Dynamic Web Source, Inc. dba Avant Marketing Group (“AvantLink”) has created this Privacy Policy in order to demonstrate our commitment to the privacy and protection of your information. We collect, retain, protect and, in some instances, disclose information about you in connection with the operation of this website (the “Site”) and our affiliate marketing products and services (the “Network”). The Site and the Network are referred to as the “Service”.
This notice explains our information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used. By using the Site, or affiliating with the Network, either as an Affiliate or Merchant, you are accepting the terms of this Privacy Policy and you are consenting to the practices outlined herein. Some terms used in this Privacy Policy are defined in the Terms of Use.
Overview
We collect personal information from users of our Service that identifies you as a person when it is voluntarily provided by you through our Site, such as your name and email address (see Information Collected During Your Use of the AvantLink Service below). This information is used to contact you about our Service, manage your account and other purposes described below. We automatically collect browsing information and other information from users of our Service that does not identify you as a person, such as information to track, validate and report on a purchase through the Network or browsing activity on the Site (see Information Collected During Your Use of the AvantLink Service below). This information is used to verify sales through our Network and to ensure Affiliates and Merchants get proper credit for their activities. In these situations, we are acting as a service provider to the Affiliates and Merchants. We also use all of this information for our internal purposes, such as improving and managing our Services, fraud detection, security and similar uses (see Our Use of Information below). You can access, delete and control certain uses of your information (see User Rights – Data Access and Opt-Out below).
1. Information Collected During Your Use of the AvantLink Service Website: In order to register as an Affiliate or Merchant, Users are required to provide contact information (e.g., your name and email address), unique identifiers (e.g., your password), payment details and demographic information (e.g., your zip code). Certain information, such as passwords and email addresses, is collected in order to verify your identity to access our Services. Other information is provided to verify your identity and allow for proper communications and business dealings between the Network, Affiliates and Merchants. Network: In connection with use of our Network, and the availability of links through our Network, we may automatically collect information such as a device’s IP address or mobile device ID, browsing activity and similar information which indicates how a user has interacted with our Network, Affiliates or Merchants.
2. Our Use of Information We may use your information as follows. to operate the Service and deliver the products and services you have requested. to track, validate and report on activity through links for Affiliates and Merchants in the Network. to detect, prevent and respond to fraudulent activities. to inform you of other products or services available from AvantLink. to contact you with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials and other information that may be of interest to you. otherwise with your consent or consistent with the foregoing uses.
3. Sharing of your information We may share your information with third parties as follows: with trusted vendors and service providers, such as payment processors and hosting providers. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to AvantLink, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information. when required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) comply with legal process served on AvantLink; (b) comply with requests of law enforcement; or (c) protect and defend the rights or property of AvantLink or third parties. in connection with a merger, sale, reorganization or bankruptcy involving AvantLink.
4. Cookies We also collect and store certain types of information when you interact with us by using “cookies” and logs, which are tools that obtain information from your Internet device as you access AvantLink and/or our ad campaign tracking system. These cookies are used to help us improve your user experience and to track, validate and report on Affiliate, Merchant and user activity through the Service and the links. You may stop or restrict the placement of cookies on your device or flush them from your browser by adjusting your web browser preferences, in which case you may still use our Service, but it may interfere with some of its functionality.
5. User Rights – Data Access and Opt-Out We provide you with choices regarding the Information you provide to us. Personal Information – Delete / Modify / Copy – If you would like to delete, modify or receive a copy of your personal information, you may contact us at [email protected] Categories & Information – If you would like to receive the categories of personal information collected about you, the categories of sources from which the personal information is collected, the purpose for collecting the personal information, the categories of third parties which whom we share the personal information and the specific pieces of personal information collected about you, then you may contact us at [email protected] We do not sell your personal information to third parties for their own use (except in connection with a merger, sale, reorganization or bankruptcy involving AvantLink). Emails – If you have signed up to receive our marketing e-mails and prefer not to receive marketing information from this Service, follow the “unsubscribe” instructions provided on any marketing e-mail you receive from this Service. Cookies – You may delete or block cookies and other technologies by following the instructions above. We will need to validate any request to exercise these rights, including any authorized agent. EU Data Subject Rights. If you are a situated in the EU, under the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), as a data subject, you have the following rights: Legal basis – We will only process your personal data with your consent, where we have a legitimate interest in doing so, in order to perform a contract or in order to meet a legal obligation. Right to access – This right allows individuals to obtain confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning him or her is being process and provide access to such personal data. It also allows individuals to request details of the processing of his or her personal data, including, without limitation, categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or will be disclosed and purposes of processing. Right to rectify – This right allows individuals to rectify any inaccurate personal data about him or her. Right to restrict processing – This right allows individuals to block or suppress processing of personal data under certain circumstances. Right to be forgotten – This right is also known as the “right to erasure”. It is an individual’s right to have personal data erased or to prevent processing in specific circumstances. Right of data portability – This right allows individuals to move, copy or transfer personal data from one place to another in a secure manner without interrupting the integrity and usability of the information. Right to object to processing – This right allows individuals to object to certain types of processing, including direct marketing, profiling and providing for purposes of scientific or historical research and statistics. Additionally, if we rely on consent for the processing of your personal data, you have the right to withdraw it at any time and free of charge. When you do so, this will not affect the lawfulness of the processing before your consent withdrawal. To exercise your rights under the GDPR, please contact us at [email protected] If you are situation in the EU and have any complaints regarding our privacy practices, you have the right to complain to the relevant data protection authorities.
6. Children This Service is not intended for users under the age of 13 and do not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under 13. When we become aware that personal information from a child under 13 has been collected without such child’s parent or guardian’s consent, we will use all reasonable efforts to delete such information from our database.
7. Security; Data Retention In order to maximize the protection of your information, AvantLink uses industry standard technology to protect your information from use, misuse, or alteration by unauthorized third parties. Currently, we use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol to protect your information and secure your transactions. SSL encrypts all your personal information, including your credit card number, name, and address, as it is transmitted over the Internet. Your information is protected through reasonable and appropriate security measures, including but not limited to logical access restrictions, physical hardware and security restrictions, network restrictions, system access restrictions, and the principle of least privilege.
8. Amendments AvantLink reserves the right to make changes to this privacy policy to keep up with new laws and regulations or if we determine that amendments are required for other reasons. The date of the latest amendment will be posted at the bottom of this policy.
9. General This Privacy Policy is incorporated into and subject to the terms of the AvantLink Terms of Use. If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or the practices of the Service, please contact us at [email protected]
Last Amended: November 20, 2019