Privacy Policy

Last Updated: January 1, 2024

FalconScans ("we," "us," or "our") operates the website falconscans.com (the "Site"). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By using the Site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access the Site.

1. Information We Collect

Personal Information

We may collect personally identifiable information that you voluntarily provide to us when you:

Fill out the contact form on our website (name, email address, message content)
Subscribe to our newsletter (email address)
Leave comments on our articles (name, email address, comment content)
Participate in surveys or promotional activities

Usage Data

We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use, or navigate the Site. This information does not reveal your specific identity but may include:

Browser type and version
Operating system
Referring and exit pages
Pages visited and time spent on those pages
Date and time of your visit
IP address (anonymized where possible)
Device information (device type, screen resolution)
Click patterns and scrolling behavior

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Site and store certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data that are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, some portions of our Site may not function properly.

2. Cookies Policy

We use the following types of cookies on our website:

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as security, session management, and accessibility. Essential cookies cannot be disabled as the Site cannot function properly without them. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.

Analytics Cookies (Google Analytics)

We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses cookies to help us analyze how visitors use our Site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the Site (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the Site, compiling reports on website activity, and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-on.

Advertising Cookies (Google AdSense)

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our Site. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website or other websites. These cookies enable Google and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our Site and/or other sites on the Internet. Advertising cookies are used to deliver relevant advertisements, limit the number of times you see an advertisement, and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.

Functionality Cookies

These cookies allow the Site to remember choices you make (such as your preferred language, region, or cookie consent preferences) and provide enhanced, personalized features. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies, some or all of these features may not function properly.

3. Google AdSense Disclosure

This Site uses Google AdSense, a service for including advertisements from Google, Inc. ("Google"). Google AdSense uses the DoubleClick cookie, which enables Google and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visit to our Site and/or other sites on the Internet.

DoubleClick Cookies: The DoubleClick cookie is used by Google in the ads served on the websites of its partners, such as websites displaying Google ads or participating in Google certified ad networks. When users visit a partner's website and either view or click on an ad, a cookie may be dropped on that end user's browser. The data gathered from these cookies will be used to help better serve and manage ads on the publisher's site(s) and across the web.

Personalized Advertising: Google uses information gathered from cookies to serve personalized ads. Personalized ads (formerly known as interest-based ads) are based on information about you, such as your previous search queries, previous visits to sites, demographic information, or location. Google may use the advertising cookies described above to select and serve personalized ads to you.

Opt-Out: You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. Alternatively, you can opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info/choices or optout.networkadvertising.org.

4. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

To provide, operate, and maintain our website
To improve, personalize, and expand our website content and functionality
To understand and analyze how you use our website and identify usage trends
To respond to your comments, questions, and provide customer support
To send you newsletters, updates, and other communications you have opted into
To display relevant advertisements through Google AdSense
To detect, prevent, and address technical issues and security threats
To comply with legal obligations and enforce our terms and policies
To process and manage your cookie preferences

5. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal identification information to others. We may share generic aggregated demographic information not linked to any personal identification information with our business partners, trusted affiliates, and advertisers for the purposes outlined above.

We may disclose your information in the following situations:

Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as hosting, analytics (Google Analytics), and advertising (Google AdSense).
Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information where we are legally required to do so to comply with applicable law, governmental requests, a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process.
Vital Interests: We may disclose your information where we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding potential violations of our policies, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person, or as evidence in litigation.
Business Transfers: We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.

6. Third-Party Links

Our Site may contain links to third-party websites, services, and applications that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's website. We strongly advise you to review the privacy policy of every website you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services.

7. Data Security

The security of your personal information is important to us. We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. Our website uses SSL/TLS encryption (Secure Sockets Layer / Transport Layer Security) to ensure that data transmitted between your browser and our servers is encrypted and secure.

However, please 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.

8. Children's Privacy

Our Site does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. In compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), if we discover that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we will immediately delete that information from our servers. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at privacy@falconscans.com so that we can take the necessary actions.

We recommend that parents and guardians monitor their children's internet activity and educate them about safe online practices. Minors between the ages of 13 and 18 should seek permission from their parents or guardians before providing any personal information on the Site.

9. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location and applicable laws, you may have the following data protection rights:

Right to Access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data that we hold. We may charge a small fee for this service in certain circumstances.
Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
Right to Erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions. This is also known as the "right to be forgotten."
Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
Right to Object to Processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions, particularly where we process your data for direct marketing purposes.
Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions, in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@falconscans.com.

10. California Privacy Rights

If you are a California resident, you have specific rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regarding your personal information. These include:

The right to know what personal information is being collected about you
The right to know whether your personal information is sold or disclosed and to whom
The right to say no to the sale of your personal information
The right to access your personal information
The right to equal service and price, even if you exercise your privacy rights

California's "Shine the Light" law (Civil Code Section 1798.83) permits users of our Site that are California residents to request certain information regarding our disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please send an email to privacy@falconscans.com.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy. Changes are effective immediately upon posting on this page.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Your continued use of the Site after we post any modifications to the Privacy Policy on this page will constitute your acknowledgment of the modifications and your consent to abide and be bound by the modified Privacy Policy.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, your data, or your rights, please contact us at:

Email: privacy@falconscans.com
Website: falconscans.com