PRIVACY POLICY GOVERNING THE WEBSITE SOAR-MEDIA.COM
Updated on October 2012.
This privacy policy (the « Privacy Policy ») describes the information collection and use practices of SOAR MEDIA’s website (soar-media.com, the « Website ») applicable to the gathering by SOAR MEDIA of personal data from users of this Website. SOAR MEDIA will treat personal data in accordance with applicable laws and regulations and with this Privacy Policy, and as users otherwise consent. By using the Website, users agree to the terms of the Privacy Policy. SOAR MEDIA reserves the right to change the Privacy Policy. If SOAR MEDIA decides to make a material change to the Privacy Policy, it will post a notice on its home page at least thirty (30) days prior to making any material changes. Your continued use of the Website, including use after the posting of any changes, will be deemed acceptance by you of the Privacy Policy.
Please note that further information regarding SOAR MEDIA’s practices with regards to its services and the data collection methods used in connection with its services can be found here.
DATA COLLECTION
You can visit the Website to read information about SOAR MEDIA’s company and services without telling who you are and without revealing any personal data. Communications from you and customer support: You may wish to request information about SOAR MEDIA’s services. To facilitate the distribution of this content, you are asked to provide contact details, such as, but not limited to, name, company, title, phone number, e-mail address, site name, URL, and address. Based on your request, SOAR MEDIA may also ask for additional information and how you heard about us. These personal data are provided by you on a voluntary basis only and are not required by us in order for you to use and enjoy the Website.
Data automatically collected using cookies and web beacons: When you visit the Website your computer’s operating system, Internet Protocol (IP) address, access times, browser type and language are logged automatically. SOAR MEDIA also collects information about your usage of and activity on the Website. To improve the usefulness of the Website, SOAR MEDIA measures and analyzes non-identifying, aggregate usage, and volume statistical information from Website users in order to administer the Website and to improve Website performance.
COOKIES & WEB BEACONS
Cookies are files that web servers place on an Internet user’s browser that are designed to store basic information (such as user preferences). The use of cookies on the Website allows users to enjoy more seamless visits and more accurately measures user behavior on the Website. Web beacons are used in combination with cookies to help SOAR MEDIA understand how users interact with the Website. A web beacon is typically a transparent graphic image (usually 1 pixel x 1 pixel) that is placed on a site. The use of a web beacon allows the Website to measure the actions of the user opening the page that contains the web beacon. SOAR MEDIA utilizes cookies and web beacons only to measure user behavior and to help improve user experience. Please note that SOAR MEDIA does not utilize targeted marketing cookies or other types of cookies requiring your prior consent.
USE AND SHARING OF PERSONAL DATA
SOAR MEDIA may use the personal data collected on the Website to contact you to further discuss your interest in the company and its services, and with your prior consent, to send information regarding its services and marketing promotions and/or events. Personal data is collected and stored in a manner that SOAR MEDIA determines is appropriate for the nature of the data collected and the need to fulfill your request.
SOAR MEDIA may provide your personal data to third party service providers to perform services on its behalf, including (but not limited by) hosting services and customer service. SOAR MEDIA directs all such third party service providers to maintain the confidentiality of the personal data disclosed to them and to not use your information for any purpose other than to provide services on SOAR MEDIA’s behalf. SOAR MEDIA does not actively share personal data with third parties for their own purposes (including direct marketing purposes) unless with your prior consent.
However, SOAR MEDIA may disclose personal data when required by law, or in order to comply with a current judicial proceeding, a court order, or legal process served on the Website.
SOAR MEDIA may also share aggregated information (information about you and other users collectively, but not specifically identifiable to you); anonymous information; and certain technical information. The collection, use, and disclosure of anonymous or aggregated information are not subject to any of the restrictions in this Privacy Policy. In the event that SOAR MEDIA undergoes a business transition, such as a merger, acquisition by another company, or sale of all or a portion of its assets, SOAR MEDIA reserves the right to transfer all of your personal data to the successor organization in such transition.
DATA RETENTION
SOAR MEDIA will retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to provide you services and it will use your personal data as necessary to comply with its legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce its agreements.
Data automatically collected using cookies and web beacons will only be retained for a six-month period.
SECURITY
The Website has physical, administrative and technical measures in place to maintain the security, confidentiality, and integrity of the data under SOAR MEDIA’s control, and to help protect against the loss, misuse, and alteration of such data.
While SOAR MEDIA takes reasonable precautions against possible security breaches of its Website and its customer databases and records, no website or Internet transmission is completely secure, and SOAR MEDIA cannot guarantee that unauthorized access, hacking, data loss, or other breaches will never occur. If you have questions about the security of the Website, you can contact SOAR MEDIA by e-mail, addressed at info@soar-media.com.
RIGHT TO ACCESS, MODIFY AND OPPOSE
You may, at any time, exercise your right to prevent the use of your personal data for direct marketing purposes (as set out in this Privacy Policy) or your right to access or modify the personal data that SOAR MEDIA holds about you, or your right to oppose the processing of your personal data on legitimate grounds, by contacting SOAR MEDIA by e-mail, addressed at info@soar-media.com.
SOAR MEDIA will provide you with a copy of any personal data that you have provided in connection with your visit to the Website should you request it, upon providing evidence of your identity. SOAR media may require a nominal administration fee to cover its costs in providing such information. If you wish to access the personal data SOAR MEDIA has about you, or to correct factual errors in the records, please contact SOAR MEDIA as set forth in the « Contact Us » section below. To protect your privacy, SOAR MEDIA will take reasonable steps to help verify your identity before granting access or making corrections.
CONTACT SOAR MEDIA
If you have questions, concerns, or suggestions regarding the Privacy Policy, you can contact SOAR MEDIA by e-mail, addressed at info@soar-media.com.