1. INTRODUCTION AND SCOPE OF THIS PRIVACY NOTICE
This Privacy Notice (“Privacy Notice”) describes how Check Net - Information Services Ltd. (“Company”, “we”, “our” or “us”) collects, uses, discloses, and otherwise processes Personal Data (as defined below) related to any individual who accesses, visits, interacts with, and/or otherwise makes any use of our website, available here https://checknet.ai/ (“Website”, and such individual, “User”, “you” or “your”), including in connection with any services, features, content, or communications made available through the Website.
In specific cases, we may provide additional privacy notices or just-in-time disclosures in connection with particular interactions, services, features, or processing activities. Such additional notices are intended to supplement this Privacy Notice and should be read together with it.
In addition, it is clarified that Personal Data collected or processed in relation to the Company’s customers and/or their representatives outside the Website and/or in connection with the use of the system made available through the Website is also subject to a separate privacy notice, in addition to this Privacy Notice.
This Privacy Notice forms an integral part of our Website’s Terms of Use available here https://checknet.ai/terms-of-use (“Terms of Use”). Capitalized terms not defined in this Privacy Notice have the meanings ascribed to them in our Terms of Use.
You acknowledge that you are under no statutory obligation to provide us with any Personal Data, and that any Personal Data you do provide is provided voluntarily (and, where required under applicable data protection laws, on the basis of your consent). However, if you do not provide certain Personal Data, we may be unable to fulfill certain purposes, including communicating with you in connection with any inquiries you submit, as further described in Section 4 of this Privacy Notice, “The Data Sets Collected, Purposes of Use and Lawful Basis”.
You further represent that any information, including Personal Data, that you provide to us is true, accurate, complete, and up to date. If you provide us with Personal Data relating to another individual, you represent that you have obtained all valid and necessary consents, authorizations, and permissions, and have provided any required notices, in each case as required under applicable law, including, if applicable, under the Protection of Privacy Law, 5741-1981 (“IPPL”), to enable our collection, use, and other processing of such Personal Data in accordance with this Privacy Notice.
This Privacy Notice also includes additional notices and disclosures required under applicable data protection laws for residents of certain jurisdictions, including:
- If you are located in the EEA or the UK, this Privacy Notice includes additional disclosures required under the EU and UK General Data Protection Regulation (collectively, “GDPR”), including information on our lawful bases for processing Personal Data, cross-border transfers, and your rights.
- If the IPPL applies, this Privacy Notice includes additional information required thereunder, including information regarding privacy rights under such law.
2. CHANGES TO THE PRIVACY NOTICE
The Company reserves the right to change this Privacy Notice at any time at its sole discretion, so please re-visit this page frequently. The most recent version of this Privacy Notice will always be posted on our Website, and the “Last Updated” heading reflects the last date of amendments. We may provide notice to you if these changes are material, and, where required by applicable law, we will obtain your consent. Any amendments to this Privacy Notice will become effective immediately, unless we notify otherwise.
3. CONTACT INFORMATION AND DATA CONTROLLER INFORMATION
Check Net - Information Services Ltd. is the “controller” (as such term is defined under the GDPR, or other terms with equivalent meaning under applicable privacy and data protection laws) of the Personal Data processed under this Privacy Notice. This means we are responsible for deciding how, and for what purposes, your Personal Data is processed, and for enabling you to exercise your rights in relation to the Personal Data we process. For any questions you may have related to our processing of your Personal Data and this Privacy Notice, please contact us as follows:
By email: contact@checknet.co.il
By mail: 2 Berman Bnei, Netanya, Israel.
4. THE DATA SETS COLLECTED, PURPOSES OF USE AND LAWFUL BASIS
Depending on your interaction with us and the Website, we may collect certain information that may be classified as Non-Personal Data, or Personal Data, as follows:
- “Non-Personal Data” means information that is non-identifiable and anonymous. We are not aware of the identity of the individual from whom such Non-Personal Data was collected, and we are not able to link between this information and the individual by using reasonable means. Non-Personal Data may include technical information such as type of operating system and type of browser, type of device, your actions on the Website - all when collected on an aggregate basis, or otherwise not combined with any identifiers. We may further process and anonymize data in a manner that the data will be Non-Personal Data.
