Bittydesign - Privacy Policy

Overview

Thank you for visiting the Bittydesign Website ("Website"), owned and operated by Bittydesign ("Bittydesign," "we," "us," "our," or other similar pronouns). This privacy policy ("Privacy Policy") governs your use of the Website. By accessing or using the Website, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy as they may be amended from time to time. This Privacy Policy is incorporated into, and part of, the Bittydesign Terms of Use, which governs your use of the Website in general.

Your privacy is a serious matter to us and we have created this Privacy Policy to inform you of how we collect, use, share, and secure your Personal Information. "Personal Information" includes your full name, address, e-mail address, other information that may identify you as an individual or allow online or offline contact with you, and any other non-personally identifiable information associated with Personal Information. This Privacy Policy explains, in general, what Personal Information and other information is collected on the Website, how the information is used, and with whom we may share such information. Please take a few minutes to read our Privacy Policy so that you understand how Bittydesign treats your Personal Information. It is our general policy not to share your Personal Information with third parties for such third parties' direct marketing purposes without your consent.

Applicability of this Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to both information we may collect online and information we may collect through the Website, but does not apply to information collected through other sources or from third parties.

Notice

Information Bittydesign collects
Bittydesign may collect information in a number of ways in connection with the Website, including, without limitation, as follows:

When clients access their Bittydesign Team Site.
When you ask us a question, we collect the e-mail address or other contact information you choose to provide.
When you request an e-mail be sent to a friend through the Website, we will collect your and your friend's e-mail addresses.
When you voluntarily provide Personal Information to us for any other purpose.

How Bittydesign uses your information

To generally provide the features and functionality of the Website to you.
For account validation purposes.
For analytics and trending purposes.
To identify you as the sender of, and to process, your forwarded e-mails.
To respond to questions and comments.
To improve, enhance, and tailor the Website for you, and to improve and enhance the overall Website experience for all the Website users.
To carry out specific actions you may request.

To whom Bittydesign discloses your information
Bittydesign may disclose to third parties Personal Information that it collects as follows:

Operation of the Website: We disclose your Personal Information to third parties where necessary to provide the Website and its features and functionality to you.
At Your Request: We disclose your Personal Information to a third party whenever you request us to do so.
Business transfers: If a third party acquires all or substantially all of Bittydesign' assets, your Personal Information, aggregated information, and any other information that we have collected in connection with the Website may be transferred to such third party as part of our business assets. Also, if any bankruptcy or reorganization proceeding is brought by or against us, all such information may be considered one of our assets and may be sold or transferred to third parties.
Disclosure of Personal Information for legal purposes and protection of Bittydesign and others: We reserve the right to share your Personal Information with third parties if required to do so by law, or if we believe such action is necessary in order to: (1) conform to the requirements of the law or comply with legal process served upon us; (2) protect or defend our legal rights or property, the Website, or our users; or (3) investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, or violations of the Bittydesign Terms of Use.
As Otherwise Permitted By Law. We may disclose your Personal Information to third parties as otherwise permitted by applicable law.

Automatically collected non-Personal Information
When you use the Website, we also may collect certain standard information from your browser and personal computer that websites often collect, such as your IP address, your browser information (including browser type, capabilities, and language), your operating system, and the date and time you accessed the Website. We also capture the country from which the visit came and the paths taken as you move from one website or webpage to another website or webpage. We reserve the right to use and share any such non-Personal Information collected at the Website with third parties for any lawful purpose.

Bittydesign does not typically associate such non-Personal Information with any individual. However, to the extent Bittydesign associates your Personal Information with non-Personal Information within our database, we will treat all the associated information as Personal Information under this Privacy Policy. Except as noted in this Privacy Policy, we do not share this associated information with third parties.

Information posted to any forums, chats, or blogs
If you choose to use a forum, a blog, participate in a chat room, or otherwise use a social networking feature available through the Website, you should be aware that any Personal Information or other information you post can be read, collected, or used by other users of the Website, and could be used to send you unsolicited messages or used in an otherwise unauthorized manner. We cannot be responsible for any Personal Information you choose to post through those means and we recommend careful consideration before you post such information.

E-mail to a friend
You may be able to send particular information about the Website to your friends and family members through the Website by clicking on an "E-mail to Friend" or similar button on the Website. In some cases (unless you simply forward our e-mail on your own), you may provide the name and email address of your friend or family member to us. Such information will be treated in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable law.

Our policy regarding selling or renting of Personal Information
It is our policy not to sell or rent your Personal Information to any third party, except in the event of a bankruptcy or reorganization, or a sale of all or substantially all of our assets, as further provided in this Privacy Policy.

A special note about minors
The Website is intended for use only by persons who are at least 18 years of age and who are fully able and competent to enter into and be legally bound by this Privacy Policy. Accordingly, we do not intend to collect Personal Information from anyone whom we know to be under 13 years of age.

Access And Data Retention

How to update, correct, or delete certain of your Personal Information
You can access and modify certain Personal Information by logging into your account at the Website.

You may also delete your account. Deletion of your account will only result in deletion of your online account and will not affect Personal Information that may have been previously sent by us pursuant to your request, as in the case where you submit a resume. Upon deletion of your account, Bittydesign will delete your account from our primary Website servers. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Bittydesign will retain certain information (including Personal Information) provided to us for the following or other lawful purposes:

Auditing purposes
Troubleshoot problems
Assist with investigations
Enforce the Bittydesign Terms of Use
Comply with legal requirements

Therefore, you should not expect that all of your Personal Information will always be completely removed from our databases in response to your requests. In addition, please note that after your Personal Information is removed, there may be residual information that remains within one of our databases that may or may not contain your Personal Information, such as information that may be retained in back-up servers. Bittydesign will apply this Privacy Policy to information we maintain regarding former users of the Website.

Contact Us
If you have any questions or comments regarding our privacy practices, you may contact us at info@bittydesign.net