Owner and Data Controller
Comicoin (Thomas Plummer T/A)
1 Aintree Way
Bicester
OX26 1DR
United Kingdom
Owner contact email: contact@comicoin.co.uk
Types of Data collected
Among the types of Personal Data that www.comicoin.co.uk collects, by itself or through third parties, there are:
Cookies; Usage Data; first name; last name; phone number; username; email address; password; country; county; ZIP/Postal code; city; User ID; billing address; shipping address; house number; prefix ; data relating to the point of sale; unique device identifiers for advertising (Google Advertiser ID or IDFA, for example); geographic position; number of Users; device information; session statistics; browser information; purchase history; invoicing information; payment info; user subscriptions; truncated credit card number; language; state; province; contents of the email or message; customer support; order ID.
Complete details on each type of Personal Data collected are provided in the dedicated sections of this privacy policy or by specific explanation texts displayed prior to the Data collection.
Personal Data may be freely provided by the User, or, in case of Usage Data, collected automatically when using www.comicoin.co.uk.
Unless specified otherwise, all Data requested by www.comicoin.co.uk is mandatory and failure to provide this Data may make it impossible for www.comicoin.co.uk to provide its services. In cases where www.comicoin.co.uk specifically states that some Data is not mandatory, Users are free not to communicate this Data without consequences to the availability or the functioning of the Service.
Users who are uncertain about which Personal Data is mandatory are welcome to contact the Owner.
Any use of Cookies – or of other tracking tools — by www.comicoin.co.uk or by the owners of third-party services used by www.comicoin.co.uk serves the purpose of providing the Service required by the User, in addition to any other purposes described in the present document.
Users are responsible for any third-party Personal Data obtained, published or shared through www.comicoin.co.uk.
Mode and place of processing the Data
Methods of processing
The Owner takes appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, or unauthorized destruction of the Data.
The Data processing is carried out using computers and/or IT enabled tools, following organizational procedures and modes strictly related to the purposes indicated. In addition to the Owner, in some cases, the Data may be accessible to certain types of persons in charge, involved with the operation of www.comicoin.co.uk (administration, sales, marketing, legal, system administration) or external parties (such as third-party technical service providers, mail carriers, hosting providers, IT companies, communications agencies) appointed, if necessary, as Data Processors by the Owner. The updated list of these parties may be requested from the Owner at any time.
Place
The Data is processed at the Owner's operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located.
Depending on the User's location, data transfers may involve transferring the User's Data to a country other than their own. To find out more about the place of processing of such transferred Data, Users can check the section containing details about the processing of Personal Data.
Retention time
Unless specified otherwise in this document, Personal Data shall be processed and stored for as long as required by the purpose they have been collected for and may be retained for longer due to applicable legal obligation or based on the Users’ consent.
The purposes of processing
The Data concerning the User is collected to allow the Owner to provide its Service, comply with its legal obligations, respond to enforcement requests, protect its rights and interests (or those of its Users or third parties), detect any malicious or fraudulent activity, as well as the following:
Analytics, Traffic optimization and distribution, SPAM protection, Handling payments, Registration and authentication, Interaction with external social networks and platforms, Contacting the User, Advertising, Location-based interactions, Displaying content from external platforms, Selling goods and services online, Managing contacts and sending messages, Hosting and backend infrastructure, Infrastructure monitoring, Social features, Heat mapping and session recording and Content performance and features testing (A/B testing).
For specific information about the Personal Data used for each purpose, the User may refer to the section “Detailed information on the processing of Personal Data”.
Detailed information on the processing of Personal Data
Personal Data is collected for the following purposes and using the following services:
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Advertising
This type of service allows User Data to be utilized for advertising communication purposes. These communications are displayed in the form of banners and other advertisements on www.comicoin.co.uk, possibly based on User interests.
This does not mean that all Personal Data are used for this purpose. Information and conditions of use are shown below.
Some of the services listed below may use Trackers for identifying Users, behavioral retargeting i.e. displaying ads tailored to the User’s interests and behavior, or to measure ads performance. For more information, please check the privacy policies of the relevant services.
Services of this kind usually offer the possibility to opt out of such tracking. In addition to any opt-out feature offered by any of the services below, Users may learn more on how to generally opt out of interest-based advertising within the dedicated section "How to opt-out of interest-based advertising" in this document.
Meta ads conversion tracking (Meta pixel) (Meta Platforms, Inc.)
Meta ads conversion tracking (Meta pixel) is an analytics service provided by Meta Platforms, Inc. that connects data from the Meta Audience Network with actions performed on www.comicoin.co.uk. The Meta pixel tracks conversions that can be attributed to ads on Facebook, Instagram and Meta Audience Network.
Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt out.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
Facebook Audience Network (Facebook, Inc.)
Facebook Audience Network is an advertising service provided by Facebook, Inc. In order to understand Facebook's use of Data, consult Facebook's data policy.
Www.comicoin.co.uk may use identifiers for mobile devices (including Android Advertising ID or Advertising Identifier for iOS, respectively) and technologies similar to cookies to run the Facebook Audience Network service. One of the ways Audience Network shows ads is by using the User's ad preferences. The User can control this in the Facebook ad settings.
Users may opt-out of certain Audience Network targeting through applicable device settings, such as the device advertising settings for mobile phones or by following the instructions in other Audience Network related sections of this privacy policy, if available.
