PRIVACY POLICY

Last updated December 31, 2024

This Privacy Notice for Marek Parajka Arko Bici ("we," "us," or "our"), describes how and why we might access, collect, store, use, and/or share ("process") your personal information when you use our services  ("Services"), including when you:

Visit our website at https://www.arkobicistore.com, or any website of ours that links to this Privacy Notice

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Questions or concerns? Reading this Privacy Notice will help you understand your privacy rights and choices. We are responsible for making decisions about how your personal information is processed. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Services. If you still have any questions or concerns, please contact us at arkobici@gmail.com.

SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS

This summary provides key points from our Privacy Notice, but you can find out more details about any of these topics by clicking the link following each key point or by using our table of contents below to find the section you are looking for.

What personal information do we process? When you visit, use, or navigate our Services, we may process personal information depending on how you interact with us and the Services, the choices you make, and the products and features you use. Learn more about personal information you disclose to us.

Do we process any sensitive personal information? Some of the information may be considered "special" or "sensitive" in certain jurisdictions, for example your racial or ethnic origins, sexual orientation, and religious beliefs. We do not process sensitive personal information.

Do we collect any information from third parties? We do not collect any information from third parties.

How do we process your information? We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law. We may also process your information for other purposes with your consent. We process your information only when we have a valid legal reason to do so.

In what situations and with which parties do we share personal information? We may share information in specific situations and with specific third parties.

Learn more about when and with whom we share your personal information.

How do we keep your information safe? We have adequate organizational and technical processes and procedures in place to protect your personal information. However, no electronic transmission over the internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so we cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other Unauthorized third parties will not be able to defeat our security and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information.

What are your rights? Depending on where you are located geographically,the applicable privacy law may mean you have certain rights regarding your personal information. .

How do you exercise your rights?

The easiest way to exercise your rights is by submitting a data subject access request , or by contacting us. We will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

1.WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT? 

Personal information you disclose to us In Short:

We collect personal information that you provide to us. We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you  express an interest in obtaining information about us or our products andServices, when you participate in activities on the Services, or otherwise when you contact us.

Personal Information Provided by You.

The personal information that we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us and the Services,the choices you make, and the products and features you use. The personal information we collect may include the following:

names

phone numbers

email addresses

mailing addresses

contact preferences

contact or authentication data

billing addresses

debit/credit card numbers

job titles

Sensitive Information. We do not process sensitive information.

Payment Data. We may collect data necessary to process your payment ifyou choose to make purchases, such as your payment instrument number,and the security code associated with your payment instrument. All payments data is handled and stored by STRIPE

. You may find their privacy noticelink(s) here:

https://support.stripe.com/topics/privacy?referrer=dashboard_search.

All personal information that you provide to us must be true, complete, and accurate, and you must notify us of any changes to such personal information. 

Google API.Our use of information received from Google APIs will adhere to

Google APIServices User Data Policy , including the Limited Use requirements.

2.HOW DO WE PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?

In Short: We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law. We may also process your information for other purposes with your consent.

We process your personal information on for a variety of reasons,depending on how you interact with our Services, including: To save or protect an individual's vital interest.

We may process your information when necessary to save or protect an individual's vital interest, such as to prevent harm.

3.WHAT LEGAL BASES DO WE RELY ON TO PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?

In Short: We only process your personal information when we believe it is necessary and we have a valid legal reason (i.e. legal basis) to do so under applicable law, like with your consent, to comply with laws, to provide you with services to enter into or fulfill our contractual obligations, to protect your rights, or to

Fulfill our legitimate business interests.

If you are located in the EU or UK, this section applies to you.

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and UK GDPR require us to explain the valid legal bases we rely on in order to process your personal information. As such, we may rely on the following legal bases to process your personal information:

Consent. We may process your information if you have given us permission (i.e. consent) to use your personal information for a specific purpose. You can withdraw your consent at any time.

Legal Obligations. We may process your information where we believe it is necessary for compliance with our legal obligations, such as to cooperate with a law enforcement body or regulatory agency,exercise or defend our legal rights, or disclose your information as evidence in litigation in which we are involved.

