All information collected will be used to improve your experience within our website. The information collected may include your name, email, phone number and/or other information.
Use of HowBees implies acceptance of this Privacy Agreement. If the user does not agree, even in part, with the terms and conditions contained in this Privacy Policy, he/she should not access and/or use the content offered by HowBees. By using the website, the User acknowledges and fully agrees to the processing of his/her data, in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy and the General Terms and Conditions of Use.
We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time, without prior notice or consent, so please review it frequently. Changes and clarifications will take effect immediately upon their posting on the website. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here that it has been updated, so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we use and/or disclose it.
HowBees respects the privacy of its users and transparency in how data is used. Our Privacy Policy was prepared in accordance with international and national data protection standards.
This Privacy Policy must be read and interpreted in conjunction with the General Terms and Conditions of Use of HowBees, available at https://howbees.com/termos-de-uso/
General information for users
HowBees aims to share information with its Users, making knowledge accessible to everyone. Users can browse the HowBees website without having to register previously.
HowBees follows international security standards and norms in the storage, protection, privacy and transmission of data, highlighting that no method of storage, protection, privacy and transmission of data is 100% secure and inviolable.
HowBees adopts practices and technologies that are constantly being reviewed and improved, in line with national and international technical and regulatory advances. When we talk about protection, we are referring to any unauthorized access, use, alteration, disclosure or destruction of your data. To prevent this from happening, we invest in measures that include encrypted communications, access control, adherence to secure software development, internal compliance policies, and accountability and risk mitigation measures that allow for security throughout the data lifecycle. User information is also stored in secure, renowned and internationally recognized databases.
HowBees does not request any amount of money under any circumstances for the release of any type of product, whatever it may be. If this happens, please notify us immediately.
We work to keep all information as up-to-date as possible. However, it is important to note that this information may differ from the information found on the websites of institutions or service providers on a specific website. We do not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information. Always remember to read the terms and conditions of the institutions you choose. We receive a small amount from advertising on our website and from our partners when we refer a user who requests a product or proposal. Everything we publish is based on quantitative and qualitative evaluations of each product. It is important to note that our partners can directly influence the products we write about and review, as well as the order of the “best” articles and product positioning on HowBees. Given the amount of information on our website, we do not provide any type of guarantee regarding the quality and timeliness of the information; therefore, we prioritize information from our partners.
To protect your personal information, we take reasonable precautions and follow industry best practices to make sure it is not inappropriately lost, misused, accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed.
Links to Third Party Sites
HowBees has links to other websites, which, in our opinion, may contain useful information/tools for our visitors. Our Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy policy or content present on these same websites. HowBees does not exercise any type of control over them and, therefore, is exempt from any responsibility in the relationships established between the User and the third-party products and services advertised on the website.
Once you leave our website or are redirected to a third-party website or application, you are no longer governed by this Privacy Policy or our website's Terms of Service.
If after you opt-in, you change your mind, you may withdraw your consent for us to contact you, for the continued collection, use or disclosure of your information, at anytime, by contacting us at contact@HowBees.com.
Non-personal data
When users do not request free content from HowBees (e-books, quizzes, articles, infographics, among others), tracking and collection of non-personal data may be carried out indicating, among other details, which pages of the website were visited, when they were visited, which hyperlinks were clicked, which content or services were requested or indicated, among others.
Cookies
Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads. With the DART cookie, Google can serve ads based on your visit to other sites on the Internet. Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy.
HowBees uses cookies to help collect data and IP (Internet Protocol) identification information to facilitate User navigation, helping to guarantee data security, protection and authenticity.
In addition, we also use third-party advertising on our website to support our maintenance costs. Some of these advertisers may use technologies such as cookies when they advertise on our website, which will also send these advertisers (such as Google through Google AdSense and Ad Exchange) information including your IP address, your ISP, your browser, etc. This function is generally used for geotargeting (showing ads that make sense based on your geographic location).
The User may at any time change whether or not to accept cookies in their browser settings, noting that by disabling browsing cookies some of the HowBees functionalities may be impaired.
Personally Identifiable Data
To access free content on HowBees, such as articles, ebooks, quizzes, among others, the user must provide some personally identifiable data, such as: email and full name.
The personally identifiable data processed by HowBees is intended to:
– Correct and precise identification of the User, thus ensuring greater security and protection for the Users themselves;
– Access to services and products provided by HowBees;
– Analysis of the User profile by HowBees with the aim of indicating the best products and information according to their real needs and reality.
Aiming at an even more precise analysis of the User's profile, HowBees may carry out research to obtain more and better information about you and, thus, indicate personalized products and services according to the preferences and needs of each User.
In this way, HowBees and partner companies may invite Users to participate in satisfaction surveys, where emails will be sent with the necessary guidelines. The data collected will be used with the main objective of seeking improvements in the systems, products, content and services offered by HowBees and partner companies.
If a user contacts us to report a problem, have a question or obtain support from us, we collect and store the user's contact information, as well as the respective messages and other data necessary to investigate the problem or question. This data will be used to resolve any questions based on the information collected, clarify doubts, correct problems and improve the system, further improving the User experience within HowBees.
About data sharing
HowBees will not sell information or personal data of its Users, but may share them with partner companies in order to indicate products and services that best suit the profile and needs or to provide products and/or services requested by the User.
HowBees reserves the right to assist or cooperate with any judicial authority or government agency, and may share Users' personally identifiable data in order to: a) establish or exercise its legal rights; b) protect its properties; c) when it considers that its assistance or cooperation is necessary to protect its Users, employees, administrators or any person harmed by the action or omission.
About raw and uncollected data
HowBees does not process personal data of children under 13 (thirteen) years of age, without prior authorization from their parents or legal guardians.
If personal data of children under 13 (thirteen) years of age is collected and processed unintentionally without the express authorization of their parents or legal guardians, HowBees will delete all data collected without any prior notice.
If the User becomes aware that we have mistakenly processed a child's data, we ask that they immediately contact us via our email address. contact@howbees.com, so that we can take the necessary measures.