WTT Media Inc is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Statement describes the information we collect from you, either online through this or any of the websites, social networks, or platforms owned or operated by WTT Media, whether accessed via computer, mobile device or other technology, (“Device”) or interaction with WTT Media’s agents or employees (collectively “Services”), and how that information will be used.
Please read this Privacy Statement carefully, by using the Services, you are acknowledging that you understand and agree to the terms of this Privacy Statement, and consent to the manner in which we may collect, use and disclose the foregoing information. In addition, please review our Terms of Use which governs your use of the Services or purchases you make.
Information Collection
We and our service providers may collect information when you provide information to us and when information is collected automatically.
Personal Information You may choose to give us personally identifiable information to allow us to communicate with you, process your orders, or provide you with services. If you make a purchase, we may ask for your credit card number and billing information.
The types of personal information WTT Media may collect from you include:
- personal and business contact information, such as name, company, job title, address, telephone number, and email address;
- financial information, such as your credit or debit card number or other billing information;
- geo-location data such as your IP address, physical location, and other similar information;
- any additional information relating to you that you provide to us directly through our websites or indirectly through use of our websites or online presence, through our representatives or otherwise; and information you provide to us through surveys.
In addition to the information you may provide, WTT Media may collect information when you access or use the Service or a website “powered by” another company on behalf of WTT Media through our use of data collection technologies, including web beacons, cookies, and embedded web links. These technologies collect certain traffic information that your browser sends to a web site, such as your browser type and language, access times, and the address of the web site from which you arrived. They may also collect information about your Internet Protocol (IP) address, unique device identifier, clickstream behavior. WTT Media may also use some of these technologies in connection with emails and communications sent from WTT Media and therefore may collect information using these tools when you open the email or click on a link contained in the email.
Below is some additional detail on how we use cookies and other technologies:
Cookies. We may use Cookies to collect and store certain information about you, for security purposes, to facilitate site navigation and to personalize your experience while visiting our Site.
If you would prefer not to accept Cookies, most browsers will allow you to: (i) change your browser settings to notify you when you receive a Cookie, which lets you choose whether or not to accept it; (ii) disable existing Cookies; or (iii) set your browser to automatically reject any Cookies.
Please be aware that if you disable or reject Cookies, some features and services on our Services may not work properly.
Other Technologies. We may use standard Internet technology, such as web beacons (also called tracking image or pixel tags) and other similar technologies, to track your use of our Services. We also may include web beacons in e-mail messages, newsletters and advertisements to determine whether messages have been opened and acted upon. The information we obtain in this manner enables us to customize the Services we offer and measure the overall effectiveness of our online content and the products and services we offer through the Services.
Google Analytics. We use Google Analytics to help us understand how visitors engage with our website. Google Analytics collects information anonymously. It reports website trends without identifying individual visitors. Visit http://www.google.com/intl/en/analytics/privacyoverview.html for more information on Google Analytics privacy policy.
Collection by Third Parties. We may allow third parties, including our authorized service providers, advertising agencies and marketing partners to use tracking technologies, such as cookies and web beacons, to collect non-personal information about your visits to this and other web sites on the Service. This information generally enables them to track and gauge the effectiveness of our Service and of various marketing campaigns and to serve ads about goods and services that may be of interest to you when you visit other web sites across the Internet.
Information Usage
We may store, analyze and otherwise use the information we collect to:
- Improve the Services and the way we do business;
- Respond to your questions and requests;
- Communicate you with you about your transactions on the Service, our products, services, and other promotions;
- Deliver the products and services you have requested;
- Manage your account and provide you with customer support;
- Provide you with information about other WTT Media products, services, and other promotions that may be of interest to you;
- Perform research and analysis about usage and potential interest in our products, services, or content;
- Develop and display content and advertising tailored to your interests on our Services;
- Enforce this Privacy Statement and the Terms and Conditions of Use, including to protect the rights, property or safety of WTT Media, agents or employees, or any other person and the copyright-protected content of the Services;
- Support the technical functioning of the Services, develop new products and services, and analyze your use of the Services, including your interaction with advertising, products and services that are made available, linked to or offered in the Services;
- and As otherwise stated in this Privacy Notice.
If you contact us through one of our online contact forms, your information is used to respond to your specific questions or requests. The information you provide through one of our contact forms will not be used for any other purpose, unless you specifically authorize us to do so.
Financial Information. We may use financial information or payment method information to process payment for any purchases or sales made on our web site, to protect against or identify possible fraudulent transactions, and otherwise as needed to manage our business.
Information Sharing
Third Parties Providing Services on our Behalf
WTT Media retains service providers and suppliers to manage or support its business operations, provide professional services, deliver products, services and to assist with communication initiatives. These providers include, for example, credit card processors, marketing and communications providers, hosting and IT service providers, email service providers, and cloud application providers. We may share your information with these companies to enable them to provide you with services on our behalf, and third parties for the purpose of conducting general business analysis. For example, we may share website usage and marketing information with our marketing partners to use for our marketing purposes as well as theirs.
