At Techwhitepapers, we respect and protect the privacy of our clients and visitors to our Web site. This Privacy Policy explains how visitors’ and clients’ personal information is collected and used. This Privacy Policy applies to the Techwhitepapers Web site and our products and services.
Information Collection and Usage
Techwhitepapers collects information at several different points on our Web site in order to better serve client and visitor needs. Techwhitepapers is the sole owner of the information collected on this site. Under no circumstances will Techwhitepapers sell, share or rent this information in any manner to any unaffiliated third parties.
Techwhitepapers’s Web site offers several opportunities for visitors to register for promotional and informational mailings, documents, white papers, and various other online resources. These registration forms enable users to opt in to Techwhitepapers's mailing lists and require users to give contact information (such as name and email address). We use this contact information to send the requested information about our company or third party content, products and services. Notice is given at the point of collection to enable users to choose whether or not they consent to the usage terms. Those who have signed up and subsequently wish to withdraw their participation may opt out of receiving future mailings at any time (see the opt-out section below).
We do not collect any financial information about you.
Techwhitepapers will not use client-provided content or email address lists for any purpose whatsoever other than to construct and send messages as intended by the client providing such lists and/or content. Email lists will neither be used by Techwhitepapers for solicitation, nor will they ever be provided to any third party, nor will they be accessible through Techwhitepapers by any client other than the client providing the list.
Opt out and Update of Information
If an individual no longer wishes to subscribe to Techwhitepapers newsletters and promotional communications, he or she can easily opt out of receiving them by following instructions included in each newsletter or communication. If personally identifiable information changes, or if an email recipient no longer desires to receive specific mailings, he or she may correct, update or delete all information or specific details by making the change on our preference center page.
SPAM
Techwhitepapers is an industry leader in permission-based email marketing.
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”)
Techwhitepapers will not knowingly accept any information from children under the age of 13. For any children under the age of 13, a parent or guardian will need to contact Techwhitepapers to provide consent for any portion of the site that gathers personal information. We require our clients to comply with COPPA with respect to their use of Techwhitepapers products.
Security and Privacy
Techwhitepapers takes every precaution to protect the confidentiality and security of the personal information of Web-site visitors and clients by using industry-standard security safeguards, such as firewalls, coupled with carefully developed security procedures. These measures are designed to protect visitor and client information from loss, misuse or unauthorized alteration.
Techwhitepapers’s employees are trained and required to safeguard client and Web-site visitor information. Using physical, electronic and procedural safeguards, we restrict access to such personal information to only those employees with a “need-to-know” for business purposes. Additionally, we conduct periodic audits (including via external security experts) to review the adequacy of our security procedures.
Automatic Collection of Anonymous Data
Following standard industry practice, Techwhitepapers uses pixel tags and other methods to gather information about the emails it sends to registered Web-site users and recipients of emails sent by the company’s registered users to others. Pixel tags are tiny graphic files that are included in HTML-encoded email messages. When such a message is opened in an HTML-capable email program, the recipient's computer will access Techwhitepapers's servers to retrieve the pixel tag file, allowing Techwhitepapers to record and store information such as email address, date and time the recipient viewed the email message, if the recipient's email program is capable of receiving HTML, and other logging information. Techwhitepapers uses this information to optimize delivery of future messages to specific recipients and to provide information to registered users with respect to emails they send through the Techwhitepapers System.
Techwhitepapers maintains log files tracking IP addresses to analyze trends, help diagnose problems with our servers, and to monitor traffic/usage in order to provide better service to our clients and Web-site visitors.
Techwhitepapers uses cookies to deliver content specific to Web-site visitors’ interests and to improve the convenience and efficiency of our clients’ experience when using our products and services. A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user's hard drive tied to statistical information about the user. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information in Techwhitepapers products and email messages. Visitors can always choose to not accept cookies, but in doing so they may not be able to use some of the Techwhitepapers products and services. Some of our business partners, such as our Web analytics provider, also use cookies on our site. These cookies are used to track visitor behavior, and Techwhitepapers has no access to or control over these cookies. This Privacy Policy covers the use of cookies by Techwhitepapers only and does not cover the use of cookies by any third parties
Safe Harbor Data Privacy Notice for European Union Web site visitors and clients
Techwhitepapers abides by the European Union (“EU”) Safe Harbor Framework Principles for protecting the privacy of data flowing from the EU to the United States. This portion of our Privacy Policy outlines our general policy and practices for implementing the Safe Harbor Principles, including the type of information to which this notice applies, how we use personal information, and the choices individuals have regarding our use of, and their ability to correct, that personal information. If there is any conflict between the policies in this notice and the Safe Harbor Principles, the Safe Harbor Principles will govern.
