Privacy Policy

PRIVACY POLICY

Updated on: ____1.1.2024_____

We believe your business is no one else's. Your privacy is important to you and to us. So we'll protect the information you share with us. To protect your privacy, CardinalsByte (“Company”) follows different principles in accordance with worldwide practices for customer privacy and data protection.

Personal Information We Collect

We collect Personal Information when you use our Services or buy our Products, create an account with us or submit Personal Information to us. “Personal Information” is any information that identifies, relates to, describes, is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly with a particular individual, including, but not limited to, a first and last name, email address, a home, postal or other physical address, and phone number. The types of Personal Information that we may collect about you are:

a. Information You Provide to Us

We collect information you give us when you register with us for a Company account, when you use our Services, when you participate in surveys or promotional activities, or when you otherwise choose to submit your information to us.

When you sign up for a Company account we may collect your name, address, phone number, title, birth date, gender, credit card information, together with other information such as occupation, industry, and personal interests.

When you buy our Products or use our Services, such as logging into your account or speaking with a Company representative, we may collect your name, address, birth date, credit card information, etc., to verify your identity and provide Services to you.

From time-to-time, we invite users to volunteer to participate in surveys or promotional activities. When a user participates, we request certain Personal Information such as name and email address. Depending on the nature of the survey or contest, we use this information to follow-up with the participants, or, if applicable, to notify contest winners and award prizes.

b. Communications from You

When you use our Services (for example on our website), complete electronic forms, or contact us, by online chat, email, phone or text, we may automatically collect and store certain information

about you and the activity you engaged in, for example: your name and contact information; information that you voluntarily provide to us; the nature of your communication; the purpose of the interaction, and the action we took in response to your inquiry or request.

c. Mobile Applications

Depending on your permissions, we may receive your Personal Information from your internet service and mobile device providers. Users of mobile device who do not want to receive interest-based advertising may opt-out in several ways. To end all targeting on a mobile device immediately, turn on “Limit Ad Tracking” in the device settings. To limit Ad Tracking on an Apple device, please see here. To limit Ad Tracking on an Android device, please see here.

d. Social Media

Depending on your permissions, we may receive your Personal Information from your social media accounts. You can edit or remove Personal Information usage permissions by using privacy settings on your social media account. Click below for instructions on how to change or remove third party access on each platform: · Twitter · Facebook · LinkedIn

e. California Residents Rights

Under California Laws, California residents have the following rights (“Rights”) listed below. Your Right to Know and Right to Deletion are not absolute and are subject to certain exceptions. For instance, we cannot disclose specific pieces of Personal Information if the disclosure would create a substantial, articulable, and unreasonable risk to the security of the Personal Information, your account with us or the security of the business’s systems of networks.

· Right of Know. You have the right to know the Personal Information we collect, use, disclose, and sell about you. You have the right to request in writing from us a copy of the categories of Personal Information we have collected about you, the categories of sources from which we collected that information, why we collected that information, the categories of third parties with whom we shared your Personal Information, the categories of Personal Information that we disclosed about you for a business purpose, and the specific pieces of Personal Information we have collected about you. Please note that we are only required to respond twice per calendar year to your Rights to Know.

· Right to Deletion. You have the right to request that we delete any Personal Information we have collected from you or maintain about you. However, we are not required to comply with such requests if it is necessary for us or our partners to maintain the Personal Information in order to:

o complete the transaction for which the Personal Information was collected;

o detect security incidents, protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity;

o debug to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality;

o exercise free speech, ensure the right of another consumer to exercise his or her right of free speech, or exercise another right provided for by law;

o comply with the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act;

o engage in public or peer-reviewed scientific, historical, or statistical research in the public interest;

o comply with a legal obligation; or

use Personal Information internally in a lawful manner that is compatible with the context in which a California resident provided the information and is reasonably aligned with the expectations of the resident based on the resident’s relationship with the business.

f. Information Related to Your Use of the Services

We may automatically collect information about your use of the Services (we refer to this information as "Usage Data"), including information sent by your mobile devices. For example, we may collect:

· Device information, such as your hardware model, IP address (the Internet address of your computer), unique device identifiers, and other information such as your browser type and operating system.

