Last updated: October 4th, 2023
This privacy notice for Wepost AS ("Company," "we," "us," or "our"), describes how and why we might collect, store, use, and/or share ("process") your information when you use our services ("Services"), such as when you:
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Visit our website at https://weposthq.com, or any website of ours that links to this privacy notice
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Engage with us in other related ways, including any sales, marketing, or events
Questions or concerns? 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 Hello@Weposthq.com.
SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS
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Introduction: Wepost values your privacy and is committed to safeguarding your personal data, providing a transparent overview of how your data is used, stored, and protected.
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Information We Collect: We collect data to enhance your experience, including personal identification information, device and usage information, and information provided by third-party integrations.
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How We Use Your Information: Your data is utilized to improve, personalize, and expand our services, understand user preferences, facilitate account creation and logon process, send marketing and promotional communications, and employ third-party services.
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Legal Basis for Processing Personal Information: We process your data based on legitimate business interests, compliance with legal obligations, and your consent.
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Sharing of Personal Information: Your data may be shared with third-party service providers, business partners, and other entities, adhering to legal requirements and ensuring your privacy.
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Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect and use personal information about you, and to serve you with targeted advertising.
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How We Handle Your Social Logins: If you choose to register or log in using social media, we may access and store your data that the social media service makes available, adhering to your settings on their platform.
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How We Keep Your Information Secure: We implement reasonable technical and organizational security measures to protect your data, acknowledging that no system can guarantee absolute security.
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Information from Minors: Wepost does not knowingly collect data from individuals under 18 and takes steps to promptly delete such information if identified.
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Your Privacy Rights: You have rights to access, correct, update, or request deletion of your personal information, and we provide channels for you to exercise these rights.
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Controls for Do-Not-Track Features: Wepost does not currently respond to DNT browser signals due to the lack of an established industry standard.
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Do Virginia Residents Have Specific Privacy Rights?: Virginia residents have specific rights under the VCDPA, which can be exercised by contacting us directly.
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Do California Residents Have Specific Privacy Rights?: California residents have specific rights under the CCPA, which can be exercised by contacting us directly.
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Updates to This Policy: Our privacy policy may be updated periodically, and we encourage you to review it frequently to stay informed about how we are protecting your data.
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How Can You Contact Us About This Policy?: For any questions, comments, or concerns about this policy, contact us via email or post.
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How Can You Review, Update, or Delete the Data We Collect from You?: We provide clear channels for you to review, update, or delete your data, ensuring you have control over your personal information.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Information we collect
2. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION
4. Sharing of Personal information
5. DO WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES?
7. HOW LONG WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION
8. HOW WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE
12. DO VIRGINIA RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS?
13. DO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS?
14. UPDATES TO THIS POLICY
15. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS POLICY?
16. HOW CAN YOU REVIEW, UPDATE, OR DELETE THE DATA WE COLLECT FROM YOU?
1. Information we collect
Your trust is paramount to us at Wepost, and we are committed to safeguarding your personal information. In this section, we aim to transparently outline the types of information we collect when you utilize our website, mobile application, and services, and the ways in which this information is gathered.
1.1 Information You Voluntarily Provide to Us
In the course of using our services, we collect information that you decide to share with us. This may include, but is not limited to:
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Personal Information: Such as your name, email address, phone number, and other identifying details that you provide when creating an account, subscribing to our services, or inquiring about our offerings.
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Payment Data: Details necessary to process payments when you purchase our services, such as your credit card number, expiration date, and security code.
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User Content: Any content, feedback, or other information you submit or share through our platforms, such as comments, messages, and reviews.
1.2 Information Automatically Collected
When you interact with our platforms, certain information is automatically recorded and stored, including:
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Usage Data: Information about your interactions with our website and services, such as pages visited, time spent, and features used.
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Technical Data: Details about your device, IP address, browser type, operating system, and other technical identifiers.
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Location Data: Your geographical location based on your IP address or other location-based technologies.
