PRIVACY POLICY
Updated September 29, 2016
Brandsocialwatch.com (the “Site”) are owned and operated by CTI International LLC. Access to the Site and any features is made available under CTI International LLC Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy.
The following details our Privacy Policy (the “Policy") for the Site and describes the types of information we gather from those persons visiting the Site and how we use such information. We understand the importance of privacy and accordingly, treat all information received in a responsible manner. This Policy applies to all of the services offered by CTI International LLC and Brand Social Watch. and its subsidiaries and affiliates (the “services”) on the Site. By accessing the Site, you agree to be bound by the Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not use the Site. Each time you use the Site, the current version of the Privacy Policy will apply. Accordingly, when you use the Site, you should check the date of this Policy (which appears at the top) and review any changes since the last version.
USE OF INFORMATION COLLECTED BY US
CTI International LLC and Brand Social Watch may collect two types of information from users of our Site: “personal information” (such as name, e-mail address, mailing address, phone number, etc.) and “aggregate information” (such as frequency of visits to any of the Site, search terms entered, Site pages most frequently accessed, browser type, etc.) We use this information in an effort to improve your experience on the Site and to communicate with you about information that you request. We may also use this information to help us target specific services or offers to you, to help us develop and improve our Site, and to tailor our Site to your interests.
COLLECTING AND USING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
Brand Social Watch only collects personal information that is voluntarily provided when users sign up for an Brand Social Watch site or service. Specifically, when you sign up for our Career - the “Career” page, we ask you for personal information such as your name, address, social service connectors, and email address. We will send a separate e-mail from our payroll division requiring personal information such as your name, address, social service connectors, and email address, banking information, and social security, or Tax ID number. (Please note that we require social security numbers for income tax reporting purposes for all payroll be sent via Direct Deposit to your bank or Wire Information for a fee.) All account information will be maintained in encrypted form on secure servers.
COLLECTING AND USING YOUR AGGREGATE INFORMATION
CTI International and Brand Social Watch also collects aggregate information, which is non-personally identifiable information about you, such as frequency of visits to the Site, search terms entered, browser type, etc. Aggregate information is used in a collective manner, and no single person can be identified by that compiled information. CTI International and Brand Social Watch uses aggregate information to provide its services and remuneration, as well as to determine the use of our Site and to monitor, audit and analyze information pertaining to our business metrics.
SHARING, SELLING AND TRADING OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTED ONLINE WITH THIRD PARTIES
CTI International and Brand Social Watch does not share, rent, sell or disclose personal information to third parties, except as described in this Privacy Policy. CTI International and Brand Social Watch shares personal information with our parents and subsidiaries, and on occasion, we may share personal information with third party service providers, such as “white label partners” and credit card processing companies. These third party service providers are not authorized to retain, share, store or use your personal information for any purposes other than to provide the services for which they have been hired to provide. In addition, in order to protect against potential fraud, we may verify with third parties the personal information you provide when you sign up for an account. In the course of such verification, we may receive personal information about you.
We do not sell, trade or otherwise share your personal information with unrelated third parties for their own marketing purposes. In the following circumstances,CTI International and Brand Social Watch may elect to share or transfer your personal information to unrelated third parties: (i) to comply with a legal requirement, judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process served on CTI International and Brand Social Watch, (ii) to investigate a possible crime, such as fraud or identity theft; (iii) in connection with the sale, purchase, merger, reorganization, liquidation or dissolution of CTI International and Brand Social Watch; (iv) when we believe it is necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of CTI International and Brand Social Watch or other persons, or (v) as otherwise required or permitted by law.
It should be noted that on some portions of the Site, users can choose to have their personal information displayed. If users choose to have their personal information displayed on the Site(s), they will be given forewarning that the action they are about to take will make their personal information publicly available on the Site(s).
SHARING, SELLING AND TRADING AGGREGATE INFORMATION COLLECTED ONLINE WITH THIRD PARTIES
We may share, sell or trade with third parties aggregated, non-personal information, such as the number of users who searched for a particular term, for example, or how many users clicked on a particular advertisement. As stated earlier, such information does not identify you individually.
