Privacy Policy

 
 

Effective Date: November, 2024

PLEASE READ THIS PRIVACY POLICY CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE SITE. YOUR USE OF ANY PART OF THE SITE CONSTITUTES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF AND AGREEMENT TO THIS POLICY.

HYL325 LLC dba Technical Foundations (together with its affiliates, “We” or “Our” or “Us”) welcomes you to its website for Technical Foundations (collectively all elements of the website in all formats, the “Site”). We collect, use and are responsible for certain personal data about you. 

By using the Site or by providing your information to us, you consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions found here and any written agreement(s) executed and in effect in connection with any of our products or services and are incorporated by reference herein. We reserve the right to modify, alter or otherwise update this Policy at any time, without prior notice, by posting any such modified, altered or updated version of this Policy on the Site. We encourage You to check this page each time You use the Site.

If You have questions about this Policy, please contact us here

1. What Information is Collected by Technical Foundations or its Service Providers and When

The information we receive and how we use it depends on what you do when visiting the Site. The Site and related services may require registration for access. As part of registration and associated services, we ask you to provide us with certain information about you. You may provide us and our service providers personal information using the Site in several ways, for example, by entering that information into data fields on the Site (e.g., by creating an account or subscribing to our updates) or in communications with us using the contact information at the end of this Privacy Policy or in the Terms and Conditions (https://www.Technical-Foundations.com/terms-conditions). Personal information includes data that specifically identifies you, such as your name, email address, mailing address, telephone number, and payment information. Public information is information that you make publicly available through your account or by posting or otherwise communicating via the Site.

We may receive personal information from other sources.  For example, if you connect your social media account(s) to your account. The social media site may share information about your use of their services, including your profile, contacts, and viewed or liked content.  We encourage you to read the applicable privacy policies for your social media accounts.  We shall have no responsibility for those social media sites' data collection and use practices.

When you purchase from the Site, Technical Foundations and its service providers (including, but not limited to, PayPal, and International Checkout Inc.) may collect your name, billing, shipping addresses, phone number, e-mail address, and credit card information. You provide this information so we can process and ship your order.

2. Other Information

If you submit personal information about another person through the Site (e.g., in connection with placing an order), you represent that the information is correct and accurate and that you have permission to use the information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

We value your privacy and the information you consent to share regarding our SMS marketing service. We use this information to send you text notifications (for your order, including abandoned checkout reminders), text marketing offers, and transactional texts, including requests for reviews from us. Opt-in data and consent for text messaging will not be shared with any third parties except messaging partners to enable and operate our text messaging program.

3. How and Why Your Personal Data is Collected 

Technical Foundations and its service providers also collect certain non-personal information, data that does not identify you as an individual. This information tells us how people use the Site so that we can analyze its effectiveness and provide you with a better web experience. As discussed below, we collect and use this information through various technologies, including “cookies” and analysis applications. 


(a) Server Information

Like every website, the Technical Foundations servers automatically and temporarily store the following information in the server log files. Your browser provides this information, unless you have deactivated the function. The server log files are not analyzed with respect to individuals. At no time can this data be attributed to specific individuals. 

  • IP address of the enquiring computer

  • File query by the client

  • The HTTP response code

  • The Internet page from which you visited us (referrer URL)

  • The time of the server query

  • The browser type and version

  • The operating system used on the enquiring computer

 (b) Site Visit Tracking Technologies

As is standard practice on many websites, the Site may use “cookies” and other technologies to help Technical Foundations understand which parts of the Site are the most popular and the preferences of the Technical Foundations users. Technical Foundations may also use cookies and other technologies to study traffic patterns on the Site, improve its functionality and usability, and improve the effectiveness of our communications with users. Technical Foundations may also use cookies to customize your experience and provide greater convenience to you during your interactions with the Site.

A cookie is a unique alphanumeric identifier websites use to help identify the number of unique visitors to a website, whether or not those visitors are repeat visitors, and the source of the visits.  Cookies cannot be executed as code or used to deliver a virus and thus pose no threat to you.  Servers and sites other than the one placing the cookie on your hard drive cannot read the cookie, and different servers can gather no personal information from the cookie.  If you prefer not to enable cookies or to disable them, you may do so through your web browser’s security settings.  Please note that certain Site features may not be available once cookies have been disabled.

