European Union Data Processing and Retention

Last updated: March 7, 2024

KISS respects privacy and confidentiality of your personal data.  This Privacy Policy applies to the processing of personal data by Kiss Products, Inc. (“KISS”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) in connection with our website (the “Website”) and outlines our practices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information.

In particular, this policy applies to our processing of personal data from data subjects located within the European Economic Area. This section is intended to provide increased transparency into our processing, retention, and transfer of EU resident personal data in accordance with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).  As regards personal data provided by you, KISS is generally the “data controller” as that term is used in the GDPR.

Thank you for your interest in our products and for taking the time to visit our website.

 

Introduction

We are committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy is intended to inform you about how we collect, use, and disclose your personal data when you use our Website and the choices you have associated with that data.

KISS processes personal data for the purposes described above. In some cases, personal data collection may be necessary to provide you with certain services. If personal data will be used in other ways, we will provide notice at the time of collection. We will always have a legitimate legal basis for our processing of personal data, which may include one of the following: (a) you have consented to our processing your personal data; (b) processing is needed to fulfill a request made by you; (c) processing is required to comply with a legal obligation that applies to KISS; or (d) processing is necessary for reasons that are in KISS’s legitimate interests as a company, such as to protect our business. If we plan to process personal data for a use other than that for which it was initially collected, we will inform you about this and any additional details that are needed. KISS does not use your personal data for purposes of automated decision-making or profiling.

 

Information We Collect

We may collect various types of personal information from you when you use our Website, including but not limited to:

  • Contact information (such as name and email address)
  • Device information (such as IP address, browser type, operating system)
  • Log data (such as pages visited, time spent on the Website)
  • Cookies and similar technologies (for more information, please refer to our Cookie Policy)

 

How We Use Your Information

We may use the personal information we collect for the following purposes:

  • To analyze and improve the performance and functionality of our Website
  • To personalize your browsing experience and provide relevant content
  • To monitor and analyze trends, usage, and interactions on the Website
  • To send you marketing communications, promotional offers, and other updates about our products and services (where permitted by law)
  • To improve our products, services, and Website
  • To comply with legal obligations

 

Legal Basis for Processing

We will only process your personal data when we have a legal basis to do so. Such legal bases may include your consent, the performance of a contract with you, compliance with legal obligations, or our legitimate interests.

 

Disclosure of Your Information

We may disclose your personal information to third parties in the following circumstances:

  • To service providers and business partners who assist us in operating our Website and providing our products and services
  • To comply with legal obligations or respond to lawful requests from public authorities
  • In connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets
  • With your consent or at your direction

 

Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect information about your interactions with our Website and to improve your browsing experience. For more information about how we use cookies and how you can manage your preferences, please refer to our Cookie Policy below.

Cookie Policy: By consenting to the use of cookies, you agree that we can store and access cookies as described here. A cookie is a text file that can be stored and accessed from your device when you visit one of our websites (the “Sites”), to the extent that you consent, allowing us to distinguish your device from other users of the Sites. For more information visit www.youronlinechoices.eu. We may use cookies to identify you and track your visits to our Sites, to control access to certain content, to protect the Sites, and to process your requests. We may contract with third-party service providers to track data about usage of, and volume of traffic on our Sites. These third-party providers may use persistent cookies to help us improve user experience, manage site content, and track user activity. We also may use third-party service providers to email users who provided us with their contact information, and the third-party service providers may drop cookies on users’ devices to help improve email communications. All data that these third-party service providers collect on behalf of KISS will be used solely by or on behalf of us and will be shared externally only on an anonymous, aggregated basis.

