Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy covers Code Cabin Inc. and brand representative, Bleepers', treatment of information acquired or collected from you, the site visitor or User, reasoning and means of doing so, by Code Cabin Inc., brand representatives, third-party partners or other reasonable means that arise during the course of normal interaction. Our Privacy Policy does not apply to entities outside of Code Cabin Inc. and brand representatives, nor to agents, organization extensions or end-users not owned or controlled by Code Cabin Inc., nor persons not controlled nor manage by Code Cabin Inc.. Notwithstanding the Privacy Terms above, Code Cabin Inc. and brand representatives undertake to maintain your privacy when working with third parties. CodeCabin and Bleeper is committed to protecting the data you share with us.

This Privacy Policy will further inform you about your rights and choices with respect to your Personal Information, and how you can reach us to update your contact information or get answers to questions you may have about our privacy practices.

All terms not defined in this Privacy Policy, can be found in our updated Terms and Conditions.

Quickview

  1. Collection and Use
    1. Personal Information in terms of this Policy
    2. Data Processing in terms of this Policy
      1. Consent
    3. Information Received or Collected
      1. Data Submitted on Our Website
        1. Data submitted via Live Chat
        2. Data Submitted via Form Entry
        3. Data submitted upon purchase
        4. Personal Data attached to Subscriber Lists
      2. GDPR Implication for Users of Bleeper
      3. Your Data Shared and Disclosed
        1. Statistical Information
      4. Data Integrity
      5. Data Security
      6. Cookies
      7. Children
      8. Rights of Data Subjects
        1. Timelines
        2. Breach Notifications
      9. Data Transfers
      10. Amendments to this Policy
      11. In a Nutshell
      12. How to get in touch with us

Collection and Use

Personal Information

For the purposes of this Policy, 'personal information' is regarded and relates to personally identifiable information of natural or juristic persons. Natural persons can be identified, whether directly or indirectly, by identification number or factors specific to his/her physical, mental, economical, social or cultural identity, including factors such as name, location or online identifier.

Notwithstanding the exceptions in terms of this Policy, Code Cabin Inc. and brand representative, Bleeper will not sell, rent or loan any personal information to third parties. Code Cabin Inc. and Bleeper is committed to protecting the data you share with us.

Data Processing

Code Cabin Inc. and Bleeper receive or collect personally identifiable information ("personal information") from you via interaction in regards to or by way of utilizing Our Product.  By voluntarily providing Code Cabin Inc. and brand representatives with personal information, you thereby submit that you are the owner of said information or are otherwise authorized to disclose or provide it to Code Cabin Inc. and Bleeper. You further submit consent to the collection of such personal information by Code Cabin Inc. and Bleeper in accordance with our Privacy Policy further set out below. You agree and acknowledge that communication with Code Cabin Inc. and Bleeper or communication via/in regards to Our Product will result in the transfer of personal data/information, as consented, whether locally or globally, and that Code Cabin Inc. and Bleeper will process this data in adherence to the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). You further submit and consent to certain personal information being transferred to the servers and databases of Code Cabin Inc. and Bleeper for storage and processing in terms of this Policy. You submit to understanding that certain jurisdictions in certain countries govern privacy and data security laws in their respective manners, according to which the your personal data may be collected, used, stored and/or disclosed.

Consent

Code Cabin Inc. and Bleeper relies on your consent for data processing purposes. The GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) defines consent as "...freely given, specific, informed..., a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data...".

Code Cabin Inc. and Bleeper provides for granular consent processes in each instance where personally identifiable data is processed. Supporting the spirit and aim of data protection proposed by the GDPR, we have not only ensured for consent safeguards in our internal processes, so endeavouring to affect Privacy by Design, but have implemented GDPR compliance tools to assist Users of Bleeper in communicating data protection to their site visitors. We have further provided for means by which certain data can be submitted on an anonymous basis, meaning there is no way to track the personal identity of such site visitors.

Information received/collected

Subject to this Policy, in the course of utilizing Our Product or by way of communications with Code Cabin Inc. and Bleeper, the following information may be collected and/or received per consent by you, the User or website visitor:

- Email address.

- Personal information, including name and surname.

- Contact information, including email address and social profiles.

- Business information, including company profiles, social profiles, websites, company name and address.

- Account information, including the use of third party services.

- Data, including use and access to Our Product, data transferred using Our Product and information submitted in regards to the use of Our Product.

Data submitted on our Website (bleeper.io)

Data Submitted via Live Chat

As provider of a Live Chat service, Bleeper hosts a live chat box on its site (https://bleeper.io/). If you, as website visitor, choose to get in touch with our agents via this Live Chat box, you must first consent to your data being processed for support/chat related purposes. Consent is verified by means of a check box and a notice (live chat consent clause) stipulating the data retention period. Based on this consent, Bleeper may receive your name and email and information relating to your browser, operating system, type (new or returning visitor), agent ratings, visiting page url and any other personally identifiable information you may provide during the chat process. The latter information is utilized for enhanced support provision and specifically excludes location/IP tracking, so as to further ensure the protection of your personal data privacy. Once this chat data has been processed, it is stored on Bleeper's site database for the period specified in the live chat consent clause but may be requested, rectified or erased on your request, at any time.

Data Submitted via Form Entry

Any data submitted to Code Cabin Inc. and Bleeper by means of our contact form, is reserved for specific product support and query related purposes. If you choose to get in touch with our agents via this form, you must first consent to your data being processed. Consent is verified by means of a check box and a notice stipulating the details of the data controller (Code Cabin Inc. and Bleeper) and the data retention period. Based on this consent,  Code Cabin Inc. and Bleeper may receive your name, email address and website url and information relating to the support query. This information is processed and stored on our internal support desk (not a third-party service, thereby providing an additional safety measure) and is retained for as long as reasonably required to act as reference for returning queries. You will be prompted to consent to the retention of you data for a reasonably required period. Only acting support agents of Code Cabin Inc. and Bleeper will have access to said information, subject to the signing of a confidentiality agreement. Your information may be requested, rectified or erased upon request, at any time.

Data submitted upon purchase

For completion of purchase Users of Bleeper are required to submit information such as a name and email address for receipt of Our Product and to create an account via which the purchase of said product is verified. By voluntarily providing us with Account information, the User submits that he is the owner of the information provided or are otherwise authorized to provide it to Code Cabin Inc. and Bleeper. This information, along with your transaction ID, is kept as reference to your opened account for as long as reasonably required. So as to give effect to the right of access to held information in terms of the GDPR, Bleeper provides each purchaser with an individualised "account" area. From here, you may view, download, rectify or erase your data. [Erasure of data comes with a stern warning that this terminates the license held by the User, as this is unchangeably attached to your personally identifiable data]. Code Cabin Inc. and Bleeper in no way endeavours to make consent a condition of using our service, however, we require consent, as per regulation, to process your personal data and attach purchased licenses to it.

Code Cabin Inc. and Bleeper further promoted the protection of your data by making use of payment solutions Stripe and PayPal, who also demonstrate compliance with the GDPR and have strict data protection measures in place.

Personal Data attached to Subscriber Lists

Such information is created, inputted, submitted, posted, transmitted, stored or displayed by you.

The collection of this data is on a strictly consensual basis for the purpose of rendering service in relation to Our Product or communicating marketing material. Information communicated may consist of notifications of new releases, updates, versions, changes, upgrades and/or future prospects. Code Cabin Inc. and Bleeper will only communicate information reasonably relevant to the purpose of list subscriptions or information we reasonably believe will fall in your interest.

Furthermore, our newsletter campaigns will provide you with the needed information required by regulation: why we are emailing you, your previous consent and subscription and a clear option to opt out.

