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Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy
REA Consulting Online Privacy Statement
Your
privacy is important to REA Consulting. Our goal is to provide you
with a personalized online experience that provides you with the
information, resources, and services that are most relevant and helpful to
you. This Privacy Statement has been written to describe the conditions
under which this Web site is being made available to you. The Privacy
Statement discusses, among other things, how data obtained during your
visit to this Web site may be collected and used. The Privacy
Statement also discusses important limitations about the way you may use
materials you find on the Web site. Read the Privacy Statement
carefully. By using this Web site, you will be deemed to have
accepted the terms of this Statement. If you do not accept the terms
of the Privacy Statement, you are directed to discontinue accessing or
otherwise using the Web site or any materials obtained from it. If you have
issue with this statement, please contact us so we discuss things relating
to privacy.
The process of maintaining a Web site is
an evolving one, and REA Consulting may decide at some point in the future,
without advance notice, to modify the Privacy Statement. Your use of
the Web site, or materials obtained from the Web site, indicates your
assent to the Privacy Statement at the time of such use. The effective
Privacy Statement will be posted on the Web site, and you should check this
site regularly for any changes.
Sites Covered by this
Privacy Statement
This Privacy Statement applies to all
REA Consulting-maintained Web sites, domains, information portals, and
registries.
The Materials on the Web Site are Provided “As-Is”
The
materials on this site are provided “as is” to visitors.
REA Consulting does not represent that the materials are complete, up-to-date,
error-free, or applicable to your situation. For example, an article
published on the Web site may not cover all aspects of a given topic, may
not reflect the most recent technological developments, or may otherwise
fail to give an accurate picture of how the content provided relates to
your particular circumstance.
Links to Non-REA Consulting Web Sites
REA Consulting’s Web site may
provide links to third-party Web sites for the convenience of our
users. If you access those links, you will leave REA
Consulting’s Web site. REA Consulting does not control these
third-party Websites and cannot represent that their policies and practices
will be consistent with this Privacy Statement. For example, other
Web sites may collect or use personal information about you in a manner
different from that described in this document. Finally, materials
available through third-party Web sites may be protected from unauthorized
copying and dissemination by U.S. copyright law, trademark law,
international conventions, and other intellectual property laws, and the
usage of such materials may be subject to limitations that are more or less
restrictive than those expressed herein. Therefore, you should use other
Web sites with caution, and you do so at your own risk. We encourage
you to review the privacy policy of any Web site before submitting personal
information.
You can
use materials authored by us that you find on this Web site, with certain
restrictions.
There are two types of materials that are accessible through
this site: materials hosted at this site, and materials that you view as a
result of following the links that exist at this site. The rules are
different for each type of material, as follows:
- Information Hosted at Linked Sites
We do not have the right to grant you
permission of any kind with respect to materials found at linked
sites. You should assume that all materials found at such sites are
protected from unauthorized copying and dissemination by U.S.
copyright law, trademark law, international conventions, and other
intellectual property laws, unless clearly indicated to the contrary.
Any rights that you may have to make any use of materials found at
linked sites, other than viewing the material through your Web
browser, will be only as provided at the linked site.
- Information Hosted at Our Web Site
This Web site and all materials owned by, or licensed to REA
Consulting also are protected from unauthorized copying and
dissemination by U.S.
copyright law, trademark law, international conventions, and other
intellectual property laws. Subject to your full compliance with this
Privacy Statement and any applicable further restrictions contained in
the materials in question, however, you are allowed to view, copy and
print the materials hosted at this Web site for your own personal,
legal, non-commercial use, as long as you retain any copyright,
trademark and other similar notices on the materials and do not modify
them in any way.
Children’s
Privacy
REA
Consulting is committed to protecting the privacy needs of children, and we
encourage parents and guardians to take an active role in their
children’s online activities and interests. REA Consulting does not
intentionally collect information from children under the age of 13, and
REA Consulting does not target its Web site to children.
TYPES OF INFORMATION
WE COLLECT
Non-Personal Information
Non-personal information is data about
usage and service operation that is not directly associated with a specific
personal identity. REA Consulting may collect and analyze non-personal
information to evaluate how visitors use the REA Consulting Web site.
