Welcome to HairAide’s Privacy Policy. We, at HairAide, value your privacy and are committed to safeguarding your personal information while you use our website, hairaide.com, and any other websites we may operate. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your information when you visit our website.
Applicability
This Privacy Policy is specifically designed for HairAide (referred to as “the Site”), ensuring that your visit to our site is safe and secure. The policy governs the collection and usage of information, as well as the circumstances under which your personally identifiable information may be disclosed. It also provides details on how you can manage your personal data.
Please be aware that this Privacy Policy doesn’t extend to other websites or organizations, whether linked to or linking from our site. HairAide is not responsible for the privacy practices and policies of third-party sites.
By using our Site, you are indicating your acceptance of the practices described in this Privacy Policy, including the use of cookies and similar online tools. If you do not agree with the terms outlined in this policy, we kindly ask that you refrain from using our Site.
We retain the right to modify or amend the terms of this Privacy Policy without prior notice. In the event of any changes or amendments to our privacy policy, we will inform you of these modifications and seek your consent if necessary.
Key Definitions
Personal Data
“Personal data” refers to information that is related to an identified or identifiable individual. This information can include, but is not limited to, names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, or other identifiers, such as cookie identifiers, IP addresses, or similar factors.
Usage Data
“Usage data” encompasses diagnostic and usage-related information associated with the operation and performance of our services. This information includes Service features, browser types, system information, and other relevant data.
Cookies
A “cookie” (or “cookies”) consists of small data pieces stored on your device, whether it’s a computer, mobile device, tablet, or any other relevant device.
Data Controller
A “data controller” refers to an individual or legal entity responsible for determining how personal data is used or processed. In the context of this Privacy Policy, HairAide serves as the data controller for your personal data.
Data Processors (or Service Providers)
A “data processor” (or service provider) includes individuals or legal entities responsible for processing data on behalf of the data controller. We may employ various Service Providers to enhance the processing of your data effectively.
Information Collection and Utilization
When you interact with our Site, we collect two types of information: “non-personally identifiable information (non-PII)” and “personally identifiable information (PII).” Non-personally identifiable information does not identify you individually but may include tracking and usage-related data, such as demographic information, location, and your interactions with the Site and the internet.
Personally Identifiable Information
You can browse our Site without providing us with your personally identifiable information. However, there are situations in which you may need to provide this information, including when:
- Subscribing to our publications, newsletters, and other content
- Registering for a Site or a part of it
- Participating in polls or market research
- Entering a contest
- Uploading content
- Seeking employment opportunities at HairAide
Non-Personally Identifiable Information
While browsing our Site or engaging with us, we may collect information that does not individually identify you. This non-personally identifiable information may include:
- Demographic data
- Information about the device you use to access the Site
- Details about your IP address, general location information, unique device identifiers, browser type, browser language, and system information
- Other transactional information
- Your search terms and search results
- The time and date of your access and the number of times you accessed the Site
Collection of Personally Identifiable Information From or On Social Media
If you interact with HairAide on social media platforms such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Twitter, or Tumblr, we may collect personally identifiable information that you share on these pages or accounts, including your social media account ID. Our collection of such information is conducted in compliance with the privacy policies of the respective social media sites. We only collect and store the personally identifiable information that these social media platforms allow us to gather.
If you choose to link or log in to your HairAide account via a social media platform, both HairAide and the relevant social media platform may share certain information about you and your activities. With your consent, we may also share information about your activities, including your interactions on the Site, with users of the relevant social media platform.
Mediavine Programmatic Advertising (Ver 1.1)
The Website works with Mediavine to manage third-party interest-based advertising appearing on the Website. Mediavine serves content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use first and third-party cookies. A cookie is a small text file which is sent to your computer or mobile device (referred to in this policy as a “device”) by the web server so that a website can remember some information about your browsing activity on the Website.
First party cookies are created by the website that you are visiting. A third-party cookie is frequently used in behavioral advertising and analytics and is created by a domain other than the website you are visiting. Third-party cookies, tags, pixels, beacons and other similar technologies (collectively, “Tags”) may be placed on the Website to monitor interaction with advertising content and to target and optimize advertising. Each internet browser has functionality so that you can block both first and third-party cookies and clear your browser’s cache. The “help” feature of the menu bar on most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to receive notification of new cookies, how to disable existing cookies and how to clear your browser’s cache. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, you can consult the information at All About Cookies.
Without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of the Website content and features. Please note that rejecting cookies does not mean that you will no longer see ads when you visit our Site. In the event you opt-out, you will still see non-personalized advertisements on the Website.
