Privacy Policy

Effective Date: Apr 28, 2025

The Sociable Society (“we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal information when you visit our website (the “Site”) or use our services (the “Services”).

By accessing our Site or using our Services, you agree to the practices described in this Policy.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Personal Information You Provide

We may collect the following types of personal information directly from you:

Contact Information: Name, email address, phone number when you sign up, contact us, or subscribe to newsletters.
Content Submissions: Comments, inquiries, or other materials you voluntarily submit through forms or communications.

1.2 Usage Data

We automatically collect certain information when you interact with our Site, including:

Technical Data: IP address, browser type and version, operating system, and device identifiers.
Usage Data: Pages visited, time spent on pages, referring/exit URLs, and other diagnostic data collected through server logs and analytics tools.

1.3 Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies to collect information about your interactions with our Site.

2. How We Use Your Information

We process your personal information for the following purposes:

Providing and Improving Services: To operate, maintain, and enhance our Site and Services, including customizing your experience and analyzing usage trends.
Communications: To send administrative information, respond to inquiries, and deliver newsletters or promotional materials if you have opted in.
Legal Compliance and Protection: To comply with legal obligations, enforce our Terms of Service, prevent fraud, and protect the security of our Site and users.

3. Cookies Policy

3.1 What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device to store data that can be recalled by a server in the domain that placed the cookie.

3.2 Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies: Necessary for the proper functioning of the Site (e.g., session management, security).
Performance Cookies: Collect anonymous information to analyze Site performance and usage trends (e.g., Google Analytics).
Marketing Cookies: Track browsing habits to deliver personalized advertisements, subject to your consent.

3.3 How We Use Cookies

We use cookies to:

Remember your preferences (such as language settings);
Maintain session state;
Analyze Site performance and traffic patterns;
Support our marketing and promotional efforts;

3.4 Your Choices

You may manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. On your first visit, you will be presented with a cookie banner, allowing you to:

Accept all cookies;
Decline non-essential cookies;
Reject all cookies;

You may withdraw or modify your consent at any time via the link provided in our website footer or by adjusting your browser settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may impact the functionality of the Site.

3.5 Cookie Consent

By continuing to use our Site after seeing the banner, you consent to our use of cookies as outlined in this policy. You can change or withdraw your consent at any time by adjusting your browser settings or using the cookie management tool available on our Site.

4. Legal Grounds for Processing Information

We collect and use your personal information based on the following lawful grounds:

With your consent, such as when you subscribe to our newsletters or agree to marketing communications;
As necessary to provide and operate our Services;
To comply with applicable legal obligations;
To pursue our legitimate business interests, such as improving our Services, enhancing user experience, and protecting our rights, provided these interests are not outweighed by your privacy rights;

5. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data.

We may share your information with:

Service Providers: Hosting providers, analytics services, payment processors, and marketing partners who perform services on our behalf under confidentiality agreements.
Legal and Regulatory Authorities: Where required to comply with a legal obligation, court order, or protect the rights, property, or safety of our business, users, or others.

6. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the following rights:

Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you;
Correction: Request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete information;
Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data (“right to be forgotten”);
Restriction: Request that we restrict processing of your data;
Objection: Object to the processing of your personal information;
Portability: Request a structured, machine-readable copy of your data;
Withdrawal of Consent: Withdraw your consent at any time for data processing activities based on consent (e.g., marketing communications);

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at legal@thesociablesociety.com.

We may require you to verify your identity before fulfilling your request.

7. Data Retention

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

Generally, we retain data for no longer than three (3) years after your last interaction with us.

8. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to safeguard your personal data, including:

Data encryption;
Access controls;
Secure server infrastructure;

Despite our efforts, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is completely secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. Third-Party Links

Our Site may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of such websites.

We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit.

10. Children’s Privacy

Our Site is not intended for children under the age of 16.

We do not knowingly collect personal data from minors. If you believe we have collected data from a minor, please contact us at legal@thesociablesociety.com so that we can take appropriate action.