Privacy Policy

Last Modified: January 15, 2025

Introduction

HowToGetCreative.com , along with its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively, “HowToGetCreative,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), provides digital media services through various online platforms (our “Websites”). This Privacy Policy is applicable to the websites that link to this policy and details how HowToGetCreative collects, utilizes, and discloses information about you when you access our Websites or engage with us in other ways. Please note that specific applications and parts of our Website may be subject to additional terms, which will prevail in the event of any inconsistency with this Privacy Policy.

Our privacy practices adhere to the legal requirements of the regions where we operate, incorporating region-specific provisions that apply only to customers situated in certain geographic areas, or as mandated by law.

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. When changes are made, we will update the policy's date and may provide further notice by posting an announcement on the homepage of our website or by sending you a notification. By continuing to use our Website or Services after these changes, you acknowledge, consent to, and agree to adhere to the updated Privacy Policy. We encourage you to review the Privacy Policy regularly when you use our Services or interact with us to stay informed about how we manage your information and the options available to you.

Scope of This Policy

This Privacy Policy outlines HowToGetCreative.com ‘s approach to handling your personal data (“processing”) when you engage with our Services, including when you:

    • Access our Websites and any other platforms or applications that refer to this Privacy Policy.

    • Create and manage an account with us.

    • Conduct transactions or make payments through our services.

    • Subscribe to, or participate in, our electronic newsletters or other communications.

    • Interact with our social media channels.

    • Click on advertisements we post on third-party websites.

    • Communicate with our service representatives or utilize communication features such as chat, email, text, or phone.

    • Have other interactions with us.

Additionally, this Privacy Policy covers personal information we may receive about you from third parties.

Exceptions to This Policy

However, this Privacy Policy does not cover:

    • Third-Party Sites: This includes websites, applications, videos (whether embedded or directly linked), or other content (each referred to as a “Linked Site”) that we link to but do not operate. Our links to other sites do not imply endorsement, and this Privacy Policy only covers your use of our Websites and Services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of any external sites linked from our Website, and you should review the privacy statements of each website you visit to understand how they collect and use your information.

    • Workforce and Recruitment Information: The personal data of job applicants, candidates, and our employees is not covered by this Privacy Policy.

    • Non-Personal Data: We may process data that does not identify or cannot be linked back to an individual, including aggregated non-identifying information, for any legitimate business purpose without falling under the guidelines of this Privacy Policy.

Personal Data Collection and Usage

The term “personal information,” or “personal data,” varies in definition across different jurisdictions. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, it refers to information that can identify an individual on its own or in combination with other data.

The type of personal information HowToGetCreative.com collects from you depends on your interactions with us and our Services. It is also influenced by your choices regarding the Services, the features you enable, your location, the devices you use, and the legal requirements applicable. Below are the categories and methods of personal information we collect:

Personal Information Provided by You

    • Identifying Information: This includes your name, email, phone number, physical address, gender, and other contact or identification details.

    • Account and User Identifiers: Such as usernames, screen names, customer numbers, or other unique identifiers.

    • Marketing Preferences: Your choices regarding receiving marketing communications from us.

    • User-Generated Content: Any emails, messages, photos, videos, or other content you submit or post.

    • Survey and Feedback Data: Information you provide through surveys, contests, or promotions.

    • Contest and Event Entries: Personal details submitted during contests, sweepstakes, or prize drawings.

    • Communication Data: Details of your interactions with our communications, such as whether you open them or engage with them.

    • Social Media Interactions: Information from social media interactions and registrations.

    • Additional Information: Any other personal information you provide for specific services or features.

    • Inferred Data: Personal information inferred based on the data you provide or your interactions with us.

    • Chat Interactions: Information collected through our live chat features.

    • Payment Information: Details of transactions and payments, such as payment card numbers and banking details.

    • Geolocation Data: Either derived from your IP address or provided by you directly to enhance service personalization and legal compliance.

Personal Information Derived Through Service Use

We may engage third parties to provide analytics services and deliver targeted advertising on our behalf across the internet and mobile applications. The technologies they use, like cookies and web beacons, help in collecting information that includes:

    • Device and Browser Details: Identifiers that point to your device or browser.

    • General Location Data: A broad approximation of your location, short of precise GPS details.

    • Browsing and Search History: Records of what you view and search for on our sites.

    • Interaction Records: Real-time data of your interactions on our sites, potentially recorded as videos to improve website functionality.

    • Log and Usage Data: Information on how you use our site, including the features you interact with.

