligation to continue processing or storing your personal data on legal or regulatory basis. The withdrawal of your consent does not affect the legality of the processing prior to the withdrawal. If you withdraw your consent, you may not be able to make full use of the features offered on our website.
6. Use of Cookies
We use cookies to gather statistical traffic information about the number and geographic location of visitors to our website, the most visited pages, and visitors’ browser types and operating systems. We collect such data to build a better user experience on our website and to improve our services. For example, by knowing the demographics of visitors from a certain country, we can localize the website for the specific audience.
We use Google Analytics and other similar technologies to generate anonymous statistical data of our website traffic. If you would like to opt-out of Google Analytics monitoring, please see more information here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/
External advertising parties may apply a Facebook Pixel to generate targeted advertisements. For example, you may be shown an advertisement that may be relevant to you of a discount promotion of our products from an online store after you have visited our website. If you wish to opt-out of Facebook's targeted ads on one or all websites, you can do so on Facebook's Ad Preferences page.
You can prevent cookie tracking on one or all websites by configuring your browser’s settings. Please consult your browser’s Help Page.
7. Security
We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure an adequate level of security and collaborate with trusted third parties who properly handle your personal data. We make every effort to ensure the confidentiality and integrity of your personal data.
8. Links to Other Websites
Our website pages contain links to other websites. We are not responsible for the content of other websites or for the procedures of third parties for the collection and processing of personal data. If you visit a third-party website, you must read the privacy policy and other relevant policies of the relevant website owner.
9. Changes to this Privacy Policy
Guru3D.com reserves the right to amend this Privacy Policy without prior notice based on substantial changes in legislation, new technical solutions, and to improve the functioning of the website. Such changes will be directly updated in this Privacy Policy.
10. Contact
If you want us to update, correct or delete the personal data that we have registered about you or if you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us by sending an email to feedback@guru3d.com
How We Use Cookies Our website, like many others, stores and retrieves information on your browser using cookies. This information is used to make the site work as you expect it to. It is not personally identifiable to you, but it can be used to give you a more personalised web experience. If you want to learn more about the general uses of cookies, please visitCookiepedia - all about cookies. Because we respect your right to privacy, you can choose to change your privacy preferences to prevent non-essential cookies being set. This functionality is provided by the Optanon Privacy Preference Centre which is available to licence for any site that wishes to give visitors similar choices. Below is a list of the cookies we use on this site, which is dynamically updated whenever new cookies are encountered and classified by our website team. Strictly Necessary Cookies These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information. System Cookies These cookies are used by our website to store anonymous session and login tokens. They may identify you as a single user when you move between pages, but carry no personally identifiable information and are destroyed when you close your browser, unless you actively choose to be remembered for easier login on your next visit. __RequestVerificationToken ASP.NET_SessionId Performance Cookies These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. We use Google Analytics to provide this service, which uses four first party cookies. The data collected is not shared with any other party. The information obtained with these cookies anonymised and we make no attempt to use it identify individual visitors, or influence your experience of the site while you are visiting it. If you do not allow these cookies we will not be able to include your visit in our statistics. If you have used a Do Not Track browser setting, we take this as a sign that you do not want to allow these cookies, and they will be blocked. __utma __utmc __utmz __utmt __utmb Legal Notices
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