1. Introduction
This Privacy Policy describes how amazon (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and shares your personal information when you use our affiliate marketing platform (the “Service”).
We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your data in an open and transparent manner. By registering for an account or using our Service, you agree to the practices described in this policy.
2. Information We Collect
We collect information that you provide directly to us, automatically when you use our Service, and from third parties.
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Information You Provide:
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Account Information: Name, email address, company name, username, password, payment information (e.g., PayPal address, bank account details), tax identification numbers (e.g., W-9 form information), and physical address.
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Profile Information: Website URL, social media profiles, marketing preferences, and communication preferences.
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Communications: Records of your correspondence with us, including support tickets and emails.
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Information Collected Automatically:
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Usage Data: IP address, browser type, device information, operating system, pages visited, time and date of visits, clickstream patterns, and other diagnostic data.
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Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies, pixels, and similar technologies to track activity on our Service, hold certain information, and track affiliate link clicks and conversions. For more details, please see our Cookie Policy section below.
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Information From Third Parties:
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Advertisers/Merchants: We receive information about clicks, conversions, and sales generated by your affiliate links for tracking and commission payment purposes.
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Public Sources: We may collect information from publicly available sources to verify your identity or website.
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Service Providers: Third-party analytics providers (e.g., Google Analytics) and payment processors provide us with aggregated or individual data.
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3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following business purposes:
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To create, maintain, and secure your affiliate account.
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To track clicks, conversions, and sales to accurately calculate and process commission payments.
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To provide, operate, maintain, and improve our Service.
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To communicate with you, including sending technical notices, security alerts, support messages, and administrative emails.
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To send marketing and promotional communications (you can opt-out at any time).
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To prevent fraud and abuse of our platform.
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To comply with legal obligations and enforce our terms and conditions.
4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use several types of cookies:
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Essential Cookies: Required for the operation of our Service (e.g., user authentication, session management).
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Performance/Analytics Cookies: Allow us to analyze how users interact with our Service (e.g., Google Analytics).
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Functionality Cookies: Enable enhanced functionality and personalization.
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Targeting/Advertising Cookies: Used to track affiliate link clicks and conversions across the web. These are fundamental to our Service.
You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings. However, blocking certain cookies may impact the full functionality of our Service.
5. How We Share Your Information
We may share your information in the following situations:
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With Advertisers/Merchants: We share your unique affiliate ID, tracking data, and conversion/sale information with advertisers for validation, reporting, and commission payment purposes. This is a core function of our platform.
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With Service Providers: We share data with trusted third-party vendors who provide services on our behalf, such as payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting, and customer service.
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For Legal Reasons: To comply with applicable law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request.
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Business Transfers: In connection with a merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business.
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With Your Consent: We may share your information for any other purpose with your explicit consent.
6. International Data Transfers
Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your own. We ensure all such transfers comply with applicable data protection laws by implementing safeguards like Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs).
7. Data Retention
We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy, including to provide the Service, comply with legal obligations (e.g., tax, accounting), resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
8. Your Data Rights & Choices
Depending on your location (e.g., GDPR for EEA, UK, Switzerland; CCPA/CPRA for California), you may have the following rights:
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Access: The right to know what personal data we hold about you.
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Rectification: The right to have inaccurate data corrected.
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Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”): The right to have your data deleted.
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Restriction of Processing: The right to request a temporary halt on processing your data.
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Data Portability: The right to receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
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Objection: The right to object to processing based on legitimate interests.
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Opt-Out of Sale/Sharing (CCPA): The right to opt-out of the “sale” or “sharing” of your personal information.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at support@algopuppy.online.
9. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures, including encryption (SSL/TLS), access controls, and secure servers, to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, or destruction.
10. Children’s Privacy
Our Service is not intended for children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have, please contact us, and we will promptly delete it.
11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the “Last Updated” date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
12. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Email: support@algopuppy.online
