Privacy Policy
Effective Date: January 01, 2020
AstroZens (“us,” “we,” or “our”) operates the patrioticquiz.com website (hereinafter referred to as the “website”).
This Privacy Policy applies to PatrioticQuiz and associated digital products. Some of the websites developed and owned by PatrioticQuiz may have a policy of their own.
PatrioticQuiz (“PatrioticQuiz,” “the website”, “us”, “we” or “our”) collects your personal data. Your personal information is essential to maintaining the work of PatrioticQuiz and associated digital products for a variety of reasons. We rely on it to make our marketing and advertising efforts more conscious and relevant. It also enables us to create and provide content that you read and otherwise enjoy on our site(s).
Therefore, this Privacy Policy elaborates on how we PatrioticQuiz gather, store, use, and transfer the information of the users, of services rendered on https://patrioticquiz.com/ (“our site(s)”) and our related digital products (“our products”).
This is a short list of the chief reasons for collecting and using user information:
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To provide you with content that is highly relevant to you; to maintain a better user experience on our site(s)
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To render the services you sign up to receive, such as daily newsletters
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To perform marketing analysis and, by your permission or when permitted by applicable laws, to communicate with you via email and in other channels
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To allow us to run advertisements on our site(s).
Careful consideration is taken to determine the ways to use personal information and to protect your privacy. Below, we will elaborate on the details. Alongside other topics, this policy:
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provides information about your rights and our obligations
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clarifies the ways in which we gather, store, and use your personal information
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explains the methods we use to protect your information and our commitments to do so
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covers our commitments to respect your rights and respond to the questions you might ask.
We will be making a continuous effort to clarify the aspects of personal information use for our users.
You can use this table of contents to move through our privacy policy and find what you need. Click on a link for a specific section and you'll jump right to it:
Personal information: what and when we gather and how we use it
International transfers of information and transferring data from the EU
Our advertisements on our site(s) and products and third-party sites
About us and the ways to contact us
The information gathered, stored, and used by our site(s) and products is controlled by PatrioticQuiz. Consequently, we take the responsibility for deciding upon the reasons and ways in which we store and use personal information. Should you need to contact us, please find the contact information here.
Personal information: what and when we gather and how we use it
Personal information is gathered automatically by our site(s) and products at the point of registration (when you sign up for our services) and during your visits to our site(s) and products. The information gathered is used to provide insights for our content creation, marketing and advertising efforts. It is also used to analyze the behavioral patterns of the visitors of our site(s) and products.
The personal information we collect includes:
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personally identifiable information that directly identifies you and that includes but not limited to your name, date of birth, phone number, postal address, email address, mobile number. We may only share your personally identifiable information such as your name with other users when we publish rating tables or contest results;
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personally unidentifiable information that indirectly identifies you and that includes but not limited to the information about the device you use to browse the web (such as your IP address – the numerical code that identifies your device and the country, region, and/or city in which your device is located);
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marketing information about your marketing preferences;
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other types of information that is collected through a survey method. Such surveys are conducted by PatrioticQuiz.
At times, our site(s) and products may include links to third-party services and sites. These services and sites have their own peculiarities of user information gathering and use that are covered by their own privacy policies. If you follow a third-party link and are transferred to a third-party site, make sure you read their privacy policy before you use the site.
What personal information is gathered when you sign up for an account at PatrioticQuiz
When a user signs up for a PatrioticQuiz account on https://patrioticquiz.com/ the following personal information is gathered:
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the user’s name;
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the user’s email address;
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the user’s IP address;
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certain information from the profile in social media (details can be found below) if you used your social media account details to sign up for the services provided on https://patrioticquiz.com/ and by PatrioticQuiz. In this case, your personal information obtained through a social media network is treated in accordance with this Privacy Policy and with the privacy policy of that social media network.
When you create an account on https://patrioticquiz.com/, we create a unique ID number that is associated with you. The ID number helps our system recognize you during your visits to our site(s) and products when you are logged in. Our system will also recognize you if you use the same name and email address to log into your account from a new device (e.g.: switch from your desktop to your mobile, etc.)
