Privacy Policy

We use your data to deliver and enhance the Service. By making use of the Service, you hereby agree to the gathering and utilization of information in alignment with this policy. Unless explicitly defined otherwise in this Privacy Policy, the terminology utilized in this document shares the same interpretations as those specified in our Terms and Conditions, which can be accessed at https://broad-stream.net

Definitions

The term “Service” pertains to the website https://broad-stream.net, which is operated by BROADSTREAM OU.

“Personal Data” encompasses information about a living individual who can be identified from that data (or from that data and other data in our possession or likely to come into our possession).

“Usage Data” refers to data that is automatically collected, either generated by your use of the Service or derived from the Service infrastructure itself (e.g., the duration of a page visit).

“Cookies” are small files stored on your device (e.g., computer or mobile device).

A “Data Controller” is an individual or legal entity that determines the purposes and manner in which personal information is processed.
For the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, we act as a Data Controller of your Personal Data.

“Data Processors” (or “Service Providers”) represent natural or legal persons who process data on behalf of the Data Controller. To optimize the processing of your data, we may engage various Service Providers.

A “Data Subject” pertains to any living individual who uses our Service and is the subject of Personal Data.
Information Collection and Use – We collect several types of information for diverse purposes aimed at providing and enhancing our Service to you.

Types of Data Collected

Personal Data – During your use of our Service, we may request specific personally identifiable information from you that could be used to contact or identify you (“Personal Data”). This may include, but is not limited to:

  • Email address
  • First name and last name
  • Phone number
  • Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City
  • Cookies and Usage Data

We may utilize your Personal Data to communicate with you through newsletters, marketing materials, and other information that may be of interest to you. You retain the option to decline receiving any or all of these communications from us by following the unsubscribe link or instructions provided in any email we send or by directly contacting us.

Usage Data – We may also collect information concerning how the Service is accessed and used (“Usage Data”). This Usage Data may comprise details 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 duration of your visit on those pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.

Location Data – If you grant us permission, we may use and store information about your location (“Location Data”). This data enables us to provide features within our Service and improve and personalize our offerings.
You retain the capability to enable or disable location services while using our Service at any time via your device settings.

Use of Data

BROADSTREAM OU leverages the data collected for various purposes, including:

  • Delivering and maintaining our Service.
  • Notifying you about changes to our Service.
  • Enabling your participation in interactive features of our Service when you opt to do so.
  • Offering customer support.
  • Obtaining analysis or valuable information to enhance our Service.
  • Monitoring the usage of our Service.
  • Identifying, preventing, and addressing technical issues.
  • Providing you with news, special offers, and general information about other goods, services, and events that are akin to those you have already acquired or expressed interest in, unless you have opted not to receive such information.

Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

For individuals within the European Economic Area (EEA), BROADSTREAM OU’s legal basis for collecting and utilizing the personal information outlined in this Privacy Policy is contingent on the specific context in which we collect it. We may process your Personal Data because:

  • We need to fulfill a contractual obligation with you.
  • You have provided us with explicit consent to do so.
  • The processing serves our legitimate interests and is not overridden by your rights.
  • It is necessary for payment processing purposes.
  • We are legally obligated to adhere to certain laws and regulations.

Your Rights Regarding Data Protection under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

If you reside in the European Economic Area (EEA), you possess certain data protection rights. BROADSTREAM OU is committed to taking reasonable measures to enable you to rectify, modify, erase, or restrict the use of your Personal Data. If you wish to know what Personal Data we hold about you and request its removal from our systems, please get in touch with us. In specific situations, you have the following data protection rights:

  • The right to access, update, or delete the Personal Data we have about you. Whenever feasible, you can access, modify, or request the removal of your Personal Data directly within your account settings. If you are unable to carry out these actions on your own, please reach out to us for assistance.
  • The right to correction. If your information is inaccurate or incomplete, you have the right to request its rectification.
  • The right to object. You can object to our processing of your Personal Data.
  • The right to restriction. You can request that we limit the processing of your personal information.
  • The right to data portability. You can request a structured, machine-readable copy of the information we hold about you.
  • The right to withdraw consent. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time if BROADSTREAM OU relied on your consent to process your personal information.

Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before addressing such requests. Additionally, you have the right to lodge 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 in the European Economic Area (EEA).

