Privacy Policy
THE DIPP
PRIVACY POLICY
Last Updated Jan. 21, 2022
TK Media Group Inc., d/b/a The Dipp (“The Dipp,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) has prepared this Privacy Policy to explain what Personal Data (defined below) we collect, how we use and share that data, and your choices concerning our data practices. We provide and make available certain websites, including, without limitation, www.thedipp.com (collectively, the “Site”), and provide the Services to you (as described in the Terms of Service). Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the applicable Terms of Service, available at https://thedipp.com/terms-of-use/.
This Privacy Policy is incorporated into and forms part of the Terms of Service.
This Privacy Policy explains what Personal Data (defined below) we collect, how we use and share that data, and your choices concerning our data practices. This Privacy Policy is incorporated into and forms part of our Terms of Service.
Before using the Service or submitting any Personal Data to The Dipp, please review this Privacy Policy carefully and contact us if you have any questions. By using the Service, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, please do not access the Site or otherwise use the Service.
1. PERSONAL DATA WE COLLECT
We collect information that alone or in combination with other information in our possession could be used to identify you (“Personal Data”) as follows:
Personal Data You Provide: We collect Personal Data when you register for an account and purchase a subscription, visit or use the Site, sign up for email or other communication updates, respond to surveys or other questionnaires provided by the The Dipp, or contact the The Dipp. The Personal Data collected during these interactions may vary based on what you choose to share with us, but it will generally include your name, account information (including user name, password, and any photo or avatar used in connection with your account), mailing address, email address, telephone number, information about your television or other media preferences or consumption, any information that you choose to post or comment on the Site, and the financial information necessary to ensure payments can be processed by our payment processor Stripe, Inc. (“Stripe”). Accordingly, in addition to this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Service, information related to your purchases is also processed according to Stripe’s services agreement and privacy policy.
Personal Data We Collect Through Our Social Media Pages: We have pages on social media sites like Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and TikTok (“Social Media Pages”). When you interact with our Social Media Pages, we will collect Personal Data that you elect to provide to us, such as your contact details. In addition, the companies that host our Social Media Pages may provide us with aggregate information and analytics regarding the use of our Social Media Pages.
Personal Data We Receive Automatically From Your Use of the Service: When you visit, use and interact with the Service, we may receive and store certain information about your visit, use or interactions. For example, we may monitor the number of people that visit the Service, peak hours of visits, which page(s) are visited, the domains our visitors come from (e.g., google.com, yahoo.com, etc.), and which browsers people use to access the Service (e.g., Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, etc.), broad geographical information, and navigation pattern. In particular, the following information is created and automatically logged in our systems:
● Log data: Information that your browser automatically sends whenever you visit the Site (“log data”). Log data includes your Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, browser type and settings, the date and time of your request, and how you interacted with the Site.
● Cookies: Please see the “Cookies” section below to learn more about how we use cookies. ● Device information: Includes name of the device, operating system, and browser you are
using. Information collected may depend on the type of device you use and its settings.
● Usage Information: We collect information about how you use our Service and visit the Site, such as the types of content that you view or engage with, the features you use, the actions you take, and the time, frequency and duration of your activities.
Cookies: We use cookies to operate and administer our Site, gather usage data on our Site and improve your experience on it. A “cookie” is a piece of information sent to your browser by a website you visit. Cookies can be stored on your computer for different periods of time. Some cookies expire after a certain amount of time, or upon logging out (session cookies), others survive after your browser is closed until a defined expiration date set in the cookie (as determined by the third party placing it), and help recognize your computer when you open your browser and browse the Internet again (persistent cookies). For more details on cookies please visit All About Cookies.
Email Pixels: We use pixels in our email campaigns that allow us to collect your email and IP address as well as the date and time you open an email or click on any links in the email.
Analytics: We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses cookies to help us analyze how users use the Site and enhance your experience when you use the Site. For more information on how Google uses this data, go to www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/.
Online Tracking and Do Not Track Signals: We and our third party service providers, including Facebook, may use cookies, pixels or other tracking technologies to collect information about your browsing activities over time and across different websites following your use of the Site and use that information to send targeted advertisements. Our Site currently does not respond to “Do Not Track” (“DNT”) signals and operates as described in this Privacy Policy whether or not a DNT signal is received. If we do respond to DNT signals in the future, we will update this Privacy Policy to describe how we do so.
Your Choices. On most web browsers, you will find a “help” section on the toolbar. Please refer to this section for information on how to receive a notification when you are receiving a new cookie and how to turn cookies off. Please see the links below for guidance on how to modify your web browser’s settings on the most popular browsers:
Please note that if you limit the ability of websites to set cookies, you may be unable to access certain parts of the Site and you may not be able to benefit from the full functionality of the Site.
Advertising networks may use cookies to collect Personal Data. Most advertising networks offer you a way to opt out of targeted advertising. If you would like to find out more information, please visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s online resources
at http://www.networkadvertising.org and follow the opt-out instructions there.
If you access the Site on your mobile device, you may not be able to control tracking technologies through the settings.
2. HOW WE USE PERSONAL DATA
We may use Personal Data for the following purposes:
· To provide the Service and any related customer support;
· To maintain your account, including offering functionalities such as the ability to save user preferences and account or user history;
· To send emails or other communication updates, including marketing information to you, information regarding new content posted to the Site, promotions, and/or new products or services;
· To respond to your inquiries, comments, feedback or questions;
· To send administrative information to you, for example, information regarding the Service, and changes to our terms, conditions, and policies;
· To analyze how you interact with our Service;
· To maintain and improve the content and functionality of the Service;
· To develop new products, services and content offerings;
· To collect payments from you;
· To prevent fraud, criminal activity, or misuses of our Service, and to ensure the security of our IT systems, architecture and networks; and
· To comply with legal obligations and legal process and to protect our rights, privacy, safety or property, and/or that of our affiliates, you or other third parties.
