Privacy Policy

 

Last updated: 30th July 2022

POLAD Analytics has created this privacy policy in order to describe how we collect, use, maintain, share and protect your personal information when you use our website, www.poladanalytics.com (hereinafter “Website” or “Site”) in connection with our services. This privacy policy applies solely to information collected when you visit our Website, except where stated otherwise.

This policy will describe the following:

  • What information we collect;
  • How information is used;
  • With whom it is shared;
  • How information can be corrected;
  • How it is secured; and,
  • Who to contact with concerns or questions about our privacy practices.

 

POLAD Analytics’ Website and our services are not directed at children.

Changes to this Policy

This policy may be subject to updates. Any future material changes or additions to the processing of personal information as described in this policy will be communicated to you through an appropriate channel. For example, we may place a prominent notice on our Website or email you to let you know of an updated policy.

Information Collection on our Website

POLAD Analytics strives to limit its collection of personal information to that necessary for the offering and administration of our services. Our Website may collect the following types of information when you visit:

  • Personally identifying information; and,
  • Non-personally identifiable information.
  • Personally Identifiable Information

Personally Identifying Information (PII or “personal data”) is any information that can identify you, such as your name, address, and IP address. It does not include anonymized, aggregate or statistical information. Based on your relationship with us, you may be asked to provide certain PII as described below. If certain information is requested but not mandatory, POLAD Analytics will identify which information is required.

Non-personally Identifiable Information

When you visit our Website, we may collect and store general Internet data, such as your domain name, browser type, device, date and time of access, which of our web pages you visited, the referring Uniform Resource Locator (URL) and how long you spend on each page. This information may be collected to assist us in making improvements to our Website and to administer our Website. We do not link this information to any PII. POLAD Analytics may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate these services (e.g., maintenance, analysis, audit, development). These third parties have limited access to your information and only to perform these services or tasks on our behalf.

Information Use

Personally Identifying Information collected through our Website may be used to:

  • To respond to your inquiries, process requests or otherwise correspond with you regarding employment, supplier affiliations, programs or services;
  • Enroll you if you signed up to receive POLAD Analytics updates, free subscriptions or blog postings;
  • Conduct pre-employment background checks, commercial background checks and tenant screening services as requested by customers of background check reports such as employers, investors, and landlords;
  • Provide you with marketing information about POLAD Analytics’ services and products;
  • Process billing, invoice and payment functions when you request POLAD Analytics services; and,
  • Analyze and improve POLAD Analytics’ services.

If enabled by you or your employer provide mobile device location.

 

Cookies

Cookies are small text files that a website can send to a user’s browser for storage on the hard drive. Cookies can make use of the Internet easier by saving and administering status, preferences, and other user information. In other words, a cookie allows a website to “remember” a user’s actions or preferences over time. For instance, when we use a cookie to identify you, you would not have to log in a password more than once, thereby saving time while on our Website. Cookies used by the Website do not contain your personally identifying information. POLAD Analytics may use cookies to route users through the Website, customize users’ experiences on the Website, to help us send you information about our services, and to improve the Website. When you access the Website, certain non-PII is automatically logged. This information may include your operating system, screen settings, Web browser software, and referring website, if any. It is used for system improvement and administration, security, statistical analysis purposes, and other internal business purposes.

 

Third-Party Links and Websites

This policy applies to POLAD Analytics’ Website. However, you are able to access third-party sites through our Website by, for example, clicking on hyperlinks to those third-party sites from within our Website. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of any third-party sites, and if you visit those websites, we encourage you to review their respective privacy policies. Third party links on our Website are provided for your convenience and to provide further information or serve as a resource. They do not signify that we endorse the website(s). POLAD Analytics exercises no control whatsoever over such other websites and web-based resources and is not responsible or liable for the availability thereof or the content, advertising, products or other materials thereon. POLAD Analytics shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss incurred or suffered by any user in connection therewith. Your access and use of linked websites, including information, material, products and services therein, is solely at your own risk.

 

Data Retention

POLAD Analytics retains personal information as needed to provide you services or product information, respond to inquiries, consider your employment application, partner with you, or as required by contractual, statutory or other legal obligations.

 

Security and Confidentiality

POLAD Analytics strives to protect personal information that we collect, maintain and disclose through the use of appropriate and reasonable administrative, physical and technical safeguards. For instance, our products and/or services online are transmitted through a secure sockets layer (SSL) transmission, which is a protocol for establishing a secure connection for transmission of your personal information. Further, we have security protocols and measures in place to ensure confidentiality of PII and to protect the PII we maintain about you from unauthorized access or alteration as well as unlawful disclosure. These measures include internal and external firewalls, physical security and technological security measures, as well as encryption of certain information and password protection for account information.

 

Point of Contact

If you have any questions or comments about POLAD Analytics’ privacy policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at: info@poladanalytics.com