VoucherBees Privacy Policy
Last Updated: November 2024
At VoucherBees, we value your privacy and are committed to safeguarding your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share, and protect your data when you use our website, mobile apps, and other services. By using our services, you consent to the practices outlined in this policy. If you do not agree with any part of this policy, please discontinue use of our services.
1. Information We Collect
We collect various types of information when you interact with our services, including when you sign up, create a profile, post content, make purchases, or engage with our services. This information may include:
- Data You Provide: This includes personal details such as your name, email address, login credentials, and any third-party accounts (e.g., Google or Facebook) linked to your account.
- User Contributions: Information shared when you create profiles, comment, or post content, including any contact details, demographic information, or other content you contribute.
- Inferences: Based on your activity and interactions, we may infer information about your preferences, interests, and behaviors to tailor your experience.
- Usage Data: We track how you interact with our services, such as IP address, device type, browser type, content views, support requests, and interactions with ads or other features.
- Third-Party Data: We may receive additional data from third parties like social media platforms or advertisers.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Provide and maintain our services
- Process transactions, deliver products/services, and manage customer relationships
- Enhance and personalize your experience
- Send promotional emails, newsletters, and service updates (with your consent)
- Serve targeted advertisements across platforms (subject to your preferences)
- Respond to customer support inquiries, feedback, and resolve issues
- Detect, prevent, and address fraud, security, or technical issues
3. Behavioral Advertising
We may collect information about your activities on our platforms to deliver relevant advertisements to you across other websites, apps, and third-party services. This is called interest-based advertising. If you do not wish to receive targeted ads, you can adjust your preferences or opt out via the settings on your account or through third-party opt-out tools.
4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar technologies (such as web beacons, pixel tags, and JavaScript) to enhance your experience and deliver personalized content, including ads. These tools allow us to track your preferences, interactions, and engagement with our site and apps.
- Managing Cookies: You can manage or block cookies via your browser settings. However, doing so may affect the functionality of some features on our website and apps.
- Third-Party Cookies: We may allow trusted third-party partners to use cookies for analytics, advertising, or functionality.
For more details, please review our [Cookie Policy].
5. Sharing Your Information with Third Parties
We may share your data in the following situations:
- Service Providers: We may share your data with third-party vendors that help us with functions like hosting, payment processing, analytics, advertising, and customer support. These vendors are required to handle your data in accordance with this privacy policy.
- Advertisers and Business Partners: With your consent, we may share your information with merchants, advertisers, or business partners for promotional offers, contests, or joint marketing initiatives.
- Legal Compliance: We may share information if required to comply with legal obligations such as court orders, subpoenas, or requests from regulatory authorities.
- Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your personal information may be transferred to the new entity.
6. International Data Transfers
Your personal data may be transferred across borders as part of our operations, including to countries with varying levels of data protection laws. We ensure that all transfers comply with applicable privacy regulations, including the use of mechanisms like Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) to protect your data.
7. Data Security
We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, alteration, or destruction. However, no data transmission over the internet or electronic storage method is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your data.
8. Data Retention
We retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy or as required by law. If you wish to delete your data or close your account, please contact us. Certain information may be retained for legal, accounting, or dispute resolution purposes.
9. Your Rights Over Your Data
Depending on where you are located, you have various rights regarding your personal data, including:
- Right to Access: You can request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
- Right to Rectification: You can request that inaccurate or incomplete information be corrected.
- Right to Erasure: You can request that we delete your personal information, though this may impact your ability to use our services.
- Right to Object: You can object to the processing of your data, particularly for marketing purposes.
- Right to Restrict Processing: You can request that we limit the processing of your data in certain circumstances.
- Right to Data Portability: You can request a copy of your data in a machine-readable format and transfer it to another service provider.
- Right to Withdraw Consent: If we process your data based on your consent, you can withdraw it at any time.
10. Advertising Choices
We may share your data with third-party advertising partners for interest-based advertising. If you wish to opt out of targeted advertising, you can adjust your preferences in your account settings or use third-party opt-out tools. Please note that opting out does not stop all ads; it will only prevent the delivery of personalized ads based on your interests.
11. Children’s Privacy
Our services are not intended for children under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we become aware that we have collected data from a child, we will take steps to delete that information. If you believe we have inadvertently collected data from a child, please contact us immediately.
12. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our services, practices, or legal obligations. Any updates will be posted on this page with the revised “Last Updated” date. We encourage you to review this policy regularly to stay informed about how we are protecting your data.
13. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns regarding your personal data or this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
VoucherBees Privacy Team
Email: info@voucherbees.co.uk