1. Introduction
The purpose of this document, which supplements the provisions of our Terms and Conditions, is intended to define the Privacy Policy that applies to the use of the Tikonly.net website (and all its sub-domains) accessible at the address https://www.Tikonly.net and to inform you about how Tikonly.net uses, processes and protects the information that you transmit to us and that we collect.
This document may be modified at any time by Tikonly.net in order to comply with any regulatory, legislative, jurisprudential or technological developments. Any such modifications will be posted on this page and it is understood that by continuing to use the Tikonly.net website, you accept the terms of the modified Privacy Policy. You are therefore invited to consult this document regularly in order to be aware of its latest update.

2. Personal data collected
As soon as you choose to become a User of this website, information is collected.
2.1 Information we collect:
• Your IP address
• The type of device used
• Your operating system
• Your Internet browser and all plugins
• The name of your Internet service provider or mobile operator
• The pages of the Tikonly.net website that you consult
2.2 Information you send to us with your consent as a User:
None of your personal information is requested.
2.3 Information you send to us with your consent as a Member:
• Your username
• Your password
• Your email address
Additional and optional personal information may be added after registration.
• A profile picture
• A personal link
• A short biography
The information you send to us with your consent as a Member is publicly accessible with the exception of the email address and password.
2.4 Other data and information collected:
We record the information and data you send us when you use the contact form and the content removal form.

3. The legal basis for the processing of personal data
When obtaining your consent to the processing of your personal data, Article 6(1)(a) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) forms the legal basis.
If it is necessary to process your personal data for the performance of a contract and/or to take other measures after the conclusion of the contract, Article 6(1)(b) of the General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR) forms the legal basis.
If our company is required to process your personal data in order to comply with a legal obligation, Article 6(1)(c) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) constitutes the legal basis.
Where it is necessary to process your personal data to safeguard your interests or those of another natural person, Article 6(1)(d) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) constitutes the legal basis.
In the event that the processing of your data is necessary to protect the interests of our company or a particular third party and your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms do not override those interests, Article 6(1)(f) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) constitutes the legal basis.

4. Use of your personal data
The personal data that we collect from you is generally used to offer you relevant and personalized Content, for statistical purposes and more specifically to:
• Provide, maintain and improve the Services to you as defined in our Terms and Conditions.
• Monitor and secure connections and access to Services.
• Monitor, analyse and produce statistics on the use and activities of the Services.
• Respond to your requests sent through our contact form and content removal form.
• Carry out any other purpose for which the information was collected.

5. Sharing your personal data
None of your personal data is exchanged, assigned, sold, transferred or shared with third parties.
However, we may disclose your personal data to relevant authorities where necessary to investigate, prevent or combat illegal activities, fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, violation of intellectual property laws, a violation of our Terms and Conditions, or at the request of the competent authorities.

6. Storage of your personal data
The data collected on the Tikonly.net website is subject to measures such as the use of encryption technology to secure it and protect it against loss, modification, disclosure, access or unauthorized use.
Your personal data is hosted on our servers located in different data centers which are subject to physical and technological protection such as the continuous presence of technicians and security agents, video surveillance, computer alarms and firewalls.
Access to your personal data is reserved for our employees who need access to it in order to process it. These people are contractually bound to confidentiality.

7. About cookies
7.1 What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small text file sent by a website to your browser and stored on your device, whether it is a computer, tablet, smartphone or any other device used to view the website.
Cookies are used to remember some of your settings and preferences, for statistical purposes and generally to improve your User experience.
There are two types of cookies:
• Session cookies that expire and disappear when you close your browser.
• Persistent cookies, which have a fixed lifespan and disappear on a date defined by the website.
The information collected and stored in cookies does not in any way identify you by name and does not contain any personal data that you entrust to us.
7.2 How do we use cookies?
The Tikonly.net website uses cookies for the following reasons:
• Authenticate Users
• Perform statistics on website Content
• Perform statistics on advertising links
• Personalize your User experience
• Secure connections
7.3 Do we use third-party cookies?
Yes Tikonly.net uses third-party cookies provided by:
• Google Inc. via its Google Analytics service for statistical purposes under the following conditions https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245
• Google Inc. via its reCAPTCHA service to protect the Tikonly.net website against spam according to the following conditions https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-GB
• Google Inc. via its Marketing Platform service for statistical and advertising purposes under the following conditions https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-GB
• Yandex LLC via its Yandex Metrica service for statistical purposes under the following conditions https://yandex.com/legal/confidential/?lang=en
• Technius Ltd via its affiliate program service for advertising purposes under the following conditions https://stripcash.com/cookies-policy
• AhCDN via its hosting service to accelerate the loading of pages under the following conditions https://ahcdn.com/en/privacy_policy
• Pollux Network LLC for statistical and advertising purposes in accordance with the terms of its Privacy Policy and its Cookie Management Policy.
7.4 How to control your cookies?
Cookies are not essential for the operation of the website, but improve and facilitate your navigation. You can deactivate the use of cookies by changing the options settings of your browser or any other device used to access the Tikonly.net website.
Please note that such modification may cause the website to malfunction or limit its functionality.
You can also visit https://www.youronlinechoices.com to learn how to manage your cookies based on your browser and how to control and delete advertising related cookies.

8. About notifications
Notifications are messages sent to your device used to access the Tikonly.net website via your browser in order to occasionally send you information relating to the Tikonly.net website.
Where such notifications exist, you must give us your consent for them to be activated and displayed. However, you can cancel receipt of notifications by going to your browser settings. Consult your browser's help to find out how to do this.

9. Control your personal data
In accordance with European Union regulations, you can request the communication, modification, updating, limitation or deletion of your personal data at any time. Tikonly.net undertakes to respond to any request of this type within a maximum period of one month from the date of receipt of your request.
Please note that for legal, administrative and accounting reasons we must retain some of your personal data for a maximum period of one year. In this case your personal data will be blocked so that it is no longer available for any use whatsoever.
Send your questions and requests regarding the protection of your personal data by sending a message via our contact page.
Due to our obligation to maintain confidentiality and security of your personal data, we may ask you for documents proving your identity. Tikonly.net also has the right to object to any abusive or repetitive request.