Pricacy Policy
Last updated: Mar 29, 2024
This privacy notice for ApiniLabs AG (
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SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS
This summary provides key points from our privacy notice,
but you can find out more details about any of these topics by clicking the link following each key point
or by using our table of contents below to find the section you are looking
for.
What
personal information do we process? When you visit, use, or navigate our Services, we may
process personal information depending on how you interact with us and the Services, the choices you make,
and the products and features you use. Learn more about personal information you disclose to us.
Do we
process any sensitive personal information?
Do we
receive any information from third parties?
How do
we process your information? We process your information to provide, improve, and administer
our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law. We may also
process your information for other purposes with your consent. We process your information only when we
have a valid legal reason to do so. Learn more about how
we process your information.
In
what situations and with which
How do
we keep your information safe? We have
What
are your rights? Depending on where you are located geographically, the applicable privacy law
may mean you have certain rights regarding your personal information. Learn more about your privacy rights.
How do
you exercise your rights? The easiest way to exercise your rights is by submitting a data
subject access request
Want to learn
more about what we do with any information we collect? Review
the privacy notice in full.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE
COLLECT?
Personal information you disclose to
us
In
Short:
We collect personal information
that you provide to us.
We collect personal
information that you voluntarily provide to us when you
Sensitive Information.
Application Data. If you use our application(s), we also may
collect the following information if you choose to provide us with access or permission:
- Mobile
Device Access. We may request access or permission to certain features from your mobile device,
including your mobile device's
camera ,and other features. If you wish to change our access or permissions, you may do so in your device's settings.
- Mobile
Device Data. We automatically collect device information (such as your mobile device ID, model,
and manufacturer), operating system, version information and system configuration information, device
and application identification numbers, browser type and version, hardware model Internet service
provider and/or mobile carrier, and Internet Protocol (IP) address (or proxy server). If you are using
our application(s), we may also collect information about the phone network associated with your
mobile device, your mobile device’s operating system or platform, the type of mobile device you use,
your mobile device’s unique device ID, and information about the features of our application(s) you
accessed.
This
information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our application(s), for
troubleshooting, and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.
All personal
information that you provide to us must be true, complete, and accurate, and you must notify us of
any changes to such personal information.
Information automatically collected
In
Short:
Some information — such as your
Internet Protocol (IP) address and/or browser and device characteristics — is collected
automatically when you visit our Services.
We automatically
collect certain information when you visit, use, or navigate the Services. This information does not
reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information) but may include device and
usage information, such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system,
language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when
you use our Services, and other technical information. This information is primarily needed to
maintain the security and operation of our Services, and for our internal analytics and reporting
purposes.
The information
we collect includes:
- Log and
Usage Data. Log and usage data is service-related, diagnostic, usage, and performance
information our servers automatically collect when you access or use our Services and which we
record in log files. Depending on how you interact with us, this log data may include your IP
address, device information, browser type, and settings and information about your activity in the
Services (such as the date/time stamps associated with your
usage, pages and files viewed, searches, and other actions you take such as which features you
use), device event information (such as system activity, error reports (sometimes called
"crash dumps" ), and hardware settings).
- Device
Data. We collect device data such as information about your computer, phone, tablet, or
other device you use to access the Services. Depending on the device used, this device data may
include information such as your IP address (or proxy server), device and application
identification numbers, location, browser type, hardware model, Internet service provider and/or
mobile carrier, operating system, and system configuration information.
2. HOW DO WE PROCESS
YOUR INFORMATION?
In Short: We process your
information to provide, improve, and administer our Services, communicate with you, for
security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law. We may also process your
information for other purposes with your
consent.
We
process your personal information for a variety of reasons, depending on how you interact with
our Services, including:
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We have not
sold or shared any personal
information to third parties for a
business or commercial purpose in
the preceding twelve (12)
months.
We
have disclosed the following
categories of personal
information to third parties for
a business or commercial purpose
in the preceding twelve (12)
months:
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or
rights
described above,
please info@apinilabs.com
or
rights
described above,
please info@apinilabs.com
or
means a
natural person who
is a resident of the
Commonwealth acting
only in an
individual or
household context.
It does not include
a natural person
acting in a
commercial or
employment context.
means any
information that is
linked or reasonably
linkable to an
identified or
identifiable natural
person.
does not
include
de-identified data
or publicly
available
information.
means the
exchange of personal
data for monetary
consideration.
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or
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Basel
4052
Switzerland
- To protect our Services.
