you may know, when you access a website or use a mobile application, there is some information that is automatically recorded.

Our Online Service is not different. These are the type of technical information we are recording:

(i) When you visit, access or use our Online Service, we automatically collect and retain information based on that usage. Website log data may contain your Internal Protocol address, the address of the webpage you visited, your browser type and settings, the date and time of your access, how you used the online Service and other web tracking features (below we are providing you with a detailed explanation on the web tracking features we use).

(ii) We may also collect information about the device (PC, MAC, mobile phone, tablet, etc.) you are using to connect to the Online Service. Such information may include the type of device, the operating system you are using, device settings, and unique device identifiers. The collection of this information depends on the device you are using and its settings. To learn about the information your device makes available, you should check the policies of your device manufacturer or software provider.

(i) Cookie data. We put in place a specific User Cookie Notice that you can view on the Online Service. The User Cookie Notice will provide you with more details on the cookies we use and why we use cookies. Please note, unless you choose to voluntarily identify yourself to us via our Online Service, cookies will not directly identify you. As you read in the User Cookie Notice you can refuse cookies by configuring your browser to do so, if you do you may not be able to use some of the features of our Online Service and may not be able to access certain parts of our Online Service. To be more specific, this is an explanation (this not an advice or recommendation of any kind) of the pros and cons of disabling cookies.
‍
(ii) Web Beacons: Another online identification mechanism is called a web beacon, also known as a pixel tag or clear GIF. A web beacon is a clear graphic image of a 1x1 pixel that is delivered through a web browser or an HTML compliant email client application to an end- user's device. We use web beacon to enable us to evaluate the usage of our Online Service, target campaigns, upgrade information we provide and know whether you have visited a web page or received a message.
‍
(iii) Analytics collection. We use cookies such as Adobe Analytics and Google Analytics to help us anonymously track and report your behaviour information and standard log information to the Online Service. This information helps us analyze and evaluate how the Online Service is used as part of our ongoing efforts to improve our Online Service. Note that no personally identifying data (meaning data that permit to identify you as a unique person directly) is included in this type of reporting. Google Analytics and ComScore may have access to your information only to perform these tasks on behalf of dzcard. If you wish to know more about the terms that govern Google Analytics, please visit the Google Analytics Terms of Service at www.google.com/analytics/terms. For ComScore's privacy policy, visit www.comscore.com/About-comScore/Privacy-Policy. We also use an analysis cookie from the Omniture SiteCatalyst software of Adobe Systems GmbH. The software writes a cookie on your system with a unique random ID. The cookie can never be associated with a person. Details on the measurement methods used by Omniture SiteCatalyst can also be found on the Omniture website.

We use the information collected to undertake Online Service. Only the information you have voluntarily provided, as described in paragraph 2(b) above is used to:

To allow you to create and maintain a registered user account, respond to your inquiries, allow you to sign up in order to contribute to surveys, research, to deliver any other services that you may request, to download documents and information you have selected, for example, if we offer a white paper you have to complete a registration form allowing you also to expressly opt-in to marketing messages. If you only decide to receive the white paper we will keep the data included in the registration form to send you transactional message (i.e., an email directed to you that completes a transaction or an exchanged of a document that you have started with us) only;

please note that we will not (and will not allow any third party to) use the statistical analytics tool to track or to collect any of your personally identifiable information. We will not associate any of such data with any personally identifiable information (meaning data that permit to identify you as a unique person directly) from any source.

which is voluntarily submitted in feedback forms on our Online Service or any survey we initiate that you accept to take part in is only used for the purposes of reviewing this feedback and improving our Online Service.

which is voluntarily submitted in feedback forms on our Online Service or any survey we initiate that you accept to take part in is only used for the purposes of reviewing this feedback and improving our Online Service.Thus in light of the above, you understand that you can receive marketing communications, in particular, if you are located in countries that are not subject to prior opt-in conditions you will receive such type of communication from us. I any case all of our marketing communications contained an opt-out option that we will honour.
‍
Note: Please read paragraph 4 below that gives you some choices in controlling our use of the information collected.

