Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy of bestuseller.com
bestuseller.com collects some Personal Data from its Users.
This document contains a section dedicated to Users in the United States and their privacy rights.
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Owner and Data Controller
6094/7
Nazareth, Galilee 16040
Israel
Owner contact email: [email protected]
Types of Data collected
Among the types of Personal Data that bestuseller.com collects, by itself or through third parties, there are: Cookies; Usage Data; email address; username; gender; date of birth; password; profile picture; website; picture; various types of Data; number of Users; city; device information; session statistics; latitude (of city); longitude (of city); browser information; User ID; page views; device logs; operating systems; browsing history; clicks; interaction events; scroll-to-page interactions; scroll position; crash data; payment info.
Complete details on each type of Personal Data collected are provided in the dedicated sections of this privacy policy or by specific explanation texts displayed prior to the Data collection.
Personal Data may be freely provided by the User, or, in case of Usage Data, collected automatically when using bestuseller.com.
Unless specified otherwise, all Data requested by bestuseller.com is mandatory and failure to provide this Data may make it impossible for bestuseller.com to provide its services. In cases where bestuseller.com specifically states that some Data is not mandatory, Users are free not to communicate this Data without consequences to the availability or the functioning of the Service.
Users who are uncertain about which Personal Data is mandatory are welcome to contact the Owner.
Any use of Cookies – or of other tracking tools — by bestuseller.com or by the owners of third-party services used by bestuseller.com serves the purpose of providing the Service required by the User, in addition to any other purposes described in the present document and in the Cookie Policy.
Users are responsible for any third-party Personal Data obtained, published or shared through bestuseller.com.
Mode and place of processing the Data
Methods of processing
The Owner takes appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, or unauthorized destruction of the Data.
The Data processing is carried out using computers and/or IT enabled tools, following organizational procedures and modes strictly related to the purposes indicated. In addition to the Owner, in some cases, the Data may be accessible to certain types of persons in charge, involved with the operation of bestuseller.com (administration, sales, marketing, legal, system administration) or external parties (such as third-party technical service providers, mail carriers, hosting providers, IT companies, communications agencies) appointed, if necessary, as Data Processors by the Owner. The updated list of these parties may be requested from the Owner at any time.
Place
The Data is processed at the Owner's operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located.
Depending on the User's location, data transfers may involve transferring the User's Data to a country other than their own. To find out more about the place of processing of such transferred Data, Users can check the section containing details about the processing of Personal Data.
Retention time
Unless specified otherwise in this document, Personal Data shall be processed and stored for as long as required by the purpose they have been collected for and may be retained for longer due to applicable legal obligation or based on the Users’ consent.
The purposes of processing
The Data concerning the User is collected to allow the Owner to provide its Service, comply with its legal obligations, respond to enforcement requests, protect its rights and interests (or those of its Users or third parties), detect any malicious or fraudulent activity, as well as the following: Analytics, Contacting the User, Traffic optimization and distribution, Handling payments, Commercial affiliation, Content commenting, Managing contacts and sending messages, Registration and authentication provided directly by bestuseller.com, SPAM protection, Advertising, Tag Management, Displaying content from external platforms, Registration and authentication, Social features, Infrastructure monitoring, Content performance and features testing (A/B testing) and Hosting and backend infrastructure.
For specific information about the Personal Data used for each purpose, the User may refer to the section “Detailed information on the processing of Personal Data”.
Detailed information on the processing of Personal Data
Personal Data is collected for the following purposes and using the following services:
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Advertising
This type of service allows User Data to be utilized for advertising communication purposes. These communications are displayed in the form of banners and other advertisements on bestuseller.com, possibly based on User interests.
This does not mean that all Personal Data are used for this purpose. Information and conditions of use are shown below.
Some of the services listed below may use Trackers to identify Users or they may use the behavioral retargeting technique, i.e. displaying ads tailored to the User’s interests and behavior, including those detected outside bestuseller.com. For more information, please check the privacy policies of the relevant services.
Services of this kind usually offer the possibility to opt out of such tracking. In addition to any opt-out feature offered by any of the services below, Users may learn more on how to generally opt out of interest-based advertising within the dedicated section "How to opt-out of interest-based advertising" in this document.Google AdSense (Google Inc.)
Google AdSense is an advertising service provided by Google LLC or by Google Ireland Limited, depending on how the Owner manages the Data processing. This service uses the “DoubleClick” Cookie, which tracks use of bestuseller.com and User behavior concerning ads, products and services offered.
Users may decide to disable all the DoubleClick Cookies by going to: Google Ad Settings.In order to understand Google's use of data, consult Google's partner policy.
Personal Data processed: Cookies; Usage Data.
Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
- a Sale in California
- a Sharing in California
AppNexus (AppNexus Inc.)
AppNexus is an advertising service provided by AppNexus Inc.
Personal Data processed: Cookies; Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt out.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
- a Sale in California
- a Sharing in California
Google Ad Manager (Google Ireland Limited)
Google Ad Manager is an advertising service provided by Google Ireland Limited that allows the Owner to run advertising campaigns in conjunction with external advertising networks that the Owner, unless otherwise specified in this document, has no direct relationship with. In order to opt out from being tracked by various advertising networks, Users may make use of Youronlinechoices. In order to understand Google's use of data, consult Google's partner policy.
This service uses the “DoubleClick” Cookie, which tracks use of bestuseller.com and User behavior concerning ads, products and services offered.Users may decide to disable all the DoubleClick Cookies by going to: Google Ad Settings.