- “Personal Data” means information that identifies an individual or may with reasonable effort identify an individual.
Below you will find details regarding the types of Personal Data we collect, how and for which purposes we use your Personal Data, and our lawful basis for processing Personal Data (to the extent the GDPR applies).
Please note that the actual processing operations for each purpose of use and lawful basis detailed below may differ. Such processing operations usually include a set of operations carried out by automated means, such as collection, storage, use, disclosure by transmission, erasure, or destruction, and are based on the applicable lawful basis specified below. In addition, we may process certain Personal Data based on our legitimate interests to prevent potentially prohibited or illegal activities, fraud, misappropriation, infringements, identity theft, and any other misuse of our Website, to enforce our Terms of Use and other policies, and to take precautions against legal liability.
(i) Online Identifiers and Usage Data:
Types of Personal Data
When you access or otherwise interact with our Website, we may collect online identifiers, such as an Internet Protocol (IP) address, Cookie ID, user agent, and similar identifiers (collectively, “Online Identifiers”). Online Identifiers are further used to generate certain information, for example, IP address can be used to extract your approximate location (e.g., country).
When you access or otherwise interact with our Website, we may also collect information about those actions or interactions, such as the time and date of access, duration, the URLs of pages you viewed, clickstream data, crash and error data, browser type, and language settings. We may also use tools that provide us with information and insights, such as the advertising campaign from which you reached our Website, and business intelligence tools that may identify your business organization (for example, based on an organization IP address) (collectively, “Usage Data”). Where Usage Data is associated with an Online Identifier, we process it as Personal Data.
Purposes of Processing
We collect and use Online Identifiers and Usage Data for the following purposes:
- To operate and enable the proper functionality of our Website, including to secure our Website and prevent fraud or other malicious conduct, detect errors, debug, and resolve technical issues.
- For internal analytics purposes and to enhance and improve our Website and its content, as well as the way we offer it. For example, we use Online Identifiers and Usage Data to understand how users use our Website, and to identify popular content and pages.
- To advertise and promote our Website and services. This includes serving ads on third-party platforms across the web (including targeted ads, depending on your browser and cookie settings and preferences), and measuring the effectiveness of, and improving, our ads and marketing campaigns. For example, we may track conversions (for example, how many users reached our Website or contacted us), build targeted audiences, and remarket our Website and services.
Lawful Basis under the GDPR
Online Identifiers and Usage Data collected through cookies used on our Website, in the event that such are strictly necessary for the proper and basic operation of our Website, including strict security purposes, will be processed by us based on our legitimate interest.
Online Identifiers and Usage Data collected for analytics and marketing purposes through our use of third-party cookies will be processed by us based on your consent which we will obtain through our cookies preference management tool available on our Website.
You may withdraw consent at any time by using the cookies preference management tool, or by managing opt-out through your browser or device. For additional information regarding our use of cookies and the choices available to you, please see our Cookies Policy available here [LINK].
(ii) Contact Information and Contact Communications Data:
Types of Personal Data
If you contact us through an online form available on the Website, or by using other contact details or communication channels we make available on the Website (such as email, phone, or a messaging platform), or if you sign up to receive marketing communications from us, you may be asked to provide certain contact and related information. Depending on your interaction with us, this may include your full name, email address, organization, job title, phone number, and any information you choose to provide in the content of your message or inquiry (“Contact Information”).
When we communicate with you (for example, via email, phone, or messaging platforms), we may process and store those communications, including, where applicable, call and meeting recordings (subject to applicable law and, where required, your consent). We may also process related data, such as interactions with email correspondence (for example, the time and date you open an email) (collectively, “Contact Communications Data”).
Purposes of Processing
We collect and use Contact Information and Contact Communications Data for the following purposes:
- To respond to your inquiry or request, including, as applicable, to schedule meetings and to send you information you requested or signed up to receive (including newsletters and marketing materials).
