OUR PRIVACY POLICY
Data Spectors (“Data Spectors” or “we”) knows that you care about how your personal information is used and shared, and we take your privacy seriously. Please read the following to learn more about how we use your information. Our Privacy Policy is designed to advise you about how we collect, use, and protect the personal information you provide to us.
By visiting, accessing or using the dataspectors.com website and domain name, and any other linked pages, features, content or application services offered by Data Spectors in connection therewith (collectively, the “Website”), or using any of our other services, you acknowledge that you accept the practices and policies described in this Privacy Policy.
WHAT DOES THIS PRIVACY POLICY COVER?
This Privacy Policy covers Data Spectors treatment of personally identifiable information (“Personal Information”) that Data Spectors gathers when you visit, access, or use the Website and when you use Data Spectors other services. This policy does not apply to the practices of individuals, business entities, or organizations that Data Spectors does not own, control, employ, or manage.
WHAT PERSONAL INFORMATION IS COLLECTED?
The Personal Information Data Spectors gathers enables us to personalize and improve our services, and allows our users to set up user accounts and profiles that can be used to personalize and manage their experience on the Website. To this end we collect the following types of information:
A. Information You Provide to Us: Data Spectors collects any information you enter on our website or that you provide to us in any other method. Such information may include, but is not limited to your: name, address, email address, payment information, organizational affiliation, date of birth, Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, location, browser information, username, password, and any other information necessary for us to provide our services. You can choose not to provide certain information; however, this may preclude you from taking full advantage of all services and features.
B. Automatic Information: When you visit a website, you disclose certain information, such as your IP address and the time of your visit. The Website, like many others, records this basic information regarding visits.
C. Cookies: Cookies are pieces of information that are transferred to your computer from a web server. Most browsers are set up to accept cookies, but you can change your settings to have your browser notify you when you receive a new cookie or to refuse to accept cookies.
WHO HAS ACCESS TO THE INFORMATION?
The Personal Information of our users is an integral part of our business. We neither rent nor sell your Personal Information. However, we may share your Personal Information as described below.
A. Advertisers: User profile information including user names, email addresses, organizational affiliations, locations, and any other information entered (“User Submissions”) will not be revealed to other users without written consent. However, Data Spectors allows advertisers to choose anonymously collected user demographic information to reach the appropriate audience for their advertisements. You hereby acknowledge and consent to our sharing of your Personal Information for this purpose.
B. Agents: Data Spectors periodically employs other individuals and organizations to perform certain tasks on its behalf and needs to share your information with them to provide products and/or services to you. Unless notified otherwise, Data Spectors agents do not have any right to use the Personal Information we share with them beyond the limited scope of the agency relationship. You hereby acknowledge and consent to our sharing of your Personal Information for this purpose.
C. Correspondence: As part of the Website and services, Data Spectors may periodically send you emails and other correspondence relating to your User Submissions. You hereby acknowledge and consent to Data Spectors sending you email and other correspondence that it determines in its sole discretion relate to your User Submissions.
D. Company Protection: Data Spectors may release your Personal Information when we believe in good faith that such a release is necessary to comply with the law; enforce or apply our terms and conditions of use and other agreements; or protect the rights, property, or safety of Data Spectors, our employees, our users, or others. This includes, but is not limited to, the exchange of your Personal Information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection and credit risk reduction. You hereby acknowledge and consent to our sharing of your Personal Information for this purpose.
Except as set forth above, you will be notified when your Personal Information may be shared with third parties, and will have the power to prevent the sharing of this information.
HOW AND WHEN THE INFORMATION IS USED?
The Personal Information Data Spectors collects is used for administering our business activities. To this end, such information may be used to: improve Website content; customize news and advertising; answer user inquiries; or provide notice of new services, special offers, or changes to the Website.
METHODS WE USE TO PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION?
Your user account Personal Information is password protected for your privacy and security. To prevent unauthorized access to your account and Personal Information, select an appropriate password and limit access to your computer and browser by signing off after you have finished accessing your account.
Data Spectors business practices limit employee access to confidential Personal Information, and limit the use and disclosure of such information to authorized persons only. Our business practices are reviewed regularly for compliance with policies and procedures governing the security and confidentiality of your information.
HOW YOU CAN ACCESS YOUR INFORMATION?
Data Spectors will allow you to access certain types of Personal Information for the purpose of viewing, updating, and deleting such information as it relates to your user account. This Personal Information includes, but is not limited to:
A. First and Last Name
B. Organization Name
C. Organizational Affiliation
D. Account and User Information
E. Payment Information
F. User e-mail address
G. Username and Password
H. User Preferences
CONSENT
By visiting, accessing or using the Website, you hereby consent to the collection and use of your Personal Information as described in this Privacy Policy.