Vital Interests. We may process your information where we believe itis necessary to protect your vital interests or the vital interests of third party, such as situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person.

If you are located in Canada, this section applies to you. We may process your information if you have given us specific permission(i.e. express consent) to use your personal information for a specific purpose, or in situations where your permission can be inferred (i.e.implied consent). You can withdraw your consent at any time. In some exceptional cases, we may be legally permitted under applicable law to process your information without your consent, including, for example:

If collection is clearly in the interests of an individual and consent cannot be obtained in a timely way

For investigations and fraud detection and prevention

For business transactions provided certain conditions are met

If it is contained in a witness statement and the collection is necessary to assess, process, or settle an insurance claim

For identifying injured, ill, or deceased persons and communicating with next of kin

If we have reasonable grounds to believe an individual has been, is, or may be victim of financial abuse

If it is reasonable to expect collection and use with consent would compromise the availability or the accuracy of the information and the collection is reasonable for purposes related to investigating a breach of an agreement or a contravention of the laws of Canada or province

If disclosure is required to comply with a subpoena, warrant, court order, or rules of the court relating to the production of records

If it was produced by an individual in the course of their employment,business, or profession and the collection is consistent with the purposes for which the information was produced

If the collection is solely for journalistic, artistic, or literary purposes

If the information is publicly available and is specified by the regulations

4.WHEN AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

In Short: We may share information in specific situations described in this section and/or with the following third parties. We may need to share your personal information in the following situations:

Business Transfers. We may share or transfer your information inconnection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of your business to another company.

5.DO WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES?

In Short:We may use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect and store your information.

We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons and pixels) to gather information when you interact with our Services. Someonline tracking technologies help us maintain the security of our Services ,prevent crashes, fix bugs, save your preferences, and assist with basic site functions We also permit third parties and service providers to use online tracking technologies on our Services for analytics and advertising, including to help manage and display advertisements, to tailor advertisements to your interests, or to send abandoned shopping cart reminders (depending on your communication preferences). The third parties and service providers use their technology to provide advertising about products and services tailored to your interests which may appear either on our Services or on other websites.

To the extent these online tracking technologies are deemed to be a "sale"/"sharing" which includes targeted advertising, as defined under the applicable laws) under applicable US state laws, you can opt out of these online tracking technologies by submitting a request as described below under section

DO UNITED STATES RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS?

Specific information about how we use such technologies and how you can refuse certain cookies is set out in our Cookie Notice

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6.HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?

In Short: We keep your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Notice unless otherwise required by law.

We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Notice, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting, or other legal requirements).

When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will either delete or anonymize such information, or,if this is not possible (for example, because your personal information has been stored in backup archives), then we will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.

7.HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE?

In Short: We aim to protect your personal information through a system of organizational and technical security measures.

We have implemented appropriate and reasonable technical and Organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, despite our safeguards and efforts to secure your information, no electronic transmission over the Internet For information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, sowe cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorized third parties will not be able to defeat our security and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information. Although we will do our best to protect your personal information, transmission of personal information to and from our Services is at your own risk. You should only access the Services within a secure environment.

8.WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?

In Short: Depending on your state of residence in the US or in some regions,such athe European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom (UK),Switzerland, and Canada, you have rights that allow you greater access to and control over your personal information. You may review, change, or terminate your account at any time, depending on your country, province, or state of residence. In some regions (like the EEA, UK, Switzerland, and Canada ), you have certain rights under applicable data protection laws. These may include the right (i) to request access and obtain a copy of your personal information, (ii)to request rectification or erasure; (iii) to restrict the processing of your personal information; (iv) if applicable, to data portability; and (v) not to be subject to automated decision-making. In certain circumstances, you may also have the right to object to the processing of your personal information.You can make such a request by contacting us by using the contact details provided in the section

HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?"below.

