Privacy Policy

Effective Date: February 4, 2024

Thank you for visiting www.automationsclub.com (the "Website"). Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy (the "Policy") describes the types of information Automations Club (the "Company", "us", "we", or "our") may collect from you or that you may provide when you visit the Website and the products, features, materials, and services we offer (collectively with the Website, the "Services"). This Policy also describes our policies and procedures for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing that information.

This Policy applies to information we collect on the Website and through your use of the Services generally (including when you register for an account), and through communications between you and the Website (including email, text, and other electronic messages).

This Policy does not apply to information collected by third parties, including any websites, services, and applications that you elect to access through the Services.

Please review this Policy carefully. By accessing or using the Services (or by clicking on "accept" or "agree" to this Policy when prompted), you agree to the terms of this Policy on behalf of yourself or the entity or organization that you represent. If you do not agree to any term in this Policy, you should refrain from further use of our Services.

1. Changes to Our Privacy Policy.

This Policy was last revised on the date noted at the top of this page. We may update this Policy from time to time. If we make material changes, we will post the updated Policy on this page and notify you of such changes by means of an email to the email address specified in your account, a message on the Services, or through a notice on the Website home page. Your continued use of the Services after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check the Policy periodically for updates.

2. Information We Collect.

We receive several types of information about you from various sources, including (A) information and content that you give us; (B) automatically-collected information; and (C) demographic information or other aggregate information. Each is described in detail below.

2.1 Information and Content That You Give Us.

We collect personal information that you knowingly choose to disclose. This may include:

(a) Personal Information (or Data). Personal information, such as your name, address, email address, phone number, username, password, and any other information you directly provide us on or through the Services.
(b) Correspondences. Records and copies of your email messages together with your email address and our responses, if you choose to correspond with us through email, and records of your phone number, phone calls with us, and voice messages, if you choose to correspond with us via phone.
(c) User Content. Information or content you submit to be published or displayed on public areas of the Services or transmitted to other users of the Services or third parties. Your User Content is posted and transmitted to others at your own risk.
(d) Transaction Information. Information about any purchase or transactions made on the Services. This includes payment information, such as your credit or debit card number and other card information; other account and authentication information; and billing, shipping, and contact details.
(e) Search Queries. Your search queries on the Website.

2.2 Information We Collect Automatically.

We may use a variety of technologies to collect certain information about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns whenever you interact with the Services, including:

(a) Activity Information. Details of your visits to our Services, including the types of content you view or engage with; the features you use; the actions you take; the people or accounts you interact with; the time, frequency, and duration of your activities.
(b) Equipment Information. Information about your computer and internet connection, including your computer operating system, IP address, browser type, and browser language.
(c) Location Information. Information about the location of your device, including GPS location, for purposes of enhancing or facilitating the Services.
(d) Cookies. A cookie is a small data file stored on the hard drive of your computer either for only the duration of your visit on a website ("session cookies") or for a fixed period ("persistent cookies").
(e) Web Beacons. Web beacons are small files that are embedded in webpages, applications, and emails to track who has visited those webpages or opened an email.
(f) JavaScripts. JavaScripts are code snippets embedded in websites and applications that facilitate a variety of operations including accelerating the refresh speed of certain functionality.

2.3 Demographic Information.

We may collect demographic, statistical, or other aggregate information that is about you, but individually does not identify you. Examples of such aggregate information include gender, age, race, household income, and political affiliation.

2.4 Information from Other Sources.

We may receive information about you from other sources and add it to our account information. These sources may include online and offline data providers, publicly-available sources such as open government databases or social networks; and service providers who provide us with information.

3. How We Use Your Information.

We may use the information we collect about you in a variety of ways, including:

(a) to provide the Services and its content to you;
(b) to respond to comments and questions, and provide customer service;
(c) to fulfill the purpose for which you provide such information;
(d) to communicate with you about your order, purchase, account, or subscription;
(e) to inform you about important changes to, or other news about, the Services;
(f) to operate, maintain, improve, personalize, and analyze the Services;
(g) to monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities for marketing or advertising purposes;
(h) to detect, prevent, or investigate security breaches, fraud, and other unauthorized or illegal activity;
(i) to carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and us, including for billing and collection;
(j) to maintain appropriate records for internal administrative purposes;
(k) to allow you to participate in interactive features on the Services;
(l) to send promotional communications, such as information about features, newsletters, offers, promotions, contests, and events;

4. How We Share Your Information.

We may disclose aggregated or anonymized information about our users without any restrictions. We will not share your personal information that we collect or you provide as described in this Policy except in the following circumstances:

