Privacy policy

1.0 Scope

We offer a range of hardware and software products, and refer to these products, together with our other services and websites as “Services” in this policy. This policy applies to any Cycliq website, application, service, or tool, regardless of how you access or use them, including through mobile devices.

This policy explains our collection, use, disclosure, retention, and protection of your personal information across our Services.

This policy also explains your choices about how we use information about you. Your choices include how you can object to certain uses of information about you and how you can access and update certain information about you. If there are any elements of this policy that you do not agree with, we ask that you please do not access or use our services as we cannot offer you the support that you require.

If you have any privacy or data use concerns that we have not addressed to your satisfaction below, please reach out to our Data Protection Officer, Mike Visser, at dpo@cycliq.com who will respond within 40 calendar days.

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2.0 Personal information

Personal Information is information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier, or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.
We do not consider personal information to include information that has been anonymised or aggregated so that it can no longer be used to identify a specific natural person, whether in combination with other information or otherwise.

Cycliq relies on a number of legal bases to collect, use, share, and otherwise process the information we have about you for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including:

as necessary to provide the Services and fulfil our obligations pursuant to the Terms of Service;
where you have consented to the processing, which you can revoke at any time;
where necessary to comply with a legal obligation, a court order, or to exercise and defend legal claims; and
where you have made the information public.

2.1 What information we collect about you

We collect information about you when you provide it to us, when you use our Services, as further described below.

2.1.1 Information you provide to us

We collect information about you when you input it into the Services or otherwise provide it directly to us.

Account and Profile Information: We collect information about you when you register for an account, create or modify your profile, set preferences, sign-up for or make purchases through the Services. For example, you provide your contact information and, in some cases, billing information when you register for the Services. We keep track of your preferences when you select settings within the Services.

Content you provide through our Products: The Services include the Cycliq products you use, where we collect and store content that you post, send, receive and share. This content includes any information about you that you may choose to include. Content also includes the files you upload to the Services. We collect feedback you provide directly to us; we collect content using analytics; and we collect clickstream data about how you interact with and use features in the Services.

The Services also include our websites owned or operated by us. We collect other content that you submit to these websites, which include social media or social networking websites operated by us. For example, you provide content to us when you provide feedback or when you participate in any interactive features, surveys, contests, promotions, sweepstakes, activities or events.

Information you provide through our support channels: The Services also include our customer support, where you may choose to submit information regarding a problem you are experiencing with a Service. Whether you designate yourself as a technical contact, open a support ticket, speak to one of our representatives directly or otherwise engage with our support team, you will be asked to provide contact information, a summary of the problem you are experiencing, and any other documentation, screenshots or information that would be helpful in resolving the issue.
Payment Information: We collect certain payment and billing information when you register for certain paid Services. For example, we ask you to designate a billing representative, including name and contact information, upon registration. You might also provide payment information, such as payment card details, which we collect via secure payment processing services.

2.1.2 Information we collect automatically when you use the Services

We collect information about you when you use our Services, including browsing our websites and taking certain actions within the Services.

Your use of the Services: We keep track of certain information about you when you visit and interact with any of our Services. This information includes the features you use; the links you click on.

Device and Connection Information: We collect information about your computer, phone, tablet, or other devices you use to access the Services. This device information includes your connection type and settings when you install, access, update, or use our Services. We also collect information through your device about your operating system, browser type, IP address, URLs of referring/exit pages, device identifiers, and crash data.

Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies: Cycliq and our third-party partners, such as our advertising and analytics partners, use cookies and other tracking technologies (e.g., tracking pixels) to provide functionality and to recognize you across different Services and devices. To learn more, please visit our Cookie Policy page.

2.2 How we use information we collect

How we use the information we collect depends in part on which Services you use, how you use them, and any preferences you have communicated to us. Below are the specific purposes for which we use the information we collect about you.

To provide the Services and personalize your experience: We use information about you to provide the Services to you, including to process transactions with you, authenticate you when you log in, provide customer support, and operate and maintain the Services.

For research and development: We are always looking for ways to make our Services smarter, faster, secure, integrated, and useful to you. We use collective learnings about how people use our Services and feedback provided directly to us to troubleshoot and to identify trends, usage, activity patterns and areas for integration and improvement of the Services.

To communicate with you about the Services: We use your contact information to send transactional communications via email and/or SMS and within the Services, including confirming your purchases, reminding you of subscription expirations, responding to your comments, questions and requests, providing customer support, and sending you technical notices, updates, security alerts, and administrative messages.

To market, promote and drive engagement with the Services: We use your contact information and information about how you use the Services to send promotional communications that may be of specific interest to you, including by email and by displaying Cycliq ads on other companies’ websites and applications, as well as on platforms like Facebook and Google. These communications are aimed at driving engagement and maximizing what you get out of the Services, including information about new features, and newsletters we think may be of interest to you. We also communicate with you about new product offers, promotions and contests and to help keep track of items you put into your shopping cart. You can control whether you receive these communications.. You can control whether you receive these communications.

