Privacy Policy

1. Our Commitment to Your Privacy (Introduction)

Welcome to InkFreeSkin ("InkFreeSkin," "we," "us," or "our"). We operate the website inkfreeskin.com (collectively, the "Site"). We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our Site.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access or use the Site.

2. Information We Collect About You

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways to provide and improve our services. The types of information we may collect include:

A. Personal Information You Provide to Us

When you use certain features of the Site, you may provide us with personally identifiable information ("Personal Data"), such as:

• Contact Details: Your email address, name, or phone number if you contact us, sign up for a newsletter, or create a user/business profile.
• Business Information: If you are a business listing your services, this may include your business name, address, contact details, services offered, and other relevant information.
• [Specify any other data collected directly, e.g., user-submitted reviews or comments if applicable.]

B. Information We Collect Automatically (Derivative Data)

When you access the Site, we may automatically collect certain information, including:

• Log and Usage Data: Your IP address, browser type, operating system, access times, pages viewed before and after accessing the Site, and your interactions with listings or features on the Site.
• Device Information: If you access the Site via a mobile device, this may include your device type, operating system, and country.

C. Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies

We use cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels, and similar tracking technologies on the Site to enhance your experience, analyze site usage, and for advertising purposes. This includes:

• Google AdSense: We use Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our Site or other websites. This enables Google and its partners to serve personalized ads.
• Google Analytics (if used): We may use Google Analytics to understand how users engage with our Site.
• For more detailed information on our use of cookies and how you can manage them, please refer to our [Link to Your Cookie Policy].

D. Information from Third Parties

We may occasionally receive information about you from other third-party sources, such as analytics providers or advertising partners, in compliance with applicable laws.

Important Note: We do not buy personal data from data brokers.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for various purposes, including to:

• Operate, maintain, and improve the Site and our directory services.
• Display business listings and relevant advertisements (including through Google AdSense).
• Respond to your inquiries, comments, or questions and provide customer support.
• Monitor and analyze website traffic, usage patterns, and trends to enhance user experience and prevent abuse.
• Personalize your experience on the Site.
• Comply with legal obligations and enforce our terms.
• [Add other specific uses relevant to your directory, e.g., send newsletters if users opt-in.]

4. How We Share Your Information

We value your privacy and share your information only in limited circumstances:

A. With Service Providers

We may share your information with trusted third-party vendors and service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as website hosting, data analysis, email delivery, customer service, and marketing assistance. These providers are contractually obligated to protect your data and use it only for the purposes for which it was disclosed.

B. With Advertising Partners

We share data with advertising networks like Google AdSense to display advertisements on our Site. These partners may use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect information about your activity on our Site and other websites to provide you with targeted advertisements.

C. For Legal Reasons and to Protect Rights

We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

• Comply with a legal obligation or respond to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).
• Protect and defend the rights, property, or safety of InkFreeSkin, our users, or the public.
• Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Site.
• Enforce our policies.

D. In Connection with Business Transfers

If InkFreeSkin is involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.

We do not sell your personal information.

5. Data Security

We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical security measures designed to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. However, please be aware that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed against interception or other misuse.

6. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your geographic location and applicable laws (such as GDPR in Europe or CCPA in California), you may have certain rights regarding your personal information. These may include the right to:

• Access: Request access to the personal information we hold about you.
• Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
• Erasure ("Right to be Forgotten"): Request deletion of your personal information, subject to certain conditions.
• Restrict Processing: Request that we restrict the processing of your personal information, under certain conditions.
• Object to Processing: Object to our processing of your personal information, under certain conditions (e.g., for direct marketing).
• Data Portability: Request the transfer of your personal information to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
• Opt-Out of Personalized Advertising: You can opt out of personalized advertising from Google by visiting Google's Ad Settings. You can also opt out of interest-based advertising from other participating companies through resources like the Digital Advertising Alliance at www.aboutads.info/choices/.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided in the "Contact Us" section below. We will respond to your request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

7. Children's Privacy

Our Site is not directed to or intended for use by children under the age of 13 (or 16 in certain jurisdictions, such as under the GDPR). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under these ages. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child without verifiable parental consent, we will take steps to delete such information from our records.

8. International Data Transfers

If you are accessing our Site from outside the United States, please be aware that your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States, where our servers are located and our central database is operated. Data protection laws in the U.S. may differ from those in your country of residence. By using our Site, you consent to the transfer of your information to the U.S. and its processing in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

9. Links to Other Websites

Our Site may contain links to other third-party websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services. We strongly advise you to review the privacy policy of every site you visit.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Effective Date" at the top. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

• 📧 Email: info@inkfreeskin.com
• 🌐 Contact Form: Contact Us