(a) With subsidiaries and affiliates for business purposes. To our subsidiaries and affiliated companies for purposes of management and analysis, decision-making, and other business purposes.
(b) When we work with service providers. To service providers, professional advisors, contractors, and other third parties that provide us with support services, such as payment processing, website hosting, information technology, sales, email and postal delivery, location mapping, product and service delivery, or analytics services.
(c) When we become involved in a sale or transfer of the Company. If we become involved with a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of the Company's assets.
(d) When we are required by law. To comply with any court order, law, or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request.
(e) When we enforce our rights. To enforce or apply this Policy, our Terms of Use, and other agreements, including for billing and collection purposes.
(f) To help protect lawful interests. If we believe disclosure will help us protect the rights, property, or safety of the Company, our users, partners, agents, and others.
(g) To fulfill the purpose for that information or with your consent. To fulfill the purpose for which you provide the information, for any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information, or with your consent.

5. Detailed Information on the Personal Information We Collect

Personal Data is collected for the following purposes and using the following services:

5.1 Access to third-party accounts

This type of service allows Website to access Data from your account on a third-party service and perform actions with it. These services are not activated automatically, but require explicit authorization by the User.

5.2 Advertising

This type of service allows User Data to be utilized for advertising communication purposes. These communications are displayed in the form of banners and other advertisements on Website, possibly based on User interests.

5.3 Analytics

The services contained in this section enable the Company to monitor and analyze web traffic and can be used to keep track of User behavior.

5.4 Connecting Data

This type of service allows the Company to connect Data with third-party services disclosed within this privacy policy.

5.5 Contacting the User

By registering on the mailing list or for the newsletter, the User's email address will be added to the contact list of those who may receive email messages containing information of commercial or promotional nature concerning Website.

5.6 Handling payments

Unless otherwise specified, Website processes any payments by credit card, bank transfer or other means via external payment service providers. In general and unless where otherwise stated, Users are requested to provide their payment details and personal information directly to such payment service providers.

6. Your Choices.

6.1 Mechanisms to Control Your Information.

We strive to provide you with choices regarding the personal information you provide to us. We have created mechanisms to provide you with the following control over your information:

(a) Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies. You may be able to set your browser to reject cookies and certain other technologies by adjusting the appropriate settings in your browser.
(b) Promotional Communications from the Company. If you do not wish to have your contact information used by the Company to promote our own or third-party products or services, you can opt out by informing us of your preference or modifying your user preferences in your account profile.
(c) Disclosure of Your Information for Third-Party Advertising. If you do not want us to share your personal information with unaffiliated or non-agent third parties for promotional purposes, you can opt out by informing us of your preference.
(d) Targeted Advertising. If you do not want us to use information that we collect or that you provide to us to deliver advertisements according to our advertisers' target-audience preferences, you can opt out by modifying your user preferences in your account profile.

6.2 How We Respond to Do Not Track Signals.

"Do Not Track" is a privacy preference you can set in most web browsers. When you turn on this preference, it sends a signal or message to the websites you visit indicating that you do not wish to be tracked. Please note that we currently do not respond to Do Not Track browser settings.

7. Accessing and Correcting Your Information.

You may send us an email to request access to, correct, or remove any personal information that you have provided to us. You may also access, correct, or remove your personal information by logging into the Website and visiting your account profile page. We cannot delete your personal information except by also deleting your account.

We may not accommodate a request to change information if we believe the change would violate any law or legal requirement or cause the information to be incorrect.

8. California Privacy Rights.

This part of the document integrates with and supplements the information contained in the rest of the privacy policy and is provided by the business running Website and, if the case may be, its parent, subsidiaries and affiliates.

The provisions contained in this section apply to all Users who are consumers residing in the state of California, United States of America, according to the "California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018" (the "CCPA"), as updated by the "California Privacy Rights Act" (the "CPRA") and subsequent regulations.

8.1 Categories of personal information collected, used, sold, or shared

We collect identifiers, commercial information and internet information. We do not collect sensitive personal information. We will not collect additional categories of personal information without notifying you.

8.2 Your privacy rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act and how to exercise them

You have the right to request that we disclose to you the categories of personal information that we collect about you, the sources from which the personal information is collected, the purposes for which we use your information, to whom we disclose such information, and the specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you.

You have the right to request that we delete any of your personal information, subject to exceptions set forth by the law. You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate personal information we maintain about you. You have the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information. We will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights under the CPRA (CCPA amendment).