At ppicm.com, we deeply value the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document outlines the types of personal information that are received and collected by ppicm.com and how it is used. We are committed to protecting your personal data and ensuring its confidentiality in accordance with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).
Information We Collect
We collect various types of information to provide and improve our services, communicate with you, and ensure the security of our website. The information we collect can be broadly categorized as follows:
Log Files
Like many other websites, ppicm.com makes use of log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. The information inside the log files includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date/time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. This information is used to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’s movement around the site, and gather demographic information. IP addresses and other such information are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable.
Cookies
ppicm.com uses cookies to store information about visitors preferences, to record user-specific information on which pages the site visitor accesses, and to personalize or customize our web page content based upon visitors’ browser type or other information that the visitor sends via their browser. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer’s hard drive through your web browser (if you allow) that enables the site’s or service provider’s systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information.
- Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the basic functionality of our website and enable you to navigate our site and use its features.
- Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages are visited most often and if they get error messages from web pages. This data is used to improve how our website works.
- Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your language or region) and provide enhanced, more personal features.
- Targeting/Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver advertisements more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaigns.
Web Beacons
We may also use web beacons (also known as clear GIFs or pixel tags) on our site and in our email communications. Web beacons are tiny graphics with a unique identifier, similar in function to cookies, and are used to track the online movements of web users. In contrast to cookies, which are stored on a user’s computer hard drive, web beacons are embedded invisibly on web pages. Web beacons allow us to collect information such as the IP address of the computer that downloaded the page on which the beacon appears, the URL of the page on which the beacon appears, the time the page containing the beacon was viewed, the type of browser used to view the page, and the information in cookies set by third parties.
DoubleClick DART Cookie
Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on ppicm.com. Google’s use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to users based on their visit to ppicm.com and other sites on the Internet. Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy at the following URL – https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads.
Amazon Associates Program
ppicm.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. As part of this program, Amazon uses cookies to track the websites you visit and to determine if you made a purchase through our affiliate links. This information may be used to provide targeted advertising to you on Amazon and other websites. We receive a commission when you purchase products through our affiliate links, which helps support the maintenance and operation of our website. We do not have access to your personal information related to these purchases; we only receive aggregated reports from Amazon regarding the number of purchases made through our links.
Advertising Partners Privacy Policies
You should consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information on their practices as well as for instructions about how to opt-out of certain practices. ppicm.com’s privacy policy does not apply to, and we cannot control the activities of, such other advertisers or websites. You can find a comprehensive listing of these privacy policies and their links here (provide list with links to various advertising partners’ privacy policies).
Third Party Privacy Policies
ppicm.com’s Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites. Thus, we are advising you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt-out of certain options. You can find a comprehensive list of these Privacy Policies and their links here: (Insert link to page or section with a list of third-party privacy policies). You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. More detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers can be found at the browsers’ respective websites.
CCPA Privacy Rights (Do Not Sell My Personal Information)
Under the CCPA, California residents have specific rights regarding their personal information. These rights include:
- The right to know: You have the right to request information about the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, the sources of the information, the purposes for collecting it, and the categories of third parties with whom we share it.
- The right to delete: You have the right to request that we delete personal information we have collected from you, subject to certain exceptions.
- The right to opt-out of sale: Under the CCPA, you have the right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information. ppicm.com does not sell your personal information. However, to ensure clarity, we provide the following information:
To exercise your CCPA rights, please contact us using the contact information provided at the end of this Privacy Policy. We will respond to your request within the timeframes specified by the CCPA.
GDPR Data Protection Rights
We would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:
- The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.
- The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request that we complete the information you believe is incomplete.
- The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to data portability – You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided at the end of this Privacy Policy. We will respond to your request within one month.
Children’s Information
Protecting the privacy of young children is especially important. ppicm.com does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately. If we discover that we have collected personal information from a child under age 13 without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.