PRIVACY POLICY
1. Information on data protection
1.1 General information
The following notes provide a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data by which you can be personally identified. For detailed information on the subject of data protection, please refer to our data protection declaration listed below this text.
1.2 Data collection on this website
Firstly, your data is collected by you providing it to us. This can be, for example, data that you enter into a contact form.
Other data is collected automatically or after your consent by out IT systems when visiting the website. This is mainly technical data (e.g. Internet browser, operating systems, or time of page view). The collection takes place automatically as soon as you enter this website.
1.3 What do we use your data for?
Part of the data is collected to ensure error-free operation of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior. This is done primarily with so-called analysis programs. You can find more detailed information about analysis tools and other third-party tools in the following privacy policy.
2. Responsible Party
The party responsible for the processing of your personal data on our website is
THE FORCE North America Inc.
440 George Street
Cobourg (Ontario)
Canada
Email: info@the-force-na.com
Web: www.the-force-na.com
3. General notes and obligatory information
3.1 Data protection
We take the protection of your personal data very seriously. Therefore, we treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.
When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data by which you can be personally identified. This privacy policy explains which data we collect, what we use it for, and for what purpose.
We would like to point out that data transmission on the Internet (e.g. when communicating by e-mail) can have security gaps. A complete protection of the data against access by third parties is not possible.
3.2 Storage duration
Unless a specific storage period has been specified within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies.
If you assert a legitimate request for deletion or if you revoke consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g. retention periods under tax or commercial law). If such reasons exist, the deletion will take place after they cease to exist.
3.3 Revocation of your consent to data processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You can revoke an already given consent at any time. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
4. Technical implementation
4.1 Hosting
The web server for the operation of our website is operated technically by Hetzner Online GmbH, Industriestr. 25, 91710 Gunzenhausen, Germany ("Hetzner"). When you visit our website, Hetzner collects various log files including your IP address. All Hetzner products are hosted exclusively at Hetzner data centres in Germany.
For more information, please refer to Hetzner's privacy policy: https://www.hetzner.com/legal/privacy-policy
4.2 SSL or TLS encryption
This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as the hosting of the website or requests that you send to us as the site operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address line of the browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and by the lock symbol on your browser line.
If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
5. Data collection and use
5.1 Visit to this website
You can visit our website without giving any details about your person. When you visit our web pages, you transmit data via your Internet browser to the Hetzner web server for technical reasons. This data includes:
- Date and time of the request
- Name of the requested file
- Page from which the file was requested
- Web browser and operating system used
- IP address of the requesting computer
- Transferred data volume
This data is only used to provide the online service.
5.2 Cookies
About cookies
This website uses cookies. A cookie is a small text file that is used to store information. When visiting a website, the website may place a cookie on the website visitor's terminal, which is stored either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your terminal.
If the user visits a website again later, the website can read the data from previously stored permanent cookies and thus determine, for example, whether the user has visited the website before and which areas of the website the user was particularly interested in.
Permanent cookies remain stored on your terminal until you delete them yourself or until they are automatically deleted by your web browser.
Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary, as certain website functions would not work without them (e.g. the display of videos). Other cookies are used to evaluate user behavior or display advertising.
Cookies that are necessary to carry out the electronic communication process, to provide certain functions requested by you, or to optimize the website are stored by the website operator. The consent can be revoked at any time.
Cookies on our website
Our website uses the following providers:
- THE FORCE North America Inc.: Cookie Consent – This is used to store the consent to the use of cookies.
- WordPress.com: Our website is compiled with WordPress.com. WordPress uses cookies for various purposes. You can find out more here: https://automattic.com/cookies/
- Insofar as further cookies from third-party providers or for analysis purposes are used, we will inform you separately within the scope of this data protection declaration and, if necessary, request your consent.
Changing cookie settings
How the web browser handles cookies, which cookies are allowed or rejected, can be defined by the user in the web browser settings. Where exactly these settings are located depends on the respective web browser. Detailed information on this can be accessed via the help function of the respective web browser.
If the use of cookies is restricted, not all functions of this website may be fully functional.
5.3 Links to other websites
If we refer to or link to the websites of third parties through our website, we cannot assume any responsibility or liability for the accuracy or completeness of the contents and the data security of these sites.
Since we have no influence on the compliance of third parties with data protection regulations, you should check the privacy policies of each site separately.
5.4 Communication
If you contact us by email or telephone, we will collect, process, and use your personal data solely for the purpose of processing your inquiry. We will not pass on this data without your consent.
The data you send to us via contact requests will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to store it, or the purpose for storing the data no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Legal provisions, in particular statutory retention periods, remain unaffected.
As of: 2024-09-18