Personal Data processed: Cookies; unique device identifiers for advertising (Google Advertiser ID or IDFA, for example); Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers; internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
- a Sale in California
- a Sharing in California
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Analytics
The services contained in this section enable the Owner to monitor and analyze web traffic and can be used to keep track of User behavior.
Google Analytics (Universal Analytics) (Google Ireland Limited)
Google Analytics (Universal Analytics) is a web analysis service provided by Google Ireland Limited (“Google”). Google utilizes the Data collected to track and examine the use of www.comicoin.co.uk, to prepare reports on its activities and share them with other Google services.
Google may use the Data collected to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.
In order to understand Google's use of Data, consult Google's partner policy.
Personal Data processed: Cookies; Usage Data.
Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
- a Sale in the United States
Google Analytics 4 (Google Ireland Limited)
Google Analytics 4 is a web analysis service provided by Google Ireland Limited (“Google”). Google utilizes the Data collected to track and examine the use of www.comicoin.co.uk, to prepare reports on its activities and share them with other Google services.
Google may use the Data collected to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.
In Google Analytics 4, IP addresses are used at collection time and then discarded before Data is logged in any data center or server. Users can learn more by consulting Google’s official documentation.
In order to understand Google's use of Data, consult Google's partner policy.
Personal Data processed: browser information; city; device information; number of Users; session statistics; Usage Data.
Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers; internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
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Contacting the User
Phone contact (www.comicoin.co.uk)
Users that provided their phone number might be contacted for commercial or promotional purposes related to www.comicoin.co.uk, as well as for fulfilling support requests.
Personal Data processed: phone number.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers.
This processing constitutes:
Mailing list or newsletter (www.comicoin.co.uk)
By registering on the mailing list or for the newsletter, the User’s email address will be added to the contact list of those who may receive email messages containing information of commercial or promotional nature concerning www.comicoin.co.uk. Your email address might also be added to this list as a result of signing up to www.comicoin.co.uk or after making a purchase.
Personal Data processed: email address; first name; last name.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers.
Contact form (www.comicoin.co.uk)
By filling in the contact form with their Data, the User authorizes www.comicoin.co.uk to use these details to reply to requests for information, quotes or any other kind of request as indicated by the form’s header.
Personal Data processed: email address; Usage Data.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers; internet or other electronic network activity information.
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Content performance and features testing (A/B testing)
The services contained in this section allow the Owner to track and analyze the User response concerning web traffic or behavior regarding changes to the structure, text or any other component of www.comicoin.co.uk.
Firebase Remote Config
Firebase Remote Config is an A/B testing and configuration service provided by Google Ireland Limited or by Google LLC, depending on how the Owner manages the Data processing.
Personal Data processed: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: United Kingdom – Privacy Policy; United Kingdom – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers.
This processing constitutes:
- a Sale in the United States
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Displaying content from external platforms
This type of service allows you to view content hosted on external platforms directly from the pages of www.comicoin.co.uk and interact with them. Such services are often referred to as widgets, which are small elements placed on a website or app. They provide specific information or perform a particular function and often allow for user interaction.
This type of service might still collect web traffic data for the pages where the service is installed, even when Users do not use it.
Google Fonts (Google Ireland Limited)
Google Fonts is a typeface visualization service provided by Google Ireland Limited that allows www.comicoin.co.uk to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.
Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data.
Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
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Handling payments
Unless otherwise specified, www.comicoin.co.uk processes any payments by credit card, bank transfer or other means via external payment service providers. In general and unless where otherwise stated, Users are requested to provide their payment details and personal information directly to such payment service providers. Www.comicoin.co.uk isn't involved in the collection and processing of such information: instead, it will only receive a notification by the relevant payment service provider as to whether payment has been successfully completed.
PayPal (PayPal Inc.)
PayPal is a payment service provided by PayPal Inc., which allows Users to make online payments.
Personal Data processed: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: See the PayPal privacy policy – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
- a Sale in Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Texas, Oregon and Montana
Stripe (Stripe, Inc.)
Stripe is a payment service provided by Stripe, Inc.
Personal Data processed: email address; first name; last name; Trackers; Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers; internet or other electronic network activity information.
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Heat mapping and session recording
Heat mapping services are used to display the areas of www.comicoin.co.uk that Users interact with most frequently. This shows where the points of interest are. These services make it possible to monitor and analyze web traffic and keep track of User behavior.
Some of these services may record sessions and make them available for later visual playback.
SessionCam (ServiceTick Limited)
SessionCam is a session recording and heat mapping service provided by ServiceTick Limited.
Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data.
Place of processing: United Kingdom – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
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Hosting and backend infrastructure
This type of service has the purpose of hosting Data and files that enable www.comicoin.co.uk to run and be distributed as well as to provide a ready-made infrastructure to run specific features or parts of www.comicoin.co.uk.
Some services among those listed below, if any, may work through geographically distributed servers, making it difficult to determine the actual location where the Personal Data are stored.
Firebase Hosting
Firebase Hosting is a hosting service provided by Google Ireland Limited or by Google LLC, depending on how the Owner manages the Data processing.
Personal Data processed: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: United Kingdom – Privacy Policy; United Kingdom – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers.
Firebase Cloud Storage
Firebase Cloud Storage is a hosting service provided by Google Ireland Limited or by Google LLC, depending on how the Owner manages the Data processing.
Personal Data processed: Usage Data; various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: United Kingdom – Privacy Policy; United Kingdom – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers; internet or other electronic network activity information.
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Infrastructure monitoring
This type of service allows www.comicoin.co.uk to monitor the use and behavior of its components so its performance, operation, maintenance and troubleshooting can be improved.
Which Personal Data are processed depends on the characteristics and mode of implementation of these services, whose function is to filter the activities of www.comicoin.co.uk.
Firebase Performance Monitoring
Firebase Performance Monitoring is a monitoring service provided by Google LLC or by Google Ireland Limited, depending on how the Owner manages the Data processing.
Personal Data processed: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: United Kingdom – Privacy Policy; United Kingdom – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers.
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Interaction with external social networks and platforms
This type of service allows interaction with social networks or other external platforms directly from the pages of www.comicoin.co.uk.
The interaction and information obtained through www.comicoin.co.uk are always subject to the User’s privacy settings for each social network.
This type of service might still collect traffic data for the pages where the service is installed, even when Users do not use it.
It is recommended to log out from the respective services in order to make sure that the processed data on www.comicoin.co.uk isn’t being connected back to the User’s profile.
PayPal button and widgets (PayPal Inc.)
The PayPal button and widgets are services allowing interaction with the PayPal platform provided by PayPal Inc.
Personal Data processed: Cookies; Usage Data.
Place of processing: See the PayPal privacy policy – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
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Location-based interactions
Geolocation (www.comicoin.co.uk)
Www.comicoin.co.uk may collect, use, and share User location Data in order to provide location-based services.
Most browsers and devices provide tools to opt out from this feature by default. If explicit authorization has been provided, the User’s location data may be tracked by www.comicoin.co.uk.
Personal Data processed: geographic position.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: geolocation data.
This processing constitutes:
- a Sale in Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Texas, Oregon and Montana
- a Sharing in California
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Targeted Advertising in Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Texas, Oregon and Montana
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Managing contacts and sending messages
This type of service makes it possible to manage a database of email contacts, phone contacts or any other contact information to communicate with the User.
These services may also collect data concerning the date and time when the message was viewed by the User, as well as when the User interacted with it, such as by clicking on links included in the message.
Trustpilot Automatic Feedback Service (Trustpilot A/S)
The Trustpilot Automatic Feedback Service is a message-sending service provided by Trustpilot A/S that automates the sending of email requests for product or service reviews based on specific Users’ actions performed on www.comicoin.co.uk.
Personal Data processed: city; contents of the email or message; country; county; customer support; data relating to the point of sale; email address; first name; invoicing information; language; last name; order ID; payment info; province; purchase history; state; Trackers; Usage Data; User ID.
Place of processing: Denmark – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers; commercial information; internet or other electronic network activity information; inferences drawn from other personal information.
This processing constitutes:
- a Sale in the United States
- a Sharing in California
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Targeted Advertising in Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Texas, Oregon and Montana
Firebase Notifications
Firebase Notifications is a message sending service provided by Google LLC or by Google Ireland Limited, depending on how the Owner manages the Data processing. Firebase Notifications can be integrated with Firebase Analytics to target analytics-based audiences and track opening and conversion events.
Personal Data processed: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: United Kingdom – Privacy Policy; United Kingdom – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers.
This processing constitutes:
- a Sale in the United States
- a Sharing in California
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Targeted Advertising in Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Texas, Oregon and Montana
Firebase Cloud Messaging
Firebase Cloud Messaging is a message sending service provided by Google Ireland Limited or by Google LLC, depending on how the Owner manages the Data processing. Firebase Cloud Messaging allows the Owner to send messages and notifications to Users across platforms such as Android, iOS, and the web. Messages can be sent to single devices, groups of devices, or specific topics or User segments.
Personal Data processed: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: United Kingdom – Privacy Policy; United Kingdom – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers.
This processing constitutes:
- a Sale in the United States
- a Sharing in California
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Targeted Advertising in Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Texas, Oregon and Montana
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Registration and authentication
By registering or authenticating, Users allow www.comicoin.co.uk to identify them and give them access to dedicated services.
Depending on what is described below, third parties may provide registration and authentication services. In this case, www.comicoin.co.uk will be able to access some Data, stored by these third-party services, for registration or identification purposes.
Direct registration (www.comicoin.co.uk)
The User registers by filling out the registration form and providing the Personal Data directly to www.comicoin.co.uk.
Personal Data processed: billing address; city; country; county; data relating to the point of sale; email address; first name; house number; last name; password; phone number; prefix ; shipping address; User ID; username; ZIP/Postal code.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers; commercial information.
This processing constitutes:
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Selling goods and services online
This type of service helps the Owner to sell goods, provide services or monetize online content. To this end, the services listed below may for instance allow the Owner to process payments, set up subscription models, track orders, and manage deliveries.
Recharge (Recharge Inc.)
Recharge is a subscription management tool provided by Recharge Inc, which allows the Owner to manage subscriptions, invoicing, pricing models, and subscription and revenue analytics.
Personal Data processed: billing address; email address; first name; invoicing information; last name; payment info; purchase history; shipping address; Trackers; truncated credit card number; Usage Data; User ID; user subscriptions.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers; commercial information; internet or other electronic network activity information.
