Thank you for visiting boldpenguin.com. Please read our Terms of Service and this Privacy Policy carefully, as your use of websites, products or services maintained by Bold Penguin, Inc. (“Bold Penguin”) constitutes agreement to both. If you do not agree with either or all policies, immediately discontinue use of our websites, products, or services.
This Privacy Policy describes the privacy practices of Bold Penguin. It explains when and how we collect visitor or customer information, including Personally Identifiable Information, how such information is used, and the circumstances under which information may be disclosed to others.
Information Collected
Use of Your Information
Accessing, Editing and Removing Your Information
Cookies
Third Party Websites
Third Party Access to Your Information
Release of Your Information for Legal Purposes
Commercial and Non-Commercial Communications
Security Measures
Our Policy Towards Children
Your California Privacy Rights
International Transfer
Amendments
If you are a visitor to a Bold Penguin website (including for purposes of obtaining a free trial) or a Bold Penguin customer who registers or signs into a website maintained by Bold Penguin, we may obtain the following types of information from you or concerning your computer or device, which may include information that can itself be used to identify and contact you:
Bold Penguin may also receive certain information that may be provided by your browser or mobile device, including:
We may use your information to:
In certain cases, users may be able to review and edit the personal information they have provided to us by logging into their account on our websites and editing the account preferences. Although many account changes occur immediately, information may still be stored in your web browser cache. We take no responsibility for stored information in your cache, or locations not readily visible, and disclaim all liability as such. Also, Bold Penguin may, from time to time, retain residual information about you in our backup and/or user database.
We use cookies to remember your preferences. For this reason, it is necessary that you enable cookies in your browser, and you hereby acknowledge that we have informed you of our use of cookies and that you consent to our use of cookies in relation to your computer system.
Websites, products, and services maintained by Bold Penguin may contain links to third party websites, products, or services. These third party websites are not screened for privacy or security by Bold Penguin, and you release us from any liability for the conduct of these third party websites.
Please be aware that this Privacy Policy, and any other policies published by Bold Penguin, including any amendments, does not create rights enforceable by third parties or require disclosure of any personal information relating to users of our websites or services. Bold Penguin bears no responsibility for the information collected or used by any third party website, including those containing advertising or solicitation requests. Please review the Privacy Policy and terms of service for each site you visit through third party links.
We use third party individuals and organizations, including contractors, web hosting providers, and others, to assist us with the collection, interpretation and use of visitor or user data.
In the course of provisioning or maintaining our website, products or services, we may delegate the authority to collect, access, use, and disseminate your information. For example, our web hosting provider stores the information that you provide us, and we may hire outside contractors to perform maintenance or assist us in securing our website.
With the continued use of Bold Penguin websites, products, or services, you grant the third parties we may use in the course of our business the same rights that you afford us under this Privacy Policy. For this reason, you further agree that for every authorization which you grant to us in this Privacy Policy, you also grant to any third party that we may hire, contract, or otherwise retain the services of for the purpose of operating, maintaining, repairing, or otherwise improving or preserving our website or its underlying systems. You further agree not to hold us liable for the actions of any of these third parties, even if we we would normally be held vicariously liable for their actions, and that you must take legal action against them directly should they commit any tort or other actionable wrong.
At times it may become necessary or desirable for Bold Penguin to release your information for legal purposes, such as in response to a request from a government agency or a private litigant. You agree that we may disclose your information to a third party where we believe, in good faith, that it is desirable to do so for the purposes of a civil action, criminal investigation, or other legal matter. In the event that we receive a subpoena affecting your privacy, we may elect to notify you to give you an opportunity to file a motion to quash the subpoena, or we may attempt to quash it ourselves, but we are not obligated to do either. We may also proactively report you, and release your information to, third parties where we believe that it is prudent to do so for legal reasons, such as our belief that you may have engaged in fraudulent activities. You release us from any damages that may arise from or relate to the release of your information to a request from law enforcement agencies or private litigants.
By providing your contact information to Bold Penguin Company via our website, products, or services, you waive all rights to file complaints concerning unsolicited email messages from Bold Penguin as by providing such information, you agree to receive communications from us, or anyone else covered under this Privacy Policy. However, you may discontinue receiving certain Commercial communications by notifying Bold Penguin you no longer wish to receive solicitations or information other than for account management purposes. Upon receipt of your request, we will endeavor to remove you from our contact database.
Bold Penguin has implemented reasonable security mechanisms to protect customer and user data that may be maintained on Bold Penguin servers from loss, misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction. Examples of these security mechanisms include limited and password-protected access, high security public/private keys, encryption on processed data, and SSL encryption to protect transmission of data.
Please keep in mind that no security system is totally impenetrable. Despite our best efforts, it may be possible for third parties to intercept or access customer information. Bold Penguin cannot guarantee the security of your information and you agree to not hold Bold Penguin responsible for unauthorized access.
Our websites, products, and services are not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you are under 13, do not attempt to register or send any information about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone number, or email address. If a parent or guardian becomes aware that a child has provided us with personally identifiable information, please contact us at hello@boldpenguin.com. If we become aware that a child under 13 has provided us with personally identifiable information, we will delete such information from our servers.
Bold Penguin Company, Inc. permits residents of California to use its services. Therefore, it is our intent to comply with the California Business and Professions Code §§ 22575-22579. If you are a California resident, you may request certain information regarding our disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. Various provisions throughout this Privacy Policy address requirements of these Californian privacy statutes. For CalOPPA compliance, you should presume that Bold Penguin collects electronic information from all visitors. You may contact us at hello@boldpenguin.com for additional details.
Your information may be transferred to—and maintained on—computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the privacy laws may not be as protective as those in your jurisdiction. If you are located outside the United States and choose to provide information to us, Bold Penguin will transfer your Personal Information to the United States and process it there. Your awareness of this Privacy Policy, your by your submission of such information, and continued use of Bold Penguin websites, products, and services represents your agreement to that transfer.
Bold Penguin may update this Privacy Policy from time to time without prior notice. When the policy is updated, we will notify you by email message, publish all changes and ask you to accept the amendments. The continued use of any Bold Penguin website, product or service will constitute your acceptance.
Last Modified: 11/6/2018