    • Engagement and Advertising Data: Metrics on your engagement with ads and content on our sites.

    • Video Viewing History: Details of the videos you watch on our sites.

Information from Third Parties

While most personal data is collected directly from you, we may also gather information via third parties, such as identity verification services, credit agencies, or public databases. Additionally, if you link your account through a social media or third-party service, we access certain information as authorized by those services.

Note: Information may also be collected about individuals who are not registered as users, particularly if shared by others in their networks or through their interactions on our platforms.

Utilization of Your Personal Information

At HowToGetCreative.com , we use your personal information for a range of purposes based on your interactions with our Services. These purposes include:

    • Service Delivery: Providing you with our services, which encompasses customer support, communications, and security. This includes sending newsletters you've subscribed to, adding you to our mailing lists, informing you of changes to terms or policies, and offering you special deals from third parties via our services.

    • Policy Compliance: Enforcing our terms of service, acceptable use, anti-spam, and similar policies.

    • Marketing Activities: Sending you advertising and marketing materials through physical and electronic channels, conducting market research and analytics, developing new products, and related activities.

    • Targeted Advertising: Customizing ads based on your interaction contexts with our site or app, utilizing tracking technologies such as cookies and pixels, and enabling site features like geo-specific pricing or logging.

    • Interaction and Ad Metrics: Auditing interactions with our site or apps, counting ad impressions to unique visitors, verifying the position and quality of ad impressions, and other related activities.

    • Customer Support: Offering customer support, maintaining and servicing accounts, training staff for quality assurance, and similar functions.

    • Fraud and Security: Detecting and preventing security incidents and illegal or fraudulent activities and prosecuting those responsible.

    • Transaction Processing: Processing orders and transactions, verifying customer information, processing payments, determining eligibility for promotions, and similar operations.

    • Public Health Measures: Implementing screenings or checks for public health and safety, such as COVID-19 symptom checks.

    • Legal and Claims Management: Investigating and responding to legal disputes, claims, or litigation, and complying with law enforcement requests as mandated by law, court orders, or government regulations.

    • Employment Processes: Determining employment eligibility, verifying references and employment history, and conducting background checks.

    • Benefits Management: Processing claims and administering benefits as required by law.

    • Internal Communications: Contacting our employees or those listed as emergency contacts.

    • Corporate Transactions: Evaluating or executing mergers, divestitures, restructurings, dissolutions, or other asset transfers, including during bankruptcy or liquidation, where user information may be transferred as one of the assets.

    • Additional Uses: Your personal information may be described at the point of its collection or as otherwise outlined in the CCPA.

How We Share Your Personal Information

In addition to our use of your personal information, HowToGetCreative.com may share your data under the following circumstances:

    • Authorized Parties: When you give us permission, we may share your information with third parties whom you have authorized.

Business Services Providers:

We partner with various service providers to support our business operations, which include:

    • IT Operations: Such as cloud computing, website hosting, customer service, email delivery, internet services, data security and backup, infrastructure, and other similar services.

    • Operational Support: Day-to-day business operations support from entities like payment processors (e.g., Stripe, Shopify), security vendors, business software services, banks, and others.

    • Professional Advisors: Lawyers, accountants, auditors, consultants, and security experts we consult for legal, contractual compliance, or to protect ourselves from fraud or attacks and ensure the safety of our operations, customers, and the public.

    • Marketing and Advertising: Entities involved in advertising and marketing efforts such as direct marketing, lead generation, affiliate programs, retargeting platforms, data brokers, ad networks, and marketing consultants.

Affiliates: We may share information with our parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, or other entities under common control and ownership.

Legal and Compliance: To entities or individuals when necessary or appropriate, including under legal processes like subpoenas or court orders, to respond to public and government authority requests, to enforce our Terms and Conditions, and to protect our rights, privacy, safety, or property, as well as to pursue remedies or limit damages.

Business Transactions: In the event of mergers, acquisitions, consolidations, asset sales, bankruptcy, reorganization, or other business transactions, and during subsequent integration phases.

Authorized Disclosures: To any party, as authorized by the individual whose information is being shared.

Non-Personal Information: We reserve the right to use and disclose non-personal information as permitted by law, except as restricted by this Privacy Policy.

