Privacy Policy
At Render Friends, available from render-friends.com, one of our top priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document contains the types of information that Render Friends collects and records and how we use it. If you have additional questions or need more information about our Privacy Policy, feel free to contact us.
Copyright Policy
We respect the intellectual property rights of others. It is our policy to respond to any claim that Content posted on the Service infringes on the copyright or other intellectual property rights ("Infringement") of any person or entity.
If you are a copyright owner, or authorized on behalf of one, and you believe that the copyrighted work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please submit your claim via email to team@render-friends.com, with the subject line: "Copyright Infringement" and include in your claim a detailed description of the alleged Infringement. You may be held accountable for damages (including costs and attorneys' fees) for misrepresentation or bad-faith claims on the infringement of any Content found on and/or through the Service.
Intellectual Property
The Service and its original content, features and functionality are and will remain the exclusive property of Render Friends and its licensors. The Service is protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws around the world. Our trademarks and trade dress may not be used in connection with any product or service without our prior written consent.
Scope
This Privacy Policy applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors to our website with respect to information they have shared and/or collected on Render Friends. This policy does not apply to any information collected offline or through channels other than this website.
Links to Other Services
Our Service may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by us.
We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services. We do not warrant the offerings of any of these entities/individuals or their service.
We are not responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, goods, or service available on or through any such third-party websites.
We strongly advise you to read the terms and conditions and privacy policies of any third-party websites that you visit.
Limitation of Liability
In no event shall Render Friends nor its directors, employees, partners, agents, suppliers, or affiliates, be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, including without limitation, loss of profits, data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from (i) your access to or use of or inability to access or use the Service; (ii) any conduct or content of any third party on the Service; (iii) any content obtained from the Service; and (iv) unauthorized access, use or alteration of your transmissions or content, whether based on warranty, contract, tort (including negligence) or any other legal theory, whether or not we have been informed of the possibility of such damage, and even if a remedy set forth herein is found to have failed of its essential purpose.
Consent
By using our website, you consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.
The Information We Collect
The personal information you are asked to provide, and the reasons you are asked to provide it, will be explained to you at the time we ask for your personal information.
If you contact us directly, we may receive additional information about you, such as your name, email address, telephone number, the content of a message and/or attachment you may send us, and any other information you may provide.
When you submit an application, we may ask for your contact information, including items such as your name, email address, and phone number.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect in a variety of ways, including to:
- Provide, manage, and maintain our website
- Improve, personalize, and expand our website
- Understand and analyze how you use our website
- Develop new products, services, features, and functionality
- Communicate with you directly or through one of our partners, including for customer service, to provide you with updates and other information regarding the website, and for marketing and promotional purposes
- Find and prevent fraud
Log Files
Render Friends follows standard procedures for using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this and are part of the analytics of hosting services. The information collected by log files includes Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamps, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. This information is not associated with any personally identifiable information. It is used to analyze trends, administer the site, track users' movements around the site, and gather demographic information.
Cookies and Web Beacons
Like any website, Render Friends uses cookies. These cookies are used to store information, including visitors' preferences and the pages on the website that the visitor has accessed or visited. This information is used to optimize the user experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors' browser type and/or other information.
Analytics, Monitoring, and Third-Party Tools
We use the following third-party tools on our website:
- Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics (GA4) — measure page visits and specific actions such as starting or submitting our contact form, and clicks on our social media, email, and phone links. These load only after you accept cookies via our cookie banner.
- Microsoft Clarity — records anonymized session behavior (clicks, scrolling, and screen recordings) and generates heatmaps to help us understand and improve the site. This also loads only after you accept cookies.
- Sentry — monitors our website and contact form for technical errors so we can identify and fix problems. This tool is used for site reliability and security purposes and may run independently of cookie consent.
Advertising Partner Privacy Policies
Third-party ad servers or ad networks use technologies such as cookies, JavaScript, or web beacons that are used in their respective advertisements and links that appear on Render Friends and are sent directly to users' browsers. When this happens, they automatically receive your IP address. These technologies are used to measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and/or to personalize the advertising content you see on the websites you visit.
Render Friends has no access to or control over these cookies, which are used by third-party advertisers.
Third-Party Privacy Policies
Render Friends' privacy policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites. We encourage you to review the respective privacy policies of these third-party ad servers for more information, which may include their practices and instructions on opting out of certain options.
You can disable cookies through your individual browser options. More information about managing cookies can be found on your specific browser's website.
CCPA Privacy Rights (Do Not Sell My Personal Information)
Under the CCPA, among other rights, California consumers have the right to request that a business that collects a consumer's personal data disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal data that a business has collected about consumers.