Information Collection and Dissemination
General Principles
· In general, you may visit this Web site without identifying yourself or revealing any personal information.
· As you browse our Web site, the site collects log file, IP address of your computer, and other standard tracking data we use to evaluate site traffic and usage patterns. Such information is aggregated with tracking data from all site visitors. We will use the information to personalize the site according to your preferences based on the aggregated information. We also use the aggregated information to evaluate products and services we may offer to you.
· Some portions of this Web site may require you to give us personally identifiable information such as your name, job title, company, physical mailing address, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers (Personal Information) and, if applicable, financial information such as your credit card information (Financial Information).
· If you elect to provide us Personal Information, we use it primarily to deliver the service you requested. Other uses of Personal Information are described elsewhere in this Policy.
· If you submit Financial Information, we use that information primarily to verify your credit and collect payments for your purchases, orders, registrations etc.
· WhiteHatWorld.com uses a third party to process credit card transactions and does not store financial information, such as credit card information on its website.
Information Sharing
Except as otherwise provided in this Privacy Policy, we will keep your Personal Information and your Financial Information private and will not share it with third parties, unless such disclosure is necessary t (a) comply with a court order or other legal process; (b) protect our rights or property; or (c) enforce our terms of service.
Several companies unaffiliated with WhiteHatWorld.com provide email deployment services for our email messages. The personally identifiable information, such as e-mail address, we provide to these vendors for the purposes of e-mail deployment is only used by them for that purpose and not for any other business activity.
In order to comply with the Federal CAN-SPAM Act of 2003, we also may provide lists of customers who have opted-out of email promotion for WhiteHatWorld.com products to other companies, so they can be suppressed from mailings those companies send on WhiteHatWorld.com behalf. In addition, if you unsubscribe from a mailing we send to our own list on behalf of a third party, your removal instruction may also be supplied to the third party and added to their own suppression file. If you continue receiving email after opting out, please contact us at privacypolicy@whitehaworld.com.
Aggregated information
We sometimes provide aggregated usage or tracking information collected from this Web site to third parties.
Information on Children
As a business-to-business company, we do not knowingly collect information from children under the age of 13. On-line registration and web site usage is restricted to adults who are professionally engaged in the businesses we serve.
Third Party and Affiliated Links: Our Web sites contain external links to other Web sites including suppliers, advertisers and affiliates. We have no control over, and are not responsible for, the content of, or information gathered by, these other Web sites. We do not endorse any of these Web sites or the products or services associated with such Web sites merely because they are linked to our Web site.
WhiteHatWorld.com Events
WhiteHatWorld.com events are produced for a variety of companies (Sponsors). All data collected during the registration of such events may be shared with those Sponsors. This data is governed by the individual Sponsor's privacy policy and may be used by the Sponsor for follow-up purposes. Please visit the Sponsor’s web site to review its privacy policy. Similarly, WhiteHatWorld.com events will have the same access to this data as the Sponsors, and this Privacy Policy continues to govern how WhiteHatWorld.com uses the data. For details on how event Sponsors use the information you provide, please contact the Sponsor directly.
If you have any questions, please contact privacypolicy@whitehatworld.com.
WhiteHatWorld.com Webcasts
WhiteHatWorld.com produces sponsored webcasts for a variety of Sponsors. All data collected during the registration for such events will be shared with those Sponsors. This data is governed by the individual Sponsor's privacy policy and may be used by the Sponsor for follow-up purposes. Please visit the Sponsor’s web site to review its privacy policy. Similarly, WhiteHatWorld.com will have the same access to this data as the Sponsors, and this Privacy Policy continues to govern how WhiteHatWorld.com uses the data. For details on how WhiteHatWorld.com webcast Sponsors use the information you provide, please contact the Sponsor directly.
WhiteHatWorld.com webcasts also automatically receives and records information on our server logs from your browser, including your IP address, Internet connection speed, Internet connection duration, and Real Media and Windows Media player information. This is done in conjunction with our broadcast providers. Your data is collected and retained by our broadcast providers for the sole purposes of delivering webcast content appropriately, traffic reporting, and enabling re-registration for future events. If you have any questions, please contact privacypolicy@whitehatworld.com.
Security and Encryption
This Web site takes commercially reasonable precautions to protect your information. When appropriate, we use SSL encryption technology on our Web site and a secure server to encrypt information transmitted between your browsers and our server. As a result, data you submit to our Web site such as credit card and payment information is transmitted using commercially reasonable security over the Internet.
Notification of Changes
WhiteHatWorld.com reserves the right, at any time and without notice, to add to, change, update or modify this Privacy Policy, simply by posting such change, update or modification on the Web site. Any such change, update or modification will be effective immediately upon posting on the Web site. Please check back often to review the latest version of our Privacy Policy.
Your Acceptance of these Terms
By using our Web site, products or services, you signify your acceptance of the terms of the WhiteHatWorld.com Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the terms of the WhiteHatWorld.com Privacy Policy, please do not use the Web site, products and/or services and exit the site immediately.
Questions?
If you have any questions on our Privacy Policy, or complaints about our handling of your Personal and/or Financial Information, you can contact us at privacypolicy@whitehatworld.com.