Like most websites, the Site gathers certain information automatically and stores it in log files.  This information includes internet protocol (“IP”) addresses, browser type, operating system, internet service provider (“ISP”), referring/exit pages, date/time stamp of access, clickstream data, and information about the content you view on the Site.  When you visit the Site, the servers automatically log your IP address, the time and duration of your visit, and the time and duration spent on the Site pages you view.  If you arrive at the Site by clicking a paid advertisement or a link in a communication, the server will capture information that tracks your visit from that link.  If you arrive at the Site by clicking on a non-paid source, such as a search engine result or link on another website, the server may capture information that tracks your visit from that source to the extent available.

Some of our communications to you may contain a “click-through URL,” which links to content on the Site.  When you click one of these URLs, information is passed through the Technical Foundations web server before you arrive at the destination web page.  Technical Foundations tracks this click-through data to help determine interest in particular topics and measure the effectiveness of our communications.  If you prefer not to be tracked, simply avoid clicking text or graphic links in emails you receive from Technical Foundations.

Certain Site features may use locally stored objects (“Flash cookies”) to collect and store information about your preferences and navigation to, from, and on our website.  Flash cookies are not managed by the same browser settings used for browser cookies.

Technical Foundations may additionally use web beacons or pixel tags, which are tiny invisible graphic images, on the Site. These may be used by Technical Foundations to count users who have visited its web pages and for related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of certain website content and verifying system and server integrity).

(c) Different Devices

If you use different devices (e.g., your smartphone, laptop, and/or home computer) to access the Site, we may receive and collect device-specific information, including your hardware model, operating system version, unique device identifiers, phone number, location, and mobile network information. We may associate your device identifiers or phone numbers with your account information.

(d) Third-Party Analytics

We may use third-party service providers (e.g., search engines) to collect and analyze information about use of the Site.  These service providers may utilize cookies and related technologies to collect personal information.

Use of Information

Technical Foundations and its service providers may use your personal information to provide our services and contact you in response to your submitted inquiries.  Technical Foundations and its service providers may use your information to manage our contractual relationship with you because we have a legitimate interest to do so, and/or to comply with a legal obligation:

  • to present our Site and related content to you;

  • to provide you with information, products, or services that you request from us;

  • to provide you with notices about your account;

  • to process your orders, including purchases of gift certificates;

  • in combination with other information for Site improvement and marketing and promotional purposes;

  • to provide more consistent and personalized services across the Site, including to personalize our advertising, marketing, and promotional efforts;

  • to carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and us, including for billing and collection;

  • to notify you about changes to the Site or any products or services we offer or provide through it;

  • to allow you to participate in interactive features on the Site.

Finally, we never use or share the personally identifiable information provided to us online in ways unrelated to the ones described above without also providing you with an opportunity to opt out or otherwise prohibit such unrelated uses. 

When Technical Foundations Discloses Your Information
We may disclose aggregated information about our users without restriction. This data cannot be attributed to any specific individual. Technical Foundations may disclose aggregated user data to describe our services to current and prospective affiliates and to other third parties for lawful purposes.

 Technical Foundations and its service providers may transfer information between them for business purposes.  For example, our service providers may handle technical support, payment processing, marketing, advertising delivery and tracking, or information analysis.  We furnish our service providers the information they need to perform these and other services, and we work with our service providers to respect and protect your information.  We may also provide your information to our affiliates.  The entities we share information with may be located in the United States or other countries. 

4. Our Commitment to Data Security

To help prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have put in place reasonable physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online. Although we strive to keep your personal information secure, no safeguards can be guaranteed to be completely secure, so you should exercise caution when transferring personal information over the Internet.  Please advise us immediately at the address listed below of any incident involving the loss of or unauthorized access to or disclosure of personal information that is in our custody or control.

International Orders
If you choose the “International Checkout” option during checkout, International Checkout Inc. (http://www.internationalcheckout.com/) will process your order. Please note that you will leave the Site when you choose this option and be subject to a different privacy policy (http://www.internationalcheckout.com/privacy-policy.php). Please review this policy carefully and direct any questions to support@internationalcheckout.com.

We may disclose information about you without your consent and without notice to you as required to enforce or apply the Terms and Conditions (https://www.technical-foundations.com/terms-conditions), or other agreements, including for billing and collection purposes.

In the event that Technical Foundations or some of our assets are sold or transferred or used as security, or to the extent we engage in business negotiations with our business partners, the information collected on the Site may be transferred or shared with third parties as part of that transaction or negotiation.  We may also provide information or provide access to information to any of our affiliated businesses or to our business partners.