We will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

If you are located in the EEA or UK and you believe we are unlawfully processing your personal information, you also have the right to complain to your Member State data protection authority

Or UK data protection authority If you are located in Switzerland, you may contact the Federal DataProtection and Information Commissioner

Withdrawing your consent: If we are relying on your consent to process your personal information, which may be express and/or implied consent depending on the applicable law, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us by using the contact details provided in the section

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HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?

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However, please note that this will not affect the lawfulness of the processing before its withdrawal nor, when applicable law allows, will it affect the processing of your personal information conducted in reliance on lawful processing grounds other than consent.

Cookies and similar technologies: Most Web browsers are set to acceptcookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your browserto remove cookies and to reject cookies. If you choose to remove cookies orreject cookies, this could affect certain features or services of our Services.

If you have questions or comments about your privacy rights, you may emailus at arkobici@gmail.com

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9.CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES

Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems and mobile applications include a Do-Not-Track ( "DNT" ) feature or setting you canactivate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. At this stage, no uniform technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been finalized . As such, we do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked online. If a standard for online tracking is adopted that we must follow in the future, we will inform you about that practice in a revised version of thisPrivacy Notice.

California law requires us to let you know how we respond to web browserDNT signals. Because there currently is not an industry or legal standard for recognizing or honoring DNT signals, we do not respond to them at this time.

10.DO UNITED STATES RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS?

In Short:  If you are a resident of California, Colorado, Connecticut,Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska,New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, or Virginia,you may have the right to request access to and receive details about the personal information we maintain about you and how we have processed it,correct inaccuracies, get a copy of, or delete your personal information. Youmay also have the right to withdraw your consent to our processing of your personal information. These rights may be limited in some circumstances by applicable law. More information is provided below.

Categories of Personal Information We Collect. We have collected the following categories of personal information in the past twelve (12) months:

A.Identifiers

Contact details, such as real name,alias, postal address, telephone or mobile contact number, unique personal identifier, online identifier,Internet Protocol address, email address, and account name

NO

B.Personal information as defined in theCalifornia CustomerRecords statute

Name, contact information, education,employment, employment history, and financial information

NO

C.Protected Classification Characteristics understate or federal law Gender, age, date of birth, race and ethnicity, national origin, marital status, and other demographic data

NO

D.Commercial Information Transaction information, purchase history, financial details, and payment information

NO

E.Biometric information, Fingerprints and voiceprints

NO

F.Internet or other similar network activity, Browsing history, search history,online

behavior, interest data, and interactions with our and other websites, applications, systems, and advertisements

NO

G.Geolocation data, Device location

NO

H. Audio, electronic,sensory, or similar information,Images and audio, video or call recordings created in connection with our business activities

NO

I.Professional or employment-related information,Business contact details in order to provide you our Services at business level or job title, work history,and professional qualifications if you apply for a job with us

NO

J.Education Information, Student records and directory information

NO

K.Inferences drawnfrom collected personal information,Inferences drawn from any of the collected personal information listed above to create a profile or summary about, for example, an individual's preferences and characteristics

NO

L.Sensitive personalInformation

NO

We may also collect other personal information outside of these categories through instances where you interact with us in person, online, or by phone or mail in the context of:

Receiving help through our customer support channels;Participation in customer surveys or contests; and Facilitation in the delivery of our Services and to respond to yourinquiries.

We will use and retain the collected personal information as needed toprovide the Services or for:

Category H

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6 months

Sources of Personal Information

Learn more about the sources of personal information we collect in

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WHATINFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?

"HOW DO WE PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?"

Will your information be shared with anyone else?

We may disclose your personal information with our service providers pursuant to a written contract between us and each service provider. Learn More about how we disclose personal information to in the section,

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WHEN AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

We may use your personal information for our own business purposes, such as for undertaking internal research for technological development and demonstration. This is not considered to be

"Selling" of your personal information.

We have not disclosed, sold, or shared any personal information to third parties for a business or commercial purpose in the preceding twelve (12)months. We

will not sell or share personal information in the future belongs to website visitors, users, and other consumers.

