Last updated: June 18, 2018

This is the privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) that governs how Dataversity Education, LLC and our affiliated companies (“Dataversity“, “we“, “our” or “us“), use Personal Data (defined below) that we collect, receive and store about you in connection with your use of our website: http://www.dataversity.net/ and any other website or application that we operate (each, together with its sub-domains, content and services, a “Site“).

You may choose whether or not to provide or disclose Personal Data in connection with your use of our Site. If you choose not to provide the Personal Data we request, you may still visit and use parts of our Site, but may be unable to access or use certain features, options, programs, and services.  Our Site may contain links to third-party websites and services that are not owned or controlled by Dataversity. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of third party websites, services and advertisements, and you visit them at your own risk.

1. Introduction.

We are committed to respecting privacy and recognize the need for appropriate protection and management of any Personal Data that is shared with us as part of using our Site. As used in this Privacy Policy, “Personal Data” means any information that may be used, either alone or in combination with other information, to personally identify an individual.

2. Changes to this Privacy Policy.

We reserve the right, at our discretion, to change the terms of this Privacy Policy at any time. You can see when this Privacy Policy was last updated by reviewing the “Last Updated” legend on the top of this page. We may provide you with notice of material changes to the Privacy Policy as appropriate under the circumstances. UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED, ANY CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY WILL APPLY IMMEDIATELY UPON POSTING TO THE SITE.

3. Personal Data Collected.

3.1. Personal Data You Provide To Us On Our Site.

1. a) Types of Personal Data. We and our service providers collect the Personal Data set forth below in order to provide the Site to you, or because we are legally required to do so. If you do not provide the Personal Data we request, we may not be able to provide you with the Site. The Personal Data we and our service providers collect includes but is not limited to:

• Your name;
• Email address;
• Job title;
• Company name;
• Industry;
• Company demographics
• Phone number;
• Physical address;
• Communications you send to us.

1. b) When Personal Data is Collected. You may be required to provide us with certain information that may constitute Personal Data in the following ways:

• Contact Information

In various areas of the Site and in printed materials, we provide you the opportunity to submit a form with basic contact information, such as your name, email, or mailing address.  With your permission, Dataversity uses such information to inform you of new products, technical information and services, and upcoming events that may be of interest. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, the opt-out process is described in Section 7.2 of this Privacy Policy.

In addition, if you choose, you may participate in a Dataversity e-mail list server by subscribing within the Site or by contacting Dataversity staff directly.  You may unsubscribe from these e-mail list servers by following the unsubscribe instructions found within the list email.

• Payment Information

When you purchase services or products from us, third-party service providers acting on our behalf process payment information, including payment card details and billing and shipping addresses, to help us fulfill your orders.  Any Personal Data collected by such third party will be subject to the third party’s privacy policy, rather than this Privacy Policy.

• Information Collected through Various Forms

We and our service providers may collect Personal Data in a variety of ways, including: (i) through use of the Site, e.g., when you sign up for a newsletter, download content, participate in an online conference, or through a webinar; (ii) offline, such as when you register or attend one of our conferences in person, talk with a marketing sales lead,  participate in an in-person training program, or contact customer service; or (iii) from other sources, such as public databases, joint marketing partners, business partners, and from other third parties.

• Personal Data You Disclose Relating to Others

If you disclose any Personal Data relating to other people to us or to our service providers in connection with the Site, you represent that you have the authority to do so and to permit us to use the information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

3.2. Personal Data You Provide To Third Parties On Our Site. Please note that we use certain third party service providers on our Site to enhance your experience or deliver certain services. These providers may collect Personal Data about you in performing their services and/or functions on our Site. For more information on our third party service providers, and their privacy practices, please review here.

3.3. Information Collected Automatically. Certain information on our Site is collected automatically by means of various software tools. We have a legitimate interest in using such information to assist in log-in, systems administration purposes, information security and abuse prevention, to track user trends, and to analyze the effectiveness of our Site. Alone or in combination with other information, such automatically collected information may constitute Personal Data. Some of our service providers (described in Section 5, below) may use cookies or other methods to gather information regarding your use of our Site. Such third parties may use these cookies or other tracking methods for their own purposes by relating information about your use of our Site with any Personal Data about you that they may have. The use of such information by a third party depends on the privacy policy of that third party.

1. a) Log Files On Our Site. The information inside the log files includes internet protocol (“IP”) addresses, type of browser, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date/time stamp, referring/exit pages, clicked pages and any other information your browser may send to us.
2. b) Cookies.  We use cookies to make interactions with our Site easy and meaningful. When you visit our Site, our servers may send a cookie to your computer. Standing alone, cookies do not personally identify you; they merely recognize your web browser. Unless you choose to identify yourself to us, either by responding to a promotional offer, opening an account, or filling out a web form, you remain anonymous to us.

