PRIVACY POLICY
Kwontified LLC (“Kwontified” or “we”) knows that you care about how your personal information is used and shared, and we take your privacy seriously. Please read the following to learn more about how we use your information. Our Privacy Policy is designed to advise you about how we collect, use, and protect the personal information you provide to us. By visiting, accessing or using the Kwontified.com website and domain name, and any other linked pages, features, content or application services offered by Kwontified in connection therewith (collectively, the “Website”), or using any of our other services, you acknowledge that you accept the practices and policies described in this Privacy Policy.
If you have questions about the Privacy Policy or would like to suggest improvements, please contact us at legal@kwontified.com or at the following address.
Attn: Legal Department
Kwontified LLC
1201 Third Avenue, Suite 2200
Seattle, WA 98101
(1) WHAT DOES THIS PRIVACY POLICY COVER
This Privacy Policy covers Kwontified’s treatment of personally identifiable information (“Personal Information”) that Kwontified gathers when you visit, access, or use the Website and when you use Kwontified’s other services. This policy does not apply to the practices of individuals, business entities, or organizations that Kwontified does not own, control, employ, or manage.
(2) WHAT PERSONAL INFORMATION IS COLLECTED
The Personal Information Kwontified gathers enables us to personalize and improve our services, and allows our users to set up user accounts and profiles that can be used to personalize and manage their experience on the Website. To this end we collect the following types of information:
A. Information You Provide to Us: Kwontified collects any information you enter on our Website or that you provide to us in any other fashion. Such information may include, but is not limited to your: name, address, email address, payment information, organizational affiliation, date of birth, Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, location, browser information, username, password, and any other information necessary for us to provide our services. You can choose not to provide certain information; however, this may preclude you from taking full advantage of all services and features.
B. Automatic Information: When you visit a website, you disclose certain information, such as your IP address and the time of your visit. The Website, like many others, records this basic information regarding visits.
C. Cookies: Cookies are pieces of information that are transferred to your computer from a web server. Most browsers are set up to accept cookies, but you can change your settings to have your browser notify you when you receive a new cookie or to refuse to accept cookies.
(3) HOW AND WHEN THE INFORMATION IS USED
The Personal Information Kwontified collects is used for administering our business activities. To this end, such information may be used to: improve Website content; customize news and advertising; answer user inquiries; or provide notice of new services, special offers, or changes to the Website.
(4) WHO HAS ACCESS TO THE INFORMATION
The Personal Information of our users is an integral part of our business. We neither rent nor sell your Personal Information. However, we may share your Personal Information as described below.
A. Advertisers: User profile information including user names, email addresses, organizational affiliations, locations, and any other information entered (“User Submissions”) will not be revealed to other users without written consent. However, Kwontified allows advertisers to choose anonymously collected user demographic information to reach the appropriate audience for their advertisements. You hereby acknowledge and consent to our sharing of your Personal Information for this purpose.
B. Agents: Kwontified periodically employs other individuals and organizations to perform certain tasks on its behalf and needs to share your information with them to provide products and/or services to you. Unless notified otherwise, Kwontified’s agents do not have any right to use the Personal Information we share with them beyond the limited scope of the agency relationship. You hereby acknowledge and consent to our sharing of your Personal Information for this purpose.
C. Correspondence: As part of the Website and services, Kwontified may periodically send you emails and other correspondence relating to your User Submissions. You hereby acknowledge and consent to Kwontified sending you email and other correspondence that it determines in its sole discretion relate to your User Submissions.
D. Company Protection: Kwontified may release your Personal Information when we believe in good faith that such a release is necessary to comply with the law; enforce or apply our terms and conditions of use and other agreements; or protect the rights, property, or safety of Kwontified, our employees, our users, or others. This includes, but is not limited to, the exchange of your Personal Information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection and credit risk reduction. You hereby acknowledge and consent to our sharing of your Personal Information for this purpose.
Except as set forth above, you will be notified when your Personal Information may be shared with third parties, and will have the power to prevent the sharing of this information.
(5) METHODS WE USE TO PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION
Your user account Personal Information is password protected for your privacy and security. To prevent unauthorized access to your account and Personal Information, select an appropriate password and limit access to your computer and browser by signing off after you have finished accessing your account.
Kwontified’s business practices limit employee access to confidential Personal Information, and limit the use and disclosure of such information to authorized persons only. Our business practices are reviewed regularly for compliance with policies and procedures governing the security and confidentiality of your information.
(6) HOW YOU CAN ACCESS YOUR INFORMATION
Kwontified will allow you to access certain types of Personal Information for the purpose of viewing, updating, and deleting such information as it relates to your user account. This Personal Information includes, but is not limited to:
A. First and Last Name
B. Organization Name
C. Organizational Affiliation
D. Account and User Information
E. Payment Information
F. User e-mail address
G. Username and Password
H. User Preferences
(7) CONSENT
By visiting, accessing or using the Website, you hereby consent to the collection and use of your Personal Information as described in this Privacy Policy.
(8) CHANGES TO PRIVACY POLICY
Kwontified may periodically amend its Privacy Policy. Use of information we collect is subject to the Privacy Policy in effect at the time such information is used. If our Privacy Policy changes, we will immediately provide notice to you via a posting on our Website or via email. Any such change will be effective immediately upon the provision of such notice, unless otherwise stated.
(9) EFFECTIVE DATE
This Privacy Policy is effective as of May 1, 2016.