We may process your information as part of our efforts to keep our
Services safe and secure, including fraud monitoring and
prevention.
- To identify usage
trends. We may process information about how you
use our Services to better understand how they are being used
so we can improve them.
- To save or protect an
individual's vital interest. We may process
your information when necessary to save or protect an
individual’s vital interest, such as to prevent
harm.
3. WHAT LEGAL BASES DO WE
RELY ON TO PROCESS YOUR
INFORMATION?
In
Short: We only process your personal
information when we believe it is necessary and we have
a valid legal reason (i.e.
,
our contractual obligations, to protect your
rights, or to
If you are
located in the EU or UK, this section applies to
you.
The General Data Protection
Regulation (GDPR) and UK GDPR require us to explain the
valid legal bases we rely on in order to process your
personal information. As such, we may rely on the
following legal bases to process your personal
information:
- Consent. We
may process your information if you have given us
permission (i.e.
, consent) to use your personal information for a specific purpose. You can withdraw your consent at any time. Learn more about withdrawing your consent.
- Legitimate Interests. We may process your information when we believe it is reasonably necessary to achieve our legitimate business interests and those interests do not outweigh your interests and fundamental rights and freedoms. For example, we may process your personal information for some of the purposes described in order to:
Analyze how our Services are used so we can improve them to engage and retain users
- Diagnose problems
and/or prevent fraudulent activities
- Legal
Obligations. We may process your
information where we believe it is necessary
for compliance with our legal obligations,
such as to cooperate with a law enforcement
body or regulatory agency, exercise or defend
our legal rights, or disclose your information
as evidence in litigation in which we are
involved.
- Vital
Interests. We may process your
information where we believe it is necessary
to protect your vital interests or the vital
interests of a third party, such as situations
involving potential threats to the safety of
any person.
If you
are located in Canada, this section
applies to
you.
We may process your
information if you have given us specific
permission (i.e.
,
express consent) to use your personal
information for a specific purpose, or in
situations where your permission can be inferred
(i.e.
In some exceptional
cases, we may be legally permitted under
applicable law to process your information
without your consent, including, for
example:
- If collection is clearly in the interests of an individual and consent cannot be obtained in a timely way
- For investigations
and fraud detection and prevention
- For business
transactions provided certain conditions are
met
- If it is contained in
a witness statement and the collection is
necessary to assess, process, or settle an
insurance claim
- For identifying
injured, ill, or deceased persons and
communicating with next of kin
- If we have reasonable
grounds to believe an individual has been, is,
or may be victim of financial abuse
- If it is reasonable
to expect collection and use with consent
would compromise the availability or the
accuracy of the information and the collection
is reasonable for purposes related to
investigating a breach of an agreement or a
contravention of the laws of Canada or a
province
- If disclosure is
required to comply with a subpoena, warrant,
court order, or rules of the court relating to
the production of records
- If it was
produced by an individual in the course of
their employment, business, or profession and
the collection is consistent with the purposes
for which the information was produced
- If the
collection is solely for journalistic,
artistic, or literary purposes
- If the
information is publicly available and is
specified by the regulations
In
Short: We may share
information in specific situations described
in this section and/or with the following
Vendors,
Consultants, and Other Third-Party Service
Providers. We may share your data
with third-party vendors, service providers,
contractors, or agents (
Parent Company
Parent Company
We
- Business Transfers. We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
- When we use
Google Analytics. We may share
your information with Google Analytics to
track and
analyze To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across the Services, visit https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms page.
5.
HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR
INFORMATION?
In
Short: We keep
your information for as long as
necessary to
the purposes outlined in
this privacy notice unless
otherwise required by
law.
We
will only keep your personal
information for as long as it is
necessary for the purposes set out
in this privacy notice, unless a
longer retention period is required
or permitted by law (such as tax,
accounting, or other legal
requirements).
When
we have no ongoing legitimate
business need to process your
personal information, we will either
delete or
such information, or, if this
is not possible (for example,
because your personal information
has been stored in backup archives),
then we will securely store your
personal information and isolate it
from any further processing until
deletion is possible.
6.
HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR
INFORMATION
SAFE?
In
Short: We aim
to protect your personal
information through a system of
and technical security
measures.
We
have implemented appropriate and
reasonable technical and
security measures designed to
protect the security of any personal
information we process. However,
despite our safeguards and efforts
to secure your information, no
electronic transmission over the
Internet or information storage
technology can be guaranteed to be
100% secure, so we cannot promise or
guarantee that hackers,
cybercriminals, or other
third parties will not be
able to defeat our security and
improperly collect, access, steal,
or modify your information. Although
we will do our best to protect your
personal information, transmission
of personal information to and from
our Services is at your own risk.