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Social features
Firebase Dynamic Links
Firebase Dynamic Links is a social feature provided by Google Ireland Limited or by Google LLC, depending on how the Owner manages the Data processing.
Dynamic Links are tracked within Firebase or Google Analytics for Firebase, which informs the Owner about the details of the User journey to and within www.comicoin.co.uk.
Personal Data processed: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: United Kingdom – Privacy Policy; United Kingdom – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers.
This processing constitutes:
- a Sale in the United States
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SPAM protection
This type of service analyzes the traffic of www.comicoin.co.uk, potentially containing Users' Personal Data, with the purpose of filtering it from parts of traffic, messages and content that are recognized as SPAM.
Google reCAPTCHA (Google Ireland Limited)
Personal Data processed: Cookies; Usage Data.
Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
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Traffic optimization and distribution
This type of service allows www.comicoin.co.uk to distribute their content using servers located across different countries and to optimize their performance.
Which Personal Data are processed depends on the characteristics and the way these services are implemented. Their function is to filter communications between www.comicoin.co.uk and the User's browser.
Considering the widespread distribution of this system, it is difficult to determine the locations to which the contents that may contain Personal Information of the User are transferred.
Cloudflare (Cloudflare Inc.)
Cloudflare is a traffic optimization and distribution service provided by Cloudflare Inc.
The way Cloudflare is integrated means that it filters all the traffic through www.comicoin.co.uk, i.e., communication between www.comicoin.co.uk and the User's browser, while also allowing analytical data from www.comicoin.co.uk to be collected.
Personal Data processed: Cookies; various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
Information on opting out of interest-based advertising
In addition to any opt-out feature provided by any of the services listed in this document, Users may follow the instructions provided by
YourOnlineChoices (EU),
the Network Advertising Initiative (US) and
the Digital Advertising Alliance (US),
DAAC (Canada),
DDAI (Japan)
or other similar initiatives. Such initiatives allow Users to select their tracking preferences for most of the advertising tools. The Owner thus recommends that Users make use of these resources in addition to the information provided in this document.
The Digital Advertising Alliance offers an application called AppChoices that helps Users to control interest-based advertising on mobile apps.
Users may also opt out of certain advertising features through applicable device settings, such as the device advertising settings for mobile phones or ads settings in general.
Further information about the processing of Personal Data
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Selling goods and services online
The Personal Data collected are used to provide the User with services or to sell goods, including payment and possible delivery.
The Personal Data collected to complete the payment may include the credit card, the bank account used for the transfer, or any other means of payment envisaged. The kind of Data collected by www.comicoin.co.uk depends on the payment system used.
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sessionStorage
sessionStorage allows www.comicoin.co.uk to store and access data right in the User's browser. Data in sessionStorage is deleted automatically when the session ends (in other words, when the browser tab is closed).
Legal basis of processing
The Owner may process Personal Data relating to Users if one of the following applies:
- Users have given their consent for one or more specific purposes.
- provision of Data is necessary for the performance of an agreement with the User and/or for any pre-contractual obligations thereof;
- processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the Owner is subject;
- processing is related to a task that is carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the Owner;
- processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Owner or by a third party.
In any case, the Owner will gladly help to clarify the specific legal basis that applies to the processing, and in particular whether the provision of Personal Data is a statutory or contractual requirement, or a requirement necessary to enter into a contract.
Further information about retention time
Unless specified otherwise in this document, Personal Data shall be processed and stored for as long as required by the purpose they have been collected for and may be retained for longer due to applicable legal obligation or based on the Users’ consent.
Therefore:
- Personal Data collected for purposes related to the performance of a contract between the Owner and the User shall be retained until such contract has been fully performed.
- Personal Data collected for the purposes of the Owner’s legitimate interests shall be retained as long as needed to fulfill such purposes. Users may find specific information regarding the legitimate interests pursued by the Owner within the relevant sections of this document or by contacting the Owner.
The Owner may be allowed to retain Personal Data for a longer period whenever the User has given consent to such processing, as long as such consent is not withdrawn. Furthermore, the Owner may be obliged to retain Personal Data for a longer period whenever required to fulfil a legal obligation or upon order of an authority.
Once the retention period expires, Personal Data shall be deleted. Therefore, the right of access, the right to erasure, the right to rectification and the right to data portability cannot be enforced after expiration of the retention period.
The rights of Users based on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Users may exercise certain rights regarding their Data processed by the Owner.
In particular, Users have the right to do the following, to the extent permitted by law:
- Withdraw their consent at any time. Users have the right to withdraw consent where they have previously given their consent to the processing of their Personal Data.
- Object to processing of their Data. Users have the right to object to the processing of their Data if the processing is carried out on a legal basis other than consent.
- Access their Data. Users have the right to learn if Data is being processed by the Owner, obtain disclosure regarding certain aspects of the processing and obtain a copy of the Data undergoing processing.
- Verify and seek rectification. Users have the right to verify the accuracy of their Data and ask for it to be updated or corrected.
- Restrict the processing of their Data. Users have the right to restrict the processing of their Data. In this case, the Owner will not process their Data for any purpose other than storing it.
- Have their Personal Data deleted or otherwise removed. Users have the right to obtain the erasure of their Data from the Owner.
