Deep Focus, Inc. has created this Privacy Policy in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to protecting your personal information. The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices relating to the website located at http://www.deep-focus.net/ (the “Site” or the “Website”). The information you provide on this Site will not be shared other than as outlined in this Privacy Policy.
Please carefully read our Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions.
This Website
presents information and content that is owned, licensed, or provided by Deep
Focus, Inc., its subsidiaries and affiliates (“Deep Focus”). The Site may also
include services provided by third parties and distributed through the Site by
virtue of a license, grant or some other form of agreement between the third
party and Deep Focus. When used in this Privacy Policy, "we", “us”
and "our" mean Deep Focus.
You can
browse our Website without providing any personal or individually identifiable
information. You also may be able to set your browser to reject cookies. If you do that, the Website may be less
functional for you.
There are times when you may choose to give us personally identifiable
information about you. For example, you may wish to register to post entries,
music, comments or articles on the Website, receive e-mails from us, receive
invitations, attend events, preview new content, or purchase goods and services
available through the Site. We
need certain information from you to register you, authenticate you, and
process your entries and payments, where necessary.
We collect
information that you voluntarily give us, as well as Site Visitorship Data as
defined below, on this Website.
In order to
utilize certain features of the Website, you may be asked to provide personally
identifiable information such as your e-mail address, name, mailing address,
telephone number, social security number, credit card number or persistent
identifier (such as a customer number held in a cookie) which is associated
with personally identifiable information, as well as other information, which
you may provide voluntarily. We
collect such personally identifiable information that you give us so that we
may:
By providing any personally identifiable information
to the Website, you fully understand and unambiguously consent to the
collection and processing of such information in the United States of
America. We will
provide you reasonable access to information that you provided through the
Website and the reasonable ability to review and correct it. To protect your
privacy and security, we will also take reasonable steps to verify your
identity, such as requiring a password and user ID, before granting access to
your data, where applicable.
Site Visitorship Data
Site
Visitorship Data is information about the way a website is used that is not
associated with an individual’s identity. We use aggregate anonymous data
regarding online behavior to better understand how people use our Website. To
that end, we may use aggregated, anonymous online traffic behavior along with
information from third parties to track usage trends and thereby improve our
Website. We may also use this aggregated, anonymous information to develop
reports that we may share with third party marketing partners and customers.
The kind of information we may collect includes:
Most Site
Visitorship Data is collected using data collection tools such as web beacons,
cookies, embedded web links, and other commonly used information-gathering
tools. We use Site Visitorship
Data to develop, manage, and improve the Website. Sometimes we may aggregate Site Visitorship Data with
personally identifiable information from registered members. We may use that information to:
Circumstances
may arise where, whether for strategic or other business reasons, Deep Focus
decides to sell, buy, merge or otherwise reorganize businesses. Such a
transaction may involve the disclosure of personally identifiable information
to prospective or actual purchasers, or the receipt of it from sellers. It is
our practice to seek appropriate protection for information in these types of
transactions.
We may
recommend or require the use of encryption technologies for certain types of
communications conducted through this Website. While we may provide those
technologies and use other reasonable precautions to protect confidential
information and provide suitable security, we do not guarantee that information
transmitted through the Internet is secure, or that such transmissions will be
free from delay, interruption, interception or error.
Disclosure
of Information
Deep
Focus will not release any personally identifiable information to third parties
without your consent except as follows:
(1) Anyone providing us
their personally identifiable information grants Deep Focus and its affiliates,
the right to use their information internally without restrictions for the
purposes that include without limitation, research, marketing, and content and
lead development.
(2) Deep Focus may share
information we collect with our third party marketing partners. If we do so, we
will request that they treat this information in accordance with this Privacy
Policy and to refrain from disclosing or using your personally identifiable
information for purposes other than for the provision of services to you or for
the benefit of Deep Focus. Our third party marketing partners may also send you
special promotions and offers for related services, at their sole discretion.
(3) We may disclose
information collected on this site, including personally identifiable
information, to third parties as required or permitted by law. For example, we
may disclose information:
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to regulators;
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to law enforcement
authorities who subpoena it;
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to vendors who provide
us with service; or
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to companies that may
acquire part or all of an affiliated company.
Deep
Focus is not responsible for the protection of the information you provide to
other websites. You should be aware that when you voluntarily disclose
personally identifiable information on other websites, such information can be
collected and used by others and may result in unsolicited communications.
Communications
From
time to time, we may send e-mail to users regarding current projects, special
offers, invitations to events, product testing opportunities and updates to the
Site, press releases and announcements concerning the services we provide, as
well as important changes in our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy. By providing us your e-mail address,
you consent to receiving such communications via e-mail. If at any time you decide for any
reason that you no longer wish to receive such communications, you may opt out
of receiving them by using one of the following methods:
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Select
the "opt out" or "unsubscribe" link, or follow the opt-out
instructions included in each subscription communication.