1.3 Information Collected Through Third-Party Sources
We may collect information about you from other sources, which could include:
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Social Media Platforms: If you choose to link or login to our services using social media, certain information may be shared with us based on your social media privacy settings.
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Third-Party Data Providers: We may receive additional information about you, such as demographic data, from third-party sources and combine it with the information we have about you.
1.4 Cookies and Similar Technologies
We utilize cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance user experience, analyze engagement, and facilitate additional functionalities in our services. You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings.
1.5 Sensitive Personal Information
We do not intentionally collect any sensitive personal information, such as details about your race, religion, sexual orientation, or health information, unless explicitly provided by you for specific purposes.
1.6 Information from Minors
Wepost does not knowingly collect or solicit information from individuals under the age of 18. If you believe that we have unintentionally collected such information, please contact us immediately at Hello@weposthq.com.
Your understanding of the types of information we collect is crucial. We encourage you to reach out to us at Hello@weposthq.com should you have any questions, concerns, or require further clarification regarding our data collection practices.
2. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION
At Wepost, we prioritize utilizing your information in a manner that enhances your experience with our services while respecting your privacy and choices. In this section, we elucidate the various ways in which the information collected is used to provide, improve, and safeguard our services, and to communicate effectively with you.
2.1 To Facilitate Account Creation and Management
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User Registration: Utilizing your personal information to create and manage your Wepost account.
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Subscription Management: Managing your subscription, processing payments, and facilitating the renewal of our services.
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Customer Support: Assisting you with your inquiries, resolving issues, and providing you with necessary support.
2.2 To Deliver and Enhance Our Services
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Service Provision: Ensuring our services, features, and functionalities are available, personalized, and optimized for your use.
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Improvements and Updates: Implementing updates, enhancements, and improvements to our services based on your feedback and usage data.
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Security: Protecting our platforms, services, and your information from potential threats and unauthorized access.
2.3 To Communicate with You
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Updates and Notifications: Informing you about updates, changes, and important notifications related to our services.
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Marketing Communications: Sending you promotional messages, newsletters, and information about our services and offerings, where permissible.
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Feedback: Requesting your feedback and opinions to improve our services and understand your preferences.
2.4 To Ensure Legal and Regulatory Compliance
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Legal Obligations: Complying with legal, regulatory, and law enforcement requirements.
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Policy Enforcement: Ensuring adherence to our terms, conditions, and policies.
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Protect Rights: Protecting the rights, property, and safety of Wepost, our users, and the public.
2.5 To Analyze and Understand User Engagement
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Analytics: Analyzing data related to your use of our services to understand trends, user behavior, and to enhance user experience.
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Research and Development: Conducting research and development activities to improve our services and develop new features or offerings.
2.6 To Facilitate User Interactions and Community Features
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User Interaction: Enabling you to interact with other users and participate in community features.
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User Content: Displaying and sharing the content, comments, reviews, and other information you choose to submit, create or share on our platforms.
Your understanding of how your information is utilized is crucial to us. Should you have any questions, concerns, or require further clarification regarding our usage of your information, please do not hesitate to contact us at Hello@weposthq.com.
3. Legal Basis for Processing Personal Information
Your trust and privacy are paramount to us at Wepost. In this section, we aim to provide clear and transparent information regarding the legal bases upon which we process your personal information. Understanding why and how your information is processed is crucial, and we are committed to ensuring that such processing always adheres to applicable legal standards.
3.1 Consent
Explicit Approval: We process certain data based on your explicit consent, obtained via clear and affirmative actions, such as opting into receiving marketing communications.
Withdrawal of Consent: You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time, and we provide easy mechanisms for you to do so.
3.2 Performance of a Contract
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Service Delivery: We process your personal information as necessary to perform our contractual obligations, ensuring you receive the services you have subscribed to.
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Customer Support: To assist you with inquiries, support, and service-related communications.
3.3 Legitimate Interests
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User Experience: To enhance, personalize, and improve your experience on our platforms.
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Security: To protect our platforms and your information from security threats and unauthorized access.
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Marketing: To inform you about relevant services and offerings, unless you opt out of such communications.