Our site(s) and products may also use cookies or an analogous technology that helps to gather additional information during your visits to our site(s) and products. Additional information may include:
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your IP address – the numerical code that identifies your device and the country, region, and/or city in which your device is located;
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the history of your on-site behavior: which pages and content you have viewed on our site(s) and products, as well as the information about the paths you followed to reach our site(s), e.g. links on other websites, etc.
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the information that can help to identify your device, e.g.: unique device ID, advertising ID, and the browsers via which you accessed our content.
There are services that we render that may offer you to provide more detailed information about your interests and preferences; this information is used to improve your user experience. If you order a paid service or item on our site(s) you may be required to provide additional details, e.g.: your address, etc.
Certain categories of personal information are not subject to gathering, including political or religious views, race, health state and conditions, sexual orientation, etc. However, you may choose to provide this information to us of your own volition.
Signing into your PatrioticQuiz account with social media details
If you choose to sign in to our site(s) or products with your Facebook account details, you allow Facebook to provide us with your email address and some other aspects of your profile on Facebook that you have made public in your Facebook settings. These aspects only include your name, first and last, age range, a link to your profile on Facebook and your profile photo. We do not receive access to updates on your profile on Facebook. If you choose to sign in to our site(s) or products with your Google login details, you allow Google to provide us with the aspects of your profile in Google that you have made public in your Google settings. These aspects include your name, first and last, age range, your email address and whether or not it has been validated, a link to your profile in Google and your profile photo, if you have one in place.
The above-mentioned social media details will be used to create and/or fill in your account at PatrioticQuiz. If you decide to remove PatrioticQuiz from the Apps and Settings section of your Facebook settings or Google settings, your social media details will no longer be available to us. However, the information that we initially received when you used your Facebook or Google details to set up an account at PatrioticQuiz or to log into it will still be in our database.
Using our site(s) and products
The PatrioticQuiz site(s) and products gather and use the information about the content you have browsed to offer you more relevant content on site, via emails and push notifications.
How personal information is gathered
We gather your personal information at several stages of your user lifecycle, e.g.: when you:
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sign up to create an account on https://patrioticquiz.com/;
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make a donation to PatrioticQuiz;
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purchase a paid account, additional account functions/features or any other products/services;
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take part in our surveys and competitions;
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sign up to receive our content emails;
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sign up for marketing communications;
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access our site(s), through cookies and related technology;
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contact us via email, on social media, including mentioning us in your posts, or by telephone.
Our reasons for using personal information
We use the personal informationLegal authority for using personal gathered via our site(s) and products for a variety of purposes, some of which are listed below:
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To render the services you sign up to receive, such as email newsletters. Personal information is also used for essential internal administration purposes, e.g.: accounting and records at PatrioticQuiz, and to inform you about all the changes that our services may undergo.
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By your permission or in compliance with applicable laws, to send you marketing communications via email and in other channels.
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To personalize the services rendered to you, e.g.: to enable signing in and to recognize you when you sign in from different devices, to remember your settings, to serve you relevant personalized advertisements, and to measure how effective they are, as well as to adjust our marketing communications to your preferences by analyzing what you view on our site(s) and products.
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To perform marketing analysis, e.g.: we study what you have browsed on our site(s), what items and services you have purchased to attain in-depth insight into your preferences and interests and to tailor our marketing to your preferences and interests in order to achieve greater relevance.
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To provide better marketing communications, we rely on a cookie-like technology to check whether you have opened a marketing email or followed the link contained in the email.
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To sell space on our site(s) and products to advertisers. Digital advertising lays a financial foundation for our ability to provide you with high quality content and services.
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To carry out statistical evaluations, e.g.: to analyze the performance of our site(s) and products in order to attain insight into how you and other visitors use our site(s) and products.
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To respond to your questions, requests, and complaints; to address and resolve issues reported by users.
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To prevent fraudulent activity and provide security; to ensure that our site(s) and products are safe and secure.
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To ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
Legal authority for using personal information
Personal information is only used by PatrioticQuiz in accordance with the law. The legal authority is determined on the basis of the purposes for personal information gathering and use. Regardless of the individual case, the legal authority for using personal information will be one of the following:
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Consent: Express consent provided by our users, e.g.: to receive marketing emails from us. Your consent can be withdrawn at any moment. E.g.: to withdraw your consent to receive marketing emails, click on the “unsubscribe” link that is present at the bottom of every email. You can also withdraw your consent to receive marketing emails in your subscription manager on our site(s), when you are signed into your PatrioticQuiz account.
