Updated: 4/17/2024
This privacy notice for RankWriter, Inc. ("we," "us," or "our"), describes how and why we might collect, store, use, and/or share ("process") your information when you use our services ("Services").
Questions or concerns? Reading this privacy notice will help you understand your privacy rights and choices. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Services.
1 WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
1.1 Personal information you disclose to us
We collect personal information that you provide to us. We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you register on the Services, express an interest in obtaining information about us or our products and Services, when you participate in activities on the Services, or otherwise when you contact us.
1.2 Sensitive Information.
We do not process sensitive information. All personal information that you provide to us must be true, complete, and accurate, and you must notify us of any changes to such personal information.
1.3 Information automatically collected
Some information — such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address and/or browser and device characteristics — is collected automatically when you visit our Services. We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use, or navigate the Services.
This information does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information) but may include device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use our Services, and other technical information. This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our Services, and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.
Like many businesses, we also collect information through cookies and similar technologies.
2 HOW DO WE PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?
We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with the law.
We may also process your information for other purposes with your consent. We process your personal information for a variety of reasons, depending on how you interact with our Services, including:
Providing Services: We process your information to deliver the services you request from us, including account registration, content creation, and customer support.
Improving Services: We analyze usage data and feedback to enhance and personalize your experience with our Services, such as by optimizing features, identifying trends, and developing new offerings.
Communication: We use your information to communicate with you about your account, updates to our Services, promotional offers, and important notices.
Security and Fraud Prevention: We process your information to protect the security of our Services and to prevent fraudulent or unauthorized activity.
Legal Compliance: We process your information to comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal obligations, such as responding to legal requests and enforcing our terms of service.
With Your Consent: In some cases, we may process your information for purposes not covered by this notice with your consent or as otherwise permitted by law.
We strive to be transparent about how we process your information and to only collect and use it for legitimate purposes. If you have any questions or concerns about our data processing practices, please contact us using the information provided in this notice.
3 WHEN AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
We may share information in specific situations described in this section and/or with the following third parties. We may need to share your personal information in the following situations:
Business Transfers. We may share or transfer your 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 notice. Affiliates include our parent company and any subsidiaries, joint venture partners, or other companies that we control or that are under common control with us.
Business Partners. We may share your information with our business partners to offer you certain products, services, or promotions.
4 DO WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES?
We may use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect and store your information. These technologies include cookies, web beacons, and pixels.
4.1 COOKIE NOTICE
By using our Services, you consent to the use of cookies and similar technologies as described in this notice.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to the website owner.
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies for the following purposes:
Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the operation of our website and services. They enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility.
Analytics Cookies: We use these cookies to collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages they visit and how long they spend on each page. This information helps us improve our website and services.
Advertising Cookies: We may use these cookies to deliver targeted advertisements to you based on your interests and browsing behavior. These cookies may also be used to measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns.
Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow us to remember choices you make and provide enhanced features and personalization.
Your Cookie Choices
You can control cookies through your browser settings. Most web browsers allow you to manage your cookie preferences, including whether to accept or reject cookies, and to delete cookies that have already been set. Please note that if you choose to block cookies, certain features of our website and services may not function properly.
Third-Party Cookies
We may also use third-party cookies, such as those set by Google Analytics, to collect information about your interactions with our website. These cookies are governed by the privacy policies of the third parties that set them.
Changes to this Notice
We may update this Cookie Notice from time to time to reflect changes in our use of cookies and tracking technologies. We will notify you of any material changes by posting a revised notice on our website.
5 HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?
We keep your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this privacy notice unless otherwise required by law.
We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy notice, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting, or other legal requirements).
When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will either delete or anonymize such information, or, if this is not possible (for example, because your personal information has been stored in backup archives), then we will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.
6 DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?
We do not solicit minors or the guardian of such a minor for consent to use the Services. If we learn that personal information from users less than 18 years of age has been collected, we will deactivate the account and take reasonable measures to promptly delete such data from our records. If you become aware of any data we may have collected from children under age 18, please contact us at info@rankwriters.com
7 WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?
RankWriter is committed to protecting your privacy rights. This section outlines your privacy rights and how you can exercise them.
Right to Access: You have the right to request access to the personal information we hold about you. If you would like to access, review, or update your personal information, please contact us using the information provided in this Privacy Policy.
Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal information we hold about you. If you believe that any of the personal information we hold is incorrect or outdated, please contact us to request a correction.
Right to Erasure: In certain circumstances, you have the right to request that we delete your personal information. However, please note that we may be required to retain certain information for legal or administrative purposes.
Right to Restriction of Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information under certain circumstances, such as if you contest the accuracy of the information or if the processing is unlawful.
Right to Data Portability: You have the right to receive a copy of your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and to transmit that information to another data controller.
Right to Object: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information under certain circumstances, such as if the processing is based on our legitimate interests or for direct marketing purposes.
Right to Withdraw Consent: If we rely on your consent to process your personal information, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time. However, please note that withdrawing consent may affect the availability or functionality of certain features of our Services.
Right to Lodge a Complaint: If you believe that we have violated your privacy rights, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority or data protection regulator.
To exercise any of these rights or if you have any questions or concerns about your privacy rights, please contact us using the information provided in this Privacy Policy.
8 CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES
Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems and mobile applications include a Do-Not-Track ("DNT") feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. At this stage no uniform technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been finalized. As such, we do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked online. If a standard for online tracking is adopted that we must follow in the future, we will inform you about that practice in a revised version of this privacy notice.
9 DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS NOTICE?
We may update this privacy notice from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated "Revised" date and the updated version will be effective as soon as it is accessible. If we make material changes to this privacy notice, we may notify you either by prominently posting a notice of such changes or by directly sending you a notification. We encourage you to review this privacy notice frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.
10 CALIFORNIA CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT (CCPA)
RankWriter recognizes the importance of protecting the privacy rights of California residents under the California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA). This section outlines how we comply with the CCPA and the rights afforded to California residents under this law.
Categories of Personal Information Collected: We collect various categories of personal information from California residents in accordance with the CCPA, including identifiers (such as name and email address), commercial information, internet activity, and other categories of personal information described in our Privacy Policy.
Purposes of Collection: We collect personal information for the purposes described in our main Privacy Policy, including providing and improving our services, communicating with you, ensuring the security of our services, and complying with legal obligations.
Disclosure of Personal Information: We may disclose personal information to third parties for business purposes as described in our main Privacy Policy. We do not sell personal information to third parties for monetary or other valuable consideration.
Right to Know: California residents have the right to request certain information about our collection, use, and disclosure of their personal information over the past 12 months. This includes the categories of personal information collected, the sources of that information, the purposes for which it was collected, and the categories of third parties with whom it was shared.
Right to Delete: California residents have the right to request the deletion of their personal information collected or maintained by us, subject to certain exceptions.
Right to Opt-Out: California residents have the right to opt-out of the sale of their personal information. However, as stated earlier, we do not sell personal information to third parties for monetary or other valuable consideration.
Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against California residents for exercising their rights under the CCPA, including by denying goods or services, charging different prices or rates, or providing a different level or quality of services.
How to Exercise Your Rights: California residents can exercise their rights under the CCPA by contacting us using the information provided below in this Privacy Policy. We will respond to verifiable requests from California residents in accordance with the requirements of the CCPA.
For more information about our data practices and your rights under the CCPA, please refer to the contact information at the end of this Privacy Policy.
11 HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?
If you have questions or comments about this notice, you may contact us by post at info@rankwriter.com or 724-484-3833.