We may use cookies that are session-based and persistent-based. Session cookies exist only during one session. They disappear from your computer when you close your browser software or turn off your computer. Persistent cookies remain on your computer after you close your browser or turn off your computer. Please note that if you disable your web browser’s ability to accept cookies, you will be able to navigate our Site, but you may not be able to successfully use all of the features of our Site. For more information on how to manage your cookie settings, please visit our help page here.

The following sets out how we may use different categories of cookies and your options for managing cookies’ settings:

c) Other Tracking Technologies. When you visit our Site, we may collect your IP address for certain purposes, such as monitoring the regions from which you navigate our Site. We may also use web beacons alone or in conjunction with cookies to compile information about your usage of our Site and interaction with emails from us. Web beacons are clear electronic images that can recognize certain types of information on your computer, such as cookies, when you viewed a particular site tied to the web beacon. For example, we may place web beacons in marketing emails that notify us when you click on a link in the email that directs you to our Site. We may use web beacons to operate and improve our Site and email communications.

1. d) Analytics Software Tools. We use Google Analytics on our Site to help us analyze the traffic on our Site. For more information on Google Analytics’ processing of Personal Data, please see http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/. By using a browser plugin http://www.google.com/ads/preferences/plugin/ provided by Google, you can opt out of Google Analytics.
2. The Purposes For Which We Use Personal Data.

If you submit or we collect Personal Data through our Site, then such Personal Data may be used in the following ways: (i) to provide, analyze, administer, and improve our Site and services, (ii) to contact you in connection with our Site and certain services, notifications, events, programs or offerings that you may have registered for, (iii) to send you updates and promotional materials that you have registered for, (iv) to identify and authenticate your access to the parts of our Site and services that you are authorized to access; (v) for recruiting and human resources administration purposes, and (vi) to protect our rights and/or our property and to ensure the technical functionality and security of our Site.

5. How We Disclose Personal Data.

We do not sell, lease, rent or otherwise disclose the Personal Data collected from our Site to third parties unless otherwise stated below or with your consent.

5.1. Our Third Party Providers. We transfer Personal Data to our third party service providers to perform tasks on our behalf and to assist us in providing our Site, as more fully described in Section 3.2. We use commercially reasonable efforts to only engage or interact with third party service providers and partners that post a privacy policy governing their processing of Personal Data. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we will comply with applicable laws regarding Personal Data transfers as well as any transfer restriction that is specified in an agreement between Dataversity and a customer.

5.2. Business Partners. From time to time, we may partner with other companies to jointly offer products or services, develop content, or create new programs. For example, we partner with DM Radio to produce radio and podcast content. We may share Personal Data collected in connection with your purchase or expression of interest with our joint promotion partner(s). We do not control our business partners’ use of Personal Data we collect, and their use of the information will be in accordance with their own privacy policies.

5.3. Advertising.  We engage advertising services to assist us in advertising our brand and Site.  From time to time, those services target advertisements on third-party websites based on cookies or other information.

5.4. In the Event of Merger, Sale, or Change of Control. We may transfer or assign this Privacy Policy and any Personal Data to a third party entity that acquires or is merged with us as part of a merger, acquisition, sale, or other change of control.

5.5. Other Disclosures. We may disclose Personal Data about you if we have a good faith belief that disclosure of such information is helpful or reasonably necessary to: (i) comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request; (ii) enforce our terms of use, including investigations of potential violations thereof; (iii) detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud or security issues; or (iv) protect against harm to the rights, property or safety of Dataversity, our users, or the public.

6. Retention of Personal Data.

We reserve the right to retain any Personal Data as long as the Personal Data are needed to: (i) fulfill the purposes that are described in Section 4 (The Purposes For Which We Use Personal Data), and (ii) comply with applicable law.

7. Your Rights.

7.1 Personal Data. If you have an account on our Site, we provide access to—and the ability to edit or delete—certain categories of Personal Data through the account.

If you would like to access, amend, erase, export (i.e., data portability), or object to or restrict the processing of Personal Data collected via our Site, you may submit a request to info@dataversity.net or write to us at:

DATAVERSITY Education, LLC
13020 Dickens Street
Studio City, CA 91604 USA

We will promptly review all such requests in accordance with applicable laws.

Depending on where you live, you may have a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority or other regulatory agency if you believe that we have violated any of the rights concerning Personal Data about you.  We encourage you to first reach out to us at info@dataversity.net so we have an opportunity to address your concerns directly before you do so.

7.2. Opting-Out of Promotional Emails. You may choose not to receive future promotional or advertising emails from us by selecting an unsubscribe link at the bottom of each email that you receive from us, or by responding to the emails directly and requesting removal if such a link is not available. Additionally, you may send a request specifying your communications preferences to info@dataversity.net. Customers cannot opt out of receiving transactional emails related to their account with us or our services. Please note that even if you opt out of receiving the foregoing emails, we may still send you a response to any “Contact Us” request as well as administrative, maintenance and operational emails (for example, in connection with a password reset request).