3.4 Legal Obligations
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Regulatory Compliance: To comply with legal and regulatory requirements, and to respond to lawful requests from authorities.
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Legal Claims: To establish, exercise, or defend legal claims and to protect our rights and the rights of our users.
3.5 Vital Interests
Protection: In certain circumstances, we may process your information to protect your vital interests or the vital interests of another person, especially in cases of emergencies.
3.6 Public Interests
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Legal Processes: In certain scenarios, your information may be processed based on public interest grounds, in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
Your understanding and confidence in how we process your personal information are vital to us at Wepost. Should you have any questions, concerns, or require further clarification regarding our legal bases for processing your information, please do not hesitate to contact us at Hello@weposthq.com.
4. Sharing of Personal information
At Wepost, we recognize the significance of your personal information and are committed to maintaining its confidentiality. We want to assure you that your information is not sold or traded to third parties. However, there are circumstances under which your information may be shared, and this section seeks to transparently outline those scenarios.
4.1 With Service Providers and Third Parties
We may share your information with third-party service providers that assist us in operating our services, conducting our business, or serving our users, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. This includes payment processors, cloud storage providers, marketing service providers, and technology partners, among others, who assist in facilitating our services, ensuring they function optimally, and supporting our communication with you.
4.2 During Business Transfers
In the event that Wepost undergoes a business transition, such as a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of its assets, your personal information may be among the assets transferred. We will ensure that you are notified of such a change and that the new entity adheres to practices that are consistent with this privacy policy.
4.3 With 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.
4.4 Other Relevant Scenarios
We may also disclose your personal information where required by law or regulatory requirements, during legal proceedings, in response to a lawful request by public authorities, or in situations that involve protecting the safety of our users.
4.5 Anonymized Data
We may share anonymized or aggregated data, which cannot be used to identify you, with third parties for analytical, research, or other similar purposes.
Your understanding of how your personal information is shared is crucial to us at Wepost. Should you have any questions, concerns, or require further clarification regarding our sharing of your information, please do not hesitate to contact us at Hello@weposthq.com.
5. DO WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES?
At Wepost, we utilize cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your digital experience, analyze our platform's usage, and tailor content to your interests.
5.1 Usage and Types of Cookies
We employ various cookies, including session cookies, which are temporary, and persistent cookies, which remain until manually deleted, to optimize our services and understand user behavior.
5.2 Managing Cookies
Your browser settings allow you to manage your cookie preferences, enabling you to block or allow cookies. Note that restricting cookies may impact your user experience and the functionality of our services.
5.3 Third-Party Analytics
We may engage third-party services to utilize tracking technologies for analyzing platform engagement and providing statistical insights, always prioritizing your privacy and data protection.
5.4 Consent to Cookies
By using our platforms, you consent to our use of cookies as outlined. You may withdraw consent at any time by adjusting your browser settings.
6. HOW DO WE HANDLE YOUR SOCIAL LOGINS
Engaging with Wepost’s platforms may involve the use of social logins, and we are committed to ensuring clarity and transparency in how this information is managed and utilized.
6.1 Utilizing Social Logins
When you choose to register or log in to our website using a social media platform, you allow us to access and store your email address and other basic profile information as permitted by your social media settings.
6.2 Data Management
The information obtained through social logins is used to create and facilitate your Wepost account, ensuring a seamless and integrated user experience. We do not post on your behalf or share information back through your social media accounts without your consent.
6.3 Security and Privacy
We uphold stringent data protection and privacy standards, ensuring that your information is securely managed and not utilized beyond the purposes outlined in this policy.
6.4 Your Control
You maintain control over the information shared through social logins and can manage your privacy settings directly through your social media accounts.
Your understanding and control over your data are crucial to us at Wepost. For any questions or further clarification regarding how we handle social logins, please do not hesitate to contact us at Hello@weposthq.com.
7. HOW LONG WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION
7.1 Retention Periods
We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this privacy policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law, or unless you request its deletion.
7.2 Criteria for Determination
The length of time we keep your information depends on various factors, including the nature of the information, why it is collected, and relevant legal or operational retention needs.
