Privacy Policy

Last Updated: April 15, 2024

1- GENERAL

We understand the importance of your privacy and diligently strive to earn and maintain your trust. SQRBIT, INC. (collectively with its subsidiaries and affiliates, “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our”), respects your privacy and is dedicated to safeguarding it through our adherence to this Privacy Policy (the “Policy”). The terms “you” and “your” pertain to your role as a user of the Website (defined below), whether as a visitor, registered customer, or an employee of a Company customer.

This Policy describes:

The types of information collected from you or provided by you when you visit our website(s) available at: https://www.sqrbit.com/ as well as any websites and blogs directly owned by the Company where this Policy is linked (collectively, our “Website”).
Our methods for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing that information.

This Policy applies to information collected on the Website or through emails and other electronic communication between you and the Website. It also encompasses information collected when you interact with our advertising on third-party websites if such advertisements include links to this Policy.

This Policy does not encompass information collected offline or through any other means, including on any other website operated by the Company or any third party, or information collected by any third party through any application or content (including advertising) that may link to or be accessible from the Website (for further information, see below, “Third-party Websites”). The Company does not oversee the blockchain protocol on which various digital assets are deployed or used and does not govern the use of, activity on, or data on those protocols.
Please read this Policy attentively to comprehend our practices regarding your information and how we intend to handle it. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please refrain from using our Website. By utilizing our Website, you agree to the terms of this Policy. This Policy may undergo changes periodically (see below, “Changes to this Policy”). Your continuous use of our Website after any modifications constitutes acceptance of those changes, so kindly review the Policy periodically for updates.

2- TERMS OF USE

This Policy is incorporated by reference and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Terms of Use.

3- THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT

Personal Information: To ensure the best possible experience, we will collect, use, and disclose personal information about you following this Policy. Personal information refers to information that identifies, relates to, describes, references, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular user, household, or device (“Personal Information”). The Personal Information we receive and collect depends on your actions when visiting our Website.

Aggregated and De-Identified Data: Additionally, we may collect, use, and disclose aggregated and de-identified data, such as statistical or demographic data, for any purpose. Although aggregated and de-identified data might be derived from your Personal Information, it is not considered Personal Information under applicable law as it does not directly or indirectly reveal your identity. However, if we combine or connect aggregated or de-identified data with your Personal Information so that it can directly or indirectly identify you, we treat the combined data as Personal Information subject to this Policy.

Free-Text Boxes: The information provided in each case may vary. In some instances, you might furnish Personal Information via email or free text boxes, such as when contacting the Company for additional information. When providing Personal Information, please ensure only relevant information is shared, avoiding unnecessary sensitive data, such as Social Security numbers or credit card information, unless required for our services.

Information of Other Individuals: You may have the opportunity to provide information about other individuals. When doing so, you are solely responsible for obtaining necessary consents and authorizations from any individuals in accordance with applicable data security laws and regulations. The Company will not be held responsible or liable for your failure to obtain these consents.

Credit Card Information: For any credit card information provided on the Website, a trusted third-party PCI-DSS compliant payment processor is used to handle all transactions. This processor collects and maintains the necessary Personal Information required to facilitate such transactions.

Recording Use of the Website: We collaborate with trusted third-party vendors to analyze the performance and traffic of our Website. This analysis may include actions like buttons clicked, mouse movements, other behaviors on the Website, access date and time, visited pages, web beacons, and cookie or pixel tag information. Refer to our Automatic Information Collection section below to learn more about cookies, pixel tags, and analytic technologies.

Information We May Collect on the Website

You may have the opportunity to provide Personal Information on our Website, including but not limited to:

Identifier: A real name, postaL address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol Address, email address, account name.

Personal information categories listed in the California Customer Records statute (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80(e)) : A name, signature, Social Security number, physical characteristics or description, address, telephone number, passport number, driver’s license or state identification card number, education, employment, employment history, bank account number, credit card number, debit card number, wallet information, or any other financial information.

Internet or other similar network activity: Browsing history, search history, information on a consumer’s interaction with a website, application, or advertisement.
We may obtain the Personal Information listed above from the following categories of sources:

‍Directly from you. For instance, when you:

register yourself with the Website;
place an online order;
subscribe to one of our e-newsletters;
review or comment on one of our products;
submit a job application; or
otherwise communicate with us, such as contacting us for more information.

Indirectly from you. For instance, through information collected from you in the course of providing our services to you.

Directly and indirectly from activity on our Website. For instance, from Website usage details collected automatically. Refer to the “Automated Information Collection” section below for more details.