8. Personal Data Transferred from the EU or Switzerland To The United States.

Dataversity complies with the EU-US Privacy Shield Framework and Swiss-US Privacy Shield Framework  (collectively, “Privacy Shield”) as set forth by the US Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use, and retention of Personal Data from European Union (the “EU”) member countries and Switzerland. Dataversity has certified to the Department of Commerce that it adheres to the Privacy Shield Principles of Notice, Choice, Accountability for Onward Transfer, Security, Data Integrity, Purpose Limitation, Access, Recourse, Enforcement, and Liability. A violation of our commitment to Privacy Shield may be investigated by the Federal Trade Commission and/or the United States Department of Commerce. If there is any conflict between the policies in this Privacy Policy and the Privacy Shield Principles, the Privacy Shield Principles shall govern. To learn more about the Privacy Shield program, and to view our certification page, to the extent available, please visit https://www.privacyshield.gov.

In compliance with the Privacy Shield Principles, Dataversity commits to resolve complaints about your privacy and our collection or use of Personal Data about you. Persons from the EU or Switzerland who have inquiries or complaints regarding this Privacy Policy should first contact us via email at: info@dataversity.net.

Dataversity has committed to refer unresolved privacy complaints under the Privacy Shield Principles to JAMS, an alternative dispute resolution provider located in the United States. If you do not receive timely acknowledgment of your complaint, or if your complaint is not satisfactorily addressed, please visit https://www.jamsadr.com/eu-us-privacy-shield for more information and to file a complaint.

These recourse mechanisms are available at no cost to you. Damages may be awarded in accordance with applicable law. Please note that if your complaint is not resolved through these channels, under limited circumstances, a binding arbitration option may be available before a Privacy Shield Panel. In cases of onward transfer to third parties of data of EU or Swiss individuals received pursuant to the Privacy Shield, Dataversity is potentially liable.

9. Data Security.

The security of Personal Data is important to us. We follow generally accepted industry standards to protect the Personal Data submitted to us, both during transmission and once we receive it. However, no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. Therefore, while we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

10. Children’s Privacy.

Our Site is not intended for children under the age of 18. Accordingly, we do not intend to collect Personal Data from anyone we know to be under 18 years of age.

11. How We Respond to Do Not Track Signals.

Dataversity does not track Site users over time and across third party websites to provide targeted advertising. Accordingly, we do not currently respond or take any action with respect to web browser “do not track” signals or other mechanisms that provide consumers the ability to exercise choice regarding the collection of Personal Data about an individual consumer’s online activities over time and across third-party websites or online services.

12. Your California Privacy Rights.

If you are a California resident, California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits you to request information regarding the disclosure of Personal Data about you by Dataversity to third parties for the third parties’ direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please send an email to info@dataversity.net or write to us:

DATAVERSITY Education, LLC
13020 Dickens Street
Studio City, CA 91604 USA

13. Contacting Us.

Any comments, concerns, complaints, or questions regarding our Privacy Policy may be addressed to info@dataversity.net.

Exhibit A – Third Party Service Providers

• Amazon Web Services, for site storage related to our site and services. For more information on the privacy practices of this service provider, please review: https://aws.amazon.com/privacy/
• Docebo, to support the Dataversity Training Center. For more information on the privacy practices of this service provider, please review: https://www.docebo.com/docebo-privacy-policy/
• eTouches, for conference registration and submission services. For more information on the privacy practices of this service provider, please review: https://www.etouches.com/event-software/privacy-policy/
• Hello Bar, to facilitate email distribution sign up features. For more information on the privacy practices of this service provider, please review: https://www.hellobar.com/privacy-policy/
• MadisonLogic, to support our white paper and research paper services. For more information on the privacy practices of this service provider, please review: https://www.madisonlogic.com/privacy/
• Marketo, for subscription and online conference service features. For more information on the privacy practices of this service provider, please review: https://documents.marketo.com/legal/privacy/
• RegOnline, for conference registration and submission services. For more information on the privacy practices of this service provider, please review: https://www.regonline.com/privacy.aspx
• SalesForce, for sales lead and marketing services. For more information on the privacy practices of this service provider, please review: https://www.salesforce.com/company/privacy/
• Skyworld, for conference registration and submission services. For more information on the privacy practices of this service provider, please review: http://skyworld.my/privacy
• Survey Monkey, to support survey features and functions. For more information on the privacy practices of this service provider, please review: https://www.surveymonkey.com/mp/legal/privacy-policy/
• WebEx, to provide webinar registration and facilitation services. For more information on the privacy practices of this service provider, please review: https://www.webex.com/cisco-privacy_full-text.html
• WordPress, for blogging features and services. For more information on the privacy practices of this service provider, please review: https://wordpress.org/about/privacy/