Datameer International Privacy Policy
Effective Date: January 1, 2020
Datameer, Inc. is concerned about privacy issues and wants you to be familiar with how we collect, use and disclose information. This Privacy Policy describes our practices in connection with information that we collect through websites operated by us from which you are accessing this Privacy Policy (the “Websites”), through our social media pages, including but not limited to Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube (collectively, our “Social Media Pages”) as well as through HTML-formatted email messages that we send to you that link to this Privacy Policy (collectively, the Websites and our Social Media Pages constitute the “Services”). We also collect information through your use of the hosted data analytics software applications and services made available by us (the “Platform Services”). In addition to online data, this Privacy Policy also addresses offline data we may collect. By providing Personal Information to us, you acknowledge that you have read and agree to the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy.
We will only process your Personal Information in accordance with applicable data protection and privacy laws. For the purpose of EU data protection legislation, the data controller is Datameer, Inc. of 535 Mission Street, Suite 2602, San Francisco, CA 94105.
1) Information We Collect
Datameer collects Personal Information and Other Information, as described below.
Personal Information We May Collect: “Personal Information” is information that identifies, relates to, describes, references, is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, you as an individual. In particular, Personal Information may include the following:
- Name
- Company name
- Postal address (including billing and shipping addresses)
- Telephone number
- Email address
- If you participate in one of our giveaways or promotions, your t-shirt size, as applicable
- Social media account ID
- Content (text, images, messages, comments or any other kind of content that is not your e-mail address) you may post on our Websites, including blogs available on our Websites
- Information about your company’s systems, including your Hadoop distribution;
- Information about your company’s interests and potential or actual use of the Platform Services.
- Any personal information contained within the data that you may make available to or load into the Platform Services
- Employment application information
- Datameer generated user ID
- Through the Website or the Platform Services: We may collect Personal Information through the Website (e.g. when you sign up for a newsletter or request a demo or free trial) or when you use the Platform Services.
- Offline: We may collect Personal Information from you when you attend one of our trade shows or contact customer service.
- Information from Social Networking Sites: Our Site includes interfaces that allow you to connect with social networking sites (each an “SNS”). If you connect to an SNS through our Site, you authorize us to access, use and store the information that you agreed the SNS could provide to us based on your settings on that SNS. We will access, use and store that information in accordance with this Policy. You can revoke our access to the information you provide in this way at any time by amending the appropriate settings from within your account settings on the applicable SNS.
- From Other Sources: We may receive your Personal Information from other sources, such as public databases; joint marketing partners, resellers or other referral partners; social media platforms (as described above); as well as from other third parties.
- Browser and computer information
- Usage data related to actions taken while using the Platform Services
- Information collected through cookies, pixel tags and other technologies
- Demographic information and other information provided by you
- Aggregated information
- Through your browser or computer: Certain information is collected by most browsers or automatically through your computer, such as your Media Access Control (MAC) address, computer type (Windows or Macintosh), screen resolution, operating system name and version, language, Internet browser type and version and the name and version of the Platform Services you are using. We use this information to ensure that the Services function properly.
- Through your use of the Platform Services: We may track and collect usage data, such as user actions and activities through the Platform Services.
- Using cookies: Cookies are pieces of information stored directly on the computer that you are using. Cookies allow us to collect information such as browser type, time spent on the Services, pages visited, language preferences, and other anonymous traffic data. We and our service providers use the information for security purposes, to facilitate navigation, display information more effectively, and to personalize your experience while using the Website, as well as for online tracking and marketing purposes. We can recognize your computer to assist your use of the Platform Services. We also gather statistical information about the usage of our Website and our Platform Services in order to continually improve the design and functionality, understand how our Website is used and to assist us with resolving questions regarding the Platform Services.
