Your right to privacy and control over your personal information is very important to everyone at Foxit Software. To ensure that you understand how Foxit collects and uses personal data, please note the information below.
Responsible body for the collection, processing, and use of your personal data on this website is
Foxit Software Inc.
41841 Albrae Street
Fremont, CA 94538
United States
Tel. +1 866-680-3668
Email: [email protected]
For any questions about privacy in connection with our products and services or the use of our website, you can always contact our data protection officer.
41841 Albrae Street
Fremont, CA 94538
United States
Tel. +1 866-680-3668
Email: [email protected]
For questions specifically related to privacy of data protection in the EU and its Member States, please contact our European office:
Foxit Europe GmbH
Landgrafenstr. 14
10787 Berlin
Germany
Email: [email protected]
Tel.: +49 30 39 40 50-0
Fax: +49 30 39 40 50-99
When you visit our website, the following information will be collected without your intervention and stored until automated deletion:
The data we collect is processed by us for the following purposes:
In no scenario will we use the collected data for the purpose of drawing conclusions about you.
If you register on the website to download software, view a webinar, get pricing, have a salesperson contact you, or other reasons, the following information will be collected based on your input:
The data mentioned is processed by us for the following purposes:
The legal basis for the data processing described in this section is the fulfillment of our contractual obligations or the implementation of pre-contractual measures.
We collect and process your data for the entire process of your purchase or your subscription, including possibly in the context of later warranties for our services and for technical administration. This affects the following data:
Your personal data will only be passed on to third-parties or otherwise transmitted if this is necessary for the purpose of contract execution or billing or if you have previously consented. For example, in the context of order processing, the service providers used here (such as PayPal or banks) the necessary data to handle the order and order process. The data transmitted in this way may only be used by our service providers to fulfill their task. Any other use of the information is not permitted. We need the correct name, address, contact and payment details to process your order. We need your email address so that we can confirm the order and communicate with you. Furthermore, you will receive the order confirmation and invoice via your email address. Employer and job title information is required to ensure services such as support and follow-up can be properly provided.
The legal basis for the data processing described in this section is the fulfillment of our contractual obligations or the implementation of pre-contractual measures.
If you create a Foxit account, we will also use your email address as a login. The creation of a Foxit account is not required and optional to download and order products. However, a Foxit account allows you to download free trial versions and view your previous online orders. The legal basis of the processing is your consent.
We use cookies on our site. These are small files that your browser automatically creates and displays on your device (laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc.) when you visit our site. Cookies do not harm your device, do not contain viruses, Trojans, or other malicious software. In the cookie information is stored, each resulting in connection with the specific terminal used. However, this does not mean that we are immediately aware of your identity. The use of cookies serves to make the use of our offer more pleasant for you. For example, we use session cookies to recognize that you have already visited individual pages on our website. These are automatically deleted after leaving our page. In addition, to improve usability, we also use temporary cookies that are stored on your device for a specified period of time, typically 30 days. If you visit our site again to take advantage of our services, it will automatically recognize that you have already been with us and what inputs and settings you have made, so you do not have to re-enter them. We also use cookies to statistically record the use of our website and to evaluate it for the purpose of optimizing our offer (see Section 3 above). These cookies allow us to automatically recognize when you visit our site again that you have already been with us. These cookies are automatically deleted after a defined time. Most browsers accept cookies automatically. However, you can configure your browser so that no cookies are stored on your computer or always provide a hint appearing before a new cookie is created. However, disabling cookies completely may mean that you cannot use all features of our website.
By using our cookies, we want to optimize your experience on our website. These services are based on our aforementioned legitimate interests, which at the same time represents the legal basis for the data processing described here.
