At Division Search, we respect
your privacy, and we understand the importance of the information you entrust
to us. This Privacy Policy describes the practices concerning the information
collected by the Division Search company consisting of Division Search ("Division
Search", "we", "us" and "our") through the
use of the websites and extensions
Division Search respects the
privacy of users of the Division Search Services, and has developed this
privacy policy (the "Privacy Policy") to demonstrate our commitment
to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy is intended to describe for
you, as an individual who is a user of the Division Search Services, the
information we collect, how that information may be used, with whom it may be
shared, and your choices about such uses and disclosures.
We encourage you to read this
Privacy Policy carefully. If you have any questions about our privacy
practices, please refer to the end of this Privacy Policy for information on
how to contact us. Unless indicated otherwise Division Search Services are
subject to our Terms of Service, this Privacy Policy.
Search services:
Through the extension, we provide
features to facilitate Internet search and communication services using the Division
Search extension. This search functionality may be implemented through browser
settings and "extensions" that set or default your browser homepage,
start page, new tab page and/or Division Search setting(s), depending on which Division
Search Product you are using and what options you select. We may provide you a
way to decline or opt-out of the setting(s) change by unchecking the
appropriate checkbox during the download and installation process for the
relevant Division Search Product that provides access to the Search
Applications.
Certain Division Search Products,
such as Chrome new tab products, may be available through the online store
operated by the browser developer (e.g., the Chrome web store) and the user
disclosures and options may vary based on the store’s requirements. The search
features, as well as other non-search-related features, may be customized by
you. In addition, you may be able to disable or remove the Division Search
features by removing or disabling the applicable files you downloaded from the Division
Search Products, or changing your Division Search within your browser,
depending on your browser, browser version, and tools and features provided in
your respective browser.
How we collect information:
We use various technologies to
collect information from your device and about your activities on the Division
Search Services:
1. We do not collect any
personally identifiable information. If you email us, we will only use your
email to respond to you.
2. We automatically collect
information from your computer and/or device when you use the Division Search
Services. This information may include your IP address, your browser type and
language and other browser-related information, a time-stamp, the keyword
query, search query text, search results clicked, pages viewed, search history,
the content of any of our undeleted cookies, including a unique identifier (see
section D on "Cookies" below), software installed upon and/or devices
connected to your computer and/or device, and the referring website address.
3. We may use standard Internet
technology, such as web beacons, cookies and other similar technologies, to
track your use of the Division Search Services (see our cookies policy). Web
beacons are small pieces of data that are embedded in images on the pages of
sites. The information we obtain in this manner enables us to customize the
services we offer as part of the Division Search Services for our users.
4. We may allow third-parties,
including our authorized service providers, advertising companies, and ad
networks, to display advertisements or place ad tags or beacons on or via Division
Search Services. These companies may use tracking technologies, such as
cookies, to collect information about users who view or interact with their
advertisements. (To learn more about cookies generally, please go to European
Cookies policy. This information allows them to deliver targeted advertisements
and evaluate its effectiveness. We may also use information collected by these
third-parties to better understand our own users, their interests, how they use
our products, improve and customize our products, and to deliver ads targeted
to you (either on our Division Search Services or on other websites whether or
not owned and operated by us). Please note, some of these third-party
advertising companies may be members of the Network Advertising Initiative, or
the Digital Advertising Alliance, each of which offers a single location to opt
out of ad targeting from member companies. For more information about limiting
third-party advertising cookies, please visit the following links:
aboutads.info, youronlinechoices.com, or networkadvertising.org. On Third Party
Sites, Services and Applications. Division Search and its affiliates work with
various companies, such as advertisers, ad networks and data management platforms,
that may help us and other companies to tailor online ads, including through
behavioral advertising designed to target users’ interests and deliver more
relevant advertising. To provide such ads, these third parties may collect
and/or we may disclose to these third parties a unique ID that may be
associated with your device’s platform or a device/internet browser
combination, or they may tell us based on their own data, if that unique ID is
associated with a particular. We or these third parties may collect the
following information (and similar information): o Demographic data collected
on Division Search Services (e.g., age, zip or postal code, gender) and
geographic location derived from your IP address on your visits to, and
collected on, the Division Search Services and non-affiliated websites and
applications; Data about your use of or visits to the Division Search Services
and non-affiliated websites and applications; o Data on your interaction with
the advertisement displayed on third party websites and applications; and o
Interest and usage data (such as the pages you view and links you click on)
acquired from other companies. We may disclose any or all of the collected
information to third parties. We or these third parties may use the collected
information to provide advertisements of interest to you on certain Division
Search Services and non-affiliated websites and applications and for other
purposes described in this privacy policy (such as to improve or customize our
products).
