Privacy policy
Introduction
Focotik (referred to as “we,” “us,” or “our”) operates https://focotik.agency/ (the “Service”). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, safeguard, and disclose the information generated from your use of the Service. Your privacy matters to us—by using this Service, you agree to the collection and use of information as described here.
This policy works in tandem with our Terms & Conditions (“Terms”). Together, they form the full agreement between you and Focotik regarding your use of our Service.
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Information collection and use
We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.
Types of data collected
We collect different types of data to improve your privacy policy. This includes information about your interactions with our site, like browsing habits and preferences. We also gather data from third-party trackers to better understand user behavior, helping us enhance our services and customize content for you. Your privacy is our priority, and we manage all collected data securely and transparently.
1 . Personal data
While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you (“Personal data”). Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:
Email address
First name and last name
Cookies and Usage Data
We may use your Personal Data such as your email address to send you newsletters, marketing updates, and other information we believe may interest you. You can opt out at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” link in any email or by contacting us at info@focotik.agency.
2 . Usage data
Every article we produce is unique and original. We never copy content from other sources. We may also collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Service or when you access Service by or through a mobile device (“Usage Data”). This Usage Data may include information such as your computer's Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.When you access Service with a mobile device, this Usage Data may include information such as the type of mobile device you use, your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of your mobile device, your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser you use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
3 . Tracking cookies data
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and we hold certain information.Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Other tracking technologies are also used such as beacons, tags and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our Service.You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.
Examples of Cookies we use:
- Session Cookies: We use Session Cookies to operate our Service.
- Preference Cookies: We use Preference Cookies to remember your preferences and various settings.
- Security Cookies: We use Security Cookies for security purposes.
- Advertising Cookies: Advertising Cookies are used to serve you with advertisements that may be relevant to you and your interests.
Use of data
Focotik may use the data we collect for the following purposes:
- To operate, maintain, and improve our Service
- To inform you about updates or changes to the Service
- To enable interactive features when you choose to use them
- To offer responsive customer support
- To collect insights and feedback that help us enhance user experience
- To analyze and monitor how our Service is used
- To detect and resolve technical issues
- To fulfill the purpose for which you shared the information
- To manage contracts and enforce legal rights, including billing and account support
- To send you important account or subscription-related notifications
- To inform you about services, offers, or events similar to those you've shown interest in unless
- you opt out
- To provide other relevant details at the time of data collection
- For any additional purpose, with your consent
Retention of data
We will keep your Personal Data only as long as necessary for the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy. Your Personal Data will be retained and used to meet our legal obligations (for instance, if we need to keep your data to adhere to relevant laws), resolve any disputes, and uphold our legal agreements and policies. Additionally, we will store Usage Data for internal analysis. Typically, Usage Data is kept for a shorter duration, unless it is used to enhance security or improve our Service's functionality, or if we are legally required to retain it for extended periods.
Transfer of data
Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to – and maintained on – computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction.If you are located outside United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to United States and process it there.Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.Arounda Agency OÜ will take all the steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organisation or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.
Disclosure of data
We may disclose personal information that we collect, or you provide:
1 . Disclosure for law enforcement
Under certain circumstances, we may be required to disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.
2 . Other cases. We may disclose your information also:
Under certain circumstances, we may be required to disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.
- to our subsidiaries and affiliates.
- to contractors, service providers, and other third parties we use to support our business.
- to fulfill the purpose for which you provide it.
- for the purpose of including your company’s logo on our website.
- for any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information.
- with your consent in any other cases.
- if we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of the Company, our customers, or others.
Security of data
The security of your data is important to us but remember that 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.
Your Data Protection Rights Under
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
As a resident of the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA), you have specific rights regarding your data protection, as outlined by the GDPR. For further details, visit https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/679/oj
We strive to take appropriate measures to enable you to correct, modify, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data. If you would like to know what Personal Data we hold about you or wish to have it removed from our systems, please reach out to us at info@focotik.agency certain situations, you are entitled to the following data protection rights:
- the right to access, update, or delete the information we hold about you;
- the right to rectification, allowing you to correct any inaccurate or incomplete information;
- the right to object to our processing of your Personal Data;
- the right to request a restriction on the processing of your personal information;
- the right to data portability, which entitles you to receive a copy of your Personal Data in a structured, machine-readable format;
- the right to withdraw consent, which you can do at any time if we rely on your consent for processing your personal information;
Please be aware that we may require you to verify your identity before addressing such requests. Additionally, we may not be able to provide our services without certain necessary data. You also have the right to file a complaint with a Data Protection Authority regarding our collection and use of your Personal Data. For more information, please contact your local data protection authority within the European Economic Area (EEA).
Your Data Protection Rights under the California Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA)
CalOPPA is the first state law in the nation to require commercial websites and online services to post a privacy policy. The law’s reach stretches well beyond California to require a person or company in the United States (and conceivable the world) that operates websites collecting personally identifiable information from California consumers to post a conspicuous privacy policy on its website stating exactly the information being collected and those individuals with whom it is being shared, and to comply with this policy. – See more at: https://www.consumercal.org/about-cfc/cfc-education-foundation/california-online-privacy-protection-act-caloppa-3/
According to CalOPPA we agree to the following:
- users can visit our site anonymously;
- our Privacy Policy link includes the word “Privacy”, and can easily be found on the page specified above on the home page of our website;
- users will be notified of any privacy policy changes on our Privacy Policy Page;
- users are able to change their personal information by emailing us at info@focotik.agency
Our Policy on “Do Not Track” Signals: We honor Do Not Track signals and do not track, plant cookies, or use advertising when a Do Not Track browser mechanism is in place. Do Not Track is a preference you can set in your web browser to inform websites that you do not want to be tracked.You can enable or disable Do Not Track by visiting the Preferences or Settings page of your web browser.