CONTESTS/SWEEPSTAKES
From time-to-time, we may request information from users of our Site in connection with a contest or a sweepstakes. Participation in these contests or sweepstakes is completely voluntary and the user therefore has a choice whether or not to disclose this information. Information requested may include contact information and supplementary information on your interests, opinions and preferences. We will use the contact information to notify winners. We may publish winners’ first name, last initial and city of residence on the Site and in order to comply with state law, we may be required to share: (i) winners’ first name, last name and address with state agencies and (ii) winners’ first name and last name with persons requesting such information via the mail.
MESSAGE BOARDS
On some of the Site, we provide message boards for visitors to post comments and messages for others to read. We may collect technical information about your post, such as the IP address from which you posted, and associate this information with your messages. Even if messages are deleted, we may retain copies and attendant information indefinitely.
When you post messages to the message boards, certain information, such as your email address, user name and/or full name, may be available to the public. Also note that any personal information you include in the body of your message will be available to the public so it is important for you to exercise discretion and appropriate caution when deciding to reveal personal information in these areas.
COOKIES
Cookies are pieces of information which websites transfer to your computer’s web browser for storage on your computer’s hard drive. When you visit the Site, we may place one or more cookies on your computer to uniquely identify your browser. We use cookies to improve the quality of our service by storing user preferences and tracking user trends, such as how people blog. We store minimal personal information in cookies and protect this information. We do not store complete records or credit card numbers in cookies. You may choose to set your computer to not accept cookies, but some features and services on the Site may not function properly if your cookies are disabled.
CROSS-BORDER TRANSFER
Your personal information may be processed, used, stored, or accessed in the United States or other countries where we have operations, and may be subject to the laws of those countries including requirements to disclose information to government authorities, courts or law enforcement agencies.
NOTICE TO CANADIAN RESIDENTS
We collect, use and disclose your personal information with your consent, which may be express or implied. You may withdraw your consent to the use and disclosure of your personal information by us or by third parties for marketing purposes at any time by contacting us as specified below under “Contact Us.” If you would like to access, update, or ask us to delete your preferences or the personal information that we have collected about you, please contact us, and we will respond to your request within 30 days.
NOTICE TO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS
Subject to certain limits under California Civil Code §1798.83, California residents may ask us to provide them with (i) a list of certain categories of personal information that we have disclosed to third parties for their direct marketing purposes during the immediately preceding calendar year, and (ii) the identity of those third parties. To make this request, California residents may contact us as specified in the "Contact Us" section below.
DO NOT TRACK POLICY
Our Site is not designed to respond to "do not track" signals received from browsers.
USE OF PIXEL TAGS/CLEAR GIFS/WEB BEACONS
A pixel tag, also known as a clear GIF or web beacon, is an invisible tag placed on certain pages of our Site but not on your computer. When you access these pages, pixel tags generate a generic notice of that visit. They usually work in conjunction with cookies, registering when a particular computer visits a particular page. If you turn off cookies, the pixel tag will simply detect an anonymous website visit.
SECURITY PERTAINING TO YOUR INFORMATION
We take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or unauthorized alteration, disclosure or destruction of data. These include internal reviews of our data collection, storage, and processing practices, and introducing security measures, including physical security measures, to guard against unauthorized access to systems where we store personal data.
