Privacy Policy

1) INTRODUCTION

This privacy notice provides details on how we collect and process your personal data through your use of our website, affiliatesworks.com, which includes a blog, an affiliate program directory, and various resources and tools for affiliate marketers.

By providing us with your data, you warrant that you are over 13 years of age.

AffiliatesWorks is the data controller, and we are responsible for your personal data (referred to as “we,” “us,” or “our” in this privacy notice).

Contact Details

Our full details are:

Full name of legal entity: AffiliatesWorks

Email address: [email protected]

It is important that the information we hold about you is accurate and up to date. If your personal information changes at any time, please notify us by emailing [email protected].

2) WHAT DATA DO WE COLLECT ABOUT YOU, FOR WHAT PURPOSE, AND ON WHAT GROUND WE PROCESS IT

Personal data refers to any information capable of identifying an individual. It does not include anonymized data.

We may process the following categories of personal data about you:

Communication Data: This includes any communication that you send to us through our contact form, chat function, email, text, social media messaging, or posting, or any other communication you send us. We process this data for the purpose of communicating with you, keeping records, and for the establishment, pursuance, or defense of legal claims. Our lawful ground for processing this data is our legitimate interests, which are to reply to communications, keep records, and establish, pursue, or defend legal claims.

Customer Data: This includes data relating to any purchases of services or tools on our website, such as your name, title, billing address, delivery address, email address, phone number, contact details, and purchase details. We process this data to supply the services you have purchased and to keep records of such transactions. Our lawful ground for processing this data is the performance of a contract between you and us and/or taking steps to enter into such a contract.

User Data: This includes data about how you use our website and any data you post on our website or other online services. We process this data to operate and ensure relevant content is provided to you, maintain website security, create backups, and manage the website and other services. Our lawful ground for processing this data is our legitimate interests, which are to administer our website and business properly.

Technical Data: This includes data about your use of our website, such as your IP address, login data, browser details, page views, navigation paths, and time zone settings. We collect this data from our analytics tracking system and process it to analyze website usage, protect our business and website, deliver relevant content and advertisements, and understand the effectiveness of our advertising. Our lawful ground for this processing is our legitimate interests, which are to properly administer our website and business and to develop our marketing strategy.

Marketing Data: This includes data about your preferences for receiving marketing from us and third parties, and your communication preferences. We process this data to provide you with promotions, competitions, free giveaways, and to deliver relevant content and ads, while measuring the effectiveness of this advertising. Our lawful ground for this processing is our legitimate interests, which are to grow our business, study customer usage, and decide on our marketing strategy.

Data for Advertising and Marketing: We may use Customer Data, User Data, Technical Data, and Marketing Data to deliver relevant content and advertisements (including social media ads) and measure the effectiveness of such advertising. Our lawful ground for this processing is our legitimate interests, which are to grow our business. We may also send marketing communications based on either your consent or legitimate interests.

3) HOW WE COLLECT YOUR PERSONAL DATA

We may collect data about you in the following ways:

Direct Interactions: You may provide data directly to us by filling in forms on our site, signing up for our affiliate program directory, subscribing to our newsletter, or by contacting us via email or other methods.

Automated Technologies: As you interact with our website, we may automatically collect certain data about your device and browsing actions through cookies and similar technologies. For more details, please refer to our Cookie Policy.

Third-Party Sources: We may receive data from third-party services such as:

  • Analytics providers (e.g., Google Analytics) based outside your jurisdiction
  • Advertising networks (e.g., Facebook Ads) based outside your jurisdiction
  • Search information providers (e.g., Google Search) based outside your jurisdiction
  • Technical, payment, and delivery service providers based inside and outside your jurisdiction

Public Sources: We may also collect data from publicly available sources, such as business directories and professional networking sites.

4) MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS

Our lawful ground for processing your personal data to send you marketing communications is either your consent or our legitimate interests (namely to grow our business).

Under the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR), we may send you marketing communications if:
(i) you made a purchase or requested information from us about our services or tools, or
(ii) you agreed to receive marketing communications, and in both cases, you have not opted out.

If you are a limited company, we may send you marketing emails without your explicit consent, as permitted by PECR. However, you can still opt out of receiving marketing emails from us at any time.

Before sharing your personal data with any third party for their own marketing purposes, we will obtain your express consent.

You can stop receiving marketing messages from us or third parties at any time by following the unsubscribe or opt-out links in any email we send, or by contacting us at [email protected].

Please note, opting out of marketing communications does not apply to personal data provided as a result of other transactions, such as purchases, registrations, or warranties.

5) DISCLOSURES OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA

We may need to share your personal data with the following parties:

  • Service Providers: Companies that provide IT and system administration services for our website and business operations.
  • Professional Advisors: Including lawyers, bankers, auditors, and insurers, who provide consultancy, legal, and financial services to us.
  • Government Authorities: Where we are legally required to report processing activities to public authorities.
  • Business Transfers: Third parties to whom we may sell, transfer, or merge parts of our business or assets. In such cases, your personal data will be transferred to the new owner.

We require all third parties to respect the security of your personal data and to handle it in accordance with applicable laws. These third parties are only allowed to process your personal data for specified purposes and based on our instructions.

6) INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS

As AffiliatesWorks is committed to protecting your personal data, we comply with the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) when transferring data outside the European Economic Area (EEA). If we transfer your personal data to third parties outside the EEA, we will ensure that adequate safeguards are in place, such as:

  • Transferring your personal data to countries that the European Commission has deemed to provide an adequate level of data protection.
  • Using US-based service providers that comply with the EU-US Privacy Shield framework (or any equivalent agreements), ensuring equivalent safeguards are in place.
  • Implementing specific contracts, codes of conduct, or certification mechanisms approved by the European Commission for service providers outside the EEA to ensure the same level of protection for personal data.

If none of the above safeguards are available, we will obtain your explicit consent for any specific transfer, and you retain the right to withdraw that consent at any time.

7) DATA SECURITY

We take the security of your personal data seriously. We have implemented a variety of security measures to protect your personal data from being lost, misused, altered, disclosed, or accessed without authorization. Access to your personal data is restricted to employees, contractors, or partners who have a legitimate business need to access it. These individuals are obligated to follow our instructions and keep your data confidential.

We have put in place procedures to manage any suspected data breaches. If a data breach occurs and we are legally required to notify you or a relevant regulatory authority, we will do so promptly.

8) DATA RETENTION

We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we collected it, including meeting any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

When determining the appropriate retention period for personal data, we consider factors such as the nature, amount, and sensitivity of the data, the risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure, the purposes of processing, and whether those purposes can be achieved through other means.

For tax purposes, we are required by law to keep basic customer information (such as contact details, identity information, financial data, and transaction data) for six years after you cease being a customer.

In some cases, we may anonymize your personal data for research or statistical purposes, allowing us to use this information indefinitely without notifying you further.

9) YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS

Under data protection laws, you have several rights regarding your personal data, including the right to request access, correction, erasure, restriction, transfer, objection to processing, and data portability. If the lawful ground for processing is consent, you also have the right to withdraw your consent.

You can learn more about these rights at:
https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-the-general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr/individual-rights/

If you wish to exercise any of the rights outlined above, please email us at [email protected]. You will not have to pay a fee to access your personal data or to exercise any other rights. However, we may charge a reasonable fee if your request is clearly unfounded, repetitive, or excessive, or we may refuse to comply with your request in such circumstances.

To help us confirm your identity and ensure your right to access your personal data (or exercise any other rights), we may need to request specific information from you. This security measure helps ensure that personal data is not disclosed to individuals who do not have the right to receive it. We may also contact you to request further information to expedite our response.

We aim to respond to all legitimate requests within one month. Occasionally, it may take longer if your request is particularly complex or you have made multiple requests. In this case, we will notify you.

If you are not satisfied with any aspect of how we collect and use your data, you have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK supervisory authority for data protection issues (www.ico.org.uk). We would appreciate the opportunity to address your concerns directly before you escalate them, so please contact us first.

10) THIRD-PARTY LINKS

Our website may contain links to third-party websites, plug-ins, and applications. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy policies. When you leave our website, we encourage you to read the privacy notice of every website you visit.

11) COOKIES

You can set your browser to refuse all or some cookies or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of our website may become inaccessible or may not function properly. For more information about the cookies we use, please see our cookie policy at: https://www.affiliatesworks.com/cookie-policy/.

12) YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE GDPR

We are committed to respecting the confidentiality of your personal data and ensuring that you can exercise your rights. Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), if you are located within the EU, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Request Access: You have the right to access, update, or delete the information we hold about you. Whenever possible, you can manage your personal data directly within your account settings. If you cannot perform these actions, please contact us, and we will assist you. This also allows you to receive a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
  • Request Correction: You have the right to request correction of any incomplete or inaccurate information we hold about you.
  • Object to Processing: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data when we rely on legitimate interests as the legal basis for our processing, particularly if there is something specific about your situation that makes you want to object. You also have the right to object to processing for direct marketing purposes.
  • Request Erasure: You have the right to request that we delete or remove your personal data when there is no valid reason for us to continue processing it.
  • Request Transfer: You have the right to request the transfer of your personal data. We will provide your personal data to you or a third party you have chosen in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format. Please note that this right applies only to automated information that you initially provided consent for us to use or where we used the information to perform a contract with you.
  • Withdraw Consent: You have the right to withdraw your consent for us to use your personal data. If you withdraw your consent, we may not be able to provide you with access to certain functionalities of our services.

If you wish to modify or erase your data, please contact us at [email protected].