1. Introduction

The Quinky Company ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting the privacy of your personal data. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and disclose your personal information when you use our service, QuinkyPeople.com (the "Service"), and your choices regarding that data. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

2. Information We Collect

We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.

A. Information You Provide to Us (Directly Collected)

This includes information that you provide when registering, communicating with us, or using interactive features:

  • Identity Data: Name, email address, postal address, phone number, date of birth, and similar identifiers.

  • Account Data: Username, password, security questions, and preferences.

  • Payment Data: Billing address and payment card details (note: actual card processing is often handled by a third-party processor, which should be mentioned).

  • Correspondence Data: Information you provide when contacting customer support or communicating with us via email or chat.

B. Information Collected Automatically (Usage Data)

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

  • Device Data: IP address, browser type and version, operating system, device identifiers, and language settings.

  • Usage Data: Information about how you use the Service, such as pages visited, time spent on those pages, frequency of use, and unique application identifiers.

  • Location Data: General location derived from your IP address, or precise location data if you have enabled location services on your device and granted us permission.

C. Information Collected via Tracking Technologies (Cookies)

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like beacons and scripts) to track the activity on our Service and hold certain information. Please refer to our separate Cookie Policy for detailed information on how we use cookies and how you can manage them.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected data for various purposes, including:

  • To Provide and Maintain the Service: To operate our website, run the Service, and deliver the features you expect.

  • To Manage Your Account: To manage your registration as a user of the Service and grant you access to different functionalities.

  • To Communicate with You: To send you service updates, security alerts, technical notices, and support messages.

  • To Process Transactions: To process payments and fulfill your orders (where applicable).

  • For Analytics and Improvements: To monitor usage, conduct research, and analyze trends to improve our Service, functionality, and user experience.

  • For Marketing and Advertising: To provide you with news, special offers, and general information about other goods, services, and events which we offer, unless you have opted not to receive such information.

  • To Ensure Security: To detect, prevent, and address fraud, security breaches, and technical issues.

  • To Comply with Legal Obligations: To meet any legal or regulatory requirements.

4. Disclosure of Your Information

We may share your personal information in the following situations:

  • With Service Providers: We may share your data with trusted third-party vendors who perform services on our behalf (e.g., hosting, payment processing, data analysis, marketing, customer support). These vendors are obligated to protect your information.

  • For Business Transfers: In connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business by another company.

  • With Affiliates: We may share your information with our subsidiaries or affiliated companies.

  • With Consent: We may disclose your personal information for any other purpose with your consent.

  • Legal Requirements: We may disclose your data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency).

5. Data Security

The security of your data is important to us. We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical measures designed to protect your Personal Data from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

6. Your Data Protection Rights (GDPR/CCPA)

Depending on your location, you may have the following data protection rights:

  • Right to Access: The right to request copies of your personal data.

  • Right to Rectification: The right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or incomplete.

  • Right to Erasure ("Right to Be Forgotten"): The right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.

  • Right to Restrict Processing: The right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

  • Right to Object to Processing: The right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions (e.g., for direct marketing).

  • Right to Data Portability: The right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details in Section 8.

7. Children's Privacy

Our Service is not intended or permitted for use by anyone under the age of 18 ("Children"). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from Children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our 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 of this policy.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at support@quinkypeople.com