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Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Effective as of NOV 14, 2024

Welcome to Hike & Dip

Hike & Dip has created this Privacy Policy in order to set forth the principles governing our information-gathering and dissemination practices, including but not limited to such activities as forums, chat rooms, personal profile pages, product reviews, article commentary, blogs, RSS feeds and newsletters, among other offerings. Hike & Dip has a strong commitment to the privacy of our users. Please note that this Privacy Policy applies only to information collected through Hike & Dip and not to information collected offline or to information you may provide to any third-party sites to which Hike & Dip may link, except as expressly provided herein.

Information We Collect

While using our Site, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to your name and email address.

When we collect Personally Identifiable Information from you, you will have the opportunity to “opt in” and “opt out” to receive email or other digital communications from us and/or our business partners.

If you have submitted your personal information to Hike & Dip, you may correct, amend or delete the Personally Identifiable Information maintained on file about you if it is incorrect.

In all cases, we will only use your information as permitted by law. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Privacy Policy, however, we may disclose Personally Identifiable Information to others if we are required to do so by law or we in good faith believe that such action is necessary to (a) comply with the law or with legal process; (b) protect and defend our rights and property; (c) protect against misuse or unauthorized use of the Site; or (d) protect the personal safety or property of our users or the public. Please note that we may not provide you with notice prior to disclosure in such cases.

Use of “Cookies”

A cookie is a file containing an identifier (a string of letters and numbers) that is sent by a web server to a web browser and is stored by the browser. The identifier is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server. Cookies may be either “persistent” cookies or “session” cookies: a persistent cookie will be stored by a web browser and will remain valid until its set expiry date, unless deleted by the user before the expiry date; a session cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of the user session, when the web browser is closed.  Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.

We use cookies for the following purposes:

(a) authentication – we use cookies to identify you when you visit our website and as you navigate our website

(b) [personalization – we use cookies to store information about your preferences and to personalize the website for you;

(c) security – we use cookies as an element of the security measures used to protect user accounts, including preventing fraudulent use of login credentials, and to protect our website and services generally

(d) advertising – we use cookies to help us to display advertisements that will be relevant to you

(e) analysis – we use cookies to help us to analyze the use and performance of our website and services

We use Google Analytics to analyze the use of our website. Google Analytics gathers information about website use by means of cookies. The information gathered relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of our website. Google’s privacy policy is available at: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies and to delete cookies. The methods for doing so vary from browser to browser, and from version to version. You can however obtain up-to-date information about blocking and deleting cookies via these links:

(a) https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en (Chrome);

(b) https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences(Firefox);

(c) http://www.opera.com/help/tutorials/security/cookies/ (Opera);

(d) https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies (Internet Explorer);

(e) https://support.apple.com/en-in/105082 (Safari); and

(f) https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10-microsoft-edge-and-privacy (Edge).

Please note that blocking cookies may have a negative impact on the functions of many websites, including our Site. Some features of the Site may cease to be available to you.

USE OF “AI”

The owner of this website does not consent to the content on this website being used or downloaded by any third parties for the purposes of developing, training or operating artificial intelligence or other machine learning systems (“Artificial Intelligence Purposes”), except as authorized by the owner in writing (including written electronic communication). Absent such consent, users of this website, including any third parties accessing the website through automated systems, are prohibited from using any of the content on the website for Artificial Intelligence Purposes. Users or automated systems that fail to respect these choices will be considered to have breached our terms of service.

Accessibility Efforts

At Hike & Dip we value all of our site visitors and strive to provide a website that meets the needs of each individual.  We are constantly striving to improve the accessibility of our website and welcome any feedback you may have.  If you have noticed anything on our site you find difficult to access (visually, audibly, etc), please contact us.

Interest-Based Advertising

Advertising Privacy Statement

This Site is affiliated with Infolinks Media, LLC (AKA, Infolinks), Taboola, Inc., and  The Moneytizer for the purposes of placing advertising on the Site, and Infolinks Media, LLC (AKA, Infolinks), Taboola, Inc., and  The Moneytizer will collect and use certain data for advertising purposes. To learn more about Infolinks Privacy Policy Click here https://www.infolinks.com/privacy-policy/

To learn more about Taboola's Privacy Policy Click here https://www.infolinks.com/privacy-policy/

To Learn more about The Moneytizer's Privacy Policy Click here - https://us.themoneytizer.com

Email Addresses

We may collect your email address, but only if you voluntarily provide it to us. This may occur, for example, if you sign up to receive an email newsletter, or enter a promotion. We will use your email address for the purposes for which you provided it to us, and also from time to time to send you emails regarding the Site or other products or services that we believe may be of interest to you.  You may opt out of such email communications at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” button in the email.