- To contact you and send you marketing materials regarding our products and services that may interest you, including newsletters, and other marketing materials (“Direct Marketing”). Subject to applicable law, we may also contact you to explore potential business opportunities and to offer information about our services that we believe may be of interest to your organization.
- To enhance and improve our marketing efforts.
- To keep internal records of our communications, where we believe it is required, for example, to comply with our obligations under applicable laws or have internal records demonstrating our compliance, in order to provide you with any further assistance, or in the event of any potential, threatened or actual claim or dispute.
Lawful Basis under the GDPR
Contact Information and Contact Communications Data that we process to respond to your inquiry or requests, and to send you information and materials you have voluntarily signed up to receive, are processed based on your consent (to the extent required under applicable law).
Contact Information and Contact Communications Data processed by us for our unsolicited marketing campaigns, including Direct Marketing, are processed based on our legitimate interests.
Contact Information and Contact Communications Data processed by us to improve our marketing efforts and for internal records keeping, are processed based on our legitimate interests.
You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. You may further opt-out from our marketing communications by using the “unsubscribe” within the body of the message or other option we may make available.
5. HOW PERSONAL DATA IS COLLECTED
Depending on the nature of your interaction with the Website and with us, we may collect Personal Data in the following ways:
- By using automated means: We may use cookies or similar technologies to collect certain information automatically when you interact with our Website. Additional information regarding our use of cookies and the choices available to you, is available in our Cookies Policy available [LINK].
- When provided by you voluntarily: We collect Personal Data if and when you voluntarily provide it to us, for example, when you enter information in online forms available on the Website.
6. DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL DATA
We may disclose your Personal Data to third parties, including our affiliated companies, partners or service providers that help us manage our Website, business operations and marketing campaigns. The categories of such third-party recipients or otherwise events in which we may share Personal Data are as follows:
- Our Service Providers: We share Personal Data with Company’s authorized service providers that perform services on our behalf, such as cloud providers, analytics tools, security tools, communications management providers, and professional advisors. These providers are prohibited from using the Personal Data we share with them for any purpose other than providing services to us, and we share only the Personal Data necessary for the applicable services.
- Marketing Partners: We may share Personal Data with marketing partners whose tools and services we use to market and promote our Website. The Personal Data shared may include Online Identifiers and Usage Data (as defined in Section 4 of this Privacy Notice). These marketing partners may combine Personal Data they receive from us with other data they collect independently, including from your interactions on other websites where their tools are used or that they otherwise operate.
- Our Affiliated Companies and Corporate Transactions: We may share Personal Data within our corporate group to fulfill the purposes for which Personal Data is collected and retained. We may also share Personal Data in connection with a corporate transaction (for example, a sale of assets, merger, or consolidation). The types of Personal Data shared may include any data we process, as needed for the relevant transaction or purpose. Any affiliated company or acquiring entity will assume the rights and obligations described in this Privacy Notice, as applicable.
- Law Enforcement or Governmental Authorities; Enforcement; Security and Fraud Prevention: We may disclose Personal Data to law enforcement, governmental agencies, or other authorized third parties to comply with applicable law or respond to a verified request or order. We may also disclose Personal Data to protect or defend our rights, enforce our agreements or policies, investigate or prevent potential violations or illegal activity, and help protect us, you, or others from legal liability. In all cases, we disclose Personal Data only to the extent reasonably necessary for the applicable purpose.
For the avoidance of doubt, we may transfer and disclose or otherwise use Non-Personal Data or information which is linked to anonymous random identifiers or information that is aggregated in a non-identifiable way, at its own discretion.
7. YOUR RIGHTS RELATED TO YOUR PERSONAL DATA
Depending on your relationship with us, your jurisdiction and the applicable data protection laws that apply to your Personal Data, you have the right to control and request certain limitations or rights to be executed. The principal rights that may apply to your Personal Data (subject to your jurisdiction and additional conditions) may include:
(i) Where the GDPR applies
As an EU/UK resident, you may have the following rights regarding your Personal Data under the GDPR:
- Right to Be Informed: You have the right to be provided with information regarding our privacy practices, including what Personal Data we collect and how we use it, as described in this Privacy Notice. If you have additional questions, you can contact us as set out in this Privacy Notice.
