Your privacy is important to us. We conduct regular assessment reviews and abide by rigorous privacy standards to ensure personal information we collect, use and share is protected. This U.S. Online Privacy Notice ("Notice") describes how Bismation LLC manage personal information about you when you interact with us online through our websites, event registration sites, mobile applications and social sites ("Sites and Mobile Apps") through your computer, smartphone, tablet or other mobile devices ("computer or mobile devices").
This Notice explains
The term "Bismation", “Bismation LLC” or "we", "us" or "our" in this Notice refers to U.S. affiliates or subsidiaries of Bismation LLC that link to or reference this Notice.
By using our Sites and Mobile Apps, you agree to the terms and conditions of this Notice. Our U.S. online services covered by this Notice are intended for a U.S. audience. If you visit or use one of our online services, your information may be transferred or processed in the U.S. For Non-U.S. online services, please review the privacy policy applicable to that service to understand how your information is collected, used and shared.
Updates to this Notice
This Notice is subject to change. We update this Notice periodically to comply with the most recent federal and local laws. Please review it whenever you have questions. If we make changes to this Notice, we will revise the Last updated date on this page.
Our Online Privacy Practices We are committed to transparency about your personal information. We ask for your consent when required, otherwise by using our Site and Mobile Apps, you consent to the collection, use and sharing of your personal information subject to and consistent with applicable laws, regulations and other notices you may have received based on your relationship with us. Linking to other sites We may provide links to non-affiliated third-party sites, such as credit bureaus, service providers or merchants. If you follow links to sites not affiliated with, or controlled by Bismation LLC, you should review their privacy and security policies and other terms and conditions, as they may be different from those of our Sites and Mobile Apps. Bismation LLC does not guarantee and is not responsible for the privacy or security of these sites, including the accuracy, completeness or reliability of their information. Protecting your personal information To protect personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with applicable federal and state laws. These measures may include device safeguards and secured files and buildings as well as oversight of our third-party providers to ensure personal information remains confidential and secure. In the event of a data breach, we provide timely notification, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. We also recognize the importance of protecting privacy where children are involved. Our Sites and Mobile Apps are not marketed to individuals under the age of 13, and we request that these individuals do not provide personal information through our Sites and Mobile Apps. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. 2 Making sure personal information is accurate Keeping your personal information accurate and up to date is very important. If your personal information is incomplete, inaccurate or not current, please use the Contact Us option on our Sites and Mobile Apps, or call or write to us at the telephone numbers or appropriate address for changes listed on your account statements, records, online or other account materials. You can also speak to your account representative. Personal Information We Collect Online How do we collect personal information online? We collect personal information about you through your computer or mobile devices by the use of cookies and similar tracking technologies (see our Cookie Policy for details) as well as personal information you provide when you visit or use our Sites and Mobile Apps, for example when you: • Download any of the Bismation Software products • Register your software or service, or request information about a product or service • Register as a participant in one of our events • Complete a survey, or other promotion •. Third-party providers are contractually obligated to comply with our policies to protect information we share with them or they collect on our behalf. The personal information we collect is limited to what is required to provide our products or services and to support legal and risk requirements. For additional information, please review the How do we use your personal information section of this Notice. Types of personal information we collect online The type of personal information we collect from and about you online will depend on how you interact with us and may include: • Contact information such as name, mailing address, email address, telephone and mobile number(s). • Access authorization such as user ID, alias, PIN and password and security questions and answers. • Information from your computer and mobile devices where allowed by individual browsers and/or operating systems, such as: ο Unique device identifiers (for example Media Access Control (MAC) and Internet Protocol (IP) addresses) ο Browser type, version, language, and display/screen settings ο Information about how you use and interact with our Sites and Mobile Apps (for example activities on pages visited, links clicked or unique and measurable patterns such as keystrokes, mouse clicks and movements, swipes and gestures) ο Communications data, such as your communication preferences and details or the content of your communications with us (e.g., chat messages). ο Responses to advertisements on sites and mobile apps where we advertise ο Log information such as your search and voice to text queries in the mobile app ο Search engine referrals ο Geolocation information with consent ο Social media preference ο Information to facilitate virtual or in-person event management 3 How We Use and Share Personal Information How do we use your personal information? Personal information collected from and about you online described in this Notice may be used for many purposes such as: • Delivering products and services to you by verifying your identity (for example when you access your account information); processing requests for products or services such as to services and or software; processing transactions; providing customer service/production support, and other specialized location based services near your location • Personalizing your digital and mobile experience by enhancing our Sites and Mobile Apps organization and design and analyze data to create relevant alerts, products or services. • Providing advertising on our Sites and Mobile Apps as well as non-affiliated third-party sites and through off-line channels like service providers, call centers and direct marketing (for example email, mail and phone). • Detecting and preventing fraud, identify theft and other risks to you or Bismation. • Performing analytics concerning your use of our online services, including your responses to our emails and the pages and advertisements you view. • Complying with and enforcing applicable legal requirements, industry standards, contractual obligations and our policies. • Allowing you to use features within our Sites and Mobile Apps when you grant us access to personal information from your device, such as contact lists, or geo-location when you request certain services that requires such access, for searching for custom services. • Providing notifications concerning events for which you’ve registered, providing analysis to improve our events and develop new events, determining event overall effectiveness, enhancing products and services, operating and expanding our business activities. We retain personal information for a period of time as required by laws and regulations and the necessary business purpose. We securely delete personal information as soon as legally permitted. • Third-party providers who have contracts with Bismation including event vendors, organizers, volunteers, contractors, and sponsors. • Government agencies as required by laws and regulations. Aggregated/de-identified information Collected personal information may be aggregated and/or de-identified (we remove any details that identify you personally). We may share this aggregated and/or de-identified information with third-party providers to help deliver products, services, and content that are better tailored to the users of our online services and for our own business purposes where permissible under applicable laws and regulations. How to limit sharing You have choices regarding the sharing of some personal information. Where appropriate, we will limit sharing of your personal information based on your privacy choices. You can register your choices by contacting us at contact@bismation.com. 4 Online Behavioral Advertising Personal information collected from and about you online, as described in this Notice, is used and shared to deliver advertising and marketing, which may be of interest to you. We present tailored ads to you: • In off-line channels through direct marketing (for example email, mail, phone). • Advertising on our sites, mobile apps and off-line channels such through direct marketing (for example email, mail, phone): We may use personal information about your activities on our Sites and Mobile Apps, such as pages visited and key words entered, to help determine which of our ads or offers may be of interest to you. We may use personal information about your relationship with us (such as types of transactional information or the location in which you reside) to help determine which advertisements or offers to present to you. • Advertising on non-affiliated third-party sites and mobile apps: Bismation contracts with advertising companies to advertise our products and services on sites and mobile apps not affiliated with us. We may use personal information we have collected or that you have provided to assist our non-affiliated third-party sites and mobile apps to select ads or offers that may appeal to you, display them to you and monitor your responses. Non-affiliated third[1]party sites and mobile apps are not subject to Bismation Privacy Notices. How you can opt out of Online Behavioral Advertising You have choices about how Bismation advertises to you based on your online behavior. • Advertising on our Sites and Mobile Apps and off-line channels such as Engineering services, and through direct marketing (for example email, mail, phone): If you prefer, we not provide you with tailored content and advertising based on your online behavior with our Sites and Mobile Apps, you may opt out of online behavioral advertising by contacting us at contact@bismation.com . Industry standards continue to evolve around web browser “do not track” signals or configurations set in your internet browser. In addition to the advertising opt-out options above, Bismation captures opt out preference signals, and to the extent users have rights under applicable law, treats them as valid requests to opt out of sale/sharing at the browser level. Reminder Please note that if you opt out of this advertising: • You may still receive general advertising from Bismation. • In order for online behavioral advertising opt outs from our Sites and Mobile Apps and on other sites to work on your device, your browser must be set to accept cookies. • If you delete cookies, buy a new device, access our Sites and Mobile Apps or other sites from a different device, login under a different screen name, or change web browsers, you will need to opt out again. 5 Additional Information Third-party data sharing Some companies may offer aggregation websites and services that allow you to share your data with them in order to consolidate your account information from different sources (such as your accounts with us or with other financial institutions) so that you can view it in one location or perform actions related to your accounts using their services. • Use of your information by the third party is governed by your agreement with them, not by Bismation. We recommend reviewing the third parties’ policies before sharing your personal information to understand how they will use and store your account information. For example, look for whether they sell any of your personal information, and if your information will be transferred, processed, or stored outside of the United States. • We are not responsible for the use or disclosure of any personal information accessed by any company or person to whom you provide your site user ID and password. • Social media Bismation engages with customers on social media platforms such as Facebook®, YouTube® and LinkedIn®. • Any content you post on official Bismation managed social media pages, such as pictures, information, opinions or any personal information that you make available to other participants on these social platforms, is subject to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policies of those respective platforms. • When interacting with official Bismation social media pages, Bismation’s privacy notices, Social Media User Terms and Community Guidelines may apply. • Please review the privacy policy for the specific social media service you are using to better understand your rights and obligations with regard to such content. We may allow social share buttons on our sites that enable users to easily share information on social media platforms. The non-affiliated third parties that own these widgets may have access to information about your browsing on pages of our Sites and Mobile Apps where these widgets are placed.
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