4- AUTOMATED INFORMATION COLLECTION

Website. Apart from the information you provide, we may collect information about you during your visit to our Website using automated tools detailed below. These tools may gather information about your behavior and computer system, such as your internet address (IP Address), viewed pages, and actions taken while using the Website. Some tools used to automatically collect information about you may include:

Cookies. A “cookie” is a small data file transmitted from a website to your device’s hard drive. Cookies are usually defined in one of two ways, and we may use either (or both) of them:

session cookies, which do not stay on your device after you close your browser, and
performance cookies, which remain on your device until you delete them or they expire.

We may use the following categories of cookies on our Website:

Strictly Necessary Cookies. These cookies are vital to enable you to move around the Website and use its features. Without these cookies, requested services cannot be provided.
Performance Cookies. These cookies collect anonymous information on how you use our Website to help us understand your arrival at our Website, browsing behavior, and areas for improvement, such as navigation. The data stored by these cookies never reveals personal details that can establish your individual identity.
Functionality Cookies. These cookies remember your choices, such as the country from which you visit our Website, your preferred language, and search parameters. This information can be utilized to provide a more tailored experience and enhance your visits to our Website. Information in these cookies may be anonymized and cannot track your browsing on other websites.
Targeting or Advertising Cookies. These cookies collect data about your browsing habits to make advertising more relevant to your interests. They are used to limit advertisement frequency and measure campaign effectiveness. These cookies are typically placed by third-party advertising networks. They remember the websites you visit and share that information with other parties, such as advertisers.

If you prefer not to have cookies on your devices, you may disable them at any time by adjusting your internet browser’s settings. However, disabling cookies may restrict access to the full functionality of the Website.

Google Analytics. The Website sends aggregated non-Personal Information to Google Analytics to conduct technical and statistical analyses on the Website’s performance. For more information on how Google Analytics supports the Website and uses information sent from the Website, review Google’s policy available at https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

Web Beacons. A Web Beacon is an electronic image that can track certain actions from your computer, reporting activity back to a web server to understand some of your behavior. If you choose to receive emails from us, Web Beacons may track your reactions to our emails and if you click on the links, along with the time and date of your clicks. Some third-party marketers we engage with may use Web Beacons to track your interaction with online advertising banners on our Website. This information is collected in aggregate form and is not linked to your Personal Information.

Embedded Web Links. Links provided in our emails and on third-party websites may include embedded tracking technology. This tracking helps us understand how the link is being used by email recipients. Some links allow us to identify your personal click data, attached to the Personal Information we hold about you. This data aids in enhancing our service and understanding marketing campaign performance.

Third-party Websites and Services. We collaborate with various service providers of marketing communications technology. These providers may employ diverse data collection methods to enhance the performance of marketing campaigns we contract them to deliver. The collected information may be obtained on our Website and on websites displaying our marketing communications. For instance, we may collect data where our banner advertisements are showcased on third-party websites.

5- HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

We collect and utilize the information provided by you to offer you information and the services you request, among other purposes, including, but not limited to:

security, credit, or fraud prevention purposes;
effective customer service, including monitoring, managing, and updating your machines and products;
personalized experiences on the Website;
development of new products and services;
providing you with special offers and other information we believe will interest you (in line with any privacy preferences expressed to us);
contacting you with information and notices linked to your Website usage;
inviting you to participate in surveys and providing feedback to us (aligned with any privacy preferences expressed to us);
better understanding your needs and interests;
improving the content, functionality, and usability of the Website;
enhancing our products and services;
improving our marketing and promotional efforts; and
any other purpose identified during data collection, in an applicable privacy notice, click-through agreement, or in any other agreement between you and us.

Duration. The intended retention duration of Personal Information, including sensitive personal information, if any, by Company is as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill Company’s business purposes for such information.

6- HOW WE DISCLOSE YOUR INFORMATION

We do not sell or lease your Personal Information to any third party. We may disclose your Personal Information to a third party for a business purpose, including the following categories of third parties:

Our Affiliates. We may disclose the information collected through the Website with our Affiliates in order to provide our products, services, and effective customer support.

Third-party Service Providers. We disclose Personal Information collected through the Website with third-party Service Providers who act for or on behalf of SQRBIT, INC. These third parties may need information about you to perform their functions. “Service Providers” may include suppliers, dealers, distributors, companies, and consultants that provide website hosting, software development, payment processing, website and data analytics, order fulfillment, information technology, and related infrastructure support, customer service, email delivery, and auditing.

With Other Carefully Selected Business Partners. From time to time, we may disclose your Personal Information with selected third parties (other than our service providers). For example, we partner with third parties to sponsor contests or other promotions, and we may disclose with these third parties the Personal Information you submit to us to participate in the contest or take advantage of the promotion. Before doing so, however, we may offer you the opportunity to “opt out” or “opt in” as required by applicable law.”

