qordata Inc. is committed to protecting the privacy of your Personal Information.
This Privacy Policy describes how qordata Inc. collects, uses, shares and secures the Personal Information (defined below) you provide. This Privacy Policy applies to data collected by qordata Inc. through the qordata Inc..com Web site, other webpages that we operate in which we post a direct link to this Privacy Policy, and Our software services delivered via the qordata Inc. Compliance Cloud solution as well as our Consulting services (each a "qordata Inc. Site"). It also describes the choices available to you regarding the use of, your access to, and how to update and correct your Personal Information. By voluntarily using a qordata Inc. Site and/or providing data or other information by or through a qordata Inc. Site, you (on behalf of yourself and/or the legal entity that you represent) are indicating your consent to this Privacy Policy and agree (on behalf of yourself and/or the legal entity that you represent) to be bound by its terms.
Our site uses technologies of third-party partners to help us recognize your device and understand how you use our site(s) so that we can improve our services to reflect your interests and serve you advertisements about the products and/or services that are likely to be of more interest to you. Specifically, these partners collect information about your activity on our site(s) to enable us to:
Our partners may use non-cookie technologies that may not be impacted by browser settings that block cookies. Your browser may not permit you to block such technologies. For this reason you can use the following third-party tools to decline the collection and use of information for the purpose of serving you interest-based advertising:
Our customers use the qordata Inc. compliance solutions to facilitate compliance with global laws, regulations and codes of conduct as well as enhance their business functions. In the case of individuals using the qordata Inc. products or services, qordata Inc. collects information under the direction of our customers acting on their behalf and has no direct relationship with the individuals whose personal information it processes. Our customers control and are responsible for correcting, deleting or updating information they have collected from you which is stored within the qordata Inc. compliance solution.
qordata Inc. works with its customers to help them provide notice to their customers and end users concerning the purposes for which personal information is collected. The use of personal information collected through the qordata Inc. products and services is limited to the purpose of providing the products or service for which our customers have engaged qordata Inc. If you are a customer or business partner of one of our customers and would no longer like your personal information processed or stored within the qordata Inc. products or services, please contact the customer that you interact with directly. We may transfer personal information to companies that help us provide our service. Transfers to subsequent third parties are covered by service agreements with our customers.
Personal information refers to any information that you voluntarily submit to us and that identifies you personally, including contact information, such as your name, e-mail address, company name, address, phone number, and other information about yourself or your business. Personal Information can also include information about yourself that is processed and stored via our software services by our customers.
Personal Information also includes navigational information where such information can directly or indirectly identify an individual. Navigational information refers to information about your computer and your visits to the qordata website such as your IP address, geographical location, browser type, referral source, length of visit and pages viewed.
You can visit the qordata website without telling us who you are and without revealing any personal information about yourself. There are times, however, when we may need certain personal information from you.
You may choose to provide us with personal information (such as your name, email address, phone number, company name) through a qordata website when you elect to register with qordata in order to access our products or services. When you provide personal information in order to register with qordata, such personal information will be used in order to provide you with access to the requested products, services content and/or information. We may also use the personal information to help us understand who is using our products and services and to help us manage business development activities. qordata may also use personal information for marketing purposes. For example, qordata may use information you provide to contact you to further discuss your interest in our products or services and to send you information regarding qordata and its partners, such as information about promotions or events. If you tell us that you do not want us to use this personal information as a basis for further contact with you, we will respect your wishes. Please contact us at info@stg.qordata.com.
We use the information We collect only in compliance with this Privacy Policy. In addition to the uses identified elsewhere in this Privacy Policy, we may use your personal information in the following ways.
Newsletters — If you wish to subscribe to our educational resources, We will use your name and email address to send the resource to you. Out of respect for your privacy, We provide you with a way to unsubscribe. Please see the "Choice/Opt-out" section of this Privacy Policy.
Cookies — qordata Inc. and our online marketing partners use technologies such as cookies or similar technologies to analyze trends, administer the website, track users' movements around the website, and to gather demographic information about our user base as a whole. We may receive reports based on the use of these technologies on an individual and aggregated basis. We use cookies to remember users' settings (e.g. language preference), for authentication on the qordata Inc. products and to provide relevant information on our public websites. Users can control the use of cookies at the individual browser level. If you reject cookies, you may still use our website, but your ability to use some features or areas of our website may be limited.
Passive Collection — As is true of most websites, We gather certain information automatically and store it in log files. This information may include Internet protocol ("IP") addresses, browser type, internet service provider ("ISP"), referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and/or clickstream data. We may combine this passively collected log information with other information We collect about you. We do this to improve services We offer you (including the product experience), and to improve marketing, analytics, and site functionality.
IP Addresses — When you visit a qordata Inc. Site, qordata Inc. collects your IP addresses to track and aggregate non-personal information. For example, qordata Inc. uses IP addresses to monitor the regions from which customers and visitors navigate to a qordata Inc. Site. qordata Inc. also collects IP addresses from customers when they log into the qordata Inc. Compliance products as part of qordata Inc.'s security features.
Links to Other Web Sites — A qordata Inc. Site may contain links to other web sites. qordata Inc. is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such third-party web sites. The links from a qordata Inc. Site do not imply that qordata Inc. endorses or has reviewed the third-party web sites. We suggest contacting the operators of those web sites directly for information regarding their privacy policies.
qordata Inc. Compliance Solution Registration — If you choose to invite others within your organization to register for access to a qordata Inc. product or website, We will ask you for the other user's name and email address. We will automatically send him/her a one-time email inviting him/her to visit a qordata Inc. website. qordata Inc. stores this information for the sole purpose of sending this one-time email and tracking the success of our referral program.
Adding a Participant to Register to a Webinar — If you choose to add a participant to register to a webinar, We will ask you for that person's name, email, company name and job title. We will automatically send him/her a one-time email inviting him/her to register. qordata Inc. stores this information for the sole purpose of sending this one-time email and tracking the success of the registration.
Blogs / Forums / Chat Rooms / Bulletin Boards — If you use a blog, forum, chat room or bulletin board on a qordata Inc. Site, you should be aware that any Personal Information you submit can be read, collected, or used by other users of such Forums, and could be used to send you unsolicited messages. We are not responsible for the Personal Information you choose to submit in a Forum. To request removal of your Personal Information from our Forums, contact us at info@stg.qordata.com.
Customer Testimonials — qordata Inc. may post customer testimonials on a qordata Inc. Site, which may contain Personal Information. We obtain our customers' consent prior to posting their testimonials. If you wish to update or delete your testimonial, contact us at info@stg.qordata.com.
Legal Basis for Processing Personal Information (EEA visitors only) — Our legal basis for collecting and using the Personal Information described above will depend on the Personal Information concerned and specific context in which we collect it. However, We will normally collect Personal Information from you only where we have your consent to do so, where we will need the personal information to perform a contract with you, or where the processing is in our legitimate interests and not overridden by your data protection interests or fundamental rights and freedoms. In some cases, we may also have a legal obligation to collect personal information from you.
Security — Personal information collected through a qordata Inc. Site is kept in a secure database and all reasonable precautions are taken to secure this personal information. However, no Internet or email transmission is ever fully secure or error free. In particular, email sent to or from a qordata Inc. Site may not be secure. The security of your personal information is important to us. When you enter sensitive information on our registration pages or order forms, We follow generally accepted standards to protect the personal information submitted to us, both during transmission and once it is received. If you have any questions about the security of your personal information, you can contact us at info@stg.qordata.com.
Service Providers and Onward Transfer — qordata Inc. may transfer personal information that we collect under the direction of our customers to companies that help us provide our service. Transfers to these third parties are covered by the provisions in this Privacy Policy and in the service agreements We have with our customers.
Customer Data — qordata Inc. customers and its end users may electronically submit data or information to the qordata Inc. Compliance products or Consulting services for hosting and processing purposes ("Customer Data"). qordata Inc. will not review, share, distribute, or reference any such Customer Data except as provided in the qordata Inc. Subscription Agreement, or as may be required by law.
Schedule Notices and Alert Emails; Choice/Opt-out — Based on written selections you make once you initiate use of the qordata Inc. Compliance Cloud solution or our Consulting services, you may receive scheduled email notices or special alert email communications describing system updates and status. If you no longer wish to receive our emails, newsletters or other communications, you may unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe link located at the bottom of such communication or by sending us an email at info@stg.qordata.com.
Retention of Personal Information — How long We keep information We collect about you depends on the type of information. After such time, We will either delete or anonymize your information or, if this is not possible, then We will securely store your information and isolate it from any further use until deletion is possible. We retain Personal Information that you provide to us where We have an ongoing legitimate business need to do so. When We have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your Personal Information, We securely delete the information or anonymize it. We retain information derived from cookies and other tracking technologies for a reasonable period of time from the date such information was created.
qordata Inc. is not in the business of selling your personal information. We consider this information to be a vital part of Our relationship with you. There are, however, certain circumstances in which We may share your personal information with certain third parties, as set forth below:
Joint Offerings — From time to time, qordata Inc. may partner with other companies to jointly offer products or services. If you purchase or specifically express interest in a jointly offered product or service from us, qordata Inc. may share certain information collected in connection with your purchase or expression of interest with our joint promotion partner(s). If you do not wish for your information to be shared in connection with any joint offerings, you may opt not to purchase or specifically express interest in a jointly offered product or service.
EU-U.S. Privacy Shield — qordata Inc. complies with the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework and Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use, and retention of personal information transferred from the European Union and Switzerland to the United States.
Update: On July 16, 2020, the European Union Court of Justice invalidated the EU-US Privacy Shield as a valid data transfer mechanism. Therefore, businesses globally have transitioned to relying on standard contractual clauses as a mechanism for offering sufficient safeguards on data protection for data being transferred outside the EU.
You have the following data protection rights:
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@stg.qordata.com. We will respond to your request to change, correct, or delete your information within a reasonable timeframe and notify you of the action we have taken.
If you are a customer or other third party that interacts with one of our customers using the qordata Inc. Compliance Cloud solutions and would no longer like to have your Personal Information used by qordata Inc. or the customer, please contact that customer directly. If you seek to access Personal Information, or seek to correct, amend, or delete inaccurate Personal Information or other data, collected by qordata Inc. under the direction of our customers, please direct your query to the customer (the entity who is the data controller). If the customer requests qordata Inc. to remove the personal information or other data, we will respond to the customer request within 30 days.
We may change our business and any qordata Inc. Site from time to time. As a result, at times it may be necessary for us to make changes to this Privacy Policy. qordata Inc. reserves the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time and from time to time without prior notice. If We make material changes to this Privacy Policy, We will notify you here, by email, or by means of a notice on our home page prior to the change becoming effective. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our privacy practices, and especially before you provide qordata Inc. with any personal information. Your continued use of a qordata Inc. Site after any changes or revisions to this Privacy Policy have been published shall indicate your agreement with the terms of such revised Privacy Policy.
If you are a California resident, California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits you to request information regarding the disclosure of your personal information by qordata Inc. to its affiliates and/or third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please send an email with your first name, last name, mailing address, email address, and telephone number to qordata Inc. at info@stg.qordata.com. Please include "California Privacy Rights" in the subject line of your email.
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