Privacy Policy

Last updated: November 18, 2022
PLEASE READ THIS PRIVACY POLICY CAREFULLY TO UNDERSTAND HOW WE TREAT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION AND WHAT CHOICES AND RIGHTS YOU HAVE IN THIS REGARD. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS POLICY, YOU SHOULD NOT ACCESS OR USE THE SITE.

INTRODUCTION

Shiftech, LLC (“Shiftech”) knows that you care how information about you is used and shared. This notice describes Shiftech’s privacy policy for our web site (the “Site”) including all online services and functions.

No Registration Required

You do not need to register on this Site in order to use the Site’s online services and functions, including our blogs. You may browse the entire Site at your leisure.

Cookies

A cookie is a small text file that is stored on a user’s computer for record-keeping purposes. Shiftech uses cookies on the Site.

Shiftech may use both “session ID cookies” and “persistent cookies.” Shiftech uses session cookies to make it easier for you to navigate the Site. A session ID cookie expires when you close your browser. Shiftech may also set a persistent cookie to store certain information. The persistent cookie also enables Shiftech to track and target the interests of users to enhance the experience on the Site.

Your web browser allows you to control and limit cookies on your computer. If you reject cookies, you may still use the Site, but your ability to use some areas or functions of the Site may be limited.

Email from Shiftech for Newsletters and Announcements

Shiftech may use your username and email address to provide you with periodic information that may include email newsletters and Company announcements. If you do not wish to receive these kinds of communications, you can opt out. Shiftech also offers you the option to unsubscribe from newsletters and announcements by return email.

Product Information and Offers

The email address information that you provide on the Site may be used to contact you about other product and service offers from Shiftech. Shiftech may also use that information to let you know of additional products and services from other companies that you might be interested in. If you do not wish to receive these kinds of communications, you can opt out by unchecking the appropriate email offer announcements boxes during registration.

Significant Announcements by Email

Shiftech may also use your email address to provide you with significant announcements about Site functions or services, about this Site, about fulfillment of a specific transaction you have requested, or about other significant developments that may affect your use of the Site. You cannot opt out of this kind of email.

Additional Information for Specific Purposes

This Site may request additional information from you on product order forms or other online transaction forms. Such forms may require you to provide contact information (such as name and mailing or shipping address).Information that you provide in this way may be used for billing andaccounting purposes, for recording products and services that youhave licensed, bought, or downloaded, and to fill your orders.Shiftech may use this contact information to communicate aboutorders, products, services, or fees or charges.

Shiftech may use an outside shipping company to ship orders and uses a credit card processing company to process payments for goods and services. These companies have access to user information in order to perform their functions.

Shiftech may partner with other third parties to provide specific goods or services. When you sign up for such goods or services, Shiftech will share names or other contact information that is necessary for the third party to provide these goods or services.  Shiftech does not authorize third party providers to use personally identifiable information except for the purpose related to these goods or services.

Communications with Others

The Site may allow you to contribute to one or more blogs or communicate by means of online functions.

Nothing requires you to disclose your identity to others.  If you choose to disclose your identity to third parties using any Site function or service, you do so at your own risk. Shiftech is not responsible for the privacy or security of any information, personal or otherwise, that you may choose to communicate or exchange using the functionality of the Site.

Each item of information or any materials you contribute for such purposes are your “Public Content.”  Public Content must be content and information that you have a right to disclose and transfer and must not violate any other person’s privacy or intellectual property rights.

Feedback to Shiftech

Shiftech feedback functionality on the Site that allows you to submitcomments, suggestions, or bugs found. Shiftech may collect your nameor username and email address in order to follow up with you or thankyou for a suggestion.

Anonymous Data

Shiftech may track the Site to analyze trends, administer the Site, track your actions and use of the Site, record transactions, and gather demographic information for aggregate use. Such analysis is not linked to personally identifiable information.

Shiftech may share aggregated demographic and usage information with its partners and advertisers. This aggregated information is not linked to any personal information that can identify any individual person.

Links

This Site may contain links to other sites. Shiftech is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. Shiftech encourages users to be aware when they leave the Site and to read the privacy statements of sites that collect personally identifiable information. This privacy policy applies only to information collected on this Site.

Security Technology

When a Site’s registration/order form asks users to enter financial information(such as credit card number), that information is encrypted and is protected during transmission through the Internet using Secure Socket Layer (SSL) software.  You should see the lock icon on the bottom of web browsers such as Microsoft Internet Explorer becomes locked, as opposed to unlocked or open when you are just surfing. If you have any questions about the security, you can send an email to contact@shiftech.net.

Correction/Updating of Personal Information

If you provide personally identifiable information changes (such as an email address or zip code), Shiftech will endeavor to provide a way to correct, update, or remove your personal data.

Protection of Minors

Children under the age of 16 are not permitted to input any information on this Site.

Business or Asset Transfer or Sale

Shiftech may be sold, or might sell or buy businesses or assets of businesses, or Shiftech might merge with another business. In such transactions, customer information generally is one of the transferred business assets. Also, in the event that Shiftech, a line of business of Shiftech, or substantially all the assets of Shiftech are transferred, customer information may well be one of the transferred assets. Shiftech will make reasonable effort to provide notice on the Site and to notify you via email to the most recent email address that you have provided to Shiftech of any such change in ownership or control of your personal information.

Release of Information for Legal Reasons

Shiftech may release information concerning your use of Shiftech (including, but not limited to, posted Public Content, registration information, and network records) when it believes in good faith that such release is appropriate to comply with the law (for example, pursuant to a statutory demand, subpoena, warrant or court order), to protect against fraudulent, abusive or unlawful use of the Shiftech, to protect Shiftech's rights or property, enforce any contract between you and Shiftech, or if Shiftech reasonably believes that a situation involving danger of death or injury to any person requires disclosure.

Limited Use

Shiftech does not intend to sell, share, or rent information obtained on this Site other than as discussed in this privacy policy.

Changes in This Privacy Policy

If Shiftech decides to change its privacy policy, Shiftech will post those changes on Shiftech’s Site so Shiftech’s users can remain aware of what information Shiftech collects, how Shiftech uses it, and under what circumstances, if any, Shiftech discloses it.

Your California Privacy Rights

The services offered by this Site are not generally available to residents of the State of California and, as a result, certain privacy protections applicable to California residents, including but not limited to the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 and the California Consumer Protection Act, may not apply to all use of this Site by a California resident.