Privacy Shield Notice
Last updated October 2, 2019
EU-US and Swiss-US Privacy Shield Framework
We AnnounceKit, (“we”, “us”, or “our”) are committed to protecting your privacy. This Notice sets out the privacy principals we follow with respect to transfers of personal data from the European Economic Area (“EEA”), the United Kingdom (UK) and Switzerland to the United States, including personal data we receive from individuals residing in the EEA, the UK or Switzerland who visit our web and mobile sites or apps and/or who use any of our services or otherwise interact with us (“you”).
We adhere to the EU-US Privacy Shield Framework and the Swiss-US Privacy Shield Framework (together the “Privacy Shield”) as set forth by the European Commission and the US Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use and retention of personal data from EEA member countries, the UK and Switzerland. AnnounceKit. has certified that it adheres to and will abide by the Privacy Shield Principles of Notice, Choice, Accountability for Onward Transfer, Security, Data Integrity and Purpose Limitation, Access, and Recourse, Enforcement, and Liability.
For purposes of enforcing compliance with the Privacy Shield, AnnounceKit. is subject to the investigatory and enforcement authority of the US Federal Trade Commission.
For more information about the Privacy Shield, see the US Department of Commerce’s Privacy Shield website located at: https://www.privacyshield.gov. To review our certification on the Privacy Shield list, see the US Department of Commerce’s Privacy Shield self-certification page located at: https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000PLBVAA4.
Types of personal data we collect and use
Our online privacy policy describes the categories of personal data we may receive in the United States, as well as the purposes for which we use that personal data. We will only process personal data in ways that are compatible with the purpose we collected it for, or for the purposes you later authorize. Before we use your personal data for a purpose that is materially different than the purpose we collected it for or that you later authorized, we will provide you with the opportunity to opt-out. We maintain reasonable procedures to help ensure that personal data we collect and use is reliable for its intended use, accurate, complete, and current.
Data transfers to third parties
Agents, consultants and service providers: We may share your personal data with our contractors and service providers who process personal data on behalf of AnnounceKit to perform certain business-related functions. These companies include our marketing agencies, database service providers, backup and disaster recovery service providers, email service providers and others. When we engage another company to perform such functions, we may provide them with information, including personal data, in connection with their performance of such functions.
If we have received your personal data in the United States and subsequently transfer that information to a third party agent or service provider for processing, we remain responsible for ensuring that such third party agent or service provider processes your personal data to the standard required by our Privacy Shield commitments.
Kovan Studio Group Companies: We may also share your personal data with our sister companies, subsidiaries and/or affiliates for purposes consistent with this Notice.
Business Partners: We also provide information to our channel partners, such as distributors and resellers, to fulfill product and information requests, and to provide customers and prospective customers with information about AnnounceKit and its products and services.
Business Transfers: As we develop our business, we might sell or buy businesses or assets. In the event of a corporate sale, merger, reorganization, dissolution or similar event, personal data may be part of the transferred assets.
Disclosures for National Security or Law Enforcement: Under certain circumstances, we may be required to disclose your personal data in response to valid requests by public authorities, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements.
Organizers: When you purchase tickets to, register for or donate to an event or related fundraising page on or through our services, we provide the personal data entered on the applicable event or related fundraising page to the Organizers of such event and related fundraising page.
Facebook and Other Third Party Connections: You can connect your AnnounceKit account to your accounts on third party services like Facebook, in which case we may collect, use, disclose, transfer and store/retain information relating to your account with such third party services in accordance with this Notice.
Legal Requirements: We may disclose your personal data if required to do so by law in order to (for example) respond to a subpoena or request from law enforcement, a court or a government agency, or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to (a) comply with a legal obligation, (b) protect or defend our rights, interests or property or that of third parties, © prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Services, (d) act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of Users of the Services or the public, or (e) protect against legal liability.
We try to minimize disclosures of personal data as reasonably practical because we are mindful of our responsibility and potential liability in cases of onward transfers to third parties.
For further information about how we disclose your personal data, please see our online privacy policy.
Security
We maintain reasonable and appropriate security measures to protect personal data from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction in accordance with the Privacy Shield.
Access rights
You may have the right to access personal data that we hold about you and request that we correct, amend, delete it if it is inaccurate or processed in violation of Privacy Shield. These access rights may not apply in some cases, including where providing access is unreasonably burdensome or expensive under the circumstances or where it would violate the rights of someone other than the individual requesting access. If you would like to request access to, or a correction, amendment, or deletion of your personal data, you can submit a written request to the contact information provided below. We may request specific information from you to confirm your identity. In some circumstances we may charge a reasonable fee for access to your information.
Your choices
You may choose to change personal data or cancel an account by contacting AnnounceKit Support. You can also unsubscribe from our marketing communications by following the instructions or unsubscribe mechanism in the e-mail message, or by updating your email preferences located with such subject’s Account Settings.
Questions or complaints
In compliance with the Privacy Shield Principles, AnnounceKit Inc commits to resolve complaints about our collection or use of your personal information. EU and Swiss individuals with inquiries or complaints regarding our Privacy Shield policy should first contact AnnounceKit at:
Ekin Koc
Data Protection Officer (DPO)
ekin@kovan.studio
+905327980532
AnnounceKit
2035 Sunset Lake Road Suite B-2 DE 19702 Newark
United States
AnnounceKit have further committed to cooperate and comply with the panel of European data protection authorities (DPAs) and the Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner respectively in the resolution of any Privacy Shield complaints we do not otherwise satisfactorily address with you directly. Your DPA contact details can be found here. Under certain conditions, more fully described on the Privacy Shield website, you may invoke binding arbitration when other dispute resolution procedures have been exhausted. The Federal Trade Commission has jurisdiction over AnnounceKit ’s compliance with the Privacy Shield.
How to contact us
If you have any questions regarding this Notice or if you need to request access to or update, change or remove personal data that we control, you can do so by contacting support@announcekit.app or by regular mail addressed to:
AnnounceKit
2035 Sunset Lake Road Suite B-2, DE 19702
Newark, DE 19702
United States
Amendment
This Notice may be amended consistent with the requirements of the EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Frameworks. When we update this Notice, we will also revise the “Last Updated” date at the top of this document.