Web analytics and the other named services in this section are used for the continuous optimization of our website. The tracking provides a statistically record of the use of our website and to evaluate it for the purpose of optimizing our offer to you. From time to time, we employ data processing and collection services and tools to help us provide you with the best services available. Examples of at least some of the data collection and/or processing services are found in the corresponding list below. Note that the list may change from time to time and is provided solely as examples of how we collect data. The legal basis for the data processing described in the following section is our authorized interest in the needs-based design and continuous optimization of our website.
a. Google Analytics
For the purpose of the customized design and continuous improvement of our
website we use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. (https://www.google.com) (1600
Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA; in following "Google"). In this context,
pseudonymised usage profiles are created and cookies (see point 5) are used. Information generated by
the cookies about your use of this website include:
This information is transmitted to a Google server in the United States and stored there. The information is used to evaluate the use of the website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services related to website activity and internet usage for the purposes of market research and tailor-made website design. This information may also be transferred to third parties if required by law or if third parties process this data in the order. The data accumulated in this context is transmitted by Google for evaluation to a server in the USA and stored there. In the event that personal data is transferred to the USA, Google is subjected to the EU-US Privacy Shield. Under no circumstances will your IP address be merged with any other data provided by Google. The IP addresses are anonymized, so that an assignment is not possible.
You can prevent the installation of cookies by setting the browser software accordingly; however, we point out that in this case not all features of this website may be fully exploited. You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing a browser add-on (https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en). As an alternative to the browser add-on, especially for browsers on mobile devices, you can prevent the collection by Google Analytics. An opt-out cookie will be set which will prevent the future collection of your data when you visit this website. The opt-out cookie is only valid in this browser and only for our website and is stored on your device. If you delete the cookies in this browser, you must reset the opt-out cookie again. For more information about privacy related to Google Analytics, see the Google Analytics Help Center (https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en).
b.Google AdWords Conversion Tracking
To statistically record the use of our website and to optimize
and evaluate it, this website also uses the Google Conversion Tracking tool (Google LLC, 1600
Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google")). Here, Google AdWords sets a cookie on
your computer if you have reached our website via a Google advertisement. After 30 days these cookies
lose their validity and are not used for personal identification. If the user visits certain pages of
the website of the AdWords customer and the cookie has not yet expired, Google and the customer can
recognize that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to this page.
Each AdWords customer receives a different cookie. Cookies cannot be tracked via the websites of AdWords customers. The information gathered using the conversion cookie is used to generate conversion statistics for AdWords customers who have opted for conversion tracking. AdWords tracks the total number of users who have clicked on our ad and proceeded to a provided with a conversion tracking tag page. However, they do not receive information that personally identifies users. If you do not want to participate in the tracking process, you can also refuse the required setting of a cookie - for example, via a browser setting that generally disables the automatic setting of cookies. You can also disable cookies for conversion tracking by setting your browser to block cookies from the domain "www.googleadservices.com". In the event that personal data is transferred to the USA, Google is subjected to the EU-US Privacy Shield. Google's privacy policy on conversion tracking can be found here (https://services.google.com/sitestats/en.html).
c. Act-On
If you fill out the any form on the website, your information will be collected by
marketing automation software from Act-On Software, Inc. (8300 SW Creekside Place, Suite 250, Beaverton,
Ore. 97008, USA) to provide you with our newsletter and other automated email correspondence. These
communications provide further information about the downloaded software and related services. You can
unsubscribe from receiving Foxit email at any time (see point 12).
In addition, Act-On uses the information in the download form on our behalf to analyze your continued use of our portal. Certain usage data are linked and stored with your person. In this way, we can provide you with information and offers that are tailored to your specific needs. You may object to this use of your data at any time.
We work together with the Act-On services to collect and store your data. For more details, see Act-On's Digital Policy Compliance Information and Privacy Policy. For more information on the technologies used by Act-On Software, Inc., please refer to Act-On's Privacy Policy at https://act-on.com/privacy-policy-summary and https://www.act-on.com/about-us/digital-compliance/.
d. Pardot
If you fill out the any form on our website, your information will be used on our behalf
by the marketing automation software of Pardot, a subsidiary of Salesforce, Inc. (Salesforce.com, Inc.,
The Landmark at One Market, Suite 300, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA) to provide you with our newsletter
and other automated email correspondence. These communications provide further information about the
downloaded software and related services. You can unsubscribe from receiving Foxit email at any time
(see point 12).