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Where
applicable, return to the web page(s) where you originally registered your
preferences and follow the opt-out instructions.
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E-mail
us. Be sure to provide your name, email and postal address, and specific
relevant information about the particular service you no longer wish to
receive.
Please
be aware that when you opt out of receiving communications, it may affect the
services you have chosen to receive from us where accepting the communications
is a condition of receiving such services.
Hyperlinks
and Referrals
Websites
accessible via our Website (through hyperlinks, banner advertisements or
otherwise) have their own privacy policies and data collection, use and
disclosure practices. Please consult each site's terms and conditions and privacy
policy prior to use.
When
you click on a hyperlink, sponsored link or banner advertisement, a new browser
window or frame containing a third party's website may appear in the foreground
with the Website remaining in the background. Any time that you have moved to a
new window or frame containing a third party's website, you will no longer be
on the Website, and are no longer protected by this Privacy Policy or our Terms and
Conditions.
Children's
Privacy
We
do not knowingly collect or distribute personally identifiable information from
minor children. If you are the parent or guardian of a minor child and believe
that they have disclosed personally identifiable information to us, please
contact us by e-mail so that we may delete the minor's information. You can
learn more about children's privacy and the Children's Online Privacy Protection
Act (COPPA) at the Federal Trade Commission's website at:
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/kidzprivacy/index.html
Safe Harbor Data Privacy Notice
The
United States Department of Commerce and the European Commission have agreed on
a set of data protection principles and frequently asked questions (the
"Safe Harbor Principles") to enable U.S. companies to satisfy the
requirement under European Union law that adequate protection be given to
personal information transferred from the EU to the United States. Deep Focus adheres to the Safe Harbor Principles
with respect to personally identifiable information it receives from the
European Union. This notice outlines our general policy and practices in
compliance with the Safe Harbor Principles, including the type of information
to which this notice applies, how we use information, and your choices
regarding our use of, and your ability to correct, your personally identifiable
information. For purposes of this notice, “personally identifiable information”
includes information (a) transferred from the European Union to the United
States; (b) recorded in any form by us; and (c) pertaining to a specific
individual who is identified in, or is identifiable from, the data. This notice applies to all personally
identifiable information we collect on-line (except as noted below). If there is any conflict between this
Privacy Policy and the Safe Harbor Principles, the Safe Harbor Principles will
govern.
Disclosure
The
privacy principles in this Policy are based on the Safe Harbor Principles. Deep
Focus will not disclose personally identifiable information in any manner that
is inconsistent with this Policy.
Notice and Choice
We obtain personal information only as
permitted by the Safe Harbor Principles or with the consent of the individual
affected. We may ask for your
consent to collect, use, and/or disclose personal information in certain ways,
and you may be required to give your consent in order to use the website or our
services. Individuals will be
provided clear and conspicuous, readily available, and affordable mechanisms to
exercise choice. To the extent permitted under the Safe
Harbor, we reserve the right to process personal information in the course of
providing services through the Website without the knowledge of individuals
involved.
Transfers
Deep
Focus will obtain assurances from its agents that they will safeguard personal
information consistently with this Privacy Policy. If Deep Focus learns that an
agent is using or disclosing personal information in a manner contrary to this
Privacy Policy, Deep Focus will take reasonable steps to prevent or stop the
use or disclosure. Transfers of
information permitted under this notice, either to third parties or within Deep
Focus, may include the transfer of data from one jurisdiction to another, such
as transfers to and from the United States of America.
Security &
Enforcement
Deep Focus will take reasonable precautions to protect
personal information in its possession from loss, misuse and unauthorized
access, disclosure, alteration and destruction, and it will conduct compliance
audits of its relevant privacy practices to verify adherence to this Privacy
Policy. Any questions or concerns
regarding the use or disclosure of personal information should be directed to
the Deep Focus at the address given below. Deep Focus will investigate and
attempt to resolve complaints and disputes regarding use and disclosure of
personal information in accordance with the principles contained in this
Policy. For complaints that cannot
be resolved between the Company and the complainant, the Company has agreed to
participate in the dispute resolution procedures of the American Arbitration
Association to resolve disputes pursuant to the Safe Harbor Principles.
Effective
Date
This
Privacy Policy is effective as of August 1, 2009. We reserve the right to
change this Privacy Policy at any time. If we change it, we will post the
then-current Privacy Policy on this page. Any changes to this Privacy Policy
will be effective as of the day they are posted.
Contact
Us
It
is important for us to know what visitors have to say about our Website. To
contact us with your questions or comments please email us at info@deep-focus.net.