Privacy Policy:
Welcome to Digital Strives, the website and community owned and operated by Digital Strives, Inc. As used in this Privacy Policy, “Digital Strives” refers to all websites (including digitalstrives.com, and related services), mobile sites, applications, and other properties or services owned or operated by Digital Strives, Inc. This Privacy Policy is part of our Terms of Service, and by visiting Digital Strives, viewing our content, attending or viewing any of our events or programs and/or using any of our services, you acknowledge that you accept the practices and policies outlined in this Privacy Policy.
This page covers the treatment of user information, including Personally Identifiable Information (defined below), obtained by Digital Strives, including information obtained when you access or log in to Digital Strives, and/or register for content, webinars, or the forum provided by Digital Strives. This Privacy Policy does not apply to the practices of companies that Digital Strives does not own or control, or to individuals whom Digital Strives does not employ or manage, including any of the third parties to which Digital Strives may disclose user information as set forth in this Policy.
User Information
Data Obtained
Digital Strives may obtain the following types of information from you or concerning your computer or device (“Information”), which may include information that can be used to identify you as specified below (“Personally Identifiable Information”):
- Name
- Email Address
- Mailing Address
- Telephone Number(s)
- Credit Card Information
- Blog or Website URL
- Social Networking Handle or Username
- Photo
- Demographic Information (e.g., age, gender, interests, and preferences)
- Professional Title
- Company
- Industry
- Activities or Content Viewed on Digital Strives
- Information Collected Automatically (detailed below)
- Information Received from Third Parties (detailed below)
In certain cases, we may request that you provide some of the Information identified above in order to obtain specific products or services (such as registering for webinars or logging in to download reports). If you choose not to provide the Information we request, you may still use Digital Strives, but you may be unable to access certain features or services. When you register to receive any products or services from Digital Strives or provide information to Digital Strives in any other manner, you agree to provide only true, accurate, current, and complete information.
Automatically Collected
Digital Strives may automatically receive and log certain types of information when you visit or interact with our websites, services, mobile applications, or other products, including:
- Browser Information
- Operating System Information
- Mobile Device Information (e.g., device identifier, mobile operating system, etc.)
- IP Address
- Internet Service Provider
- Content Viewed
- Geographic Location
- Connection Speed
- Time of Visit
- Referring Site, Application, or Service
- