Privacy Policy

1. Private data we receive and collect

This Privacy Policy covers the information we collect in the usual course of our business when providing services through the website xxme.tech (the “Website”) and our related services, applications, websites, applications, events, newsletters, communications and sales and/or marketing activities (collectively, the “Services”).

If you upload images to the Website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the Website can download and extract any location data from images on the Website.

XXMETEC collects personal data. We respect data minimisation principles. This means that we collect only a minimal amount of personal data through the Services that is necessary to ensure the proper provision of the Services as described below. We use your personal data for limited, specified and legitimate purposes explicitly mentioned in this Privacy Policy. We do not use your personal data for any purposes that are different from the purposes for which it was provided. When processing personal data, we make sure that we do so by relying on one of the available legal bases. You can find more information about the legal bases below. (For more about how long we retain data of these types, see “Retention of Personal Data” below.)

2. Your user account.

When you register your user account on the Website, we collect Xxmetec, email, address, and your country. We use such information to register and maintain your user account, enable your access to the Services, provide you with the requested services, contact you, if necessary, and maintain our business records. The legal bases on which we rely are “performing a contract with you” and ”pursuing our legitimate business interests” (i.e., operate, analyse, grow, and administer the Services). We keep your personal data until you delete your user account.

3. Your activity on the Website

When you use the Website, we collect your device ID, device type and location data based on your IP address. We use such information to ensure security of the Website, analyse your use of the Website, identify your location, and recommend optimal location. The legal basis on which we rely is “pursuing our legitimate business interests (i.e., analysing and protecting the Website). We keep your personal data as long as it is necessary for analytics purposes.

4. Inquiries

When you contact us, we collect Xxmetec, email address, and any information that you decide to include in your message. We use such data to respond to your inquiries. The legal bases on which we rely are “pursuing our legitimate business interests” (i.e., to grow and promote our business) and “your consent” (for optional personal data). We keep your personal data until you stop communicating with us.

5. Materials

When you decide to download free materials made available through the Website, we collect your full name, email address, company name, size and type. We use such data to deliver you the requested materials, contact you with regard to our Services, and share your contact details with our partners that may contact you. The legal basis on which we rely is “your consent”. We store such data until you unsubscribe from our newsletters.

5. Cookies

When you browse the Website, we collect your cookie-related data. For more information about the purposes for which we use cookies, please refer to our Cookie Policy. It also explains how long your cookies are valid. The legal bases on which we rely are, for all non-essential cookies and whenever required by applicable law, “your consent” and, (or certain other cookies, “pursuing our legitimate business interests” (i.e., to analyse and promote our business).

6. IP address

When you use the Website, we or our third-party analytics service providers (as explained below) collect your IP address. We use your IP address to analyse the technical aspects of your use of the Website, prevent fraud and abuse of the Website, ensure the security of the Website, and tailor the Website for your location. The legal basis on which we rely when processing your IP address is “pursuing our legitimate business interests” (i.e., to analyse and protect the Website). We keep your personal data as long as it is necessary for analytics purposes. Affiliated Companies. Finally, in certain instances, we may collect personal information from our Affiliated Companies, such as if you integrate your use of our Services with an account or other information from one of our Affiliated Companies.

7. Your feedback

If you contact us, we may keep records of any questions, complaints, recommendations, or compliments made by you and any subsequent responses. Where reasonably possible, we remove all personal data that is not necessary for keeping such records.

8. Third Parties

Third parties, such as our partners, sponsors, or advertisers whose services are promoted or advertised on the Services, may request that you provide personal data.

Articles on the Website may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged into that website.

We are not responsible for their data processing practices of third-party websites. Please refer to their respective privacy policies for more information.

9. International data transfers

Some of our data processors listed above are located outside the country in which you reside. For example, if you reside in the European Economic Area (EEA), we may need to transfer your personal data to jurisdictions outside the EEA. Whenever we make such a transfer, we will make sure that either (a) the jurisdiction in which the recipient third party is located guarantees an adequate level of protection for your personal data or (b) we conclude a agreement with the applicable third party that ensures such data-privacy protection (such as by including GDPR-compliant standard contractual clauses (SCCs)).. We will not transfer your personal data internationally if no appropriate level of protection can be granted.

10. Changes To This Privacy Policy

From time to time, XXMETEC may update its Privacy Policy. Where these changes are material in nature we may notify you either by prominently posting a notice of such changes prior to implementing them, by directly sending you a notification, or by posting the most recent version of the Privacy Policy on the Website with the “Last Updated” date posted at the top. You should check the Website frequently for updates. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy frequently to be informed of how XXMETEC is collecting and protecting your personal data.