Ditum Privacy Statement
Last updated March 20, 2023
Introducing the Privacy Statement
This privacy statement (“Privacy Statement”) explains how Ditum.co (“Ditum”or “we”) collects and processes information from members and users of thewebsite, software applications, and other online services we provide(collectively “Ditum’s products”). Ditum's products include, but are notlimited to, the Ditum extension for web browsers (the “Extension”), the Ditummobile application (the “Mobile App”), and the website located at www.ditum.co(the “Website”).
To the extent that Ditum has links to other websites (like retailers), pleasenote that we do not own, operate, or control them, and they have their owncontrolling privacy policies that you should review.
What data we collect and why
In order to provide our services, Ditum collects information that you sharedirectly with us when you use our website, extension, or Mobile App. Though youdon't have to, you can choose to provide your email to set up an account withus. You can also set up your profile with your name and other info for a morepersonalized experience.
Ditum also collects technical information about your device and use of Ditum tomake sure that our products are working correctly. The information we collectis geared to providing Ditum members with a better way to shop online and tohelp us develop, improve, and market our services.
Ditum does not track your search engine history, emails, or your browsingon any site that is not a retail website (a site where you can shop and make apurchase). When you are on a pre-approved retail site, to help you save money, Ditumwill collect information about that site that lets us know which coupons andpromos to find for you. We may also collect information about pricing andavailability of items, which we can share with the rest of the Ditum community.
Shopping and Usage Data.
On retail sites, Ditum collects the name of the retailer, page views, and insome cases, product information that allows us to track price changes andupdate our product catalog. We may also collect information regarding yourpurchases on a retail site while using Ditum (for example, the transactionvalue, and the fact that an order was completed or returned) for purposesincluding internal analytics, commission collection. The information you share,and we collect, enables us to improve our products and gives us insights about coupons,deals, pricing, and availability of retail items, which we can share with therest of the Ditum community. We may also use this information to understandyour shopping history, merchant and shopping preferences to provide you with amore tailored, relevant experience or show sponsored product offers that mayinterest you.
Aggregate and Anonymized Data
We may also use the information we collect in aggregate or otherwise anonymizedform. This lets us look at interactions with our site and products generallyand does not identify you or any specific person. We use this general data forresearch, development, marketing, analytics, and to enhance the shoppingexperience for the Ditum community.
What data we do not collect
We collect information that we believe can help us save our users time andmoney. This does not include, and we do not collect,any information from your search engine history, emails, or from websites thatare not retail sites.
We also do not collect bank or credit card information (unless you expresslyprovide those to us when you make a purchase through Ditum).
How we share your data
We know how important your personal data is to you, so we will never sellit without your express permission first. We'll only share your personal datawith your consent or in ways you'd expect (as we explain here). That means wewill share your data if needed to complete your purchase, with businesses whohelp us operate Ditum, or if we are legally required to do so.
We may share information with our service providers (businesses that work forand with us) for the purpose of running Ditum and fulfilling our commitments toyou. These include businesses that perform services on our behalf, including tohelp us maintain our products, to provide support for legal, banking, securityprotection, payment processing, our own marketing, and customer service. Pleaseknow that when we share information with our service providers, it's for thepurposes outlined in this Privacy Statement and not for their independent use.
We may also share information in the following cases:
- with your express consent;
- in an aggregateor anonymized format that does not identify any specific person;
- as required bylaw, or to comply or respond to a valid government request;
- when we believein good faith that it's necessary to protect our rights, protect your safety orthe safety of others, or investigate fraud;
How we use cookies and similar technologies
Like most other online services, Ditum uses cookies, pixel tags, webbeacons, and other markers (we'll just call them “cookies”) to collect some ofthe data discussed in this Privacy Statement. These help us operate ourproducts, analyze engagement and usage, and provide a relevant and personalizedshopping experience. See below to learn how you can manage your cookiepreferences.
Some cookies can be temporary (“session cookies” like those used for navigatingyour browser) and disappear once you close it. Others last longer (“persistentcookies,” like when you ask a site to remember your login) and are saved toyour computer until you delete them.
Our uses of cookies and similar technologies fall into the following generalcategories:
Essential: We may use cookies, web beacons, or other similartechnologies that are necessary to the operation of our sites, services,applications, and tools. This includes technologies that allow you access toour sites, services, applications, and tools; that are required to identifyirregular site behavior, prevent fraudulent activity and improve security; orthat allow you to make use of our functions such as shopping-carts, savedsearch, or similar functions;
Performance: We may use cookies, web beacons, or other similartechnologies to assess the performance of our websites, applications, services,and tools, including as part of our analytic practices to help us understandhow our visitors use our websites, determine if you have interacted with ourmessaging, determine whether you have viewed an item or link, or to improve ourwebsite content, applications, services, or tools;
Functionality: We may use cookies, web beacons, or other similartechnologies that allow us to offer you enhanced functionality when accessingor using our sites, services, applications, or tools. This may includeidentifying you when you sign into our sites or keeping track of your specifiedpreferences, interests, or past items viewed so that we may enhance thepresentation of content on our sites;
Marketing: We may use first-party or third-partycookies and web beacons to deliver content, including ads relevant to yourinterests, on our sites or on third party sites. This includes usingtechnologies to understand the usefulness to you of the advertisements andcontent that have been delivered to you, such as whether you have clicked on anadvertisement.
If you want to disable cookies entirely, your browser or mobile devicemight have an option to do that.
Additional rights regarding your data
Depending on where you live, you may have additional rights as to thepersonal information that you share and Ditum collects.
Minors
We created Ditum for the exclusive use of adults (18 and older). We don'tknowingly collect or solicit personal information from children. If you are achild under 18, please do not attempt to use or register for Ditum's productsor send any personal information to us.
Changes to this Privacy Statement
We will continue to update our policies and practices as needed. We willnotify you of any changes to our Privacy Statement by posting any changes here.If we do, you'll see that the date at the top of this Privacy Statement haschanged.
How to contact us
If you have any questions about our privacy policies and practice, pleasecontact us at privacy@ditum.co