In addition, Salesforce uses the information in the download form on our behalf to analyze your continued use of our portal. Certain usage data are linked and stored with your person. In this way, we can provide you with information and offers that are tailored to your specific needs. You may object to this use of your data at any time.
We work together with the Salesforce’s services to collect and store your data. For more details, see Salesforce's Digital Policy Compliance Information and Privacy Policy. For more information on the technologies used by Salesforce, Inc., please refer to Salesforce’s Privacy Policy at https://www.pardot.com/legal/.
e. Bing Ads
Microsoft's Bing Ads software is used on our website (Microsoft Corporation, One
Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399, USA). Bing Ads uses your computer cookies if you come to our
website via a Microsoft Bing advertisement. This information tells Foxit that someone clicked on an ad,
was redirected to our site, and reached a previously determined landing page (conversion page). Bing Ads
learns only the total number of users who clicked on a Bing ad and were then redirected to the
conversion page. No personal information about the identity of the user is given. In the event
that personal data is transferred to the USA, Microsoft is subjected to the EU-US Privacy Shield subject. You can
prevent the storage of cookies through your browser settings; however, we point out that in this case
you may not be able to use all the functions of the website in full. You can prevent Microsoft data
collection by disabling the personalized ads on Microsoft's disclaimer page.
More information can be found in the Privacy Policy from Microsoft at https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-US/.
f. Hotjar
This website also uses web analytics software from Hotjar Ltd. (Level 2, St Julian’s
Business Centre, 3, Elia Zammit Street, St Julian’s STJ 1000, Malta) to collect statistical information
about the use of our web site. With the help of this tool, visitor information is collected and
transmitted to Hotjar servers. The technology enables the activities of the user to be collected while
visiting our website, to analyze and visualize. For example, we can use a "heat map " to identify which
areas of our website are the most visited and clicked. For this are appropriate Cookies sent to Hotjar.
Hotjar Ltd. may impose data collection and storage on certain browser settings. Hotjar's data collection
may be disabled by any opt-out on any of our or other websites operated using Hotjar. Further
explanations as well as a function to explain your opt-out can be found on the opt-out page of Hotjar.
In addition, Hotjar supports the so-called Do-Not-Track function of your browser. If you enable it in
your browser, Hotjar will not collect any data. Instructions for the various browsers can be found on
the Hotjar website.
For further information regarding Hotjar, visit https://www.hotjar.com/legal/compliance/gdpr-commitment as well as https://www.hotjar.com/privacy.
g. Stripe
Foxit uses online payment management services from Stripe (Stripe, Inc. 185 Berry Street,
Suite 550, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA). The service allows Foxit to record process monthly and annual
subscription purchases for Foxit products and stores the necessary billing information provided by the
customers to successfully process each transaction. Your data is hosted by Stripe in the United States.
The data processing by Stripe takes place partly on servers in the USA. In the event that personal data
is transferred to the USA, Stripe is subjected to the EU-US Privacy Shield. The use of an external
payment service provider is based on our legitimate interest to you with offering Stripe as an
additional payment option.
For more information about Stripe, visit https://stripe.com/us/privacy.
h. Salesforce.com
Foxit uses customer relationship management software from Salesforce.com
(Salesforce.com, Inc., The Landmark at One Market, Suite 300, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA). The service
allows us to record contact information of customers and potential customers. A limited number of
authorized employees have access to the database as necessary to search for business information about
customers and potential new customers. Your data is hosted by Salesforce in the United States. In
the event that personal data has been transferred to the USA, Salesforce is subjected to the EU-US Privacy
Shield.
For more information about Salesforce.com, visit https://www.salesforce.com/company/privacy/.
i. Zendesk, Inc.