Indeed the personal information (meaning data that permit to directly identify you as a unique person) we have lawfully collected within our family of companies for the purposes described in this privacy policy may be subject to cross-border transfer to countries or jurisdictions around the world within the European Union or outside the European Union. In the case of a transfer outside the European Union, we put in place terms and conditions assuring the protection and security of such personally identifiable information.

As a data subject, you may have certain rights regarding the personal information processed by us pursuant to the Online Service, such as the right to access, correct or update, erasure, restrict, portability, object and withdraw your consent. With respect to marketing messages, you can withdraw your consent by selecting the appropriate link included at the bottom of every marketing email message received. It is also possible that most of the personal information you provide to us can be changed at any time, including your email preferences, by accessing, where applicable, your user profile created on the Online Service. Aside from the above means, you can always exercise your rights described above by sending a written request to us at the following address: contact@dzcard.com. A link to this page would also be found at the bottom of our emails pushing the information to you.

To allow you to create and maintain a registered user account, respond to your inquiries, allow you to sign up in order to contribute to surveys, research, to deliver any other services that you may request, to download documents and information you have selected, for example, if we offer a white paper you have to complete a registration form allowing you also to expressly opt-in to marketing messages. If you only decide to receive the white paper we will keep the data included in the registration form to send you transactional message (i.e., an email directed to you that completes a transaction or an exchanged of a document that you have started with us) only;

please note that we will not (and will not allow any third party to) use the statistical analytics tool to track or to collect any of your personally identifiable information. We will not associate any of such data with any personally identifiable information (meaning data that permit to identify you as a unique person directly) from any source.

which is voluntarily submitted in feedback forms on our Online Service or any survey we initiate that you accept to take part in is only used for the purposes of reviewing this feedback and improving our Online Service.

which is voluntarily submitted in feedback forms on our Online Service or any survey we initiate that you accept to take part in is only used for the purposes of reviewing this feedback and improving our Online Service.Thus in light of the above, you understand that you can receive marketing communications, in particular, if you are located in countries that are not subject to prior opt-in conditions you will receive such type of communication from us. I any case all of our marketing communications contained an opt-out option that we will honour.
‍
Note: Please read paragraph 4 below that gives you some choices in controlling our use of the information collected.

Indeed the personal information (meaning data that permit to directly identify you as a unique person) we have lawfully collected within our family of companies for the purposes described in this privacy policy may be subject to cross-border transfer to countries or jurisdictions around the world within the European Union or outside the European Union. In the case of a transfer outside the European Union, we put in place terms and conditions assuring the protection and security of such personally identifiable information.

We may grant access to the information collected with hosting partners (e.g., a cloud service provider(s)) to provide the necessary hardware, software, networking, storage, and other technology and services required to operate and maintain the Online Service. Consequently we are making you aware that certain of the information collected may be transferred from your current location to our offices and servers as well as the hosting partner we indicate in this paragraph. We are careful only to permit the hosting partner to access the information that is necessary to assist us in providing the Online Service.
‍
We also share the information collected:

We do not rent or sell any information about you with any third-parties.

Non-personal, summary or group statistics about the traffic patterns of our Online Service, and information covering the usage of our Online Service to reputable third-party. However, these statistics will include no personal information (meaning data that could directly identify you as a unique person).

We may disclose the information collected if we believe such action is necessary to:

The Online Service is not directed to anyone under 16 years of age. If you are under 16 years old, do not use the Online Service.

