Effective August 8, 2007
Gathering2.0 is an online service that allows its members to share best company practices with each other, attend web seminars and participate in online discussions. Gathering 2.0 is committed to protecting your privacy and giving you a powerful and safe online experience.
The Gathering2.0 website which is located at the domain www.gathering2.com (the “Gathering2.0 Website”) is operated and controlled by I Community Services, Inc. in the United States. This Statement of Privacy applies to the Gathering2.0 Website and governs data collection and usage. It is your responsibility to review this Statement of Privacy carefully, especially before providing any personal data through the Gathering2.0 Website. If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or the Gathering2.0 Website, or if you wish to unsubscribe from the Gathering2.0 Website services for which you have previously registered, please contact us at it@sharedinsights.com or at the address at the end of this policy.
PLEASE REVIEW THIS PRIVACY POLICY AND THE TERMS OF USE FOR THE GATHERING 2.0 WEBSITE CAREFULLY. BY USING THE GATHERING2.0 WEBSITE, YOU CONSENT TO THE DATA PRACTICES DESCRIBED IN THIS STATEMENT OF PRIVACY.
Collection of your Personal Information
Gathering2.0 collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. Gathering2.0 also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, the name of your company, preferences, interests and favorites.
Use of Cookies
There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by Gathering2.0 using “cookies” or other similar technologies. Information collected in this manner can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
The Gathering2.0 Website uses cookies to help you personalize your online experience. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Gathering2.0 pages, or register with Gathering2.0 Website or services, a cookie helps Gathering2.0 to recall your specific information, such as a password that you have requested that the website remember, on subsequent visits. This avoids the need to repeat entering your personal information, such as billing address and shipping addresses. When you return to the same Gathering2.0 Website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Gathering2.0 features that you have customized.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Gathering2.0 features or services.
Use of your Personal Information
Gathering2.0 collects and uses your personal information to operate the Gathering2.0 Website and deliver the services you have requested. For example, if you provide personal data to register for the Gathering2.0 Website, we will use it to register you. Gathering2.0 also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Gathering2.0 and its affiliates. Gathering2.0 may also use your personal information to contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.
Gathering2.0 does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. Gathering2.0 may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, Gathering2.0 may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you e-mail or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Gathering2.0, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information. Gathering2.0 will never use or disclose personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.
Gathering2.0 keeps track of the websites and web pages our customers and members visit within Gathering2.0, in order to determine what Gathering2.0 services are popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Gathering2.0 to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.
Gathering2.0 Website will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Gathering2.0 or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Gathering2.0; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Gathering2.0, or the public.
If Gathering2.0 sells all or part of the Gathering2.0 Website or makes a sale or transfer of assets or is otherwise involved in a merger or business transfer, we may, in our sole discretion, transfer, sell or assign your personal data to a third party as part of or in connection with that transaction. Upon such transfer, the privacy policy of the acquiring entity may govern the further use of your personal data.
Security of your Personal Information
Gathering2.0 takes reasonable security precautions to secure the personal data that you choose to provide against the loss, misuse, alteration or unauthorized access of such information. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol. Unfortunately, no transmission of data over the Internet is guaranteed to be completely secure. It may be possible for third parties not under the control of Gathering2.0 to intercept or access transmissions or private communications unlawfully. While we strive to protect your personal data, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any personal data you transmit to us. Any such transmission is done at your own risk. If you believe that your interaction with us is no longer secure, please notify us of the problem by contacting us at it@sharedinsights.com.
Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through Gathering2.0 public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Gathering2.0 does not read any of your private online communications.
Gathering2.0 encourages you to review the privacy statements of websites you choose to link to from Gathering2.0 so that you can understand how those websites collect, use and share your information. Gathering2.0 is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on websites outside of the Gathering2.0 Website and the Gathering2.0 family of websites.
Children and Privacy
We encourage parents and guardians to spend time with their children online and to be fully familiar with the websites visited by their children. At various places on the Gathering2.0 Website, we may ask users for their age. By using the Gathering2.0 Website or any of its services you agree to respond truthfully and accurately about your age. Children under the age of 13 years of age are expressly prohibited from submitting or posting any personal data on the Gathering2.0 Website.
Applicable Law
Gathering2.0 controls and operates the Gathering2.0 Website from the United States. The Gathering2.0 Website is not intended to subject us to the laws or jurisdiction of any state, country or territory other than that of the United States. Please note that we do not represent or warrant that the Gathering2.0 Website is appropriate for use in any particular jurisdiction. Those who choose to access the Gathering2.0 Website do so at their own initiative and are responsible for complying with all local laws, rules and regulations.
Changes to this Statement of Privacy
Gathering2.0 will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. Gathering2.0 encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how Gathering2.0 is protecting your information. If we make revisions to the way we collect or use your personal data, we may provide notice of those changes by either: (1) announcing the change on the home page of the Gathering2.0 Website or (2) taking such other action as we deem appropriate under the circumstances, including without limitation, posting the revised draft of this Statement of Privacy on the Gathering2.0 Website. You can determine when this Statement of Privacy was last revised by referring to the date at the top of this page. Any changes to this policy will become effective upon posting of the revised Statement of Privacy on the Gathering2.0 Website. By continuing to use the Gathering2.0 Website following such changes, you will be deemed to have agreed to such changes. If you do not agree with the terms of this Statement of Privacy, as it may be amended from time to time, in whole or in part, please do not continue using the Gathering2.0 Website.
Contact Information
Gathering2.0 welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Gathering2.0 has not adhered to this Statement of Privacy, or if you wish to unsubscribe from the Gathering2.0 Website, please contact us at it@sharedinsights.com or at the address listed below. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.
Shared Insights US, LLC
150 Presidential Way, Suite 520
Woburn, MA 01801