Welcome to Apizeal Software! At Apizeal we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it through our compliance with this policy (the “Privacy Policy” or ” Policy”). This Privacy Policy describes the types of information we may collect from you or that you may provide when you visit or otherwise use www.apizeal.com, our software, mobile applications, or any products hosted by or on behalf of Apizeal, including without limitation any content, functionality and services offered on or through such websites, software, mobile applications, or services (collectively, the “Website”) and our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting and disclosing that information. We take our obligations regarding privacy very seriously and want to ensure that users of our Website are fully informed about the information they provide to us. The Website is made available by Apizeal LLC, a Florida limited liability company (“Apizeal,” “we” or “us”). We have established and adopted this Privacy Policy in order to describe our practices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of information that you may provide through this Website. This Privacy Policy lets you know how your personal information (as defined below) is processed and used by us. The following terms and conditions are in effect for this Website and opt-in announcement lists owned and operated by us. By using this Website and the other services provided by us, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. This Policy applies to the information we collect:
- On this Website.
- In email, text and other electronic messages between you and this Website.
- Through mobile and desktop applications you download from this Website or through third-party platforms, which provide dedicated non-browser-based interaction between you and this Website.
It does not apply to information collected by:
- Us offline or through any other means, including on any other website operated by Apizeal or any third party; or any third party, including through any application or content (including advertising) that may link to or be accessible from or on the Website.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your information and how we will treat it. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, your choice is not to use our Website. By accessing or using this Website, you agree to this Privacy Policy. This Policy may change from time to time. Your continued use of this Website after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check the policy periodically for updates.
Children Under the Age of 13
Our Website is not intended for children under 13 years of age. No one under age 13 may provide any information to or on the Website. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are under 13, do not use or provide any information on this Website or on or through any of its features/register on the Website, make any purchases through the Website, use any of the interactive or public comment features of this Website or provide any information about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address or any screen name or user name you may use. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 13, please contact us at legal@apizeal.com
Information We Collect About You and How We Collect It
We collect several types of information from and about users of our Website, including information:
- By which you may be personally identified, such as name, postal address, e-mail address, telephone number, agency name, agency number, payment information, and ANY OTHER INFORMATION THE WEBSITE COLLECTS THAT IS DEFINED AS PERSONAL OR PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION UNDER AN APPLICABLE LAW (“personal information”);
- That is about you but individually does not identify you, such as persistent identifiers; and/or about your internet connection, the equipment you use to access our Website and usage details.
We collect this information:
- Directly from you when you provide it to us.
- Automatically as you navigate through the site. Information collected automatically may include usage details, IP addresses and information collected through cookies, web beacons and other tracking technologies.
- From third parties, for example, our business partners.
Information You Provide to Us
The information we collect on or through our Website may include:
- Information that you provide by filling in forms on our Website. This includes information provided at the time of registering to use our Website, subscribing to our services, or requesting further services. We may also ask you for information when you enter a contest or promotion sponsored by us, and when you report a problem with our Website.
- Records and copies of your correspondence (including email addresses), if you contact us.
- Your responses to surveys that we might ask you to complete for research purposes.
- Details of transactions you carry out through our Website and of the fulfillment of your orders. You may be required to provide financial information before placing an order through our Website.
- Your search queries on the Website.
Information We Collect Through Automatic Data Collection Technologies
As you navigate through and interact with our Website, we may use automatic data collection technologies to collect certain information about your equipment, browsing actions and patterns, including:
- Details of your visits to our Website, including traffic data, logs and other communication data and the resources that you access and use on the Website.
- Information about your computer and internet connection, including your IP address, operating system and browser type.
- Without limitation, such other information may be collected through, by, with or otherwise related to Google Analytics.
The information we collect automatically may include personal information, or we may maintain it or associate it with personal information we collect in other ways or receive from third parties. It helps us to improve our Website and to deliver better and more personalized service, including by enabling us to:
- Estimate our audience size and usage patterns.
- Store information about your preferences, allowing us to customize our Website according to your individual interests.
- Speed up your searches.
- Recognize you when you return to our Website.
The technologies we use for this automatic data collection may include:
- Cookies: a cookie is a small file placed on the hard drive of your computer. You may refuse to accept browser cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your browser. However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of our Website. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you direct your browser to our Website.
- Web Beacons: pages of our Website and our emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs. pixel tags and single-pixel gifs) that permit us, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of certain website content and verifying system and server integrity).