- Receive their Data and have it transferred to another controller. Users have the right to receive their Data in a structured, commonly used and machine readable format and, if technically feasible, to have it transmitted to another controller without any hindrance.
- Lodge a complaint. Users have the right to bring a claim before their competent data protection authority.
Users are also entitled to learn about the legal basis for Data transfers abroad including to any international organization governed by public international law or set up by two or more countries, such as the UN, and about the security measures taken by the Owner to safeguard their Data.
Details about the right to object to processing
Where Personal Data is processed for a public interest, in the exercise of an official authority vested in the Owner or for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Owner, Users may object to such processing by providing a ground related to their particular situation to justify the objection.
Users must know that, however, should their Personal Data be processed for direct marketing purposes, they can object to that processing at any time, free of charge and without providing any justification. Where the User objects to processing for direct marketing purposes, the Personal Data will no longer be processed for such purposes. To learn whether the Owner is processing Personal Data for direct marketing purposes, Users may refer to the relevant sections of this document.
How to exercise these rights
Any requests to exercise User rights can be directed to the Owner through the contact details provided in this document. Such requests are free of charge and will be answered by the Owner as early as possible and always within one month, providing Users with the information required by law. Any rectification or erasure of Personal Data or restriction of processing will be communicated by the Owner to each recipient, if any, to whom the Personal Data has been disclosed unless this proves impossible or involves disproportionate effort. At the Users’ request, the Owner will inform them about those recipients.
Further information for Users
in Brazil
This section of the document integrates with and supplements the information contained in the rest of the privacy policy and is provided by the entity running www.comicoin.co.uk and, if the case may be, its parent, subsidiaries and affiliates (for the purposes of this section referred to collectively as “we”, “us”, “our”).
This section applies to all Users in Brazil (Users are referred to below, simply as “you”, “your”, “yours”), according to the "Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados" (the "LGPD"), and for such Users, it supersedes any other possibly divergent or conflicting information contained in the privacy policy.
This part of the document uses the term “personal information“ as it is defined in the LGPD.
The grounds on which we process your personal information
We can process your personal information solely if we have a legal basis for such processing. Legal bases are as follows:
- your consent to the relevant processing activities;
- compliance with a legal or regulatory obligation that lies with us;
- the carrying out of public policies provided in laws or regulations or based on contracts, agreements and similar legal instruments;
- studies conducted by research entities, preferably carried out on anonymized personal information;
- the carrying out of a contract and its preliminary procedures, in cases where you are a party to said contract;
- the exercising of our rights in judicial, administrative or arbitration procedures;
- protection or physical safety of yourself or a third party;
- the protection of health – in procedures carried out by health entities or professionals;
- our legitimate interests, provided that your fundamental rights and liberties do not prevail over such interests; and
- credit protection.
To find out more about the legal bases, you can contact us at any time using the contact details provided in this document.
Categories of personal information processed
To find out what categories of your personal information are processed, you can read the section titled “Detailed information on the processing of Personal Data” within this document.
Why we process your personal information
To find out why we process your personal information, you can read the sections titled “Detailed information on the processing of Personal Data” and “The purposes of processing” within this document.
Your Brazilian privacy rights, how to file a request and our response to your requests
Your Brazilian privacy rights
You have the right to:
- obtain confirmation of the existence of processing activities on your personal information;
- access to your personal information;
- have incomplete, inaccurate or outdated personal information rectified;
- obtain the anonymization, blocking or elimination of your unnecessary or excessive personal information, or of information that is not being processed in compliance with the LGPD;
- obtain information on the possibility to provide or deny your consent and the consequences thereof;
- obtain information about the third parties with whom we share your personal information;
- obtain, upon your express request, the portability of your personal information (except for anonymized information) to another service or product provider, provided that our commercial and industrial secrets are safeguarded;
- obtain the deletion of your personal information being processed if the processing was based upon your consent, unless one or more exceptions provided for in art. 16 of the LGPD apply;
- revoke your consent at any time;
- lodge a complaint related to your personal information with the ANPD (the National Data Protection Authority) or with consumer protection bodies;
- oppose a processing activity in cases where the processing is not carried out in compliance with the provisions of the law;
- request clear and adequate information regarding the criteria and procedures used for an automated decision; and
- request the review of decisions made solely on the basis of the automated processing of your personal information, which affect your interests. These include decisions to define your personal, professional, consumer and credit profile, or aspects of your personality.
You will never be discriminated against, or otherwise suffer any sort of detriment, if you exercise your rights.
How to file your request
You can file your express request to exercise your rights free from any charge, at any time, by using the contact details provided in this document, or via your legal representative.
How and when we will respond to your request
We will strive to promptly respond to your requests.
In any case, should it be impossible for us to do so, we’ll make sure to communicate to you the factual or legal reasons that prevent us from immediately, or otherwise ever, complying with your requests. In cases where we are not processing your personal information, we will indicate to you the physical or legal person to whom you should address your requests, if we are in the position to do so.
In the event that you file an access or personal information processing confirmation request, please make sure that you specify whether you’d like your personal information to be delivered in electronic or printed form.
You will also need to let us know whether you want us to answer your request immediately, in which case we will answer in a simplified fashion, or if you need a complete disclosure instead.
In the latter case, we’ll respond within 15 days from the time of your request, providing you with all the information on the origin of your personal information, confirmation on whether or not records exist, any criteria used for the processing and the purposes of the processing, while safeguarding our commercial and industrial secrets.