This website also uses chat software from Zendesk, Inc. (1019 Market St, San
Francisco, CA 94103) to collect information from you to help you get information about Foxit products.
Zendesk collects information that your browser sends whenever you visit our website. This data may
include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, browser type, browser
version, the pages of our Services that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on
those pages and other statistics. For further information regarding Zendesk, visit their privacy policy
https://www.zendesk.com/company/customers-partners/privacy-policy/ and/or their EU
data protection policy https://www.zendesk.com/company/customers-partners/eu-data-protection/.
j. SalesLoft, Inc.
This website also uses tracking software from SalesLoft, Inc. (3423 Piedmont Road
Northeast Suite 321 Atlanta, GA 30305) to collect information about the use of our web site to optimize
the website for our visitors. SalesLoft collects information that your browser sends whenever you visit
our website. This data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol (“IP”) address,
browser type, browser version, the pages of our Services that you visit, the time and date of your
visit, the time spent on those pages, and other statistics. For further information regarding SalesLoft,
visit their privacy policy https://salesloft.com/platform-privacy-notice/.
k. Quora
Foxit uses the Quora Pixel from Quora (Quora, Inc. 650 Castro St #450, Mountain View, CA
94041, USA). The Quora Pixel is a tool that is placed in our website to track traffic and conversions of
website visitors coming to Foxit.com from the Quora website. When someone clicks on our ad and lands on
our website, the Quora Pixel allows us to identify how many people are visiting our website and what
actions they are taking. For more information about Quora, visit https://www.quora.com/about/privacy.
l. Outbrain
Foxit uses the Outbrain Pixel from Outbrain (Outbrain Inc., 222 Broadway 19th Floor, New
York, NY 10038, USA). The Outbrain Pixel is a tool that is placed in our website to track traffic and
conversions of website visitors coming to Foxit.com. When someone clicks on our ad and lands on our
website, the Outbrain Pixel allows us to identify how many people are visiting our website and what
actions they are taking. For more information about Outbrain, visit https://www.outbrain.com/legal/privacy#privacy-policy.
We use Social Plug-ins on our website from Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn to increase Foxit’s awareness and promotional purposes. Responsibility for the operation compliant with data protection is to be guaranteed by their respective providers. The integration of these plug-ins by us is done by means of the so-called two-click method to protect visitors to our website in the best possible way.
a. Facebook Connect
This website uses the "Facebook Connect" service provided by Facebook Inc. (1601
S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA). When using Facebook Connect, Facebook profile data and on
Facebook public data from your Facebook profile are transmitted to this website. Conversely, data from
the Foxit website can also be transferred to your Facebook profile. Your transmitted data will be stored
and processed by Foxit for registration on the Foxit Platform. By registering on our website via
Facebook Connect, you consent to the transmission of profile data from your Facebook profile to Foxit as
well as the transmission of data on the use of Foxit to Facebook. In the event that personal information
is transferred to the USA, Facebook has submitted to the EU-US Privacy Shield. The legal basis is the
fulfillment of the contract or the implementation of pre-contractual measures.
For more information
about Facebook Connect and Privacy Settings, please refer to the Facebook Privacy Policy and Terms of
Use at http://www.facebook.com/policy.php.
b. Twitter
This website uses a plugin of the short message network of Twitter Inc. (Twitter). The
Twitter plugin (tweet button) can be recognized by the Twitter logo on our site. An overview of tweet
buttons can be found here (https://about.twitter.com/resources/buttons). When you visit a page of our website
that contains such a plugin, a direct connection is established between your browser and the Twitter
server. Twitter receives the information that you have visited our site with your IP address. If you
click on the Twitter "tweet button" while logged in to your Twitter account, you can link the contents
of our pages to your Twitter profile. This allows Twitter to associate your visit to our pages with your
user account. We point out that we as the provider of the pages are not aware of the content of the
transmitted data and their use by Twitter. If you do not want Twitter to associate your visit to our
pages, please log out of your Twitter account. Legal basis is the Contract fulfillment or the Execution
of pre-contractual measures.