Code Cabin Inc. and Bleeper will not communicate marketing information to you unless you have duly consented by subscribing to our newsletter lists. Code Cabin Inc. and Bleeper do not generate automatic lists based on User or site visitors actions and where previously collected in this fashion, subscribers were prompted to re-subscribe and so confirm their consent.

You, as subscriber, may opt out of all subscriptions at any time.

GDPR Implication for Users of Bleeper

As Bleeper not only conducts live chat activities, but is a provider of live chat software, we have implemented various checks and features to assist Users (of the Basic or Paid Version) in ensuring their chat data processing is inline with GDPR regulations.

Bleeper has provided for the addition of chat box consent clauses, data retention settings, a simplified way to export or erase chat data and informed Users of their responsibility towards GDPR compliance. Our quick guide to GDPR compliance can be found here.

Bleeper is the Processor of the live chat data collected by the User by means of allowing chat data to pass through our relay server, even though chat data is stored on the User's site. Bleeper is committed to protecting the data of which we are the Processor, as set out in this Privacy Policy above and below.

Your Data Shared and Disclosed

Code Cabin Inc. and Bleeper may share your personal data only in exceptional, limited circumstances as listed below:

  • After you have consented to such action, and:
  • In terms of certain business-related functions, such as functions regarding the maintenance of our databases, processing of payments or otherwise providing necessary software, storage or networking facilities to so effectively operate and manage Our Product.
  • If, in bona fide spirit, it is reasonably necessary to:
    • Satisfy law, regulation, legal provision or process or governmental request, assistance of investigation into the violations of this Policy, including fraud and theft and ultimately the protection of data and information of all Users and site visitors.

In circumstances as mentioned above, Code Cabin Inc. and Bleeper will ensure that any third party to whom information is necessary to be disclosed, will adhere to the obligations no less protective of the User or site visitors' information, than this Privacy Policy.

Statistical Information

Code Cabin Inc. and Bleeper undertake to apply discretion and caution when disclosing information for statistical purposes, so as to guard against disclosing any information by which you can be identified personally by any means whatsoever.

Data Integrity

Employees, agents, officers and end-users within or outside of Code Cabin Inc. and Bleeper will be given access to information they need to know only. Code Cabin Inc. and brand representatives undertake to not disclose personal data where not reasonably necessary or reasoned. Code Cabin Inc. and Bleeper will take all appropriate legal, organizational and technical measures to protect the personal data of Users, site visitors, employees, agents, officers and end-users within or outside of Code Cabin Inc. and brand representatives with access to personal data will be held responsible for any privacy violations in terms of this Policy and, where appropriate, institute terminations of contracts and employment.

Notwithstanding the terms of this Policy set out above, you submits that Code Cabin Inc. and Bleeper may share public information and anonymized aggregated data when involved in a merger, acquisition or sale of company. You further submits by consenting to our data processing, that Code Cabin Inc. and brand representatives may retain personal information in back-ups for a reasonable period of time, even after termination of the relationship between the latter party and the User or site visitor, unless erasure is otherwise requested. Upon request, Code Cabin Inc. and Bleeper will delete, correct and/or block any personal information from further use and processing, unless restricted by law.

All personal information collected and processed is reviewed to ensure that Code Cabin Inc. and Bleeper only store data needed to provide or improve Our Product. Reasonable steps are taken to ensure that personal information processed is accurate, complete and current. The User submits and has the right to provide Code Cabin Inc. and Bleeper with relevant information and so update their profiles if and when information changes.

Security

Code Cabin Inc. and brand representatives take reasonable steps to protect personal information from loss, misuse, disclosure, alteration or destruction. However, the Users submits, by using Our Product, that he understands the risks associated with transmitting data.

Cookies

Our Products make use of 'cookies. 'Cookies are information bits sent by the server and stored on the relevant device/desktop. Before starting a live chat with us, site visitors are prompted to acknowledge and accept the use of cookies for the cuntining of the chat box. User may revoke such content at any time.

