Protecting your private information is our priority. This Statement of Privacy applies to http://www.activatems.com, http://www.biz-tech-insights.com and Activate Marketing Services, LLC (Activate) and governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to Activate Marketing Services, LLC include http://www.activatems.com, http://www.biz-tech-insights.com and Activate. Both the Biz-Tech-Insights and Activate websites are news and information sites. By using these websites, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
COLLECTION OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
Activate may collect personally identifiable information, such as your name. Activate may also collect anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your Profession, Job Title, Industry. We may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future.
Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by Activate. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Activate website.
Activate encourages you to review the privacy statements of websites you choose to link to from Activate so that you can understand how those websites collect, use and share your information. Activate is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on websites outside of the Activate website.
USE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
Activate collects and uses your personal information to operate its website(s) and deliver the services you have requested.
Activate may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Activate and its affiliates. Activate may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.
Activate does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. However, Activate does collect user information on behalf of third parties, as disclosed at the time of information collection, and in such cases may share such user information with those third parties.
Activate may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is transferred to the third party. Activate may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Activate, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
Activate may keep track of the websites and pages our users visit within Activate or Biz-Tech-Insights, in order to determine what Activate services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Activate to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.
Activate will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Activate or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Activate; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Activate, or the public.
USE OF COOKIES
The Activate or Biz-Tech-Insights websites may use “cookies” to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Activate pages, or register with the Biz-Tech-Insights or Activate sites or services, a cookie helps recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Activate website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Activate features that you customized.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Activate services or websites you visit.
SECURITY OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
Activate secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure, in accordance to international privacy laws, including GDPR.
Activate has implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures in light of the sensitivity of the personal data maintained and risks to that data. Those security measures include the following:
- Appropriate pseudonymisation and encryption of personal data;
- Appropriate controls designed to ensure the ongoing confidentiality, integrity, availability and resilience of processing systems and services;
- Appropriate controls designed to restore the availability and access to personal data in a timely manner in the event of a physical or technical incident; and
- A process for regularly testing, assessing and evaluating the effectiveness of technical and organizational measures for ensuring the security of the processing.
Activate will take appropriate steps to ensure that any individual acting on Activate’s behalf who has access to personal data does not process them except on instructions from the Data Controller, unless he or she is required to do so by law.
CHILDREN UNDER THIRTEEN
Activate does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen. If you are under the age of thirteen, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website.
OPT-OUT & UNSUBSCRIBE
We respect your privacy and give you an opportunity to opt-out of receiving announcements of certain information. Users may opt-out of receiving any or all communications from Activate by contacting us by email: opt-out@activatems.com.
IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS
This section provides information for California residents, as required under California privacy laws, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). California privacy laws require that we provide California residents information about what information is collected, how it is used, and how to exercise their rights relative to this information.
Categories of Personal Information We Collect
Below you will find the types or personal information that may be collected.
Personal Identifiers: Name, postal address, email address, phone numbers, IP address
Usage Data: Internet browsing history, online asset downloads
Unless otherwise noted, we will not collect additional categories of personal information without receive prior consent.
California Residents’ Rights
California law grants California residents certain rights regarding the information that has been collected by particular businesses. These rights are identified below.
Right to Opt-out: California residents have the right to opt-out the sale of their personal information. This right can be exercised by visiting this page, which also appears at the bottom of our website.
Notice at Collection: California resides will be informed at the point of collection which categories of data are being collected and for what purpose the information will be used.
Right to know information: California residents have the right to request the following information, collected within the 12 month period preceding the request, at no charge to them.
- categories of personal information collected
- categories of sources of personal information
- purpose for collecting personal information
- categories of third parties with whom with have shared personal information
- specific pieces of information we currently hold about them
Right to delete information: California residents have the right to request deletion of personal information that we have collected about them. Requests will be honored unless the retention of such information is necessary to perform specific actions identified by CCPA, including those related to detecing security incidents or other illegal activity.
Requests to know or delete information can be submitted to privacy@activatems.com
Right to non-discrimination: California law prohibits discrimination against California residents who legally exercise their rights granted under CCPA.
CHANGES TO THIS STATEMENT
Activate will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. Activate encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how Activate is protecting your information.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Activate welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Activate has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Activate at:
Activate Marketing Services, LLC
300 California St., Ste 200
San Francisco, California 94104
Telephone number: +1 415-871-0192
Contact Us: activatems.com/contact
Effective as of August 7, 2019
