Macintosh.com respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information collected from you through our Site. This Privacy Policy governs the manner in which we collect and use information, and by using what we offer on our Site (the ‘Services’) you agree to abide by these policies. All references in this Policy to ‘we/us/our’ refer to Macintosh.com.
This Privacy Policy is in addition to any other terms and conditions applicable to the Website. The privacy terms contained in any other documents we provide should be read in conjunction with this Privacy Policy.
We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to modify or remove portions of this Privacy Policy at any time. You should review this Privacy Policy periodically to be aware of any changes.
We do not make any representations about third party websites that may be linked to our Website.
Information We Collect
When you use our Services, you will have the option to provide us with personal information, such as your email address, so that we can keep you informed. We use this to provide our Services.
When you visit our website, we may place one or more cookies (a small file stored by your browser to recognize you and store your preferences) on your computer. This helps us improve our services by customizing information that you may want. You can adjust the settings on your browser to refuse cookies, but some services or features may not work if you do this.
In order to provide you with the Services, respond to your inquiries, handle your requests, or improve the Services we provide to you, we may collect and process the following personal information about you:
Information, such as your name, email address and other contact details (including information you provide by filling in forms on the Site).
If you contact us, we may keep a record of that correspondence.
We may also ask you to complete surveys that we use for research purposes, although you do not have to respond to them.
How do we use your personal information?
We may use personal information in the following ways:
To ensure that content from the Site is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer. To provide you with service information, products or services that you request from us.
To provide you with service information, products or services that you request from us.
We may (1) use personal information we hold about you to provide you with information about offers, promotions, goods or services that we think may be of interest to you and (2) share your information with our service providers and other third parties. So that they may contact you directly about their offers, promotions, goods or services. If we use your personal information in these ways, we will always give you the opportunity to request that we do not use your information for further direct marketing in the future.
To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service, when you choose to do so.
To notify you about changes to our Service and to remind you of your password and user name.
Communicate with you
If you prefer not to receive emails about our Service, you may opt out of these communications by following the instructions at the bottom of any of our emails.
Third Parties
We use third parties to serve advertisements on our Site and these third parties may use cookies or other means to help measure the effectiveness of their advertisements. Our Site may also contain links to other unrelated websites and/or contact forms for unrelated third parties which may collect personal information. Our Privacy Policy does not extend to these third parties or other websites and we recommend that users refer to these parties and review their privacy policies before providing personal details to these companies.
Protection
All credit/debit cards details and personally identifiable information will not be stored, sold, shared or rented to any third party.
The Site Policies and Terms and Conditions may be changed or updated from time to time to meet the requirements and standards. Therefore, customers are encouraged to visit these sections frequently to be updated about the changes on the Site. Modifications will be effective on the day they are posted.
Some of the advertisements you see on the Site are selected and delivered by third parties, such as ad networks, advertising agencies, advertisers, and audience segment providers. These third parties may collect information about you and your online activities, either on the Site or on other websites, through cookies, web beacons, and other technologies in an effort to understand your interests and deliver personalized advertisements to you. Please remember that we do not have access to or control over the information these third parties may collect. This Privacy Policy does not cover the information practices of these third parties.
No financially sensitive information is collected during the registration process. User credit card information is only required during the checkout process through which the user is directed to a secure payment gateway hosted by a reputable bank or other source. macintosh-eg.com does not store credit card information provided by a user during the checkout process.
At Macintosh (Macintosh, we, us, or our), we appreciate your use of and contributions to our websites, mobile and desktop applications, and/or our other properties and/or related services (collectively, the “Services” or, individually, the “Service”). Macintosh respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information.
This is our Privacy Policy and we will comply with it, as well as applicable law, when we collect and use information from users of the Services. We encourage you to read this Privacy Policy to understand what we do with the information we collect from you.
Macintosh ad-supported work
The Services and our broad set of features are generally funded through advertising revenue. This advertising revenue helps keep Macintosh available to our community of users. It also allows us to explore and create new features.
We strive to make advertising relevant and useful to you. Therefore, we may serve you advertising based on information we collect from you or in connection with your interaction with the Services.
We are committed to being transparent about the information we monitor and collect from you. We keep information private between you and Macintosh, except as described below.
Data collection
When you use the Services, we collect a variety of information.
Information you provide. When you use the Services, you may provide information about yourself, such as your name, address, phone number, email address, and details related to a potential transaction. This may happen, for example, when you register for the Services, sign up for a package, correspond with our team, or complete other forms. We may also provide information about a third party through the Services. We may combine this information with other information we collect from your interaction with the Services or from other companies.
Additionally, when you order products or services through the Site, Macintosh may collect your credit/debit card information. This information is secured using industry standard encryption technology. Macintosh will use this information only to complete your order and will not share this information with outside parties, except to the extent necessary to complete your order or comply with applicable law.
