A Star Privacy Policy

Last revised: 25.06.2021

Introduction

We (“we”) care about the privacy of users (“user” or “you”) of our website and/or mobile space (the “Site” and “Mobile Space”, respectively) and we are committed to protecting the information that users share with us when they use our Site and/or Mobile Space (collectively, the “Digital Properties”), and we are fully committed to protecting and using your information in accordance with applicable law.

This Privacy Policy describes our practices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of your information through our digital properties (the "Services") when you access the Services from your device.

Before accessing or using any of our Services, please read this Privacy Policy carefully and ensure you fully understand our practices regarding your information. If you read and fully understand this Privacy Policy, and you still disagree with our practices, you must immediately cease all use of our Digital Properties and Services. By using our Services, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, and your continued use of the Services constitutes your acceptance of this Privacy Policy and any amendments thereto.

In this Privacy Policy, you will find explanations on the following matters:

  • The information we collect

  • How we collect information

  • Why we collect information

  • With whom do we share information

  • Where is the information stored?

  • How long is the information kept?

  • How we protect information

  • Minors

  • Changes or updates to the Privacy Policy

The information we collect

Below you will find the different types of information we may collect.

  • Non-identifiable and non-identifiable information that you may provide during the registration process or that is collected when you use our Services ("Non-Personal Information"). Non-Personal Information does not allow us to identify the individual from whom it was collected. The Non-Personal Information we collect consists primarily of technical information and aggregated usage data.

  • Information that can be used to identify you individually, meaning information that identifies you or that could, with reasonable effort, identify you ("Personal Information"). The Personal Information we collect through our Services includes, but is not limited to, name, email address, physical address, phone number, IP address, or other information requested whenever necessary. If we combine Personal Information with Non-Personal Information, we will treat the combined information as Personal Information for as long as it remains combined.

How we collect information

Below are the main methods we use to collect information:

  • We collect information when you use the Services. When you visit our Digital Properties or use our Services, we may collect, gather, and record this usage, session, and related information.

  • We collect information that you voluntarily provide to us. For example, we collect information that you provide when you contact us directly through any communication channel (for example, when you send us an email containing a comment or feedback).

  • We may collect information from third-party sources, as described below.

  • We collect the information you provide to us if you connect to our Services through third-party services such as Facebook or Google.

Why we collect information

We use your personal information for the following purposes:

  • To provide and operate the Services

  • To develop, personalize and improve our Services

  • To respond to your feedback, requests and inquiries and to provide you with our assistance

  • To analyze demand and usage patterns

  • For other internal, research or statistical purposes

  • To strengthen our data security and fraud prevention capabilities

  • To investigate potential violations, enforce our terms or policies, or comply with applicable law, regulation, or government authority.

  • To send you updates, notices, promotional materials, and other information about our Services. If we send you promotional emails, you can opt out of receiving them by clicking the unsubscribe link in those emails.

With whom do we share information

We may share your information with our service providers in order to operate our Services (for example, by storing information on third-party hosting services, providing our technical support, etc.)

We may also disclose your information in the following circumstances: (i) to investigate, detect, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities or other wrongdoing, suspected fraud, or security matters; (ii) to establish or exercise our rights of defense against legal claims; (iii) to protect our rights, property, or personal safety and those of our users or the general public; (iv) if we or any of our affiliates undergo a change of control, including through a merger, acquisition, or purchase of all or substantially all of our assets; (v) to collect, hold, and/or manage your information through our authorized third-party service providers (for example, online service companies), to the extent reasonably necessary for our business purposes; or (vi) to cooperate with third parties to enhance your experience. For the avoidance of doubt, we may transfer and disclose to third parties or otherwise use non-personal information at our sole discretion.

Please note that our Services allow you to participate in certain social activities, such as posting content, information, or comments, as well as following and interacting with other users. Be aware that the content or information you provide in these areas may be read, collected, and used by others who have access to it. We advise against uploading or sharing any information that you do not intend to make public. If you upload content to our Digital Properties or otherwise provide it as part of using a Service, you do so at your own risk. We cannot control the actions of other users or members of the public who may access your information and content. You understand and acknowledge that even after removal by you or us, copies of your information may remain visible on archived or cached pages, or that a third party may have copied or stored this content.

Cookies and similar technologies

When you visit or access our Service, we allow certain third parties to use web beacons, cookies, pixel tags, scripts, tags, and other analytics technologies and services ("Tracking Technologies"). These Tracking Technologies may allow third parties to automatically collect information about you to improve how you navigate our Digital Properties, enhance the performance of our Digital Properties, and personalize your experience on our Digital Properties, as well as for security and fraud prevention purposes.

For more information, please see our Cookie Policy.

Through our Service and our Digital Properties (including websites and applications that deploy our Service), we may provide advertisements that may also be tailored to you, for example, advertisements that are based on your recent browsing behavior across different websites, browsers, or devices.

To provide you with these advertisements, we may use cookies and/or JavaScript and/or web beacons (including clear GIFs) and/or HTML5 local storage and/or other technologies. We may also use third parties, such as advertising networks, which are third parties that display advertisements based on your visits to websites, to present you with targeted ads. Third-party advertising network providers, advertisers, sponsors, and/or traffic measurement services may also use cookies and/or JavaScript and/or web beacons (including clear GIFs) and/or Flash LSOs and/or other technologies to measure the effectiveness of their advertisements and personalize advertising content for you. These cookies and other third-party technologies are governed by each third party's specific privacy policy, and not by this policy.

Where is the information stored?

Non-personal information

Please note that our companies, as well as the partners and service providers we trust, are located worldwide. All non-personal information we collect is stored and processed in various jurisdictions around the world, for the purposes detailed in this Privacy Policy.

How long is the information kept?

Please note that we retain the information we collect for as long as necessary to provide the Services and to comply with our legal or contractual obligations to you, resolve disputes and enforce our agreements.

We may correct, complete or delete incomplete or inaccurate information at any time and at our sole discretion.

How Hostinger protects information:

The hosting service for our Digital Properties provides us with the online platform that allows us to provide you with the Service. Your data may be stored through our hosting provider's data storage, database, or general applications. They store your information on secure servers behind a firewall and offer secure HTTPS access to most of their services.

All direct payment gateways offered by our digital property host and used by us comply with the standards set by PCI-DSS, as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, a joint effort of companies like Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of credit card information by our store and its service providers, including physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards.

Despite all efforts and measures taken by us and our hosting provider, we cannot and do not guarantee the absolute protection and security of information that you upload, post, or otherwise share with us or anyone else.

We encourage you to set strong passwords and to avoid providing us or anyone else with sensitive information that you believe could cause you substantial or irreparable harm if disclosed. Furthermore, since email and instant messaging are not recognized as secure forms of communication, we ask, and encourage, you not to share sensitive information through these methods.

Minors

The Services are not intended for minors. We do not knowingly collect information from children. If you are not of legal age, you must not download or use the Services, or provide us with any information.

We reserve the right to request proof of age at any time to ensure that minors do not use our Services. If we become aware that someone under the age of majority is using our Services, we may prohibit and block that user's access to our Services, as well as delete all information stored by us about that user. If you have reason to believe that a minor has shared information with us, please contact us as indicated below.

We will only use your personal information for the purposes defined in this Privacy Policy, if:

  • The use of your Personal Information is necessary to perform a contract or to take steps to enter into a contract with you (for example, to provide you with the Services or to provide you with our customer or technical support)

  • We need to use your personal information to comply with a relevant legal or regulatory obligation.

  • We need to use your personal information for our legitimate business interests, provided that such use is at all times proportionate and respects your privacy rights.

If you reside in the EU, you can:

  • Request confirmation as to whether or not personal information concerning you is being processed, and access the personal information we store about you, as well as certain additional information.

  • Request to receive the personal information you voluntarily provide directly to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.

  • Request the correction of your personal information that is under our control

  • Request the deletion of your personal information

  • You object to the processing of your personal data by us

  • Request to limit the processing of your personal information by us

  • File a complaint with a supervisory authority

However, please note that these rights are not absolute and may be subject to our own legitimate interests or regulatory requirements. If you have any general questions about the personal information we collect and how we use it, please contact us as indicated below.

As part of providing the Services to our users, we may transfer information to affiliated entities or other third parties outside your country or jurisdiction, to other countries or jurisdictions worldwide. By using the Services, you consent to the transfer of your information outside the EEA.

If you are located in the EEA, your Personal Information will only be transferred to locations outside the EEA if we are satisfied that an adequate or comparable level of protection is in place to safeguard the Personal Information. We will take reasonable steps to ensure that we have appropriate contractual agreements with our third parties to guarantee that adequate safeguards are in place so that the risks of unlawful use, alteration, deletion, loss, or theft of your Personal Information are minimized, and that these third parties act at all times in accordance with applicable laws.

CCPA rights relating to your information

If you are a California resident using the Services, the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”) may give you the right to request access to and deletion of your information.

To exercise your right to access and delete your information, please contact us as indicated below.

Users of the Services who are California residents and under the age of 18 may request and obtain the removal of any content they have posted by emailing us at the address listed below in the "Contact Us" section. All such requests must include "California Removal Request" in the subject line of your email. Each request must provide a description of the content you wish to have removed and information reasonably sufficient to allow us to locate that content. We will reject all "California Removal Requests" that are not marked or submitted correctly, and we may not be able to respond if you do not provide the appropriate information. Please note that your request does not guarantee complete or exhaustive removal of the content in question. For example, material you have posted may be reposted by another user or a third party.

Changes or updates to the Privacy Policy

We may revise this Privacy Policy whenever necessary, at our sole discretion, and the most recent version will always be posted on our website (as indicated under "Last Revised"). We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. In the event of significant changes, we will post a notice on our website to announce those changes. Your continued use of the Services after notification of changes on our website will constitute your acknowledgment of, and consent to, those changes to the Privacy Policy and your agreement to be bound by the terms of those changes.

Contact us

If you have general questions about the Services or the information we collect about you, or how we use it, please contact us:

Name: Catherine Aygen, General Manager A Star

Address: 60 Chemin des Canebiers, 06130 Grasse

Email: info@astarformation.com