You should only access the Services
within a secure environment.
7.
DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION
FROM
MINORS?
In
Short: We do
not knowingly collect data from or
market to
We do
not knowingly solicit data from or
market to children under 18 years of
age. By using the Services, you
represent that you are at least 18
or that you are the parent or
guardian of such a minor and consent
to such minor dependent’s use of the
Services. If we learn that personal
information from users less than 18
years of age has been collected, we
will deactivate the account and take
reasonable measures to promptly
delete such data from our records.
If you become aware of any data we
may have collected from children
under age 18, please contact us at
info@apinilabs.com
8.
WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY
RIGHTS?
In
Short:
In
some regions (like
We
will consider and act upon any
request in accordance with
applicable data protection laws.
If you
are located in the EEA or UK and you
believe we are unlawfully processing
your personal information, you also
have the right to complain to your
Member
State data protection
authority
or UK
data protection
authority.
If you
are located in Switzerland, you may
contact the Federal
Data Protection and
Information
Commissioner.
Withdrawing
your consent: If we
are relying on your consent to
process your personal information,
you have the right to
withdraw your consent at any time.
You can withdraw your consent at any
time by contacting us by using the
contact details provided in the
section
However,
please note that this will not affect
the lawfulness of the processing
before its withdrawal nor,
will it affect the processing
of your personal information conducted
in reliance on lawful processing
grounds other than consent.
If you have
questions or comments about your
privacy rights, you may email us at
info@apinilabs.com
.
9.
CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK
FEATURES
Most
web browsers and some mobile
operating systems and mobile
applications include a Do-Not-Track
(
) feature or setting you can
activate to signal your privacy
preference not to have data about
your online browsing activities
monitored and collected. At this
stage no uniform technology standard
for
and implementing DNT signals
has been
. As such, we do not currently
respond to DNT browser signals or
any other mechanism that
automatically communicates your
choice not to be tracked online. If
a standard for online tracking is
adopted that we must follow in the
future, we will inform you about
that practice in a revised version
of this privacy notice.
10.
DO UNITED STATES RESIDENTS
HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY
RIGHTS?
In
Short: If you
are a resident of ,
Connecticut
,
Utah
What
categories of personal information
do we
collect?
We
have collected the following
categories of personal information
in the past twelve (12)
months:
| Category | Examples | Collected |
A.
Identifiers | Contact
details, such as real name,
alias, postal address,
telephone or mobile contact
number, unique personal
identifier, online
identifier, Internet
Protocol address, email
address, and account
name | |
B.
Personal information as
defined in the California
Customer Records
statute | Name,
contact information,
education, employment,
employment history, and
financial
information | |
Gender
and date of
birth | ||
Transaction
information, purchase
history, financial details,
and payment
information | ||
Fingerprints
and
voiceprints | ||
Browsing
history, search history,
online | ||
Device
location | ||
Images
and audio, video or call
recordings created in
connection with our business
activities | ||
Business
contact details in order to
provide you our Services at
a business level or job
title, work history, and
professional qualifications
if you apply for a job with
us | ||
Student
records and directory
information | ||
Inferences
drawn from any of the
collected personal
information listed above to
create a profile or summary
about, for example, an
individual’s preferences and
characteristics | ||
We
may also collect other personal
information outside of these
categories through instances where
you interact with us in person,
online, or by phone or mail in the
context of:
- Receiving
help through our customer
support channels;
- Participation
in customer surveys or contests;
and
- Facilitation
in the delivery of our Services
and to respond to your
inquiries.
How
do we use and share your
personal
information?
Learn about
how we use your personal information
in the section,
HOW
DO WE PROCESS YOUR
INFORMATION?
Will
your information be shared with
anyone
else?
We
may disclose your personal
information with our service
providers pursuant to a written
contract between us and each
service provider. Learn more about
how we disclose personal
information to in the section,
WHEN
AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR
PERSONAL
INFORMATION?
We
may use your personal information
for our own business purposes,
such as for undertaking internal
research for technological
development and demonstration.
This is not considered to be
of your personal
information.
The
categories of
third parties to
whom we disclosed
personal
information for a
business or
commercial purpose
can be found under
WHEN
AND WITH
WHOM DO WE
SHARE YOUR
PERSONAL
INFORMATION?