The following cookies may be used:

  • Strictly necessary cookies are essential to enable you to access our Sites and utilize features. Without these cookies, certain services you request, such as registering for an account, cannot be provided.
  • Performance cookies collect information about how visitors use our Sites, for instance, which pages visitors visit most often. We use this information to improve our Sites and to aid us in investigating problems raised by visitors. These cookies do not collect information that identifies a visitor.
  • Functionality cookies allow our Sites to recall choices you make and provide more personal features. For instance, a functional cookie can be used to remember the text size, languages and other aspects of the site that are alterable, and provide customization during future visits to the Sites. The information these cookies collect may be anonymous and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.
  • Targeting cookies are used to deliver advertisements and promotions relevant to you and your interests. They collect information about your browsing habits. Targeting cookies are linked to services provided by third parties, such as 'like' and 'share' buttons and advertisements, so that they can make their advertising more relevant to you when you visit their websites.

To refuse or withdraw your consent to the use of cookies, you can set your internet browser to reject the setting of all or some cookies and to warn you when a cookie is placed on your device. You can find more specifics on how to do so in your browser ‘help,’ ‘tool,’ or ‘edit’ section or visit www.allaboutcookies.org. Do note that if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including strictly necessary cookies) you may not be able to access or use all or part of certain functions of our Sites. You can manually delete previously-stored cookies at any time, but this will not prevent our Sites from placing cookies on your device in the future, unless and until you adjust your internet browser setting as described above. For more information about user profiles and targeting/advertising cookies, visit www.youronlinechoices.eu if you are located in the European Union.

It is your decision as to whether to share your personal data. However, if you do not provide personal data when requested, we may not be able to provide you with all of our products and services, or with information about our products, services, and other opportunities.

 

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to analyze the usage of our Website. Google Analytics gathers information about website use by means of cookies. Analytic cookies such as Google Analytics collect information such as your IP address, device type and operating system, referring URLs, location and pages visited.   The information gathered relating to our Website is used to create reports about the use of our Website. If you don’t want Google Analytics to be used in your browser, you can install the “Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-On”, provided by Google.  Google's privacy policy is available at: https://policies.google.com/privacy

 

Your Rights

You may have certain rights regarding your personal data, including the right to access, correct, or delete your information, as well as the right to object to or restrict certain processing activities.

We reserve the right to maintain your personal data as permitted by applicable law, and you have certain rights regarding the personal data that we maintain about you, which in some cases you will be able to exercise. You can request a copy of the personal data that we maintain about you, and, if we keep your information based on your consent or so that we could enter into a contract with you, you can also request a copy of your information in a structured and machine-readable format. If your information is not correct, you may request that we correct, amend, or delete it. You may request that we erase or restrict the use of your personal data. If we rely on your consent as the legal basis for processing, you may withdraw such consent at any time by contacting us. You may object to the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances when we process your data for our legitimate interests. In accordance with applicable law, we will address your request as soon as possible, and in any event, within 1 month after receiving a valid request. If your request is complex, we may have to extend this period to 2 months. In accordance with applicable law, there may be circumstances where we are not legally required to fulfill your request, such as those requests that risk the privacy of others. Access and correction requests may be done for free, unless they are repetitive, excessive or unfounded, in which case we may charge you the administrative costs we incur for handling the request. Some of these rights can be exercised online, such as to review, modify, and delete certain information relating to your use of our Sites and unsubscribe to email, text, or other messages. If you are unable to manage your request via your online account then please contact us using the contact information at the end of this section.

To Opt Out or Withdraw Consent:

At any time, you can direct us to not send you marketing communications by email by clicking the "unsubscribe" link within the marketing emails you receive from us or by contacting us as indicated below. We will honor your preferences, subject to applicable law. In certain instances, by withdrawing your consent to KISS's use or disclosure of your personal data, you will not be able to take advantage of certain KISS products and services.

 

Data Retention

We will retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

 

Security

We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

 

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable law. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the updated policy on our Website.

 

Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about our Privacy Policy or our practices regarding your personal information, please contact us using the contact information provided below:

 

Kiss Products

Customer Service

1-516-625-9292


 

Complaints

If you believe that we have not complied with this Privacy Policy or applicable data protection laws, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority.

 

By using our Website, you consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy.