Privacy Policy for In-Thought.com
Your privacy is of paramount importance to us. At in-thought.com (“Website”, “we”, “us”, “our”), we are wholly committed to upholding your fundamental rights to privacy and the protection of your personal data. We have designed this Privacy Policy to transparently explain how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal information across all interactions with our services. We adhere to applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), ensuring that your information is handled lawfully, fairly, and responsibly.
1. Scope of Policy & Data Controller
This Privacy Policy applies to all visitors, users, customers, and any individuals who access or use in-thought.com. The data controller responsible for your personal information is In-Thought.com. Should you have any questions or require further information, you may contact us at: [email protected].
This policy governs all personal data collected through our Website, related services, correspondence, transactions, and other interactions, whether online or offline, where reference is made to this Privacy Policy.
2. Categories of Personal Data Processed
We may collect and process the following categories of personal data:
a) Usage Data:
Information about your interaction with our Website, including IP addresses, browser types, referral URLs, pages visited, time and date stamps, clickstream data, and general geolocation data derived from your IP address.
b) Account Data:
Information you provide directly when creating an account or transacting with us, including your full name, address, email address, phone number, and password.
c) Profile Data:
Information related to your preferences, past purchases, site behavior, browsing and search history, and feedback submitted through surveys or reviews.
d) Communication Data:
Records of communications between you and us, including support inquiries, submitted forms, emails, or live chat interactions.
e) Technical Data:
Device-specific data such as operating system, screen resolution, browser settings, type and version, and other diagnostic information required for service optimization.
f) Transaction Data:
Details related to your purchases and order fulfillment, including payment methods, billing and shipping information, transaction history, and payment confirmations.
g) Preference Data:
Marketing preferences, opt-in/opt-out choices, communication interests, and consent records for promotional activity or product updates.
3. Legal Bases for Processing Personal Data
We process your personal data based on one or more of the following lawful grounds, as required under data protection laws:
– Performance of a Contract: When it is necessary to process your data in order to fulfill our obligations under any agreement with you.
– Legitimate Interests: Where it is in our legitimate interest to process your data (e.g., for improving services, fraud prevention, or analytics) and your rights do not override those interests.
– Consent: Where you have given explicit consent for specific processing activities, such as receiving marketing communications.
– Legal Obligation: Where processing is required for complying with legal requirements, regulatory inquiries, or court orders.
4. Your Data Protection Rights
Under applicable privacy laws, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
– Right of Access: You may request access to your personal data, including copies of the data and information on how it is processed.
– Right to Rectification: You have the right to correct any inaccurate or incomplete data about yourself.
– Right to Erasure: You may request deletion of your personal data, subject to legal and contractual limitations.
– Right to Restrict Processing: You can ask us to pause the processing of your data in certain circumstances.
– Right to Data Portability: You are entitled to receive a copy of your data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and have the right to transmit it to another controller.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at: [email protected]. We respond to valid requests in accordance with applicable laws and timeframes.
5. Security Measures
We implement comprehensive security protocols to safeguard your personal data from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. Our measures include:
– SSL/TLS encryption for data transmission
– Role-based access controls and authentication protocols
– Regular security audits and system monitoring
– Secure data storage and managed backups
– Staff training and confidentiality agreements
While we take appropriate technical and organizational safeguards, no system is entirely immune to breaches, and we encourage users to remain vigilant in safeguarding their credentials.
6. International Data Transfers
If we transfer your personal information outside the European Economic Area (EEA) or other jurisdictions with strict data protection laws, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place. These may include contractual arrangements incorporating the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses or equivalent mechanisms that ensure adequate data protection.
7. Data Retention
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including satisfying legal, accounting, and reporting obligations. Retention periods may vary by data type:
– Usage Data: up to 12 months
– Account and Profile Data: duration of account existence and up to 6 years thereafter for legal reasons
– Transaction and Communication Data: 7 years from the date of last transaction or interaction
– Preference and Marketing Data: until opt-out or revocation of consent
When data is no longer required, it is securely deleted or anonymized.
8. Cookie Policy
Our website employs cookies and similar technologies to enhance your browsing experience. Cookies are small text files stored on your device when visiting a website. We use the following cookie categories:
– Essential Cookies: Necessary for site functionality and security.
– Functional Cookies: Remember your preferences (e.g., language, login credentials).
– Analytics Cookies: Help us understand user behavior, improve features, and measure performance (e.g., Google Analytics).
– Performance Cookies: Enhance page loading, measure service reliability, and monitor use patterns.
9. Cookie Management and Regulatory Compliance
Visitors from the EU and California are given choices in accordance with GDPR and CCPA requirements. When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a consent banner to customize your cookie preferences.
At any time, you can manage or revoke your cookie preferences by accessing the settings in your browser or through our consent management tool. We honor Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals and “Do Not Track” headers to the extent required under applicable law.
10. Children’s Privacy
Our services are not directed to or intended for use by children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under this age. If we become aware that a child under 13 has provided personal information without verified parental consent, we will take immediate steps to delete such information from our records.
11. Policy Updates
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, compliance obligations, or technological advancements. When material changes are made, we will notify users via our website interface or direct communication, as applicable. You are encouraged to review this Policy regularly for the latest information regarding our data protection practices.
12. Contact Us
For any questions, concerns, or to exercise your privacy rights described in this Policy, please contact us at:
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://in-thought.com
We are committed to providing timely, respectful, and legally compliant responses to all legitimate privacy inquiries.
In-thought.com is fully committed to upholding the highest standards of data protection and user trust under all relevant privacy legislation. Please do not hesitate to reach out with any concerns or questions regarding your privacy.