Privacy Policy

Terms and Definitions

  • "The Website" refers to any website, web property, domain name, or hosted content that is:
    1. actively hosted, maintained, managed, and controlled by Hostphyl, and
    2. has this Privacy Policy linked to the said website or web property.
  • "The Website Owner", "Client" refers to any individual, business, or other entity associated with The Website that employs Hostphyl to build, host, support, manage and maintain The Website on their behalf.

Document Validity

This document is valid only under the conditions set forth below and only applies to data collected directly by Hostphyl and does not apply to any data collected directly by The Website Owner. This document is null and void under any other conditions:

  • The Website must:
    1. Be actively hosted, maintained, managed, and controlled by Hostphyl
    2. Have this Privacy Policy linked to the said website or web property

What is Hostphyl?

Hostphyl is a technology company that builds, supports, manages, and maintains websites on behalf of a company or individual in B2B (Business to Business) and B2C (Business to Consumer) contexts. Hostphyl manages and maintains The Website on behalf of The Website Owner.

This Privacy Policy document contains information about the data collected and recorded by Hostphyl on The Website and how Hostphyl uses that data.

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Hostphyl is a data controller for The Website and The Website Owner, as defined under GDPR (opens in a new tab).

If you are a European Economic Area (EEA) resident, you have certain data protection rights. Please reach out to us if you would like to ask about what Personal Information we hold about you and if you want it removed from our systems.

In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:

  • The right to access, update or delete the information we have on you.
  • The right of rectification.
  • The right to object.
  • The right of restriction.
  • The right to data portability
  • The right to withdraw consent

Hostphyl does not share, sell, auction, rent, or otherwise disclose collected data to third parties.

California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)

If you are a California resident, you have certain privacy rights, as defined under CCPA (opens in a new tab):

  • The right to know about the personal information a business collects about them and how it is used and shared. Specifically, you may request that Hostphyl disclose the following:
    1. The categories of personal information collected
    2. Specific pieces of personal information collected
    3. The categories of sources from which Hostphyl collected personal information
    4. The purposes for which Hostphyl uses the personal information
    5. The categories of third parties with whom the business shares the personal information
    6. The categories of information that Hostphyl sells or discloses to third parties
  • The right to delete personal information collected by Hostphyl (with some exceptions);
  • The right to opt out of the sale of their personal information
  • The right to non-discrimination for exercising your CCPA rights.

Hostphyl does not share, sell, auction, rent, or otherwise disclose collected data to third parties.

Data Collected by Hostphyl

Non Personally Identifiable Information (Non-PII)

Log Files

Hostphyl follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this and are a part of hosting services' analytics.

The information collected by log files includes:

  • internet protocol (IP) addresses
  • browser type
  • Internet Service Provider (ISP)
  • date and time stamps
  • referring/exit pages
  • number of clicks

These items are not part of any information that is personally identifiable.

The data is used to analyze trends, administer the site, track user movement on The Website, address site issues, and malfunctions, and gather demographic information.

Cookies and Web Beacons

The Website uses cookies. These cookies store information, including visitors' preferences and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. We use the data to optimize the users' experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors' browser types and other information.

Hostphyl does not use Web Beacons, as we view them as highly invasive to your privacy online. We only use cookies to store your site preferences, to remember you if you have an account on the site, site analytics, and other uses listed above.

You can choose to disable cookies through your browser options. Please consult your browser's website if you would like more detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers.

Personally Identifiable Information

Hostphyl may collect Personally Identifiable Information through contact forms placed on hostphyl.com your name, email address, job title, company name, your interest in our products, and your message to us. We only use this data to communicate with you regarding your query to us. We do not not sell, rent, auction, or share this data with third parties.

Client Data Sharing

Data that Hostphyl collects will be shared with the entities or individuals associated with The Website and The Website Owner, including, but not limited to: business/entity staff, business/entity owners, and any other person or entity directly related to this website that is authorized to view the data. These individuals and entities must follow this privacy policy and manage data accordingly. Access to data will be restricted if these individuals and entities do not agree to follow this privacy policy to its fullest extent.

Client Data Collection

The Website Owner may choose to collect additional Non-Personally Identifiable Information and Personally Identifiable Information from you to provide their products, goods, and services to you, separate from the data that Hostphyl collects. Hostphyl has no control over what types of data The Website Owner may collect or how it will be used. The Website will include a separate Privacy Policy regarding the data collected by The Website Owner if necessary.

Legal Basis for Data Collection

Hostphyl's legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described in this Privacy Policy depends on the Personal Information we collect and the specific context in which we collect the information:

  • Hostphyl needs to perform a contract with you.
  • You have given consent to Hostphyl to do so.
  • Processing your personal information is in the legitimate interests of Hostphyl.
  • Hostphyl needs to comply with the law.

Hostphyl will keep your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your information only to the extent required to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and ensure we're enforcing our policies.

Third-Party Analytics

Hostphyl uses external tools such as Plausible Analytics (opens in a new tab) to ensure performance, stability, and other metrics listed in this privacy policy's 'Cookies and Web Beacons' Section. However, we actively avoid using tools that compromise your privacy and track you online such as Google Analytics. We only use products that use a privacy-first approach.

Hostphyl is committed to Privacy First on the web and the internet at large and is ready to search for other tools that meet this standard if our current tools change their data collection and privacy policy.

Third-Party Cookies

Our hosting, analytics, and infrastructure partners may use cookies to enhance performance, enable content caching, and more. We have no control over these cookies.

Hostphyl minimizes use of cookies in our tools where possible to increase site vistors' privacy and only employs them when absolutely necessary. We try to use tools and platforms that use other non-privacy-invading methods of collecting necessary data.

Third-Party Privacy Policies

Hostphyl's privacy policy does not apply to any other hosting partner, tool, or website. We suggest you consult these third-party partners' respective privacy policies for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about opting out of specific options.

The following is a list of our current tools and hosting partners and links to their privacy policies.

Third-Party Advertising

Hostphyl does not show advertisements or use advertising networks on websites under its control. Not only is advertising an extreme annoyance on the web and privacy-invasive, but also, our clients expect professional, ad-free designs that conform to their brand and goals. Therefore, advertisments do not fit into our customer’s goals, expectations, user experience, or our revenue model.

The Website Owner may run advertising campaigns for The Website. Hostphyl does not participate in these campaigns and has no control over their scope, outcome, platform, data collected, or otherwise.

Children's Information

An additional priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We strongly encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, monitor, and guide their online activity.

Hostphyl does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under 13. If you believe that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately, and we will do our best to remove such information from our records quickly.

Online Privacy Policy Only

Our Privacy Policy applies only to our online activities and is only valid for visitors to The Website regarding the information shared with and collected by Hostphyl on The Website. This policy does not apply to any information collected offline or via channels other than this website.

Updates

Hostphyl reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to change or modify or to add or remove portions of this Privacy Policy at any time ("Updates"). You will be deemed to have accepted any Update by continuing to use The Website.

Consent

You agree to our Privacy Policy and its terms by using The Website. If you do not agree, immediately clear any cookies set on your browser for The Website, and close your web browser.

Contact Us

If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us.

Email: [email protected]