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Thank you for choosing to be part of our community at 4Discovery, LLC (“Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our”). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. If you have any questions or concerns about our policy, or our practices with regards to your personal information, please contact us at chad@4discovery.com.

When you visit our website, https://4discovery.com/ (the “Website”), or use our services, you trust us with your personal information. We take your privacy very seriously. In this privacy policy, we seek to explain to you in the clearest way possible what information we collect, how we use it, and what rights you have in relation to it. We hope you take some time to read through it carefully, as it is important. If there are any terms in this privacy policy that you do not agree with, please discontinue use of our Website and our services.

This privacy policy applies to all information collected through our Website, our products (the “Products”) and any related services, sales, marketing, or events (collectively, the “Services”).

Please read this privacy policy carefully as it will help you make informed decisions about sharing your personal information with us.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

  1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
  2. HOW DO WE USE YOUR INFORMATION?
  3. WILL YOUR INFORMATION BE SHARED WITH ANYONE?
  4. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?
  5. HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE?
  6. DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?
  7. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?
  8. CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES
  9. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS POLICY?
  10. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?

1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT

Personal information you disclose to us

In Short:  We collect personal information that you provide to us.

You may choose to give us personal information in a variety of situations. We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when expressing an interest in obtaining information about us or our Products and Services, when participating in activities on the Website, or otherwise contacting us.

The personal information that we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us, the Services, the choices you make, and the Products and features you use. If you request something from our Website, whether a Product or Service, a call back, or specific marketing materials, we will use the information you provide us in accordance with the terms herein. The personal information we collect can include, but is not limited to, the following:

Publicly Available Personal Information. We collect first name, maiden name, last name, and nickname; phone numbers; email addresses; business email; business phone number; and other similar data. 

All personal information that you provide to us must be true, complete and accurate, and you must notify us of any changes to such personal information. If you tell us you do not want us to use the information provided to us to make further contact with you beyond fulfilling your requests, we will respect your wishes. If you give us personal information about somebody else, such as a spouse or work colleague, we will assume that you have their permission to do so. 

Information automatically collected

In Short:   Some information — such as IP address and/or browser and device characteristics — is collected automatically when you visit our Services.

We automatically receive information when you visit, use, or navigate the Website, or when you download or access our Products. This information may not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information) but may include device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser, and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use our Services, and other technical information. This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our Website, Products, and Services, and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.

Cookies

We also collect the information mentioned in the previous paragraphs through the use of various technologies, including one called “cookies.” A cookie is a piece of data that a website can send to your browser, which may then be stored on your computer as an anonymous tag that identifies your computer but not you. Our Website uses cookies, sent by us or our third-party vendors, or other technologies to better serve you when you return to the Website. You can set your browser to notify you before you receive a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether to accept it. You can also set your browser to turn off cookies. If you do so, some websites may not work properly. 

2. HOW DO WE USE YOUR INFORMATION?

In Short:  We process your information for purposes based on legitimate business interests, the fulfillment of our contract with you, compliance with our legal obligations, and/or your consent.

We use personal information collected via our Website, Products, and Services for a variety of business purposes, such as those described below. We use your personal information to fulfil your requests for information on Products and Services or any specific questions sent to us, to enter into a contract with you, to respond to any complaints, to contact you about offers, Products, and Services, to follow up on marketing initiatives, to generally manage your relationship with us and to comply with our legal obligations. We indicate the specific processing grounds we rely on next to each purpose listed below.

We may use the information we collect or receive:

  • To facilitate account creation and logon process. If you choose to link your account with us to a third-party account (such as your Google or Facebook account), we use the information you allowed us to collect from those third parties to facilitate account creation and logon process for the performance of the contract.
  • To send you marketing and promotional communications. We and our third-party marketing partners may use the personal information you send to us for our marketing purposes, if this is in accordance with your marketing preferences. You can opt-out of our marketing emails at any time (see the “WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS” below).
  • Deliver targeted advertising to you. We may use your information to develop and display content and advertising (and work with third parties who do so) tailored to your interests and/or location and to measure its effectiveness.
  • Request Feedback. We may use your information to request feedback and to contact you about your use of our Website, Products, or Services.
  • To protect our Website, Products, and Services. We may use your information as part of our efforts to keep our Website, Products, and Services safe and secure (for example, for fraud monitoring and prevention).
  • To manage user accounts. We may use your information for the purposes of managing our account and keeping it in working order.
  • To respond to user inquiries/offer support to users. We may use your information to respond to your inquiries and solve any potential issues you might have with the use of our Website, Products, or Services.
  1. WILL YOUR INFORMATION BE SHARED WITH ANYONE?

In Short:  We only use and disclose information with your consent, to comply with laws, to provide you with Products and Services, to protect your rights, or to fulfill our business obligations.

We may use and disclose data based on the following legal basis:

  • Consent: We may use and disclose your data if you have given us consent to use your personal information for a specific purpose.
  • Legitimate Interests: We may use and disclose your data when it is reasonably necessary to achieve our legitimate business interests.
  • Performance of a Contract: Where we have entered into a contract with you, we may use and disclose your personal information to fulfill the terms of our contract.
  • Legal Obligations: We may use or disclose your information where we are legally required to do so in order to comply with applicable law, governmental requests, a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process, such as in response to a court order or a subpoena (including in response to public authorities to meet national security or law enforcement requirements).
  • Vital Interests: We may use or disclose your information where we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding potential violations of our policies, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person and illegal activities, or as evidence in litigation in which we are involved.

