PRIVACY POLICY
Thank you for visiting https://ivanandcode.com (“website”). The website and its content are owned by Ivan Karaman ("we," "our," or "us"). The term “you” refers to the user or viewer of the website. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy on the Website at any time without notice. By using our website, you consent to this Privacy Policy.

1. Information we collect
We may collect various types of information, including:
  • Personal Information: When you subscribe to our notifications, we collect your email address. In cases where you make a purchase, you might be directed to a third-party payment website. Please refer to their privacy policy for information on how your payment data and personal details are collected and processed.
  • Usage Data: we may collect information about how you interact with our website, including, but not limited to pages visited, time spent, and actions taken. This data helps us improve our website's performance and user experience.
  • Cookies and Tracking Technologies: we use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your experience and gather information about your browsing habits. You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings.

2. Use and Sharing of Information
We will not use or disclose your personal information except in accordance with the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020 or required by law. We may use the collected information for various purposes, including:
  • Providing Services: we use your email address to send you notifications and updates related to our website's content.
  • Analytics: Usage data is analyzed to understand how visitors use our website, enabling us to make improvements.
  • Legal Obligations: we may process your information to comply with legal obligations or respond to lawful requests.

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. However, we may share your information under the following circumstances:
  • Third-Party Service Providers: we may engage trusted third-party service providers to assist in website operations. These providers are obligated to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
  • Legal Obligations: we may disclose your information to comply with legal obligations, protect our rights, privacy, safety, or property, and respond to court orders, subpoenas, or legal processes.

3. GDPR Compliance
If you are in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), including the right to access, rectify, and erase your personal data. To exercise these rights or for any GDPR-related inquiries, please contact us at ivanandcode@gmail.com

4. Children's Privacy
Our service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from anyone under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information.

5. Data Security
We value your trust in providing us with your Personal Information, thus we are taking reasonable steps to protect the personal information that is held by us. But remember that no method of transmission over the internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure and reliable, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

6. Third-party websites
This website may contain hyperlinks to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the content of such websites, or for the manner in which those websites collect, hold, use and distribute any personal information you provide. When visiting a third-party website from hyperlinks displayed on this website, we encourage you to review the privacy statements of those websites so that you can understand how the personal information
you provide will be collected, held, used and distributed.

7. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy periodically. Thus, we advise you to review this page periodically for any changes. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. These changes are effective immediately after they are posted on this page.

8. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal information, please contact us at ivanandcode@gmail.com

By using our website, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

Thank you for reading it in full.
Kind regards,
Ivan Karaman, https://ivanandcode.com/