1. Introduction
Welcome to AppsForte ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website appsforte.com and use our services.
Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.
2. Information We Collect
2.1 Personal Information
We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you:
- Express an interest in obtaining information about us or our products and services
- Participate in activities on the website (such as submitting a contact form)
- Contact us via email or through our contact forms
The personal information we collect may include:
- Name and contact data (email address, phone number)
- Company information
- Communication preferences
- Any other information you choose to provide
2.2 Automatically Collected Information
When you visit our website, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including:
- IP address
- Browser type and version
- Operating system
- Referring URLs
- Pages viewed and time spent on pages
- Date and time of visits
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect or receive to:
- Respond to your inquiries and provide customer support
- Send you marketing and promotional communications (with your consent)
- Deliver targeted advertising and content
- Improve our website and services
- Analyze usage trends and optimize user experience
- Prevent fraudulent transactions and protect against criminal activity
- Comply with legal obligations
4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and store certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data that are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device.
Types of cookies we use:
- Essential Cookies: Necessary for the website to function properly
- Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our website
- Marketing Cookies: Used to track visitors across websites to display relevant advertisements
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 website.
5. Third-Party Services
We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our service, provide the service on our behalf, perform service-related services, or assist us in analyzing how our service is used. These third parties may include:
- Analytics providers (e.g., Google Analytics)
- Advertising networks
- Email marketing services
- Hosting and infrastructure providers
These third parties have access to your personal information only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
6. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, please note that no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
7. Data Retention
We will retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
8. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:
- Access: Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you
- Correction: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
- Deletion: Request deletion of your personal information
- Restriction: Request restriction of processing your personal information
- Data Portability: Request transfer of your information to another service
- Objection: Object to our processing of your personal information
- Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent at any time where we rely on consent
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information provided below.
9. GDPR Compliance (EU Users)
If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We aim to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your personal data.
Our legal basis for processing your personal information includes:
- Your consent
- Performance of a contract
- Compliance with legal obligations
- Our legitimate business interests
10. CCPA Privacy Rights (California Users)
If you are a California resident, you have specific rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA):
- Right to know what personal information is collected, used, shared, or sold
- Right to delete personal information held by businesses
- Right to opt-out of the sale of personal information
- Right to non-discrimination for exercising CCPA rights
11. Children's Privacy
Our services are not intended for individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If you become aware that a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us, and we will take steps to delete such information.
12. International Data Transfers
Your information may be transferred to and maintained on computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where data protection laws may differ. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
13. Do Not Track Signals
We do not currently respond to Do Not Track (DNT) signals. We may allow third parties to collect personally identifiable information about your online activities over time and across different websites when you use our website.
14. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.
15. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
- Email: privacy@appsforte.com
- Website: https://appsforte.com
- Contact Form: Contact Us
16. Consent
By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.