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How we collect, use and disclose information in connection with our website and services, and the choices available to you.
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This Privacy Policy describes the information that Section Seven LLC (“Section Seven”, “we”, “us” or “our”) collects when you visit or use sectionseven.net or any other website or online service of ours where this policy is posted (together, the “Site”), or when you otherwise deal with us online. It also explains how we may use and disclose that information and the choices available to you.
Please read this policy together with our Cookie Policy and our Terms of Use. Your use of the Site, and any dispute relating to privacy, is subject to this policy and to the Terms of Use, including their disclaimers, limitations of liability and provisions on governing law and disputes.
Scope of this policy
Section Seven LLC is a Delaware limited liability company. This policy applies to everyone who visits or registers with the Site, subscribes to our research or newsletters, applies for a position with us or otherwise uses our services, except as otherwise agreed in writing.
In this policy, “personal information” means information that is linked or reasonably linkable to an identified or identifiable individual.
Information we collect
We collect personal information when you choose to share it with us, when you visit or use the Site, when you ask us for information and when you contact us. Please do not submit sensitive personal information, such as government identification numbers, financial account details or health information, through the Site’s forms.
The personal information we collect may include:
- Contact information, such as your name, email address, postal or billing address and telephone number.
- Employer information, such as the name of your company, your title or role and your type of business.
- Account and profile information, such as your account identifiers, your sign-in details and the profile information made available by the sign-in method you choose.
- Subscription and transaction information, such as the plan you select, the status and dates of your subscription, your billing history and customer identifiers. Payment card details are collected and processed by a third-party payment processor.
- Location information, such as your IP address and the general location associated with it.
- Site activity, such as the pages you request, the dates and times of your visits and the address of the website you came from.
- Device and browser information, such as device type, operating system, and browser type and language.
- Marketing and communication preferences.
- Job application information, such as your work history, education, skills and anything else you submit when you apply for a position.
- The content of your messages and inquiries, and any other personal information you provide to us.
Information from other sources
We may obtain personal information about you from third parties and other sources, such as the sign-in service you use, our service providers, companies we do business with and publicly available sources. We may combine this information with the personal information we collect from you.
If you apply for a position with us, we may also obtain personal information about you from recruiters, from your references and, where the law permits, from providers of background checks.
How we use information
We may collect, use and disclose personal information for any of the following purposes:
- To provide the Site and our services to you, including to create and administer accounts and subscriptions.
- To process payments and send related information, such as confirmations, invoices, renewal notices and other administrative messages.
- To respond to your inquiries and requests, and to contact you when necessary by email, telephone or mail.
- To send you newsletters and, where the law permits or you have consented, information and promotional materials about our research and services.
- To review how the Site and our services are used and how they perform, to improve our content, products and services, and to develop new ones.
- For recruiting and employment purposes, including to assess your application and to consider you for current and future openings.
- To protect the security and integrity of the Site and our business, including by preventing fraud and unauthorized use, identifying malicious or unauthorized users, managing risk, and protecting against claims and other liabilities.
- To address problems with the Site, our services or our business.
- To comply with legal, regulatory, tax and accounting obligations, to respond to lawful requests, and to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.
- To create aggregated or de-identified information, which we may use and disclose for analysis and any other lawful purpose.
- As otherwise described to you at the point of collection or in an agreement with us, or with your consent.
How we disclose information
We do not sell personal information. We may share aggregated or de-identified information with third parties for analysis, marketing and other lawful purposes.
We may disclose personal information to the following categories of third parties and in the following ways:
- To our affiliated companies.
- To service providers that support our business, including those that perform professional, technical or administrative functions on our behalf.
- Where we believe that a violation of our Terms of Use, of our rights or of the rights of others has occurred.
- To respond to legal process, and to law enforcement, government authorities and regulators, as the law permits or requires.
- In connection with an actual or proposed merger, financing, acquisition, reorganization, dissolution or bankruptcy, or the sale or transfer of all or part of our business or assets.
