Confience Privacy Policy

1. Scope

This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and share information relating to you, as an individual, (“Personal Data”), along with your rights as an individual with respect to your Personal Data.  This Privacy Policy does not apply to the extent that we process Personal Data in the role of a “processor,” “service provider,” “contractor,” or other similar role, where we are processing data on behalf our customers as part of our cloud service offering.‍

2. Data Collection

 We may collect Personal Data, as follows:

  • When you visit our website(s) (PersonalData may be Internet Protocol (IP) addresses or other identifiers);
  • When you visit our branded social media pages or register for an online community that we provide (Personal Data may be username, photo or other biographical information, such as your occupation, location, social media profiles, company name, areas of expertise and interests);
  • When you visit our office or register for, attend or take part in our events, webinars, programs, trainings, certifications or contests (name, title, company name, address, phone number and email address);
  • When you communicate with us via email, phone or text;
  • When you register for information about our services or use our services (Personal Data may be name, title email address, phone number, address, information about your device and log files);or
  • When you participate in surveys, research or other similar data collection facilitated by us (Personal Data maybe name, email address, and other information you provide).

 We may also collect information about you from other sources, including third parties from whom we purchase Personal Data, and from publicly available information. This Personal Data may include identifiers, professional or employment-related information, education information, commercial information, internet activity information, and inferences about preferences and behaviors. The purposes of this collection may include targeting advertising, event promotion, and contact information verification.

3. Data Collection Tools

We use common information-gathering tools, such as tools for collecting usage data, cookies, web beacons, pixels, and similar technologies to automatically collect information that may contain Personal Data as you navigate our websites, or interact with emails we have sent to you.This information is used to analyze overall trends, help us provide and improve our websites, offer a tailored experience for website users, and secure and maintain our websites.

Cookies, Web Beacons and other Tracking Technologies. 

  • We use technologies such as web beacons, pixels, tags, andJavaScript, alone or in conjunction with cookies, to gather information about the use of our websites and how people interact with our emails.
  • When you visit our websites, we, or an authorized third party, may place a cookie on your device that collects information, including Personal Data, about your online activities over time and across different sites. See Section 4 below for more detailed information on our use of cookies.
  • We also use web beacons and pixels on our websites and in emails. For example, we may place a pixel in marketing emails that notify us when you click on a link in the email. We use these technologies to operate and improve our websites and marketing emails.

4. Use of Cookies

Cookies allow us to track use, infer browsing preferences, and improve and customize your browsing experience.

General Cookie Use. We use both session-based and persistent cookies on our websites.

  • Session-based cookies exist only during a single session and disappear from your device when you close your browser or turn off the device.
  • Persistent cookies remain on your device after you close your browser or turn your device off.
  • You can control the use of cookies on your device, but choosing to disable cookies on your device may limit your ability to use some features on our websites and services.

Required Cookies. (i.e. session cookies, authentication cookies, and security cookies). These cookies are used to transmit the Website.  If you have chosen to identify yourself to us, we may place on your browser a cookie that allows us to uniquely identify you when you are logged into the websites and to process your online transactions and requests.

Functional Cookies. We may use our own technology or third-party technology to track and analyze Web site traffic and usage, to provide enhanced interactions and more relevant communications, and to track the performance of our advertisements.

Advertising Cookies.

  • We may use cookies delivered by us or by third parties to show you ads for our products, and to track the performance of our advertisements. These cookies collect information such as which browser you used when visiting our Websites.
  • Notices on behavioral advertising. We or one of our authorized partners may place or read cookies on your device when you visit our Websites for   the purpose of serving you targeted advertising (also referred to as“online behavioral advertising” or “interest- based advertising”). To learn more about targeted advertising and advertising networks please visit the  opt-out pages of the Network Advertising Initiative at https://optout.networkadvertising.org/?c=1,and the Digital AdvertisingAlliance at https://optout.aboutads.info/?c=2&lang=EN.
  • Do Not Track. While some internet browsers offer a“do not track” or “DNT”  option that lets you tell websites that you do not want to have your online activities tracked, these features are not yet uniform. Therefore, we do not currently commit to responding to browsers’ DNT signals with respect to our websites.

