This Application collects some Personal Information from its Users.
This Privacy Policy is incorporated by reference into the Powerlinx Terms of Use. The terms "Powerlinx," "we," and "us include Powerlinx Inc. and our affiliates and subsidiaries. The Privacy Policy explains how Powerlinx may:
- collect,
- use, and
- disclose
Personal Information we obtain through the "Powerlinx Service."
The "Powerlinx Service" means any website, including http://www.powerlinx.com, mobile application, or Internet service under the control of Powerlinx Inc., whether partial or otherwise, in connection with providing an online platform to connect the world’s businesses to make them more productive and successful. The Powerlinx Service gives you access to new markets, growth opportunities, strategic partnerships, capital sources and connections that will ensure you deliver on your company’s business strategic objectives."Personal Information" means any information relating to an identified or identifiable individual, such as: name, address, email address, or phone number. Personal Information does not include information that has been anonymized so that it no longer relates to an identified or identifiable individual (“anonymous data”).By using the Powerlinx Service, you agree that we, and our service providers, may collect, use, and share information for the following purposes:| Personal Information Collection | |
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Registration and during Use of the Powerlinx ServicePersonal Information, including: First Name, Last Name, Email Address, Address, Telephone Number, Username, Password, Photograph, Company Name, Profession, Company Website and other types of information. | Social Connect (such as: LinkedIn or Facebook)Personal Information, including: Public Profile Information, Photograph, Email Address, Address, Company Name, Country, and Profession. |
Content Posted to the Powerlinx ServiceAll information posted, including Personal Information. | Contacting YouPersonal Information, including: First Name, Last Name, Email Address, and Telephone Number. |
Users’ Database ManagementPowerlinx builds user profiles by starting from an email address, a personal name, or other information that the user provides to the Powerlinx Service. This Personal Information is matched with publicly available information about the user (such as social networks' profiles) and Personal Information contained in the databases of our business partners, such as Altares. We may also complete user profiles with publicly available company information, including leadership information. The combination of the Personal Information provided by the user and the Personal Information collected via these other sources allows us to build profiles that we can display and use for improving the Powerlinx Service. For example, we use Intercom for this service. Intercom (Intercom Inc.) A Users' database management service Personal Information collected: Email. Place of processing: USA Privacy Policy | Payment ProcessingPowerlinx uses currently different third-party payment processors for electronic commerce:
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| To update or correct any information that you have provided to us through your use of the Powerlinx Service or otherwise, please send an email to [email protected]. | |
| Information Collection by Automated Means | |
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| The Powerlinx Sevice may collect certain information by automated means, using technologies such as cookies, server logs and pixels. This chart indicates the purposes for which we use these technologies, and the information we collect. Where required under applicable law, we will obtain your consent before using these technologies. | |
Social Widgets (such as: LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, AddThis)The providers of third-party social widgets may collect information regarding your use of the Powerlinx Service and your interactions with the social widgets. Please consult the privacy policies or notices of the social widget providers for more information about this information collection.Information: Cookies, server logs, pixels and related technologies; and usage data | RSS Feed ManagementRSS feeds allow users to keep track of new content on the Powerlinx Service. Information: Cookies, server logs, pixels and related technologies; and usage data |
AnalyticsWe may use third-party web analytics services. These service providers help us analyze how users use the Powerlinx Service. The information collected for this purpose will be disclosed to or collected directly by these service providers. For example, we use Google Analytics to collect and process analytical data about users of the Powerlinx Service. Google Analytics tracks your interaction with the Powerlinx Service and stores information about IP address, operating system, web browser, and pages visited. Also collected is information about demographics of the users, the device used, and where the visit originated. Google provides certain privacy options and choices in this regard, which are described here. Information: Cookies, server logs, pixels and related technologies; and usage data | To Enable the Use of the Powerlinx Service and to Remember Your PreferencesWe may use cookies, server logs and related technologies that are necessary to allow you to use the Powerlinx Service and to remember choices you make while using the Powerlinx Service (e.g., language preferences). Information: Cookies, server logs, pixels and related technologies; and usage data |
| You may block and delete cookies, server logs, pixels and related technologies with your browser, but the Powerlinx Service may not work properly. The “help” portion of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to be notified when you receive a new cookie, and how to disable existing cookies. | |
| Using Personal Information | |
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Providing and Improving the Powerlinx ServiceWe may use your Personal Information for the purpose of providing and improving the Powerlinx Service. | Use With PermissionWe may use your Personal Information for any purpose for which we obtained your permission. |
Communicating with YouWe may use your Personal Information to communicate with you in the context of the Powerlinx Service. | Advertising and MarketingWe may use your Personal Information for online advertising and to facilitate transmittal of information we think may be useful or relevant to you. Where required under applicable law, we will obtain your prior consent to the use of your Personal Information for advertising and marketing purposes. |
As Required by Law or to Protect Rights and SafetyAll information and content | |
| Sharing Personal Information | |