· Website usage information regarding customer traffic patterns and website usage. This may include the web page that you were visiting before accessing our website or mobile application, the pages or features of our website or mobile application you browsed to inform us which part of our website, app and Services you visit and how much time you spend there.

· Information about your preferences to make your use of the website more productive through the use of cookies.

How We Use Your Personal Information

We will only use your Personal Information as described in this Policy or otherwise through your informed consent.

a. To Provide Our Services or Products to You

We will use your Personal Information to provide information or perform Services or provide Products that you request.

We may use general location information to improve and personalize our Services to you, such as providing location-relevant information and Services to you. If the applicable information is to be provided or Service is to be performed by a third party, then we will disclose the applicable information to the third party providing the information or performing the applicable Services. Your information may be available or provided to third-party service providers who are contractually obligated to protect your information as disclosed in this Policy.

b. For the Operations and Administration of Our Business

We will use your Personal Information for the purposes of furthering our business, including creating, operating, delivering, maintaining, and improving our content, products, and Services. We may monitor how our users use our Services including without limitation time spent using our Services, pages visited and content viewed. Aggregated forms of this data may also be used for research and development purposes in order to offer new features, functionalities, products and services.

c. For Business Analytics Purposes

We analyze, and may engage third parties to analyze, your Personal Information and Usage Data to determine the usefulness of our website, mobile app, and other elements of the Services. Analytics help us determine how effective our navigational structure is in helping users reach the information they seek, completing the task they wish to complete, etc., and to tailor features and functionalities to our users’ needs and preferences.

d. For Our Own Marketing Purposes

Marketing lets us grow our community and update you about new products and services. We process your contact information or information about your interactions on our Services to: send you marketing communications and keep you updated about our products and services; provide you with informational content; and deliver targeted marketing to you. We may periodically send you free newsletters and e-mails that directly promote our Services, and that we believe may be of

interest to you. When you receive such promotional communications from us, you will have the opportunity to "opt-out" (either through your account or by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in the e-mail you receive). We do need to send you certain administrative and transactional communications regarding the Services and you will not be able to opt out of those communications – e.g., communications regarding updates to our Terms of Services, this Policy, or information about billing and renewals, among others.

e. To Provide Customer Support or Respond to You

We collect information that you provide to us when you contact us, such as with questions, concerns, feedback, disputes or issues, so we can address your needs and support your use and enjoyment of the Services.

f. For Account and Network Security Purposes

We care about keeping you secure and safe while using our Services. Keeping you safe requires us to process your Personal Information, such as your device information, log-in information, activity information and other relevant information to proactively manage privacy and security risks. We use such information to combat spam, malware, malicious activities or security risks; improve and enforce our security measures; and to monitor and verify your identity so that unauthorized users do not gain access to your information.

g. To Maintain Legal and Regulatory Compliance

Our Services are subject to certain laws and regulations which may require us to process your Personal Information. For example, we process your Personal Information to comply with privacy laws, comply with employment laws, or as necessary to manage risk as required under applicable law.

h. To Enforce Compliance with Our Terms and Agreements or Policies

When you access or use our Services, you are bound to our Membership Terms and this Policy. To ensure you comply with them, we process your Personal Information to actively monitor, investigate, prevent and mitigate any alleged or actual prohibited, illicit or illegal activities on our Services. We also process your Personal Information to investigate, prevent or mitigate violations of our terms, agreements or policies.