The Online Service offers a voluntary community blog web page where we make message boards and forums available to you; you are solely responsible for the information and any other content you post on and through the community blog webpage. You should be aware that when you voluntarily disclose personal information (meaning data that permit to directly identify you as a unique person) on or through the community blog webpage, such information is generally accessible to, and may be collected and used by, other users. This may result in unsolicited messages from third parties, and such messages are beyond our control. We do not exercise control over the users of the community blog webpage, and we are not responsible. We do not accept any liability whatsoever, for any collection or use of information you may disclose through the community blog webpage. This privacy policy does not cover the disclosure of information via the community blog webpage. We encourage that you exercise discretion when providing personal information about yourself in and through a community blog webpage. You are responsible for the content of any Information you put on the community blog webpage. We have no obligation to, and do not in the normal course, monitor or control any Information that is or becomes available on community blog webpage. We reserve the right to review any Information that is or becomes available on the community blog webpage. We reserve the right to refuse to post or to edit or remove, in whole or in part, any Information that is, in our sole discretion, unacceptable, undesirable. We have no obligation to exercise such reservation of rights; however, we respect the copyright law, and consequently, we may terminate access for content providers or forum participants who are found repeatedly to provide or post protected material without necessary rights and permissions. By submitting information through the community blog webpage, you grant us a perpetual, royalty-free, worldwide license to use, transmit, copy and display such information in any and all media now know or hereinafter devised and represent that you have all necessary rights in such posting. Now that you have been warned let us tell you about the community blog webpage. The community blog webpage (i) connects you with others to share your questions, insights, and views about the Online Service and dzcard, (ii) read what others are saying about the Online Service and dzcard, and (iii) get knowledgeable answers, and swap comments and ideas on the Online Service and dzcard with others. The community blog webpage is available only to individuals older than 18 years of age. Please use the community blog webpage with respect as if you were interacting with your friends.

We may collect information about you in connection with social networking sites in several ways, such as:

We use this information for the purposes described in paragraph 3 above.

Please note that when you interact with our social networking, you are subject to this privacy policy and also to the privacy terms issues by the social network services permitting the deployment of our social networking such as Facebook for example. To learn more about the privacy practices of social network services, please refer to the privacy policy of each social network services.

The grounds on which the CSA relies on to process your Personal Data are as follows:

We keep your information until you request that we close your registration. The easiest way to close your registration is to revert to the explanation provided in Section 4 above.
‍
If you close your registration, your personal information generally will be removed from our registration database within thirty (30) business days. Please note that during such removal period you may receive electronic messages from us.
‍
You will not be able to access your account or its contents after you close your account. However, your public profile may be displayed in search engine results until the search engines refresh their cache.
We retain your personal information even after you have closed your registration if reasonably necessary to comply with our legal obligations (including law enforcement requests), meet regulatory requirements, resolve disputes, maintain security, prevent fraud and abuse, enforce our user agreement, or fulfil your request to "unsubscribe" from further messages from us.
‍
Personal information processed for preventing misuse/fraud, as well as for analytics purpose will be kept by us for as long as deemed strictly necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, unless you validly object to the processing of your personal information for these purposes (please see Section 4 above).
‍
Information you have shared with others (e.g., through email, updates or group posts) will remain visible after you closed your registration or deleted the information from your own profile, and we do not control data that other Members copied out of our Online Service. Your profile may continue to be displayed in the services of others (e.g., search engine results) until they refresh their cache.

If we go through a business transition, such as a merger, acquisition by another company, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, the information collected will likely be among the assets to be transferred in a lawful manner. As part of such a transaction, we will require the acquirer to commit to the same level of protection described in this privacy policy. We will post a notice on our website of any such change in ownership or control that could affect the Online Service.

We reserve the right to amend or update this privacy policy at any time. You can always review the most current version of this privacy policy at any time at www.dzcard.com. Please pay attention to the effective date of the privacy policy appearing at the top of it since it indicates the privacy policy applicable. If we decide to modify the privacy policy, we will post an announcement on the Online Service. We could also send you an email prior to the change becoming effective. Once the change is effective, please understand that your continued use of the Online Service demonstrates your agreement to the changes to the privacy policy. If you do not want to be bound by the changes to the privacy policy, you have to cease using the Online Service.

Do Not Track (or "DNT") is a preference you could set in your browser (provided your browser permit such selection) to let the sites you visit know that you do not want them collecting certain information about you.

We do not respond to DNT signal. We do not treat differently the person whose browsers send a DNT signal differently from those without one.

Please note that except for our Online Service we do not collect personally identifiable information about you when you move across other websites.

Questions regarding this privacy policy have to be directed at contact@dzcard.com. The information provided in this privacy policy shall not be construed as giving business, legal, or other advice, or warranting as fail-proof, the security of information provided through the Online Service.