PRIVACY POLICY

INTRODUCTION

Dare2activate is a service provided by YCN Media Group LLC.

YCN Media Group (“we”, “us”, or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of any personal data we collect either through wpengine.com (“Site”) or through our managed hosting services (“Services”). The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you of our personal data collection, use and processing practices. If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please feel free to contact us at the information provided below.

 

GDPR COMPLIANCE

For individuals in the European Economic Area (EEA), YCN Media Group is the data controller responsible for your personal data.

Legal Basis for Processing
We process your personal data only when we have a valid legal basis to do so, which includes:

Consent: You have given us your consent to process your personal data for a specific purpose, such as subscribing to our newsletter.
Contract: The processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with you or to take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract.
Legal Obligation: The processing is necessary for us to comply with a legal obligation.
Legitimate Interests: The processing is necessary for the purposes of our legitimate interests, except where such interests are overridden by your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms.

Your Rights
Under the GDPR, you have the following rights:

  • Right to Access: You have the right to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
  • Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal data we hold about you.
  • Right to Erasure: In certain circumstances, you have the right to request that we erase your personal data.
  • Right to Restrict Processing: In certain circumstances, you have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data.
  • Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request that we transfer your personal data to another organization in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
  • Right to Object: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data for direct marketing purposes or where our legal basis for processing is legitimate interests.
  • Right to Withdraw Consent: Where our legal basis for processing is your consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided at the end of this Privacy Policy. We may request specific information from you to help us confirm your identity and process your request.

Data Retention
We will retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. To determine the appropriate retention period, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure, the purposes for which we process it, and the applicable legal requirements.

International Data Transfers
In some cases, we may transfer your personal data to countries outside of the EEA. Where we do so, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission to ensure your personal data is protected.

CCPA COMPLIANCE

This section applies to consumers residing in California.

Categories of Personal Information Collected
In the preceding 12 months, we have collected the following categories of personal information:

  • Identifiers (e.g., name, email address, IP address)Personal information categories listed in the California Customer Records statute (e.g., name, contact information)
  • Commercial information (e.g., products or services purchased)
  • Internet or other electronic network activity information (e.g., browsing history, interaction with our website)
  • Geolocation data
  • Inferences drawn from other personal information

We collect this personal information from you, your devices, our affiliates, third parties, and public sources.

Use of Personal Information
We may use this personal information for the following business or commercial purposes:

  • To provide and maintain our services
  • To process your requests, purchases, transactions, and payments
  • To communicate with you
  • To improve our services
  • For security and fraud prevention
  • For marketing and advertising
  • To comply with legal obligations

Sharing of Personal Information
In the preceding 12 months, we have not shared your information with anyone.

Sale of Personal Information
In the preceding 12 months, we have not sold personal information.

Your Rights
Under the CCPA, California residents have the following rights:

  • Right to Know: You have the right to request that we disclose certain information about our collection and use of your personal information over the past 12 months.
  • Right to Delete: You have the right to request that we delete any of your personal information that we collected from you and retained, subject to certain exceptions.
  • Right to Opt-Out: You have the right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information, if applicable.
  • Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA rights.

To exercise your rights under the CCPA, please contact us using the information provided at the end of this Privacy Policy. We may request specific information from you to help us confirm your identity and process your request.

SAFE HARBOR

When We are the Data Controller. We comply with the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Framework and the U.S.-Swiss Safe Harbor Framework as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use, and retention of personal data from European Union member countries and Switzerland. We have certified that we adhere to the Safe Harbor Privacy Principles of notice, choice, onward transfer, security, data integrity, access, and enforcement. To learn more about the Safe Harbor program, and to view our certification, please visit http://www.export.gov/safeharbor/.

When We are the Data Processor. Our obligations with respect to personal data for which we are the data processor, such as personal data that our customers store or transfer using the Services, are defined in its agreements with our customers and are not included in this Privacy Policy. In those circumstances we receive personal data from the EU as an agent of the customer merely for processing and are not required to apply Safe Harbor principles to that information. The customer remains responsible for the personal data that it collects and processes and for the compliance with applicable data protection laws. If you have any questions about how our customers use your personal data, please contact them directly.

