### Privacy Policy
**Effective Date:** June 16, 2024
**Legal Notice (Impressum)**
This website [https://ekmake.com](https://ekmake.com) is owned by Travel Code Inc, with address at 7901 4th St N STE 300, St. Petersburg, FL, USA 33702.
You can contact us by email at [info@ekmake.com](mailto:info@ekmake.com).
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**Privacy Policy Overview**
At EKMAKE, we are committed to safeguarding the privacy and security of our users' data. The privacy of our users is of utmost importance, and we have established comprehensive policies and practices to protect personal information. Our Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect user data on our platform.
For information on our terms of service, please visit [https://ekmake.com/terms](https://ekmake.com/terms).
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### Information Collection and Use
#### Types of Data Collected
**Personal Identification Information**
1. **Collection Methods:**
- We collect personal identification information from users in various scenarios, including but not limited to:
- When users visit our site.
- During registration on the site.
- While placing an order.
- Through communication with our customer service.
- When users participate in surveys, contests, or promotional activities.
- In the course of providing feedback, suggestions, or reviews.
2. **Types of Personal Information Collected:**
- The types of personal information we may collect include:
- Name and job title.
- Contact information including email address and phone number.
- Demographic information such as postcode, preferences, and interests.
- Payment information for processing transactions (note: payment details are encrypted and securely processed).
- Other information relevant to customer surveys and/or offers.
**Non-Personal Identification Information**
1. **Collection Methods:**
- Non-personal identification information is collected whenever users interact with our platform. This includes:
- Automated data collection tools such as cookies and analytics services.
- User interactions with our platform, such as pages visited, duration of visit, and frequency of access.
2. **Types of Non-Personal Information Collected:**
- This category of information may include:
- Browser name and version.
- Type of device used to access our platform, including specific device identifiers.
- Operating system and Internet service providers utilized.
- Network and connection information.
- Other similar technical information concerning user’s access and use of the platform.
#### Purpose of Data Collection
1. **For Personal Identification Information:**
- To understand your needs and provide you with a better service.
- To facilitate transactions and process orders effectively.
- To improve our products and services based on your feedback.
- To send promotional emails periodically about new products, special offers, or other information which we think you may find interesting.
- To contact you for market research purposes.
2. **For Non-Personal Identification Information:**
- To enhance user experience on our platform.
- To perform statistical analyses of user behavior and characteristics to measure interest in and use of the various areas of the platform.
- To improve the platform layout, content, and functionality based on user interactions.
#### User Consent
By using the EKMAKE platform, users consent to the collection and use of this information as described. Users are informed that they have the option to refuse the provision of personal identification information, although it may prevent them from engaging in certain platform-related activities.
#### Data Retention
Personal identification information will be retained only as long as necessary for the fulfillment of the purposes for which it is collected unless otherwise required or permitted by law.
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### Data Protection and Storage at EKMAKE
#### Adoption of Robust Practices
1. **Data Collection Practices:**
- EKMAKE ensures that all data collection methods are transparent and compliant with legal standards, ensuring users are fully informed of the type and extent of data collected.
2. **Data Storage:**
- We employ secure and state-of-the-art storage solutions to safeguard your personal information. This includes using encrypted databases and secure cloud storage services.
3. **Data Processing:**
- Data processing at EKMAKE is conducted with utmost care. We use advanced algorithms and processing techniques to ensure data integrity and purpose-specific usage.
4. **Security Measures:**
- EKMAKE implements a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information. This includes:
- SSL (Secure Socket Layer) technology for secure data transmission.
- Regular malware scanning of our platform.
- Rigorous access controls and authentication measures to prevent unauthorized access.
5. **Protection Against Data Breaches:**
- In the unlikely event of a data breach, we have in place protocols for rapid response and notification to affected users, in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
6. **Employee Training and Awareness:**
- Our staff are regularly trained and made aware of their responsibilities regarding data protection, ensuring a company-wide commitment to safeguarding user information.
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### Sharing Your Personal Information at EKMAKE
#### Policy on Information Sharing
1. **No Selling or Renting:**
- Personal identification information of users is never sold, traded, or rented to third parties by EKMAKE.
2. **Aggregated Information Sharing:**
- We may share aggregated demographic information, not linked to any personal identification information, about visitors and users with our business partners, trusted affiliates, and advertisers. The purposes of this sharing include:
- Tailoring our product offerings and services.
- Enhancing marketing and advertising strategies.
- Conducting market or industry analysis to improve our overall service offering.
3. **Third-Party Service Providers:**
- We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our platform, to provide the platform on our behalf, to perform platform-related services, or to assist us in analyzing how our platform is used. 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.
4. **Legal Compliance and Safety:**
- We may disclose personal identification information in response to a subpoena, court order, or other governmental request, or when EKMAKE believes in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, your safety, or the safety of others, investigate fraud, or respond to a government request.
5. **Business Transfers:**
- In the event that EKMAKE is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of its assets, your personal information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will provide notice before your personal information is transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy.
#### User Consent and Opt-Out Rights
Users have the right to opt-out of having their personal identification information used for certain purposes. Whenever they are asked to fill out a form on the platform, users can opt-out or unsubscribe from future communications.
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### Your Rights Under GDPR at EKMAKE
EKMAKE is committed to ensuring the protection and management of data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Users, as data subjects, have several rights under this regulation:
1. **Right of Access:**
- Users have the right to request access to their personal data that EKMAKE holds and to be informed about how we use and process it.
2. **Right to Rectification:**
- If any personal data is inaccurate or incomplete, users have the right to have it corrected.
3. **Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten):**
- Users can request the deletion or removal of personal data when there is no compelling reason for its continued processing.
4. **Right to Data Portability:**
- This right allows users to obtain and reuse their personal data across different services. Users can request the transfer of their data to another entity, in a safe and secure way, without hindrance to usability.
5. **Right to Object:**
- Users have the right to object to the processing of their personal data in certain circumstances, such as for direct marketing purposes.
6. **Right to Restrict Processing:**
- Users have the right to request the restriction of processing of their personal data, allowing its storage but stopping further processing.
7. **Automated Decision Making and Profiling Rights:**
- Users have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning them or similarly significantly affects them.
8. **Exercise of Rights:**
- EKMAKE provides mechanisms for users to exercise these rights easily. Requests related to GDPR rights can be directed to our designated contact channels.
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### Compliance with Children's Online Privacy Protection Act at EKMAKE
At EKMAKE, we recognize the importance of protecting the privacy of children:
1. **No Collection of Children’s Data:**
- We do not knowingly collect, use, or disclose personal information from children under the age of 13. Our platform and services are not designed to attract children under this age.
2. **Parental Control and Supervision:**
- We encourage parents and guardians to take an active role in their children’s online activities. EKMAKE supports parents and guardians in monitoring and guiding their children's internet usage.
3. **Measures upon Discovery of Children’s Data:**
- If we become aware that we have inadvertently received personal information from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete that information from our records promptly.
4. **Reporting and Inquiries:**
- If a parent or guardian believes that EKMAKE has collected information from a child under 13, we urge them to contact us immediately through our designated contact channels. We will take necessary actions to remove such information and ensure compliance with COPPA.
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### Changes to This Privacy Policy
EKMAKE has the discretion to update this privacy policy at any time. When we do, we will revise the updated date at the bottom of this page. We encourage users to frequently check this page for any changes to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the personal information we collect.
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### Contacting Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this platform, or your dealings with this platform, please contact us at: [https://ekmake.com/contacts](https://ekmake.com/contacts)
**Effective Date:** June 16, 2024