D. We use cookies and similar
technologies (such as local stored objects) to collect and store information
when you interact with the Division Search Services, such as when you use our
web and search tools and extensions, or view our ads. We, and certain third parties
we work with e.g. ad networks and data management platforms, may also use these
technologies to better target ads to you based on your online browsing
activities.
Major browsers provide users with
various options when it comes to cookies. Users can usually set their browsers
to block all third-party cookies (which are those set by third-party companies
collecting information on websites operated by other companies), block all
cookies (including first-party cookies such as the ones Division Search uses to
collect search activity information about its users), or block specific
cookies.
E. We may use information that we
collect about you to:
Deliver the products and services
that you have requested; Respond to your queries with the best possible answers
and search results; Perform research and analysis about your use of, or
interest in, our products, services, or content, or products, services or
content offered by others; Enable us and our search and advertising partners to
develop and display content and advertising tailored to your interests, when
you use the Division Search Services, other websites and services, or mobile
applications;
Advertisers and Ad Networks: As
described above under "Information Collected By
Third Parties and Behavioral Advertising", third party advertisers and ad
networks, data management platforms, and other third parties may collect
information themselves from the Division Search Services and/or we may provide
them with the information described above for purposes of delivering relevant
ads.
G. Information we collect, or
permit third parties such as advertising companies and advertising networks to
collect using cookies, beacons, pixels and similar technology, may be
transferred to, stored and processed outside your country of residence in any
country or territory where one or more of our affiliated group companies, third
party service providers or advertising companies or advertising networks are
located or maintain facilities, including but not limited to the United States.
While other territories may not have the same standards of data protection as
those within your home country, we will continue to protect the information
transferred in accordance with this Privacy Policy. By using the Division
Search Services you consent to the transfer of your personal data as described
in this Privacy Policy.
H. Third-Party Websites There may
be places in the Division Search Services where you may click on a link to
access other websites that do not operate under this Privacy Policy. For
example, if you click on a link to a featured search engine, you may be taken
to a website that we do not control. These third-party websites may
independently solicit and collect information, from you and, in some instances,
provide us with information about your activities on those websites. We
recommend that you consult the privacy policy of all third-party websites you
visit.
I. Our Division Search Services
are intended for general audiences over the age of 13 years old. We do not
knowingly collect information from children under the age of 13 years old. If
you are not over 13 years old, DO NOT DOWNLOAD OR USE THE SEARCH DIMENSION
SERVICES.
J. This Privacy Policy does not
create rights enforceable by third parties or require disclosure of any
information relating to users of the Division Search Services.
K. We will occasionally update
this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our practices and services. If we
make any material changes in the way we collect, use, and/or share your
information, we will notify you by posting notice of the changes on or through
the applicable Division Search Services, or notifying you of these changes in
another way reasonably calculated to provide notice. We recommend that you
check this page, the help menu within a Division Search Product, or this url http://DivisionSearch.com/, from time to time to inform
yourself of any changes in this Privacy Policy or any of our other policies. We
may acquire or develop new Division Search Products and/or Division Search
Services from time to time that require additional privacy disclosure. In such
case, we will add these additional provisions in a product specific annex or section
that will only apply to such new Division Search Product or Division Search
Service and will not vary the terms of this Privacy Policy in relation to your
use of existing Division Search Products and Division Search Services (and, as
such, we will not be required to notify you of such additional terms unless you
also use the new Division Search Products or Search Dimension Services).
L. If you have any questions
about this Privacy Policy or our information-handling practices, please contact
us by email at email@divisionsearch.com.