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Privowny Inc. (“Privowny” or “we”) is committed to respecting your privacy. Privowny has developed technology that allows you to track data and information that you leave on the internet (“Bar”). This technology empowers you to gain control of your own data.
Privowny will never share your data with or sell your data to third parties, unless you have authorized Privowny to do so.
Below is information regarding the Privowny’s commitment to protect your Personal Data / Personally Identifiable Information (collectively referred to herein as “PII”), as well as information on how Privowny processes data.
  • Nature of the data collected and purposes of the data processing
    • Accessing Privowny as a non-registered user
      When you access
      (“Website”), Privowny collects the IP address of the computer you are using to browse the Website. Unless you register as a Privowny user, send us an email and/or subscribe to updates to news or services and offers, we will not maintain any other PII as a result of your access to the Website.
      Privowny only collects information to compile usage statistics (using aggregated data) in order to improve your browsing on our Website rather than to identify you.
    • Accessing Privowny as a Registered User
      When you sign up for Privowny, we require a minimum amount of information about you: your full name, email address and mobile phone number.
      When PrivownyBar is activated in your browser (
      to get information on how to download and activate Bar), it allows you to collect and store all information that you leave on websites, such as IP addresses, usernames, email addresses, data you input on a web form, etc. This information is stored in your PrivownySphere (
      to know more about PrivownySphere). Bar will store your passwords in encrypted form that only you can access (decrypt; see
      ). However, in a small number of cases, a password may be collected if you allow Bar to do so or if Bar cannot recognize that the input field is a password field. In that situation, we recommend you encrypt that password for security purposes or delete it from your PrivownySphere.
      If you register as a Privowny user, we will collect and use your log-in (email address and your Privowny password) for technical and security purposes. We will not use any information that you have collected without your authorization.
      Any information Privowny collects is merely to compile usage statistics (using aggregated data) in order to improve usage of our Website and service but not to identify you.
      The reason for collecting and storing the information and data is to allow you to take control of your own data, help you track it and provide you with services to help you gain control over your data.
      When you disable PrivownyBar, no information is collected by PrivownyBar.
  • Use of cookies
    Our Website sends only “session cookies” to your computer to enhance your privacy by logging you out automatically and to present the website optimized for your screen resolution. Privowny uses web analytics cookies (Google analytics) only to better understand the use of its Website and to improve its service and usability. We do not use analytics cookies for any other purpose. Privowny does not use so-called “tracking cookies” that follow your browsing activity across the internet without you having explicitly agreed to it.
    Privowny does not allow any other companies to place cookies on your computer through our Website, smartphone or any other device (i.e. no third party cookies).
  • Use of information
    We use the information collected:
    to improve and personalize our service
    to allow you to instruct Privowny to manage your data held by other entities /companies (e.g. to effectuate change of address when you move)
    to increase security through SMS (text) confirmation via your mobile phone
    to understand geographical distribution of users
    to audit usage of the Website
    to maintain and safeguard the security of our service and Website.
    We may need to share personal information with third parties in limited circumstances for legal compliance, to prevent fraud or imminent harm, or when ownership of the company is transferred.
    Privowny does not access information and data collected and stored via Bar on its servers without your authorization.
  • Transfer of data to other entities
    Privowny processes your personal data on its servers located in the USA. Privowny uses third parties only to offer you services for technical purposes. Privowny will not share any of your data with other third parties for any other purpose (e.g. marketing, scoring, etc. ) unless you instruct Privowny to do so (e.g. to let companies know of your new address).
  • Your choices: User Access and Control of Data
    • Your choices as a non-registered user
      You have the right to ask Privowny what information we hold about you. If you wish to amend or delete any of the data which we hold about you please contact
      or visit the “
      ” section of our Website
    • Your choices as a registered Privowny User
      You always have full control of the data Bar collects and stores in your PrivownySphere. You can manually change the data and delete all information. If you decide to delete all your information, the information and data collected will be deleted after three days. Within those three days you can restore your PrivownySphere and continue to collect data. After the three days, the service provided to you will cease and you will not be able to restore any data, access your PrivownySphere or use Bar.
      You have a right to ask Privowny what information we hold about you. However, unlike other companies, Privowny holds only a minimum amount of information about you, which is necessary to deliver its service to you: your name, email address and mobile phone number.
  • Changes to this Policy
    This policy is effective as of June 1, 2011. From time to time we may make changes to this privacy policy statement to reflect any changes to our privacy practices in accordance with changes to legislation, best practice, website or service enhancements. Our changes are effective when posted on this page.
  • Contact
    If you have any questions, comments or feedback about our Website privacy policy, do not hesitate to contact us at:

    Privowny Inc.
    390 Lytton Avenue
    Palo Alto, CA 94301-1432
    United States of America

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