This Policy applies to all Digi-Badge, Inc. Web
sites that have URLs. It is a statement of Digi-Badge, Inc.'s' general
privacy policy and practices governing the ways in which we collect,
hold and use information about individual persons. Our privacy
policy is easy to find as it is located on our homepage and is
linked to any part of a site where personal data are requested.
At such data collection points, further explanation may be provided,
where appropriate, as to the purposes for which the data will be
used. This Policy, coupled with any supplementary explanation,
is designed to provide privacy protection tailored to the individual
visitor to or user of Digi-Badge, Inc.'s' Web site(s).
The term "personal data" as
used in this Policy refers to information such as your
name, birth date, e-mail address or mailing address,
which can be used to identify you. Digi-Badge, Inc.
will not process your personal data without your consent. In processing your personal
data, we pledge to fully comply with internationally
recognized standards of privacy protection. In
so doing, we ensure compliance by our staff with
strict standards of security and confidentiality.
The next sections explain how
and when we collect personal data from you.
Most of our services do not require
any form of registration, allowing you to visit
our site without telling us who you are. However, some services
may require registration. When you register with
us, you may need to complete certain fields (some are required
and some are optional), as well as choose a user
name and password. In these situations, if you choose to withhold
any personal data requested by us, it may not
be possible for you to gain access to certain parts of the
site and for us to respond to your query.
Digi-Badge, Inc. processes
personal data for specific and limited purposes, which we
inform you about when we ask you for information. For example, we
may collect and use personal data to provide you with products
or services, to bill you for products and services you request,
to market products and services which we think may be if
interest to you, or to communicate with you for other purposes. Information
you send to our customer service department is used only
to help resolve your problem and is otherwise kept private.
Digi-Badge,
Inc. keeps your data only for as long as is reasonably needed for
such purposes and in accordance with any applicable legal or ethical
reporting or documentation retention requirements.
Digi-Badge, Inc. will not sell, share, or
otherwise distribute your personal data to outside third parties.
However, personal data may occasionally be transferred to third
parties that act for or on behalf of Digi-Badge, Inc., or in
connection with the business of Digi-Badge, Inc., for further
processing in accordance with the purpose(s) for which the
data were originally collected.
Where disclosure of personal
data to a third party is likely or necessary for whatever
reason, Digi-Badge, Inc. will, wherever possible, endeavor to ensure
that the disclosure and intended use of the data are clearly
indicated.
Such third parties may operate different privacy
policies. However, we endeavor to ensure that such third parties
provide the same level of protection as Digi-Badge, Inc. and, where
appropriate, we will contractually require them to process
data transferred only for the purposes expressly authorized
by Digi-Badge, Inc.
We will not share with third parties any data
about you that is sensitive in the absence of your prior and explicit
consent. Your consent may always be revoked at a later date. If consent
is revoked Digi-Badge, Inc. may not be able to carry out certain
requests made by you. Digi-Badge, Inc. will, where practicable,
inform third parties to which your data have been transferred
of your withdrawal of consent.
You have the right to access and update your
personal data or to require their deletion. We endeavor to ensure
that personal data are up-to-date, accurate, and complete. If
you wish to access or correct your personal data held by us,
please e-mail our data protection officer at info@Digi-Badge.com.
Your requests will be dealt with in a prompt and proper manner.
No charge will be levied for complying with a correction request,
however, for all other requests Digi-Badge, Inc. may charge a
small fee to cover its costs. Requests to delete personal data
will be subject to any applicable legal and ethical reporting
or document filing or retention obligations imposed on Digi-Badge,
Inc.
To ensure the security and confidentiality
of personal data that Digi-Badge,
Inc. collects on-line, Digi-Badge, Inc. uses data networks
protected by industry standard firewall and password
protection. Access to personal data is restricted to
those employees who have a need to use the data and who
have been trained to handle such data properly and observe
strict standards of confidentiality. If an employee breaches
our Privacy Policy he/she will be disciplined accordingly.
Staff compliance with our policies and procedures is
regularly audited and reviewed. While we cannot guarantee
against any loss, misuse or alteration to data, we try
to prevent such unfortunate occurrences.
Digi-Badge, Inc. has databases in different
jurisdictions. Digi-Badge, Inc.
may transfer your data to one of its databases outside
your country of domicile. If the level of privacy protection
in a country does not comply with recognized international
standards, we will ensure that data transfers to Digi-Badge,
Inc. databases in that country are adequately protected
and that the transfer of data to third parties in such
countries will not occur unless we obtain your express
consent to such transfer in advance.
Most of the information that Digi-Badge,
Inc. collects from its Web
site(s) is anonymous information, such as the pages you
visit and searches you perform. When you visit our Web
site we do not collect any personal data from you unless
otherwise authorized by you.
Anonymous information is processed by Digi-Badge,
Inc. to help improve the contents of the site and
to compile aggregate statistics about individuals
using our site for internal, market research purposes.
In so doing, Digi-Badge, Inc. may install "cookies" that collect the first level domain name of
the user (e.g., "bigmail.com" from an e-mail address of "john@bigmail.com")
and the date and time of access. "Cookies" by themselves cannot be used
to discover the identity of the user. A "cookie" is a small piece of
information which is sent to your browser and stored on your computer's
hard drive. Cookies do not damage your computer. You can set your browser
to notify you when you receive a "cookie", this will enable you
to decide if you want to accept it or not.
Digi-Badge, Inc. does not condone "spamming".
Spamming is defined as
sending unsolicited e-mails, usually of a commercial
nature, in large numbers and repeatedly to individuals
with whom the sender has had no previous contact or who
have declined to receive such communications.
In contrast,
where Digi-Badge, Inc. believes that certain product,
or other information is of importance to you it reserves
the right to inform you by e-mail whilst giving you
the choice of opting out of such service.
This Privacy Policy applies only to Digi-Badge,
Inc. Web sites to the exclusion
of third party Web sites. Digi-Badge, Inc. may provide links
to other Web sites which we believe may be of interest to our
visitors. We aim to ensure that such Web sites are of the highest
standard. However, due to the nature of the World Wide Web,
Digi-Badge, Inc. cannot guarantee the standards of every Web
site link it provides or be responsible for the contents of
non-Digi-Badge, Inc. sites.
If you have any queries or complaints
about our compliance with this Privacy Policy, or if you
would like to make any recommendations or comments to improve
the quality of our Privacy Policy, please e-mail us at info@digibadge.com.
