Last updated: November 8, 2024
At HitMIDI (accessible at https://www.hitmidi.com), your privacy is one of our main priorities. This Privacy Policy outlines the types of information we collect, how it’s used and safeguarded, and your rights regarding your personal information.
1. Information We Collect
We collect several types of information for various purposes, including:
Cookies: Our website uses cookies to enhance site functionality and analyze site traffic. You can manage your cookie preferences via your browser settings.
Personal Identification Information: When you register an account, make a purchase, or contact us, we may ask for your name, email address, billing and shipping addresses, and payment information.
Account Information: This includes your username, password, order history, and any details associated with your account on our website.
Technical Data: When you use our site, we may collect details like your IP address, browser type, device information, operating system, and browsing behavior. This helps us optimize your experience.
2. How We Use Your Information
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
3. How We Share Your Information
We only give your data to a third party when it is necessary to fulfill a contract or when we are required by law. Some third parties handle your data for us, for instance our webhost. When this is the case we have a Data Processing Amendment. We never sell your data to anyone.
Parties that help us to fulfill a contract
PayPal
We use PayPal to handle our payments. When you place an order on out site and you will make your payment through PayPal. We will give them the necessary information about your order that is required to complete the purchase. This happens when you click any of the payment buttons. Once you do you will go to PayPal’s website. Their site and all PayPal transactions are subject to PayPal’s Privacy Policy.
Parties with a Data Processing Agreement
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to understand how our visitors use our website. For instance we’d like to know where visitors come from, how long they stay and which pages have the most visits. This is done through cookies and completely anonymous: the last few numbers of your IP address are masked. The data we collect, process, and store using Google Analytics is secure and kept confidential. We use the data to make improvements to the site, to find errors and help us fix them or to create a better user experience. We have configured Google Analytics to not share data with Google products & services, to not share data for benchmarking, nor to share data with technical support or account specialists. We have also disabled Data Collection for Advertising Features. We do not share this data with any third party. Google’s privacy policy applies.
You may choose to opt out for Google analytics on all websites. To do so you can use a browser addon by Google.
Namecheap
Namecheap is our webhost and makes sure you can reach HitMIDI.com. Our data is stored on their servers and they are responsible for keeping the servers secure. There is a Non Disclosure Clause in our contract and they are bound not to share our data with others, unless required by law.
4. How We Protect Your Information
We take data security seriously and implement industry-standard measures to protect your information. However, please remember that no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
5. Lawful basis for data collection
Our data collection is based on three lawful bases for processing. When you place an order on our site this is a contract. We need your data to complete your payment and process your purchase.
The lawful basis when you subscribe to our newsletter is consent. By subscribing you give us permission to use the data you submit. In all other cases we have a legitimate interest,
6. Your Data Protection Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:
Right to Access: You may request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
Right to Rectification: You may ask us to correct any inaccuracies in your personal data.
Right to Erasure: You may request that we delete your personal data, subject to certain conditions (e.g., retention required by law).
Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that we limit the processing of your personal information.
Right to Data Portability: You may request to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
Right to Withdraw Consent: If we process your data based on your consent, you can withdraw it at any time.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact details provided below. We may require verification of your identity before fulfilling your request.
7. Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to other websites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of these sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.
8. Children’s Privacy
Our website and services are not intended for individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from children under 13. If we discover that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete this information as soon as possible.
9. Data Retention
We retain your personal information only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law. Once no longer necessary, your data will be securely deleted or anonymized.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices, technologies, or legal requirements. The “Last Updated” date at the top of this page indicates when this policy was last revised. Any changes become effective when posted on this page, so please review it periodically.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
By using our website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to this Privacy Policy.