Personal Data processed: Cookies; Usage Data.
Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
- a Sale in California
- a Sharing in California
PubMatic (PubMatic, Inc.)
PubMatic is an advertising service provided by PubMatic, Inc.
Personal Data processed: Cookies; Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
- a Sale in California
- a Sharing in California
Index Exchange
Please see https://www.indexexchange.com/privacy/ for the relevant privacy policy.
This processing constitutes:
- a Sale in California
- a Sharing in California
Nitro
Nitro is owned and operated by Overwolf Ltd.
Overwolf Ltd, Nitro and the portfolio of services and products they represent exist to create additional revenue for publishers of websites, apps, and other online services.
https://nitropay.com/privacyThis processing constitutes:
- a Sale in California
- a Sharing in California
33Across (33Across)
33Across is an advertising service provided by 33Across.
Personal Data processed: Cookies; Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt out.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
- a Sale in California
- a Sharing in California
Sovrn (Sovrn Holdings Inc)
Sovrn is an advertising service provided by Sovrn Holdings Inc.
Personal Data processed: Cookies; Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
- a Sale in California
- a Sharing in California
OpenX Ad Exchange (OpenX Technologies, Inc.)
OpenX Ad Exchange is an advertising service provided by OpenX Technologies, Inc.
The service provides an ad exchange platform that facilitates the optimization of ads from multiple ad networks, which can be third parties to both OpenX and the Owner.Personal Data processed: Cookies; Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
- a Sale in California
- a Sharing in California
Verizon Media (EMEA) (Oath (EMEA) Limited)
Verizon Media (EMEA) is an advertising service provided by Oath (EMEA) Limited.
Personal Data processed: Cookies; Usage Data.
Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy – Opt out.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
- a Sale in California
- a Sharing in California
Amazon Mobile Ads (Amazon)
Amazon Mobile Ads is an advertising service provided by Amazon.
Personal Data processed: Cookies; Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
- a Sale in California
- a Sharing in California
district m (district m inc.)
district m is an advertising service provided by district m inc.
Personal Data processed: Cookies; Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt out.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
- a Sale in California
- a Sharing in California
Venatus (Venatus Media Limited)
Venatus is an advertising service provided by Venatus Media Limited.
Personal Data processed: Tracker; Usage Data.
Place of processing: United Kingdom – Privacy Policy – Opt out.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
- a Sale in California
- a Sharing in California
Direct Email Marketing (DEM) (bestuseller.com)
bestuseller.com uses the User Data to propose services and products provided by third parties or unrelated to the product or service provided by bestuseller.com.
Personal Data processed: email address.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers.
This processing constitutes:
- a Sale in Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Texas, Oregon, Nevada, Delaware, Iowa, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nebraska and Montana
- a Sharing in California
Direct Advertising (bestuseller.com)
bestuseller.com uses User Data to propose services or products provided by third parties, related or unrelated to the product or service provided by bestuseller.com.
Direct Advertising may involve the use of Trackers to monitor Users’ behavior and serve personalized ads. Users may opt-out of ad personalization by visiting their device settings or following the instructions provided by YourOnlineChoices and AdChoices.
Besides applicable device settings, the User may also make use of the rights described under User rights in the relevant section of this privacy policy.
Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
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Analytics
The services contained in this section enable the Owner to monitor and analyze web traffic and can be used to keep track of User behavior.
Google Analytics (Universal Analytics) (Google Inc.)
Google Analytics (Universal Analytics) is a web analysis service provided by Google LLC or by Google Ireland Limited, depending on how the Owner manages the Data processing, (“Google”). Google utilizes the Data collected to track and examine the use of bestuseller.com, to prepare reports on its activities and share them with other Google services.
Google may use the Data collected to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.In order to understand Google's use of Data, consult Google's partner policy.
Personal Data processed: Cookies; Usage Data.
Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
- a Sale in the United States
Analytics collected directly (bestuseller.com)
bestuseller.com uses an internal analytics system that does not involve third parties.
Personal Data processed: Cookies; Usage Data.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
Google Analytics 4
Google Analytics 4 is a web analysis service provided by Google LLC or by Google Ireland Limited, depending on how the Owner manages the Data processing, (“Google”). Google utilizes the Data collected to track and examine the use of bestuseller.com, to prepare reports on its activities and share them with other Google services.
Google may use the Data collected to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.
In Google Analytics 4, IP addresses are used at collection time and then discarded before Data is logged in any data center or server. Users can learn more by consulting Google’s official documentation.In order to understand Google's use of Data, consult Google's partner policy.
Personal Data processed: browser information; city; device information; latitude (of city); longitude (of city); number of Users; session statistics; Trackers; Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out; Ireland – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers; internet or other electronic network activity information; geolocation data.
This processing constitutes:
- a Sale in California
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Commercial affiliation
This type of service allows bestuseller.com to display advertisements for third party products or services. Ads can be displayed either as advertising links or as banners using various kinds of graphics.
Clicks on the icon or banner posted on the Application are tracked by the third-party services listed below, and are shared with bestuseller.com.
For details of which data are collected, please refer to the privacy policy of each service.Amazon Affiliation (Amazon)
Amazon Affiliation is a commercial affiliation service provided by Amazon.com Inc.
Personal Data processed: Cookies; Usage Data.
Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
- a Sharing in California
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Contacting the User
Contact form (bestuseller.com)
By filling in the contact form with their Data, the User authorizes bestuseller.com to use these details to reply to requests for information, quotes or any other kind of request as indicated by the form’s header.
Personal Data processed: email address.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers.
This processing constitutes:
Mailing list or newsletter (bestuseller.com)
By registering on the mailing list or for the newsletter, the User’s email address will be added to the contact list of those who may receive email messages containing information of commercial or promotional nature concerning bestuseller.com. Your email address might also be added to this list as a result of signing up to bestuseller.com or after making a purchase.
Personal Data processed: email address.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers.
This processing constitutes:
- a Sale in Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Texas, Oregon, Nevada, Delaware, Iowa, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nebraska and Montana
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Content commenting
Content commenting services allow Users to make and publish their comments on the contents of bestuseller.com.
Depending on the settings chosen by the Owner, Users may also leave anonymous comments. If there is an email address among the Personal Data provided by the User, it may be used to send notifications of comments on the same content. Users are responsible for the content of their own comments.
If a content commenting service provided by third parties is installed, it may still collect web traffic data for the pages where the comment service is installed, even when Users do not use the content commenting service.Comment system managed directly (bestuseller.com)
bestuseller.com has its own internal content comment system.
Personal Data processed: Cookies; email address; Usage Data; username.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers; internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
- a Sale in Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Texas, Oregon, Nevada, Delaware, Iowa, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nebraska and Montana
- Targeted Advertising in Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Texas, Oregon, Nevada, Delaware, Iowa, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nebraska and Montana
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Content performance and features testing (A/B testing)
The services contained in this section allow the Owner to track and analyze the User response concerning web traffic or behavior regarding changes to the structure, text or any other component of bestuseller.com.
GrowthBook (self-hosted) (bestuseller.com)
GrowthBook (self-hosted) is an A/B testing feature built into bestuseller.com.
Personal Data processed: browser information; browsing history; clicks; crash data; device information; device logs; interaction events; operating systems; page views; scroll position; scroll-to-page interactions; Trackers; Usage Data.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
- a Sale in California
- a Sharing in California
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Displaying content from external platforms
This type of service allows you to view content hosted on external platforms directly from the pages of bestuseller.com and interact with them.
This type of service might still collect web traffic data for the pages where the service is installed, even when Users do not use it.Google Fonts (Google Ireland Limited)
Google Fonts is a typeface visualization service provided by Google Ireland Limited that allows bestuseller.com to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.
Personal Data processed: Usage Data; various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
- a Sale in California
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Handling payments
Payment processing services enable bestuseller.com to process payments by credit card, bank transfer or other means. To ensure greater security, bestuseller.com shares only the information necessary to execute the transaction with the financial intermediaries handling the transaction.
Some of these services may also enable the sending of timed messages to the User, such as emails containing invoices or notifications concerning the payment.PayPal (PayPal Inc.)
PayPal is a payment service provided by PayPal Inc., which allows Users to make online payments.
Personal Data processed: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
- a Sale in Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Texas, Oregon, Nevada, Delaware, Iowa, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nebraska and Montana
BlueSnap (BlueSnap, Inc.)
BlueSnap is a payment service provided by BlueSnap Inc., which allows Users to make online payments.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.Payments processed via the Google Play Store (Google LLC)
bestuseller.com uses a payment service provided by Google LLC that allows the Owner to offer the purchase of the app itself or in-app purchases.
Personal Data processed to complete the purchases are processed by Google, as described in the privacy policy for the Google Play store.
Personal Data processed: device information; payment info; Trackers; Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: commercial information; internet or other electronic network activity information.
Payments processed via the Apple App Store (Apple Inc.)
bestuseller.com uses a payment service provided by Apple Inc. that allows the Owner to offer the purchase of the app itself or in-app purchases.
Personal Data processed to complete the purchases are processed by Apple, as described in the privacy policy for the App Store.
Personal Data processed: device information; email address; payment info; Trackers; Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers; commercial information; internet or other electronic network activity information.
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Hosting and backend infrastructure
This type of service has the purpose of hosting Data and files that enable bestuseller.com to run and be distributed as well as to provide a ready-made infrastructure to run specific features or parts of bestuseller.com.
Some services among those listed below, if any, may work through geographically distributed servers, making it difficult to determine the actual location where the Personal Data are stored.
Hetzner (Hetzner Online GmbH)
Hetzner is a hosting and backend service provided by Hetzner Online GmbH.
Personal Data processed: Usage Data.
Place of processing: Germany – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
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Infrastructure monitoring
This type of service allows bestuseller.com to monitor the use and behavior of its components so its performance, operation, maintenance and troubleshooting can be improved.
Which Personal Data are processed depends on the characteristics and mode of implementation of these services, whose function is to filter the activities of bestuseller.com.Sentry (Functional Software, Inc. )
Sentry is a monitoring service provided by Functional Software, Inc. .
Personal Data processed: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers.
This processing constitutes:
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Managing contacts and sending messages
This type of service makes it possible to manage a database of email contacts, phone contacts or any other contact information to communicate with the User.
These services may also collect data concerning the date and time when the message was viewed by the User, as well as when the User interacted with it, such as by clicking on links included in the message.Sendgrid (Sendgrid)
Sendgrid is an email address management and message sending service provided by Sendgrid Inc.
Personal Data processed: email address.
Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers.