If you request a credit report to use the Service, Macintosh may collect your national identification number. This information is secured using industry-standard encryption technology.
Cookies and Web Beacons:
Cookies are pieces of electronic information that can be transferred to your computer or other electronic device to uniquely identify your browser. When you use the Services, we may place one or more cookies on your computer or other electronic device. We may use cookies to link your activity on the Services to other information we store about you in your account profile or your previous interactions on the Services, for example, to store your preferences. The use of cookies helps us improve the quality of the Services we provide to you, by identifying the information that is most interesting to you, tracking your trends, measuring the effectiveness of advertising, or storing information that you may want to retrieve on a regular basis, such as information about you such as your preferences. You may adjust the settings on your browser to refuse cookies at any time in accordance with the instructions for your browser. However, if you choose to disable cookies, many free features and services will not function properly. Also, pages on the Services may include web beacons or pixel tags, which are electronic files to count users who have visited that page, to track activity over time and across websites, to set certain cookies on your computer or other electronic device to access that page, or to collect other related information, which may be associated with your unique browser or device identifier or Internet Protocol address. We may, for example, add tracking pixels on pages on the Services where you view a particular advertisement so that we can track whether you subsequently visit a website associated with that advertisement.
Third-Party Cookies and Web Beacons. We work with service providers and ad networks to track and manage cookie information and your activities while using the Services and your online activities over time and across websites. For example, third parties may use cookies to serve you ads based on your visit to the Services. For additional information, please see the section below titled “Behavioral Advertising.” You may opt out of cookie tracking and analysis by any of these service providers and ad networks by opting out of their collection of information, as described in more detail below.
Some pages of the Services may use third-party web beacons from other affiliated websites. In addition to our use of data to analyze visitor activity on the Services, other affiliated websites may use anonymous information about your visit in order to improve their products and services and to provide advertisements about goods and services that may be of interest to you.
We have revamped Google Analytics’ marketing activity, which tracks and manages cookie information so that we and our third-party service providers can better serve you relevant and useful advertising on various services and websites across the Internet. We have also implemented Google Analytics Advertising Network Impression Reporting to better understand how ad impressions and advertising services are related to visits to our sites. You can customize ads or opt out of these services using your Google Analytics settings.
Mobile Device and Mobile Browser. You may adjust the settings on your mobile device and mobile browser regarding cookies and sharing certain information, such as the model of your mobile device or the language your mobile device uses, by adjusting the privacy and security settings on your mobile device. Please refer to the instructions provided by your mobile service provider or mobile device manufacturer.
Usage Logs. When you use the Services, your computer or other electronic device communicates a variety of information to our servers, including the presence of cookies, your Internet Protocol address, and information about your browser software. We also create a log of the information you request, such as the page or subject areas you visit.
Social Networking. If you use the social networking connectivity features provided through the Services, we may access and use any social network profile information you have made available for sharing in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Please refer to the instructions governing your social networking account to manage the information shared through your account.
Calls to Macintosh or to third parties may be recorded or monitored by Macintosh for quality assurance and customer service purposes. If a call between you and a third party is recorded, it will be considered private information to both you and the third party, and may be disclosed to either of you.
Use and Disclosure
In general, Macintosh uses the information collected from you to communicate with you and operate our Services. Macintosh also uses this information to respond to your requests and to provide advertising that we believe will be relevant or useful to you.
Your privacy is important to us and we are committed to protecting the information that identifies you, and you choose to keep your personal information private. We will only share personal information that you post publicly in the following circumstances:
When you consent or direct Macintosh to share personal information. For example, if you choose to contact us or sign up for one of our services, your name and email address will be visible to the recipient of the message.
Macintosh Service Providers: When Macintosh hires a service provider to help operate the services or business, Macintosh may provide access to personal information only as necessary to perform the particular service, and subject to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
Partners We Work With. Macintosh may provide business partners with access to personal information only as necessary to provide products and services with those business partners, and subject to the terms of this Privacy Policy to comply with a
legal obligation or protect against harm. When Macintosh has a reasonable belief that access, use, preservation or disclosure of Personal Information is reasonably necessary to (a) satisfy any requirement of law, regulation, legal process or enforceable governmental request, (b) investigate a potential violation of the Terms of Use, (c) detect, prevent or otherwise respond to fraud, security or technical concerns, (d) support audit and compliance functions, or (e) protect Macintosh’s rights, property or safety, including its users and the public, from harm.
Merger or Sale. If Macintosh enters into a merger, acquisition or other form of transfer or sale of some or all of its business, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation or similar proceeding. Personal Information may be transferred with the business.
When you provide general information without identifying yourself, we will protect your personal identity as described above. If your account profile does not personally identify you, Macintosh will not disclose your identity to third parties except in accordance with this Policy. You should keep in mind that information you choose to provide in a public area of the Services (such as your profile page or discussion forums) will not be protected by this Privacy Policy because you have made that information public. We are not responsible for any personal information you choose to provide in any public area of the Services.