Businesses. We may disclose your information with your applicable Business, such as, but not limited to, when managing all active accounts under the Business’ subscription with us. SQRBIT, INC is not responsible or liable for any uses of your information or your content by your applicable Business.

In Aggregate or De-Identified Form. We may aggregate or otherwise anonymize the data we collect for purposes of analytics, research, marketing, and other business interests of SQRBIT, INC. Such use shall not include Personal Information or information that can identify you as an individual or reasonably be used to identify you.

Except as described in this Policy, we will not share your information with third parties without your notice and consent, unless it is under one of the following circumstances:

Legal Reasons.

We believe that disclosure is reasonably necessary to comply with any applicable law, regulation, subpoena, or court order;
To respond to duly authorized information requests from law enforcement or other governmental authorities;
To enforce our agreements or policies;
To investigate and prevent security threats, fraud, or other malicious activity; or
To respond to an emergency that we believe in good faith requires us to disclose such information to assist in preventing the death or serious bodily injury of any person or SQRBIT, INC employee.

Sale of Business or Merger. There are circumstances where the Company may decide to buy, sell, or reorganize its business. Under these circumstances, it may be necessary to disclose or receive Personal Information with prospective or actual purchasers, acquisition targets, partners or affiliates. In such circumstances, SQRBIT, INC will ensure your information is used in accordance with this Policy.

7- YOUR CHOICES AND SELECTING YOUR PRIVACY PREFERENCES

We want to provide you with relevant information that you have requested. When possible, we will always provide options as to what information we collect and how you can manage any preferences that pertain to such information.

If we provide subscription-based services, such as email newsletters, we will allow you to make choices about what information you provide at the point of information collection or at any time after you have received a communication from us while you are subscribed. Transactional or service-oriented messages, such as delivery confirmation messages, are usually excluded from such preferences, as such messages are required to respond to your requests or to provide goods and services and are not intended for the purposes of marketing.

From time to time, we may send you email newsletters and marketing emails. You may opt out of them at any time by selecting the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of each email. Please note that by opting out or unsubscribing you may affect other services you have requested we provide to you, in which email communication is a requirement of the service provided. Even if you opt-out of receiving marketing material, we may still need to contact you with important information about your account or responding to your requests or questions.

8- TEXT MESSAGING

You may have the opportunity to receive SMS or “text” messages, pre-recorded voice messages, or auto-dialed phone calls from the Company, its affiliates and related entities as well as third parties. Such messaging may be used to authenticate your identity or mobile device, as well as provide you informational updates about services or products you may have requested. In providing your mobile device number or cell phone number to the Company, you knowingly consent to such communications from the Company or for the Company to use your cell phone number or mobile device number. In providing your number, you represent that you have the authority to agree to receive text messages at the telephone number that you provide to the Company, or from which you sent the text message request to us. You further acknowledge that:

(a) no purchase is required to opt into this service;

(b) you may opt out at any time by following the instructions provided in our communications to you; and

(c) your receipt of text messages may result in separate charges from your mobile provider. You may opt out at any time by following the instructions provided in our communications to you.

Any such communications you receive from us will be administered in accordance with your preferences and this Policy.

9- ACCURACY AND ACCESS TO YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

We strive to maintain and process your information accurately. We have processes in place to maintain all of our information in accordance with relevant data governance frameworks and legal requirements. We employ technologies designed to help us maintain information accuracy on input and processing.

Where we can provide you access to your Personal Information in our possession, we will always ask you for a username and password to help protect your privacy and security. We recommend that you keep your password safe, that you change it periodically, and that you do not disclose it to any other person or allow any other person to use it.

To view and change the Personal Information that you have provided to us, you can log in to your account and follow the instructions on that webpage, or contact us directly for assistance.

10- INFORMATION OF MINORS

We do not knowingly collect or use information from individuals under the age of eighteen (18) without parental or guardian consent. We encourage parents and guardians to provide adequate protection measures to prevent minors from providing information unwillingly on the internet. If we are aware of any Personal Information that we have collected about minors under the age of eighteen (18) without parental or guardian consent, we will take steps to securely remove it from our systems.

11- SUBMISSIONS

We welcome inquiries or feedback on the services or products you might use or like to use. Any inquiries, feedback, suggestions, ideas, materials, comments, or other information you provide to us (collectively, “Submissions”) will be treated as non-proprietary and non-confidential. Your Submissions on or through this Website are available to others who visit this Website. In addition, we may use your Submissions in advertising campaigns and other promotions. We may or may not use your name in connection with such use, and we may or may not seek your consent before using the Submissions for such purposes. Therefore, you should have no expectation of privacy concerning your Submissions on or through this Website. You should not submit any content you do not wish to make available to the general public, and you must ensure your Submissions comply with our Terms of Use or other applicable agreements. All terms and conditions of our Terms of Use apply to Submissions on or through this Website. In particular, your Submissions must not violate the privacy or other rights of others. You may not use false identifying information or contact information, impersonate any person or entity, or otherwise mislead us as to the origin of any Submission.

12- THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES

This Policy does not apply to websites or other domains that are maintained or operated by third parties or our affiliates. Our Website may link to third-party websites and services. For example, if you click on an advertisement on the Website, you may be taken to another website that we do not control. These links are not endorsements of these websites, and this Policy does not extend to them. Because this Policy is not enforced on these third-party websites, we encourage you to read any posted privacy policy of the third-party website before using the service or website and providing any information.

13- YOUR RIGHTS UNDER STATE LAW

California

Shine the Light law. Pursuant to California Civil Code Section 1798.83, we will not disclose or share your Personal Information with third parties for the purposes of third-party marketing to you without your prior consent.

Do Not Track Signals. Other than as disclosed in this Policy, the Website does not operate any differently when it receives Do Not Track signals from your internet web browser.

WE DO NOT SELL OR SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION. If we ever decide to “sell” or “share” Personal Information, as those terms are defined under the CCPA, we will update you via this Policy and include a link entitled “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information,” to provide you with an opportunity to opt out of the selling or sharing of your Personal Information.

14. LOCATION OF OUR WEBSITE AND SERVICES

We do not warrant or represent that this Policy or the Website’s use of your Personal Information complies with the laws of every jurisdiction. Furthermore, to provide you with our services, we may store, process, and transmit information in the United States and other locations around the world, including countries that may not have the same privacy and security laws as yours. Regardless of the country in which such information is stored, we will process your Personal Information in accordance with this Policy.

15. FOR WEBSITE USERS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES

Under the (i) General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016, or “GDPR”), (ii) Data Protection Act 2018, (iii) the GDPR as it forms part of the law of England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland (i.e., “UK GDPR”) as provided in the Data Protection Act 2018, and (iv) any other applicable data protection legislation of any country or other jurisdiction (collectively “International Data Protection Laws”), individuals have specific rights with respect to their Personal Information, or “personal data” as defined under the International Data Protection Laws. For the purposes of this Policy, the Company operates as a data controller. Any personal data we collect from you is processed in the United States and under the terms of this Policy.

Your Rights Under International Data Protection Laws:

You can exercise any of the following rights, subject to verification of your identity, by notifying us as described below:

Access: You may request a copy of the personal data our Website databases currently contain.
Automated Processing and Decision-Making: You may request that we stop using your personal data for automated processing, such as profiling. Please explain how you wish us to restrict automated processing of your personal data. When such restrictions are not possible, we will advise you accordingly.
Correction or Rectification: You can correct or rectify any personal data that you have provided to us. We may not accommodate a request to change information if we believe the change would violate any law or legal requirement or cause information to be incorrect.
Restrict Processing: You may restrict the processing of your personal data.
Object to Processing: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data.
Portability: Upon request and when possible, we can provide you with copies of your personal data.
Withdraw Consent: You may withdraw your consent to our processing of your personal data through this Website.
Erasure: If you wish to cease use of our Website and have your personal data deleted from our Website.

Exercising your rights: If you are a data subject that has rights under the International Data Protection Laws and chooses to exercise the rights listed above, you can submit a request via the “Contact Us” section on the Website.

Submit Complaints or Questions: If you wish to raise a complaint on how we have handled your personal data, you can contact us as described below. If you reside in a European Union member state or the United Kingdom, you may also lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority in your country.

16. SAFEGUARDING THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT

We utilize reasonable technical, administrative, and physical safeguards to protect your Personal Information against accidental loss and unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. However, we cannot guarantee absolute security. It’s also your responsibility to secure your information through the proper use of any online credentials used to access your Personal Information, such as a username and password. If you suspect your credentials have been compromised, promptly change your password and notify us immediately of any actual or suspected unauthorized use of the Website or your information.

17. CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

This Policy outlines our current policies and practices regarding the information collected through the Website. We continually enhance the Website’s features, functionality, and the products and services offered. If any modifications occur to this Policy, a revised Policy will be published on this webpage, and the date of the change will be indicated in the “Last Revised” section above. You can access this page from any of our webpages by clicking on the “Privacy Policy” link, typically located at the bottom of the screen.

18. HOW TO CONTACT US

Your opinions and feedback are valuable to us. To reach out regarding this Policy or your Personal Information, please use the “Contact Us” section on the Website.