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1. Generalities
As the operator of the website www.piksum.com (hereinafter "Website"), the protection of your personal data is a matter we take very seriously. We therefore exclusively collect and process your personal data in accordance with the applicable legal provisions regarding data protection, the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, Laws of Hong Kong (Cap 486) (hereinafter "PDPO") and the standards described hereinafter. Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. Below, we inform you about the most important aspects of data processing with regard to this Website, in particular the collection and processing of personal data via this Website, the purposes of the collection and processing of personal data and your rights with respect thereto. The "controller" respectively body responsible for the collection and processing of your personal data as described in this Privacy Policy is B Music Company, Hong Kong (hereinafter "we").
2. Data collection when accessing this Website (server log files)
When you access our Website, information from the browser used on your device is collected and automatically transmitted to the server of our Website. This information is temporarily stored in so-called server log files. Thereby, the following information is stored:
- IP address
- date and time of access
- name and URL of the retrieved file
- website from which access is made (referrer URL)
- browser type/version used
- operating system used
- name of your access provider
- amount of data sent in bytes.
We will process the above mentioned data for the following purposes:
- ensuring a smooth connection of the Website
- ensuring comfortable use of the Website
- evaluation of system security and system stability
- for other administrative purposes.
The above mentioned personal data are not combined with other data sources. Under no circumstances this personal data is used by us for the purpose of drawing conclusions about you.
This Policy in no way restricts or limits the processing of personal data as described above for the above-mentioned purposes
3. Cookies
Our Website uses so-called cookies. Cookies are small text files that your browser automatically creates and stores on your computer or mobile device. We use cookies to make the use of our Website more comfortable for you. Some of the cookies we use are deleted after the end of the browser session, i.e. after closing your browser (so-called session cookies). Other cookies remain on your device until you delete them. These cookies enable us to recognize your browser on your next visit (so-called persistent cookies). You can configure your browser settings in such a way that you are informed about the setting of cookies and that you can decide in each individual case whether you allow the cookies or not. You can also configure your browser setting in such a way that the cookies are generally rejected. However, please note, that when doing so, it may not be possible to fully use all features of the Website.
This Policy in no way restricts or limits the processing of personal data as described above for the above-mentioned purposes
4. Web-Analysis
Introduction
In order to constantly improve and optimize our Website, we make use of Google Analytics, a so-called tracking technology. Usually, no personal data will be collected thereby, or if collected, such personal data will be anonymized or pseudonymized.
The data processing as described in this section is based on our legitimate interest in improving and optimizing our Website and in targeted advertising activities.
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA (hereinafter "Google"). We thereby want to ensure a design that is tailored to the needs and the on-going optimization of our Website. In addition, we use the tracking measures to statistically record the use of our Website and to evaluate it for the purpose of optimizing our Website.
Google uses cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored on your computer or mo-bile device. The information generated by the cookies about your use of the Website (such as access time, location from which access was made, frequency of your visits to our Website and IP address) are usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. Google will use this information on our behalf to evaluate the use of our Website in order to compile reports on the activities within this Website and to provide us with other services related to Website activity and internet usage. Under no circumstances will your IP address be merged with any other data provided by Google.
We only use Google Analytics with the IP anonymization activated. This means that your IP address is shortened by Google prior to transmission to the USA. The full IP address will only exceptionally be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there.
You can prevent the installation of cookies by setting the browser software accordingly. However, please note, that when doing so, it may not be possible to fully use all features of the Website.
You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookies regarding your use of the Website (including the IP address), as well as the processing of this data by Google, by downloading and installing the browser plug-in found at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en US-based Google LLC is certified under the data protection agreements EU-US Privacy Shield and EU-Swiss Privacy Shield, which ensure compliance with current EU and Swiss data protection regulations.
For more information regarding the use of data by Google, settings and options to appeal visit: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites?hl=en ("How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services") https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads?hl=en ("Data use by Google for advertising purposes") and http://www.google.de/settings/ads ("Manage information that Google uses to show you advertising").
5. Integration of services and contents of third parties
Introduction
This Website provides links to several social networks and third party websites. In particular, we use social media plug-ins for the following social networks on our Website:
- Youtube
These social media plug-ins are used in order to improve the profile of our Website and to increase awareness of our Website. This constitutes a legitimate interest. The responsibility for ensuring compliance of the services with data protection regulations lies within the provider of the respective social network or third party website.
Our Website uses social media plug-ins from Facebook, which are provided by Facebook Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA (hereinafter "Face-book").
When you visit a page of our Website that contains such a plug-in, the plug-in establishes a direct connection between your browser and the Facebook servers. We have no influence on the nature and scope of the data that the plug-in transmits to the servers of Facebook.