California
Residents
California
Civil Code Section
1798.83, also known as
the
law permits our
users who are
California residents
to request and obtain
from us, once a year
and free of charge,
information about
categories of personal
information (if any)
we disclosed to third
parties for direct
marketing purposes and
the names and
addresses of all third
parties with which we
shared personal
information in the
immediately preceding
calendar year. If you
are a California
resident and would
like to make such a
request, please submit
your request in
writing to us using
the contact
information provided
below.
If
you are under 18 years
of age, reside in
California, and have a
registered account
with the Services, you
have the right to
request removal of
unwanted data that you
publicly post on the
Services. To request
removal of such data,
please contact us
using the contact
information provided
below and include the
email address
associated with your
account and a
statement that you
reside in California.
We will make sure the
data is not publicly
displayed on the
Services, but please
be aware that the data
may not be completely
or comprehensively
removed from all our
systems (e.g.
,
backups,
etc.).
CCPA
Privacy
Notice
This
section applies only
to California
residents. Under the
California Consumer
Privacy Act (CCPA),
you have the rights
listed
below.
The
California Code of
Regulations defines
a
(1)
every individual who
is in the State of
California for other
than a temporary or
transitory purpose
and
(2)
every individual who
is domiciled in the
State of California
who is outside the
State of California
for a temporary or
transitory
purpose
All
other individuals
are defined as
If
this definition of
applies to
you, we must adhere
to certain rights
and obligations
regarding your
personal
information.
Your
rights with
respect to your
personal
data
Right
to request
deletion of the
data — Request
to
delete
You
can ask for the
deletion of your
personal
information. If
you ask us to
delete your
personal
information, we
will respect your
request and delete
your personal
information,
subject to certain
exceptions
provided by law,
such as (but not
limited to) the
exercise by
another consumer
of his or her
right to free
speech, our
compliance
requirements
resulting from a
legal obligation,
or any processing
that may be
required to
protect against
illegal
activities.
Right
to be informed —
Request to
know
Depending
on the
circumstances, you
have a right to
know:
- whether
we collect and
use your
personal
information;
- the
categories of
personal
information that
we collect;
- the
purposes for
which the
collected
personal
information is
used;
- whether
we sell or share
personal
information to
third
parties;
- the
categories of
personal
information that
we sold, shared,
or disclosed for
a business
purpose;
- the
categories of
third parties to
whom the
personal
information was
sold, shared, or
disclosed for a
business
purpose;
- the
business or
commercial
purpose for
collecting,
selling, or
sharing personal
information;
and
- the
specific pieces of
personal information
we collected about
you.
In
accordance with
applicable law, we
are not obligated
to provide or
delete consumer
information that
is de-identified
in response to a
consumer request
or to re-identify
individual data to
verify a consumer
request.
Right
to
Non-Discrimination
for the Exercise
of a Consumer’s
Privacy
Rights
We
will not
discriminate
against you if you
exercise your
privacy
rights.
Right
to Limit Use and
Disclosure of
Sensitive Personal
Information
We
do not process
consumer's sensitive
personal
information.
Verification
process
Upon
receiving your
request, we will
need to verify
your identity to
determine you are
the same person
about whom we have
the information in
our system. These
verification
efforts require us
to ask you to
provide
information so
that we can match
it with
information you
have previously
provided us. For
instance,
depending on the
type of request
you submit, we may
ask you to provide
certain
information so
that we can match
the information
you provide with
the information we
already have on
file, or we may
contact you
through a
communication
method (e.g.
,
phone or
email) that you
have previously
provided to us. We
may also use other
verification
methods as the
circumstances
dictate.
We
will only use
personal
information
provided in your
request to verify
your identity or
authority to make
the request. To
the extent
possible, we will
avoid requesting
additional
information from
you for the
purposes of
verification.
However, if we
cannot verify your
identity from the
information
already maintained
by us, we may
request that you
provide additional
information for
the purposes of
verifying your
identity and for
security or
fraud-prevention
purposes. We will
delete such
additionally
provided
information as
soon as we finish
verifying
you.
Other
privacy
rights
- You
may object to
the processing
of your personal
information.
- You
may request
correction of
your personal
data if it is
incorrect or no
longer relevant,
or ask to
restrict the
processing of
the
information.
- You
can designate an
authorized agent to make a request under the CCPA on your behalf. We may deny a request from an authorized agent that does not submit proof that they have been validly authorized to act on your behalf in accordance with the CCPA.
