Privacy Policy

Affiliate Trane - Privacy Policy

Last Updated: [12 May 2025]

This Privacy Policy describes how Affiliate Trane ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and shares your personal information when you visit our website https://affiliatetrane.com (the "Site") and use our services (the "Services"). This policy applies to all users, including affiliate marketers, brands, and general visitors.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information from you:

• Information You Provide Directly:
• Account Information: When you register for an account, we collect information such as your name, email address, username, password, company name (if applicable), website URL, contact information (phone number, address), and tax identification information (as required).
• Profile Information: You may choose to provide additional information in your profile, such as your skills, areas of expertise, marketing channels, payment preferences, and profile picture.
• Communications: We collect information contained in any communications you send to us, such as support requests, feedback, or inquiries.
• Payment Information: When you make or receive payments through our platform, we collect necessary payment details, which may include bank account information or other payment method details. Please note that we may use third-party payment processors, and their privacy policies will also apply to the processing of your payment information.
• Marketing Preferences: We collect information about your preferences for receiving marketing communications from us.
• Content You Submit: If you post or submit any content to the Site (e.g., in forums or communication features), we collect that information.
• Information We Collect Automatically:
• Log Data: Our servers automatically record information ("Log Data") created by your use of the Site. This may include your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring website, pages you visited, the time spent on those pages, search queries, and other usage statistics.  
• Cookies and Similar Technologies: We use cookies, web beacons, and other similar technologies to collect information about your browsing activities and preferences. Cookies are small data files stored on your device that help us improve our Site and Services, personalize your experience, understand usage patterns, and target advertising. You can control the use of cookies through your browser settings, but disabling cookies may limit your ability to use certain features of the Site.  
• Device Information: We may collect information about the device you use to access the Site, including the device model, operating system, unique device identifiers, and mobile network information.  
• Information We Collect from Third Parties:
• We may receive information about you from third-party sources, such as business partners, affiliate networks, and publicly available databases, to supplement the information you provide to us.

2. How We Use Your Information

We may use your personal information for the following purposes:

• To Provide and Maintain the Services: To operate our platform, manage your account, process transactions, and provide you with customer support.  
• To Personalize Your Experience: To tailor the content and features you see on the Site and offer you relevant affiliate programs or marketing opportunities.
• To Communicate with You: To send you important notices, updates, security alerts, and administrative messages. We may also send you marketing communications about our Services and offers, in accordance with your marketing preferences.
• To Facilitate Connections: To enable communication and collaboration between affiliate marketers and brands on our platform.
• To Improve Our Site and Services: To analyze usage patterns, conduct research and development, and enhance the functionality and user experience of our Site and Services.
• To Ensure Security and Prevent Fraud: To monitor and analyze activity on our Site and Services, detect and prevent fraudulent transactions, and protect the security of our systems.
• To Comply with Legal Obligations: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, legal processes, and government requests in the United States, Nigeria, and other relevant jurisdictions.
• For Other Legitimate Business Purposes: Such as data analysis, audits, and improving our marketing efforts.

3. How We Share Your Information

We may share your personal information with the following categories of recipients:

• Other Users: If you are an affiliate marketer or a brand, certain information in your profile will be visible to other users on the platform to facilitate connections and collaborations.
• Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party service providers who assist us in operating our business, such as payment processors, hosting providers, analytics providers, email marketing services, and customer support providers. These service providers are contractually obligated to protect your information and use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them.  
• Business Partners: We may share aggregated or anonymized information with business partners for marketing or analytical purposes.  
• Legal Authorities: We may disclose your information to law enforcement agencies, government authorities, or other third parties if required by law or legal process, or if we believe in good faith that such disclosure is necessary to (a) protect our rights, property, or safety, or the rights, property, or safety of others; (b) investigate fraud or illegal activities; (c) respond to a legal request.  
• Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, reorganization, sale of assets, or other business transaction, your information may be transferred to the acquiring entity or other third party involved.  
• With Your Consent: We may share your information with third parties with your explicit consent.

4. Your Rights and Choices

You have certain rights and choices regarding your personal information, depending on your location and applicable laws:

• Access and Correction: You may have the right to access the personal information we hold about you and to request that we correct any inaccuracies. You can typically review and update much of your personal information directly through your account settings.  
• Deletion: You may have the right to request the deletion of your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
• Objection to Processing: You may have the right to object to the processing of your personal information for certain purposes, such as direct marketing.  
• Restriction of Processing: You may have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.  
• Data Portability: In some cases, you may have the right to receive your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and to transmit it to another controller.  
• Withdrawal of Consent: If we are processing your personal information based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.  
• Marketing Communications: You can opt-out of receiving marketing emails from us by following the unsubscribe instructions included in those emails or by adjusting your communication preferences in your account settings.  
• Cookies: You can control the use of cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our Site.  

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided in Section 9 below. We may need to verify your identity before processing your request.

5. Data Retention

We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including to provide you with the Services, comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. The retention period may vary depending on the type of information and the applicable legal requirements.  

6. Security of Your Information

We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. These measures include technical, administrative, and physical safeguards. However, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your information.  

7. International Data Transfers

As Affiliate Trane operates in both the United States and Nigeria, your personal information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your country of residence, including the United States and Nigeria. These countries may have data protection laws that are different from the laws of your country. By using our Site and Services, you consent to the transfer of your personal information to these countries. We will take appropriate safeguards to ensure that your personal information remains protected in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable data protection laws.  

8. Children's Privacy

Our Site and Services are not intended for children under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If you become aware that a child under 18 has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately, and we will take steps to delete such information.  

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at: support@affiliatetrane.com

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable laws. We will post any changes on this page and update the "Last Updated" date at the top. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically. If we make material changes, we may provide you with additional notice, such as by email or through a prominent notice on our Site. Your continued use of the Site and Services after the posting of changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy.