This privacy policy ("Privacy Policy") informs you about the personal data we collect when you use our website search.waterfox.net ("Website") or make use of the services offered through it.
Below you will find information on how we use your personal data, for which purposes your personal data is used, with whom it is shared and what rights you may have.
BrowserWorks Ltd (4th Floor Fitzrovia House, 153-157 Cleveland Street, London, W1T 6QW, United Kingdom; hereafter "BrowserWorks", "we", "our") acts according to the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) as well as further valid data protection regulations as a controller. You can reach us at:
BrowserWorks
31 New Inn Yard, London, EC2A 3EY
United Kingdom
Email: [email protected]
By default, we do not process any logs that may contain any personally idenfitiable information, including but not limited to IP addresses. The third party services that we use may do so though, which will be described below.
The hosting of the Website and the services offered by us are carried out by an external service provider on our behalf.
Our services use cookies in several cases. Cookies are small text files that are automatically generated by your browser and stored on your device (notebook, tablet, smartphone) when you use our services. Cookies do not harm your computer and do not contain any viruses, Trojans or other malware.
In a cookie, information is stored, which result from the device used.
The use of cookies enables us to make the use of our services more comfortable for you.
For example, we use session cookies to recognise that you have already visited certain pages on our Website. This information is automatically deleted after leaving our Website.
The data processed by the cookies are necessary for the purposes mentioned above in order to protect our legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. f GDPR). Our legitimate interest is to make the Website user-friendly.
Most browsers automatically accept cookies. However, you have the option of adjusting your browser so that no cookies are stored on your computer or a notification always appears beforehand. However, if you deactivate cookies entirely, you may no longer be able to use all the functions on our Website.
If you send us an email, we process your personal data to the extent necessary to answer your request.
Please note that your emails can be stored and archived for a longer period in order to comply with our legal obligations.
The legal basis for processing of your personal data in the context of the email support services is either Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. b GDPR (performance of a contract) or the processing occurs alternatively on the basis of our legitimate interests in replying to your requests, providing you with support services and therefore increasing customer satisfaction (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. f GDPR).
When you register as a user for Waterfox Search, we process the data you provide during the registration process (e.g. name, email address) as well as other data optionally provided in the form.
We process your data in order to check your application, administer your account and provide you with our services.
The legal basis for the processing of this data is Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. b GDPR (performance of contract / pre-contractual measures).
If you make a purchase on our Website, we process the data you provide during the checkout process (e.g. name, email address, billing information) as well as other data necessary for payment processing.
We process your data in order to complete your purchase and provide you with our services.
The legal basis for the processing of this data is Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. b GDPR (performance of contract / pre-contractual measures).
Your personal data will be stored on servers operated by technical service providers on our behalf. The server log files are hostws by these service providers for this purpose.
If you make use of our services, which require the passing on of data, we will pass on your data accordingly. The legal basis for this is either the performance of the contract entered into with you (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. b GDPR) or our legitimate interest in the offer of the corresponding service (Art. 6 para. 1 sent. 1 lit. f GDPR).
Your personal data may be transferred to other countries (including countries outside the UK). These countries may apply different privacy standards that differ from those of your place of residence. Please be aware that data processed in another country may be subject to different laws and may be accessible to the governmental, judicial, law enforcement and supervisory authorities of those countries. However, we will take reasonable measures to ensure an adequate level of data protection even if your personal data is transferred to these countries.
The disclosure of your personal data is usually voluntary and there is no legal or contractual obligation to disclose your personal data. A registration without the provision of personal data is not possible. We further point out that you may not be able to use our services or parts of our services if you do not provide us with your personal data.
We endeavour to keep the processing of your personal data as low as possible. Unless specific retention periods are stipulated in this Privacy Policy, we will only retain your personal data as long as we need it to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected or, if applicable, for as long as required by statutory retention obligations. Storage periods can also result from the contracts entered into with you. In case of a given consent, your personal data will be deleted immediately after withdrawal of consent at the latest.
Under UK data protection law, you have the following rights:
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact details provided at the beginning of this Privacy Policy.
If you have any concerns about our use of your personal data, you can make a complaint to us using the contact details at the beginning of this privacy notice.
If you are unhappy with how we have used your data after raising a complaint with us, you can also complain to the ICO.
The ICO's address:
Information Commissioner's OfficeHelpline number: 0303 123 1113
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The latest version will always be available on our Website.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
Email: [email protected]
17 September 2024