Further information can be found in the privacy policy of Twitter (https://twitter.com/privacy).
c. YouTube
We use the provider YouTube for the integration of videos. YouTube is operated by YouTube
LLC, headquartered at 901 Cherry Avenue, San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. YouTube is represented by Google
Inc., located at 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. When you visit the subpages of
our website that have a YouTube plugin, they will connect to the YouTube servers and display the plugin.
This will tell the YouTube server which of our subpages you have visited. If you are logged in as a
member of YouTube, YouTube assigns this information to your personal user account. When using the plugin
such as clicking the start button of a video, this information is also assigned to your user account.
For more information about data processing and privacy by YouTube (Google), please visit https://policies.google.com/privacy. If the Do-Not-Track feature is activated in
the browser, no external YouTube content will be loaded without the consent, only the reference to this
option (Play button) will be displayed.You can prevent the collection of data generated by cookies and
related to your use of this website as well as the processing of this data by Google by entering into
the Google Settings and disabling the "Personalized Advertising on the Web" option. In that case, Google
will only display non-individualized advertising. In the event that personal data is transferred to the
USA, Google and the affiliate YouTube is subjected to the EU-US Privacy Shield. The legal basis is on
our legitimate interest in the integration of video and image content.
More information can be found in YouTube Privacy policy from Google.
d. LinkedIn
The website offers the possibility to sign in with "Sign-In with LinkedIn". Sign-In with
LinkedIn is a service of LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Ct. Ste. 200 Mountain View, California
94043, United States ("LinkedIn"). If you want to use this feature, you will first be redirected to
LinkedIn. There you will be asked to log in with your username and password. We do not take note of your
registration data. Following this, your LinkedIn account information will be sent to us if you confirm
this process with the "Login and allow" button.
A permanent link between your customer account and your Account on LinkedIn does not take place. For more information about Sign In with LinkedIn and Privacy Settings, please refer to the LinkedIn Privacy Notice.
An overview of Foxit's group of companies including its subsidiaries can be found at /company/contact.html.The servers on which user data is collected, stored and used are located in the United States. However, at times, your data may be required within our group of companies or to third parties. If you use the Foxit platform, you allow us to transmit, store and process your information in the United States and possibly in other countries. The laws of these countries may differ from the laws of your place of residence. By taking advantage of Foxit platform, you consent to the transmission of your data to these countries.
For all website registrations, we use the so-called double opt-in procedure in the European Union only. After registration on the website, we will then send you a notification email asking you to confirm that you wish to receive additional information from Foxit by clicking on a link in this email. The link will bring you to a preferences manager where you may choose what type(s) of information you would like to receive.
If you no longer wish to receive information via email from us, you can unsubscribe at any time without incurring any costs other than the transmission costs according to the basic rates. You will find an unsubscribe link in Foxit emails, and if you chose to unsubscribe, we will then delete your email address from our mailing list.
In connection with the data processing presented here, you have the right to:
You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data provided that there are reasons for this arising from your particular situation or the objection is directed against direct mail. In the latter case, you have a general right of objection, which is implemented by us without specifying any particular situation.
You also have the right to revoke a consent once given to us at any time. As a result, we will not continue the data processing based on this consent for the future. By the revocation of the consent, the legality the processing on the basis of the consent until the revocation is not affected.
If you would like to exercise your right to revocation or objection, please send an email to [email protected].
In accordance with GDPR, European Union website visitors have the opportunity to order our newsletter, register for product downloads, and/or other registrations, in which we regularly inform you about news about our products and promotions.