Customer support: We use your information to resolve technical issues you encounter, to respond to your requests for assistance, to analyse crash information, and to repair and improve the Services.

To protect our legitimate business interests and legal rights: Where required by law or where we believe it is necessary to protect our legal rights, interests and the interests of others, we use information about you in connection with legal claims, compliance, regulatory, and audit functions, and disclosures in connection with the acquisition, merger or sale of a business.

With your consent: We use information about you where you have given us consent to do so for a specific purpose not listed above. For example, we may publish testimonials or featured customer stories to promote the Services, with your permission.

2.2.1 For Google users, the CycliqPlus application needs permissions to some unrestricted and restricted scopes and the usage of each are explained below

Unrestricted scopes

userinfo.email: This unrestricted scope will be used to display the e-mail address of the currently signed-in Google user within CycliqPlus

userinfo.profile: This unrestricted scope will be used to display the First Name and Last Name of the currently signed-in Google user within CycliqPlus

Restricted scopes

youtube.readonly: This restricted scope may be used to check that new videos uploaded to YouTube video’s are not duplicates.

youtube.upload: This restricted scope will be used to upload new videos to YouTube.

All the data collected through the Google OAuth restricted scopes will not be shared to any third parties or will not be used to personalize advertisements.

Cycliq’s use of information received, and App’s transfer of information to any other app, from Google APIs will adhere to Google’s Limited Use Requirements.

You can revoke the access CycliqPlus has to your YouTube account at any time from the Google Security Settings page or by pressing the Sign out button within the YouTube section of the My account panel within the CycliqPlus desktop application.

2.3 Sharing with other Service users

When you use the Services, we share certain information about you with other Service users.

We encourage you to carefully review the privacy policies of any Third-Party Services you access.

We take no responsibility for the content or privacy practices of any Third-Party Services.

For collaboration: You can create content, which may contain information about you, and grant permission to others to see, share, edit, copy and download that content.

2.3.1 YouTube API Services usage disclaimer

The CycliqPlus desktop application (Windows and macOS) uses YouTube API Services to upload footage from your Fly bicycle camera and safety light to YouTube.

By using the CycliqPlus desktop application you are agreeing to be bound by the YouTube Terms of Service, Google Privacy Policy, and YouTube API Services Terms of Service when engaging YouTube content and services.

2.4 Sharing with third parties

We share information with third parties that help us operate, provide, improve, integrate, customize, support and market our Services.

Service Providers: We work with third-party service providers to provide website and application development, hosting, maintenance, backup, storage, virtual infrastructure, payment processing, analysis and other services for us, which may require them to access or use information about you. If a service provider needs to access information about you to perform services on our behalf, they do so under close instruction from us, including policies and procedures designed to protect your information.

Cycliq Partners: We work with third parties who provide consulting, sales, and technical services to deliver and implement customer solutions around the Services. We may share your information with these third parties in connection with their services. We may also share information with these third parties where you have agreed to that sharing.

Links to Third Party Sites: The Services may include links that direct you to other websites or services whose privacy practices may differ from ours. If you submit information to any of those third party sites, your information is governed by their privacy policies, not this one. We encourage you to carefully read the privacy policy of any website you visit.

Social Media Widgets: The Services may include links that direct you to other websites or services whose privacy practices may differ from ours. Your use of and any information you submit to any of those third-party sites is governed by their privacy policies, not this one.

Third-Party Widgets: Some of our Services contain widgets and social media features, such as the Twitter “tweet” button. These widgets and features collect your IP address, which page you are visiting on the Services, and may set a cookie to enable the feature to function properly. Widgets and social media features are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on our Services. Your interactions with these features are governed by the privacy policy of the company providing it.

With your consent: We share information about you with third parties when you give us consent to do so. For example, we often display personal testimonials of satisfied customers on our public websites. With your consent, we may post your name alongside the testimonial.

Compliance with Enforcement Requests and Applicable Laws; Enforcement of Our Rights: In exceptional circumstances, we may share information about you with a third party if we believe that sharing is reasonably necessary to (a) comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, including to meet national security requirements, (b) enforce our agreements, policies and terms of service, (c) protect the security or integrity of our products and services, (d) protect Cycliq, our customers or the public from harm or illegal activities, or (e) respond to an emergency which we believe in good faith requires us to disclose information to assist in preventing the death or serious bodily injury of any person.

Business Transfers: We may share or transfer information we collect under this privacy policy in connection with any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company. You will be notified via email and/or a prominent notice on the Services if a transaction takes place, as well as any choices you may have regarding your information.

3.0 Information storage and security

We use data hosting service providers to host the information we collect, and we use technical measures to secure your data.
While we implement safeguards designed to protect your information, no security system is impenetrable and due to the inherent nature of the Internet, we cannot guarantee that data, during transmission through the Internet or while stored on our systems or otherwise in our care, is absolutely safe from intrusion by others.

3.1 How long we keep information

How long we keep information we collect about you depends on the type of information, as described in further detail below. After such time, we will either delete or anonymize your information or, if this is not possible (for example, because the information has been stored in backup archives), then we will securely store your information and isolate it from any further use until deletion is possible.

Account information: We retain your account information for as long as necessary to meet accounting and warranty requirements. We also retain some of your information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, to resolve disputes, to enforce our agreements, to support business operations, and to continue to develop and improve our Services. Where we retain information for Service improvement and development, we take steps to eliminate information that directly identifies you, and we only use the information to uncover collective insights about the use of our Services, not to specifically analyse personal characteristics about you.

Marketing information: If you have elected to receive marketing emails and/or SMS from us, we retain information about your marketing preferences for a reasonable period of time from the date you last expressed interest in our Services, such as when you last opened an email from us or ceased using your Cycliq account. We retain information derived from cookies and other tracking technologies for a reasonable period of time from the date such information was created.

3.2 How to access and control your information

You have certain choices available to you when it comes to your information. Below is a summary of those choices, how to exercise them and any limitations.

3.2.1 Your Choices:

You have the right to request a copy of your information, to object to our use of your information (including for marketing purposes), to request the deletion or restriction of your information, or to request your information in a structured, electronic format.
Your request and choices may be limited in certain cases: for example, if fulfilling your request would reveal information about another person, or if you ask to delete information which we or your administrator are permitted by law or have compelling legitimate interests to keep. If you have unresolved concerns, you may have the right to complain to a data protection authority in the country where you live, where you work or where you feel your rights were infringed.

Access and update your information: If you would like to access and/or update your information, please reach out to our Data Protection Officer, Mike Visser, at dpo@cycliq.com who will respond within 40 calendar days.

Delete your information: If you would like to have your information deleted, please reach out to our Data Protection Officer, Mike Visser, at dpo@cycliq.com who will respond within 40 calendar days. Please note, however, that we may need to retain certain information for record keeping purposes, to complete transactions or to comply with our legal obligations.

Request that we stop using your information: In some cases, you may ask us to stop accessing, storing, using and otherwise processing your information where you believe we don’t have the appropriate rights to do so. Where you gave us consent to use your information for a limited purpose, you can contact us to withdraw that consent, but this will not affect any processing that has already taken place at the time. You can also opt-out of our use of your information for marketing purposes by contacting us. When you make such requests, we may need time to investigate and facilitate your request. If there is delay or dispute as to whether we have the right to continue using your information, we will restrict any further use of your information until the request is honoured or the dispute is resolved. If you object to information about you being shared with a third-party app, please disable the app or contact your administrator to do so. If you would like us to stop using your information, please reach out to our Data Protection Officer, Mike Visser, at dpo@cycliq.com who will respond within 40 calendar days.

Opt out of communications: You may opt out of receiving promotional communications from us by using the unsubscribe link within each email, or by contacting us to have your contact information removed from our promotional email list or registration database. If you would like us to stop communicating to you, please reach out to our Data Protection Officer, Mike Visser, at dpo@cycliq.com who will respond within 40 calendar days.

Turn off Cookie Controls: You can adjust your Cookie consent at any time by clearing your Cookies, visiting our site and choosing a new response to the Cookie Request. To learn more, please visit our Cookie Policy page.

3.3 How we transfer information we collect internationally

We collect information globally, and transfer, process and store your information outside of your country of residence, to wherever we or our third-party service providers operate for the purpose of providing you the Services. Whenever we transfer your information, we take steps to protect it.

International transfers within Cycliq: To facilitate our global operations, we transfer information and allow access to that information from countries in which Cycliq operates for the purposes described in this policy. These countries may not have equivalent privacy and data protection laws to the laws of many of the countries where our customers and users are based.

International transfers to third parties: Some of the third parties described in this privacy policy, which provide services to us under contract, are based in other countries that may not have equivalent privacy and data protection laws to the country in which you reside.

4.0 Our policy towards children

The Services are not directed to individuals under 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If we become aware that a child under 18 has provided us with personal information, we will take steps to delete such information. If you become aware that a child has provided us with personal information, please contact our support services.

5.0 Changes to our Privacy Policy

We may change this privacy policy from time to time. We will post any privacy policy changes on this page and, if the changes are significant, we will provide a more prominent notice by adding a notice on the Services homepages, login screens, or by sending you an email notification. We will also keep prior versions of this Privacy Policy in an archive for your review. We encourage you to review our privacy policy whenever you use the Services to stay informed about our information practices and the ways you can help protect your privacy.