Who we are
Our website address is: https://www.achiko.com.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Contact forms
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Analytics
Who we share your data with
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Additional information
How we protect your data
What data breach procedures we have in place
What third parties we receive data from
What automated decision making and/or profiling we do with user data
Industry regulatory disclosure requirements
Introduction
Achiko is a set of related Internet sites and other applications owned and operated by Achiko Ltd. (“Achiko”, “we” or “us”), a Swiss corporation. This privacy policy describes what information we collect on our website and in the use of our Products and Services, how we use that information, and what options we offer you to control your personal information.
We will need to process your personal information in order to provide the best user experience in our sites and other applications. By using our sites and other applications, you confirm that you have read and understood the Terms and Conditions and this privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) including how and why we use your information and that your use is subject to the applicable Terms and Conditions and this Privacy Policy. If you do not want us to collect or process your personal information as described herein, please terminate use of our sites and other applications.
By using the sites and related applications you acknowledge that Achiko will use your information in the countries it operates. This privacy policy has been updated to comply with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and this policy describes how we protect personal information that is transferred outside of the EU. Please be aware that the privacy laws and standards in certain countries, including the rights of authorities to access your personal information, may differ from those that apply in the country in which you reside. We will transfer personal information only to countries to which we are permitted by law to transfer personal information and we will continue to ensure that your personal information is appropriately safeguarded.
How we Collect Information
In the course of providing you access to Products and Services, Achiko collects and receives personal information in a few ways. Often, you can choose what information to provide, but sometimes we require personal information from you to carry out certain activities such as account verification. This section details the ways in which we collect information from you and how that information is received.
Location Information
When you use the sites and related applications, we collect location information about you including your IP address, your location, browser information, and how you came to the website. This information is collected for various purposes, including advertising, analytics and to serve content as it relates to certain Products or Services, as well as to provide you with localized content, recommendations, and marketing. You may revoke our permission to collect some of this data, including your location and browser information through your limiting Cookies, but this may limit functionality in some cases. Certain location information we collect is required for security and site functionality. We share this information with certain third-parties in order to provide you with our Products and Services.
Information Shared with Third Parties
We may share personal information with third parties who provide services to Achiko, such as payment processors, email delivery services, and advertising providers. Additionally, to improve user experience, we may offer single sign-on solutions for account login and these third parties (including Facebook and Google) may receive information from these services when you elect to use them.
Advertising and Marketing Partners
When you interact with our sites and related applications, you authorize third parties to place cookies on you and your activity. We may use this information to serve you certain advertising content. If you do not wish to receive direct marketing communications from us, you can tell us and remove yourself from our marketing communications via the unsubscribe and opt out options in our email communications.
Analytics Information
Achiko uses data analytics to ensure site functionality and to optimize our Product and Service offerings to you. We use web browser and mobile analytics to allow us to understand functionality. In doing so, we record information including, for example how often you visit the sites and related applications, how often you contribute content, performance data, errors and debugging information, and the type of activity you engage in the use of our Products and Services. We may on occasion share this information with third parties for research or product and services optimization.
Privacy Policy for using Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies”, text files based on your computer and which allow you to analyze the use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is generally transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. However, in the case of the activation of the IP anonymization on this website, your IP address will be abbreviated by Google within the member states of the European Union or in other Contracting States of the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be sent to a server From Google in the USA and there abridged. Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on the website activity for the website operators, and to provide other services connected with the use of the website and the Internet. Google may also transfer this information to third parties, provided that this is required by law or if third parties process this data on behalf of Google. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other data from Google. You can prevent the installation of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; However, we would point out that in this case you may not be able to fully utilize all the functions of this website. By using this website, you agree to the processing of the data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.
Changes to our Privacy Policy
Achiko reserves the right to amend this Policy at any time, in the event that this becomes necessary after initial release, or in the event that it becomes necessary with respect to additional, deleted, modified or amended services provided by Achiko. Achiko may not personally notify you of any amendments to this Policy. Users are urged to check this Policy frequently in order to determine whether any changes have been made. Users understand and agree that continued use of the site and related applications assumes that they have read and accepted this Policy, as it may be amended from time to time.
Contact Us
If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy you may contact us using the information below.