The Website collects the following data using a cookie when serving personalized ads:
- IP Address
- Operating System type
- Operating System version
- Device Type
- Language of the website
- Web browser type
- Email (in hashed form)
Mediavine Partners (companies listed below with whom Mediavine shares data) may also use this data to link to other end user information the partner has independently collected to deliver targeted advertisements. Mediavine Partners may also separately collect data about end users from other sources, such as advertising IDs or pixels, and link that data to data collected from Mediavine publishers in order to provide interest-based advertising across your online experience, including devices, browsers and apps. This data includes usage data, cookie information, device information, information about interactions between users and advertisements and websites, geolocation data, traffic data, and information about a visitor’s referral source to a particular website. Mediavine Partners may also create unique IDs to create audience segments, which are used to provide targeted advertising.
If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices to opt-in or opt-out of this data collection, please visit National Advertising Initiative opt out page. You may also visit Digital Advertising Alliance website and Network Advertising Initiative website to learn more information about interest-based advertising. You may download the AppChoices app at Digital Advertising Alliance’s AppChoices app to opt out in connection with mobile apps, or use the platform controls on your mobile device to opt out.
For specific information about Mediavine Partners, the data each collects and their data collection and privacy policies, please visit Mediavine Partners.
Pinterest Data Usage
We will handle all Pinterest data in accordance with Pinterest’s terms of service and our privacy policy. No Pinterest data will be stored permanently – it will only be cached temporarily for performance optimization. All content will be properly attributed to Pinterest and original creators.
Newsletter
HairAide is committed to protecting the privacy of its newsletter subscribers. This section of our Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you subscribe to our newsletter.
- Commitment to Protecting Subscriber’s Privacy: HairAide is dedicated to safeguarding the privacy of our newsletter subscribers. We ensure that your personal information is protected and used only for the purposes outlined in this policy.
- Types of Personal Information Collected: When you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address. We do not collect any other personal information through the newsletter subscription form.
- Purpose of Personal Information Collection: We collect your email address to send you newsletters, updates, and the latest news about HairAide. Your email address is used solely for these purposes and is not shared with any third parties.
- Data Sharing and Disclosure: HairAide does not disclose or share your email address with any email marketing platforms or third parties. Your email address is kept confidential and is only used for the purposes outlined in this policy.
- Data Security: HairAide takes the security of your personal information seriously. We use industry-standard security measures to protect your email address from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
Collection of Your Source IP Address/Location Information
When you access our Site, we collect and store your device’s source IP address, which may reveal the general location of your device. This allows us to provide you with relevant advertisements and content
How We Use Your Information
We utilize the information collected from you to personalize and enhance your experience on HairAide. In simple terms, we use your information to:
- Provide you with relevant content, products, and services
- Publish your user-generated content (UGC) on our Site at your request
- Communicate with you about your account and transactions
- Share information about Site features and enhancements
- Notify you about policy changes
- Inform you about comments on stories or topics
- Personalize content and your experiences on our Site, including offering recommendations based on your preferences
- Send you newsletters, discount offers, event invitations, and promotions for our products, services, and third-party products and services
- Display advertisements, including those based on your activity on our Site or on third-party sites and apps
- Enroll you in our loyalty programs
- Enable your participation in our contests, giveaways, promotions, and polls
- Gather feedback about the Site
- Detect, investigate, and prevent activities that may violate our policies or are illegal
- Perform statistical, demographic, and marketing analyses of Site users and their purchasing patterns
- Additionally, data collected from one browser or device may be used with another computer or device connected to the browser or device where the data was collected.
Who Can Access Your Information
We do not disclose your personally identifiable information, which is collected from the Site, to any organizations that are not part of HairAide or its subsidiaries or related entities unless described otherwise in this privacy policy.
Third-Party Sites
We collaborate with various third-party sites to perform various functions on our behalf, including but not limited to content syndication, content management, website hosting, social media integration, marketing, analytics, reporting, billing, and customer service. These entities may access personally identifiable information when required to fulfill their functions. If such access is necessary, these third parties are obligated to maintain the confidentiality and security of the personally identifiable information and are prohibited from altering, distributing, reusing, or selling this data, except to provide the requested services to the Site.
Below is a list of third-party scripts or software development kits (SDKs) that may be used on HairAide:
- Google Analytics by Google Inc.
Google Analytics is a web-based analytics service developed by Google Inc. Google collects and tracks Site data to create reports on its activities.