The plug-in informs Facebook that your browser has accessed the corresponding page of our Website, even if you do not have a Facebook profile or are not currently logged in. This information (including your IP address) is transmitted by your browser directly to the Facebook servers and stored there. If you are logged in as a member of Facebook, Facebook can assign the visit to your Facebook profile. When using plug-in functions (for example, pressing the "Like" button or sharing a post), the corresponding information is also transmitted to Facebook and stored there.
Facebook may use this information for the purpose of advertising, market research and tailor-made Facebook pages. For example, Facebook creates profiles regarding usage, interests and relationships to evaluate your use of our Website with regard to the advertisements displayed on your Facebook profile.
If you are a Facebook member and do not want Facebook to assign the data collected via our Website to your Facebook profile, you must log out of Facebook before visiting our Website.
Facebook processes your personal data in the USA. US-based Facebook, Inc. is certified under the data protection agreements EU-US Privacy Shield and EU-Swiss Privacy Shield, which ensure compliance with current EU and Swiss data protection regulations.
To learn more about the purpose and scope of the data collection and the further processing and use of the data by Facebook, as well as your rights in relation to this matter and setting options for the protection of your privacy, please refer to Face-book’s privacy policy: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/
This Website uses a social media button provided by Twitter, a service of Twitter Inc., 795 Folsom St., Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA (hereinafter "Twitter"). If you visit a page that contains such a button, a direct connection is established be-tween your browser and the Twitter servers. By using Twitter and its re-tweet function, the websites you visit are linked to your Twitter account and communicated to other uses. This also transmits data to Twitter. Please note that we have no influence whatsoever on the nature and extent of the data transmitted to Twitter and on the processing of such data by Twitter. US-based Twitter is certified under the data protection agreements EU-US Privacy Shield and EU-Swiss Privacy Shield, which ensure compliance with current EU and Swiss data protection regulations.
For more information about the collection and use of data by Twitter, as well as your related rights and ways to protect your privacy, please refer to the Twitter’s privacy policy at http://twitter.com/privacy.
This Website provides a link to Instagram, a service provided by Instagram Inc., 1601 Willow Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA (hereinafter "Instagram").
This link is shown as a logo on our Website and serves only as a link to Instagram. Personal data of the user will only be transmitted to Instagram after clicking on the link and being referred to the website of Instagram.
The purpose and scope of the collection and processing of your personal data by Instagram as well as your rights and potential settings to protect your personal data are explained in the Instagram privacy policy at https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388.
Youtube
This Website provides a link to Youtube, a service provided by Google.
7. Fan post
If you send us fan letters by post by using the address provided on this Website, we will process the personal data provided therein for answering your queries. We may further store the fan letters for internal historical references.
The data processing as described in this section is based on PDPO.
8. Retention period
Your personal data is only retained as long as required for the purposes pursued with the processing and/or as long as legal retention and documentation obligations or legitimate interests exist.
9. Data security
We take appropriate technical and organizational measures for the security of your personal data, in particular to protect such personal data from unauthorized access by third parties and misuse. These security measures are continuously adapted to the current state of the art.
10. Transfer of data to third parties and/or third countries
For the purpose of operating this Website, in the context of our business activities or in accordance with the purposes of data processing as set forth in this Privacy Policy, we may transfer personal data to third parties to the extent that such transfer is permitted by applicable law and we deem it appropriate, in order for such third parties to process personal data for our purposes or their own purposes, as the case may be.
Data transfer to third countries takes place, but only in compliance with the statutory requirements.
11. Rights of the concerned person
You may at any time request access to and correct personal Data relating to you in any of our records. You may also ask us to delete you or your personal Data from any active mailing or distribution list. To exercise any of your rights, contact us at the address or email below marking your communication "Confidential ". In response, we may ask you to provide certain details about yourself so that we can be sure you are the person to whom the data refers. We are required to respond to your requests within 40 days. We may also charge you a reasonable fee for complying with any data access request.
12. Enquiries with respect to data protection matters
If you have any enquiries with respect to this Privacy Policy or any other data protection related matters, you can contact us by e-mail at mypiksum@google.com.
Please note that enquiries, which do not regard data protection matters will not be answered without any exception.
If you send us enquiries by e-mail, the personal data you voluntarily provide therein will be processed by us for the purpose of processing the enquiry.
The personal data submitted by you in your e-mail will be retained by us until you request us to delete the personal data or the purpose of data retention ceases to apply (e.g. after the request has been processed). Mandatory statutory provisions, in particular retention periods, remain unaffected.
13. Amendments to this Privacy Policy
Please note that we may amend, change or update this Privacy Policy at any time without prior notice. The current version published on this Website shall apply.
In the event that there is any inconsistency between the English and Chinese version of this Privacy Policy, the English version shall prevail.