Dowdes - Privacy Policy and Cookies

This privacy and cookie policy governs the treatment of 'Personally Identifiable Information' (PII) that is provided to us or that we access through the use of the website www.dowdes.com or related sites and applications. The PII that you provide to us as indicated above will be processed in a personal data file whose controller is Dowdes ('Dowdes' or 'we'), with registered office at Calle Cerro de los Santos, S/N Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico . Dowdes has implemented technical and organizational measures to guarantee the security and integrity of the PII, and to prevent its loss, alteration and/or access by unauthorized third parties, in accordance with applicable regulations. We encourage you to carefully read our privacy and cookie policy to clearly understand how we collect, use, protect or handle your PII. By accessing our sites or applications, you agree to the collection, use, disclosure and other processing of your PII as described below.

How we use your information?

We use the Personally Identifiable Information (PII) we collect in the following ways: to manage your requests and provide our services, to personalize the user experience and offer you content and offers that interest you. Additionally, we improve our sites and applications to provide a higher quality service. We also send commercial communications related to your orders and other products and services. Dowdes guarantees the exercise of the rights of access, rectification, cancellation and opposition to the processing of PII as established in the applicable data protection regulations.

With whom do we share your personal information?

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to third parties your Personally Identifiable Information (PII) . However, we may share your PII with trusted partners and vendors if they need this information to fulfill their specific obligations, such as providing services to you, collecting, storing and processing your PII, selecting and serving relevant ads, and improving and optimizing our sites and apps. We require these third parties to act in accordance with our instructions and comply with appropriate confidentiality and security measures, as well as applicable regulations.

Any other information will only be shared with your prior consent. From time to time, at our discretion, we may include or offer third-party products or services on our sites and applications. These third-party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. However, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any comments about these sites.

Do we use 'cookies'?

As for 'cookies', yes, we use them. Cookies are small files that a website transfers to the hard drive of your computer or device through your web browser. This allows the site's systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information. For example, we use cookies to remember your preferred language and understand your preferences based on previous or current site activity. We also collect aggregate data about site traffic and user interaction to improve our experiences and tools in the future.

We use cookies in a variety of ways, classified into the following categories:

Necessary cookies: These are essential for the operation of our sites or Applications. They include, for example, cookies that allow you to log in to our services.
Functionality cookies: They are necessary for our sites or applications to operate correctly and provide access to our services. For example, these cookies remember settings and provide enhanced and personalized features.
Performance cookies: They allow us to recognize and count visitors, as well as watch how they move around our sites and applications. This helps to improve how they work.
Targeting or advertising cookies: These record visits to our sites and applications, which helps us make them more interesting for you. li>

Cookies can be:

Own (sent from Dowdes) or third-party cookies (sent from a domain or website not managed by Dowdes).

Third-party cookies are sent to your computer, tablet, smartphone or device with access to web browsing from a domain or website that is not managed by Dowdes. Instead, they are managed by another entity that collects data through these cookies.”

Cookie	Type	Purpose	Duration	More Information
_gat _ga Google Analytics	Third party cookie	Used to measure overall traffic to our sites and apps, and provides completely anonymous and aggregated data.	Up to 2 years	If you want to prevent your data Being used by Google Analytics, you can opt-out by downloading and installing the add-on for your web browser from following link. https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en
_gads Google Adsense	Third party cookie	Allows us to purchase online advertising aimed at people who have visited our sites and apps.	Up to 2 years	You can set preferences for how Google advertises to you using the Google Ad Preferences page . https://www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb/ If you want to you can opt out of interest-based advertising entirely by cookie settings or permanently using a browser plugin below
GDPR_required & GDPR_status	First party cookie	Used to remember acceptance of cookies by user.	Up to 2 years	-
utd_langso	First party cookie	Used to remember the language and operating system of the user.	Up to 2 years	Required for the provision of the service.

Can you disable cookies?

To disable cookies, you must change your browser settings. You can freely configure the installation of cookies at any time. Below I provide links to learn more about how to do this in different browsers:

Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies -website-preferences

Google Chrome: https ://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en

Google Chrome for Android: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/2392971?hl=en

Internet Explorer: https://windows.microsoft.com/en -GB/internet-explorer/delete-manage-cookies#ie=ie-11

Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201265

Opera: https://help.opera.com/Windows/11.60/en/cookies.html

For more information about How to do this, visit https://www.aboutcookies.org/. Please remember that if you disable cookies on your device, some functions of our sites or applications may be affected. If you would like more information about cookies and behavioral advertising:

https ://www.allaboutcookies.org https://www.youronlinechoices.com

For detailed information about our technology providers most used advertising, you can access the website in question from here.

Also, I want to provide you with additional information about the Dowdes Android app and Dowdes Lite. This privacy policy governs the use of the computer application for mobile devices created by Dowdes. The Application is the official app for Android that allows you to easily access all the information in our catalog.

The personal data collected by Dowdes is described in other sections of this privacy policy and include the following purposes:

Registration and authentication from the Application: Includes authentication through Facebook and Google OAuth.

Google Analytics, cookies and usage data: We use this data to improve our services and personalize the user experience. We may also use the device's camera to optionally generate the user's avatar.

GPS: From time to time, we collect user location data to provide location-based services.

The Application processes user data appropriately and adopts security measures to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, modification or unauthorized destruction of data. The processing of data is carried out through the use of computers and/or IT tools, following procedures and organizational modes strictly related to the indicated purposes.