This processing constitutes:
- a Sale in Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Texas, Oregon, Nevada, Delaware, Iowa, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nebraska and Montana
- a Sharing in California
Firebase Cloud Messaging (Google Ireland Limited)
Firebase Cloud Messaging is a message sending service provided by Google Ireland Limited. Firebase Cloud Messaging allows the Owner to send messages and notifications to Users across platforms such as Android, iOS, and the web. Messages can be sent to single devices, groups of devices, or specific topics or User segments.
Personal Data processed: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
- a Sale in California
- a Sharing in California
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Registration and authentication
By registering or authenticating, Users allow bestuseller.com to identify them and give them access to dedicated services.
Depending on what is described below, third parties may provide registration and authentication services. In this case, bestuseller.com will be able to access some Data, stored by these third-party services, for registration or identification purposes.
Some of the services listed below may also collect Personal Data for targeting and profiling purposes; to find out more, please refer to the description of each service.Facebook Authentication (Facebook, Inc.)
Facebook Authentication is a registration and authentication service provided by Facebook, Inc. and is connected to the Facebook social network.
Personal Data processed: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
- a Sale in California
Google OAuth
Google OAuth is a registration and authentication service provided by Google LLC or by Google Ireland Limited, depending on how the Owner manages the Data processing, and is connected to the Google network.
Personal Data processed: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy; Ireland – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
- a Sale in the United States
Direct registration and profiling (bestuseller.com)
By registering or authenticating directly through bestuseller.com, Users allow bestuseller.com to identify them and give them access to dedicated services. The Owner may process Data collected when Users register or authenticate also for targeting and profiling purposes; to find out more, Users can contact the Owner using the contact details provided in this document.
Personal Data processed: date of birth; gender; password; User ID; username; various types of Data; website.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers; internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
- a Sale in California
OneDrive OAuth (Microsoft Corporation)
OneDrive OAuth is a registration and authentication service provided by Microsoft Corporation and is connected to the OneDrive network.
Personal Data processed: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers.
This processing constitutes:
- a Sale in California
Sign in with Apple (Apple Inc.)
Sign in with Apple is a registration and authentication service provided by Apple Inc. In cases where Users are required to provide their email address, Sign in with Apple may generate a private relay address on behalf of Users that automatically forwards messages to their verified personal email account - therefore shielding their actual email address from the Owner.
Personal Data processed: email address.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers.
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Registration and authentication provided directly by bestuseller.com
By registering or authenticating, Users allow bestuseller.com to identify them and give them access to dedicated services. The Personal Data is collected and stored for registration or identification purposes only. The Data collected are only those necessary for the provision of the service requested by the Users.
Direct registration (bestuseller.com)
The User registers by filling out the registration form and providing the Personal Data directly to bestuseller.com.
Personal Data processed: date of birth; email address; gender; password; profile picture; username; website.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers; internet or other electronic network activity information; audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information.
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Social features
Public profile (bestuseller.com)
Users may have public profiles that other Users can display. In addition to the Personal Data provided, this profile may contain Users' interactions with bestuseller.com.
Personal Data processed: picture; username.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers; audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information.
This processing constitutes:
Inviting and suggesting friends (bestuseller.com)
bestuseller.com may use the Personal Data provided to allow Users to invite their friends - for example through the address book, if access has been provided - and to suggest friends or connections inside it.
Personal Data processed: various types of Data.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
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SPAM protection
This type of service analyzes the traffic of bestuseller.com, potentially containing Users' Personal Data, with the purpose of filtering it from parts of traffic, messages and content that are recognized as SPAM.
Google reCAPTCHA (Google Inc.)
Google reCAPTCHA is a SPAM protection service provided by Google LLC or by Google Ireland Limited, depending on how the Owner manages the Data processing.
The use of reCAPTCHA is subject to the Google privacy policy and terms of use.In order to understand Google's use of Data, consult Google's partner policy.
Personal Data processed: Cookies; Usage Data.
Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
Akismet (Automattic Inc.)
Akismet is a SPAM protection service provided by Automattic Inc.
Personal Data processed: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
OpenAI API
The OpenAI API provided by OpenAI, L.L.C. is a service that helps the Owner to automate tasks through its AI engine.
We use OpenAI APIs only for the purpose of spam detection and classification to reduce false positives occurring during spam checks.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
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Tag Management
This type of service helps the Owner to manage the tags or scripts needed on bestuseller.com in a centralized fashion.
This results in the Users' Data flowing through these services, potentially resulting in the retention of this Data.Google Tag Manager (Google Ireland Limited)
Google Tag Manager is a tag management service provided by Google Ireland Limited.
Personal Data processed: Usage Data.
Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
- a Sale in California
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Traffic optimization and distribution
This type of service allows bestuseller.com to distribute their content using servers located across different countries and to optimize their performance.
Which Personal Data are processed depends on the characteristics and the way these services are implemented. Their function is to filter communications between bestuseller.com and the User's browser.
Considering the widespread distribution of this system, it is difficult to determine the locations to which the contents that may contain Personal Information of the User are transferred.Cloudflare (Cloudflare)
Cloudflare is a traffic optimization and distribution service provided by Cloudflare Inc.
The way Cloudflare is integrated means that it filters all the traffic through bestuseller.com, i.e., communication between bestuseller.com and the User's browser, while also allowing analytical data from bestuseller.com to be collected.Personal Data processed: Cookies; various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: US – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
- a Sale in California
Google Hosted Libraries (Google LLC)
Google Hosted Libraries is a traffic optimization and distribution service provided by Google LLC.
Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
Information on opting out of interest-based advertising
In addition to any opt-out feature provided by any of the services listed in this document, Users may learn more on how to generally opt out of interest-based advertising within the dedicated section of the Cookie Policy.
Further information about the processing of Personal Data
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Interest Based Advertising
We use third-party advertising companies to serve ads and collect information when users visit our site. These companies may use information (not including your name, address, email address or telephone number) about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements on our site, other websites and other forms of media about goods and services of interest to you. If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices about not having this information used by these companies, check out
http://optout.networkadvertising.org/This processing constitutes a sale based on the definition under the CCPA. In addition to the information in this clause, the User can find information regarding how to opt out of the sale in the section detailing the rights of Californian consumers.
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User-Generated content and activity
By using this service, you may engage in a lot of activities, including stating your personal information in your user biography, leaving comments, messages, reviews, forum posts, blog posts among other things. If you so choose to provide public information, you should be aware that this information can be read, and collected by other users of the service, and we are not responsible for any of the information you choose to submit.
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Customize the service
The data collected is used to customise the service for you, from providing a reading history list, to personalised content and recommendation.
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Regarding Data Retention
The data will only be retained in for as long as needed for the purposes it was collected or permitted by the applicable laws. We might keep specific data if there is a legal obligation to do so.
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Your rights concerning personal data:
You can download the data collected on the site about you using the following link:
https://royalroad.com/account/download
You can request for the deletion of your collected data by deleting your account:
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The Service is not directed to children under the age of 13
Users declare themselves to be adult according to their applicable legislation. Minors may use bestuseller.com only with the assistance of a parent or guardian. Under no circumstance persons under the age of 13 may use bestuseller.com.
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Selling goods and services online
The Personal Data collected are used to provide the User with services or to sell goods, including payment and possible delivery.
The Personal Data collected to complete the payment may include the credit card, the bank account used for the transfer, or any other means of payment envisaged. The kind of Data collected by bestuseller.com depends on the payment system used. -
Push notifications
bestuseller.com may send push notifications to the User to achieve the purposes outlined in this privacy policy.
Users may in most cases opt-out of receiving push notifications by visiting their device settings, such as the notification settings for mobile phones, and then change those settings for bestuseller.com, some or all of the apps on the particular device.
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localStorage
localStorage allows bestuseller.com to store and access data right in the User's browser with no expiration date.
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Browser Fingerprinting
Browser Fingerprinting creates an identifier based on a device's unique combination of characteristics (e.g. IP address, HTTP header, browser properties etc.), that allows to distinguish the User from other Users, thereby enabling to track the User's browsing behavior across the web. Browser Fingerprinting does not have an expiration date and cannot be deleted.
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Analysis and predictions based on the User’s Data (“profiling”)
The Owner may use the Personal and Usage Data collected through bestuseller.com to create or update User profiles. This type of Data processing allows the Owner to evaluate User choices, preferences and behaviour for the purposes outlined in the respective section of this document.
User profiles can also be created through the use of automated tools like algorithms, which can also be provided by third parties. To find out more about the profiling activities performed, Users can check the relevant sections of this document.
The User always has a right to object to this kind of profiling activity. To find out more about the User's rights and how to exercise them, the User is invited to consult the section of this document outlining the rights of the User. -
Preference Cookies
Preference Cookies store the User preferences detected on bestuseller.com in the local domain such as, for example, their timezone and region.
Cookie Policy
bestuseller.com uses Trackers. To learn more, Users may consult the Cookie Policy.
Further Information for Users
Legal basis of processing
The Owner may process Personal Data relating to Users if one of the following applies:
- Users have given their consent for one or more specific purposes.
- provision of Data is necessary for the performance of an agreement with the User and/or for any pre-contractual obligations thereof;
- processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the Owner is subject;
- processing is related to a task that is carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the Owner;
- processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Owner or by a third party.
In any case, the Owner will gladly help to clarify the specific legal basis that applies to the processing, and in particular whether the provision of Personal Data is a statutory or contractual requirement, or a requirement necessary to enter into a contract.
Further information about retention time
Unless specified otherwise in this document, Personal Data shall be processed and stored for as long as required by the purpose they have been collected for and may be retained for longer due to applicable legal obligation or based on the Users’ consent.
Therefore:
- Personal Data collected for purposes related to the performance of a contract between the Owner and the User shall be retained until such contract has been fully performed.
- Personal Data collected for the purposes of the Owner’s legitimate interests shall be retained as long as needed to fulfill such purposes. Users may find specific information regarding the legitimate interests pursued by the Owner within the relevant sections of this document or by contacting the Owner.
The Owner may be allowed to retain Personal Data for a longer period whenever the User has given consent to such processing, as long as such consent is not withdrawn. Furthermore, the Owner may be obliged to retain Personal Data for a longer period whenever required to fulfil a legal obligation or upon order of an authority.
Once the retention period expires, Personal Data shall be deleted. Therefore, the right of access, the right to erasure, the right to rectification and the right to data portability cannot be enforced after expiration of the retention period.
The rights of Users based on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Users may exercise certain rights regarding their Data processed by the Owner.
In particular, Users have the right to do the following, to the extent permitted by law:
- Withdraw their consent at any time. Users have the right to withdraw consent where they have previously given their consent to the processing of their Personal Data.
