Privacy Policy

If you are using test-qi.com to take an IQ test, whether in the full version or demo, or if you are providing us with feedback about our services or just visiting our site, this Privacy Policy applies to you. This policy contains information about the types of personal data we may collect, why we collect it, and how we use it.

Our Role

If you are a customer taking an IQ test on test-qi.com or just visiting our site, we act as the 'data controller' of personal data. This means we determine how and why your data is processed. If you provide us with personal information about others or if others give us their information, we will only use that information for the specific reason for which it was provided. By submitting the information, you confirm that you have the right to authorize us to process it on your behalf according to this Privacy Policy.

Types of Data We Collect

1. Contact details: Your first name, last name, age, and email address. 2. Financial information: Your payment is processed through a third-party API (Stripe), and we do not collect any of your financial data, such as credit cards. 3. Automatically collected data: We may collect information about you when using our site automatically. Most of this information is collected through the use of 'cookies' and similar technologies like web beacons. You can learn more about cookies and similar technologies and how they are used on our site in the 'Cookies and Similar Technologies' section of this privacy policy. A. Data relevant to your online identity and location Your Internet Protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the internet, browser type and version, browser extension types, timezone setting, operating system and version, date/time stamp signature, device type, geolocation information about where you might be, and login information relevant to our site. You can choose not to share your location details with us by adjusting your location services settings. B. Data relevant to your use of our site Your URL clickstreams (the path you take through our site), viewed products/services, page response times, download errors, how long you stay on our pages, what you do on those pages, how often, and other actions. 4. Special categories of data and children's data: We do not collect any data revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, or trade union membership, genetic data, biometric data for the purpose of uniquely identifying a natural person, data concerning health, sex life, or sexual orientation unless we have your explicit consent or are required to do so by law. When providing customer support, you may provide us with details considered special categories of data relevant to your request. We do not intend for test-qi.com to be used by children and do not intentionally collect any personal data from anyone under 16 years of age.

Information Collected by Third Parties through Links and Third-Party Content

test-qi.com may include links to other websites and other third-party content that is beyond our control. We are not responsible for the security or privacy of information collected by these third parties or their privacy practices or the content of any third-party websites. Therefore, we encourage you to review the privacy policies of these third parties. Our Legal Bases for Processing Your Personal Data To collect and/or use your personal data, we have at least one of the following legal bases: Consent: You have given us clear and explicit consent to process your personal data for one or more specific purposes. If you have previously given consent for processing your data, you can withdraw that consent at any time. You can do this by sending an email to hello@geniusgaugeiq.com. If you withdraw your consent and we do not have another legal basis for processing your information (e.g., to defend a legal claim or because we are required to retain that information by law), we will cease processing your personal data. If we have another legal basis for processing your information, we may continue to do so, subject to your legal rights. Contract: Processing your data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party, or for taking steps at your request to enter into such a contract. Legitimate Interests: Processing your data is necessary for our legitimate interests or the legitimate interests of a third party, provided those interests are not overridden by your rights and interests. These legitimate interests include: – providing, developing, and improving our services and products; – determining the effectiveness of marketing campaigns; – enhancing data security; – gaining insights from your behavior on our site to offer you and third parties services and products they may find useful; – defending or exercising a legal claim. In each case, we have ensured that our legitimate interests do not override your rights and interests. Legal Obligation: Processing your data is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject (e.g., providing invoices). Why We Collect Your Personal Data and How We Use It We use your personal data for the following reasons: To provide you with requested services (legal bases: contract and legitimate interest) For example: – Managing your orders and requests, login and authentication; – Remembering your settings; – Processing orders and payments; – Issuing and sending invoices as required by law. For customer support (legal bases: contract and legitimate interest) For example: – Notifying you of any changes in our service/order fulfillment; – Handling requests/complaints and resolving issues through support via email or phone, including error correction. For marketing purposes (legal bases: consent and legitimate interest) For example: – Sending you emails and messages about news, new features, products, services, offers/discounts, information about our site and content (if you are already a customer or with your explicit consent); – Sending you emails asking if you wish to continue a transaction you started but did not complete; – Offering a discount code via email to customers who have shown interest in our products; – Personalizing our services by understanding our customers' and site visitors' interests; – Evaluating the effectiveness of our marketing efforts. For analytical/improvement purposes (legal bases: consent and legitimate interest) For example: testing features, interacting with feedback and surveys platforms, managing landing pages, heat mapping our site, optimizing traffic, and data analysis and research. Promotional emails (Promotional emails) We may send promotional emails containing information about new products/services, offers/discounts, news and information about our site. We will only send newsletters and promotional emails if you are already a customer and we believe you may be interested in receiving information about our new services/products, events, and offers, or when you have not completed an initiated purchase. For the purpose of facilitating our communications and for no other reason, we will collect only the email you provide us and no other personal data. You can always unsubscribe by following the specific link at the end of each newsletter or promotional email and the procedure described there or by sending your request by email to hello@geniusgaugeiq.com.

How We Protect Your Data

The test-qi.com website and online store operate in accordance with applicable Brazilian law and securely store your personal data. We have physical and electronic procedures (technical and organizational measures) in place to ensure and protect the information we collect and process. We only allow controlled and limited access to personal data we may have collected and stored. When using a third party to process your personal data on our behalf or when a third party is a 'joint data controller' regarding your personal data, we will take steps to ensure that your privacy rights remain protected as described in this Privacy Policy. Additionally, we do not have access to payment transactions since they are carried out by trusted third parties who are well-equipped to protect your financial data. However, please note that no data transmission is 100% secure. You are responsible for your username and password, so keep them safe and confidential. If you believe your privacy has been breached, please contact us promptly by sending an email to hello@geniusgaugeiq.com.

Your Rights

1. You have the right to access the information we hold about you. You can contact us and we will inform you about: • the categories of data we are processing; • the purposes of data processing; • the categories of third parties to whom the data may be disclosed; • how long the data will be stored (or the criteria used to determine that period); • other rights you have regarding the use of your data. We can also send you a copy of this information if desired. 2. You have the right to request correction of your personal data if it is inaccurate or incomplete. 3. You can object to us using your data to profile you or make automated decisions about you. Please note that exercising this right does not equate to an obligation on our part to not show any ads. 4. You have the right to request direct transfer of your data to another service, if technically feasible, or to provide you with a copy in a commonly readable machine format. Please note that if these data also contain personal data about another person, we may choose not to include that data in what is delivered. 5. You have the right to be 'forgotten'. All you need to do is ask, and we will delete your data unless we have another legal reason to keep your personal data (such as a legal claim or regulatory requirement). 6. You can ask us not to use your data for direct marketing purposes. 7. You can lodge a complaint about the use of your data with the Data Protection Authority. Please tell us first, and we'll be happy to address your concerns. You can exercise all the above rights (except number 7) by sending an email to hello@geniusgaugeiq.com. We will respond to your request within 30 days of receiving it, unless it is very complex or we are dealing with many such requests at the same time. In the latter case, we may take up to two additional months to fulfill your request, but we will inform you within 30 days of receiving your initial request.

Data Processing and Storage Location

The personal data we collect is processed on servers and in any data processing facilities operated by third parties. As a general rule, we will only retain your personal data for the time necessary to provide you with our services, unless we are legally required to retain it for an extended period. Any personal data stored by us will be deleted within 5 years after its collection. However, we may retain your personal data for a longer period in order to exercise or defend a legal claim, or if required to do so by legal provisions. Additionally, we will store our customers' email addresses for up to 5 years to send them our newsletter and marketing emails, from which they can unsubscribe at any time.

