Last updated May 23, 2022
ShowBizers is purposeful about respecting your privacy and has a robust Privacy Policy that captures why and how we might gather, use, or share certain information about you when you visit our website at showbizers.com.
Reading this privacy notice will help you understand your privacy rights and choices. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Services. If you still have any questions or concerns, please contact us at admin@showbizers.com or through our Contact Us page.
What Kind of Information Does ShowBizers Collect?
ShowBizers only have access to the information you disclose to us. We collect personal information that you willingly avail to us when you access our website or contact us. The personal information we collect depends on the context of your interactions with our site.
While we do not process sensitive information, some information like your browser and device characteristics and Internet Protocol (IP) address is automatically collected when you visit our site. This information does not reveal or expose your specific identity like contact information or name.
The information collected is only needed for internal analytics and maintaining the security of our site. It may include your IP address, operating system, browser and device features, country and location, device name, referring URLs, and other information related to how and when you use our site.
How Do We Collect and Process Your Information?
Showbizers.com gather information through cookies and other similar technologies like most of the other websites you visit. The information we collect includes the following:
- Log and Usage Data
These are service-related, diagnostic, usage, and performance information our servers automatically collect when you access or use our site; they are collected and recorded in log files.
Depending on how you interact with our site, this log data may include your IP address, device information, browser type, and settings and information about your activity on the site. This may include the date/time stamps associated with your usage, pages and files viewed, searches, and other actions you take such as which features you use.
We also collect device event information such as system activity, error reports, and hardware settings.
- Device Data
We collect device data such as information about your computer, phone, tablet, or other devices you use to access our site. 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.
- Location Data
We collect location data such as information about your device’s location, which can be either precise or imprecise. How much information we collect depends on the type and settings of the device you use to access our site. For instance, we may use GPS and other technologies to collect geolocation data that tells us your current location (based on your IP address).
You can opt-out of allowing us to collect this information either by refusing access to the information or by disabling your Location setting on your device. However, if you choose to opt out, you may not be able to use certain aspects of our site.
How ShowBizers Process the Information it Collects
We process your information to improve our site, for security, and to comply with applicable 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 site, including:
- To Request Feedback
We may process your information when necessary to request feedback and to contact you about your use of our site.
- To Protect our Services
We may process your information as part of our efforts to keep our site safe and secure, including fraud monitoring and prevention.
- To Identify Usage Trends
We may process information about how you use our site to understand better how it is being used so that we can improve on what we do.
- 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.
Legal Bases for Processing Your Information
ShowBizers only process your personal information when we believe it is necessary and we have a valid legal reason (i.e., legal basis) to do so under applicable law, like with your consent, to comply with laws, to provide you with services to enter into or fulfill our contractual obligations, to protect your rights, or to fulfill our legitimate business interests.
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and UK GDPR
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.
- 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:
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- Analyze how our site is used so we can improve them to engage and retain users
- Diagnose problems and/or prevent fraudulent activities
- Understand how our users use our site so we can improve user experience
- 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.
This Section Applies to showbizers.com Users Located in Canada
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., implied consent). You can withdraw your consent at any time.
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
- 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 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
When and With Whom Does ShowBizers Share Your Personal Information?
We may share information in specific situations described in this section and/or with the following categories of third parties.
Vendors, Consultants, and Other Third-Party Service Providers. We may share your data with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents (“third parties”) who perform services for us or on our behalf and require access to such information to do that work.
We have contracts in place with our third parties, which are designed to help safeguard your personal information. This means that they cannot do anything with your personal information unless we have instructed them to do it.
They will also not share your personal information with any organization apart from us. They also commit to protect the data they hold on our behalf and to retain it for the period we instruct. The categories of third parties we may share personal information with are as follows:
- Ad Networks
- Data Analytics Services
We also may need to share your personal information in the following situations:
- 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.
Our Stance on Third-party Websites
ShowBizers is not responsible for the safety of any information that you share with third parties that we may link to or who advertise on our site, but are not affiliated with, our site.
Our site may link to third-party websites, online services, or mobile applications and/or contain advertisements from third parties that are not affiliated with us and which may link to other websites, services, or applications. Accordingly, we do not make any guarantee regarding any such third parties, and we will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by the use of such third-party websites, services, or applications.
The inclusion of a link towards a third-party website, service, or application does not imply an endorsement by us. 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 notice.
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 our site. You should review the policies of such third parties and contact them directly to respond to your questions
Use of Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies
We may use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect and store your information. Specific information about how we use such technologies and how you can refuse certain cookies is set out in our Cookie Notice.
We keep your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this privacy notice unless otherwise required by law. No purpose in this notice will require us to keep your personal information for longer than 90 days.
When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will either delete or anonymize such information. If that is not possible because your personal information has been stored in backup archives, we will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.
How Do We Keep Your Information Safe?
ShowBizers aims to protect your personal information through a system of organizational and technical security measures. We have implemented appropriate and reasonable technical and organizational 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 unauthorized 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, the transmission of personal information to and from our site is at your own risk. You should only access the site within a secure environment.