Cookie information employed by Bleeper:

  • wplc_cid (Cookie that stores the chat ID)
  • nifty_minimize (Cookie that minimizes the chat)
  • nifty_sid (Cookie that stores the socketID)
  • nc_status (Cookie to determine the chat status)

Users who remove the use of 'cookies' will not be able to access certain services or products rendered by Code Cabin Inc. and Bleeper. Code Cabin Inc. and brand representatives have no control over third party cookies and is therefore not covered by this Policy.

By consenting to the use of Our Product, the User consents to the use of cookies, web beacons and log file information to operate Our Product.

Children

Children under the age of 18 are not to submit any personal information through or in relation to our service. Parents and guardians are called upon to help enforce this policy. If we become aware that a child under 16 has provided us with Personal Information, we will delete such information from our files.

Rights of Data Subjects

If you decide, at any time, that you no longer wish to receive marketing communications from Code Cabin Inc. and Bleeper, please visit our opt out page. You may also email us by sending your request to [email protected]. Please note, however, that even after you opt out from receiving marketing material, you may continue to receive essential product information.

Code Cabin Inc. and Bleeper recognizes your right to request access and receive information about the Personal Information we hold, to update and rectify incomplete or inaccurate information, to restrict or object to the processing of your Personal Data, to have the information blocked, anonymized or deleted, as appropriate, or to exercise your right to data portability to transfer your Personal Data to another company. Furthermore, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent supervisory authority subject to applicable law.

To update your preferences, ask us to remove your information from our mailing lists, delete your account or submit a request to exercise your rights under applicable law, please contact us at [email protected] or submit a request here.

Timelines

Code Cabin Inc. and Bleeper have ensured that certain processes are in place to meet a request of access, rectification, objection, erasure and opt-out is processed without undue delay and within the period of one (1) month.

Breach Notifications

Code Cabin Inc. and brand representatives will notify the relevant Users of any data breached within 72 hours of discovery and without undue delay.

Data Transfers

Code Cabin Inc. and Bleeper's registered address is in Newark, Delaware. Personal Information that we collect may be transferred to, and stored at, any of our affiliates, partners or service providers which may be inside or outside the European Economic Area ("EEA"). By submitting your personal data, you agree to such transfers. Your Personal Information may be transferred to countries that do not have the same data protection laws as the country in which you initially provided the information. When we transfer or disclose your Personal Information to other countries, we will protect that information as described in this Privacy Policy.

Amendments to this Policy

  1. Code Cabin Inc. and brand representatives reserve the right to amend any of the above Policy, as and when needed so. The User submits to update his knowledge of our Privacy Policy on a regular basis and so abide by them. Our failure to enforce, at any time, any provision of these Terms does not constitute a waiver of that provision or of any other provision of the Policy.
  2. Should any provision/s in this Policy be held as invalid by a court of law, such provision/s shall be modified and thereafter interpreted so as to best accomplish the initial, now replaced provision to the fullest extent permitted by law; the remaining provisions shall remain unaffected.

In a Nutshell - TL;DR

  • Code Cabin Inc. and Bleeper is committed to protecting the data you share with us.
  • Code Cabin Inc. and brand representatives rely on the consent of Users and site visitors, or users who otherwise get in touch with us for product related queries, for data processing purposes.
  • We have granular consent processes in place for every instance and separate purpose of data processing.
  • We have provided for means by which we assist Users of Bleeper in ensuring their live chat practices are GDPR compliant.
  • Information/data held by Bleeper may be request, rectified or erased at any time.
  • Bleeper will only send you marketing material upon your consent, which may be withdrawn at any time.
  • Bleeper takes reasonables measure to ensure the integrity and security of your data.
  • Code Cabin Inc. and Bleeper acknowledges the right of our Users and site visitors in terms of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
  • The retention and sharing of your personal information is regulated in terms of the GDPR. Our quick guide to GDPR compliance can be found here.

How to get in touch with us

Code Cabin Inc.

Newark, Delaware

[email protected]

This Privacy Policy is effective as of May 25, 2018.

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