7.3 Data Deletion
Upon your request or after the expiration of the applicable retention period, we will securely delete or anonymize your information, unless legal obligations or legitimate interests necessitate its retention.
7.4 Use in AI Model Training
In our pursuit of continuous improvement and innovation, we may use your data to train our AI models. However, it’s crucial to note that before utilizing your data in this manner, it will be anonymized to ensure your privacy is uncompromised. This means that any data used to enhance our AI models will be stripped of personally identifiable information, ensuring it cannot be traced back to you.
7.4 Regular Review
We regularly review our data retention practices to ensure compliance with legal obligations and alignment with our operational requirements.
8. HOW WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE
We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. These measures are crafted with the intent to shield your data from unauthorized access and unlawful processing.
However, it’s crucial to acknowledge that despite our dedicated efforts to protect your information, no electronic transmission over the Internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Therefore, while we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorized third parties will not be able to defeat our security measures 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 Services is at your own risk. You are encouraged to only access the Services within a secure environment and to participate in protecting your information, such as by using secure passwords and protecting your login credentials.
9. DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?
At Wepost, we are committed to protecting the privacy and safety of minors. This section outlines our stance and practices concerning the collection and processing of information from individuals under the age of 18. Wepost does not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from individuals under the age of 18. Our services are not designed to attract the attention of minors, and we do not intentionally target this demographic in our marketing and advertising efforts.
In the event that we learn that we have collected personal information from a minor under the age of 18 without verification of parental consent, we will take appropriate steps to delete this information from our systems promptly. Parents and guardians are encouraged to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their children’s online activity and to help enforce our privacy policy by instructing their children never to provide personal information through our services without their permission.
Your understanding and cooperation in ensuring the privacy and safety of minors are crucial to us at Wepost. Should you have any questions or require further clarification regarding our practices related to information from minors, please do not hesitate to contact us at Hello@weposthq.com.
10. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?
You have the right to access, correct, update, or request deletion of your personal information at any time. Moreover, you can object to the processing of your personal information, ask us to restrict the processing of your data, and request portability of your personal information.
10.1 Exercising Your Rights
To exercise any of your rights, please contact us at Hello@weposthq.com. We will respond to your request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
10.2 Data Access and Portability
You can request copies of your personal information held by us and ask about the purposes of processing, the categories of personal data concerned, and information about the companies with which we share your information.
10.3 Data Rectification
If you believe that any personal information we hold about you is inaccurate, outdated, incomplete, irrelevant, or misleading, you have the right to correct or update it.
10.4 Data Erasure
You can request that we erase your personal information when it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, or when, among other things, your data has been unlawfully processed.
10.5 Objection and Restriction of Processing
You have the right to object to our processing of your personal information and to ask us to restrict processing in certain circumstances.
10.6 Withdrawal of Consent
If we have collected and processed your personal information with your consent, you can withdraw your consent at any time. Withdrawing your consent will not affect the lawfulness of any processing we conducted prior to your withdrawal.
Your understanding and exercise of your privacy rights are vital to us at Wepost. Should you have any questions or require further clarification regarding your privacy rights and how to exercise them, please do not hesitate to contact us at Hello@weposthq.com.
10.7 Limitations Regarding AI Training
It's important to note that if your data has been used to train AI models, it cannot be extracted or removed from the model once the training has occurred. While you have the right to withdraw consent, request data deletion, or object to data processing, these actions will not retroactively affect or alter the AI models that have been trained with your data. We ensure that all data used in this manner is anonymized and cannot be traced back to individual users to protect your privacy.
11. CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES
Wepost values your privacy and provides you with options to control how your information is collected and used. This section outlines our approach and practices concerning Do-Not-Track (DNT) features and settings. Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems 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. There is no final standard for what DNT signals should convey, and, consequently, Wepost does 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. For now, users who wish to opt out of tracking can do so by utilizing various third-party services and changing their browser settings accordingly. Your understanding and control over your data and tracking preferences are crucial to us at Wepost. Should you have any questions or require further clarification regarding DNT features and controls, please do not hesitate to contact us at Hello@weposthq.com.