- You
may request to
opt out from
future selling
or sharing of
your personal
information to
third parties.
Upon receiving
an opt-out
request, we will
act upon the
request as soon
as feasibly
possible, but no
later than
fifteen (15)
days from the
date of the
request
submission.
To
exercise these
rights, you can
contact us info@apinilabs.com
,
Colorado
Residents
This
section applies
only to Colorado
residents. Under
the Colorado
Privacy Act (CPA),
you have the
rights listed
below. However,
these rights are
not absolute, and
in certain cases,
we may decline
your request as
permitted by
law.
- Right
to be informed
whether or not
we are
processing your
personal
data
- Right
to access your
personal
data
- Right
to correct
inaccuracies in
your personal
data
- Right
to request
deletion of your
personal
data
- Right
to obtain a copy
of the personal
data you
previously
shared with
us
- Right
to opt out of
the processing
of your personal
data if it is
used for
targeted
advertising, the
sale of personal
data, or
profiling in
furtherance of
decisions that
produce legal or
similarly
significant
effects (
If
we decline to take
action regarding
your request and
you wish to appeal
our decision,
please email us at
info@apinilabs.com
Connecticut
Residents
This
section applies
only to
Connecticut
residents. Under
the Connecticut
Data Privacy Act
(CTDPA), you have
the rights listed
below. However,
these rights are
not absolute, and
in certain cases,
we may decline
your request as
permitted by
law.
- Right
to be informed
whether or not
we are
processing your
personal
data
- Right
to access your
personal
data
- Right
to correct
inaccuracies in
your personal
data
- Right
to request
deletion of your
personal
data
- Right
to obtain a copy
of the personal
data you
previously
shared with
us
- Right
to opt out of
the processing
of your personal
data if it is
used for
targeted
advertising, the
sale of personal
data, or
profiling in
furtherance of
decisions that
produce legal or
similarly
significant
effects (
If
we decline to take
action regarding
your request and
you wish to appeal
our decision,
please email us at
info@apinilabs.com
Utah
Residents
This
section applies
only to Utah
residents. Under
the Utah Consumer
Privacy Act
(UCPA), you have
the rights listed
below. However,
these rights are
not absolute, and
in certain cases,
we may decline
your request as
permitted by
law.
- Right
to be informed
whether or not
we are
processing your
personal
data
- Right
to access your
personal
data
- Right
to request
deletion of your
personal
data
- Right
to obtain a copy
of the personal
data you
previously
shared with
us
- Right
to opt out of
the processing
of your personal
data if it is
used for
targeted
advertising or
the sale of
personal
data
Virginia
Residents
Under
the Virginia
Consumer Data
Protection Act
(VCDPA):
If
this definition of
Your
rights with
respect to your
personal
data
- Right
to be informed
whether or not
we are
processing your
personal
data
- Right
to access your
personal
data
- Right
to correct
inaccuracies in
your personal
data
- Right
to request
deletion of your
personal
data
- Right
to obtain a copy
of the personal
data you
previously
shared with
us
- Right
to opt out of
the processing
of your personal
data if it is
used for
targeted
advertising, the
sale of personal
data, or
profiling in
furtherance of
decisions that
produce legal or
similarly
significant
effects (
Exercise
your rights
provided under
the Virginia
VCDPA
If
you are using an
Verification
process
We
may request that
you provide
additional
information
reasonably
necessary to
verify you and
your consumer's
request. If you
submit the request
through an
Upon
receiving your
request, we will
respond without
undue delay, but
in all cases,
within forty-five
(45) days of
receipt. The
response period
may be extended
once by forty-five
(45) additional
days when
reasonably
necessary. We will
inform you of any
such extension
within the initial
45-day response
period, together
with the reason
for the
extension.
Right
to
appeal
If
we decline to take
action regarding
your request, we
will inform you of
our decision and
reasoning behind
it. If you wish to
appeal our
decision, please
email us at info@apinilabs.com
11.
DO WE
MAKE
UPDATES
TO THIS
NOTICE?
In
Short:
Yes,
we will update
this notice as
necessary to
stay compliant
with relevant
laws.
We
may update this
privacy notice
from time to
time. The
updated version
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indicated by an
updated
12.
HOW CAN
YOU
CONTACT
US ABOUT
THIS
NOTICE?
If
you have
questions or
comments about
this notice, you
may info@apinilabs.com
or
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YOU
REVIEW,
UPDATE,
OR
DELETE
THE DATA
WE
COLLECT
FROM
YOU?