Aequitas Website Privacy Policy
Effective Date: 2023-05-08
Introduction
Aequitas (“us”, “we”, or “our”) operates the Aequitas website (the “Service”). This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service and the choices1 you have associated with that data.
Information Collection and Use
We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.2
Types of Data Collected
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Personal Data
While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used3 to contact or identify you (“Personal Data”). Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited4 to:
- Email address
- First name and last name
- Phone number
- Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City
- Cookies and Usage Data
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Usage Data
We may also collect information how the Service is accessed and used (“Usage Data”).5 This Usage Data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service6 that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
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Tracking & Cookies Data
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and hold certain information. Cookies are files with small amount of data8 which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Tracking technologies also used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our9 Service. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept10 cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service. Examples of Cookies we use:
- Session Cookies. We use Session Cookies to operate our Service.
- Preference Cookies. We use Preference Cookies to remember your preferences11 and various settings.
- Security Cookies. We use Security Cookies for security purposes.
Use of Data
Aequitas uses the collected data for various purposes:
- To provide and maintain the Service
- To notify you about changes to our Service
- To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service when you choose13 to do so
- To provide customer support
- To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our Service
- To monitor the usage of our14 Service * To detect, prevent and address technical issues
- To provide you with news, special offers and general information about other goods, services and events which15 we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about unless you have opted not to receive such information16
Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data Under General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
If you are from the European Economic Area (EEA), Aequitas17 legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described in this Privacy Policy depends on the Personal Data we collect and the18 specific context in which we collect it.19
Aequitas may process your Personal Data because:
- We need to perform a contract with you
- You have given us permission to do so
- The processing is in our legitimate interests and it’s not20 overridden by your rights
- For payment processing purposes
- To comply with the law
Retention of Data
Aequitas21 will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.
Aequitas22 will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the23 functionality of our Service, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.
Transfer of Data
Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction24 where the data protection laws may differ than those from your jurisdiction.
If you are located outside United States and choose to provide information to us, please25 note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to United26 States and process it there.
Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.
Aequitas27 will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal28 Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of29 your data and other personal information.
Disclosure of Data
Legal Requirements
Aequitas30 may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary:
- To comply with a legal obligation
- To protect and defend the rights or property of Aequitas31
- To prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
- To protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public
- To protect against legal liability
Security of Data
The security of your data32 is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot33 guarantee its absolute security.
“Do Not Track” Signals
We do not support Do Not Track (“DNT”). Do34 Not Track is a preference you can set in your web browser to inform websites that you do not want to be tracked.
You can enable or disable Do Not Track35 by visiting the Preferences or Settings page of your web browser.
Your Data Protection Rights Under General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. Aequitas37 aims to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data.
If you wish to be informed what Personal Data we hold about38 you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please contact us.
In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:
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The right to access, update or to delete the information we have on you. Whenever made possible, you can access, update or request deletion of your Personal Data directly40 within your account settings section. If you are unable to perform these actions yourself, please contact us to assist you.
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The right of rectification. You have the right to have your information rectified if that information is inaccurate or incomplete.42
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The right to object. You have the right to object to our processing of your Personal Data.
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The right of restriction. You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your Personal Data.
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The right to data portability. You have the right to be provided with a copy of the information we have on you in a structured, machine-readable and commonly used44 format.
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The right to withdraw consent. You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time where Aequitas relied on your45 consent to process your Personal Data.
Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests.
You have the right to complain46 to a Data Protection Authority about our collection and use of your Personal Data. For more information, please47 contact your local data protection authority in the European Economic Area (EEA).
Service Providers
We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service (“Service Providers”),48 to provide the Service on our behalf, to perform Service-related services or to assist us in analyzing how our Service is used.
These third49 parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
Payments
We may provide50 paid products and/or services within the Service. In that case, we use third-party services for payment processing (e.g. payment processors).
We will not store or collect your payment card details. That information is provided directly to our third-party payment processors whose use of your personal information is governed by their Privacy Policy. These payment processors adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of51 brands like Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of payment information.52
The payment processors we work with are:
Links to Other Sites
Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.
We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.54
Children’s Privacy
Our Service does not address55 anyone under the age of 18 (“Children”).
We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that56 your child has provided us with Personal57 Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification58 of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.
We will60 let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the “effective date” at the top of this Privacy Policy.
You are advised61 to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on62 this page.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
- By email: info@aequitas.org
- By visiting this page on our website: www.aequitas.org/contact