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Our legitimate interests: We need to get an understanding of our users, to promote our services, and to maintain our site(s) and products effectively in order to create and publish high quality content and to render our services. E.g.: it is in our legitimate interest to analyze the content that has been viewed by users on our site(s) and products in order to understand the ways in which our site(s) and products are used. We also rely on our legitimate interests to perform marketing analysis in order to select the products and services are of relevance to our users.
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Fulfillment of a contract with users (or taking steps preceding the formation of a contract with users): E.g.: you have signed up for free email newsletters at PatrioticQuiz, and we need to use your name and email address to render the service of delivering those email newsletters to you. Or if you have purchased a product or service from us and we need to use your payment details and contact information to process your order and deliver the product or render the service you have purchased.
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Law compliance: There are cases in which we may have a legal duty to keep or use your personal information.
Personal information that we receive from third parties
When you create an account at PatrioticQuiz and/or sign up to receive our services, we may combine the personal information you provide us with additional information that we receive from trusted third parties. Additional information can include the region you are based in; it enables us to tailor the content served to you to your geographical location. We may also receive information from partners whose advertisements we can use in some of our marketing communications. We use this additional information to make sure that we only send you relevant marketing communications.
We use the information about the content users have browsed on our site(s) and products and the ways in which they have interacted with this content to divide all of our users into smaller groups by interests and preferences in order to improve the relevance of our online advertising efforts. We can also add to these groups the information we have received from third parties. Please refer to “Cookies and related technology” Section for more information on how we use cookies.
Using personal information of minors
None of our site(s) and products is aimed directly at individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly gather personal information about children under the age of 13. Some of our services may have a higher age restriction and this will be shown at the point of registration.
Personal information security
Appropriate controls, both organizational and technical, have been put in place to ensure your personal information security, to protect it against damage, destruction, loss, unauthorized access, viewing, and processing. All our employees who need to get access to your personal information on the grounds of performing their duties are subject to our duty of confidentiality and maintain the security of the security of that information.
Please note that we can’t guarantee that the measures put in place will prevent leaks or breaches. In case of a data breach, we will notify you about it and report a data breach to the relevant regulator.
Who we share your personal information with
Depending on where you are based, your personal information may be shared with a branch of PatrioticQuiz .
We do not share your personal information with any third parties or individuals that do not have a direct connection to us, except in case of any of the following circumstances:
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Your personal information may be shared with third parties that render services, such as facilitating online payments and other forms of payment processing, including credit card transactions and preventing fraud, on our behalf.
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Your personal information may be shared with our advertiser partners in the manner elaborated upon in the Online Advertising section below.
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Your personal information may be revealed at the request of any law enforcement agency, regulator, court, or government authority and other organizations in order to fulfill a legal or regulatory obligation, or else to protect our or anyone else’s rights.
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Your personal information may be revealed to an organization to which we transfer or which buys all or substantially all of our business and assets. Should the transfer or sale occur, reasonable efforts will be applied on our part to ensure that the organization that receives your personal information from us uses it without violations to our Privacy Policy.
To make sure that the rendering of services by any other organization on our behalf is carried out in a manner that ensures the security of your personal information and the compliance with all the applicable information privacy laws, strict restrictions will be placed upon the organization in the contract. We may carry out independent audit of the organizations that render services on our behalf to check whether they meet the contract and industry standards.
Unless you give your permission to share your personal information, it will not be shared with anyone else for their own marketing purposes.
On some of our pages, third-party social plug-ins are used (e.g.: “Facebook Recommend” function, Pinterest “Pin It” button, Google+ function, etc.). These third parties may gather and use the personal information that you provide during your visits to our site(s) and products. When you are reading content or browsing our site(s) and products, the information you provide may be collected by these third parties and linked to your account on their website. We encourage you to read their privacy policies to learn more about how they use personal information.
International transfers of information and transferring data from the EU
We may transfer, store, and/or process the personal information we gather in any country or location in which one or more of our companies or service providers have facilities or are located. These countries or locations may not have the same information security standards as your home country does; however, we will grant proper protection of personal information transferred by us in compliance with this Privacy Policy.
