Privacy Policy

Welcome to the IDG Communications, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation doing business as KICKFIRE, ("KICKFIRE"). Privacy Policy, effective as of April 1, 2022. By accessing any and all pages on this website and all affiliated websites, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. We respect your privacy and take it seriously. So please read this Privacy Policy carefully. It describes your rights of disclosure, consent, opt-out and other important rights.

Your use of this website means that you consent to KickFire's collection, use and disclosure of information we receive from you. This Privacy Policy is governed by this website's Terms of Use, including limitation of KickFire's liability to you, so please review them as well. If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy or KickFire's Terms of Use, you may not use this website.

KickFire may, from time to time, change this Privacy Policy so we also ask that you occasionally review it and always review it before providing new personal information as defined below. Each of these changes will take effect 30 days from the date on which it is first published on this website.


INFORMATION WE COLLECT FROM YOU:

We collect your personal information ("PI") on this website only: (i) if you voluntarily share it with us through our contact form available at https://www.kickfire.com/contact-us and (ii) to the extent that it is deemed PI under applicable law, in the form of your internet protocol address which is delivered to us as a functional necessity of your accessing this website. PI also includes other information subject to and as defined under the European Union General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR"). This may include online identifiers provided by their devices, applications, tools and protocols. The PI described above is the only personal information we receive from you through your use of this website.


WHAT WE DO WITH PI:

For PI supplied to us through the contact form available at https://www.kickfire.com/contact-us, we may use it in conjunction with the reasons you sent it to us, for KickFire’s marketing and sales and we may use, copy, retain and disclose it for other lawful purposes, including improving our website and services, sharing it with our affiliates, associates and partners such as advertisers, linked sites and independent contractors.

For PI supplied to us in the form of your internet protocol address, we may use it for purposes of enabling your access to our website, operating, measuring and improving our website and services, to facilitate safety and security and for purposes of enabling cookies to the extent stated in our Cookie Policy below. Each type of cookie subject to that policy may have different applicable terms and conditions, all of which will be linked to or otherwise covered.

For all PI, we will not ever sell or resell it unless in aggregate, deidentified or similar form that does not identify you as an individual, consumer or household.

In addition to other rights described in this Privacy Policy, for California residents, individuals, consumers and households and also for residents of other jurisdictions where any or all of the following rights are required by law: You may request that we: (1) disclose to you the categories and specific pieces of PI that we want to collect (which collection you may opt out of) and have collected from you; (2) disclose to you the categories and specific pieces of PI that we want to collect or have collected from you for a business purpose; (3) disclose to you the categories of sources from which that PI was collected; (4) disclose to you the business or commercial purpose for collecting that PI as well as the categories of PI disclosed for that commercial purpose; (5) disclose to you the categories of third parties with whom we share that PI; (6) delete all PI we have collected from you. For all PI, we will not ever sell or resell it unless in aggregate, deidentified or similar form that does not identify you as an individual, consumer or household. To make any of the above requests please contact us at support@kickfire.com, by calling us at (800) 408-9311 or by or by writing to us at: Privacy Officer, KickFire, 2290 North 1st Street, Suite 102, San Jose, CA 95131. We reserve the right to require authentication of your identity that is reasonable in light of the nature of the PI-related request(s) made. You do not need to establish an account or other relationship with us to provide that authentication.

Our lawful use, copying, retention and disclosure of any information or data that is not PI, whether under the California Consumer Privacy Act, GDPR (as defined below) or otherwise, is not restricted or affected by this Privacy Policy.

Erasure of PI: You may request erasure of your PI to the extent required under law, including without limitation Article 17 (1) of the GDPR. If you wish to do so, please contact us at support@kickfire.com.


Information for EU and Swiss Residents

In addition to other rights described in this Privacy Policy, below are your Data Protection Rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) KickFire's principal place of business is in the United States. By accessing our website, you expressly consent to your information being processed in the United States.

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. KickFire aims to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete or limit the use of your personal information as defined in the GDPR ("GDPR PI").

If you wish to be informed about what GDPR PI we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please contact us.

In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:

  • The right to access, update or delete the information we have on you. Whenever made possible, you can access, update or request deletion of your PI directly within your account settings section. If you are unable to perform these actions yourself, please contact us to assist you.
  • The right of rectification. You have the right to have your information rectified if that information is inaccurate or incomplete.
  • The right to object. You have the right to object to our processing of your Personal Data.
  • The right of restriction. You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information.
  • The right to data portability. You have the right to be provided with a copy of the information we have on you in a structured, machine-readable and commonly used format.
  • The right to withdraw consent. You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time where KickFire relied on your consent to process your personal information.

Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests.

You have the right to complain to a Data Protection Authority about our collection and use of your Personal Data. For more information, please contact your local data protection authority in the European Economic Area (EEA).

You can make a request to exercise any of these rights by emailing us at support@kickfire.com or by writing to us at:

Privacy Officer
KickFire
2290 North 1st Street, Suite 102, San Jose, CA 95131


KickFire Cookie Policy and Related Information

The KickFire website uses a standard technology called a "cookie". Cookies are small data files and similar technologies that are transferred to your computer when you use our website. They automatically identify your browser whenever you interact with our website. We use cookies to improve your experience as a user of our website, to track anonymous site usage, as well as the purposes identified or referenced below. Here are the cookies we use:

Strictly Necessary Cookies

Always Active

These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.

Performance Cookies

These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site, and will not be able to monitor its performance.

Functional Cookies

These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies then some or all of these services may not function properly.

Targeting Cookies

These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. They do not store directly personal information, but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.

Managing and Deleting Cookies

Because we respect your right to privacy, you can opt out from optional cookies by indicating your preference at the Preference Center. Click on the different category headings to find out more and change your settings according to your preference. However, blocking some types of cookies may impact your use of our site.