5. Use of Data
Wicked Handmaiden uses the collected data for various purposes:
-- 0.1. to provide and maintain our Website;
-- 0.2. to notify you about changes to our Website;
-- 0.3. to allow you to participate in interactive features of our Website when you choose
to do so;
-- 0.4. to provide customer support;
-- 0.5. to gather analysis or information so that we can improve our Website;
-- 0.6. to monitor the usage of our Website;
-- 0.7. to detect, prevent and address technical issues;
-- 0.8. to fulfil any other purpose for which you provide data;
-- 0.9. to carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts
entered into between you and us, including for billing and collection;
-- 0.10. to provide you with notices about your account and/or subscription, including
expiration and renewal notices, email instructions, etc.;
-- 0.11. to provide you with news, special offers and general information about other
goods, services and events which we offer that are similar to those that you have already
purchased or enquired about, unless you have opted not to receive such information;
-- 0.12. in any other way we may describe when you provide the information;
-- 0.13. with your consent, for any other purpose.

6. Retention of Data
We will retain your Personal Data only for as long as necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with
our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with
applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.
We will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained
for a shorter period, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the
functionality of our Website, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time
periods. 

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We do not share any client data with third parties. No information will be shared nor sold with
third parties/affiliates for marketing/promotional purposes. Your personal information is kept
confidential and is not disclosed to any outside organizations except as required by law or with
your explicit consent.

7. Transfer of Data
Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to – and maintained on –
computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction
where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction.
If you are located outside the United States and choose to provide information to us, please note
that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to the United States and process it there.
Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such data represents your
agreement to that transfer.
Wicked Handmaiden will take all the steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated
securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy; and no transfer of your Personal Data will
take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place, including
the security of your data and other personal information.

8. Disclosure of Data
We may disclose personal information that we collect or you provide, as follows:
0.1. Disclosure for Law Enforcement. -- Under certain circumstances, we may be
required to disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to
valid requests by public authorities.
0.2. Business Transaction. If we or our subsidiaries are involved in a merger,
acquisition or asset sale, your Personal Data may be transferred.
We may also disclose your information:
   -- 0.3.1. to our subsidiaries and affiliates;
   -- 0.3.2. to contractors, website providers, and other third parties we use to support our
business;
  -- 0.3.3. to fulfill the purpose for which you provide it;
  -- 0.3.4. for any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information; 

  -- 0.3.5. with your consent in any other cases;
  -- 0.3.6. if we believe in our business discretion that disclosure is necessary or
appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of our company, our customers, or others.

9. Security of Data
The security of your data is important to us; but remember that no method of transmission over
the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially
acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

If you wish to be informed what Personal Data we hold about you, and if you want it to be
removed from our systems, please email us at info@WickedHandmaiden.
In certain circumstances, you have these data protection rights: 

  -- 0.1. the right to access, update or to delete the information we have about you;
  -- 0.2. the right of rectification. You have the right to have your information rectified if
that information is inaccurate or incomplete;
  -- 0.3. the right to object. You have the right to object to our processing of your Personal
Data;
  -- 0.4. the right of restriction. You have the right to request that we restrict the processing
of your Personal Information;
  -- 0.5. the right to data portability. You have the right to be provided with a copy of your
Personal Data in a structured, machine-readable and commonly used format;
  -- 0.6. the right to withdraw consent. You also have the right to withdraw your consent at
any time where we rely on your consent to process your Personal Information;
Please note that (i) we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests
and (ii) we may not be able to provide our Website to you without some necessary data. 

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10. Service Providers
We may engage third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Website (“Service
Providers”), provide services on our behalf, perform Website-related services or assist us in
analyzing how our Website is used.
These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf
and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

11. Analytics
We may use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Website.

 

12. CI/CD tools
We may use third-party Service Providers to automate the development process of our Website.

 

13. Advertising
We may use third-party Service Providers to show advertisements to you to help support and
maintain our Website.

14. Behavioral Remarketing
We may use remarketing services to advertise on third-party websites to you after you visited our
Website. We and our third-party vendors use Cookies to inform, optimize and serve ads based on
your past visits to our Website.

15. Payments
We provide paid products and/or services within our Website. In that case, we use third-party
services for payment processing (e.g. payment processors).
We will not store or collect your payment card details. That information is provided directly
to our third-party payment processors whose use of your Personal Information is governed by
their privacy policies. These payment processors adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as
managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa,
Mastercard, American Express and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure
handling of payment information.