Transferring data from the EU
By personal data from the EU we mean all personal data that identifies residents of the European Economic Area (the EEA). The Area includes all countries of the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway. While interacting with the website, an EEA resident may perform actions that will require information sharing. Thus, his/her personal information may be shared with third-party vendors we partner with and that are based outside the EU. When we and/or our partners transfer and/or process personal information of an EEA resident, we and/or our partners put in place data protection measures required by the regularities established across the EEA.
Personal information storage duration
Your personal information will only be stored for the duration of time we need it, depending on the purposes we are using this information for, all of which are made clear in this Privacy Policy. E.g.: your personal information may be used to respond to your queries about one of our products or services; we will keep it afterwards for as long as you keep using the product or service. Your personal information may also be used for the purposes of accounting, e.g., in case you purchase an item or a service from us. As soon as we stop needing your information, we will remove the personally identifiable details from it to make it anonymous or delete it altogether. If you withdraw the permission to process your personal information that you have previously granted us, and we have no other legitimate grounds to process it further, we will permanently delete your personal information. On the other hand, in the event of your unsubscription from marketing communications, we will still keep your email address in our database to make sure we do not send you further marketing communications.
How we may get in touch with you
Service communications
We may occasionally send you service communications, e.g.: to remind you about the pending expiration date of your subscription to a service or to thank you for providing feedback.
Marketing communications and content newsletters
Provided that you have granted your permission, we may email relevant offers and updates from PatrioticQuiz and our partners to you.
PatrioticQuiz offers a variety of email newsletters and content emails. We encourage you to manage your subscription via your subscription manager when you are logged in to your PatrioticQuiz account.
At any time, you can also choose not to receive any of these emails. You can discontinue the emails by using the “unsubscribe” link in any of PatrioticQuiz emails or in your subscription manager when you are logged in to your PatrioticQuiz account.
Research and surveys
We may occasionally ask you to complete a survey or contact you for other market research purposes.
Query response and complaint resolution
If you have sent a complaint or a query to us, we will contact you to give a response to your query or to address the complaint you have placed.
Cookies and related technology
We may gather personal information during your visits to our site(s) and products in an automated manner by using cookies or an analogous technology. Cookies are simple files that can be added to your device in order to allow us to remember you and recognize you when you revisit our site(s) and products.
By themselves, cookies do not provide any personal information, unless you decide to provide this information to us of your own volition, e.g.: by registering on our site(s). Once that personal information is provided, a link between this information and the information stored in the cookie is created. The cookie then creates a unique numerical ID for your device or Web browser. This ID will allow us to recognize you during different visits to our site(s) and establish a connection between your personal information and the manner in which you browse our site(s) or use the content posted on our site(s).
Cookies and related technology (Local Shared Objects, HTML5, cache cookies, web beacons, or clear gifs, etc.) are used to get insight into how you use our site(s) and products and to improve your user experience, the content and offers that we post on our site(s) to make them more relevant to your interests, and to show you the adverts you might find interesting. E.g.: we may rely on cookies to personalize your user experience (to let our services address to you by your name, etc.), to securely save your password, to keep your shopping cart contents, or to adjust the content, offers, and adverts to your interests.
All e-mails sent by us will be in compliance with the Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation (“CASL”), including clearly stating who the e-mail is from and provide clear information on how to contact the sender. In addition, all e-mail messages will also contain concise information on how to remove yourself from our mailing list so that you receive no further e-mail communication from us. Users who no longer wish to receive our newsletter or promotional materials may opt-out of receiving these communications by clicking on the unsubscribe link in the e-mail.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
DEFINITION OF “PERSONAL INFORMATION”
“Personal Information” is any information that relates to a natural person making it possible to identify her/him such as, but not limited to, her/his name, surname, residential address, e-mail address, home telephone number, cell phone number.
COMPLIANCE WITH THE TEN (10) PRINCIPLES THAT FORM THE FOUNDATION OF THE STANDARD CODE FOR THE PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION.
We undertake to comply with the following ten (10) privacy principles as set out in the Model Code for the Protection of Personal Information (CAN / CSA-Q830-96) and enshrined in the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (S.C. 2000, Ch. 5).