Tracking & Cookies Data

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to monitor activity on our Service and retain specific information. Cookies are files containing a small amount of data, possibly including an anonymous unique identifier. They are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. We also use other tracking technologies like beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and monitor information, improving and analyzing our Service. You can configure your browser to decline all cookies or notify you when a cookie is being sent. However, if you refuse cookies, some parts of our Service may not be accessible.
Examples of Cookies we use:

  • Session Cookies: We use Session Cookies to operate our Service.
  • Preference Cookies: Preference Cookies remember your preferences and various settings.
  • Security Cookies: Security Cookies are used for security purposes.

Data Retention

BROADSTREAM OU will retain your Personal Data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy. We will keep and utilize your Personal Data to the extent required to comply with legal obligations (e.g., data retention requirements under applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies. We will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is typically retained for a shorter duration, unless it is necessary for security enhancements, improving Service functionality, or legal obligations dictate longer retention periods.

Data Transfer

Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to and maintained on computers situated outside your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction, where data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction. Your consent to this Privacy Policy, along with the submission of such information, signifies your agreement to this data transfer. BROADSTREAM OU will take all reasonably necessary steps to ensure the secure treatment of your data in accordance with this Privacy Policy. No transfer of your Personal Data will occur to an organization or country without adequate controls in place to safeguard your data and other personal information.

Data Disclosure

Disclosure for Legal Purposes – In specific situations, BROADSTREAM OU may need to disclose your Personal Data as required by law or in response to valid requests from public authorities, such as a court or government agency.
Legal Obligations – BROADSTREAM OU may disclose your Personal Data in good faith when such action is deemed necessary to:

  • Comply with a legal obligation.
  • Safeguard and protect the rights or property of BROADSTREAM OU.
  • Investigate or prevent potential misconduct related to the Service.
  • Ensure the personal safety of Service users or the public.
  • Defend against legal liability.

Data Security – We prioritize the security of your data, but it’s essential to note that no method of transmitting data over the Internet or storing it electronically is entirely secure. While we use commercially acceptable measures to safeguard your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Our Policy on “Do Not Track” Signals under the California Online Protection Act (CalOPPA)

We do not support “Do Not Track” (DNT). DNT 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 DNT by visiting your web browser’s Preferences or Settings page.

Analytics

We may use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyze the usage of our Service. These providers help us in assessing and enhancing our Service:

  • Google Analytics is a web analytics service provided by Google. It tracks and reports website traffic, sharing this data with other Google services. Google may utilize this data to personalize ads within its advertising network. You can opt out of sharing your activity on the Service with Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on, which prevents Google Analytics from collecting information about your visits. For more details about Google’s privacy practices, please refer to the Google Privacy & Terms webpage: Google Privacy & Terms
  • Firebase is an analytics service by Google Inc. You can opt out of certain Firebase features through your mobile device settings or by following Google’s provided instructions in their Privacy Policy: Google Privacy & Terms
  • Piwik / Matomo is a web analytics service. Their Privacy Policy is accessible here: Matomo Privacy Policy
  • Clicky is a web analytics service. Review Clicky’s Privacy Policy here: Clicky Privacy Policy
  • Statcounter is a web traffic analysis tool. Find Statcounter’s Privacy Policy here: Statcounter Privacy Policy
  • Flurry Analytics is provided by Yahoo! Inc. You can opt out of Flurry Analytics using the Flurry’s Opt-out page: Flurry Opt-out. For further information regarding Yahoo!’s privacy practices and policies, please visit their Privacy Policy page: Yahoo! Privacy Policy
  • Mixpanel is provided by Mixpanel Inc. You can opt out of Mixpanel’s analytics by visiting their opt-out page: Mixpanel Opt-out. For more information about the data collected by Mixpanel, please consult Mixpanel’s Terms of Use page: Mixpanel Terms of Use
  • Unity Analytics is provided by Unity Technologies. For details on the type of information Unity Analytics collects, refer to their Privacy Policy page: Unity Privacy Policy

Behavioral Remarketing

BROADSTREAM OU utilizes remarketing services to display ads on third-party websites to users who have previously visited our Service. These ads are based on users’ prior interactions with our Service and are facilitated by cookies. Below are the services we use for behavioral remarketing:

  • Google Ads (AdWords) remarketing service is provided by Google Inc. You can customize Google Display Network ads and opt out of Google Analytics for Display Advertising by visiting the Google Ads Settings page: Google Ads Settings. Google also recommends installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, available at Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, which allows visitors to prevent their data from being collected and used by Google Analytics. For more information on Google’s privacy practices, please refer to the Google Privacy & Terms webpage: Google Privacy & Terms
  • Bing Ads Remarketing service is provided by Microsoft Inc. You can opt out of Bing Ads interest-based ads by following their instructions: Bing Ads Opt-out. To learn more about Microsoft’s privacy practices and policies, visit their Privacy Policy page: Microsoft Privacy Policy
  • Twitter remarketing service is provided by Twitter Inc. You can opt out of Twitter’s interest-based ads by following their instructions: Twitter Opt-out. For more information on Twitter’s privacy practices and policies, visit their Privacy Policy page: Twitter Privacy Policy
  • Facebook remarketing service is provided by Facebook Inc. For information on interest-based advertising from Facebook, visit this page: Facebook Ads Preferences. To opt out of Facebook’s interest-based ads, follow these instructions: Facebook Ad Opt-out. Facebook adheres to the Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising established by the Digital Advertising Alliance. You can also opt out through the Digital Advertising Alliance in the USA (http://www.aboutads.info/choices/), the Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada (http://youradchoices.ca/), or the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance in Europe (http://www.youronlinechoices.eu/), or adjust your mobile device settings. For more information on Facebook’s privacy practices, please refer to Facebook’s Data Policy: Facebook Data Policy
  • Pinterest remarketing service is provided by Pinterest Inc. You can opt out of Pinterest’s interest-based ads by enabling the “Do Not Track” functionality in your web browser or following Pinterest’s instructions: Pinterest Opt-out. To learn more about Pinterest’s privacy practices and policies, visit their Privacy Policy page: Pinterest Privacy Policy
  • AdRoll remarketing service is provided by Semantic Sugar, Inc. You can opt out of AdRoll remarketing through the AdRoll Advertising Preferences webpage: AdRoll Opt-out. For additional information regarding AdRoll’s privacy practices, please refer to the AdRoll Privacy Policy webpage: AdRoll Privacy Policy
  • Perfect Audience remarketing service is provided by NowSpots Inc. Opt out of Perfect Audience remarketing by visiting these pages: Platform Opt-out and Partner Opt-out. For further insights into Perfect Audience’s privacy practices, consult the Perfect Audience Privacy Policy & Opt-out webpage: Perfect Audience Privacy Policy
  • AppNexus remarketing service is provided by AppNexus Inc. Opt out of AppNexus remarketing by visiting the AppNexus Platform Privacy & Opt-out webpage: AppNexus Privacy & Opt-out. For more details on AppNexus’s privacy practices, consult the AppNexus Platform Privacy Policy webpage: AppNexus Platform Privacy Policy

Service Providers

To enhance our Service, we may enlist the assistance of third-party companies and individuals (referred to as “Service Providers”). These Service Providers help us deliver, manage, and analyze our Service, as well as provide services related to it. It’s important to note that these third parties are granted access to your Personal Data solely for the purpose of performing these tasks on our behalf and are bound by obligations to neither disclose nor utilize your data for any other purposes.

Links to Other Sites

Our Service might include links to external websites that are not operated by us. Clicking on such third-party links will redirect you to their respective websites. We strongly recommend that you review the Privacy Policy of each site you visit. We lack control over and bear no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of these third-party sites or services.

Children’s Privacy

Our Service is not intended for individuals 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 become aware that your child has provided us with Personal Data, please get in touch with us. In the event that we discover that we have inadvertently collected Personal Data from children without verified parental consent, we take measures to remove that information from our servers.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

Our Privacy Policy may be periodically updated. You will be informed of any modifications through the posting of the revised Privacy Policy on this page. We will also notify you via email and/or prominently on our Service before the changes take effect, and we will update the “effective date” at the top of this Privacy Policy. We recommend that you regularly review this Privacy Policy for any updates. Changes to this Privacy Policy become effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

Should you have any inquiries or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please reach out to us through the following means:
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://broad-stream.net

Effective date: January 12, 2024