Aggregated Information. We may aggregate Personal Data and use the aggregated information to analyze the effectiveness of our Service, to improve and add features to our Service, and for other similar purposes. In addition, from time to time, we may analyze the general behavior and characteristics of users of our Services and share aggregated information like general user statistics with prospective business partners. We may collect aggregated information through the Service, through cookies, and through other means described in this Privacy Policy.
Marketing. We may use your Personal Data to contact you to tell you about content, products or services we believe may be of interest to you, or special promotions or offers. For instance, if you elect to provide your email or telephone number, we may use that information to send you special offers. You may opt out of receiving emails by following the instructions contained in each promotional email we send you. You can also control the marketing emails and/or text messages you receive by updating your settings through your account. In addition, if at any time you do not wish to receive future marketing communications, you may contact us. If you unsubscribe from our marketing lists, you will no longer receive marketing communications but we will continue to contact you regarding management of your account, other administrative matters, and to respond to your requests.
3. SHARING AND DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL DATA
In certain circumstances we may share your Personal Data with third parties without further notice to you, unless required by the law, as set forth below:
· Vendors and Service Providers: To assist us in meeting business operations needs and to perform certain services and functions, we may share Personal Data with vendors and service providers, including providers of hosting services, database management services, cloud services and other information technology services providers, event management services, email communication software and email newsletter services, advertising and marketing services, survey services payment processors, customer relationship management and customer support
services, and web analytics services. Pursuant to our instructions, these parties will access, process or store Personal Data in the course of performing their duties to us.
· Business Transfers: If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, financing due diligence, reorganization, bankruptcy, receivership, sale of all or a portion of our assets, or transition of service to another provider, your Personal Data and other information may be shared in the diligence process with counterparties and others assisting with the transaction and transferred to a successor or affiliate as part of that transaction along with other assets.
· Legal Requirements: If required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to (i) comply with a legal obligation, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements, (ii) protect and defend our rights or property, (iii) prevent fraud, (iv) act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of the Services, or the public, or (v) protect against legal liability.
· Affiliates: We may share Personal Data with our affiliates, meaning an entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with The Dipp. Our affiliates may use the Personal Data we share in a manner consistent with this Privacy Policy.
· Other Users: Certain actions you take may be visible to other users of the Service. For example, when you comment on or react to content posted to the Site, other users or visitors to the Site can see that information and your user name.
Social Networking Services: The Services may allow you to post or share information to various third-party services or platforms, including Social Media Pages. You acknowledge that if you choose to share or post information in such a way, your friends, followers or subscribers on, or other users of, these third-party services or platforms will be able to view such activity. If you choose to access or make use of Social Media Pages via the Services, we may receive information about you that you have made available to those Social Media Pages, including information about your contacts on Social Media Pages. The use of the information by such Social Media Pages will be governed by their privacy policies, and we do not control their use of the shared data.
4. UPDATE OR DELETE YOUR INFORMATION
Please log in to your account or contact us if you need to change or correct your Personal Data. Please email hi@thedipp.com if you want to delete your Personal Data.
5. CHILDREN
Our Service is not directed to children who are under the age of 13. The Dipp does not knowingly collect Personal Data from children under the age of 13. If you have reason to believe that a child under the age of 13 has provided Personal Data to The Dipp through the Service please contact us and we will endeavor to delete that information from our databases.
6. LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES
The Service may contain links to other websites not operated or controlled by The Dipp, including social media services (“Third Party Sites”). The information that you share with Third Party Sites will be governed by the specific privacy policies and terms of service of the Third Party Sites and not by this Privacy Policy. By providing these links we do not imply that we endorse or have reviewed these sites. Please contact the Third Party Sites directly for information on their privacy practices and policies.
7. SECURITY
You use the Service at your own risk. We implement commercially reasonable technical, administrative, and organizational measures to protect Personal Data both online and offline from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration or destruction. However, no Internet or e-mail transmission is ever fully secure or error free. In particular, e-mail sent to or from us may not be secure. Therefore, you should take special care in deciding what information you send to us via the Service or e-mail. Please keep this in mind when disclosing any Personal Data to The Dipp via the Internet. In addition, we are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the Service, or third party websites.
8. INTERNATIONAL USERS
By using our Service, you understand and acknowledge that your Personal Data will be transferred from your location to our facilities and servers in the United States.
9. YOUR CHOICES
In certain circumstances providing Personal Data is optional. However, if you choose not to provide Personal Data that is needed to use some features of our Service, you may be unable to use those features. You can also contact us to ask us to update or correct your Personal Data. You may also delete your account, to the extent applicable. Please note that we will need to verify that you have the authority to delete the account, and certain activity generated prior to deletion may remain stored by us and may be shared with third parties as detailed in this Privacy Policy.
10. CHANGES TO THE PRIVACY POLICY
The Service, and our business may change from time to time. As a result we may change this Privacy Policy at any time. When we do we will post an updated version on this page, unless another type of notice is required by the applicable law. By continuing to use our Service or providing us with Personal Data after we have posted an updated Privacy Policy, or notified you by other means if applicable, you consent to the revised Privacy Policy and practices described in it.
11. CONTACT US
If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy or information practices, or need to access this Privacy Policy in a different format, please feel free to contact us at our designated request address at hi@thedipp.com.