Privacy policy
PRIVACY POLICY
Last updated June 19, 2024
Thank you for choosing to be part of our community at Manual Shift LLC
(“Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our”). We are committed to protecting your
personal information and your right to privacy. If you have any
questions or concerns about our policy, or our practices with regards to
your personal information, please contact us at manualshiftinc@gmail.com.
When you visit our and use our services, you trust us with your personal
information. We take your privacy very seriously. In this privacy
policy, we seek to explain to you in the clearest way possible what
information we collect, how we use it and what rights you have in
relation to it. We hope you take some time to read through it carefully,
as it is important. If there are any terms in this privacy policy that
you do not agree with, please discontinue use of our and our services.
This privacy policy applies to all information collected through our
and/or any related services, sales, marketing or events (we refer to
them collectively in this privacy policy as the "Services").
Please read this privacy policy carefully as it will help you make
informed decisions about sharing your personal information with us.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
2. WILL YOUR INFORMATION BE SHARED WITH ANYONE?
3. DO WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES?
4. HOW DO WE HANDLE YOUR SOCIAL LOGINS?
5. IS YOUR INFORMATION TRANSFERRED INTERNATIONALLY?
6. WHAT IS OUR STANCE ON THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES?
7. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?
8. DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?
9. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?
10. CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES
11. DO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS?
12. DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS POLICY?
13. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS POLICY?
1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
Personal information you disclose to us
In Short: We collect personal information that you provide to us such
as name, address, contact information, passwords and security data, and
payment information.
We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when
registering at the expressing an interest in obtaining information about
us or our products and services, when participating in activities on the
(such as posting messages in our online forums or entering competitions,
contests or giveaways) or otherwise contacting us.
The personal information that we collect depends on the context of your
interactions with us and the , the choices you make and the products and
features you use. The personal information we collect can include the
following:
Credentials. We collect passwords, password hints, and similar security
information used for authentication and account access.
Social Media Login Data. We provide you with the option to register
using social media account details, like your Facebook, Twitter or other
social media account. If you choose to register in this way, we will
collect the Information described in the section called "HOW DO WE
HANDLE YOUR SOCIAL LOGINS" below.
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 IP address and/or browser and
device characteristics — is collected automatically when you visit our .
We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use or
navigate the . 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 and other technical information. This information is primarily
needed to maintain the security and operation of our , and for our
internal analytics and reporting purposes.
Like many businesses, we also collect information through cookies and
similar technologies.
2. WILL YOUR INFORMATION BE SHARED WITH ANYONE?
In Short: We only share information with your consent, to comply with
laws, to provide you with services, to protect your rights, or to
fulfill business obligations.
We may process or share data based on the following legal basis:
Consent: We may process your data if you have given us specific consent
to use your personal information in a specific purpose.
Legitimate Interests: We may process your data when it is reasonably
necessary to achieve our legitimate business interests.
Performance of a Contract: Where we have entered into a contract with
you, we may process your personal information to fulfill the terms of
our contract.
Legal Obligations: We may disclose your information where we are legally
required to do so in order to comply with applicable law, governmental
requests, a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process, such as
in response to a court order or a subpoena (including in response to
public authorities to meet national security or law enforcement
requirements).
Vital Interests: We may disclose your information where we believe it is
necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding potential
violations of our policies, suspected fraud, situations involving
potential threats to the safety of any person and illegal activities, or
as evidence in litigation in which we are involved.
More specifically, we may need to process your data or share your
personal information in the following situations:
Vendors, Consultants and Other Third-Party Service Providers. We may
share your data with third party vendors, service providers, contractors
or agents who perform services for us or on our behalf and require
access to such information to do that work. Examples include: payment
processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer
service and marketing efforts. We may allow selected third parties to
use tracking technology on the , which will enable them to collect data
about how you interact with the over time. This information may be used
to, among other things, analyze and track data, determine the popularity
of certain content and better understand online activity. Unless
described in this Policy, we do not share, sell, rent or trade any of
your information with third parties for their promotional purposes.
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.
Third-Party Advertisers. We may use third-party advertising companies to
serve ads when you visit the . These companies may use information about
your visits to our Website(s) and other websites that are contained in
web cookies and other tracking technologies in order to provide
advertisements about goods and services of interest to you.
Affiliates. We may share your information with our affiliates, in which
case we will require those affiliates to honor this privacy policy.
Affiliates include our parent company and any subsidiaries, joint
venture partners or other companies that we control or that are under
common control with us.
Business Partners. We may share your information with our business
partners to offer you certain products, services or promotions.
Other Users. When you share personal information or otherwise interact
with public areas of the , such personal information may be viewed by
all users and may be publicly distributed outside the in perpetuity. If
you interact with other users of our and register through a social
network (such as Facebook), your contacts on the social network will see
your name, profile photo, and descriptions of your activity. Similarly,
other users will be able to view descriptions of your activity,
communicate with you within our , and view your profile.
3. DO WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES?
In Short: We may use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect
and store your information.