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With the Relevant Individuals at Powerlinx Inc., our Affiliates and SubsidiariesWe may share your Personal Information for the purpose of providing and improving the Powerlinx Service with the relevant individuals at Powerlinx Inc., our affiliates and subsidiaries, on a need-to-know basis. | With PermissionAll Personal Information for any sharing. |
With our Service ProvidersWe may share your Personal Information with service providers that perform services on our behalf. We require these service providers by contract to use or disclose the Personal Information they process on our behalf only as necessary to perform services on our behalf or comply with legal requirements. | With our Business PartnersWe may share your Personal Information with our business partners as necessary to provide the Powerlinx Service. |
With Other UsersWe may share your Personal Information with other users, including profile information and communications you post. Other users may communicate with you via the Powerlinx Service, or directly by using the contact details included in your public profile. When editing a business profile, you may elect to hide the company’s contact information and information about the company’s personnel. For support in hiding this information, please contact us by the means provided at the conclusion of this Policy. | With Other Websites at Your DirectionAll Personal Information you choose to share. |
As Required by Law or to Protect Rights and SafetyAll Personal Information. | For Third Parties’ Advertising and Marketing PurposesWe do not rent, sell, or share Personal Information about you with other people or nonaffiliated companies for their direct marketing purposes, unless we have your permission. |
As Part of a Merger, Sale, Asset Transfer, or other Business ChangeAll Personal Information. | |
| Information Security | |
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We take steps to ensure that your information is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Unfortunately, the Internet cannot be guaranteed to be 100% secure, and we cannot ensure or warrant the security
of any information you provide to us, to the extent permitted under applicable law. We do not accept liability
for unintentional disclosure, to the extent permitted under applicable law.By using the Powerlinx Service or providing Personal Information to us, you agree that we may communicate
with you electronically regarding security, privacy, and administrative issues relating to your use of
the Powerlinx Service. If we learn of a security system’s breach, we may attempt to notify you
electronically by posting a notice on the Powerlinx Service or sending an email to you. You may have a
legal right to receive this notice in writing. To receive free written notice of a security breach (or to
withdraw your consent from receiving electronic notice), please notify us at
[email protected]. | |
| Children’s Privacy | |
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We do not knowingly collect, maintain, or use Personal Information from children under 13 years of
age, and no part of the Site is directed to children under the age of 13. If you learn that your child
has provided us with Personal Information without your consent, you may alert us at [email protected].
If we learn that we have collected any Personal Information from children under 13, we will promptly take
steps to delete such information and terminate the child’s account. | |
| International Users | |
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If you are visiting from the European Economic Area or other regions with laws governing data collection and use,
please note that, to offer our services, we may transfer your Personal Information to recipients in countries other
than the country in which the information was originally collected. These countries include the United Sates,
where we are headquartered and where some of our service providers process and host your Personal Information.
The laws in those countries may not offer the same level of data protection as the country in which the information
was initially provided. When we transfer your Personal Information to recipients in other countries,
we will protect the information as described in this Privacy Policy.By agreeing to the Privacy Policy, you consent to the transfer of your Personal Information for the
purposes described in the Privacy Policy. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time, but
please note that if you do not consent to the transfer or if you withdraw your consent, you may not be
able to benefit from all or some of our services. | |
| Your Rights and Choices | |
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If you would like to update the Personal Information provided when opening an account or otherwise registering with
the Powerlinx Service, please sign in to your account and update your Personal Information as necessary or cancel your account. You have the right to opt-out from receiving marketing communications. You can tell us not to send you marketing communications
by e-mail by clicking on the unsubscribe link within the marketing e-mails you receive from us or by contacting us as indicated below.
You also may opt-out of receiving marketing communications by phone by contacting us as described at the conclusion of this Policy.
You may unsubscribe from product notifications and blog subscriptions via the means provided in the e-mails we send.Subject to applicable law, you may have the right to request access to and receive information about the Personal Information we
maintain about you, update and correct inaccuracies in your Personal Information, and have the information blocked or deleted,
as appropriate. You also may have the right to object to our processing of your Personal Information and withdraw your consent
to our processing of your Personal Information at any time. The right to access Personal Information may be limited in some
circumstances by local law requirements. Please note that you may not be able to benefit from all features of the Powerlinx
Service if you request the deletion of your Personal Information, object or withdraw your consent to the processing your Personal Information.If you would like to exercise your rights or withdraw your consent, please contact us by the means provided at the conclusion of this Policy. | |
| Changes to Privacy Policy or Practices | |
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Revisions to this Privacy PolicyIf our practices change in a way that would be materially less restrictive than stated in the version of this Privacy Policy in effect at the time we collected the information, we will make reasonable efforts to provide notice and obtain consent to any such practices as may be required by law. | Changes to Privacy PracticesWe will update this web page, and revisions will be effective when they are posted. |
| If you have questions about or suggestions for improving this Privacy Policy, please send an email to [email protected]. | |