12. DO VIRGINIA RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS?
Wepost acknowledges and respects the privacy rights of individuals residing in different jurisdictions, including Virginia. This section provides information regarding the specific privacy rights afforded to Virginia residents under the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA).
Virginia residents have the right to:
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Access: Request to access their personal data held by us.
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Delete: Ask us to delete personal data that we have collected.
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Correct: Request corrections to their personal data.
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Opt-Out: Choose to opt-out of the sale of personal data, where applicable.
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Data Portability: Request that their personal data be provided to them or transmitted to another provider, where technically feasible.
12.1 Exercising Your Rights
Virginia residents can exercise these rights by contacting us directly. We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your VCDPA rights. Should we require additional information from you to verify your identity, we will inform you promptly.
12.2 Response Timing and Format
We aim to respond to a verifiable consumer request within 45 days of its receipt. Should we require more time, we will inform you of the reason and extension period in writing.
12.3 Non-Discrimination
We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your VCDPA rights, including denying goods or services, charging different prices or rates for goods or services, providing a different level or quality of goods or services, or suggesting that you may receive a different price or rate for goods or services or a different level or quality of goods or services.
13. DO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS?
In compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), residents of California are granted specific rights regarding their personal information. This section describes a California resident's CCPA rights and explains how to exercise those rights.
13.1 Access to Specific Information and Data Portability Rights
You have the right to request that we disclose certain information to you about our collection and use of your personal information over the past 12 months. Once we receive and confirm your verifiable consumer request, we will disclose to you:
13.2 The categories of personal information we collected about you
The categories of sources for the personal information we collected about you.
Our business or commercial purpose for collecting or selling that personal information.
The categories of third parties with whom we share that personal information.
The specific pieces of personal information we collected about you (also called a data portability request). If we sold or disclosed your personal information for a business purpose, two separate lists disclosing sales, identifying the personal information categories that each category of recipient purchased; and disclosures for a business purpose, identifying the personal information categories that each category of recipient obtained.
13.3 Deletion Request Rights
You have the right to request that we delete any of your personal information that we collected from you and retained, subject to certain exceptions. Once we receive and confirm your verifiable consumer request, we will delete (and direct our service providers to delete) your personal information from our records, unless an exception applies.
13.4 Exercising Access, Data Portability, and Deletion Rights
To exercise the access, data portability, and deletion rights described above, please submit a verifiable consumer request to us by either:
Emailing us at Hello@weposthq.com.
Visiting our website https://weposthq.com.
Only you, or a person registered with the California Secretary of State that you authorize to act on your behalf, may make a verifiable consumer request related to your personal information. You may also make a verifiable consumer request on behalf of your minor child.
13.5 Non-Discrimination
We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA rights. Unless permitted by the CCPA, we will not: Deny you goods or services.Charge you different prices or rates for goods or services, including through granting discounts or other benefits, or imposing penalties. Provide you a different level or quality of goods or services. Suggest that you may receive a different price or rate for goods or services or a different level or quality of goods or services.
Please note that we do not sell personal information and we will retain and use your personal information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
14. UPDATES TO THIS POLICY
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. We encourage you to review this privacy policy frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.
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.
15. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS POLICY?
If you have questions or comments about this policy, you may contact our Data Protection Officer (DPO), Trond Knutson Haugå, by email at Trond@weposthq.com, by phone at +4748004477, or by post to:
WEPOST AS
Sem Sælands Vei 1
7030 Trondheim
Norway
16. HOW CAN YOU REVIEW, UPDATE, OR DELETE THE DATA WE COLLECT FROM YOU?
Your control over your personal information is paramount at Wepost.
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Review: To review your data, contact us at Hello@weposthq.com.
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Update: If your data is inaccurate or incomplete, reach out to us using the aforementioned email.
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Delete: To request data deletion, utilize the same contact details.
Your inquiries and requests regarding your data are always welcome. For further details or assistance, contact us directly at Hello@weposthq.com.