Data Storage
Apizeal uses third-party vendors and hosting partners to provide the necessary hardware, software, networking, storage, and related technology required to run Apizeal. Although Apizeal owns the code, servers, databases, and all rights to the Apizeal software, you retain all rights to your data.
Data Privacy & Ownership
The confidentiality and integrity of your data are of the utmost importance to Apizeal. In addition to a variety of controls securing your data, we also have an extensive QA process to prevent any type of data loss or integrity issue. We also do not hold your data hostage, meaning that you own it at all times and can pull various forms of Excel/CSV exports at any time.
How we secure your information
We take the security of all data very seriously. We take precautions to maintain the security, confidentiality, and integrity of the information we collect on this Website. We comply and follow the HIPAA standards besides generally accepted industry standards to protect the information submitted to us, both during transmission and once we receive it. We maintain appropriate administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect Personal Data against accidental or unlawful destruction, accidental loss, unauthorized alteration, unauthorized disclosure or access, misuse, and any other unlawful form of processing of the Data in our possession. This includes, for example, firewalls, encryption, password protection, and other access and authentication controls. We use SSL technology to encrypt data during transmission through the public Internet, and we also employ application-layer security features to further anonymize Personal Data.
All data and attachments stored in Apizeal are written to multiple locations instantly, backed up multiple times throughout the day, and stored in multiple physical locations. Apizeal is hosted in world-class data centers, utilizing industry-proven architecture for security, reliability, and redundancy.
However, no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. We cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us or store on the Service, and you do so at your own risk. We also cannot guarantee that such information may not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed by breach of any of our physical, technical, or managerial safeguards. If you believe your Data has been compromised, please contact us as set forth in the “Contact Information” section.
If we learn of a security systems breach, we will inform you and the authorities of the occurrence of the breach in accordance with applicable law.
Monitoring
We monitor Apizeal services in real-time, 24x7x365. Our monitoring not only includes any type of network/hosting issues, but also any type of application anomaly that may be causing an issue for our customers. This solution enables us to proactively mitigate any potential issue, large or small, without a user even notifying us.
How We Use Your Information
We use information that we collect about you or that you provide to us, including any personal information:
- To present our Website and its contents to you.
- To provide you with information, products or services that you request from us.
- To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it.
- To provide you with notices about your account, including expiration and renewal notices.
- To carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and us, including for billing and collection.
- To notify you about changes to our Website or any products or services we offer or provide though it.
- In any other way we may describe when you provide the information.
Disclosure of Your Information
We may disclose information that we collect or you provide as described in this Privacy Policy:
- To fulfill the purpose for which you provide it.
- To contractors, service providers, and other third parties we use to support our business.
- To a buyer or other successor in the event of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution or other sale or transfer of some or all of our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation or similar proceeding, in which personal information held by us is among the assets transferred.
We may also disclose information:
- To comply with any court order, law or legal process, including responding to any government or regulatory request.
- To enforce or apply our Terms of Use or and other agreements, including for billing and collection purposes.
- If we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of Apizeal, our users, or others. This includes without limitation exchanging information with other companies and organizations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
- We value your privacy regarding SMS communications. Any consent you provide to receive notifications, reminders, or updates via SMS is used solely to communicate important information related to our services. We do not share your phone numbers or personal information collected for SMS consent with third parties or affiliates for marketing purposes.
Accessing and Correcting Your Information
You can review and change your personal information by logging into the Website and visiting your account profile page. You may also send us an email at legal@apizeal.com to request access to, correct or delete any personal information that you have provided to us. We cannot delete your personal information except by also deleting your user account. We may not accommodate a request to change information if we believe the change would violate any law or legal requirement or cause the information to be incorrect.
Choices About How We Use and Disclose Your Information
We strive to provide you with choices regarding the information you provide to us. We have created mechanisms to provide you with the following control over your information:
• Tracking Technologies and Advertising. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this site may then be inaccessible or not function properly.
Your California Privacy Rights
California Civil Code Section § 1798.83 permits users of our Website that are California residents to request certain information regarding our disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please send an email to legal@apizeal.com
Changes to Our Privacy Policy
It is our policy to post any changes we make to our Privacy Policy. If we make material changes to how we treat our users’ personal information and data, we will notify you through a notice. You are responsible for periodically visiting our Website and our Privacy Policy to check for any changes.
Contact Information
To ask questions or comment about this Privacy Policy and our privacy practices, contact us by email at legal@apizeal.com.
Thank you for visiting Apizeal!