Sponsored Educational Resources
Our webinars and white papers offer our the opportunity to learn from industry experts. They are provided to you at no charge through the generous support of our sponsors. When you register for a webinar or white paper, sponsors may receive may receive your contact information including your email address. If you do not wish the sponsor to receive your contact information, do not register for a Webinar or White Papers.
Legal Proceedings
We may also share your personal information:
In response to a subpoena or similar investigative demand, a court order, or a request for cooperation from law enforcement or other government agency; to establish or exercise our legal rights; to defend against legal claims; or as otherwise required by law. In such cases, we may raise or waive any legal objection or right available to us.
When we believe disclosure is appropriate in connection with efforts to investigate, prevent, or take other action regarding illegal activity, suspected fraud or other wrongdoing; to protect and defend the rights, property or safety of our company, our users, our employees, or others; to comply with applicable law or cooperate with law enforcement; or to enforce our web site Terms of Use or other agreements or policies.
In connection with a substantial corporate transaction, such as the sale of our business, a divestiture, merger, consolidation, or asset sale, or in the unlikely event of bankruptcy.
Children's Privacy
We have no intention of collecting personal information from children under the age of 13. When we become aware that personal information from a child under 13 has been collected without such child's parent or guardian's consent, we will use all reasonable efforts to delete such information from our database.
Your Choices About Use of Your Information
You have the right to tell us:
- to provide you with a copy of the personal information we have about you
- to correct or update your personal information
- not to contact you in the future
- to delete your personal information
- not to use your personal information to provide you with information or offers, or not to send you emails or other communications
If you no longer wish to receive communications from WTT Media, please notify us at [email protected]. You will be given the opportunity in any commercial e-mail that we send to you to opt out of receiving such e-mail messages in the future. Please note that we may send you other types of transactional and relationship e-mail communications, such as service announcements and administrative notices without offering you the opportunity to opt out of receiving them. It may not always be possible to completely remove or delete all of your information from our databases without some residual data because of backups and other reasons.
We will retain and use your information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
Third-Party Web Sites and Internet-Based Marketing
Links. There are a number of places on our Services where you may click on a link to access other web sites that do not operate under this Privacy Statement. For example, if you click on an advertisement or a third-party logo on our Services, you may be taken to a web site that we do not control. These third-party web sites may independently solicit and collect information, including personal information, from you. We recommend that you consult the privacy statements of all third-party web sites you visit by clicking on the "privacy" link typically located at the bottom of the web page you are visiting.
Internet-Based Advertising. We contract with third-party advertising agencies, marketing partners and other service providers to serve advertisements when you visit our web site or other web sites across the Internet. The advertisements placed on these third-party web sites may use tracking technologies, such as cookies and web beacons, to collect anonymous information about your visits to this and other web sites. We may also share anonymous information with these companies in aggregate form and/or partner with these companies to provide interest-based advertising both on and off web sites operated by WTT Media. In either case, the purpose of the sharing is to provide advertisements about goods and services that may be of interest to you, analyzing and improving the effectiveness of ads and e-mails, and improving and enhancing our web site and its content.
To the extent that information is collected over time and across websites to help provide you with advertisements based on your interests, this information is anonymous and does not contain your Personal Information.
Do Not Track
The WhatTheyThink website is not currently configured to recognize “do not track” signals sent as a header by Internet browsers. However, other settings within your browser may permit you to block cookies or other technology that enable websites to collect information that can be used to tailor advertisements to your interest. Please check your browser’s settings or consult your browser’s help information for more details.
Information Security
We take reasonable and appropriate measures to protect Personal Information from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, and disclosure. When you submit information to WTT Media through our Services, you should be aware that your information is transmitted across multiple computer systems on the Internet. Because no method of transmitting or storing electronic data on the Internet is ever completely secure, we cannot guarantee that such information will never be accessed, used, or released in a manner that is inconsistent with this Privacy Statement.
Our credit card processing vendor uses security measures to protect your information both during the transaction and after it is complete. Our vendor is certified as compliant with card association security initiatives. Our method of processing and transmitting financial information is compliment with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) and is audited by a third-party firm specializing in financial information security.
Visiting Our Web Site From Outside of The United States
By using the Services, or providing us with any information, you expressly consent to the collection, processing, maintenance and transfer of such information in the United States and other countries where the privacy laws may be different from those in the country where you reside and/or are a citizen, and waive any claims relating to the collection, processing, or transfer of data outside of your country of residence.
Changes to Privacy Statement
We reserve the right, at our discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions from this policy at any time. We provide notice when the latest changes occurred — see the “Effective Date” on the bottom of this page. Your continued use of the Service following the posting of any changes to this policy means you accept such changes.
Contacting Us
Should you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Statement, please contact [email protected].
Effective Date: This Privacy Statement is effective and was last updated on October 19th, 2016