- Right to Access Your Personal Data: you have the right to ask us to confirm whether or not we collect and use your Personal Data and which Personal Data we specifically hold about you, and to ask for a copy of your Personal Data or otherwise access it.
- Right to Rectification: you have the right to ask us to correct inaccuracies or update your Personal Data we hold or request deletion for inaccurate Personal Data.
- Right to Erasure (Right to Be Forgotten): you have the right to request that Personal Data be erased when it is no longer needed or if its processing is unlawful.
- Right to Withdraw Consent: you have the right to withdraw consent you provided to our processing of Personal Data for a certain purpose, at any time.
- Right to Object: you have the right to object to any use of your Personal Data which is based on our legitimate interest if your fundamental rights and freedoms to data protection outweigh our interest.
- Right to Restrict Processing: you have the right to ask us to restrict or limit the purpose for which we process your Personal Data, where certain conditions are satisfied.
- Portability Right: You have the right to request a copy of your Personal Data in a portable format and, to the extent technically feasible, in a readily usable format that allows you to transmit the Personal Data to another entity.
- Rights in relation to automated decision-making and profiling: you can request that decisions based on your Personal Data and that significantly affect you are made by natural persons, not only by computers.
- Right to Lodge a Complaint: If you believe that our processing of your Personal Data violates applicable law, you may lodge a complaint with the applicable supervisory authority.
A summary of, and further details about, your rights under EU data protection laws is available on the European Commission’s website at: https://commission.europa.eu/law/law-topic/data-protection/information-individuals_en.
If you are not an EU/UK individual but believe that you are entitled to the rights mentioned above under another legal basis, you may contact us at contact@checknet.co.il to request the exercise of your rights.
(ii) Where the IPPL applies
Under the IPPL, you may have the right to request, in writing, to review Personal Data about you kept in our database. You may also have the right to request the correction and/or deletion of your Personal Data if you find that such data is incorrect and/or out of date.
You may submit a request to exercise your privacy rights (where applicable) by contacting us at contact@checknet.co.il. We will respond and process your request within the timeframe required under applicable law. When you submit a request, we will take steps to verify your identity and your request by matching the information provided by you with the information we have in our records. In some cases, we may request additional information to verify your identity, or where necessary to process your request. If we are unable to verify your identity after a good faith attempt, we may deny the request and, if so, will explain the basis for denial and how to remedy any deficiencies, where applicable.
Please note that the exercise of certain rights with respect to your Personal Data may be subject to limitations, restrictions, or exemptions under applicable law, including laws, regulations, and other legal requirements applicable to the Company.
8. PERSONAL DATA RETENTION
We retain Personal Data as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, in accordance with applicable law, or, where applicable, until you request deletion or otherwise exercise an applicable right. In some circumstances, we may retain Personal Data for longer periods, for example: (i) where we are required to do so under legal, regulatory, tax, or accounting requirements; or (ii) where we need to retain records of our dealings with you in the event of complaints or where we reasonably believe there is a prospect of litigation relating to Personal Data.
Except where we are required to retain Personal Data under applicable law, we may delete or anonymize Personal Data when we determine it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.
9. SECURITY
We have implemented physical, technical, and organizational security measures that comply with applicable laws and industry standards and are intended to protect Personal Data from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. While we use measures intended to protect Personal Data, no security measure is perfect. Accordingly, we cannot guarantee that unauthorized access will never occur, and we do not warrant that we will always be able to prevent unauthorized access or use beyond our reasonable control.
Please contact us at contact@checknet.co.il if you become aware of any attempt to gain unauthorized access to Personal Data.
10. CROSS-BORDER DATA TRANSFERS
We may transfer, store or process your Personal Data in countries outside the country from which you accessed the Website. We will take appropriate measures in accordance with applicable laws to ensure that your Personal Data receives an adequate level of data protection upon its transfer.
11. CHILDREN
Our Website and services are not intended for use by children, and we do not knowingly collect or maintain information about children. Please contact us at contact@checknet.co.il if you have reason to believe that a child has shared any information with us through the Website.