Privacy Policy
Effective Date: February 14 , 2024
Emerge Collaborations, LLC (the “Company”) is committed to protecting the privacy of its website users. This Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) is designed to help you understand what information we gather, how we use it, what we do to protect it, and to assist you in making informed decisions when using our website. Unless otherwise indicated below, this Privacy Policy applies to any website that references this Privacy Policy, any Company website. For this Agreement, “website” refers to the Company’s website, accessed via our website at https://www.emergecollabs.com/. The terms “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to the Company. “You” refers to you as a user of this website.
I. Consent
By accessing our website, you accept our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use and (a) consent to our collection, storage, use, and disclosure of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy. Each time you visit our website or use the website, and any time you voluntarily provide us with information, you agree that you are consenting to our collection, use, and disclosure of the information that you provide, and you are consenting to receive emails or otherwise be contacted, as described in this Privacy Policy. Whether or not you register or create any kind of account with us, this Privacy Policy applies to all users of any services and the website; (b) you understand that processing your data may be necessary for the performance of a contract for services with the Company; (c) you understand that use of the data may be necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the Company is subject; (d) you understand that use of the data may be necessary to protect your vital interests; (e) you understand that use of the data may be necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or the exercise of official authority vested in the Company; and; (f) you understand that use of the data may be necessary for the legitimate interests pursued by the Company, except where such interests are overridden by your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms which require protection of personal data.
II. Information We Collect
We may collect “Non-Personal Information” and “Personal Information” about you. “Non-Personal Information” includes information that cannot be used to identify you personally, such as anonymous usage data, general demographic information we may collect, referring/exit pages and URLs, platform types, preferences you submit, and preferences that are generated based on the data you submit and number of clicks. “Personal Information” includes information that can be used to personally identify you, such as your name, address, and email address. Collection of sensitive personal data revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, or trade union membership, and the processing of genetic data, biometric data to uniquely identify a natural person, data concerning health, or data concerning a natural person’s sex life or sexual orientation is not collected or maintained by the Company. In addition, we may also track information provided to us by your browser or by your mobile devices when you view or use the website, such as the website you came from (known as the “referring URL”), the type of browser you use, the device from which you connected to the website, the time and date of access, and other information that does not personally identify you. We use this information for, among other things, the operation of the website, maintaining the quality of the website, providing general statistics regarding the use of the website, and for other business purposes. We may track this information using cookies or small text files with an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies may be sent to your browser from our servers and stored on your computer's hard drive. Should we send a cookie to your browser, it enables us to collect Non-Personal Information about you and keep a record of your preferences when utilizing our websites, both on an individual and aggregate basis. The Company may use persistent and session cookies; persistent cookies remain on your computer after you close your session until you delete them, while session cookies expire when you close your browser. Persistent cookies can be removed by following your Internet browser's help file directions. If you choose to disable cookies, some areas of the website may not work correctly.
III. How We Use and Share Information
Personal Information:
We do not sell, trade, rent, or otherwise share your Personal Information with third parties without your consent. We may share your Personal Information with vendors and other third-party providers performing services for the Company. Generally, the vendors and third-party providers we use will only collect, use, and disclose your information to the extent necessary to allow them to perform the services they provide for the Company. For example, should you provide us with personal information to complete a transaction, verify your credit card, order a service online, etc., you consent to our collecting and using such personal information for that specific purpose, including by transmitting such information to our vendors (and their service providers) performing these services for the Company. However, certain third-party service providers, such as payment processors, have their own privacy policies concerning the information we are required to provide them to use their services. For these third-party service providers, we recommend that you read their privacy policies to understand how such providers will handle your Personal Information. In addition, we may disclose your Personal Information if required to do so by law or if you violate our Terms of Use.
Non-Personal Information:
We generally use Non-Personal Information to help us improve our website and customize the user experience. We also aggregate Non-Personal Information to track trends and analyze website use patterns. This Privacy Policy does not limit our use or disclosure of Non-Personal Information, and we reserve the right to use and disclose such Non-Personal Information to our partners, advertisers, and other third parties at our sole discretion.
