1. INTRODUCTION AND SCOPE
Findanswer.online runs a number of browser-addon-compatible search
and regularly visited content websites. We recognize the value of your
privacy and are dedicated to being clear and meaningful about the
information we gather and use when you visit our websites. This Privacy
Statement describes how we collect, handle, and keep your personal
information when you visit and use browser-based websites.
2.The age requirement and user consent.
You agree that we may collect and use your information as set forth in this
privacy policy by using our website. Our websites are meant for users who
are at least 16 years old. We don't intentionally gather data from minors
younger than sixteen. We might advertise specific content.
3. Findanswer.online uses cookies and other Tracking Tools for the purposes described below:
Our systems do not allow us to disable certain tracking tools since they are
essential to the operation of our sites.
Generally speaking, they are only set in reaction to your actions—like adjus
ting your privacy settings, checking in, or completing forms—that constitute
a request for services.
Certain sections of the website won't function if you configure your browser
to block or notify you about certain cookies. practical.
The website can offer more personalization and improved functionality than
ks to these tracking tools.Some or all of these services might not work prop
erly if you reject certain cookies. Analytics and Site Performance.
We can count visits and traffic sources using these tracking tools to gauge
and comprehend how
4. Targeting
Our advertising partners may set these cookies via our
website. These companies might use them to create an interest profile of
you and provide relevant adverts on other websites. They are predicated
on your browser and device being uniquely identified each time you visit
our sites. You will see fewer tailored ads if you refuse to accept these
cookies. According to the California Consumer Privacy Act, this kind of data
gathering and usage by other parties can be considered a "sale" of
personal data. See Give your consent to share information about interest-
based advertising to learn more and to avoid being included in any such
"sale."
Technical information.
As you interact with the Sites, we may collect additional technical information via additional automated means:
- 1. Information about your computer or mobile device such as
type of device, mobile device ID number, screen resolution,
web browser information and operating system or platform
- 2. Your browser preferences and settings (time zone,
language, etc.)
- 3. Internet provider or mobile service provider name
This information is also tied to your Browser ID.
Aggregated user information.
We routinely aggregate the personal
information of all of our users into user usage statistics for our Sites. With
this aggregation, your personal data is mixed with other user data and
becomes de-identified. We are not able to identify or re-identify you or any
particular user. We do not treat de-identified data or aggregate consumer
information as personal information and we reserve the right to convert, or
permit others to convert, your personal information into deidentified data or
aggregate consumer information. Sharing de-identified aggregate data with
third parties does not constitute a sale or transfer of personal information.
Legal basis for collection.
We collect and use your personal information
on the grounds of the legal basis described below:
- 1. Provide our services: we process your personal information to provide our web search and content services. This is so we can comply with our contractual obligations to you.
- 2. Improving our services: we analyze information about
how you use our Sites to provide an improved experience
for our users, including product testing and site analytics. It
is in our legitimate business interests to use the information
provided to us for this purpose, so we can understand any
issues with our Sites and improve them.
- 3. Compensating our partners: we process your personal
information for purposes of calculating compensation to be
paid to our third party product/service providers and
distributors and to analyze usage across products, services
and distribution partner/channel. It is in our legitimate
interest to appropriately determine amounts to be paid to
our partners and inform our product roadmap and
distribution strategy.
- 4. Communicating with you: we may use your personal
information when we communicate with you, for example if
we are providing information about changes to the terms
and conditions or if you contact us with questions. It is in
our legitimate interests that we are able to provide you with
appropriate responses and provide you with notices about
our Sites and services.
- 5. Marketing: we may use your personal information to
deliver relevant advertisements to you to promote our
Sites, and measure the effectiveness of our marketing
campaigns. It is in our legitimate interest to analyze the
interests of our users to craft more relevant advertising
messages and inform our marketing strategy. We may use
automated decision-making to deliver tailored
advertisements based on your personal information. In
most cases, we and our marketing network partners use
cookies, unique ID codes and other types of trackers to
carry out this activity.
- 6. Exercising our rights: we may use your personal
information to exercise our legal rights where it is
necessary to do so; for example, to detect, prevent and
respond to fraud claims, intellectual property infringement
claims or violations of law.
- 7. Complying with our obligations: we may process your
personal information to, for example, carry out fraud
prevention checks or comply with other legal or regulatory
requirements, where this is explicitly required by law, such
as responding to your request for data access or deletion.
- 8. Customizing your experience, including ads: when you
use the Sites, we may use information about your use of
the Sites (queries you submitted, content you viewed) to
customize your experience, such as by providing
personalized elements and showing you content based on
your recent interests. We may use automated decision-
making for these activities. Upon your affirmative consent
or request, we may use your browser information to send
you notifications about content on our site via your
browser. As required by applicable data protection and
privacy laws, we will obtain your consent for these activities
or enable you to opt out of these activities.
Third party links. The Sites include many links to third-party websites,
services, widgets, ads, and other services. 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 practices.
Additional information about Sharing with Third Parties
In addition to the sharing described in the chart above, we share your information with third parties for the purposes described below:
- 1. Fraud prevention: we may disclose your information to
third parties when we believe disclosure is necessary to
investigate, prevent, or respond to suspected illegal or
fraudulent activity or to protect the safety, rights, or
property of us, our users, or others.
- 2. Law enforcement purposes and public safety: if
requested or required by government authorities, such as
law enforcement authorities, courts, or regulators, or
otherwise to comply with the law, we may disclose any
information we have about our users. We may disclose
information collected about you in order to exercise or
protect legal rights or defend against legal claims. We also
may be required to disclose an individual’s personal
information in response to a lawful request by public
authorities, including to meet national security or law
enforcement requirements.
- 3. Other IAC businesses: We are part of the IAC family of
businesses (go to www.iac.com for a listing of these
businesses). We may share information we collect,
including personal information, with the IAC companies.
Sharing information with our IAC companies enables us to
provide you with information about a variety of products
and services that might interest you.
- 4. Sale or merger of our business: we may transfer your
information to a third party if we or any of our affiliates are
involved in a corporate restructuring (e.g., a sale, merger,
or other transfer of assets).
Your Opt Out Rights and Choices
You have rights and choices regarding our collection and use of your
personal information, as well as the collection and use of some of our third-
party partners. A few of those choices are set forth below.
Removing our cookie - Our advertising partners may set these cookies
via our website. These companies might use them to create an interest
profile of you and provide relevant adverts on other websites. They are
predicated on your browser and device being uniquely identified each time
you visit our sites. You will see fewer tailored ads if you refuse to accept
these cookies. According to the California Consumer Privacy Act, this kind
of data gathering and usage by other parties can be considered a "sale" of
personal data. See Give your consent to share information about interest-
based advertising to learn more and to avoid being included in any such
"sale."