When we serve ads based on your usage of the Services, we keep your identity anonymous. We will not personally identify you to third parties, except in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Of course, if you choose to respond to an advertiser’s offer with your name and contact information, you will no longer be anonymous to the advertiser. Furthermore, while we do not share your personal information with third parties unless permitted above, Macintosh may share anonymous aggregate information with third parties. This information does not personally identify individuals, but instead provides a useful understanding of people’s preferences for certain types of information and services.
Email Management
You may receive email from Macintosh for a number of reasons – for example, if you take any action on our Services, you have signed up for a regular report. We respect your desire to manage your email communications. If you have a Macintosh account, you can specify your preferences through your account settings. You can also manage your receipt of certain types of communications by following the instructions included in the email we send to you. Please note that even if you unsubscribe from certain email communications, we may still need to send you email with important administrative or transactional information.
Refund and Cancellation Policy
Refunds will only be made through the original payment method.
Behavioral Advertising
We may engage in behavioral advertising. This means that, for example, when you use the Services, we or our third-party service providers or advertisers may use cookies (collected by or provided to us) or other similar technologies to collect information about your use of the Services (including mobile apps) or your online activities over time and across websites. The information collected may include the content you view, the date and time you view that content, the website that referred you to the Services, and may be associated with your unique browser or device identifier or Internet Protocol address. These practices help us tailor advertising to you that is relevant and useful. These tailored ads may appear on the Services or on other websites, apps, or properties.
Additionally, if you have provided us with your email address, we may use a scrambled, unreadable portion of your email address to deliver personalized ads to you on the Services or on other websites, including through Facebook’s Audience Personalization Service or other similar Facebook tools. We will not share your email address with Facebook.
You may opt out of tracking and analysis by cookies as described in the section below titled ‘Opting Out of Information Collection.’ The Services do not otherwise respond to ‘Do Not Track’ signals.
Opting Out of Information Collection by Third Parties
Macintosh’s third-party ad servers, ad network providers, and third-party advertisers (‘Macintosh Ad Providers’) provide you with advertisements that you may see through the Services or on other affiliated websites. To improve relevance and help measure the effectiveness of such advertising, Macintosh Ad Providers may use cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels, or similar technologies. These are used to record user activity, such as pages visited, and to learn what types of information are most important to users.
Macintosh Ad Providers . The use of these technologies by Macintosh Ad Providers is subject to their own privacy policies and is not covered by our Privacy Policy.
Macintosh Marketing Service Providers . If you do not want Macintosh and our marketing service providers to track your use of our Services via cookies and web beacons, you may opt out of cookies/web beacons from: comScore, Google Analytics, Omniture, Yahoo! Opting out of these services does not mean that you will no longer receive online advertising. It means that the service from which you opted out will no longer serve ads tailored to your web preferences and usage patterns. Please note that if you later opt out and delete your cookies, use a different browser, or use a different computer or other electronic device, you will need to renew your opt-out choices.
Location Data
Macintosh can provide you with useful information based on where you are. If you tell Macintosh where you are (for example, by allowing your mobile device to send your location to Macintosh), Macintosh may use that information to provide you with location-based information and advertising. If you want to disable this feature, you can disable location services on your mobile device.
Third Party Sites
Through the Services, we may link to the websites of other companies and/or individuals. In addition, certain functions on Macintosh may involve the distribution of your listing information to third party websites. These third party sites may collect personal information about users on those sites, and Macintosh’s Privacy Policy does not extend to these third party sites and third parties. Please refer directly to these third parties and sites regarding their privacy policies.
Children Under 13
Macintosh will not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. The Services may offer educational content designed to appeal to persons under the age of 13, but only with the consent and supervision of the child’s parent or guardian.
Storage, Security and Retention
Personal information will be processed and stored by Macintosh in databases hosted on its servers or the servers of its affiliates. Macintosh has taken reasonable steps to protect the information that users share with us, including, but not limited to, setting up processes, equipment and programs to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure of such information. No transmission of information over the Internet can be completely secure, however, so please always exercise caution when submitting personal information.
We will retain your personal information for as long as you have an active account, as needed to provide you with the Services, comply with our legal or financial obligations, or comply with and enforce this Privacy Policy.
Contacting Macintosh
You may access, update and delete the personal information you provide to Macintosh in your personal account by logging into your account or emailing us at info@macintosh-eg.com We are ready to help you manage the personal information you provide to us, we cannot always delete records due to financial reporting, compliance with the law or other reasons.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Statement, or Macintosh’s privacy practices, please email us at info@macintosh-eg.com
Please note that these policies may be modified from time to time. You should check the most current version before relying on any of the provisions of this Privacy Policy. By using our services, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.