Privacy Policy
Introduction
Thank you for your interest in Huzku (“Company”, “We”, “Us” or “Our”) owner and operator of the website located at https://huzku.com (“Website” or “Site”) and any mobile applications offered by the Company (“App”). The Website, Site, and App are collectively referred to as “Platform” or “Service”.
Any reference to “Company”, “We”, “Us”, or “Our” refers to Huzku, a Company operating in accordance with the laws of England and Wales and any reference to “You”, “Your” or “User” refers to all Platform Users, whether registered or unregistered.
Data Controller
The Company is the data controller for all personal information that we collect from you through our Platform.
The Scope of this Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy only applies to personal information that we collect from you when you visit our Website or Use our Service. When you disclose your personal information to other Users and third-parties on the Platform, this Privacy Policy is unable to control how these Users and third-parties will process your personal information or the security of your personal information in their possession outside the Platform. Where another User or third-party collects your personal information, it is solely such user’s responsibility to comply with any applicable Privacy Laws in relation to your personal information.
Amendments
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The current version available on this webpage will govern how we process your personal information. When we make any material changes to this Policy, we will notify you via e-mail and we will also modify the last updated date on the top of this Privacy Policy. Your continued use of the Service will be deemed as your express acceptance to be bound by the updated Privacy Policy.
Collection and Processing of Personal Information
We collect information from you when you:
● Create a User account;
● Upload, post, share any User Generated Content on the Platform
● Communicate with other users through the public forums;
● Send us an enquiry or support request;
● When you visit our Website.
What information we collect and how we process it?
● Account Set Up
When you sign up for a User account on the Platform we will request you to provide us with your: full name, email address and a username.
Purpose of processing
We use this information to set up your account, enable you to log into your account, to send you relevant account notifications and to contact you when required. We also use your email address to recover or reset your account password.
● Collection of enquiry information
When you contact us through email we will collect your email address, your name and the content of your message.
Purpose of processing
We process this information for the purpose of responding to your request and to offer support where needed.
● Information Automatically Collected
We may automatically collect certain personal information when you use our Platform. This information is generally referred to as log data and includes information about your IP address, your browser type, pages you visit and operating system you use to access the Service.
Purpose of processing
We process this information to deliver our Services.
Legal Basis
The legal basis for our collection and use of your personal information under the General Data Protection Regulation includes:
● Performance of our contract with you
● Our legitimate interest in processing
● Your express consent to our processing of your data
● To fulfill our legal obligations.
Sharing your information
We do not sell or rent your personal information to any third-party.
We may share your information under the following circumstance:
● During the course of delivering our service
● If we are required to do so by law
● To protect our vital interest
● To perform our contract with you
● To protect the interests of other individuals and/or
● Upon reasonable requests from the law enforcement and regulatory authorities.
Who do we share your information with:
● Our third-party service providers - we may share your information with our hosting service providers, our developers, our advertising partners, as well as third-party tools we use for our email marketing campaigns
<● Any governmental body or regulatory authority where we are required to provide such personal information by law;
● Any entity during a merger or acquisition - your information will form part of our assets if we undergo a merger or acquisition. Please note that your information will be shared with the new entity on the same basis as outlined in the effective privacy policy at the time of such merger or acquisition.
Transfer of data to third-countries
The Company is operating from its head offices in the United Kingdom and complies with local as well as international privacy laws. If you are currently in a European Economic Area (EEA) member state, by providing us your personal information you agree that we may transfer of your personal data outside of the EEA. If you do not agree with such transfer of your information for processing in a third country, please refrain from providing any personal information to us.
Cookies
e make use of cookies on our Website. Cookies are small text files placed on your computer's browser to store your preferences when you use our Website. You can decline to accept Website cookies by changing your browser settings; however, you understand that this will impact your user experience on our Website.
Take note that although cookies on their own do not collect any personally identifiable information about our users, once you create an account and provide us with your personally identifiable information, this information may be linked to the data that is already stored in the cookie.
Cookies enable us to track information about our Users and help us to improve our user experience. To learn more about cookies, please visit http://www.aboutcookies.org.
We may also use certain third-party advertising partners, including Google as well as third-party analytics tools such as Google Analytics to collect and process data. To find out how Google uses data when you use third-party websites, please click the link here.
Your Rights
You have specific rights as a data subject under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We have highlighted your rights below and how you can exercise each of these rights when using the Service:
>● Your right to access your personal information
You may access the personal information that you have provided us at any time by logging into your account and selecting the Settings page.
● Your right to edit your personal information
You can easily edit the personal information you have provided us by logging into your account through the Website. Should you need any assistance please contact us at
● Your right to request deletion of your data
If you no longer wish for us to process your personal information, you are free to exercise your right to be forgotten by emailing us at [email protected] and requesting to be removed from our database. Please note that once we delete your personal data from our records, you will not be notified about our launch and your username will become available for another user to use.
● Your right to object to the processing of your data
You have the right to object to our processing of your personal information including processing of data for direct marketing purposes by contacting us at [email protected]. We will immediately cease processing your personal data for such direct marketing purposes.
● Your right to file a complaint about our use of your data
If you are unhappy with how we process your personal data, we would appreciate if you would contact us first to discuss the matter further and help us improve. However, you should know that you also have the right to file a complaint with a supervisory authority responsible for data protection in your country of residence (if you are living in EEA) or with the Information Commissioner’s Office in the United Kingdom:
The Information Commissioner’s Office
Water Lane, Wycliffe House
Wilmslow - Cheshire SK9 5AF
Tel. +44 1625 545 745
e-mail: [email protected]
● Your right to withdraw your consent
Where the legal basis of our processing is based upon your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time either through your Huzku account or by contacting us at [INSERT EMAIL ADDRESS].
Communication
When you subscribe to receive marketing communication from us, we may send you newsletters and other similar marketing communication. If you do not wish to receive such communication, you can easily opt-out at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. We will not send any promotional content to you once you opt out.
Security
We employ industry standard security measures to ensure the safety of your personal information, however, as with any transmission of information over the internet, the security of your personal information cannot be guaranteed. We will not assume any liability for any interception or interruption of any Service over the internet or for any loss of data. You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account username.
Retention of your data
We will retain your personal data for the entire duration that your username is reserved. If you notify us of your intent to remove your username from our database we will not keep any of your personal information for a period longer than necessary for the fulfilment of our business and legal obligations.
Third-party websites
Please note that this privacy policy does not apply to any personal information provided by you to any third-party website or automatically collected by such third-party website. You should always review the terms and privacy policy of any website before making use of their services.
The Company does not assume any liability for any misuse or abuse of your personal data by any third-party website, and your access/use of these sites is solely at your own risk.
Contact us
[email protected]