You can get the full text of the Model Code for the Protection of Personal Information from the Canadian Standards Association (in English only). You can also order the Model Code for the Protection of Personal Information by writing to the following address:
205 N Michigan Avenue,
#810 Chicago 60601 United States
Phone +1 (888) 880-9693
OUTLINE OF THE TEN (10) PRINCIPLES OF THE STANDARD CODE FOR THE PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
a) Principle 1 – Responsibility
All our employees are responsible for the application of and adherence to the principles set out in this Policy. You can forward your questions and comments t o our Customer Service Department, at the above-mentioned address, and the person designated to process them will respond to you as soon as possible.
b) Principle 2 – Identifying purposes
The purposes for which your Personal Information is collected are determined in advance or at the time of collection. If we wish to collect, use and / or disclose your Personal Information for purposes other than those set out in this Policy, we will provide you with prior information and obtain your consent.
c) Principle 3 – Consent
We are committed to obtaining your free and informed consent for the collection, use or disclosure of your Personal Information, except as may be provided by law.
d) Principle 4 – Limiting Collection
The collection of your Personal Information will be limited to what is necessary for the purposes we have indicated, and we will collect it lawfully and honestly
e) Principle 5 – Limitation of use, communication and conservation
Your Personal Information will not be used or disclosed for purposes other than those for which it was collected, unless you have given your informed consent or as required by law. We will retain your Personal Information only for the period necessary to fulfil the specified purposes.
f) Principle 6 – Accuracy
We take reasonable steps to keep your Personal Information accurate, complete and as current as possible. You can help maintain the accuracy of your Personal Information by informing us of any changes to your file and also, notifying us of any error you notice, by contacting our Customer Service department in writing, whose contact details are listed at the end of this Policy.
g) Principle 7 – Security measures
We have implemented industry-standard security measures to protect your Personal Information with security safeguards appropriate to the level of sensitivity. Our security measures are reviewed periodically and improved as needed.
Despite these precautions, you should know that no data transmission over the internet is completely safe. When you disclose Personal Information on a website, this information may be intercepted, collected and used. This applies to information shared on message boards, discussion forums, and even e-mails. You transmit this information at your own risk, no matter who you send it to, and we can not be held responsible if information is intercepted and used by third parties.
h) Principle 8 – Transparency
We will make available to you, upon request, any information regarding our policies and practices regarding the management and protection of Personal Information.
i) Principle 9 – Access to Personal Information
We undertake, on request, to inform you of the existence of Personal Information about you, the use that is made of it, its communication to third parties, and to allow you to consult it. You will also be able to challenge the accuracy and completeness of your Personal Information and have the appropriate corrections made. Requests for access to Personal Information may be made through our Customer Service Department, the details of which are provided at the end of this Policy.
j) Principle 10 – Complaints and requests for access to Personal Information
For all questions, concerns or complaints regarding this Policy, or for a request for access to your Personal Information, please do not hesitate to contact our Customer Service Department, whose contact details are listed at the end of this Policy.
Paid Products and Services
On our site(s), you may find offers to purchase paid products or services.
Order acceptance
If you purchase a product or service but do not receive a response from us that confirms that we have accepted your order, please contact us before you place a repeat order. You can find the contact information here.
Order refusal
Despite our eagerness to accept every valid order, we reserve the right not to complete and to refuse any order for a number of reasons, including, but not limited to, the following:
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if we find a pricing error and/or find fault with any other information about the product or service
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if we do not receive sufficient or valid billing, payment, or shipment information
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if we have grounds to suspect that the payment information we received for an order is from a stolen payment card or is fraudulent in any other way
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if we have discontinued the product or service ordered or if the product/ service is unavailable for any other reason
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if an order is related to a payment dispute we had to deal with previously.
Order cancellation
Any product or service may become discontinued or otherwise unavailable, in which case, we reserve the right to:
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cancel the order and refund the amount paid for the product or service, if the product or service is not subscription-based,
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replace the product or service ordered with a similar product or service, if the product or service is subscription-based,
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refund the amount paid for the product or service pro rata.
Resale restrictions
For the reasons of intellectual property right protection, any form of resale of the products or services purchased from PatrioticQuiz is strictly prohibited. We reserve the right to refuse any order if we believe that it has been made with the purpose of reselling.