‍Cookie Management. You can set your web browser not to accept cookies, or customize your browser’s cookie settings to reflect your comfort level with cookie security. Further information about cookie management and deletion can be found at allaboutcookies.org.

5. Disclosure and Sharing

We may share your Personal Data as follows:

Service Providers. With our contracted service providers, who provide services such as IT and system administration and hosting, credit card processing, research and analytics, and marketing.

Our Affiliates. With affiliates within our corporate group, to the extent such sharing of data is necessary to fulfill a request you have submitted via our Websites or for marketing or technical operations and account management purposes.

Event Sponsors. If you attend an event or webinar organized by us, or download or access content, we may share your Personal Data with sponsors of the event. If required by applicable law, you may consent to such sharing via the registration form or by allowing your attendee badge to be scanned at a sponsor booth. In these circumstances, your information will be subject to the sponsors’ privacy statements.

Third Party Networks and Websites. With third-party social media networks, advertising networks and websites, so that we can market and advertise on third party platforms and websites.

Professional Advisers. In individual instances, we may share your Personal Data with professional advisers acting as service providers, processors, or advisors, including lawyers, bankers, auditors, and insurers based in countries in which we operate, and to the extent we are legally obliged to share or have a legitimate interest in sharing your Personal Data.

Change in Ownership. To a successor, if we are involved in a merger, reorganization, or other corporate change, or sell a business unit, or a significant portion of our business. In accordance with applicable laws, we will use reasonable efforts to notify you of any transfer of Personal Data to an unaffiliated third party.

Legal Requirements. We may be required by law to disclose your Personal Data, and we will use reasonable efforts to take steps to limit any such disclosure.

6. Personal Data Rights

Rights. You may have certain rights relating to your Personal Data, subject to applicable local data protection laws. Depending on the applicable laws, these rights may include the right to:

  • Access your Personal Data;
  • Correct inaccurate Personal Data;
  • Delete your Personal Data;
  • Receive and transmit a copy of your Personal Data;
  • Object to or withdraw consent of any processing of your Personal Data;
  • Restrict our processing of your Personal Data;
  • Pursue a private right of action;
  • Opt-out of sales;
  • Restrict automatic decision making (including profiling); or
  • Opt-out of certain processing, opt-in to certain processing, or withdraw your consent to certain processing.

Retention. We will retain your Personal Data for as long as necessary for the relevant activity for which it was provided or collected, in accordance with our then current data retention policy, unless you otherwise request that it be deleted sooner in accordance with this policy.

Marketing. If you change your mind about being sent marketing emails you can “opt out” at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of any marketing email. Once you “opt out,” you will no longer receive any marketing emails from us.

Contact. To exercise your rights regarding your Personal Data by email, please use the contact information provided at the bottom of this policy. We will respond to all legitimate requests within 30 days, where possible, and will contact you should we require additional information in order to honor your request. You may also complain to the supervisory authority of the country in which you are located.

7. Additional Terms

Industry Standard Security. While we use industry standard security measures to protect against the loss, misuse, and alteration of the Personal Data under our control, there is no guaranty that it cannot be compromised.

No Children Under Age 16. We do not intentionally gather Personal Data about visitors who are under the age of 16.

No Contractual Rights. This Privacy Policy is not a contract and does not create any contractual rights or obligations.

Privacy Concerns. To exercise your rights regarding your Personal Data or if you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please email us at: privacy@confience.io

Links to Third Party Sites. Our Service may contain links to other sites and services, which are owned and controlled by others. These third-party websites have their own policies regarding privacy, and you should review those policies.

Revisions to this Policy. We may change this policy at any time and changes will be posted on this page and where appropriate notified to you. Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes to our policy.