- Object to processing of their Data. Users have the right to object to the processing of their Data if the processing is carried out on a legal basis other than consent.
- Access their Data. Users have the right to learn if Data is being processed by the Owner, obtain disclosure regarding certain aspects of the processing and obtain a copy of the Data undergoing processing.
- Verify and seek rectification. Users have the right to verify the accuracy of their Data and ask for it to be updated or corrected.
- Restrict the processing of their Data. Users have the right to restrict the processing of their Data. In this case, the Owner will not process their Data for any purpose other than storing it.
- Have their Personal Data deleted or otherwise removed. Users have the right to obtain the erasure of their Data from the Owner.
- Receive their Data and have it transferred to another controller. Users have the right to receive their Data in a structured, commonly used and machine readable format and, if technically feasible, to have it transmitted to another controller without any hindrance.
- Lodge a complaint. Users have the right to bring a claim before their competent data protection authority.
Users are also entitled to learn about the legal basis for Data transfers abroad including to any international organization governed by public international law or set up by two or more countries, such as the UN, and about the security measures taken by the Owner to safeguard their Data.
Details about the right to object to processing
Where Personal Data is processed for a public interest, in the exercise of an official authority vested in the Owner or for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Owner, Users may object to such processing by providing a ground related to their particular situation to justify the objection.
Users must know that, however, should their Personal Data be processed for direct marketing purposes, they can object to that processing at any time, free of charge and without providing any justification. Where the User objects to processing for direct marketing purposes, the Personal Data will no longer be processed for such purposes. To learn whether the Owner is processing Personal Data for direct marketing purposes, Users may refer to the relevant sections of this document.
How to exercise these rights
Any requests to exercise User rights can be directed to the Owner through the contact details provided in this document. Such requests are free of charge and will be answered by the Owner as early as possible and always within one month, providing Users with the information required by law. Any rectification or erasure of Personal Data or restriction of processing will be communicated by the Owner to each recipient, if any, to whom the Personal Data has been disclosed unless this proves impossible or involves disproportionate effort. At the Users’ request, the Owner will inform them about those recipients.
Further information for Users in the United States
This part of the document integrates with and supplements the information contained in the rest of the privacy policy and is provided by the business running bestuseller.com and, if the case may be, its parent, subsidiaries and affiliates (for the purposes of this section referred to collectively as “we”, “us”, “our”).
The information contained in this section applies to all Users (Users are referred to below, simply as “you”, “your”, “yours”), who are residents in the following states: California, Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Texas, Oregon, Nevada, Delaware, Iowa, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nebraska and Montana.
For such Users, this information supersedes any other possibly divergent or conflicting provisions contained in the privacy policy.
This part of the document uses the term Personal Information (and Sensitive Personal Information).
Notice at collection
The following Notice at collection provides you with timely notice about the categories of Personal Information collected or disclosed in the past 12 months so that you can exercise meaningful control over our use of that Information.
While such categorization of Personal Information is mainly based on California privacy laws, it can also be helpful for anyone who is not a California resident to get a general idea of what types of Personal Information are collected.
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Internet or other electronic network activity information
Personal Information collected or disclosed: Cookies, Usage Data, various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service, email address, gender, date of birth, profile picture, website, various types of Data, Tracker, Trackers, number of Users, city, device information, session statistics, latitude (of city), longitude (of city), browser information, User ID, page views, device logs, operating systems, browsing history, clicks, interaction events, scroll-to-page interactions, scroll position, crash data
Sensitive Personal Information collected or disclosed ℹ️: username, password, payment info
Purposes:
- Analytics
- Traffic optimization and distribution
- Handling payments
- Commercial affiliation
- Further information about Personal Data
- Content commenting
- Registration and authentication provided directly by bestuseller.com
- SPAM protection
- Advertising
- Managing contacts and sending messages
- Tag Management
- Displaying content from external platforms
- Registration and authentication
- Social features
- Content performance and features testing (A/B testing)
- Hosting and backend infrastructure
Retention period: for the time necessary to fulfill the purpose
Sold or Shared ℹ️: Yes
Targeted Advertising: ℹ️: Yes
Third-parties: Google Inc., Cloudflare, PayPal Inc., Amazon, AppNexus Inc., Google Ireland Limited, PubMatic, Inc., Automattic Inc., Facebook, Inc., Google LLC, 33Across, Sovrn Holdings Inc, OpenX Technologies, Inc., Oath (EMEA) Limited, district m inc., Venatus Media Limited, bestuseller.com, Apple Inc.
Service providers or contractors: bestuseller.com, bestuseller.com, Hetzner Online GmbH
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Identifiers
Personal Information collected or disclosed: email address, Cookies, Usage Data, gender, date of birth, profile picture, website, picture, various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service, Trackers, number of Users, city, device information, session statistics, latitude (of city), longitude (of city), browser information, various types of Data, User ID
Sensitive Personal Information collected or disclosed ℹ️: username, password, payment info
Purposes:
- Contacting the User
- Content commenting
- Managing contacts and sending messages
- Registration and authentication provided directly by bestuseller.com
- Social features
- Advertising
- Infrastructure monitoring
- Analytics
- Registration and authentication
- Further information about Personal Data
- Handling payments
Retention period: for the time necessary to fulfill the purpose
Sold or Shared ℹ️: Yes
Targeted Advertising: ℹ️: Yes
Third-parties: Sendgrid, Google LLC, Microsoft Corporation, Apple Inc.