Your Rights You have rights under certain US state data protection laws. However, these rights are not absolute, and in certain cases, we may decline your request as permitted by law. These rights include:

Right to know

whether or not we are processing your personal data

Right to access

your personal data

Right to correct

inaccuracies in your personal data

Right to request

the deletion of your personal data

Right to obtain a copy

of the personal data you previously shared with us

Right to non-discrimination

for exercising your rights

Right to opt out

of the processing of your personal data if it is used for targeted advertising

(or sharing as defined under California Privacy law)

, the sale of personal data, or profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects ("profiling")

Depending upon the state where you live, you may also have the following rights:

Right to access the categories of personal data being processed (as permitted by applicable law, including Minnesota's privacy law)

Right to obtain a list of the categories of third parties to which we have disclosed personal data (as permitted by applicable law, including California's and Delaware Privacy law)

Right to obtain a list of specific third parties to which we have disclose personal data (as permitted by applicable law, including

Minnesota And Oregon Privacy law)

Right to review, understand, question, and correct how personal data has been profiled (as permitted by applicable law, includingMinnesota's privacy law)

Right to limit use and disclosure of sensitive personal data (as permitted by applicable law, including California's privacy law)

Right to opt out of the collection of sensitive data and personal data collected through the operation of a voice or facial recognition feature(as permitted by applicable law, including Florida's privacy law)

How to Exercise Your Rights

To exercise these rights, you can contact us by submitting a data subject cess request

,by emailing us at arkobici@gmail.com, or by referring to the contact details at the bottom of this document.

Under certain US state data protection laws, you can designate an

Authorized agent to make a request on your behalf. We may deny a request from an authorized

agent that does not submit proof that they have been validly authorized

to act on your behalf in accordance with applicable laws.

Request Verification

Upon receiving your request, we will need to verify your identity to determine you are the same person about whom we have the information in our system.We will only use personal information provided in your request to verify your identity or authority to make the request. However, if we cannot verify your identity from the information already maintained by us, we may request that you provide additional information for the purposes of verifying your identity and for security or fraud-prevention purposes.

If you submit the request through an Authorized agent, we may need to collect additional information to verify your identity before processing your request and the agent will need to provide a written and signed permission from you to submit such request on your behalf.

Appeals Under certain US state data protection laws, if we decline to take action regarding your request, you may appeal our decision by emailing us at arkobici@gmail.com

. We will inform you in writing of any action taken or not taken in response to the appeal, including a written explanation of the reasons for the decisions. If your appeal is denied, you may submit a complaint to your state attorney general. California "Shine The Light" Law

California Civil Code Section 1798.83, also known as the "Shine The Light" law, permits our users who are California residents to request and obtainfrom us, once a year and free of charge, information about categories of personal information (if any) we disclosed to third parties for direct marketing purposes and the names and addresses of all third parties with which weshared personal information in the immediately preceding calendar year. Ifyou are a California resident and would like to make such a request, pleasesubmit your request in writing to us by using the contact details provided inthe section

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HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?

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11.DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS NOTICE?

In Short: Yes, we will update this notice as necessary to stay compliant with relevant laws.

We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated "Revised"date at the top of this PrivacyNotice. If we make material changes to this Privacy Notice, we may notify you either by prominently posting a notice of such changes or by directly sending you a notification. We encourage you to review this Privacy Notice Frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.

12.HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?

If you have questions or comments about this notice, you may

contact us bypost at:

Marek Parajka Arko Bici

Hradište Pod Vrátnom 302

Hradište pod Vrátnom,Senica 90612, Slovakia

13.HOW CAN YOU REVIEW, UPDATE, OR DELETE THE DATA WE COLLECT FROM YOU?

You have the right to request access to the personal information we collect from you, details about how we have processed it, correct inaccuracies, delete your personal information. You may also have the right to withdraw your consent to our processing of your personal information. These rights may be limited in some circumstances by applicable law. To request to review, update, or delete your personal information, please fill out and submit data subject access request.