Your Data Protection Rights under the
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)
We may disclose pIf you are a California resident, you are entitled to learn what data we collect about you, ask to delete your data and not to sell (share) it. To exercise your data protection rights, you can make certain requests and ask us:ersonal information that we collect, or you provide:
1 . What personal information we have about you.
If you make this request, we will return to you:
- The categories of personal information we have collected about you.
- The categories of sources from which we collect your personal information.
- The business or commercial purpose for collecting or selling your personal information.
- The categories of third parties with whom we share personal information.
- The specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you.
- A list of categories of personal information that we have sold, along with the category of any other company we sold it to. If we have not sold your personal information, we will inform you of that fact.
- A list of categories of personal information that we have disclosed for a business purpose, along with the category of any other company we shared it with.
Please note, you are entitled to ask us to provide you with this information up to two times in a rolling twelve-month period. When you make this request, the information provided may be limited to the personal information we collected about you in the previous 12 months.
2 . To delete your personal information.
If you make this request, we will delete the personal information we hold about you as of the date of your request from our records and direct any service providers to do the same. In some cases, deletion may be accomplished through de-identification of the information. If you choose to delete your personal information, you may not be able to use certain functions that require your personal information to operate.
3 . To stop selling your personal information.
We don't sell or rent your personal information to any third parties for any purpose. You are the only owner of your Personal Data and can request disclosure or deletion at any time.
4 . To stop selling your personal information.
We don't sell or rent your personal information to any third parties for any purpose. You are the only owner of your Personal Data and can request disclosure or deletion at any time.
If you ask us to delete or stop selling your Personal Data, it may affect your experience or access to certain features—especially programs or membership services that rely on your information. However, rest assured, Focotik will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights under California law.
California residents have specific rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), including the right to know, delete, correct their data, opt out of its sale, and be free from discrimination for exercising these rights
Service Providers
We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service (“Service Providers”), provide Service on our behalf, perform Service-related services or assist us in analysing how our Service is used.These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
Your Data Protection Rights under the California
Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)
If you are a California resident, you are entitled to learn what data we collect about you, ask to delete your data and not to sell (share) it. To exercise your data protection rights, you can make certain requests and ask us:
Analytics
We may use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service.
Google Analytics
Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of our Service. This data is shared with other Google services. Google may use the collected data to contextualise and personalise the ads of its own advertising network.For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy Terms web page: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en
We also encourage you to review the Google's policy for safeguarding your data: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245.
CI/CD tools
We may use third-party Service Providers to automate the development process of our Service.
1 . GitHub
GitHub is provided by GitHub, Inc.GitHub is a development platform to host and review code, manage projects, and build software.For more information on what data GitHub collects for what purpose and how the protection of the data is ensured, please visit GitHub Privacy Policy page: https:// help.github.com/en/articles/github-privacy-statement.
2 . GitLab CI/CD
GitLab CI/CD is provided by GitLab, Inc.
GitLab CI (Continuous Integration) service is a part of GitLab that build and test the software whenever developer pushes code to application.
GitLab CD (Continuous Deployment) is a software service that places the changes of every code in the production which results in every day deployment of production.
For more information on what data GitLab CI/CD collects for what purpose and how the protection of the data is ensured, please visit GitLab CI/CD Privacy Policy page: https://about.gitlab.com/privacy/
Behavioral remarketing
Focotik uses remarketing services to advertise on third party websites to you after you visited our Service. We and our third-party vendors use cookies to inform, optimise and serve ads based on your past visits to our Service.
1 . Google Ads (AdWords)
GitHub is provided by GitHub, Inc.GitHub is a development platform to host and review code, manage projects, and build software.For more information on what data GitHub collects for what purpose and how the protection of the data is ensured, please visit GitHub Privacy Policy page: https:// help.github.com/en/articles/github-privacy-statement.
2 . Twitter
GitLab CI/CD is provided by GitLab, Inc.
GitLab CI (Continuous Integration) service is a part of GitLab that build and test the software whenever developer pushes code to application.
GitLab CD (Continuous Deployment) is a software service that places the changes of every code in the production which results in every day deployment of production.
For more information on what data GitLab CI/CD collects for what purpose and how the protection of the data is ensured, please visit GitLab CI/CD Privacy Policy page: https://about.gitlab.com/privacy/
2 . GitLab CI/CD
GitLab CI/CD is provided by GitLab, Inc.
GitLab CI (Continuous Integration) service is a part of GitLab that build and test the software whenever developer pushes code to application.
GitLab CD (Continuous Deployment) is a software service that places the changes of every code in the production which results in every day deployment of production.
For more information on what data GitLab CI/CD collects for what purpose and how the protection of the data is ensured, please visit GitLab CI/CD Privacy Policy page: https://about.gitlab.com/privacy/