COOKIE POLICY

We use cookies on our website to enhance your user experience, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device by websites that you visit.

Types of Cookies We Use

  • Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling in forms.
  • Performance Cookies: These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site.
  • Functional Cookies: These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third party providers whose services we have added to our pages.
  • Targeting Cookies: These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites.

Managing Cookie Preferences
You can manage your cookie preferences by clicking on the "Cookie Settings" button on our website. This will allow you to enable or disable different categories of cookies. You can also set your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you disable essential cookies, some parts of the website may not function properly.

Third-Party Cookies
We may also use third-party cookies on our website, including:

  • Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to analyze the use of our website. Google Analytics gathers information about website use by means of cookies. The information gathered relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of our website. Google's privacy policy is available at: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy
  • Facebook Cookies: We use Facebook pixels and cookies to help us understand how our users interact with our website and to serve personalized advertisements on Facebook and Instagram. Facebook pixels are small pieces of code that allow us to track user behavior on our website and create custom audiences for our ads. Facebook cookies are used to collect information about your browsing behavior and interests in order to show you relevant ads on Facebook and Instagram.

    The data collected by Facebook pixels and cookies may include:

    • Pages you visit on our website
    • Actions you take on our website (e.g., button clicks, form submissions)
    • Information about your device (e.g., IP address, browser type)
    • Demographic information (e.g., age, gender, location)

      This information is used by Facebook to create target audiences for our ads based on user behavior and interests. We may also use this information to measure the effectiveness of our ads and to understand how users interact with our website after clicking on an ad.

Facebook's use of pixels and cookies is governed by their own privacy policies, which can be found at:

You can control your advertising preferences on Facebook and Instagram through your account settings. You can also opt-out of Facebook pixel tracking by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance's consumer choice page at http://optout.aboutads.info/.

For more information on how we use your personal data, please refer to our Privacy Policy.

Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please re-visit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.

For more information on how we use your personal data, please refer to our Privacy Policy.

PERSONAL DATA YOU PROVIDE TO US

In order to use our Services, and other features of our website, we will ask you for personal data (e.g. contact information, name, etc.). The amount and type of information that we gather depends on the nature of the interaction. For example, we ask visitors who would like to comment on our blog to provide a username. Those who purchase Services from us are asked to provide additional information, including, as necessary, the personal and financial information required to process transactions. In each case, YCN Media Group collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitor’s interaction with WPEngine. YCN Media Group does not disclose personal data other than as described below. You can always refuse to supply personal data, however, doing so will prevent you from receiving Services and may prevent you from engaging in other activities on the Site. In no event will we ever gather sensitive personal data (e.g. health information, religious preferences, etc.) from you and we expressly request that you not provide any to us in any free-text fields that are present on the Site.

DATA RETENTION

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

To determine the appropriate retention period for personal data, we consider several factors, including:

  • The amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal data
  • The potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of your personal data
  • The purposes for which we process your personal data and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means
  • The applicable legal, regulatory, tax, accounting, or other requirements

In general, we retain personal data according to the following criteria:

  • Customer account information: We retain your account information for as long as your account is active and for a reasonable period thereafter in case you decide to re-activate the Services.
  • Customer Content: We retain your content (e.g., blog posts, comments) for as long as you maintain an account with us, unless you request that we delete it earlier.
  • Communications: If you contact us, we may keep a record of that correspondence for a reasonable period to help us address your concerns and improve our services.
  • Marketing: We retain information used for marketing purposes until you opt-out of receiving further marketing communications.
  • Legal obligations: We may retain certain information for extended periods of time when necessary to comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, or enforce our agreements.

After the retention period expires, we securely delete or anonymize your personal data, unless retention is needed for legal reasons or to prevent harm, or if there is a legitimate reason to do so.

If you have any specific questions about our data retention practices or if you would like to request deletion of your personal data, please contact us using the information provided at the end of this Privacy Policy.

PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA

We disclose personal data only to our employees and third parties that need to know that information in order to process it on our behalf or to help provide the Services and have agreed not to disclose it to others. Some of those employees or third parties may be located outside of your home country (e.g. in the United States); by using the Site or signing up for the Services, you consent to the transfer of such information to them. We will not rent or sell personal data to anyone other than in conjunction with the sale of our business. Other than described in this Privacy Policy, we disclose personal data only when required to do so by law, or when we believe in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect our property or rights or third parties or the public at large. If you are our customer, we will occasionally send you emails to tell you about new features, solicit your feedback, or just keep you up to date with what is going on at YCN Media Group. If you send us a request (for example, via a support email or via one of our feedback mechanisms), we reserve the right to publish it in order to help us clarify or respond to your request or to help us support other users. We own all such feedback. We may also disclose or transmit personal data to third parties in these specific situations:

In response to a subpoena, court order, or other valid legal process.
To prevent, investigate, or stop illegal or malicious activities including violations of our acceptable use policy, threats to our facilities, and threats to the physical safety of any person.
To our affiliated companies or to any entity that acquires majority control of us or one of our business units through merger, acquisition, consolidation, or otherwise.

E-MAIL OP-OUT

You may opt-out of receiving most e-mails from us by following the “unsubscribe” instructions provided in the e-mails. Alternatively, you may contact us at the information provided below.

ADS

Ads appearing on any of our websites may be delivered to users by advertising partners who may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement to compile information about you or others who use your computer. This information allows ad networks to, among other things, deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This Privacy Policy covers our use of cookies and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers. However, data tracking files used by us may also be used by these advertisers and when combined with other information held by them, be used to identify you personally. For more information on third party cookies and instructions on how to opt-out of those cookies set by members of the National Advertising Initiative, please click here.

COMMENTS

Your name, screen name (if provided), website and comments will be made public on our blog.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

Although most changes are likely to be minor, we may change this Privacy Policy from time to time, and at our sole discretion. We encourage you to frequently check this page for any changes to our Privacy Policy. If we make a change to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you by email (sent to the e-mail address specified in your account, if applicable) or by means of a notice on this website prior to the change becoming effective. All such changes are effective at the time set out in our notice. If you disagree with such a change, you may discontinue use of the Services or Site without penalty or early termination charge.

APPROPRIATE PROCEDURES

We have put in place reasonable measures and appropriate procedures for implementing these policies and for safeguarding the information we collect from you. However, we cannot guarantee that personal data we collect will never be disclosed in a manner inconsistent with this Privacy Policy.

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

We participate in the EU and Swiss Safe Harbor Privacy Framework as set forth by the United States Department of Commerce. As part of our participation, we have agreed to TRUSTe dispute resolution for disputes relating to our compliance with the Safe Harbor Privacy Framework. Please click here for fax and postal mail information. TRUSTe’s dispute resolution process is only available in English.

CHANGING INFORMATION

If you would like to change information we maintain about you, you may log into your account and change it. If it is information you are unable to access, you may contact us at legal[at]imthatgeek.com. Information covered by this Privacy Policy may be deleted upon a customer’s request. We may keep information covered by this Privacy Policy for a period of twelve months from the date of a customer’s termination of their relationship with us, or as required by law. Also, you may request that we update or correct your personal data by contacting us at legal[at]imthatgeek.com or by writing us at: YCN Media Group, Inc. ATTN: Legal 213 Creek Ridge Lane, Round Rock, TX, 78664

DMCA WEBSITE NOTICE

If you believe a YCN Media Group customer on a site hosted by YCN Media Group is infringing your copyright, please send a written notice to:
Legal
YCN Media Group, Inc.
213 Creek Ridge Lane
Round Rock, TX, 78664
abuse @ ycnMediaGroup.com

Section 512(c) of the DMCA requires that a notice include all of the following in order to be valid:
A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or if multiple copyrighted works at a single site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site;

Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit YCN Media Group to locate the material;
Information reasonably sufficient to permit YCN Media Group to contact you, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an e-mail address;
A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are copyright owner or authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
You acknowledge that if you fail to comply with all of the foregoing requirements your DMCA notice may not be valid and YCN Media Group may take no action.