Information Sharing and Disclosure

Your Personal Information is not shared with third parties without your permission, except as described below. We won’t sell or give away your name, mail address, phone number, email address or any other information to anyone outside of our organization (except only as necessary to fulfill your requests and online orders). We’ll use state-of-the-art security measures to protect your information from unauthorized users.

a. Information Shared with Our Employees, Services Providers

We may engage employees and third-party services providers to work with us to administer and provide the Services or to promote our Services. These employees and third-party services providers have access to your Personal Information only for the purpose of performing services on our behalf and are expressly obligated not to disclose or use your Personal Information for any other purpose.

b. Information Disclosed in Connection with Business Transactions

If we are acquired by a third party as a result of a transaction such as a merger, acquisition or asset sale, or if our assets are acquired by a third party in the event we go out of business or enter bankruptcy, some or all of our assets, including your Personal Information, may be disclosed or transferred to a third-party acquirer in connection with the transaction. Other than to the extent ordered by a bankruptcy or other court, the use and disclosure of all transferred user information will be subject to this Policy. Any information you submit or that is collected after a transfer, however, will be subject to a new privacy policy adopted by the successor entity.

c. Information Disclosed for Our Protection and the Protection of Others

We cooperate with government and law enforcement officials to enforce and comply with the law. We may disclose information about you to government or law enforcement officials as we, in our sole discretion, believe necessary or appropriate: (i) to enforce our Membership Terms, (ii) to respond to claims and legal process (including subpoenas); (iii) to protect the property, rights and safety of a third party, our users, or the public in general; (iv) to protect our property, rights and safety; (v) to stop any activity that we consider fraudulent, illegal, unethical or legally actionable; and (vi) as required by applicable local, state or federal laws.

Orders

In order to respond to your requests and provide the best and most efficient possible service, we request information from you on our order form. To purchase our company products and services you must provide certain confidential contact information (like name and shipping address) and financial information (such as credit card number, billing address, and expiration date). This

information is used for billing purposes only and to properly respond to and fill your orders. If we have trouble processing an order, we'll use this information to contact you.

Links

This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that Company is not responsible nor do we make any warranties regarding the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to carefully read the privacy statements on any other website that collects personal, confidential and/or financial information.

We may contain links to other sites that are owned or operated by third parties. We are not responsible for the content, privacy or security practices of any third parties. To protect your information, we encourage you to learn about the privacy policies of those third parties.

Security

The Company strictly protects the security of your personal information and honors your choices for its intended use. We carefully protect your data from loss, misuse, unauthorized access or disclosure, alteration, or destruction. Your personal information is never shared outside our company without your permission, except under conditions explained herein.

We safeguard the security of the information you provide to us with physical, electronic, and administrative procedures. For certain features of our Services we use industry-standard SSL-encryption to enhance the security of data transmissions. Your account information is password-protected for your privacy and security. While we strive to protect your information, we cannot guarantee the security of the Internet, and cannot ensure the security of the information that is transmitted through the Internet.

Please recognize that protecting your Personal Information is also your responsibility. We urge you to take every precaution to protect your information when you are on the Internet, or when you communicate with us and with others through the Internet. Change your passwords often, use a combination of letters and numbers, and make sure you use a secure browser. If you have reason to believe that your interaction with us is no longer secure (for example, if you feel that the security of your account might have been compromised), or if you suspect someone else is using your account, please let us know immediately by contacting us through our website. If your credit information, username, or password is lost, stolen, or used without permission, please promptly notify us and we will assist you in updating your account details.

Some portions of the Services (for example our presence on social media) allow users to submit comments, reviews, ratings and other information that may be displayed on the Services and viewed

by others. We recommend that you do not post on or through the Services any information that you do not want to make available to other users or the public generally. You assume all responsibility for any loss of privacy or other harm resulting from information you post publicly.

Access

We will provide you with the means to ensure that your personal information is correct and current. You may review and update this information at any time by contacting us via the email address or phone number provided on our website. At any time, you can:

q View and edit personal information you have already given us.

q Tell us whether you want us to send you marketing information, or whether you want third parties to send you their offers by postal mail.

q Sign up or discontinue electronic newsletters about our services and products.

q Change/correct any data we have about you.

q Express any concern you have about our use of your data.

Updates

Our Privacy Policy may change from time to time and