Publicly Posted Content

Users of HowToGetCreative.com may post content to various public forums, such as user-generated pages, chat rooms, and bulletin boards available on our website. Be aware that any personal information you voluntarily disclose in these forums may be collected and used by others, potentially resulting in unsolicited communications. You are responsible for the personal information you choose to share in these settings. Exercise caution when engaging in these public areas. You can request the removal of your posted content by contacting us and specifying the content you wish to have removed. Please note, however, that removing content may not ensure the complete deletion of all traces of the content from our forums.

Data Retention

We retain your personal information only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. The retention period for personal information is determined by considering its quantity, nature, and sensitivity; the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure; the purposes for processing your personal information and whether these can be achieved by other means; and applicable legal requirements. Under certain conditions, you may request that we delete your information. We may also anonymize your personal information for research or statistical purposes, in which case it can be used indefinitely without further notification to you.

Data Security

We implement reasonable security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, destruction, use, modification, or disclosure, tailored to the nature of the data. While we strive to secure your information, no security system is infallible. Data protection laws vary by country, offering different levels of protection. Regardless of processing location, we apply the same protective measures across all data.

Our Clients

For clients and business partners of HowToGetCreative.com , the contractual agreements between your company and us will supersede this Privacy Policy where there are discrepancies.

International Data Transfers

HowToGetCreative.com operates from the United States and may transfer personal information to countries outside your jurisdiction, including the United States, for processing. The laws governing personal information in the United States or other countries may differ from those in your country. These transfers may involve transferring data to service providers in other jurisdictions. We strive to ensure that all service providers align with our privacy and security standards and comply with applicable privacy laws.

Cookie Policy

CCPA Compliance:
When you visit HowToGetCreative.com , we store cookies on your browser to collect information related to you, your preferences, or your device. This information ensures that our site functions as expected and enhances your personalized web experience. While you can choose to block certain types of cookies, this may affect your experience and the services we offer. Note that you cannot opt-out of our First Party Strictly Necessary Cookies, as they are essential for the proper functioning of our site.

GDPR Compliance:
When visiting any website, including HowToGetCreative.com , information may be stored or retrieved in the form of cookies. This information, concerning you, your preferences, or your device, helps to make the website function as you expect and provides a personalized web experience. Although this information does not identify you directly, it helps tailor your interaction with our site. We respect your privacy rights and provide you with the option to block certain types of cookies, which might impact your site experience and the services available.

IAB Framework:
We use cookies to deliver content or advertisements, measure their effectiveness, and provide a personalized web experience. We share this data with our partners based on your consent. You can manage your consent preferences for specific purposes or on a partner level through the provided links under each purpose. Your choices will be communicated to our vendors within the Transparency and Consent Framework.

Your Privacy Preferences

At HowToGetCreative.com , you have several options to manage the collection and use of your personal information:

Adjusting Communication Preferences

    • Emails from HowToGetCreative: Upon registering on our website, you'll have the option to opt-in for email communications. If you decide later that you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe by clicking the link at the bottom of our emails, or by contacting us. Please note that opting out of marketing or newsletter emails will not exempt you from receiving transactional emails related to your account, legal updates, or other necessary communications, which are not optional.

    • Text Messages: You can opt out of automated text notifications by texting “STOP,” or another keyword we provide. Essential communications about your account or safety may still be sent to you.

Blocking Cookies

    • Google Analytics: To opt out of Google Analytics across websites, follow these instructions from Google. For details on Google's privacy practices, visit their privacy page.

Please note that opting out via these methods will still allow advertisements to be displayed, but they will not be based on your behavioral data. Additionally, the opt-out process for behavioral ads relies on cookies, so you will need to perform the opt-out on each device or after clearing your cookies.

Your Privacy Rights

At HowToGetCreative.com , we recognize that certain jurisdictions grant individuals specific privacy rights. The extent of these rights can vary, but generally include:

    • Access and Portability: The right to be informed of, or receive a copy of, the personal information we hold about you.

    • Deletion/Restriction: The right to request the deletion or restriction of your personal information, except under certain conditions.

    • Correction/Rectification: The right to have inaccurate personal information we hold corrected.

    • Opt-Out of Sale/Sharing: The right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information to third parties, which may include certain types of targeted advertising.

    • Revoke Consent: Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time.

    • Object to Processing: The right to object to processing based on public interest, official authority, or our legitimate interests, unless we demonstrate overriding legitimate grounds or need to process the information for legal claims.

    • Limitation/Restriction: The right to limit or restrict our use or disclosure of your personal information.

    • Opt-out of Profiling/Automated Decision-Making: The right to opt-out of profiling and automated decisions that have legal or similarly significant effects on you.