We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons
and pixels) to access or store information. Specific information about
how we use such technologies and how you can refuse certain cookies is
set out in our Cookie Policy.
4. HOW DO WE HANDLE YOUR SOCIAL LOGINS?
In Short: If you choose to register or log in to our services using a
social media account, we may have access to certain information about
you.
Our offer you the ability to register and login using your third party
social media account details (like your Facebook or Twitter logins).
Where you choose to do this, we will receive certain profile information
about you from your social media provider. The profile Information we
receive may vary depending on the social media provider concerned, but
will often include your name, e-mail address, friends list, profile
picture as well as other information you choose to make public.
We will use the information we receive only for the purposes that are
described in this privacy policy or that are otherwise made clear to you
on the . Please note that we do not control, and are not responsible
for, other uses of your personal information by your third party social
media provider. We recommend that you review their privacy policy to
understand how they collect, use and share your personal information,
and how you can set your privacy preferences on their sites and apps.
5. IS YOUR INFORMATION TRANSFERRED INTERNATIONALLY?
In Short: We may transfer, store, and process your information in
countries other than your own.
Our servers are located in. If you are accessing our from outside,
please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and
processed by us in our facilities and by those third parties with whom
we may share your personal information (see "WILL YOUR INFORMATION BE
SHARED WITH ANYONE?" above), in and other countries.
If you are a resident in the European Economic Area, then these
countries may not have data protection or other laws as comprehensive as
those in your country. We will however take all necessary measures to
protect your personal information in accordance with this privacy policy
and applicable law.
6. WHAT IS OUR STANCE ON THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES?
In Short: We are not responsible for the safety of any information that
you share with third-party providers who advertise, but are not
affiliated with, our websites.
The may contain advertisements from third parties that are not
affiliated with us and which may link to other websites, online services
or mobile applications. We cannot guarantee the safety and privacy of
data you provide to any third parties. Any data collected by third
parties is not covered by this privacy policy. We are not responsible
for the content or privacy and security practices and policies of any
third parties, including other websites, services or applications that
may be linked to or from the . You should review the policies of such
third parties and contact them directly to respond to your questions.
7. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?
In Short: We keep your information for as long as necessary to fulfill
the purposes outlined in this privacy policy 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 policy, unless a
longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax,
accounting or other legal requirements). No purpose in this policy will
require us keeping your personal information for longer than 60 days.
When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your
personal information, we will either delete or anonymize it, 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.
8. DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?
In Short: We do not knowingly collect data from or market to children
under 18 years of age.
We do not knowingly solicit data from or market to children under 18
years of age. By using the , 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 . 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 have
collected from children under age 18, please contact us at
manualshiftinc@gmail.com.
9. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?
In Short: You may review, change, or terminate your account at any
time.
If you are resident in the European Economic Area and you believe we are
unlawfully processing your personal information, you also have the right
to complain to your local data protection supervisory authority. You can
find their contact details here:
http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/bodies/authorities/index_en.htm.
Account Information
If you would at any time like to review or change the information in
your account or terminate your account, you can:
Upon your request to terminate your account, we will deactivate or
delete your account and information from our active databases. However,
some information may be retained in our files to prevent fraud,
troubleshoot problems, assist with any investigations, enforce our Terms
of Use and/or comply with legal requirements.
Opting out of email marketing: You can unsubscribe from our marketing
email list at any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link in the emails
that we send or by contacting us using the details provided below. You
will then be removed from the marketing email list – however, we will
still need to send you service-related emails that are necessary for the
administration and use of your account. To otherwise opt-out, you may:
10. CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES
Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems and mobile
applications include a Do-Not-Track (“DNT”) feature or setting you can
activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your
online browsing activities monitored and collected. No uniform
technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has
been finalized. 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 policy.
11. DO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS?
In Short: Yes, if you are a resident of California, you are granted
specific rights regarding access to your personal information.
California Civil Code Section 1798.83, also known as the “Shine The
Light” 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 , you have the right to request removal of
unwanted data that you publicly post on the . 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 , but please be aware that the data may
not be completely or comprehensively removed from our systems.
12. DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS POLICY?
In Short: Yes, we will update this policy as necessary to stay
compliant with relevant laws.
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The updated version
will be indicated by an updated “Revised” date and the updated version
will be effective as soon as it is accessible. If we make material
changes to this privacy policy, we may notify you either by prominently
posting a notice of such changes or by directly sending you a
notification. We encourage you to review this privacy policy frequently
to be informed of how we are protecting your information.
13. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS POLICY?
If you have questions or comments about this policy, you may email us at
manualshiftinc@gmail.com
HOW CAN YOU REVIEW, UPDATE, OR DELETE THE DATA WE COLLECT FROM YOU?
Based on the laws of some countries, you may have the right to request
access to the personal information we collect from you, change that
information, or delete it in some circumstances. To request to review,
update, or delete your personal information, please submit a request
form by clicking here. We will respond to your request within 30 days.
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André T. Hammel, Esq.
Hammel Law, LLC
www.hamlawus.com
(240) 393-4935
9701 Apollo Drive
Suite 301
Largo, MD 20774
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