We restrict access to personal information to CTI International and Brand Social Watch employees, service providers and agents who need to know that information in order to operate, develop or improve our services. These individuals are bound by confidentiality obligations and may be subject to discipline, including termination and criminal prosecution, if they fail to meet these obligations. We use secure socket layer (“SSL”) technology to encrypt and protect the security of your personal information, including but not limited to your credit card number, when it is sent over the Internet. No method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure, however. Therefore, while we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. IN NO EVENT WILL CTI INTERNATIONAL LLC, BRAND SOCIAL WATCH, OR ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES OR ANY PARTY INVOLVED IN CREATING, PRODUCING OR DELIVERING THE SITE BE LIABLE IN ANY MANNER WHATSOEVER FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR ACCESS, USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE, OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER VIRUS OR LINE OR SYSTEM FAILURE (INCLUDING LOSS PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS OR DATA, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, AND DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM INACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION OR INCONVENIENCE, DELAY, OR LOSS OF THE USE OF THE SITE). THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS APPLY WHETHER THE ALLEGED LIABILITY IS BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE STRICT LIABILITY OR ANY OTHER BASIS, EVEN IF CTI INTERNATIONAL LLC, BRAND SOCIAL WATCH, OR ITS AFFILIATES OR ANY OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
INTEGRITY OF YOUR DATA
CTI International and Brand Social Watch processes personal information only for the purposes for which it was collected and in accordance with this Policy. We review our data collection, storage and processing practices to ensure that we only collect, store and process the personal information needed to provide or improve our services. We take reasonable steps to ensure that the personal information we process is accurate, complete, and current, but we depend on our users to update or correct their personal information whenever necessary.
COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT/DMCA NOTICE
If you are a copyright owner or an agent thereof and believe that any submission on the Site’ message boards or any other content on the Site infringes upon your copyrights, you may submit a notification pursuant to Title 17, United States Code, Section 512(c)(3), the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) by providing our designated copyright agent with the following information in writing:
(i) A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
(ii) Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site;
(iii) Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled and information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to locate the material;
(iv) Information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to contact you, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail;
(v) A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
(vi) A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
CTI International LLC and Brand Social Watch’s is the agent to receive notifications of claimed infringement: Brand Social Watch 601 108th Ave NE, 19th Floor, Bellevue, WA 98004 USA or info@brandsocialwatch.com. Only DMCA notices should go to the designated copyright agent; any other comments, requests, or other communications should be directed to info@brandsocialwatch.com. You acknowledge that if you fail to comply with all of the requirements of this Section, your DMCA notice may not be valid.
CHILDREN AND PRIVACY
Our Site is not directed to children and we will not request personally identifiable information from anyone who we know to be under the age of 18, unless we have obtained verifiable parental consent from a parent or legal guardian. If we become aware that a user under the age of 13 has registered with any of our Site, provided personally identifiable information, and CTI International and Brand Social Watch has not obtained prior verifiable consent from a parent or legal guardian, we will immediately remove the user’s personally identifiable information from our files.
LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES
The Site may contain links to websites operated by other people or companies. Those websites may have their own privacy policy or no privacy policy at all. CTI International and Brand Social Watch does not have any responsibility for those website, and we provide the links solely for the convenience of our visitors.
BUSINESS TRANSFERS
In the event that CTI International and Brand Social Watch sells substantially all of its assets, or one of CTI International and Brand Social Watch's business units are acquired, personally identifiable information of visitors to the Site and aggregate information will likely be one of the transferred assets.
CHANGES TO THIS POLICY
Please note that we may change this Privacy Policy at any time and without prior notice, by posting the revised version of this Policy on our Site.
CORRECTIONS/INFORMATION REMOVAL/OPT-OUT
If your name, e-mail or postal address, telephone number or other personal information changes, you may update, correct or omit the relevant information by contacting us at CTI International and Brand Social Watch Customer Service, 601 108th Ave NE, 19th Floor, Bellevue, WA 98004 USA or by visiting our site and clicking Contact Us. If you prefer not to receive newsletters or other marketing e-mails from CTI International and Brand Social Watch, please let us know by clicking on the unsubscribe link within any newsletter or marketing e-mail you receive. If you prefer not to receive marketing mail via the mail carrier, please let us know by sending a request to: CTI International and Brand Social Watch 601 108th Ave NE, 19th Floor, Bellevue, WA 98004 USA. Please be sure to include in any e-mail or postal mail, your full name, e-mail address, postal address, and any message. Please note that such requests may take up to ten (10) days to become effective.
CONTACT US
If you have any questions or concerns about this Policy, please feel free to contact us any time through the Site or at Privacy Policy Concerns Coordinator, c/o CTI International and Brand Social Watch., 601 108th Ave NE, 19th Floor, Bellevue, WA 98004 USA.