Non-personal data we may collect may
track pages visited on the REA Consulting Web site, Web browser type and IP
address, files downloaded, and referring Web sites. REA Consulting Web
pages may use “cookies” and other technologies for data
analysis and personalization services. Cookies are pieces of
information that we may place on your computer to help “personalize”
your visit to the site. Cookies do not identify who you are or where
you are. The cookie only tells us that you have visited the site
before and may contain certain information about your prior visits.
No cookie used by the Web site collects or distributes personal information
to third parties for marketing purposes.
Company Information
Company information is information that
is associated with the name and address of partner organizations and may
include data about usage and service operation.
The Primary Representative of any REA
Consulting's partner organization may request usage reports to gauge the
extent of their employees’ involvement in REA Consulting
activities. Employees should be aware that information regarding
their participation is available to their Primary Representative and REA
Consulting staff.
Personal Information
Personal information is information that
is associated with your name or personal identity. REA Consulting
uses personal information to better understand your needs and interests and
to provide you with better service.
Partners-Only Web Site
Information Gathering
Access to various sections of the REA
Consulting Web site may be restricted to partners (e.g., IT service
clients). Access to these resources may be controlled by a user name and
password; a password prompt is your indication that a partners-only
resource is being accessed.
How We Use Your Information
REA Consulting may use non-personal data
that is aggregated for reporting about REA Consulting Web site usability,
performance, and effectiveness. It may be used to improve the
experience, usability, and content of the site.
REA Consulting may use personal
information to provide services that support the activities of REA
Consulting partners. When accessing REA Consulting partners-only Web
pages, your personal user information may be tracked by REA Consulting in
order to support collaboration, ensure authorized access, and enable
communication between partners.
Credit card information may be collected
to facilitate purchases (such as training fees, etc.); such information
will not be kept longer than necessary for providing the services
requested. Credit card numbers are used only for processing payment and are
not used for other purposes. Payment processing services may be provided by
a third-party payment service and a management company external to REA
Consulting may provide support for the financial activities of the
consortium.
Information Sharing
REA Consulting will not give away,
share, sell, rent, or lease any individual’s personal information or
lists of email addresses to anyone for marketing purposes, and we take
commercially reasonable steps to maintain the security of this
information. However,
REA Consulting reserves the right to supply any such information to any
organization into which REA Consulting may merge in the future or to which
it may make any transfer in order to enable a third party to continue part
or all of its mission. In addition, please be aware that in certain circumstances, it is possible that
personal information may be subject to disclosure pursuant to judicial or
other government subpoenas, warrants, or orders.
In keeping with
openness in certain functions, REA Consulting may maintain publicly
accessible archives for the vast majority of our activities. For
example, posting an email to any REA Consulting-hosted mail list or
discussion forum will result in your email address becoming part of the
publicly accessible archives.
Given the global scope of REA
Consulting, personal information may be visible to persons outside your
country of residence, including to persons in countries that your own
country’s privacy laws and regulations deem deficient in ensuring an
adequate level of protection for such information.
Access to and Accuracy
of Partner Information
REA Consulting is committed to keeping
the personal information of our partners accurate. All the
information you have submitted to us can be verified and changed. In
order to do this, please email us a request at info@kevincrea.com. We may
provide partners with online access to their own personal profiles,
enabling them to update or delete information at any time. To protect our
partners’ privacy and security, we also may take reasonable steps to
verify identity, such as a user ID and password, before granting access to
modify personal profile data. Certain areas of REA Consulting’ Web
sites may limit access to specific individuals through the use of passwords
or other personal identifiers.
Keeping Your
Information Secure
REA Consulting makes every effort to
protect personal information by users of the Web site. No server,
however, is 100% secure, and you should take this into account when
submitting personal or confidential information about yourself on any Web
site, including this one. Much of the personal information is used in
conjunction with partner services such as client project management,
collaboration and discussion, so some types of personal information such as
your name, company affiliation, and email address will be visible to other
REA Consulting partners and to the public.
Opting Out
From time to time REA Consulting may
email you electronic newsletters, announcements, surveys or other
information. If you prefer not to receive any or all of these
communications, you may opt out by following the directions provided within
the electronic newsletters and announcements.
Contacting Us
Questions about this Privacy Statement
can be directed to info++at++kevincrea.com.
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