    • Non-Discrimination: The right not to be discriminated against for exercising any of these rights. This includes modifications to pricing, quality, or level of service or goods.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a governmental authority if you believe your privacy rights are being violated.

HowToGetCreative.com is committed to honoring these rights in accordance with applicable laws and will not discriminate against individuals for exercising their privacy rights.

Exercising Your Privacy Rights

You can exercise your rights regarding access, deletion, correction, and restriction by using our Privacy Portal or by contacting us. We aim to respond to your requests promptly and in accordance with legal requirements. Should we need additional time to process your request, we will inform you of the extension and the reasons for the delay. If we decide not to fulfill a request, we will provide you with our reasons and, if applicable, instructions on how to appeal our decision.

Children’s Privacy

HowToGetCreative.com ‘s services are not designed for individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect or use personal information from children under 16. If it comes to our attention that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without verified parental consent, we will remove that information promptly. If you suspect that a child under 13 has provided us with their personal information, please contact us. 

Jurisdiction-Specific Privacy Disclosures

Members of the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland

Legal Grounds for Processing Your Personal Information

HowToGetCreative.com processes your personal information in accordance with legal requirements and our contractual obligations. Failing to provide required information may impede our ability to fulfill these obligations.

We collect and process your personal data with your consent where required by law and based on our legitimate need to provide services. In the European context, the legal bases for processing your information include:

    • Contractual Necessity: We process your information as necessary to fulfill our contract with you, for example:
        • Creating and maintaining your account.

        • Transferring information outside the EU to the United States as part of providing our services.

    • Consent: We process certain information based on your explicit consent, which you may withdraw at any time. Such processing includes:
        • Use of cookies and similar technologies.

        • Verification methods to confirm your address or collect location data.

        • Tailoring advertisements based on your online activities and partner data.

        • Sending marketing communications as permitted by law.

    • Legal Obligations: We may process your information to comply with legal obligations, respond to legal requests, or for tax compliance.

    • Vital Interests: In emergencies, we process information to protect your life or safety or that of others.

    • Legitimate Interests: We process information to support our legitimate interests or those of third parties while ensuring your rights and interests are considered. This includes:
        • Improving and developing our services and understanding user relationships.

        • Providing targeted advertising and analyzing its effectiveness.

        • Sending marketing communications based on our legitimate interests, except where consent is required by law.

        • Sharing information for legal and safety reasons with law enforcement as necessary.

Where we process your information based on legitimate interests, you have the right to object. Upon objection, we will stop processing your information for that purpose unless compelling legitimate grounds for the processing override your interests, or it is necessary for legal claims.

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you believe your personal data is being processed unlawfully. If related to EU and UK GDPR, or Swiss data privacy laws, you can lodge a complaint with an authority in your residence, workplace, or the place of alleged infringement. For EU matters, find your authority on the European Data Protection Board's website. For UK matters, contact the Information Commissioner’s Office. Detailed contact information for local Data Protection Authorities can be found here.

State-Specific Privacy Rights

Over the past twelve months, HowToGetCreative.com has collected and disclosed the following categories of personal data from or about our consumers and customers for business purposes:

Categories of Personal Information Categories of Sources From Which the Information Was Collected Categories of Third Parties To Whom This Type of Personal Information Is Disclosed For a Business Purpose Types of Third Parties With Whom This Category of Personal Information Is Shared/Sold
Identifiers (e.g., name, signature, address, telephone email, IP address) ·       You (or your device)·       Other Individuals·       Business Services Providers·       Affiliates·       Governmental Entities ·       Business Services Providers·       Affiliates·       Governmental Entities Marketing and Advertising Providers
Customer Records (as defined in Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80(e)) ·       You (or your device)·       Other Individuals·       Business Services Providers·       Affiliates·       Governmental Entities ·       Business Services Providers·       Affiliates·       Governmental Entities Marketing and Advertising Providers
Protected classifications (e.g., age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, religion or creed, marital status) ·       You·       Other Individuals·       Affiliates·       Governmental Entities ·       Business Services Providers·       Affiliates·       Governmental Entities We do not sell or share
Biometric information We do not collect    
Commercial information (e.g., your purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies) ·       You (or your device) ·       Business Services Providers·       Affiliates·       Governmental Entities Marketing and Advertising Providers
Internet/network activity (your browsing history, search history) ·       You (or your device) ·       Business Services Providers·       Affiliates·       Governmental Entities Marketing and Advertising Providers
Geolocation data We may gather your geolocation based on your address, IP address, or other data associated with a particular location. If you are using company-equipment that collects geolocation, we may associate that geolocation with you. ·       Business Services Providers Marketing and Advertising Providers
Sensory data (e.g., audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information) We do not collect from consumers generally. Visitors to our physical locations (not open to the public) may have this data collection. ·       Business Services Providers We do not sell or share
Professional or employment-related information (e.g., current or past job history or performance evaluations) We do not collect from consumers generally.    
Education information We do not collect from consumers generally.    
Inferences drawn from other personal information We may make inferences about your preferences, likes, and interests based on personal information you provide to us. ·       Business Services Providers·       Marketing and Advertising Providers Marketing and Advertising Providers
Sensitive personal information (as defined by applicable law) ·       You·       Other Individuals·       Governmental Entities ·       Business Services Providers·       Affiliates·       Governmental Entities We do not sell or share