Your email address may also be shared with the technology provider we use in connection with the purposes for which you provided it, and that technology provider may also contact you from time to time.

If you are a resident of a country in the European Economic Area (EEA), we do not wish to receive your email address, and will delete it you have provided it inadvertently.

You have the option of opting in or unsubscribing from our email list. By subscribing and opting in, you agree to receive newsletters, updates, messages, promotional materials and any other content related to this website. When you send an email, your email message along with email address and responses are saved for communication purposes with you. This information is kept confidential and we do not share, sell or trade your email information with third parties except as otherwise stated in this privacy policy.

If you are in the European Union and opt-in to receive any of our free products or services and/or purchase any products or services through our website then you will be subscribed to receive our free email newsletter once you affirmatively consent to it. Please see the Opt-Out section below should you wish to “unsubscribe” and not receive any emails from us.

But if you are NOT in the European Union then you will be automatically subscribed to receive our free email newsletter once you opt-in to receive any of our free products or services and/or purchase any products or services through our website. Please see the Opt-Out section below should you wish to “unsubscribe” and not receive any emails from us.

GDPR VISITOR RIGHTS (FOR EU AND UK CUSTOMERS AND VISITORS) 

If you are located in the European Union (“EU”) or the United Kingdom (“UK”), you are entitled to certain rights and information listed below under the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR).

We will retain any information you choose to provide to us until the earlier of:

  1. You ask us to delete the information by sending a request to sales@metadigs.com. Please note that such requests may result in you no longer being able to access paid or free content previously provided to you.
  2. Our decision to cease using our existing data providers.
  3. The Company decides to no longer be in business or continue to offer the services.
  4. The data is no longer needed to provide you service, is too costly to maintain further retention, or the Company finds it outdated.

You have the right to request access to your data that we store and have the ability to access your personal data.

You have the right to either rectify or erase your personal data. You have the right to verify the accuracy of your personal data and have it corrected or removed completely

You have the right to seek restrictions on the processing of your data. When you restrict the processing of your data, we can store your data but cannot process it further.

You have the right to object to the processing of your data in certain circumstances including but not limited to direct marketing, profiling, scientific or historical research purposes, statistical purposes, automated decision making and profiling and tasks based on legitimate interests or in the public interest/exercise of official authority.

You have the right to the portability of your data. You have the right to request your personal data from us, receive it and transfer it to another controller. 

You have the right to withdraw consent at any time. If you have provided consent to the Company’s processing of your personal data, you have the right to withdraw that consent any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based upon consent that occurred prior to your withdrawal of consent.

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority that has jurisdiction over issues related to the GDPR.

We require only the information that is reasonably necessary to enter into a contract with you. We will not require you to provide consent for any unnecessary processing as a condition of entering into a contract with us.

LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING DATA UNDER THE GDPR

Under the GDPR, we may process your data under the following legal basis:

  • Consent: when you give us clear consent to process your personal data for one or more specific purpose. 
  • Contractual Necessity: when processing your personal data is necessary to fulfill a contract with you.
  • Legal Obligation: when processing of your personal data is necessary to comply with the law such as data related to taxes or employee records.
  • Vital Interests: when processing of your personal data is necessary to protect your life or health.  
  • Public Interests: when processing of your personal data is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or for official functions.
  • Legitimate Interests: when processing of your personal data is necessary to further our legitimate interests such as marketing activities. 

YOUR STATE PRIVACY RIGHTS

State consumer privacy laws may give their residents additional rights in terms of how we use their personal information. These privacy rights vary depending on the local laws that apply to you.

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, and Utah each provide their state residents with rights to:

  • Confirm whether we process their personal information.
  • Access and delete certain personal information.
  • Data portability.
  • Opt-out of personal data processing for targeted advertising and sales.

California, Colorado, Connecticut, and Virginia also provide their state residents with rights to:

  • Correct inaccuracies in their personal information, taking into account the information’s nature processing purpose.
  • Opt-out of profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects. 

Nevada provides its residents with a limited right to opt-out of certain types of personal information being sold by a business. The opt-out option does not apply to all types of data, however; it does protect sensitive medical or financial data, for example. Please note that we do not currently sell data that triggers the opt-out requirements of that statute.

To exercise any of these rights above under different states, please contact us with your request at sales@metadigs.com and please include your name, email address, and mailing address. 

