Privacy Policy
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What is Web Awesome?
Web Awesome is the company home of Web Awesome, libraries of free-to-use and paid web components and software. As a company, Web Awesome publishes components on its website, webawesome.com, as well through content delivery networks for use on customers' websites. Web Awesome sets only its own privacy policy, not the privacy policies of Web Awesome customers, affiliates, or others who use Web Awesome components. You should ask all of those involved in administering and hosting websites that you use for their privacy policies.
How does Web Awesome collect data about me?
Web Awesome collects data about you:
- when you browse webawesome.com
- when you use Web Awesome's content delivery networks, or visit websites that do
- when you create and use an account on webawesome.com
- when you buy products and services from Web Awesome through the webawesome.com web store
- when you contact Web Awesome by e-mail for support or other help
Web Awesome does not buy or otherwise receive data about you from data brokers.
What data does Web Awesome collect about me, and why?
Web Awesome collects data about visits to webawesome.com.
When you visit webawesome.com, whether you have an account or not, the site uses cookies, server logs, and other methods to collect data about what pages you visit and when.
Web Awesome uses data about how you use the website to:
- optimize the website, so it's quick and easy to use
- diagnose and debug technical errors
- defend the website from abuse and technical attacks
- associate your browsing session with an affiliate, if you click through an affiliate's referral link
- associate your account with an affiliate, if you buy after clicking through an affiliate's referral link
- compile statistics on component popularity
- compile statistics on the kinds of software and computers visitors use
Web Awesome usually stores data about how you use the forum in identifiable form for just a few weeks. In special circumstances, like extended investigations about technical attacks, Web Awesome may preserve log data longer, for analysis. Web Awesome stores aggregate statistics about use of the website indefinitely, but those statistics don't include data identifiable to you personally.
Web Awesome collects data about use of its content delivery networks.
Content delivery networks are worldwide networks of computer servers that make sure everyone online can download files quickly from servers near to them. Web Awesome uses content delivery networks to serve files for its free and Pro software. Many websites using Web Awesome components have visitors download the components from Web Awesome's content delivery networks.
When you visit a website that uses a Web Awesome content delivery network to load components, Web Awesome collects data about what icon files you download and when.
Web Awesome uses data about how you use Web Awesome content delivery networks to:
- optimize the content delivery networks, so website visitors can download files quickly
- diagnose and debug technical errors
- defend the content delivery networks from abuse and technical attacks
- calculate fees for Web Awesome Pro customers
- compile statistics on component popularity
- compile statistics on the kinds of software and computers visitors use
Web Awesome usually stores data about how you use content delivery networks in identifiable form for just a few weeks. In special circumstances, like extended investigations about technical attacks, Web Awesome may preserve log data longer, for analysis. Web Awesome stores aggregate statistics about use of content delivery networks indefinitely, but those statistics don't include data identifiable to you personally.
Web Awesome collects account data.
To buy Web Awesome Pro/Pro+, access Pro files, and configure Pro services like content delivery networks, you need a webawesome.com account. To sign up for an account, Web Awesome requires your e-mail address, you may optionally provide your name, your company's name and other preference data.
Web Awesome uses your account data to identify you on webawesome.com.
Web Awesome uses your e-mail address to:
- announce new versions of Pro components, software, and services
- advertise new Web Awesome products and services
- send you alerts about Pro services
- reset your password and help keep your account secure
- contact you in special circumstances related to your account
- contact you about legal requests
Web Awesome stores your account data as long as your account remains open.
Web Awesome collects payment card data.
To buy licenses and sign up for Web Awesome Pro, Web Awesome requires your payment card data. Web Awesome does not collect or store enough information to charge your card itself. Rather, Web Awesome's payment processors collect that data on Web Awesome's behalf, and gives Web Awesome security tokens that allow Web Awesome to create charges and subscriptions.
Web Awesome uses your payment card data only to charge for Web Awesome products and services. Web Awesome instructs its payment processors to store your payment card data only as long as you use paid Web Awesome services.
How can I make choices about data collection?
You're free to visit webawesome.com without logging in. You may also configure your web browser to disable cookies when visiting the website.
You can set your cookie preferences by clicking the "Cookie Preferences" link located in the footer of all pages.
You can opt out of Google Analytics using a browser extension.
Web Awesome does not respond to the Do Not Track HTTP header.
Where does Web Awesome store data about me?
Web Awesome stores account data, data about website use, and data about content delivery network use on servers in the United States of America.
Content delivery network servers are located worldwide, and store data about their use wherever they are located.
Does Web Awesome comply with the EU General Data Protection Regulation?
Web Awesome respects privacy rights under Regulation (EU) 2016/679 , the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Information that GDPR requires Web Awesome to give can be found throughout these questions and answers.
Where can I see, change, and erase data about me?
You can see and change your account data at any time by visiting your account page on webawesome.com.
You can download a copy of all the data Web Awesome currently has about you here (requires login).
You can cancel your Web Awesome Pro subscription at any time. Canceling subscription will also start the process of deleting your account data.
Does Web Awesome share data about me with others?
Web Awesome does not sell or give information about you to other companies or services. However, Web Awesome does use services from other companies to provide webawesome.com, content delivery networks, and to distribute and develop components and software. The companies behind those services may collect data about you on their own, for their own purposes. Some of these services may be used to collect information about your online activities across different websites. All of these services are based in the United States.
Affiliates are companies or individuals who recommend Web Awesome and refer customers through links that enable us to pay them a sales commission. We do not share any personally identifiable data about you with affiliates, even if you purchase Web Awesome through an affiliate's link. We provide affiliates with summary reports of sales and commissions, and a detail report that shows time-stamped log entries of when sales occur.
Content Delivery Network Providers
Web Awesome uses content delivery network service providers to provide its content delivery networks:
| Service | Privacy Notice |
|---|---|
| Cloudflare | https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy |
Payment Processors
Web Awesome uses payment processing services to collect and use payment card data :
| Service | Privacy Notice |
|---|---|
| Stripe | https://stripe.com/privacy |
Other Services
Web Awesome use several other services to run webawesome.com, the content delivery networks, communicate with users and customers, and operate its business:
| Service | Privacy Notice | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon Web Services | https://aws.amazon.com/privacy | Provides cloud servers and services for running websites. |
| Basecamp | https://basecamp.com/about/policies/privacy | Manages Web Awesome team projects. |
| Backerkit | https://www.backerkit.com/privacy_policy | Manages Kickstarter campaign rewards delivery and shipping logistics. |
| Campaign Monitor | https://www.campaignmonitor.com/trust/privacy-hub/ | Sends newsletters and marketing emails to subscribers. |
| GitHub | https://help.github.com/privacy-policy | Hosts source code and a private repository for Pro customers. |
| PostHog | https://posthog.com/privacy | Compiles visitor statistics and web analytics on webawesome.com |
| HelpScout | https://www.helpscout.net/company/legal/terms-of-service | Facilitates response to support questions. |
| Kickstarter | https://www.kickstarter.com/privacy | Hosts crowd-funding campaigns. |
How can I contact Web Awesome about privacy?
You can send privacy-related questions, complaints, and requests to Web Awesome at [email protected].
For complaints under GDPR more generally, European Union users may lodge complaints with their local data protection supervisory authorities.
How can I find out about changes?
This version of Web Awesome's privacy questions and answers took effect
Web Awesome will post the next version at https://webawesome.com/privacy. Web Awesome may change how it announces changes in future versions. In the meantime, Web Awesome may update its contact information and list of service providers without announcing a change. Please refer to https://webawesome.com/privacy for the latest information at any time.
Personal Data We Collect About You
We collect information to provide goods and/or services to you, to help improve your customer experience, and to support our business functions. We may collect the following categories of consumer personal data:
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| Identifiers | Information that identifies, relates to, describes, or is capable of being associated with, a particular individual such as your name and email address. |
| Commercial information | Purchase and transaction history, as well as information necessary to detect and prevent fraud when processing payments. |
| Quantitative Site Use | Information pertaining to your use of our site, such as page views, the source of your visit, views of content during a visit, bandwidth utilized, stored video preferences, and information provided by you regarding your profile. |
| Geolocation data | Location information collected from your device or IP address. |
Why We Use Your Personal Information
We use your consumer personal information for the following business purposes:
- Maintaining or servicing accounts, providing customer service, processing or fulfilling orders and transactions, verifying customer information, processing payments, providing financing, providing analytic services, providing storage, or providing similar services;
- Advertising or marketing;
- Helping to ensure security and integrity and prevent fraud;
- Undertaking activities to verify or maintain the quality or safety of our services or devices and to improve, upgrade, or enhance them;
- Auditing or monitoring of transactions and engagements;
- Compliance with our legal and regulatory obligations;
- Conducting research and analysis;
- To conduct other activities for legitimate business purposes
Third Parties
The information described herein may be stored on servers owned by third parties in the ordinary course of business.
Opting Out
You have the opportunity to choose to opt out of your personal information (i) being disclosed to a third party or (ii) being used for a purpose that is materially different from the purpose(s) for which it was originally collected or subsequently authorized by the individuals. To exercise such option, you can reach us by email at [email protected] or [email protected], or by clicking Help on any page at https://webawesome.com". For your reference, we do not gather personal information specifying medical or health conditions, racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership or information specifying the sex life of any individual.
Our Liability
The Recourse, Enforcement and Liability Principle of the Principles explains that, if we wrongfully transfer your data, we have continuing responsibility for the processing of such personal information. In such case, we remain liable under the Principles if our agent processes your personal information in a manner inconsistent with the Principles, unless we prove that we were not responsible for the event giving rise to the damage.