IV. How We Protect Information
We implement reasonable precautions and follow industry best practices to protect your Personal Information and ensure that such Personal Information is not accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed. However, these measures do not guarantee that your information will not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed by breach of such precautions. By using our website, you acknowledge that you understand these risks. The Company will report certain types of personal data breaches to relevant supervisory authorities within 72 hours of becoming aware of the breach. If the breach is likely to result in a high risk of adversely affecting a user's rights and freedoms, the Company will inform the user without undue delay. The Company's internet website provider employs robust breach detection, investigation, and internal reporting procedures and also keeps a record of any personal data breaches.
V. Your Rights Regarding the Use of Your Personal Information
You have the right to prevent us from contacting you for marketing purposes. When we send promotional communications, you can opt out of further promotional communications by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in each promotional email. Please note that notwithstanding the promotional preferences you indicate by either unsubscribing or opting out in the Settings section of the Site, we may continue to send you administrative emails, including, for example, periodic updates to our Privacy Policy. Individual rights under this privacy policy include (a) the right to be informed, (b) the right to access, (c) the right to rectification, (d) the right to erasure, (e) the right to restrict processing, (f) the right to data portability;,(g) the right to object, and (h) rights about automated decision making and profiling.
VI. Service Host
Our website is hosted by Squarespace, Inc. They provide us with an online platform to provide websites to you. Your information, including Personal Information, may be stored through their servers. By using this website, you consent to their collection, disclosure, storage, and use of your Personal Information under their privacy policy available at https://www.squarespace.com/privacy.
VII. Links to Other Websites
We may provide links to or compatibility with other websites or applications as part of our services. However, we are not responsible for the privacy practices employed by those websites or the information or content they contain. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by us. Therefore, this Privacy Policy does not apply to using a third-party website accessed by selecting a link from this website. To the extent that you access or use this website through or on another website or application, then the privacy policy of that other website or application will apply to your access or use of that site or application. We encourage our users to read the privacy statements of other websites before proceeding to use them.
VIII. Age of Consent
By using the website, you represent that you are at least 13 years of age.
IX. Changes to Our Privacy Policy
The Company reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use at any time. If we decide to change this Privacy Policy, we will post these changes on this page so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it. Any such modifications become effective upon your continued access to and/or use of the website five (5) days after we first post the changes on the website or otherwise provide you with notice of such modifications. It is your sole responsibility to check this website from time to time to view any such changes to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to any changes, if and when such changes may be made to this Privacy Policy, you must cease access to this website. If you have provided your email address to us, you permit us to email you for notification as described in this Privacy Policy.
X. Merger or Acquisition
If we (or one of our third-party vendors) undergo a business transaction such as a merger, acquisition by another company, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your Personal Information may be among the assets transferred. You acknowledge and consent that such transfers may occur and are permitted by this Privacy Policy and that any acquirer of our (or one of our third-party vendors) assets may continue to process your Personal Information as outlined in this Privacy Policy. If our information practices change at any time in the future, we will post the policy changes here so that you may opt out of the new information practices. We suggest you check this Privacy Policy periodically if you are concerned about how your information is used.
XI. Email Communications & Opting Out
We will send you announcements on occasions when it is necessary to do so. For instance, if our website is temporarily suspended for maintenance or a new enhancement is released, which will affect the way you use our website, we might send you an email. Based upon the Personal Information you provide us, we may communicate with you in response to your inquiries to provide the services you request and manage your account. We will communicate with you by email or telephone in accordance with your wishes. We may also use your Personal Information to send you updates and other promotional communications. If you no longer wish to receive those email updates, you may opt out of receiving them by following the instructions included in each update or communication.
XII. Contact Us & Withdrawing Consent
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or the practices of this website or wish to withdraw your consent for the continued collection, use, or disclosure of your Personal Information, please contact us by sending a message here.