Protecting your private information is our priority. This Statement of Privacy applies to Wave_7 and governs data collection and usage. TheWave_7 website is a corporate news and information site. By using the Wave_7 website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement. For the purposes of EU data protection laws, Wave_7 is the data controller and our full contact details are contained at the bottom of this policy.
How We Collect Your Personal Data
Data is primarily collected by us when you enter into a contract with us or visit our Site. The data we collect is set out in the next section, and we reasonably consider that the personal data we take is necessary and adequate for these purposes.
We also engage third parties to use legitimate business practices and software to scrape personal data already in the public domain from websites or social media profiles, which will include your name, contact details, and job title, for sales, marketing, and recruitment purposes. We will not use that personal data for marketing purposes either without your consent (where we are required to obtain it) or unless we reasonably intend to enter into a contract with you.
We may also receive personal data from you indirectly, through our partners, who will pass your personal data to us in accordance with their own privacy policies.
Why We Collect Your Personal Information
In order to better provide you with products and services offered on our Site, Wave_7 will collect the following categories of your personally identifiable information:
- First and Last Name
- Mailing Address
- E-mail Address
- Phone Number
- Employer
- Job Title
Use of Your Personal Information
Wave_7 collects and uses your personal information to operate its website(s) and deliver the services you have requested.
Wave_7 may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Wave_7 and its affiliates (where you give us your permission to do so).
Sharing Information with Third Parties
Wave_7 does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. However, Wave_7 may share data trusted partners for marketing and sales communications. Any such third parties would have restricted access to your personal data, only to the extent necessary to provide these specific services to you or Wave_7, and be required to maintain the confidentiality of your information. All third parties are engaged on standard written terms, or individually negotiated written agreements.
Wave_7 may disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with applicable law, protect and defend our rights or property, and/or act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of our users or the public.
Tracking User Behavior
Wave_7 may keep track of the websites and pages our users visit within Wave_7, in order to determine what Wave_7 services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Wave_7 to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.
Our Site uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (Google). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer to help analyze how you use the Site (such as time spent per page, scrolling behavior, and mouse movement). The information generated by the cookie about your use of the Site (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the USA. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the Site, compiling reports on your activity for us and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however, please note that if you do this your ability to use the
Behavioral tracking data could also be used to inform website owners about the best locations on the website for online advertisements. This information is collected and secured according to the terms and conditions of the respective third party. For these purposes, Wave_7 only partners with third-party technologies that have earned Privacy Shield status.
Automatically Collected Information
Information about your computer hardware and software will be automatically collected by Wave_7. This information will include your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times, and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain the quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding the use of the Wave_7 website.
Use of Cookies
The Wave_7 website may use “cookies” to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Wave_7 services or websites you visit.
Security and Storage of your Personal Information
Wave_7 uses SSL encryption protocols to secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. We endeavor to maintain appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or manipulation of your personal information. We train our staff on the protection of personal data and restrict access to our databases as appropriate. Notwithstanding our efforts, there are security and privacy limitations inherent to the Internet which are beyond our control and we cannot guarantee the security, integrity, and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you and us through this Site.
All data stored on Cloud-based storage solutions are regularly and securely backed-up.
Children Under Thirteen
Wave_7 does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen. Children under the age of thirteen must ask thier parent or guardian for permission to use this website.
E-mail Communications
Wave_7 may periodically contact you via email in order to provide company announcements, alerts, and confirmations only.
Wave_7 keeps digital records of all legitimate business inquiries for a period of five (5) years.
If you would like to stop receiving marketing or promotional communications via email from Wave_7 at any time, you may opt-out of such communications by clicking unsubscribe and submitting the form on the opt-out page.
External Data Storage Sites
We may store your data on servers provided by third-party hosting vendors with whom we have contracted.
Changes to this Statement
Wave_7 reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your account, by placing a prominent notice on our site, and/or by updating any privacy information on this page. Your continued use of the Site and/or Services available through this Site after such modifications will constitute your: (a) acknowledgment of the modified Privacy Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by that Policy.
Your Rights
If you are an EU citizen, you have the following rights under the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 to ask us:
not to process your personal data for marketing purposes; to clarify what data we hold about you, how it was obtained, to whom it has been disclosed and for how long it will be stored; to amend any inaccurate data we hold about you; to delete any of your data (where you no longer think we need to hold it, or you think we have obtained or processed it without your consent at any time); and to only process your personal data in limited circumstances, for limited purposes.
We have the capacity to extract your personal data from our databases and provide it to you in a structured, commonly-used way (typically by .csv file).
If you wish to exercise any of your rights at any time, please contact us on the details contained below in the first instance. We will require you to verify your identity to us before we provide any personal data to you, and reserve the right to ask you to specify the types of personal data to which your request relates.
Where you wish to exercise any of your rights, they may be subject to payment of a nominal administration fee (to cover our costs incurred in processing your request) and any clarification we may reasonably require in relation to your request. Such fees may be charged where we consider (acting reasonably) that your request is excessive, unfounded, or repetitive.
Contact Information
Wave_7 welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Wave_7 has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Wave_7at:
Wave_7
Company Registered Office
3410 Grim Avenue
San Diego, California(CA), 92111
Telephone number: + 619-733-8939
Email: [email protected]