- Disabling Cookies: If you do not want information collected through the use of cookies, there is a simple procedure in most browsers that allows you to automatically decline cookies, or be given the choice of declining or accepting the transfer to your computer of a particular cookie (or cookies) from a particular site. You may also wish to refer to http://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/index.html. However, if you do not accept these cookies, you may experience some inconvenience in your use of our Website. For example, we may not be able to recognize your computer and you may need to log in every time you visit our Website.
- Analytics Tools: We may perform analytics on the Platform Services and/or use third party analytics services, including but not limited to Google Analytics and Crazy Egg (“Analytics Services”), to help analyze use of the Website. We use the information we get from conducting analytics and using Analytics Services only to improve our Platform Services and Website. The information generated by the Cookies or other technologies about your use of our Website (the “Analytics Information”) is transmitted to the Analytics Services. The Analytics Services use Analytics Information to compile reports on user activity. The Analytics Services may also transfer the Analytics Information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process Analytics Information on their behalf. Each Analytics Service’s ability to use and share Analytics Information is restricted by such Analytics Service’s Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. By using our Services, you consent to the processing of data about you by Analytics Services in the manner and for the purposes set out above. For a full list of Analytics Services, please contact us at the email address provided above. For information about how to opt out of Google Analytics, please click here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
- Using pixel tags and other similar technologies: Pixel tags (also known as web beacons and clear GIFs) may be used in connection with our Website to, among other things, track the actions of users of the Website (including email recipients), measure the success of our marketing campaigns, for marketing purposes and compile statistics about usage of the Website and response rates.
- Using Adobe Flash technology (including Flash Local Shared Objects (“Flash LSOs”)) and other similar technologies: We may use Flash LSOs and other technologies to, among other things, collect and store information about your use of the Website. If you do not want Flash LSOs stored on your computer, you can adjust the settings of your Flash player to block Flash LSO storage using the tools contained in the Website Storage Settings Panel. You can also control Flash LSOs by going to the Global Storage Settings Panel and following the instructions (which may include instructions that explain, for example, how to delete existing Flash LSOs (referred to “information” on the Macromedia site), how to prevent Flash LSOs from being placed on your computer without your being asked, and (for Flash Player 8 and later) how to block Flash LSOs that are not being delivered by the operator of the page you are on at the time). Please note that setting the Flash Player to restrict or limit acceptance of Flash LSOs may reduce or impede the functionality of some Flash applications, including, potentially, Flash applications used in connection with the Website or our online content.
- IP Address: Your “IP Address” is a number that is automatically assigned to the computer that you are using by your Internet Service Provider (ISP). An IP Address may be identified and logged automatically in our server log files whenever a user accesses the Services, along with the time of the visit and the page(s) that were visited. Collecting IP Addresses is standard practice and is done automatically by many websites, applications and other services. We use IP Addresses for purposes such as calculating usage levels of the Website and/or Platform Services, helping diagnose server problems, and administering the Website and/or Platform Services.
- From you: Information such as your location, as well as other information, such as your preferred means of communication, is collected when you voluntarily provide this information. Unless combined with Personal Information, this information does not personally identify you or any other visitors to the Website.
- By aggregating information: Aggregated Personal Information does not personally identify you or any other users of the Website or Platform Services, (for example, we may aggregate Personal Information to calculate the percentage of our users who have a particular telephone area code).
- To enable your use of the Website and provide the Platform Services you request. We will use any Personal Information that you make available to or load into the Platform Services solely for the purposes of providing you with the Platform Services in accordance with your instructions and requests.
- To respond to your inquiries and fulfill your requests, such as to send you newsletters, provide you with demos and provide you with a free trial.
- To send administrative information to you, for example, information regarding the Platform Services and changes to our terms, conditions, and policies.
- To process payments for the Platform Services, make the Platform Services available and communicate with you regarding the Platform Services and provide related customer service and support.
- To send you marketing communications that we believe may be of interest to you.
- To personalize your experience on the Website by presenting products and offers tailored to you.