Service providers or contractors: bestuseller.com, bestuseller.com, Functional Software, Inc. , Apple Inc.
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Audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information
Personal Information collected or disclosed: gender, date of birth, email address, profile picture, website, picture
Sensitive Personal Information collected or disclosed ℹ️: username, password
Purposes:
- Registration and authentication provided directly by bestuseller.com
- Social features
Retention period: for the time necessary to fulfill the purpose
Sold or Shared ℹ️: Yes
Targeted Advertising: ℹ️: Yes
Service providers or contractors: bestuseller.com, bestuseller.com
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Geolocation data
Personal Information collected or disclosed: Trackers, Usage Data, number of Users, city, device information, session statistics, latitude (of city), longitude (of city), browser information
Purposes:
- Analytics
Retention period: for the time necessary to fulfill the purpose
Sold or Shared ℹ️: Yes
Targeted Advertising: ℹ️: Yes
Third-parties: Google LLC
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Commercial information
Personal Information collected or disclosed: Trackers, Usage Data, device information, email address
Sensitive Personal Information collected or disclosed ℹ️: payment info
Purposes:
- Handling payments
Retention period: for the time necessary to fulfill the purpose
Sold or Shared ℹ️: Yes
Targeted Advertising: ℹ️: Yes
Third-parties: Google LLC, Apple Inc.
ℹ️ You can read the definitions of these concepts inside the “Definitions and legal references section” of the privacy policy.
To know more about your rights in particular to opt out of certain processing activities and to limit the use of your sensitive personal information (“Limit the Use of My Sensitive Personal Information”) you can refer to the “Your privacy rights under US state laws” section of our privacy policy.
For more details on the collection of Personal Information, please read the section “Detailed information on the processing of Personal Data” of our privacy policy.
We won’t process your Information for unexpected purposes, or for purposes that are not reasonably necessary to and compatible with the purposes originally disclosed, without your consent.
What are the sources of the Personal Information we collect?
We collect the above-mentioned categories of Personal Information, either directly or indirectly, from you when you use bestuseller.com.
For example, you directly provide your Personal Information when you submit requests via any forms on bestuseller.com. You also provide Personal Information indirectly when you navigate bestuseller.com, as Personal Information about you is automatically observed and collected.
Finally, we may collect your Personal Information from third parties that work with us in connection with the Service or with the functioning of bestuseller.com and features thereof.
Your privacy rights under US state laws
You may exercise certain rights regarding your Personal Information. In particular, to the extent permitted by applicable law, you have:
- the right to access Personal Information: the right to know. You have the right to request that we confirm whether or not we are processing your Personal Information. You also have the right to access such Personal Information;
- the right to correct inaccurate Personal Information. You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate Personal Information we maintain about you;
- the right to request the deletion of your Personal Information. You have the right to request that we delete any of your Personal Information;
- the right to obtain a copy of your Personal Information. We will provide your Personal Information in a portable and usable format that allows you to transfer data easily to another entity – provided that this is technically feasible;
- the right to opt out from the Sale of your Personal Information; We will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights.
- the right to non-discrimination.
Additional rights for Users residing in California
In addition to the rights listed above common to all Users in the United States, as a User residing in California, you have
- The right to opt out of the Sharing of your Personal Information for cross-context behavioral advertising;
- The right to request to limit our use or disclosure of your Sensitive Personal Information to only that which is necessary to perform the services or provide the goods, as is reasonably expected by an average consumer. Please note that certain exceptions outlined in the law may apply, such as, when the collection and processing of Sensitive Personal Information is necessary to verify or maintain the quality or safety of our service.
Additional rights for Users residing in Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Texas, Oregon, Nevada, Delaware, Iowa, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nebraska and Montana
In addition to the rights listed above common to all Users in the United States, as a User residing in Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Texas, Oregon, Nevada, Delaware, Iowa, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nebraska and Montana you have
- The right to opt out of the processing of your personal information for Targeted Advertising or profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning you;
- The right to freely give, deny or withdraw your consent for the processing of your Sensitive Personal Information. Please note that certain exceptions outlined in the law may apply, such as, but not limited to, when the collection and processing of Sensitive Personal Information is necessary for the provision of a product or service specifically requested by the consumer.
Additional rights for users residing in Utah and Iowa
In addition to the rights listed above common to all Users in the United States, as a User residing in Utah and Iowa, you have
- The right to opt out of the processing of your Personal Information for Targeted Advertising;
- The right to opt out of the processing of your Sensitive Personal Information. Please note that certain exceptions outlined in the law may apply, such as, but not limited to, when the collection and processing of Sensitive Personal Information is necessary for the provision of a product or service specifically requested by the consumer.
How to exercise your privacy rights under US state laws
To exercise the rights described above, you need to submit your request to us by contacting us via the contact details provided in this document.
For us to respond to your request, we must know who you are. We will not respond to any request if we are unable to verify your identity and therefore confirm the Personal Information in our possession relates to you. You are not required to create an account with us to submit your request. We will use any Personal Information collected from you in connection with the verification of your request solely for verification and shall not further disclose the Personal Information, retain it longer than necessary for purposes of verification, or use it for unrelated purposes.
If you are an adult, you can make a request on behalf of a child under your parental authority.
How to exercise your rights to opt out
In addition to what is stated above, to exercise your right to opt-out of Sale or Sharing and Targeted Advertising you can also use the privacy choices link provided on bestuseller.com.