Purchase terms and fees
By ordering a product or service from https://patrioticquiz.com/, you give your consent to pay all fees and charges to your account in a due and timely manner as envisaged by the fees, charges and billing terms in effect. You also give your consent to pay the taxes that apply to the purchase of your order. You assure that you will provide us with valid payment information necessary to process your orders. By providing us with the necessary payment information, you agree that:
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we are authorized to issue immediate invoice to your Account for all fees and charges payable in association with your order,
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we are authorized to share your payment information and other details necessary for the completion of the transaction via a third-party payment processor,
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aforementioned authorizations will require no additional notice or consent.
Should you change your payment information, you agree to notify us of the changes immediately.
We reserve the right to change or update the product/service prices and/or billing methods at any time. Regardless of the reason, if we are not able to charge the payment to your payment card, or if your payment is returned, we reserve the right to terminate or temporarily suspend your access for the products or services that were not successfully paid for.
Automatic order renewal
If the product or service you purchased is subscription-based, i.e.: if it is automatically renewed, you will receive a corresponding notification during the order renewal process. The terms of automatic order renewal and cancellation that are incorporated into the order process are also hereby included into this policy.
Refunds
All fees are non-refundable, except for the cases elaborated upon in the “Order cancellation” Section.
Discounts, Promo Codes and Premium Offers
At our own decision, we may introduce discounts and promotional codes (Promo Codes). Users may redeem the discounts and Promo Codes in their accounts. We may create additional features and benefits that will be regulated by specific terms established on a per Promo Code basis. Promo Codes are also subject to a list of general regulations listed below:
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A Promo Code may only be used once per user.
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A Promo Code must be used in compliance with law, for the intended purpose and audience.
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A Promo Code may not be shared, sold, duplicated, or otherwise transferred. It may not be posted on a publicly accessible forum or otherwise made available to the public, unless we give permission to do so.
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We may disable a Promo Code at any time and for any reason, without any obligation on our part.
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A Promo Code may only be used in accordance with the specific terms that are especially set forth for such Promo Code.
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A Promo Code may not be redeemed for cash.
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A Promo Code may have an expiration date; it may expire before you use it.
We may occasionally run promotional campaigns, e.g.: offer free products or services with your purchase, in association with certain products and services. All offers made in association with these promotional campaigns may become unavailable due to exhausted supply or be discontinued at our discretion, i.e.: at any time and without prior notice.
Online advertising
Our partners may link the hashed or obfuscated personal information we share with them to the cookie stored on your browser or device, and they may collect information such as your IP address, browser or operating system type and version, and demographic or inferred-interest information. Our partners use this information to recognize you across different channels and platforms, including but not limited to, computers, mobile devices, and Smart TVs, over time for advertising, analytics, attribution, and reporting purposes. Your data may be transferred outside of the country from which it was originally collected. To learn more about interest-based advertising in general and to opt out, please visit http://www.aboutads.info/choices. To opt-out of the use of your mobile device ID for targeted advertising, please see http://www.aboutads.info/appchoices.
Third-Party Payment Processors
We use third-party payment processors for all payments. When you pay for your purchase, you provide your personal information needed to perform the transaction directly to the third-party payment processor. In such case, its privacy policy and security practices will apply to your personal information. We strongly encourage you to review that privacy policy before providing your personal information.
Our advertisements on our site(s) and products and third-party sites
We promote our products and services with the help of online advertising as well, i.e.: you may see our products and services advertised on our and third-party sites, and in social media channels.
Personal information held by us and your rights
Should you have any questions concerning the following rights with regard to your personal information, we encourage you to contact us:
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To request a copy of the personal information we keep about you or to make sure that we keep correct personal information about you, please reach us via our Customer Care. Requests for personal information copies or personal information correction are processed within one month. In case of a complicated request or several requests, it may take more time, of which we will notify you specifically. A copy of your personal information is provided to you free of charge; any other rights in regard to your personal information can also be exercised free of charge. However, if your request has no legal ground, is excessive, or if you make numerous repetitive requests, a reasonable fee may be charged.
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You can withdraw the consent to use your personal information that you have previously given us at any time.