- As otherwise described to you at the point of collection, or at your direction or with your consent.
Links and third-party services
The Site and our emails may link to third-party websites. Some functions of the Site, such as sign-in, checkout, billing management and newsletter subscription, are also provided by third parties and may take place on pages those third parties operate.
Third parties have privacy policies that differ from ours. The collection, retention and use of any personal information that you give to a third party, or that it collects from you, is governed by that party’s privacy policy and not by this one. We do not control third parties and are not responsible for their practices or content.
Third parties are independent of Section Seven. For information about your choices with a third party, or to stop its communications, you need to contact that party directly.
Retention
We retain information for as long as we consider reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy, including to provide the Site and our services, to comply with legal, tax, accounting and regulatory requirements, to resolve disputes and to enforce our agreements. Retention periods vary with the type of information and the purpose for which it is held.
Information that is no longer required is deleted, de-identified or aggregated in accordance with our practices and applicable law.
Security
We maintain safeguards intended to protect the information we hold against loss, misuse and unauthorized access. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, however, and we do not guarantee the security of any information. Unauthorized access, system failures and other events may compromise information at any time, and you provide information at your own risk.
You are responsible for keeping your sign-in credentials confidential and for controlling access to the devices and email accounts you use with the Site. If you believe your account has been compromised, please notify us promptly through the contact form.
Your choices and rights
You may manage or cancel a subscription and update your billing details through your account. You may opt out of newsletters and marketing communications at any time by using the unsubscribe link in those messages or by contacting us. We may continue to send you transactional and administrative messages about your account or subscription.
Depending on where you live, you may have rights and choices regarding our processing of your personal information. These may include the right to know whether we process it, to obtain a copy of it, to correct inaccuracies in it, to ask us to delete it, to opt out of or restrict certain processing, to withdraw consent, and to appeal a decision we make about your request. These rights are subject to conditions and exceptions under applicable law and may not be available in every jurisdiction.
To exercise a right, or to ask about your personal information, contact us through the contact form and include “Privacy request” in your message. We may need to verify your identity before acting on a request, and we will respond as required by applicable law. You will not face retaliation or discrimination for exercising your rights. We may retain information where the law permits or requires it, for example to complete a transaction, to meet a legal obligation or to resolve a dispute.
Please tell us if your personal information changes or if what we hold about you is inaccurate. We are not responsible for relying on inaccurate or incomplete information where you have not told us of a change.
If you believe that we have not complied with this policy, or you have a complaint about how we handle your personal information, contact us and we will consider it. You may also be entitled to complain to the privacy regulator where you live.
Data storage and international users
Section Seven LLC is based in the United States and operates the Site from there. Personal information may be transferred to, stored and processed on servers in the United States and in other countries in which we or our service providers operate, where data protection and other laws may differ from, and may be less protective than, the laws of the place where you live. It may be disclosed in response to requests from government authorities or to legal process in those countries. By using the Site or providing information to us, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred and processed in this way.
Where applicable law requires a legal basis for processing personal information, we rely on one or more of the following: the performance of a contract with you, or steps taken at your request before entering into one; our legitimate interests in operating, securing and improving the Site and our business; compliance with our legal obligations; and your consent, where we have asked for it.
Children
The Site is intended for business and professional users. We do not direct it to children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under the age of 18. If we learn that a child under 18 has provided personal information through the Site, we will use reasonable efforts to remove it from our files.
Acceptance of this policy
By using the Site or our services, you confirm that you have read and understood this policy and, where your agreement is required, that you agree to it. If you do not agree with this policy, please do not use the Site or our services.
Changes to this policy
We may change, add to or remove any part of this policy at any time, in our sole discretion, including to reflect changes in how we handle personal information or in applicable law. When we do, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. Your continued use of the Site or our services after a change is posted means that you accept it.
Contact
If you have questions about this policy or about our privacy practices, contact us through the contact form or write to Section Seven LLC, 2 Beeton Path, Westborough, MA 01581.