Techwhitepapers complies with the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Framework and the U.S.-Swiss Safe Harbor Framework as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use, and retention of personal information from European Union member countries and Switzerland. Techwhitepapers has certified that it adheres to the Safe Harbor Privacy Principles of notice, choice, onward transfer, security, data integrity, access, and enforcement. To learn more about the Safe Harbor program, and to view Techwhitepapers's certification, please visit http://www.export.gov/safeharbor/
International Clients
Techwhitepapers enters into email marketing agreements with its clients in the EU that may include the processing of information relating to our clients' customers. In these agreements, the EU client agrees and recognizes that it is the “data controller” for the purposes of data protection legislation. This means that our EU clients are responsible for complying with the data protection legislation in the relevant Member State before they send their customer data to Techwhitepapers for processing. Any data processed by Techwhitepapers is only disclosed to third parties at the request and direction of its EU clients as the data controllers, or when required by law. Any information that our EU clients identify as sensitive will be treated as such.
Sensitive Information
"Sensitive information" is a subcategory of personal information. Sensitive information is defined as personal information specifying medical or health conditions, racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, or the sex life of the individual. Sensitive information also includes personal information received from a third party where the third party treats and identifies it as sensitive.
Disclosure
We will comply with the Safe Harbor Principles with respect to disclosures of sensitive information, including, when applicable, obtaining the individual’s explicit consent prior to disclosing sensitive information to a third party or using sensitive information for purposes other than those for which it was originally collected or subsequently authorized by the individual. Transfers of information permitted under this notice, either to third parties or within Techwhitepapers, include the transfer of data from one jurisdiction to another, such as transfers to and from the United States of America. Techwhitepapers will take reasonable precautions to protect personal information in its possession from loss, misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction.
Techwhitepapers conducts compliance audits of its relevant privacy practices to verify adherence to this Policy. Any employee that Techwhitepapers determines is in violation of this policy will be subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.
Disclosures and Transfers
Techwhitepapers does not disclose personal information to third parties, except when one or more of the following conditions is true:
(i) We have the individual's permission to make the disclosure;
(ii) The disclosure is permitted by law or mandatory professional standards;
(iii) The disclosure is reasonably related to the sale or other disposition of all or part of our business or assets;
(iv) The personal information to be disclosed is publicly available;
(v) The party to whom the disclosure is made controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with Techwhitepapers;
(vi) The disclosure is reasonably necessary for the establishment or maintenance of legal claims;
(vii) The disclosure is to persons or entities for which we are providing services, provided the disclosure is consistent with the purpose for which the personal information was obtained.
It is possible that as we continue to develop our business, Techwhitepapers may be acquired. In such a transaction, client information may be transferred to the acquiring entity. If, as a result of the business transition, the users' personally identifiable information will be used in a manner materially different from that stated at the time of collection, they will be given choice consistent with our notification-of-changes section.
Links to other Web sites
Techwhitepapers's Web site, or messages created with Techwhitepapers Services, may contain links to other Web sites. Techwhitepapers is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such other Web sites. Third parties may independently collect information about Web site visitors when they view ads or other communications from third parties through Techwhitepapers products or services. If visitors do not want those companies to collect information about them, they should contact these companies directly.
Changes to this Policy
Techwhitepapers will notify its Clients and subscribers via email if we make any changes to our Privacy Policy. Any new policy will be posted on our site at least thirty (30) days prior to its taking effect. If at any point we decide to use personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time it was collected, we will notify impacted subscribers via email. Subscribers will have a choice as to whether or not we use their information in this different manner.
Contact Us
If you have questions or concerns regarding this Policy please contact us via email at [email protected].
