Bitz & Pixelz B.V. Privacy Policy

(Bitz & Pixelz B.V. is the parent company of Collectorz.com)

Your privacy is very important for BITZ & PIXELZ B.V. ("BITZ & PIXELZ"). BITZ & PIXELZ therefore respects and honors the privacy of all users of its website, whether they are registered Users or just visiting the website. BITZ & PIXELZ will only process and use information about you in a secure manner and only for the purposes as described in this Privacy Policy. In processing your personal data BITZ & PIXELZ will act in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations.

That's why we created this Privacy Policy. This document gives a description of how BITZ & PIXELZ collects and processes your personal data. By using the Website(s) and/or Service(s) of BITZ & PIXELZ, you consent to the processing of your personal data in the manner as described in this Privacy Policy. We therefore recommend that you read this Privacy Policy carefully.

1. BITZ & PIXELZ

BITZ & PIXELZ is a private limited liability company established under the laws of the Netherlands, and is established at W.G. Plein 384 (1054 SG) in Amsterdam, the Netherlands and is registered at the Chamber of Commerce under number 34133448.

The Service provided by BITZ & PIXELZ through the Collectorz.com dekstop software can be described as a desktop-platform, installed on your own PC or Mac, to automatically catalog your movie, book, music, comic and game collections. All factual media information is automatically provided by the Collectorz.com share media databases. The User can optionally publish its cataloged collections online and share it with other users.

2. The information collected and processed by BITZ & PIXELZ

Order information

To purchase the Service, and eventual Optional Products, you must make an order on the Bitz & Pixelz website. When you order items, you are asked to enter your full name, e-mail address and address. All provided information will be processed together with your IP-address (the unique numer of your computer making it possible to recognize it), in order to fulfil the ordering process.

Automatically generated information

BITZ & PIXELZ collects automatically generated information about your surfing behavior during your use of the Service. This information consists for instance of your IP-address (the unique number of your computer making it possible to recognize it), the browser type you use (computer program for viewing internet pages), cookies (see next section), resolution of the screen, operating system, last visits, times of visits, URLs of websites from which you arrive or leave the Service, in order to recognize you, to customize your experience, to maintain and improve the Service and to serve advertisements.

Consent to BITZ & PIXELZ processing information about you

By providing information to BITZ & PIXELZ for the purposes of opening, altering or using your Account, you are expressly and voluntarily accepting the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use. The provision of such information, including all information deemed to be "sensitive" by applicable law, is entirely voluntary on your part. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time, in accordance with this Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use, but please note that your withdrawal of consent will not be retroactive.

3. Cookies

Like most websites, BITZ & PIXELZ uses cookies and web log files to track site usage. A cookie is a tiny data file that resides on your computer which allows the Service to recognize you as a User when you return to the Service using the same computer and browser. Cookies cannot damage your computer or the files stored on your computer.

Information is saved in the cookies (such as the settings of your computer and certain preferences) in order to make the process of your next visit to the Service faster and your use of the Service easier. The information in cookies does not include personal data, apart from your IP-address. You can adjust your browser so that you don't receive any cookies during your next visit of the Service. However, in that case you may not be able to use all parts or possibilities of the Service or you may not have access to (parts of) the Service. In order to know more about these functions you can consult the Help function of your browser.

If you do want to make use of cookies and you are using a public computer, please make sure that you log out after your session. Also keep your Password strictly confidential in order to avoid others using your Account without your consent.

4. Purposes for which BITZ & PIXELZ will process personal data

Purposes

BITZ & PIXELZ will process your personal data for the following purposes:

• Deliver the Optional Products to you;
• Facilitating interaction and communication and to share information between you and (other Users of) the Service, or to provide (usually at your option) your personal details to third parties offering combined services within the Service and/or Website;
• To send you service or promotional communications;
• Inform you about relevant information and developments within the Service;
• To analyze data within the Service with the purpose of improving and/or customizing the Website and our services to you and the other users of the Service;
• To provide you with means to control whether or not your contact information is shared with (an)other User(s).

Use by BITZ & PIXELZ

BITZ & PIXELZ aims to keep you informed of any changes to its Services or the Website. BITZ & PIXELZ will also keep you informed of any actions or events organized by it. BITZ & PIXELZ will therefore use your personal data to send you notices and emails regarding these aspects. If you do not want to receive such notices and/or emails, you can unsubscribe by via a special hyperlink included in every mailing. In addition, each individual message includes the possibility to unsubscribe. Please be aware that you will always receive certain emails form BITZ & PIXELZ related to the proper functioning of your Account.

On the Service you can filter certain information in order to personalize the information you receive. You can for instance filter the (frequence of) information you receive from notifications, by e-mail and/or sms, when you receive updates and who can see your profile. When using filtering options, BITZ & PIXELZ uses the information provided by you. Also, based on your Account, relevant information provided by other Users will be provided to you. This works the other way around as well: based on the Account of other Users, the information you provide, can be made available to them.

BITZ & PIXELZ uses automatically generated information for statistical purposes as well as for protection of the Service and/or Website. These details can be provided to third parties insofar as they cannot be traced back to you personally, therefore it does not include personal data.

5. Use by third parties

BITZ & PIXELZ can, without your consent, provide your details to third parties insofar as this is necessary for providing Services to you, to carry out your instructions, to provide specific services or information, or insofar as these details cannot be traced back to you personally.

In the event that (parts of) the BITZ & PIXELZ company are transferred to a third party, in the event that BITZ & PIXELZ merges with a third party, or in the event of a reorganization, your personal data may also be disclosed and/or transferred. BITZ & PIXELZ will inform you in the event this happens. Any third party to which we transfer or sell BITZ & PIXELZ's assets will have the right to continue to use the personal and other information that you provide to us.

If you make personal data about yourself public via the Service, you should take into account that these data can be read and used by others. The data might also be placed on other websites by third parties. Please take care when providing personal data via the Service. If you make data available via the Service, your Username will be mentioned. Users may opt-out of this feature by editing their account and settings. However, BITZ & PIXELZ does not warrant how often third party search engines will update their cache.

BITZ & PIXELZ may provide aggregated anonymous data about the usage of the Service to third parties for such purposes as we deem, in our sole discretion, to be appropriate, including to prospective advertisers on the Website.

BITZ & PIXELZ can provide your personal data to third parties if it is legally obliged to do so, such as responses to civil or criminal subpoenas, other requests by law enforcement personnel. BITZ & PIXELZ will disclose such information wherein it has a good-faith belief that it is necessary to comply with a court order, ongoing judicial proceedings, subpoena, or other legal process or request to BITZ & PIXELZ brought in any country throughout the world, or to exercise our legal rights or defend against legal claims.

6. Transfer to countries outside the EU

Insofar as personal data are transferred to third parties in accordance with this Privacy Policy and these third parties are established outside the European Union, please note that privacy protection regulations might not provide the same protection as in the European Union. By using the Service, you actively consent to data being transferred outside of the European Union. BITZ & PIXELZ stores your data with an US-based processor. This processor is safe harbor certified.

7. The scope of responsibility of BITZ & PIXELZ

The Service and/or website may contain hyperlinks which link to websites of third parties. BITZ & PIXELZ has no power over or influence on websites of third parties. Different privacy policies may apply to the use of websites of third parties. This Privacy Policy only relates to personal data which have been obtained via (your use of) the Service and its website. BITZ & PIXELZ does not accept any responsibility or liability for (the operation and/or contents of) websites of third parties.

Via the Service you can share information about yourself with others. You are responsible for the personal data that you make available via the Service and/or the Website. BITZ & PIXELZ does not accept any responsibility or liability in this regard.

8. Changes to this Privacy Policy

BITZ & PIXELZ reserves the right to modify the content of this Privacy Policy. If these modifications significantly alter the way we process your personal data, we will notify you by means of a message on the Service, on the Website or via an email. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, all personal data provided via the Service or the Website is subject to the most recent version of this Privacy Policy. If you use the Service after notice of changes have been sent to you or published on the Website, you hereby provide your consent to the changed practices.

9. Applicable law and competent court

If any provision of this Privacy Policy is not enforceable or considered void due to overriding mandatory local law, then this overriding mandatory local law will apply.

All disputes resulting from or arising out of this Privacy Policy shall be dealt with in accordance with the Terms of Use.

10. Questions or remarks?

If you still have any questions about BITZ & PIXELZ's privacy policy, please contact us via the website here: http://www.collectorz.com/contactform.php.