In the event that you file a rectification, deletion, anonymization or personal information blocking request, we will make sure to immediately communicate your request to other parties with whom we have shared your personal information in order to enable such third parties to also comply with your request — except in cases where such communication is proven impossible or involves disproportionate effort on our side.
Transfer of personal information outside of Brazil permitted by the law
We are allowed to transfer your personal information outside of the Brazilian territory in the following cases:
- when the transfer is necessary for international legal cooperation between public intelligence, investigation and prosecution bodies, according to the legal means provided by the international law;
- when the transfer is necessary to protect your life or physical security or those of a third party;
- when the transfer is authorized by the ANPD;
- when the transfer results from a commitment undertaken in an international cooperation agreement;
- when the transfer is necessary for the execution of a public policy or legal attribution of public service;
- when the transfer is necessary for compliance with a legal or regulatory obligation, the carrying out of a contract or preliminary procedures related to a contract, or the regular exercise of rights in judicial, administrative or arbitration procedures.
Further information for Users
in the United States
This part of the document integrates with and supplements the information contained in the rest of the privacy policy and is provided by the business running www.comicoin.co.uk and, if the case may be, its parent, subsidiaries and affiliates (for the purposes of this section referred to collectively as “we”, “us”, “our”).
The information contained in this section applies to all Users (Users are referred to below, simply as “you”, “your”, “yours”), who are residents in the following states: California, Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Texas, Oregon and Montana.
For such Users, this information supersedes any other possibly divergent or conflicting provisions contained in the privacy policy.
This part of the document uses the term Personal Information
(and Sensitive Personal Information).
Notice at collection
The following Notice at collection provides you with timely notice about the categories of Personal Information collected or disclosed in the past 12 months so that you can exercise meaningful control over our use of that Information.
While such categorization of Personal Information is mainly based on California privacy laws, it can also be helpful for anyone who is not a California resident to get a general idea of what types of Personal Information are collected.
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Internet or other electronic network activity information
Personal Information collected or disclosed:
Cookies, Usage Data, various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service, Trackers, unique device identifiers for advertising (Google Advertiser ID or IDFA, for example), number of Users, city, device information, session statistics, browser information, first name, last name, email address, shipping address, billing address, purchase history, invoicing information, user subscriptions, User ID, truncated credit card number, language, state, province, county, country, data relating to the point of sale, customer support, order ID
Sensitive Personal Information collected or disclosed ℹ️:
payment info, contents of the email or message
Purposes:
- Analytics
- Traffic optimization and distribution
- SPAM protection
- Handling payments
- Interaction with external social networks and platforms
- Further information about Personal Data
- Advertising
- Displaying content from external platforms
- Selling goods and services online
- Managing contacts and sending messages
- Heat mapping and session recording
- Contacting the User
- Hosting and backend infrastructure
Retention period:
for the time necessary to fulfill the purpose
Sold or Shared ℹ️:
Yes
Targeted Advertising: ℹ️:
Yes
Third-parties: Google Ireland Limited, Cloudflare Inc., PayPal Inc., Meta Platforms, Inc., Facebook, Inc., Stripe, Inc., Trustpilot A/S, ServiceTick Limited
Service providers or contractors: www.comicoin.co.uk, Recharge Inc.
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Identifiers
Personal Information collected or disclosed:
first name, last name, phone number, email address, country, county, ZIP/Postal code, city, User ID, billing address, shipping address, house number, prefix , data relating to the point of sale, Cookies, Usage Data, unique device identifiers for advertising (Google Advertiser ID or IDFA, for example), number of Users, device information, session statistics, browser information, Trackers, purchase history, invoicing information, user subscriptions, truncated credit card number, language, state, province, customer support, order ID, various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service
Sensitive Personal Information collected or disclosed ℹ️:
username, password, payment info, contents of the email or message
Purposes:
- Registration and authentication
- Contacting the User
- Advertising
- Analytics
- Handling payments
- Selling goods and services online
- Managing contacts and sending messages
- Hosting and backend infrastructure
- Infrastructure monitoring
- Social features
- Content performance and features testing (A/B testing)
Retention period:
for the time necessary to fulfill the purpose
Sold or Shared ℹ️:
Yes
Targeted Advertising: ℹ️:
Yes
Third-parties: Facebook, Inc., Google Ireland Limited, Stripe, Inc., Trustpilot A/S, Google LLC
Service providers or contractors: www.comicoin.co.uk, Recharge Inc.
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Commercial information
Personal Information collected or disclosed:
first name, last name, phone number, email address, country, county, ZIP/Postal code, city, User ID, billing address, shipping address, house number, prefix , data relating to the point of sale, purchase history, invoicing information, user subscriptions, Usage Data, truncated credit card number, Trackers, language, state, province, customer support, order ID
Sensitive Personal Information collected or disclosed ℹ️:
username, password, payment info, contents of the email or message
Purposes:
- Registration and authentication
- Selling goods and services online
- Managing contacts and sending messages
Retention period:
for the time necessary to fulfill the purpose
Sold or Shared ℹ️:
Yes
Targeted Advertising: ℹ️:
Yes
Third-parties: Trustpilot A/S
Service providers or contractors: www.comicoin.co.uk, Recharge Inc.
