Privacy Policy

Last update: November, 12th, 2020

1. About EXP-Editions

Tyme Education is a private company that owns EXP-Editions.

Tyme Education
Authorized managing director: Pierre-Antoine Ullmo
E-Mail address: support@exp-editions.com
Recorded in the Commercial Register of Brussels under Commercial Register Number: 0896.564.961
VAT-ID No.: BE-0707863141

EXP-Editions provides easy access to diverse, reliable knowledge, shared by the best thinkers, researchers, and academics of our time, through brief, original conversations available as videos, podcasts, and articles.

Part of our content is accessible publicly through our website and the rest of our content is accessible on our iOS App available through subscription via iTunes on your Apple mobile device.

2. About this Policy

This Policy sets out the essential details relating to your personal data relationship with EXP-Editions. The Policy applies to all EXP-Editions services and any associated services (referred to as the ‘EXP-Editions Service’). The terms governing your use of the EXP-Editions Service are defined in our “Terms and Conditions of Use”.

The aim of this Policy is to:

  1. Ensure that you understand what personal data we collect      , the reasons why we collect and use it, and who we may share it with;
  2. Explain the way we use the personal data that you share with us in order to give you a great experience when you are using the EXP-Editions Service; and
  3. Explain your rights and choices in relation to the personal data we collect and process about you and how we will protect your privacy.

For further clarification of the terms used in this Policy please emailsupport@exp-editions.com.

3. About GDPR

The General Data Protection Regulation or “GDPR” gives certain rights to individuals in relation to their personal data. As available and except as limited under applicable law, the rights afforded to individuals are:

  • Right of access – the right to be informed of, and request access to, the personal data we process about you;
  • Right to rectification – the right to request that we amend or update your personal data where it is inaccurate or incomplete;
  • Right to erasure – the right to request that we delete your personal data;
  • Right to restrict – the right to request that we temporarily or permanently stop processing all or some of your personal data;
  • Right to object –
    • the right, at any time, to object to us processing your personal data on grounds relating to your particular situation;
    • the right to object to your personal data being processed for direct marketing purposes;
  • Right to data portability – the right to request a copy of your personal data in electronic format and the right to transmit that personal data for use in another party’s service; and
  • Right not to be subject to automated decision-making – the right to not be subject to a decision based solely on automated decision-making*, including profiling, where the decision would have a legal effect on you or produce a similarly significant effect. 

4. Personal data we collect from our website

EXP-Editions website collects and records information about you to improve usability of the site, to administer registration processes, mailing lists, online communities, events and conferences, to perform user research. Depending on the context, this information may include, personal names, e-mail addresses and mailing addresses.

What Personal Data Do We Collect?

Log Files

Information collected automatically when you are interacting with websites or mobile applications, for example, IP address, browser type, internet service provider, pages visited (including referring/exit pages), operating system, date/time stamp and/or clickstream data;

In addition, we analyze traffic to the EXP-Editions website in various ways, including using a service called Google Analytics. (Google Analytics is subject to the privacy policy of Google, Inc., which you can find on their website.) We use this information to generate statistics and measure site activity to improve the usefulness of the site to our visitors.

We collect the IP addresses of visitors, time of access, browser type, and web pages visited. We collect this information on an aggregate basis only. For example, we track which pages are most popular among visitors as a whole. We do not track information on which pages an individual user visits. We do not collect any other information without your knowledge and permission. If you search the site, your search requests may be logged. We use this information to measure the number of visitors to different sections of the site, diagnose and correct system errors, perform research, and improve the usability of the site

Cookies

Cookies are a mechanism by which a web server and a web browser can jointly “remember” information within or between browsing sessions. The web server sends a cookie containing some information to your browser, which may record it on your hard drive. When you next visit the website, that cookie is sent back to the web server. Cookies are useful because they can be used to improve the user experience. However, cookies have been subject to criticism because they can be used as a mechanism for invisibly gathering information about user’s browsing habits for marketing purposes.

EXP-Editions uses cookies to improve the user experience within the context of a single browser session. Cookies may contain a “key,” so that you do not need to login every time you visit a new page. Remember, if you are using a public computer, and you fail to log out or quit the browser after you finish your session, another person may be able to access your account.

Location Information

We may use your IP address to identify the general geographic area from which you are accessing our website.  Our mobile applications may collect more precise location information about you to provide functions identified in the application, such as a map feature

5.Personal data we collect from our iOS mobile application

We have set out in the tables below the categories of personal data we collect and use about you and how we collect it:

The table below describes personal data collected when you sign up for the EXP-Editions Service:

Categories of personal dataDescription of category
User DataThis is the personal data that is provided by you or collected by us to enable you to sign up for and use the EXP-Editions Service. Depending on the type of EXP-Editions Service plan you sign up for, this may include your username, email address, phone number, birth date, gender, street address, and country.  Some of the personal data we will ask you to provide is technically required in order to create your account. You may also have the option to provide us with additional personal data in order to make your account more personalized such as thematic preferences, language preferences.. The personal data we will collect depends on the type of EXP-Editions Service plan you sign up for, how you create an account for your personal use and or on behalf and for a group of persons, and whether you use third party services (such as Facebook or iTunes) to sign up and use the EXP-Editions Service. If you use a third party service to create an account, we will receive personal data via that third party service but only when you have consented to that third party service sharing your personal data with us.