Residents of certain U.S. States have the rights indicated below as of the date in which the applicable laws granting such rights are effective, which are as follows:

California: January 1, 2023

Virginia: January 1, 2023

Colorado: July 1, 2023

Connecticut: July 1, 2023

Utah: December 31, 2023

Privacy Rights Description CA VA CO CT UT
Access/Know Request confirmation from us as to whether your personal information is being processed by Recurrent and, if so, access to such personal information. X X X X X
Deletion Request that your personal information be deleted (subject to some limitations). X  X  X  X  X
Portability Request that Recurrent provide a copy of the personal information concerning you that you have provided to us in a usable/readable format. X X X X X
Rectification/Correction Request that Recurrent correct any inaccurate personal data relating to you (subject to limitations). X X X X  
Restriction on Sharing for Cross-Context Behavioral or Targeted Advertising (called “sharing” under California law) Request that Recurrent stop sharing of your personal information for purposes cross-contextual behavioral of targeted advertising purposes. X X X X X
Sales of Personal Information Request that Recurrent stop selling personal information about you to third parties. X X X X X
Restriction on Automated Decision-Making or Profiling Request that Recurrent stop using automated decision-making technology to evaluate you, create a profile of you, and make predictions about your future behavior. X X X X  
Limiting the Use and Disclosure of Sensitive Personal Information Request that Recurrent limit our use and disclosure of your “sensitive personal information,” as that term is defined in the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CCPA), to the extent required by law. X X X X X
Right to Appeal Appeal the denial of a privacy rights request under the relevant law   X X X  

Opting Out and Exercising Your Privacy Rights

If you wish to opt-out of the sale or sharing of your personal information for cross-context behavioral or targeted advertising, you can do so by contacting us.

We aim to respond to all requests within 45 days. If we require more time, we will notify you and explain the reason for the delay, ensuring that all requests are completed within 90 days from their receipt. If we are unable to fulfill your request, we will provide an explanation and instructions on how to appeal our decision.

California Residents

California residents can make CCPA requests personally or via an authorized agent by contacting us. Our verification process may vary based on the request type and the sensitivity of the requested information. We may ask for certain details to confirm your identity. If using an authorized agent, proof of your signed permission for the agent shall be required along with verification of the agent’s identity.

Do-Not-Track Signals & Global Privacy Controls

We recognize “do-not-track” signals and support the Global Privacy Control (GPC) initiative, which allows users to set privacy preferences such as opting out of tracking or the sale of personal information. GPC can be enabled through participating browsers or extensions.

California Shine the Light Law

Under California Civil Code Section 1798.83, California residents who use our services may request once a year information about our disclosure of personal information to third parties for direct marketing purposes. Such requests should be sent to us with “Shine the Light Request” in the subject line.

Notice of Financial Incentive

We may offer loyalty or incentive programs that provide benefits like rewards or exclusive offers, which may be considered “financial incentives” under the CCPA. The value of your personal information is related to the benefits you receive, minus the costs of providing those benefits. Participation in these programs is voluntary, governed by specific terms, and can be terminated at any time as outlined in the program’s terms.

Nevada Residents

While we do not sell personal information as defined under Nevada law, Nevada residents can register for future notifications. Should we decide to sell information in the future, registered users will be notified and can then opt out in accordance with Nevada law. Ensure your contact details remain current to receive these notifications.

Contact Us

If you have questions, comments, or complaints regarding our Privacy Policy or privacy practices, please reach out to us.

HowToGetCreative.com is committed to delivering high-quality digital media content. Our focus is on fostering trusted relationships with our audience and partners.

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