Privacy Policy

Who we are

Our website address is: https://spydrill.com.

This privacy policy has been compiled to better serve those who are concerned with how their ‘Personally Identifiable Information’ (PII) is being used online. PII, as described in US privacy law and information security, is information that can be used on its own or with other information to identify, contact, or locate a single person, or to identify an individual in context. Please read our privacy policy carefully to get a clear understanding of how we collect, use, protect or otherwise handle your Personally Identifiable Information in accordance with our website.

What personal data we collect from people visiting our site and why we collect it?

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Contact forms

We receive your name and Email address when you contact us using our contact form. We keep this data for customer service purposes, but we do not sell that data or use the information submitted to them for marketing purposes.

Email Subscription

Your name and email are collected for the purpose of sending you valuable information and updates from our site directly to your email address.

You can always unsubscribe anytime using the unsubscribe option which is available in every email we send.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

We use cookies to:

  • Understand and save user’s preferences for future visits.
  • Keep track of advertisements.
  • Compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interactions in order to offer better site experiences and tools in the future.
  • We may also use trusted third-party services that track this information on our behalf.

You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. You do this through your browser settings.

Since the browser is a little different, look at your browser’s Help Menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies.
If you turn cookies off, It won’t affect the user’s experience.

Third-party links

Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include or offer third-party products or services on our website. These third-party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We, therefore, have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Analytics

We use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our website.

  • Google Analytics: Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of our Service. This data is shared with other Google services. Google may use the collected data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network. You can opt-out of having made your activity on the Service available to Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. The add-on prevents the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js, analytics.js, and dc.js) from sharing information with Google Analytics about visits activity.

    For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page: http://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/

Who we share your data with

The following is a list of third-party services that may access your data at various times:

  • MailChimp for Email marketing

You should consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party ad servers, sites, services for more detailed information on their practices as well as for instructions about how to opt-out of certain practices spydrill.com’s privacy policy does not apply to, and we cannot control the activities of, such other advertisers or websites.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

What rights you have over your data

Where We Send Your Data?

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Do We Disclose Any Information To Outside Parties?

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information.

How Can I Delete My Data?

Please contact us to request your account, and it’s associated data, to be deleted from SpyDrill.com, and associated servers.

How Can I Export My Data?

Please contact us to request your account, and it’s associated data, to be exported from SpyDrill.

How we protect your data

We use SSL certificate and password and API keys that are regularly cycled for security purposes.

In addition to this, the following precautions have been made:

  • Database access is strictly limited to those requiring it
  • Server access is strictly limited to those requiring it
  • Administrator roles are designed such that those performing routine administrative tasks do not gain access to data that is not relevant to their role

What data breach procedures we have in place

In the unlikely case of a data breach, the following steps will be followed:

  • The site, server and database access will temporarily be disabled
  • All of our passwords and security certificates will be changed
  • Our users will be emailed and notified of the breach
  • An internal investigation will be started to ascertain as much as we can about the breach
  • SpyDrill.com site, server, and databases will be re-enabled once they’ve been proven to be secure
  • Changes will be made and documented, to prevent a similar breach in the future
  • A follow up an email will be sent to all of our users, detailing what we learned from the investigation, along with the steps to prevent future breaches

California Online Privacy Protection Act

CalOPPA is the first state law in the nation to require commercial websites and online services to post a privacy policy. The law’s reach stretches well beyond California to require any person or company in the United States (and conceivably the world) that operates websites collecting Personally Identifiable Information from California consumers to post a conspicuous privacy policy on its website stating exactly the information being collected and those individuals or companies with whom it is being shared. – See more at: http://consumercal.org/california-online-privacy-protection-act-caloppa/#sthash.0FdRbT51.dpuf

According to CalOPPA, we agree to the following:

Users can visit our site anonymously.

Once this privacy policy is created, we will add a link to it on our home page or as a minimum, on the first significant page after entering our website.

Our Privacy Policy link includes the word ‘Privacy’ and can easily be found on the page specified above.

You will be notified of any Privacy Policy changes:

  • On our Privacy Policy Page

Can change your personal information:

  •  By emailing us

How does our site handle Do Not Track signals?

We honor Do Not Track signals and Do Not Track, plant cookies, or use advertising when a Do Not Track (DNT) browser mechanism is in place.

Does our site allow third-party behavioral tracking?

It’s also important to note that we do not allow third-party behavioral tracking

COPPA (Children Online Privacy Protection Act)

When it comes to the collection of personal information from children under the age of 13 years old, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) puts parents in control.

The Federal Trade Commission, United States’ consumer protection agency, enforces the COPPA Rule, which spells out what operators of websites and online services must do to protect children’s privacy and safety online.

We do not specifically market to children under the age of 13 years old.

Other Terms and Conditions

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time, so please review it frequently. We may make such changes without notice to you. Your use of the Website constitutes continuing acceptance of each new version of these Terms and Conditions.

LINKED WEBSITE CONTENT
From time to time the Company may provide links to other websites and resources to access third-party material or by bringing third-party material into the Website via “inverse” hyperlinks and framing technology (a “Linked Website”). The Company has no discretion to alter, update, or control the content on a Linked Website. The fact that the Company has provided a link to Linked Website is not an endorsement, authorization, sponsorship, or affiliation with respect to such Linked Website, its owners, or its contributors. There are inherent risks in relying upon, using or retrieving any information found on the Internet, and the Company urges you to make sure you understand these risks before relying upon, using, or retrieving any such information on a Linked Website.

Contacting Us

If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy, you may contact us using the information below.

contact@spydrill.com

This document was last updated on March 1st, 2024.