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Geolocation data
Personal Information collected or disclosed:
geographic position, Usage Data, Trackers, first name, last name, language, email address, User ID, city, state, province, county, country, data relating to the point of sale, invoicing information, purchase history, customer support, order ID
Sensitive Personal Information collected or disclosed ℹ️:
contents of the email or message, payment info
Purposes:
- Location-based interactions
- Managing contacts and sending messages
Retention period:
for the time necessary to fulfill the purpose
Sold or Shared ℹ️:
Yes
Targeted Advertising: ℹ️:
Yes
Third-parties: Trustpilot A/S
Service providers or contractors: www.comicoin.co.uk
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Inferences drawn from other personal information
Personal Information collected or disclosed:
Usage Data, Trackers, first name, last name, language, email address, User ID, city, state, province, county, country, data relating to the point of sale, invoicing information, purchase history, customer support, order ID
Sensitive Personal Information collected or disclosed ℹ️:
contents of the email or message, payment info
Purposes:
- Managing contacts and sending messages
Retention period:
for the time necessary to fulfill the purpose
Sold or Shared ℹ️:
Yes
Targeted Advertising: ℹ️:
Yes
Third-parties: Trustpilot A/S
ℹ️ You can read the definitions of these concepts inside the “Definitions and legal references section” of the privacy policy.
To know more about your rights in particular to opt out of certain processing activities and to limit the use of your sensitive personal information (“Limit the Use of My Sensitive Personal Information”) you can refer to the “Your privacy rights under US state laws” section of our privacy policy.
For more details on the collection of Personal Information, please read the section “Detailed information on the processing of Personal Data” of our privacy policy.
We won’t process your Information for unexpected purposes, or for purposes that are not reasonably necessary to and compatible with the purposes originally disclosed, without your consent.
What are the sources of the Personal Information we collect?
We collect the above-mentioned categories of Personal Information, either directly or indirectly, from you when you use www.comicoin.co.uk.
For example, you directly provide your Personal Information when you submit requests via any forms on www.comicoin.co.uk. You also provide Personal Information indirectly when you navigate www.comicoin.co.uk, as Personal Information about you is automatically observed and collected.
Finally, we may collect your Personal Information from third parties that work with us in connection with the Service or with the functioning of www.comicoin.co.uk and features thereof.
Your privacy rights under US state laws
You may exercise certain rights regarding your Personal Information. In particular, to the extent permitted by applicable law, you have:
- the right to access Personal Information: the right to know. You have the right to request that we confirm whether or not we are processing your Personal Information. You also have the right to access such Personal Information;
- the right to correct inaccurate Personal Information. You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate Personal Information we maintain about you;
- the right to request the deletion of your Personal Information. You have the right to request that we delete any of your Personal Information;
- the right to obtain a copy of your Personal Information. We will provide your Personal Information in a portable and usable format that allows you to transfer data easily to another entity – provided that this is technically feasible;
- the right to opt out from the Sale of your Personal Information; We will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights.
- the right to non-discrimination.
Additional rights for Users residing in California
In addition to the rights listed above common to all Users in the United States, as a User residing in California, you have
- The right to opt out of the Sharing of your Personal Information for cross-context behavioral advertising;
- The right to request to limit our use or disclosure of your Sensitive Personal Information to only that which is necessary to perform the services or provide the goods, as is reasonably expected by an average consumer. Please note that certain exceptions outlined in the law may apply, such as, when the collection and processing of Sensitive Personal Information is necessary to verify or maintain the quality or safety of our service.
Additional rights for Users residing in Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Texas, Oregon and Montana
In addition to the rights listed above common to all Users in the United States, as a User residing in Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Texas and Oregon, you have
- The right to opt out of the processing of your personal information for Targeted Advertising or profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning you;
- The right to freely give, deny or withdraw your consent for the processing of your Sensitive Personal Information. Please note that certain exceptions outlined in the law may apply, such as, but not limited to, when the collection and processing of Sensitive Personal Information is necessary for the provision of a product or service specifically requested by the consumer.
Additional rights for users residing in Utah
In addition to the rights listed above common to all Users in the United States, as a User residing in Utah, you have
- The right to opt out of the processing of your Personal Information for Targeted Advertising;
- The right to opt out of the processing of your Sensitive Personal Information. Please note that certain exceptions outlined in the law may apply, such as, but not limited to, when the collection and processing of Sensitive Personal Information is necessary for the provision of a product or service specifically requested by the consumer.
How to exercise your privacy rights under US state laws
To exercise the rights described above, you need to submit your request to us by contacting us via the contact details provided in this document.
For us to respond to your request, we must know who you are. We will not respond to any request if we are unable to verify your identity and therefore confirm the Personal Information in our possession relates to you. You are not required to create an account with us to submit your request. We will use any Personal Information collected from you in connection with the verification of your request solely for verification and shall not further disclose the Personal Information, retain it longer than necessary for purposes of verification, or use it for unrelated purposes.
If you are an adult, you can make a request on behalf of a child under your parental authority.
How to exercise your rights to opt out
In addition to what is stated above, to exercise your right to opt-out of Sale or Sharing and Targeted Advertising you can also use the privacy choices link provided on www.comicoin.co.uk.
If you want to submit requests to opt out of Sale or Sharing and Targeted Advertising activities via a user-enabled global privacy control, such as for example the Global Privacy Control (“GPC”), you are free to do so and we will abide by such request in a frictionless manner.
How and when we are expected to handle your request
We will respond to your request without undue delay, but in all cases within the timeframe required by applicable law. Should we need more time, we will explain to you the reasons why, and how much more time we need.
Should we deny your request, we will explain to you the reasons behind our denial (where envisaged by applicable law you may then contact the relevant authority to submit a complaint).
We do not charge a fee to process or respond to your request unless such request is manifestly unfounded or excessive and in all other cases where it is permitted by the applicable law. In such cases, we may charge a reasonable fee or refuse to act on the request. In either case, we will communicate our choices and explain the reasons behind them.
Additional information about Data collection and processing
Legal action
The User's Personal Data may be used for legal purposes by the Owner in Court or in the stages leading to possible legal action arising from improper use of www.comicoin.co.uk or the related Services.
The User declares to be aware that the Owner may be required to reveal personal data upon request of public authorities.
Additional information about User's Personal Data
In addition to the information contained in this privacy policy, www.comicoin.co.uk may provide the User with additional and contextual information concerning particular Services or the collection and processing of Personal Data upon request.
System logs and maintenance
For operation and maintenance purposes, www.comicoin.co.uk and any third-party services may collect files that record interaction with www.comicoin.co.uk (System logs) or use other Personal Data (such as the IP Address) for this purpose.
More details concerning the collection or processing of Personal Data may be requested from the Owner at any time. Please see the contact information at the beginning of this document.
Changes to this privacy policy
The Owner reserves the right to make changes to this privacy policy at any time by notifying its Users on this page and possibly within www.comicoin.co.uk and/or - as far as technically and legally feasible - sending a notice to Users via any contact information available to the Owner. It is strongly recommended to check this page often, referring to the date of the last modification listed at the bottom.
Should the changes affect processing activities performed on the basis of the User’s consent, the Owner shall collect new consent from the User, where required.
Definitions and legal references
Personal Data (or Data)
/ Personal Information (or Information)
Any information that directly, indirectly, or in connection with other information — including a personal identification number — allows for the identification or identifiability of a natural person.
Sensitive Personal Information
Sensitive Personal Information means any Personal Information that is not publicly available and reveals information considered sensitive according to the applicable privacy law.
Usage Data
Information collected automatically through www.comicoin.co.uk (or third-party services employed in www.comicoin.co.uk), which can include: the IP addresses or domain names of the computers utilized by the Users who use www.comicoin.co.uk, the URI addresses (Uniform Resource Identifier), the time of the request, the method utilized to submit the request to the server, the size of the file received in response, the numerical code indicating the status of the server's answer (successful outcome, error, etc.), the country of origin, the features of the browser and the operating system utilized by the User, the various time details per visit (e.g., the time spent on each page within the Application) and the details about the path followed within the Application with special reference to the sequence of pages visited, and other parameters about the device operating system and/or the User's IT environment.
User
The individual using www.comicoin.co.uk who, unless otherwise specified, coincides with the Data Subject.
Data Subject
The natural person to whom the Personal Data refers.
Data Processor (or Processor)
The natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes Personal Data on behalf of the Controller, as described in this privacy policy.
Data Controller (or Owner)
The natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of Personal Data, including the security measures concerning the operation and use of www.comicoin.co.uk. The Data Controller, unless otherwise specified, is the Owner of www.comicoin.co.uk.
www.comicoin.co.uk (or this Application)
The means by which the Personal Data of the User is collected and processed.
Service
The service provided by www.comicoin.co.uk as described in the relative terms (if available) and on this site/application.
Sale
Sale means any exchange of Personal Information by the Owner to a third party, for monetary or other valuable consideration, as defined by the applicable privacy US state law. Please note that the exchange of Personal Information with a service provider pursuant to a written contract that meets the requirements set by the applicable law, does not constitute a Sale of your Personal Information.
Sharing
Sharing means any sharing, renting, releasing, disclosing, disseminating, making available, transferring, or otherwise communicating orally, in writing, or by electronic or other means, a consumer's Personal Information by the business to a third party for cross-context behavioral advertising, whether for monetary or other valuable consideration, including transactions between a business and a third party for cross-context behavioral advertising for the benefit of a business in which no money is exchanged, as defined by the California privacy laws. Please note that the exchange of Personal Information with a service provider pursuant to a written contract that meets the requirements set by the California privacy laws, does not constitute sharing of your Personal Information.
Targeted advertising
Targeted advertising means displaying advertisements to a consumer where the advertisement is selected based on Personal Information obtained from that consumer’s activities over time and across nonaffiliated websites or online applications to predict such consumer’s preferences or interests, as defined by the applicable privacy US state law.
European Union (or EU)
Unless otherwise specified, all references made within this document to the European Union include all current member states to the European Union and the European Economic Area.
Cookie
Cookies are Trackers consisting of small sets of data stored in the User's browser.
Tracker
Tracker indicates any technology - e.g Cookies, unique identifiers, web beacons, embedded scripts, e-tags and fingerprinting - that enables the tracking of Users, for example by accessing or storing information on the User’s device.
Legal information
This privacy statement has been prepared based on provisions of multiple legislations.
This privacy policy relates solely to www.comicoin.co.uk, if not stated otherwise within this document.