PRIVACY POLICY

Last Updated: January 30, 2026

AffX ("us", "we", or "our") operates the AffX website and community platform (the "Service"). This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data.

1. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

1.1 Personal Information

While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. This may include, but is not limited to:

  • Email address
  • First name and last name
  • Phone number
  • Payment information (processed through third-party payment processors)
  • Usage data and analytics

1.2 Usage Data

We may collect information about how the Service is accessed and used ("Usage Data"). This Usage Data may include information such as your computer's Internet Protocol address (IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, and other diagnostic data.

1.3 Tracking & Cookies Data

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Service and hold certain information. Cookies are files with small amounts of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.

2. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

AffX uses the collected data for various purposes:

  • To provide and maintain our Service
  • To notify you about changes to our Service
  • To allow you to participate in interactive features when you choose to do so
  • To provide customer support
  • To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our Service
  • To monitor the usage of our Service
  • To detect, prevent, and address technical issues
  • To provide you with news, special offers, and general information about other services which we offer
  • To process payments and transactions
  • To communicate with you about your account or transactions

3. LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING

Our legal basis for collecting and using personal information depends on the specific context in which we collect it:

  • You have given us permission to do so
  • The processing is in our legitimate interests and not overridden by your rights
  • To comply with the law
  • For payment processing purposes

4. DATA RETENTION

We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.

5. DATA TRANSFER

Your information, including personal data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction.

If you are located outside the United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including personal data, to the United States and process it there.

6. DISCLOSURE OF DATA

6.1 Business Transaction

If AffX is involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your personal data may be transferred. We will provide notice before your personal data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.

6.2 Legal Requirements

AffX may disclose your personal data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

  • Comply with a legal obligation
  • Protect and defend the rights or property of AffX
  • Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
  • Protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public
  • Protect against legal liability

6.3 Service Providers

We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service ("Service Providers"), provide the Service on our behalf, perform Service-related services, or assist us in analyzing how our Service is used. These third parties have access to your personal data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

7. SECURITY OF DATA

The security of your data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

8. YOUR DATA PROTECTION RIGHTS

Depending on your location, you may have the following data protection rights:

  • Access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data
  • Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete
  • Erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions
  • Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions
  • Object to Processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions
  • Data Portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.

9. CHILDREN'S PRIVACY

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 18 ("Children"). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us.

10. THIRD-PARTY LINKS

Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

11. ANALYTICS

We may use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service. This helps us understand how users interact with our Service and improve user experience.

12. MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS

We may use your personal information to contact you with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials, and other information that may be of interest to you. You may opt out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from us by following the unsubscribe link or instructions provided in any email we send.

13. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

14. CONTACT US

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us through our community platform.