Effective: April 29, 2024
Blitz Permits, Inc. (“BlitzPermits”, “us” or “we” or “company’) understands that your privacy is important to you. We are committed to respecting your privacy and protecting your personally identifiable information, being any information that is capable of identifying you as a person. The scope of Blitz Permits commitment is described in this Privacy Policy.
By accessing or otherwise using this Website, you agree to be bound contractually by this Privacy Policy. Please see our Terms of Use for more information about our on-line terms and policies in general.
1. Changes in privacy policy
We retain the right to amend this Privacy Policy at any time, and without prior notice, by publishing an updated Privacy Policy that can always be accessed by clicking on the “Privacy Policy” link on this Website’s homepage. Your ongoing use of this Website implies your acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy. It is advisable to periodically review the Privacy Policy via this link for any changes.
2. Collection of personally identifiable information
Gathering your personal information is essential for delivering our services, ensuring swift and effective customer support, and customizing our products to suit our customers' requirements.
When using the Site, your user information may be collected, used, and shared in various ways. This includes voluntarily submitted details (e.g., during account setup or registration, you may provide contact info, social media handles, or professional details, payment details), automatically collected data on Site usage (e.g., viewed content), and information shared by third-party partners with your prior consent. Your website use implies consent for us to utilize your personally identifiable information in line with this Privacy Policy.
We retain the right to indefinitely store or archive your personal information. If you request us to remove all your personal information, we will try our best to honor your wishes, but it is important to understand that circumstances beyond our control may make complete removal impossible.
3. Processing of your personal data
We will handle your Personal Data in accordance with our Privacy Statement. If you prefer, we don't use your Personal Data in this way, you can request deactivation of your account by contacting us via the "Contact Us" section.
We'll only process and use your Personal Data if we have a lawful basis to do so. Lawful bases include consent, contractual necessity (processing necessary to fulfil a contract with you, such as our user agreement allowing us to provide services), and our "legitimate interests" or those of others (e.g., our users).
4. Ownership of your personally identifiable data
All personally identifiable data is your sole property and we have no ownership rights to any of your data, except that you hereby grant to us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, and perpetual right and license, with the right to sublicense, to use your personally identifiable data for purposes of providing our products and services and further for the purposes set forth in this Privacy Policy.
5. Usage and disclosure of your personally identifiable data
When we collect personal information, it is solely intended to serve your needs. We primarily use this information for the following purposes:
• Contacting you or providing requested information.
• Processing orders or delivering requested products or services.
• Requesting you to complete questionnaires or surveys for improved services and personalized experiences.
• Fulfilling contractual commitments.
• Protecting the rights or property of Blitz Permits, our partners, suppliers, or clients.
• Complying with legal obligations if required.
Pursuing other reasonable grounds, we do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties, nonprofits, marketing organizations, or businesses without your permission.
Information shared within Blitz Permits or its subsidiaries, service vendors, business partners, certified third-party agents, or contractors is solely for data processing, storage, or fulfilling requested services or products. These entities are contractually bound by data privacy obligations, and we take utmost care to ensure your data privacy.
6. Newsletter and Marketing Communications
When you sign up on any form on our website, we collect your email address and other contact information in order to send you weekly/monthly newsletters which include news, updates, promotions, and special offers. We may employ third-party service providers to handle and distribute our newsletters. These providers are required to safeguard your information and not share your information with anyone else.
You are able to unsubscribe from receiving newsletters at any time by clicking the "unsubscribe" link in any email or by contacting us at info@blitzpermits.ai. We will promptly process your request.
7. Sharing Personal Identifiable Information: Business Transactions
We're constantly seeking ways to enhance our operations, including potential acquisitions or divestitures. If we engage in such transactions, databases containing personal information may be transferred. We'll make reasonable efforts to notify you before transferring your information to another party. If we acquire a business, we'll respect the privacy preferences of its former customers. In cases of material changes to how personal information is handled, affected individuals will be notified via email and provided with opt-out options.
8. Correction of your personally identifiable information
For registered users, in case your personal information has been modified or is incorrect, you may at times not be able to edit it online. In that case, you may update the same by contacting us. We may ask you to verify your identity and provide other details to help us serve you better. Normally, we shall be able to contact you within 10 working days of your request.
9. Cookies
When you visit our website, we may store information on your computer in the form of a "cookie" or similar file. This data helps us enhance our websites, advertisements, products, or services. For instance, cookies enable us to customize a website to better suit your interests and preferences.
Most Internet Browsers allow you to manage cookies by erasing them from your computer's hard drive, blocking them altogether, or receiving a warning before a cookie is stored. Please consult your Browser's instructions or help screen for more information on these functions.
If you prefer not to accept cookies or wish to disable their use, please adjust your browser settings accordingly. However, please note that doing so may affect your experience using our services, as certain features may not function properly.
10. Web Beacons
In specific situations, we may utilize "web beacons" to gather anonymous, non-personal data about your website usage and interactions with emails, promotions, or newsletters we send. "Web beacons" are graphic image files embedded in web pages or emails, providing a presence and sending browser-related information back to us. This information enables us to monitor website traffic and email engagement, including email opening and user actions.
11. Data Security
Blitz Permits adopts industry-standard practices and procedures to safeguard your personal information. Strict security measures are adopted to secure your data; however, no data transmission over the Internet can be completely secure. While we endeavor to safeguard your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of data transmitted to or stored on this Website, and you do so at your own risk.
Blitz Permits shall not be responsible for any events arising out of the unauthorized access to your personal information. If there is a breach of your information security, we rely on you to immediately update us on the same. We will then take apt action or guide you how to rectify the problem. If the need arises, legal action may be invoked.
12. Links to Third Party Sites
Blitz Permits may provide links to third-party Web sites or information as a service to our users. If you use these links, you will leave this Site. Such links do not constitute or imply an endorsement, sponsorship, or recommendation by Blitz Permits of the third-party, the third-party website, or the information contained therein, and we shall not be responsible or liable for your use thereof. Such use shall be subject to the terms of use and privacy policies applicable to those sites.
13. ECPA Notice
This Website regards email messages and other communications as confidential, with exceptions allowed by law, such as those outlined in the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 (ECPA), 18 U.S.C. Sections 2701-2711. The ECPA permits limited interception and/or disclosure of electronic messages, including instances necessary for system operation, protection of rights or property, legal demands (court orders, warrants, subpoenas), or when inadvertently receiving information related to a crime. This Website does not qualify as a "secure communications medium" under the ECPA.
14. Children
Blitz Permits understands the importance of protecting children’s privacy, especially in an online environment. The Site is not designed for or directed at children 13 years of age or younger, and we will not intentionally collect or maintain information about anyone under this age. By using the Website, you represent and warrant to us that you are at least 18 years of age.
15. Consent
By using the Site, you consent to the collection, use, and storage of your information by us in the manner described in this Privacy Policy and elsewhere on the Site. We retain the right to amend this Privacy Policy periodically. It is advisable to review our Privacy Policy regularly for any updates.