Third Parties and Sharing Your Information

As with most websites that offer services and/or products, we often have to rely on third-party suppliers to keep test-qi.com running, to provide our site services, and to perform all the functions explained above. These third parties help us host our site, facilitate your payments, communicate with you, offer our emails, assist us in providing better services, analyze our site's performance, etc. In this regard, it is sometimes necessary for us to share your data with them for these services to work smoothly. Please note that we will never sell your personal data to anyone. Below, you can find our main third-party service providers with whom we may share your personal information. Google (DoubleClick): To provide you with better services, we make use of a third-party digital marketing service, specifically Google (DoubleClick) (www.doubleclickbygoogle.com). By visiting our site and using our services, you explicitly agree to the use we make of this service. You can learn more about how Google processes personal data and what data they collect or share with them here: (policies.google.com/terms) (policies.google.com/privacy) Google (Analytics): To provide better services and collect aggregated anonymous information about the usage and performance of our site, we make use of a third-party service, specifically Google (Analytics) (www.google.com/analytics). By visiting our site and using our store, you explicitly agree to the use of this service. You can learn more about how Google Analytics processes personal data and what data they collect or share with them here: (www.google.com/analytics/terms/us.html) (policies.google.com/privacy) You can disable Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout Vercel To effectively provide you with our site and store services on test-qi.com, we use a hosting service provider, specifically Vercel (https://vercel.com/). By visiting our site, using our store, and the discount programs above, you explicitly agree to the use of this service. You can learn more about how Vercel processes personal data and what data they collect or share with them here: Stripe To offer you a convenient way to pay for your purchases, we use the services of a third-party payment processor, specifically Stripe (https://stripe.com/br). By using Stripe as a payment method, you explicitly agree to their terms to use their services. Except for the information specified in the Financial Information section, all information collected by the above third-party providers for the purpose of processing your payments is not available to us unless you have otherwise provided this information to us in connection with your use of our site and/or services. If you disagree with the processing of personal data carried out by any of the mentioned third parties, we recommend avoiding the use of our site and/or store.

Your Information and Countries Outside of Brazil

Some of your information, as specified above, is processed, transferred, or stored outside of Brazil. In this regard, we take steps to ensure that your privacy rights remain protected as described in this Privacy Policy. We always choose to cooperate with top third parties in the field, who may also have appropriate accreditation regarding the protection of personal data. We also require third parties outside of Brazil who have access to your personal data to provide appropriate protections for your information.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

Like most websites, we use cookies and other similar technologies such as web beacons and local storage. What are cookies? Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used to enable website functionality, efficiency, or reporting. What are web beacons? Web beacons are small graphic files that contain a unique identifier that websites recognize when someone visits them. What is local storage? Local storage is web applications that can store data locally in the user's browser. For the purposes of this section and to keep things less complicated, the term "Cookies" should encompass all the above technologies. Cookies are widely used to enable website functionality, efficiency, or reporting, and they are not capable of executing code or accessing other information stored on the computer. The information is used to optimize user experience, personalizing our webpage content based on the type of browser and/or other visitor information. They can be "session" cookies, which means they are deleted when you leave test-qi.com, or "persistent" cookies, which do not expire and help us recognize you when you return. They can be placed by the domain operating the site or by third parties. We use the following main types of cookies on test-qi.com: Site essential cookies, which are strictly necessary cookies to provide you with the services available on our site and to use some of its features, such as access to secure areas. Site functionality cookies, which allow you to navigate our site and use features such as "Get My IQ Results." Customer preference cookies, which will remember your preferences and details, making your experience more personalized and streamlined. Site analysis cookies, which allow us to analyze how our customers use our site to improve it. Targeting, tracking, and advertising cookies, which are cookies used to: • provide ads related to our products and services that may be relevant or useful to you; • recognize new visitors to our sites; • recognize returning customers; • store your password if you are registered on our site; • improve our site; • integrate with third-party social media sites; • serve you with targeted or interest-based advertising; • better understand the interests of our customers and site visitors; • measure statistics related to marketing efforts. The information that may be collected by cookies when using our site and making purchases may include, without limitation: • the pages you visit on our site; • the date and time of your visit to our site; • the amount of time you spend using our site; • the Internet Protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the internet; and/or • information about your connection and computer, such as browser type and version, operating system, and platform. Currently, many of the cookies on our site are placed by third-party providers (such as Facebook, Google, etc.). You can find out who these third parties are in the Third Parties and Sharing Your Information section of this policy. Additionally, we may process anonymous cookie data relevant to consumer behavior on our site to provide better services. This information is collected to enhance site performance and the end-user experience. You can configure your browser to reject cookies or notify you when a cookie is sent. We will not associate cookie identifiers or similar technologies with sensitive data categories about you, such as race, religion, sexual orientation, or health. By using test-qi.com, you agree to place the mentioned cookies on your device and access them when you visit the site in the future. However, you have the right to accept, delete, block, or reject cookies by adjusting your browser settings accordingly. You can learn how to do this by visiting websites like allaboutcookies.org.