On rare occasions, we may disclose specific information without your consent and without notice to you as required to comply with laws and regulations or to comply with court orders, subpoenas, or lawful discovery requests.  Information collected from you may also be used to investigate security breaches or otherwise cooperate with authorities.  We may also share information with companies assisting in fraud protection or investigation. 

5. Our Commitment to Children’s Privacy

Protecting the privacy of the very young is especially important. For that reason, we do not knowingly collect or maintain information from children under the age of 13, and no part of the Site is aimed at or intended for anyone under the age of 13.  If we obtain actual knowledge that we have inadvertently collected personal information relating to a child under the age of 13, we will delete that information from our records.  If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under the age of 13, please Contact Us

6. How You Can Access or Control Your Information

You have choices about the collection, use, and sharing of your personal information, including:

  • You can access all your personally identifiable information that we collect online and maintain by visiting the My Account section of the Site. You may log in to your account and view or modify the information you have saved. We use this procedure to better safeguard your information.  You can also request a copy of your personal information.

  • You can correct factual errors in your personally identifiable information by sending us a request that credibly shows errors.  You may also log in to your account and modify the information you save.

  • You can request that we stop using some or all of your personal information or restrict our use of it.

  • You may opt out of direct marketing or profiling, which we carry out for direct marketing, by submitting a request here or by using the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our email communications.

  • Opt-in data and consent for text messaging will not be shared with any third parties except for messaging partners to enable and operate our text messaging program.

To protect your privacy and security, we will also take reasonable steps to verify your identity before granting access or making corrections.

Please note that we may need to retain certain information for recordkeeping purposes or to complete transactions that occurred prior to your request.  We will also retain your personal information if reasonably necessary to comply with our legal obligations, meet regulatory requirements, resolve disputes, maintain security, prevent fraud and abuse, or enforce the Terms and Conditions (https://www.technical-foundations.com/terms-conditions). 

To learn more about how to make these requests, please Contact Us.

7. How and When You Can Withdraw Consent

You may exercise your rights in relation to automated decision-making in circumstances that have a legal effect or otherwise significantly affect you. This right allows individuals in certain circumstances to access certain safeguards against the risk that a potentially damaging decision is taken solely without human intervention. In specific instances, you have the right to request human intervention and an explanation of the automated decision, and you may be able to challenge that decision.I f you are a resident or national of the European Economic Area (EEA) and would like to exercise your individual data subject access rights, please Contact Us.


California Privacy Rights

If You are a resident of California, You may submit a written request to Us about how We have shared Your User Information with select third parties for their direct marketing purposes. In response to your written request, We will identify the categories of information shared, if any, and will include a list of the third parties and affiliates with which it was shared, along with their names and addresses.

At this time, only customers assessing our website from EEU regions or California residents can withdraw consent.

8. Personal Jurisdiction, Forum Selection, and Legal Compliance

You acknowledge and agree that we make no representation that the Site is governed by or operated in accordance with the laws of other nations or that the Site (or any portion thereof) is appropriate or available for use in any particular jurisdiction. Users who elect to access the Site acknowledge and agree that they do so on their sole initiative and at their sole risk and are solely responsible for complying with all local laws, rules, and regulations. By using this Site, users from outside of the United States of America acknowledge this Site is subject to the laws and regulations of the United States of America and the State of New York and waive any claims that may arise under other laws. This Privacy Policy shall be governed solely by and construed in accordance with New York law, notwithstanding conflict of laws provisions. Any disputes arising under this Privacy Policy shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts of the State of New York, and the venue shall lie in New York County. By using the Site, you hereby submit to the personal jurisdiction of such courts for such purposes and waive any and all objections as to jurisdiction or venue in such courts.

“Do Not Track” is a privacy setting that you may set in your web browsers.  If turned on, this setting requests that websites not track information about users.  At this time, we do not respond to “Do Not Track” browser settings or signals.

Data Retention

Cross-Border Transfers
We may transfer your personal information to other countries in compliance with applicable laws. In certain circumstances, courts, law enforcement agencies, regulatory agencies, or security authorities in those countries may have access to it.

Data Controller
The information about you that is collected, processed and/or used through the Site is controlled by Technical Foundations.  The Site is hosted and provided outside of the European Economic Area (EEA), including in the United States.  The privacy protections and the rights of authorities to access your information in these countries may be different from in your country.

 You may reach our Data Protection Officer here.

YOUR CONTINUED USE OF THE SITE CONSTITUTES YOUR AGREEMENT TO THIS POLICY AND ANY UPDATES TO THIS POLICY.