If you want to submit requests to opt out of Sale or Sharing and Targeted Advertising activities via a user-enabled global privacy control, such as for example the Global Privacy Control (“GPC”), you are free to do so and we will abide by such request in a frictionless manner.
How and when we are expected to handle your request
We will respond to your request without undue delay, but in all cases within the timeframe required by applicable law. Should we need more time, we will explain to you the reasons why, and how much more time we need.
Should we deny your request, we will explain to you the reasons behind our denial (where envisaged by applicable law you may then contact the relevant authority to submit a complaint).
We do not charge a fee to process or respond to your request unless such request is manifestly unfounded or excessive and in all other cases where it is permitted by the applicable law. In such cases, we may charge a reasonable fee or refuse to act on the request. In either case, we will communicate our choices and explain the reasons behind them.
Additional information about Data collection and processing
Legal action
The User's Personal Data may be used for legal purposes by the Owner in Court or in the stages leading to possible legal action arising from improper use of bestuseller.com or the related Services.
The User declares to be aware that the Owner may be required to reveal personal data upon request of public authorities.
Additional information about User's Personal Data
In addition to the information contained in this privacy policy, bestuseller.com may provide the User with additional and contextual information concerning particular Services or the collection and processing of Personal Data upon request.
System logs and maintenance
For operation and maintenance purposes, bestuseller.com and any third-party services may collect files that record interaction with bestuseller.com (System logs) or use other Personal Data (such as the IP Address) for this purpose.
Information not contained in this policy
More details concerning the collection or processing of Personal Data may be requested from the Owner at any time. Please see the contact information at the beginning of this document.
Changes to this privacy policy
The Owner reserves the right to make changes to this privacy policy at any time by notifying its Users on this page and possibly within bestuseller.com and/or - as far as technically and legally feasible - sending a notice to Users via any contact information available to the Owner. It is strongly recommended to check this page often, referring to the date of the last modification listed at the bottom.
Should the changes affect processing activities performed on the basis of the User’s consent, the Owner shall collect new consent from the User, where required.
Definitions and legal references
Personal Data (or Data) / Personal Information (or Information)
Any information that directly, indirectly, or in connection with other information — including a personal identification number — allows for the identification or identifiability of a natural person.
Sensitive Personal Information
Sensitive Personal Information means any Personal Information that is not publicly available and reveals information considered sensitive according to the applicable privacy law.
Usage Data
Information collected automatically through bestuseller.com (or third-party services employed in bestuseller.com), which can include: the IP addresses or domain names of the computers utilized by the Users who use bestuseller.com, the URI addresses (Uniform Resource Identifier), the time of the request, the method utilized to submit the request to the server, the size of the file received in response, the numerical code indicating the status of the server's answer (successful outcome, error, etc.), the country of origin, the features of the browser and the operating system utilized by the User, the various time details per visit (e.g., the time spent on each page within the Application) and the details about the path followed within the Application with special reference to the sequence of pages visited, and other parameters about the device operating system and/or the User's IT environment.
User
The individual using bestuseller.com who, unless otherwise specified, coincides with the Data Subject.
Data Subject
The natural person to whom the Personal Data refers.
Data Processor (or Processor)
The natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes Personal Data on behalf of the Controller, as described in this privacy policy.
Data Controller (or Owner)
The natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of Personal Data, including the security measures concerning the operation and use of bestuseller.com. The Data Controller, unless otherwise specified, is the Owner of bestuseller.com.
bestuseller.com (or this Application)
The means by which the Personal Data of the User is collected and processed.
Service
The service provided by bestuseller.com as described in the relative terms (if available) and on this site/application.
Sale
Sale means any exchange of Personal Information by the Owner to a third party, for monetary or other valuable consideration, as defined by the applicable privacy US state law. Please note that the exchange of Personal Information with a service provider pursuant to a written contract that meets the requirements set by the applicable law, does not constitute a Sale of your Personal Information.
Sharing
Sharing means any sharing, renting, releasing, disclosing, disseminating, making available, transferring, or otherwise communicating orally, in writing, or by electronic or other means, a consumer's Personal Information by the business to a third party for cross-context behavioral advertising, whether for monetary or other valuable consideration, including transactions between a business and a third party for cross-context behavioral advertising for the benefit of a business in which no money is exchanged, as defined by the California privacy laws. Please note that the exchange of Personal Information with a service provider pursuant to a written contract that meets the requirements set by the California privacy laws, does not constitute sharing of your Personal Information.
Targeted advertising
Targeted advertising means displaying advertisements to a consumer where the advertisement is selected based on Personal Information obtained from that consumer’s activities over time and across nonaffiliated websites or online applications to predict such consumer’s preferences or interests, as defined by the applicable privacy US state law.
European Union (or EU)
Unless otherwise specified, all references made within this document to the European Union include all current member states to the European Union and the European Economic Area.
Cookie
Cookies are Trackers consisting of small sets of data stored in the User's browser.
Tracker
Tracker indicates any technology - e.g Cookies, unique identifiers, web beacons, embedded scripts, e-tags and fingerprinting - that enables the tracking of Users, for example by accessing or storing information on the User’s device.
Legal information
This privacy statement has been prepared based on provisions of multiple legislations.
This privacy policy relates solely to bestuseller.com, if not stated otherwise within this document.
Latest update: December 19, 2024