Last updated 02/02/2023
1. Information we collect
At Paascloud.info we take the privacy of our users very seriously. In order to provide the best cloud computing articles and resources, we may collect certain information from our visitors. This information may include:
- User Account Information: When you create a public user account or profile on our site, we collect your username, email address and password. You may also be asked to provide additional information, such as your first and last name. We also collect any additional information you choose to add to your account or public profile, such as a profile picture or information about your hobbies and interests.
- Payment Information: When you purchase a product or service on our site, we collect your name, contact information and payment card information.
- Social Media Integration: If you use a social media account to create an account on our site or to log in, we may receive personal information from that social media service, such as your user name, email address, gender and public profile information.
- Public User Content: Our site may offer public forums or communication platforms where you can communicate with other users, post information, content, images, photos or videos, participate in surveys or submit reviews or ratings. Your content will be associated with your public user profile, which is public and unencrypted, and may be read and used by others, including advertisers. We are not responsible for the information you choose to share in these public areas.
- Location Information: If you use a location-enabled device, we may collect geographic location information from your device or IP address.
- Survey and Contest Information: If you participate in a survey, poll, contest or promotion on our site, we may collect your name and contact information, as well as your responses to survey or poll questions or contest entry information.
- Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We, our service providers and third-party advertising partners may collect information about site visitors using cookies and other tracking technologies.
By using our site, you consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy.
2. How we use the information we collect
Generally, we use the personal information we collect to provide the product, service, feature or information you have requested and for our reasonable business purposes, including, but not limited to:
- Managing our website and providing our services, such as creating and administering user accounts and facilitating the use of our forums and communication platforms.
- Enabling geographic-specific features, such as offering location-based pricing and information.
- Processing payments for our services.
- Notifying users of changes to their account or our website’s services, terms, conditions, or policies, as well as providing administrative messages, updates, legal notices, technical notices, or security alerts.
- Customizing the user experience by tailoring advertisements to make them more relevant and useful to individual users.
- Conducting research and development, analyzing user behavior, and improving our website, products, and services.
- Responding to user inquiries and providing technical and other support.
- Ensuring compliance with our Terms of Use and preventing fraud.
- Providing newsletters, information, promotional offers, and other advertising about Paascloud.info and our advertising partners.
- Facilitating user participation in contests, promotions, surveys, and polls.
- Meeting contractual obligations.
- Any other purpose with the user’s consent or as permitted or required by law.
3. Cookies, tracking technologies and interest-based advertising
We, along with our service providers and third-party advertising partners, use various technologies to automatically collect information about visitors to our website. This information includes details such as how you access, navigate, and leave our site, the browser type and operating system you use, your IP address, mobile device ID or Advertising ID if you access the site from a mobile device, the pages of our site you visit, the date and time of your visit, how long you spend on our site or specific pages, and the next website you visit after leaving paascloud.info. This information helps us understand the number of visitors to our site, the areas they visit, and their behavior while on our site. It may also be used to optimize the traffic we receive and to deliver targeted advertisements to you when you visit other websites.
We and our service providers and third-party advertising partners collect information using cookies, pixels, and Adobe Flash. This information is used to remember your preferences and make your navigation of our site smoother. We also use these technologies to track your activities on our site and other websites, including the websites and web pages you visit, the ads or content you click on, any purchases you make, and the search terms you use. This information is used to deliver tailored advertising to you. In some cases, we may share a hashed or encrypted version of your email address or telephone number with advertising partners to serve you with targeted advertising on our website or other third-party websites. Our advertising partners are not allowed to use this information for any other purpose.
If you prefer not to accept cookies, you can modify your browser settings to notify you when a cookie is received, disable existing cookies, or set your browser to automatically reject any cookies. You can also set your email options to prevent the automatic downloading of images that may contain technologies that track your access and activities. If you don’t want us to share your hashed or encrypted email address with advertising partners, simply opt-out of our promotional communications.
Currently, we do not honor browser “do not track” signals. However, you have the option to opt-out of network advertising programs that monitor your activities across various websites for the purpose of delivering personalized ads to you. For more information, kindly visit Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada Opt-Out Page, European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance, NAI Opt-Out Page and the Ad Choices Opt-Out Page.
At paascloud.info, we utilize Google Analytics to gain insights into how our website visitors interact with our site and its features. This information helps us to sell advertising and improve our content. Additionally, we use certain features of Google Analytics Display Advertising for online advertising purposes. If you prefer, you have the option to opt-out of Google Analytics and customize the advertisements displayed through Google’s Display Network. For more information, please visit Google’s Ad Settings and Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. Please visit How Google uses data when you use our partners’ sites or apps for a description of how Google uses information sent by our browser and for ways you can control the information sent to Google.
4. How we share your information
We may share information we collect about you in the following circumstances.
We may utilize third-party service providers (including affiliated entities in this role) to offer services to us or you on our behalf. For instance, our service providers might host our website, analyze data collected from our site, handle customer service on our behalf, manage our promotions, handle transactions and payments, provide marketing support, distribute emails and communications, display our advertisements (including targeted advertising campaigns online), and gather your feedback on our site and advertisements.