The table below describes personal data collected from third party sources

We collect personal data about you from various third parties. These third-party sources vary over time and include the following:

Categories of third party sourcesDescription of category
Authentication partnersIf you register for or log into our services using third party credentials (e.g. Facebook, Apple, etc.), we will import your information from such third party to help create your account with us.
Technical service partnersWe work with technical service partners that provide us with certain data, such as mapping IP addresses to non-precise location data (e.g., city, state) and 3rd-party analytics providers (Firebase, Amazon Web Services, AppsFlyer, etc.), to enable us to provide the EXP-Editions Service, content, and features.

When you use or interact with the EXP-Editions Service, we use a variety of technologies to process the personal data we collect about you for various reasons. We have set out in the table below the reasons why we process your personal data, the associated legal bases we rely upon to legally permit us to process your personal data, and the categories of personal data:

Description of why EXP-Editions processes your personal data (‘processing purpose’)Legal Basis for the processing purposeCategories of personal data used by EXP-Editions for the processing purpose
To provide and personalize the EXP-Editions Service.Performance of a ContractLegitimate InterestConsentUser DataUsage DataPayment and Purchase DataPlan Verification Data
    To understand, diagnose, troubleshoot, and fix issues with the EXP-Editions Service.Performance of a ContractLegitimate InterestUser DataUsage Data
    To evaluate and develop new features, technologies, and improvements to the EXP-Editions Service.Legitimate InterestConsentUser DataUsage Data
    For marketing, promotion, and advertising purposes.Legitimate InterestConsentUser DataUsage Data
To comply with legal obligations and law enforcement requests.Compliance with legal obligationsLegitimate interestUser DataUsage DataPayment and Purchase DataPlan Verification Data
    To fulfill contractual obligations with third parties, for example licensing agreements and to take appropriate action with respect to reports of intellectual property infringement and inappropriate content.Legitimate interestUser DataUsage DataPayment and Purchase Data
To establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.Legitimate interestUser DataUsage DataPayment and Purchase DataPlan Verification Data
To conduct business planning, reporting, and forecasting.Legitimate interestUser DataUsage DataPayment and Purchase Data
To conduct research, contests, surveys.Performance of a ContractLegitimate InterestConsentUser DataUsage DataContests, Surveys data

6. Sharing your personal data

We have set out the categories of recipients of the personal data collected or generated through your use of the EXP-Editions Service.

The following personal data will always be publicly available on the EXP-Editions Service: your name and/or username and profile picture.

Personal data you may choose to share

The following personal data will only be shared with the categories of recipients outlined in the table below if you choose to make use of a specific EXP-Editions Service feature where sharing of particular personal data is required for the proper use of the EXP-Editions Service feature;

Categories of RecipientsReason for sharing
Service providersWe work with service providers that work on our behalf which may need access to certain personal data in order to provide their services to us. These companies include those we’ve hired to operate the technical infrastructure that we need to provide the EXP-Editions Service, assist in protecting and securing our systems and services, and help market EXP-Editions’s own products in which EXP-Editions is involved.
Law enforcement and data protection authoritiesWe share your personal data when we in good faith believe it is necessary for us to do so in order to comply with a legal obligation under applicable law, or respond to valid legal process, such as a search warrant, a court order, or a subpoena. We also share your personal data where we in good faith believe that it is necessary for the purpose of our own, or a third party’s legitimate interest relating to national security, law enforcement, litigation, criminal investigation, protecting the safety of any person, or to prevent death or imminent bodily harm, provided that we deem that such interest is not overridden by your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms requiring the protection of your personal data.
Purchasers of our businessWe will share your personal data in those cases where we sell or negotiate to sell our business to a buyer or prospective buyer. In this situation, EXP-Editions will continue to ensure the confidentiality of your personal data and give you notice before your personal data is transferred to the buyer or becomes subject to a different privacy policy.

We keep and protect your personal data only as long as necessary to provide you with the EXP-Editions Service and for legitimate and essential business purposes, such as maintaining the performance of the EXP-Editions Service, making data-driven business decisions about new features and offerings, complying with our legal obligations, and resolving disputes. We keep some of your personal data for as long as you are a user of the EXP-Editions Service. For example, we keep your playlists, EXP library, and account information.

If you request, we will swiftly delete or anonymise your personal data so that it no longer identifies you, unless we are legally allowed or required to maintain certain personal data, including situations such as the following:

  • Where we need to retain the personal data for our legal, tax, audit, and accounting obligations, we will retain the necessary personal data for the period required by applicable law; and/or,
  • Where necessary for our legitimate business interests such as fraud prevention or to maintain the security of our users.

7. Third-Party websites

We may display content that links to third-party websites. We cannot control or be held responsible for any third parties’ privacy practices and content. If you click on a third-party link, please understand that you are leaving the EXP-Editions Service and any personal data you provide will not be covered by this Policy. Please read their privacy policies to find out how they collect and process your personal data.

8. Keeping your personal data safe

We are committed to protecting our users’ personal data. We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to help protect the security of your personal data; however, please note that no system is ever completely secure. The infrastructure used for data storage is withinAmazon Web Services.

Your password protects your user account, so we encourage you to use a strong password that is unique to your EXP-Editions account, never share your password with anyone, limit access to your computer and browser, and log out after having used the EXP-Editions Service.

9. Privacy regarding minors 

The EXP-Editions Service is not directed to persons under the age of 18 years.

10. Changes to this Policy

We retain the right to make changes, in our sole discretion, to this Privacy Policy. We will post any updated policies to the EXP-Editions’ web site in an accessible place.

11. Contacting Us

If you have any questions about this privacy statement or the general terms of use of the site, you may contact us by email at support@exp-editions.com.