- To allow you to participate in sweepstakes, contests and similar promotions and to administer these activities. Some of these activities have additional rules, which could contain additional information about how we use and disclose your Personal Information, so we suggest that you read these rules carefully.
- To facilitate social sharing functionality.
- For our business purposes, such as data analysis, audits, fraud monitoring and prevention, developing new products, enhancing, improving or modifying our Website or Platform Services, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns and operating and expanding our business activities.
- As we believe to be necessary or appropriate: (a) under applicable law, including laws outside your country of residence; (b) to comply with legal process; (c) to respond to requests from public and government authorities including public and government authorities outside your country of residence, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements; (d) to enforce our terms and conditions; (e) to protect our operations or those of any of our affiliates; (f) to protect our rights, privacy, safety or property, and/or that of our affiliates, you or others; and (g) to allow us to pursue available remedies or limit the damages that we may sustain.
- Consent: You give us consent to process your Personal Information for a specific purpose.
- Contract: The processing of your Personal Information is necessary for us to perform the contract we are about to enter into or have entered into with you.
- Legal Obligation: The processing of your Personal Information is necessary for us to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation.
- Legitimate Interests: The processing of your Personal Information is necessary for our legitimate interests (or those of a third party) except where such interests are overridden by your interests or fundamental rights.
- To our affiliate, Datameer GmbH, for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy. Datameer, Inc. is the party responsible for the management of the jointly-used Personal Information.
- To our third party service providers who provide services such as website hosting, data analysis, payment processing, information technology and related infrastructure provision, customer service, email delivery, credit card processing, auditing and other similar services. Datameer requires its service providers to which it discloses Personal Information and who are not subject to the laws based on the EU Data Protection Directive 95/46 or Swiss Federal Data Protection Law to either (i) subscribe to the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield (“Privacy Shield”) or (ii) contractually agree to provide at least the same level of protection of Personal Information as is required by the relevant Privacy Shield principles.
- To third-party sponsors of sweepstakes, contests and similar promotions.
- By you, on blogs and other services to which you are able to post information and materials (including, without limitation, our Social Media Pages). Please note that any information you post or disclose through these services will become public information, and may be available to visitors to the Website and our Social Media Pages and to the general public. We urge you to be very careful when deciding to disclose your Personal Information, or any other information, on our Social Media Pages and on our Website.
- To social media account providers, in connection with your social sharing activity and other interactions through social media, such as if you sign up for a free trial through the Website from your social media account.
- To a third party in the event of any reorganization, merger, sale, joint venture, assignment, transfer or other disposition of all or any portion of our business, assets or stock (including in connection with any bankruptcy or similar proceedings).
- As we believe to be necessary or appropriate: (a) under applicable law, including laws outside your country of residence; (b) to comply with legal process; (c) to respond to requests from public and government authorities including public and government authorities outside your country of residence including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements; (d) to enforce our terms and conditions; (e) to protect our operations or those of any of our affiliates; (f) to protect our rights, privacy, safety or property, and/or that of our affiliates, you or others; and (g) to allow us to pursue available remedies or limit the damages that we may sustain.
- If we plan to use or disclose Personal Information for any purposes or to any recipient other than those described in this Privacy Policy, we will notify you prior to such use or disclosure and obtain your consent prior to disclosure.
- Receiving electronic communications from us: If you no longer want to receive marketing-related emails from us on a going-forward basis, you may opt-out of receiving these marketing-related emails by updating your marketing email preferences at http://info.datameer.com/UnsubscribePage.html.
- Identifiers
- Personal Information under California Civil Code section 1798.80
- Commercial Information
- Internet or other electronic network activity information
- Geolocation data
- Audio, electronic, visual, or similar information
- Professional or employment-related information
- Education information
- Identifiers
- Personal Information under California Civil Code section 1798.80
- Commercial Information
- Internet or other similar network activity
- Geolocation data
- Audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information
- Professional or employment-related information
- Education information
- Inferences drawn from any of the above information
- Contacting Us