CALIFORNIA CONSUMER PRIVACY ACT (CCPA) AND CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS ACT (CPRA) COMPLIANCE AND YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS

If you live in California, you have additional rights under California law, and we comply with the CCPA and CPRA because we may have visitors from California on our website. Here are your legal rights under CCPA/CPRA:

  1. You have the right to know the categories of personal information we have collected, sold or disclosed about you to third parties. 
  2. You have the right to opt-out of the sale and sharing of your personal information with third parties. If you are under the age of 16, you have the right to opt in to such sales, or to have a parent or guardian opt in on your behalf.
  3. You also have the right to access your personal information, which we will provide within 30 days of such request. 
  4. You have the right to know what personal information is collected from you and how it is used, which we explained in this Privacy Policy.
  5. You have the right to correct your personal information. 
  6. You have the right to have your personal information deleted, subject to some exceptions.
  7. You have the right to equal service, price and no discrimination
  8. You have the right to data portability and right to request your personal information and use it for your own purposes.
  9. You have the right to consent and/or limit the use and disclosure of your sensitive personal information.

CATEGORIES OF PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTED AND DISCLOSED FOR A BUSINESS PURPOSE

The types of personal information we collect and how we use it have already been listed above, but under the CCPA/CPRA, the following categories of personal information may have been collected and disclosed for business purposes in the previous 12 months: 

  • Identifiers such as your name, address, phone number, email address and other similar identifiers
  • Protected classification characteristics such as your age, gender, religion and disability information 
  • Commercial information such as your use of our products and services 
  • Internet/Network information such as your IP address, search history, browser and device information
  • Geolocation data such as the information about your physical location or movements
  • Sensory information such as audio, electronic, photos or other visual information 
  • Professional or Employment Information such as your job history including previous employer and performance evaluations 
  • Biometric information such as fingerprints, faceprints, voiceprints, genetic and physiological activity patterns. We do not collect any biometric information from you. 
  • Education information such as records related to your educational institution (grades, transcripts, class lists, student schedules and so forth). We do not collect any such education information. 
  • Inferences such as information reflecting your interests, preferences, characteristics, physiological trends, and abilities. 
  • Other Personal Information such as information provided by you directly when you fill a form on our website, register for an event scheduled by us, post a comment on our website or social media, make a purchase from us, your account login or credentials allowing you to access a product or account, telephone number, and any other information you provide to us.  
  • Sensitive personal information such as your social security, driver’s license, state identification card or passport number. We do not collect this sensitive personal information from you. 

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CONTACT

For any questions or comments regarding the privacy policy, please contact us at sales@metadigs.com or srirupmzmdr1@gmail.com or by mail at:

Hike N Dip
F-103, Sunrise Enclave, Opposite Sudha Dairy,

Gamharia, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand - 832109, India.

Sale of Business or Assets

In the event that the Site or substantially all of its assets is sold or disposed of as a going concern, whether by merger, sale of assets or otherwise, or in the event of an insolvency, bankruptcy or receivership, the information we have collected about you may be one of the assets sold or merged in connection with that transaction.

Links to Third Party Web Sites

Hike & Dip includes links to external, or third party websites. Hike & Dip privacy policy does not apply to, and we cannot control the activities of, such other advertisers or websites.

Security

The security of your Personal Information is important to us but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. We never sell your personal information to third parties.

COPPA

When it comes to the collection of personal information from children under the age of 13 years old, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) puts parents in control. The Federal Trade Commission, United States’ consumer protection agency, enforces the COPPA Rule, which spells out what operators of websites and online services must do to protect children’s privacy and safety online.

We do not specifically market to children under the age of 13 years old.

Limitation of Liability

HIKE N DIP PROVIDES THE INFORMATION, SERVICES AND PRODUCTS ON THIS WEB SITES “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. YOU AGREE THAT HIKE N DIP SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY CONTENT FOUND ON OUR FORUMS THAT ANY DOWNLOADING OF MATERIALS FOUND ON OR THROUGH HIKE N DIP FORUMS IS DONE AT YOUR OWN RISK, AND THAT HIKE N DIP IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR UNSOLICITED COMMUNICATIONS THAT ARISE FROM YOUR POSTINGS. HIKE N DIP SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE IN ANY MANNER FOR THE ACTS OF ANY THIRD PARTY, INCLUDING WITOUT LIMITATION, ANY THIRD PARTY AD NETWORK.

Changes to the Privacy Policy

We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. The most recent version of the Privacy Policy will always be posted on the Site, with the “Effective Date” posted at the top of the Policy. We may revise and update this Privacy Policy if our practices change, as technology changes, or as we add new services or change existing ones. If we make any material changes to our Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal information, or we are going to use any personal information in a manner that is materially different from that stated in our Privacy Policy at the time we collected such information, we will give you a reasonable opportunity to consent to the change. If you do not consent, your personal information will be used as agreed to under the terms of the privacy policy in effect at the time we obtained that information. By using our Site or services after the Effective Date, you are deemed to consent to our then-current privacy policy. We will use information previously obtained in accordance with the Privacy Policy in effect when the information was obtained from you.

Contacting Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, or the practices of this Site, please contact us.