We only share your personal information with our service providers for the purpose of offering services to you and us. They are not allowed to use your personal information for other purposes. Some of our service providers are located outside of Canada, including in the United States. While your personal information is located outside of Canada, it will be subject to legal obligations that apply to our service providers, such as mandatory disclosures to government authorities and national security agencies in specific situations.
Aggregate or de-identified information
We may utilize your personal information to create condensed statistics and anonymized data. This information may be used, shared, and sold for any purpose.
With your consent
We may share your personal information with third parties. For instance, if you give us your email address for the purpose of subscribing to news, marketing offers, or other information from a third party, or for receiving business offers, we may share your details for that specific purpose. Once shared, your information will be subject to the privacy policy of the third party.
Business Operations
In the event of the financing, securitization, insuring, sale, assignment, or other disposal of part or all of our business or assets, we may share your personal information with third parties involved in the process. These third parties may use the information to evaluate and complete the transaction. We will take reasonable measures to ensure that our successors or assigns handle the information we transfer to them in a manner that is consistent with this Privacy Policy.
Miscellaneous
In other circumstances as permitted or required by law or legal process, we may share your personal information. For example, we may share your information: (a) to collect debt owed to us; (b) in response to a subpoena, warrant, court order, or other legal process; (c) if disclosure is requested by a government authority, law enforcement, or investigatory body in relation to an investigation or legal process; or (d) if we believe the information is related to a breach of agreement or law, or to protect the safety of our users or defend our rights and property.
5. How we store and protect personal information
Your personal information from unauthorized access or disclosure, we have implemented security measures such as password protection for your accounts created on our websites, and SSL-encryption in certain parts of our websites. Access to your personal information is limited to employees, representatives and service providers who need it for their job responsibilities. Although we have taken the necessary precautions to secure your personal information, it is not possible to guarantee 100% security during internet data transmission.
6. Links to external content
Our website may redirect you to external websites, services, or content from third parties. We have no control over these third-party sources and are not accountable for their privacy policies. It is suggested that you review the privacy policy of any third-party website or service you visit or use.
7. Children
Our Sites are not directed to and we do not knowingly request or collect personal information from children – persons under 13 years of age, or another age if required by applicable law – without prior verifiable parental consent. If we become aware that we have unknowingly collected personal information about a child without verifiable parental consent, we will delete this information from our records or, if that is not reasonable, we will take reasonable available steps to de-identify the information.
8. Accessing or correcting your personal information
We urge you to make sure the information you have provided is accurate and up to date. You can do this by logging into your account or profile and making the necessary changes.
If you would like to access or correct your personal information that we have on file, please reach out to us as instructed. To protect your information, we may need to verify your identity before granting access or making any adjustments. It is important to note that there may be some cases where we are unable to give you the information you have requested, such as if it is confidential or contains the personal information of others that cannot be separated.
9. Users from the European Union
This addition to the Privacy Policy only applies to individuals who reside in a European Union Member State and use our website, mobile app, or other covered applications. Paascloud is responsible for handling personal information, which is defined as personal data under relevant data protection laws.
Retention
Your personal information will be kept for a reasonable amount of time for the purposes previously stated, taking into consideration factors such as the statute of limitations, legal obligations, and the length of time you use our site and receive our services.
Legal Basis for Data Processing
We handle personal information for the reasons outlined in this Privacy Policy, as explained previously. Our legal justification for handling personal information includes processing that is: required to fulfill our contract with you (such as providing requested services and processing payments), required to meet legal obligations (such as adhering to accounting regulations and disclosing information to law enforcement when necessary), necessary for our legitimate business interests (such as managing our relationship with you and improving our website and services), and based on your consent (such as sending you marketing information and communicating about our products and services), which can be revoked at any time without affecting the validity of the processing done before the revocation of consent.
In certain circumstances, you may need to provide us with personal information for processing, in order for us to provide all of our services and for you to utilize all features on our website.
International Transfers of Personal Data
Some of the individuals within our company and third-party entities to whom we share personal information (as stated above) may reside in countries outside of the European Economic Area (EEA), including places that do not offer the same level of data protection as your home country. To make sure that the recipients of your personal information are bound by confidentiality obligations, we take necessary measures and, where necessary by law, implement measures such as standard data protection agreements to guarantee that any transferred personal information remains protected and secure.
Your Rights
Based on the relevant laws, you have the right to object to or request limitations on the processing of your personal information. You also have the right to access, correct, delete, and transfer your personal information. If you notice any changes or inaccuracies in your information, please inform us so we can update or correct our records. If you believe that our processing of your personal information is in violation of the law, you may file a complaint with the supervisory authority in your country of residency.
10. Your Choices
You have the option to stop receiving promotional material from us at any time by either following the unsubscribe instructions in the communications you receive or adjusting your communication preferences on your account or profile.
You can also regulate the information we obtain from your device or third parties, like social media networks, by modifying your device, browser, or privacy settings.
You may choose to revoke your consent for our collection, utilization, or disclosure of your personal information, with consideration for any contractual or legal limitations and proper notice. However, if you revoke your consent for certain collections, uses, or disclosures of your personal information, we may not be able to offer you certain products or services.
11. How to reach out to us
If you have any inquiries or remarks regarding this Privacy Policy, feel free to reach out to us: