Privacy Policies
This privacy statement applies to the Hiker Media platform available at hikermedia.com as well as the website hikermedia.com. Hiker Media Private Ltd. (“Hiker Media,” “HM,” ” Hiker Media Pvt. Ltd.,” “us,” “we,” or “our”) is the owner and operator of these services. This privacy statement aims to clarify how Hiker Media gathers and uses the personal information that is submitted, as well as to advise about the options available for handling personal data and how to access and amend it. A thorough security procedure is used when registering for HM Services to guarantee that only authorized users may access HM data. Our handling of information obtained via hikermedia.com and tracking.pro (the “Site”), our support platform, and the tools and services provided on the Site (the “Service”) all demonstrate our dedication to protecting privacy. Above all, through https://hikermedia.com/ and https://tracking.pro, our unique solution that helps stop clicks that are fraudulent.
It is crucial to make clear that the information gathered via the service will only be utilized to deliver the service. We use our unique technology to help us manage the information supplied through our various platforms since we take privacy very seriously and are committed to being transparent about it. You can be sure that your data will be handled with the utmost secrecy and won’t be used for any other reason without your express permission. Do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or complaints regarding our privacy practices. We are available to answer any inquiries someone may have about the protection of personal data and to supply the relevant information. We appreciate you reading it, contacting us, and joining our platform by putting your faith in Hiker Media Private Ltd.
1. Compliance with Rules
Hiker Media conforms completely to the GDPR’s requirements regarding data transfers. As a data controller, we guarantee the safe transfer of personal data to a third nation or international organisation. Standard contractual terms that maintain the confidentiality and protection of personal information throughout the transfer procedure are one of the protections. We uphold our dedication to data privacy and compliance with pertinent data transfer laws by following these procedures.
2. Data and Information Offered
Hiker Media gathers necessary data during registration, including complete name, company/organization name, phone number, and email address. These details are necessary for the sign-up procedure. In order to process payments, we could additionally get credit card details and work with a reliable third party that handles credit card processing only on Hiker Media’s behalf. You may be certain that your billing information will not be kept, retained, or used by this intermediary for any other reason.
Sometimes, names and email addresses of additional people are also gathered together with their personal data. Such data is only utilised to complete the requested task or for the intended usage.
We may gather and use some information about other people while running and maintaining our website. We have the ability to reroute URLs, monitor and gather information on IP addresses, timestamps, geolocation, and device details.
The account information can be updated, deleted, or modified at any moment if personal information changes or if a service is determined to be stopped. We may be reached at the numbers listed below, and we will get back to you on your request within a month. We would like to stress that we do not utilise any personal information for marketing purposes unless we have received express permission to do so. However, for operational reasons, billing, identification, authentication, service-related communications, research, and to improve the functioning and content of the Service and Site, Hiker Media may use the acquired personal information in addition to other data on the usage of the Service. We may from time to time send out email newsletters. However, if someone would like to stop receiving them, they may unsubscribe by following the instructions in those emails.
Hiker Media will keep the data for as long as it is needed or as long as the accounts are active. Furthermore, we shall keep the personal information we process for our clients for as long as it takes to meet our service commitments to them. Additionally, we will keep and utilise the data as necessary to fulfil legal obligations, settle disagreements, and uphold agreements. Hiker Media may disclose any personal information to third-party vendors and hosting partners that supply necessary hardware, software, networking, storage, and other technologies and services in order to facilitate the smooth operation and upkeep of the Service.
This can entail moving any personal data from its present location to Hiker Media’s and its approved third parties’ offices and servers. These businesses are permitted to use any personal data, nevertheless, only in order to carry out the necessary services. A few more rights are also kept by Hiker Media, even though it owns the databases, software, code, and all other rights to the Hiker Media programme.
3. Information Gathered for Clients
Here at Hiker Media, we also gather data on behalf of our customers. and could or might not be directly connected to them.
Option – A visitor or client of one of our clients may get in touch with the client directly if they would like their information to be removed from the database.
Sub-Processors, Service Providers, and Forward Transfers Hiker Media may exchange general account information with businesses that help us meet our service commitments in order to efficiently deliver our service.
Access to Information Managed by Our Clients People who want access to their data or who want to update, modify, or remove erroneous information should contact the Hiker Media client (the account controller), since we do not have a direct interaction with the devices whose data we process. We shall reply to our client’s request for the removal of particular data within 30 business days.
4. Tracking technologies and cookies
Technologies including cookies, beacons, tags, and scripts are used by Hiker Media, our partners, marketing affiliates, analytics and service providers, and online customer support providers. These technologies are used for a number of tasks, such as trend analysis, site administration, user movement monitoring on client sites, and demographic data collection about the client user base as a whole. Both individual and aggregate reports pertaining to these firms’ use of these technologies may be obtained.
Cookies may be used to save preferences for a more customised experience. At the individual browser level, there is a way to manage cookie use. It’s crucial to remember that even if cookies are refused, you may still use our site, however you might not be able to access all of its features.
5. Log files and data analytics
We automatically gather and retain some information in log files, much like a lot of other websites. This comprises operating systems, referring/exit pages, browser kinds, internet protocol (IP) addresses, date/time stamps, and clickstream data.
This data is being gathered in order to run the website, measure user activity on it, analyse trends, and compile demographic data as a whole.
6. Storage of Local Data
To improve user experience, we save preferences and content information using Local Storage (LS) technologies like HTML5. Sometimes, we work with outside partners to provide particular services on our website or show ads depending on user activity. These partners also gather and store data using LS, like HTML5. It’s possible that different browsers have management tools specific to deleting HTML5 LS.
7. Customised Promotion and Re-Directioning
We collaborate with a third-party partner for advertising reasons, who is in charge of managing our adverts on other websites or showing them on our website. In order to deliver advertisements that are specific to the surfing habits and interests of users, this partner may use technology such as cookies to collect information about how users interact with this and other websites.
Additionally, our unique technique prevents consumers from seeing advertisements meant to generate “fake clicks.”
8. Information Exchange
We at Hiker Media are dedicated to protecting all personal data. Except as specified in this policy, we never distribute, sell, rent, share, or loan any personal data to outside parties. We may release such information in certain circumstances in order to defend and preserve our legal rights against lawsuits, or in response to subpoenas, court orders, other legal procedures, including demands pertaining to national security or law enforcement needs. Additionally, we may divulge such information in the event that it becomes imperative to look into, stop, or investigate illicit activity, suspected fraud, threats to the physical safety of any individual, infractions of our terms of service, or as mandated by law. However, we only give non-personal, condensed, or group statistics on our clients, sales, traffic trends, and other Site data when exchanging information with reliable third-party suppliers. You may be certain that no personal information will be included in these statistics.
9. Safeguarding the Personal Data of Children
We would like to stress that children under the age of 18 are not supposed to use the Service or the Site, and we do not intentionally collect any personal information from them. We place the highest priority on protecting children’s privacy.
10. Taking Data Security Seriously
Hiker Media places the highest attention on the security of any personal information as well as the information of our clients. In order to protect the data from loss, destruction, misuse, unauthorised access, or disclosure, we have put in place appropriate security measures. We encrypt sensitive data transmissions using secure socket layer technology (SSL) when sensitive data is submitted, such as credit card numbers on our order forms or login credentials on our platform login page. These cutting-edge technologies guarantee that any data is safe, secure, and available to only those who are authorised. It is important to remember, nevertheless, that no data transmission or storage system can be 100% guaranteed safe because of the scattered structure of the Internet. Even with our rigorous security procedures and SOC 2 compliance, we are unable to guarantee complete security. Kindly use the contact details provided below to get in touch with us if you have any queries or concerns about security on our website.
11. Hyperlinks to External Websites
Links to external websites with privacy policies distinct from Hiker Media’s may be found on our website. Any personal information submitted to any of these connected websites will be governed by the privacy rules of those websites.
12. Privacy Policy Updates
The privacy policy may be updated from time to time by Hiker Media. The most recent version of the policy is always available at https://hikermedia.com/privacy-policy/. The sole recourse available in the event the terms of this privacy policy are not acceptable is to stop using the Site and Services. If there are any significant changes, we will send out an email to all of our clients or post a notice on the site before the changes go into effect. In addition, this privacy policy document will have its revision date updated at the top.
13. Transfers and Transactions in Business
In the event that Hiker Media is acquired or merges with another company, Hiker Media retains the right to assign or transfer this privacy statement, the user account, and any pertinent information and data to any person or organisation. In the event that a transfer of this kind takes place, concerned customers will be notified via email and/or a clear notice on our website about any modifications to who owns or uses the personal data, as well as any options they may have in relation to the information.
14. Service Agreement Terms
The Hiker Media Terms of Service govern and control your access to and use of the Service.
15. Contact Us
If you have any questions about Hiker Media’s security procedures or this privacy statement, please email [email protected].