More specifically, we may need to use or disclose your data or share your personal information in the following situations:

  • Vendors, Consultants and Other Third-Party Service Providers. We may share your data with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents who perform services for us or on our behalf and require access to such information to do that work. Examples include: payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service, and marketing efforts. We may allow selected third parties to use tracking technology on the Website and Products, which will enable them to collect data about how you interact with the Website and Products over time. This information may be used to, among other things, analyze and track data, determine the popularity of certain content, and better understand online activity. Unless described in this Policy, we do not share, disclose, sell, rent, or trade any of your information with third parties for their promotional purposes.
  • Business Transfers. We may use, share, disclose, or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations for, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
  • Third-Party Advertisers. We may use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit the Website. These companies may use information about your visits to our Website and other websites that are contained in web cookies and other tracking technologies in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. 
  1. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?

In Short:  We keep your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this privacy policy unless otherwise required by U.S. law.

We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting or other legal requirements). When you submit your information to us, a temporary copy of that information may be made to prevent accidental loss of your information through a computer malfunction or human error. Please note that any information that we have copied may remain in back-up storage for some period of time after your deletion request. This may be the case even though no information about your account remains in our active user databases.  

When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to use or disclose your personal information, we will either delete or anonymize your personal information, or, if this is not possible (for example, because your personal information has been stored in backup archives), then we will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible. 

5. HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE?

In Short:  We aim to protect your personal information through a system of organizational and technical security measures.

We have implemented industry-standard technical, physical, and organizational security measures designed to protect against unauthorized or unlawful access, misuse, accidental loss, destruction, and alteration of any personal information that is shared with us in the course of using our Website, Products, and Services. However, please also remember that we cannot guarantee that the internet itself is 100% secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal information, transmission of personal information to and from our Website is at your own risk. You should only access the Website, Products, and Services within a secure environment.

6. DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?

In Short:  We do not knowingly collect data from or market to children under 18 years of age.

We do not knowingly solicit data from or market to children under 18 years of age. By using the Website, Products, or Services, you represent and warrant that you are at least 18 years of age or that you are the parent or guardian of such a minor and consent to such minor dependent’s use of the Website, Products, or Services. If we learn that personal information from users less than 18 years of age has been collected, we will deactivate the account and take reasonable measures to promptly delete such data from our records. If you become aware of any data or information we have collected from children under age 18, please contact us at chad@4discovery.com.

7. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?

In Short:  You may review, change, or terminate your account at any time. If you are a resident of California, you are granted specific rights regarding access to your personal information. 

You have a number of rights under relevant data privacy laws, which may include the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and the California Consumer Privacy Act. Depending on where you are based, those rights may include the right to: (i) request access or copies of your personal data we process; (ii) rectify incorrect personal data; (iii) delete your personal data; (iv) restrict the processing of your personal data; (v) determine the portability of your personal data; (vi) lodge complaints with competent authorities in your country; or (vii) request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of your personal data. 

If you are resident in the European Economic Area and you believe we are unlawfully processing your personal information, you have the right to complain to your local data protection supervisory authority. You can find their contact details here: http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/bodies/authorities/index_en.htm.

Additionally, California Civil Code Section 1798.83, also known as the “Shine The Light” law, permits our users who are California residents to request and obtain from us, once a year and free of charge, information about categories of personal information (if any) we disclosed to third parties for direct marketing purposes and the names and addresses of all third parties with which we shared personal information in the immediately preceding calendar year. If you are a California resident and would like to make such a request, please submit your request in writing to us using the contact information provided below.

If you are under 18 years of age, reside in California, and have a registered account with us, you have the right to request removal of unwanted data that you publicly post. To request removal of such data, please contact us using the contact information provided below, and include the email address associated with your account and a statement that you reside in California. We will make sure the data is not publicly displayed, but please be aware that the data may not be completely or comprehensively removed from our systems.

8. CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES

Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems and mobile applications include a Do-Not-Track (“DNT”) feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. No uniform technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been finalized. As such, we do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked online. If a standard for online tracking is adopted that we must follow in the future, we will inform you about that practice in a revised version of this privacy policy.

9. DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS POLICY?

In Short:  Yes, we will update this policy as necessary to stay compliant with relevant laws.

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated “Revised” date and the updated version will be effective as soon as it is accessible. If we make material changes to this privacy policy, we may notify you either by prominently posting a notice of such changes or by directly sending you a notification. We encourage you to review this privacy policy frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.

10. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS POLICY?

If you have questions or comments about this policy, you may contact our Data Protection Officer (DPO), Chad Gough, by email at chad@4discovery.com, or by mail to:

4Discovery, LLC 

Mr. Chad Gough, Manager

215 N. Green St.

Chicago, IL 60607

United States

Last updated March 31, 2020