Overview
We, the Operators of this Website and Mobile Application, provide it as a service to our users.
Your privacy is important to us. Our goal is to provide you with an online/mobile experience that provides you with the information, resources, and services that are most relevant and helpful to your business. The Privacy Policy discusses, among other things, how data obtained during your visit to this Website, or your usage of the Mobile Application, may be collected and used. We strongly recommend that you read the Privacy Policy carefully. By using this Website or Mobile Application, you agree to be bound by the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not accept the terms of the Privacy Policy, you are directed to discontinue accessing or otherwise using the Website and Mobile Application or any materials obtained from it. If you are dissatisfied with the Website or Mobile Application, please contact us; otherwise, your only recourse is to disconnect from this Website and Mobile Application and refrain from visiting the Website or using the Mobile Application in the future.
The process of maintaining the Website and Mobile Application is an evolving one, and the Operators may decide at some point in the future, without advance notice, to modify the terms of this Privacy Policy. Your use of the Website or Mobile Application, or materials obtained from the Website or Mobile Application, indicates your assent to the Privacy Policy at the time of such use. The effective Privacy Policy will be posted on the Website, and upon each visit you should check the Privacy Policy for any changes.
Sites/Mobile Applications Covered by this Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy applies to all websites, domains, information portals, and registries maintained by the Operators and any mobile applications that connect thereto.
Links to Non-Operators Websites
The Operators’ Website and Mobile Application may provide links to third-party websites for the convenience of our users. If you access those links, you will leave our Website or Mobile Application. The Operators do not control these third-party websites and cannot represent that their policies and practices will be consistent with this Privacy Policy. For example, other websites may collect or use personal information about you in a manner different from that described in this document. Therefore, you should use other websites with caution, and you do so at your own risk. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any website before submitting personal information.
Types of Information We Collect
Location Information
When you use the Mobile Application, we may use GPS technology (or other similar technology) to determine your current location in order to geo-tag photos, provide directions, and to track where the user/device/vehicle has been, etc. Location information may be shared with relevant partners.
If you do not want us to use your location for the purposes set forth above, you should turn off the location services for the Mobile Application in your mobile device settings and/or within the Mobile Application.
Non-Personal Information
Non-personal information is data about usage and service operation that is not directly associated with a specific personal identity. The Operators may collect and analyze non-personal information to evaluate how visitors use the Website and Mobile Application.
The Mobile Application may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device you use, your mobile devices unique device ID, the IP address of your mobile device, your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browsers you use, and information about the way you use the Application.
Aggregate Information
The Operators may gather aggregate information, which refers to information your computer automatically provides to us and that cannot be tied back to you as a specific individual. Examples include referral data (the websites you visited just before and just after our Website), the pages viewed, time spent at our Website, and Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. An IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you access the Internet. For example, when you request a page from our Website, our servers log your IP address to create aggregate reports on user demographics and traffic patterns and for purposes of system administration.
Log Files
Every time you request or download a file from the Website, the Operators may store data about these events and your IP address in a log file. The Operators may use this information to analyze trends, administer the Website, track users’ movements, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use or for other business purposes.
Cookies
Our Website may use a feature of your browser to set a “cookie” on your computer. Cookies are small packets of information that a website’s computer stores on your computer. We can read the cookies whenever you visit our Website. We may use cookies in a number of ways, such as to save your password so you don’t have to re-enter it each time you visit our Website, to deliver content specific to your interests and to track the pages you have visited. These cookies allow us to use the information we collect to customize your experience so that your visit to our Website is as relevant and as valuable to you as possible.
Most browser software can be set up to deal with cookies. You may modify your browser preference to provide you with choices relating to cookies. You have the choice to accept all cookies, to be notified when a cookie is set or to reject all cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, certain of the functions and conveniences of our Website may not work properly, and you may be unable to use those of the Operators’ services that require registration in order to participate, or you will have to re-register each time you visit our Website. Most browsers offer instructions on how to reset the browser to reject cookies in the “Help” section of the toolbar. We do not link non-personal information from cookies to personally identifiable information without your permission.
Personal Information
Personal information is information that is associated with your name or personal identity. The Operators use personal information to better understand your needs and interests and to provide you with better service. On our Website, you may be able to request information, subscribe to mailing lists, participate in online discussions, collaborate on documents, provide feedback, submit information into registries, register for events, or join technical committees or working groups. The types of personal information you provide to us on these pages may include name, address, phone number, e-mail address, user IDs, passwords, billing information, or credit card information.
How We Use Your Information
The Operators may use non-personal data that is aggregated for reporting about the Website’s usability, performance, and effectiveness. It may be used to improve the experience, usability, and content of the Website.
The Operators may use personal information to provide services that support the activities of the Operators’ users. When accessing the Website, your personal user information may be tracked by the Operators in order to ensure authorized access.
Information Sharing
The Operators does not sell, rent, or lease any individual’s personal information or lists of email addresses to anyone for marketing purposes, and we take commercially reasonable steps to maintain the security of this information. However, the Operators reserve the right to supply any such information to any organization into which the Operators may merge in the future or to which it may make any transfer in order to enable a third party to continue part or all of its mission. We also reserve the right to release personal information to protect our systems or business, when we reasonably believe you to be in violation of our Terms of Use or if we reasonably believe you to have initiated or participated in any illegal activity. In addition, please be aware that in certain circumstances, the Operators may be obligated to release your personal information pursuant to judicial or other government subpoenas, warrants, or other orders.
If you do not want your personal information collected and used by the Operators, please do not visit the Website.
Access to and Accuracy of User Information
All the information you have submitted to us can be verified and changed. In order to do this, please email us a request. We may provide users with online access to their own personal profiles, enabling them to update or delete information at any time. To protect our users’ privacy and security, we also may take reasonable steps to verify identity, such as a user ID and password, before granting access to modify personal profile data. Certain areas of the Website may limit access to specific individuals through the use of passwords or other personal identifiers; a password prompt is your indication that a registered user’s-only resource is being accessed.
Security
The Operators make every effort to protect personal information by users of the Website, including using firewalls and other security measures on its servers. No server, however, is 100% secure, and you should take this into account when submitting personal or confidential information about yourself on any website, including this one. The Operators assume no liability for the interception, alteration, or misuse of the information you provide. You alone are responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your personal information. Please use care when you access this Website and provide personal information.