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Where appropriate, you have a right to claim a copy of your personal information in a machine-readable format.
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You can also exercise your right to request complete erasure of your personal information or restriction of the ways it is used. However, for specific legal reasons, we may not be able to satisfy your request, of which we will notify you specifically, enclosing a detailed explanation, in response to your request. Where appropriate, you can also exercise your right to restrict processing of your personal information for specific purposes.
Please address any of the requests listed above to our Customer Care.
Please note also that, for reasons of information protection, we may request additional information from you in order to confirm your identity.
Privacy rights for California residents
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) requires us to disclose categories of Personal Information we
collect and how we use it, the categories of sources from whom we collect Personal Information, and the
third parties with whom we share it, which we have explained above.
The CCPA provides rights to California consumers to have notice about the collection and use of their
personal information, request access to their personal information, request deletion of their personal
information, request to opt out of the “sale” of personal information where such information is sold, and to
not be discriminated against for exercising such rights.
We do not sell the Personal Information of our users.
You can request access to or deletion of your personal information by using the online Customer Care form and including your name, email address
and purpose of the request. If you request a deletion of your personal information, please note that we may
still need to retain certain information for recordkeeping purposes, and/or to complete any transactions
that you began prior to requesting such deletion. Some of your information may also remain within our
systems and other records where necessary for compliance with applicable law.
Our Privacy Policy describes the categories of personal information that PatrioticQuiz collects and the
purposes for use of such personal information.
The personal information we collect includes:
- Personally identifiable information that directly identifies you and that includes but not limited to
your name, date of birth, phone number, postal address, email address, mobile number;
- Internet or other electronic network activity information, including connection information such as
browser type, language and time zone, mobile phone number and IP address;
- Geolocation data;
- Marketing information about your marketing preferences;
- Other information that relates to or is capable of being associated with you, such as social media
engagement and information about the computer or mobile device you use to access our Services, including the
hardware model, operating system and version.
Privacy rights for EU residents
Any EU resident has:
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the right to request access to personal information that we have already been collected and the right to find out how we process personal information;
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the right to request correction of personal information that contains inaccurate details;
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the right to be forgotten;
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the right to object to processing of personal information when we collect and process it based on our legitimate interests and/or if we override the interests, rights and freedoms of an EU resident;
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the right to withdraw his/her consent for processing personal information at any time;
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the right to limit processing of personal information on the grounds of information inaccuracy; lack of legal bases for processing this information and of a data subject’s consent on which we can erase it; a legal claim in case we don’t need the information anymore;
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the right to ask to transfer personal information to the data subject or to a third party;
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the right not to be subject to automated decision-making that may produce legal effects.
If you have any questions regarding the EU data privacy laws, you can contact us via Customer Care. Please note that we will need to verify your identity before we could process your request. An authorized representative must produce proof of authority to act on your behalf. If there are legitimate reasons to refuse your request, we will inform you about them over email. You can also send your requests and/or complaints to the Information Commissioner’s Office (www.ico.org.uk) or your national data protection regulator.
Inquiries about the manner of personal information usage
If you wish to request information on or if you are concerned about the ways in which we use your personal information, please contact us at via our Customer Care.
Please note that it may take up to 30 days to respond to your requests.
If you have a question that does not concern your personal information, please choose a convenient way to contact us here.
Privacy Policy updates and changes
This Privacy Policy may be updated or changed. If we decide to do so, we will publish the updated or changed version of this Privacy Policy here. If the changes we introduce are considerable, we may notify our registered users of them via email. As the law will require, we will ask you to give additional permission or to opt out of the new ways in which we may use your personal information.
Services of third-party companies
We engage third-party companies to perform services on our behalf. We utilize the services of Connatix, a third-party vendor, that processes personal data on its behalf. In such case, its privacy policy and security practices will apply to your personal information. We strongly encourage you to review that privacy policy before providing your personal information: https://connatix.com/privacy-policy.
Contact us
If we failed to answer any questions of yours in this Privacy Policy notice, or if you want us to elaborate on anything stated in it, please feel free to contact us in any convenient way:
PatrioticQuiz
205 N Michigan Avenue,
#810 Chicago 60601 United States
Phone +1 (713) 965-7118