For these registrations we use the so-called Double Opt-in method. We will only send you e-mail if you confirm by clicking on a link in our notification e-mail that you are the owner of the given e-mail address. If you confirm your e-mail address, we will save your e-mail address and the time of registration until you unsubscribe. The sole purpose of the storage is to send you information via e-mail and to prove your registration. You can unsubscribe from e-mail at any time. A corresponding unsubscribe link can be found in every e-mail. A message to the above or in the specified contact information (e.g. by e-mail or letter) is also sufficient. Legal basis of processing is your consent in accordance with. Art. 6 para. 1 lit of the GDPR.
In our email, we use commercially available technologies that measure the interactions with the e-mail (e.g. opening the e-mail, clicked links). We use this data in pseudonymous form for general statistical evaluations as well as for the optimization and further development of our content and customer communication. This is done with the help of small graphics that are embedded in the e-mail (so-called pixels). The data is collected exclusively pseudonymized and also not linked with your other personal information. Legal basis for this is our aforementioned legitimate interest. Through our e-mail, we want to share content relevant to our customers and better understand what readers are actually interested in. If you do not want to analyze the usage behavior, you can unsubscribe from e-mails or deactivate graphics in your e-mail program by default. The data for the interaction with our e-mails are stored pseudonym for 30 days and then completely anonymized.
As a matter of principle, we store personal data only as long as necessary to fulfill the contractual or legal obligations to which we have collected the data. Thereafter, we delete the data immediately, unless we need the data until the expiration of the statutory limitation period for evidence for civil claims or for statutory storage requirements.
For evidence, we must retain contract information for three years from the end of the year in which the business relationship ends with you. Any claims become statute-barred after the legal limitation period at the earliest.
Even after that, we sometimes have to save your data for accounting reasons. We are obliged to do so because of legal documentation obligations which may arise from legal obligations. The deadlines for storing documents are two to ten years.
If you have created a Foxit account, access to this account is only possible after entering your personal password. You should always keep your access information confidential and close the browser window when you stop communicating with us, especially if you share your computer with others. In addition, we use the popular SSL (Secure Socket Layer) method in connection with the highest encryption level supported by your browser. In general, this is a 256-bit encryption. If your browser does not support 256-bit encryption, we will instead utilize 128-bit v3 technology. Whether a single page of our website is encrypted is shown by the closed representation of the key or lock icon in the lower status bar of your browser. We also take appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or total loss, destruction or against unauthorized access by third parties. Our security measures are continuously improved in line with technological developments.
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) places new obligations on organizations that collect personal information of California consumers. As a result, we’re updating our Privacy Policy to include a description of additional rights granted by CCPA and provide California consumers with required disclosures about the collection of personal information.
This section provides additional details about the personal information we collect about California consumers and the rights afforded to them under the California Consumer Privacy Act or “CCPA.”
For more details about the personal information we have collected over the last 12 months, including the categories of sources, please see Section 2 above, titled “General collection, processing and use of personal data in the context of the use of the website,” along with relevant other sections. We collect this information for the business and commercial purposes described above. We share this information with the categories of third parties described above (as such term is defined in the CCPA) the personal information we collect. We do not sell your personal information; and will not sell your personal information without providing you the ability to opt out. Please note that we do use third-party cookies for our advertising purposes as further described above.
Subject to certain limitations, the CCPA provides California consumers the right to request to know more details about the categories or specific pieces of personal information we collect (including how we use and disclose this information), to delete their personal information, to opt out of any “sales” of their personal information that may be occurring, and to not be discriminated against for exercising these rights.
California consumers may make a request pursuant to their rights under the CCPA by contacting us at
Foxit Software Inc.
41841 Albrae Street
Fremont, CA 94538
United States
Tel. +1 866-680-3668
Email: [email protected]
We will verify your request using the information associated with your account, including email address. Government identification may be required. Consumers can also designate an authorized agent to exercise these rights on their behalf.
This Privacy Policy is effective as of the date on which it is made available on the site and is effective as of May 2018. As our site evolves and offers become available, or as a result of changes in government or regulatory requirements, it may be necessary to change this privacy policy. The current privacy policy can be retrieved and printed by you at any time on the URL you are currently viewing.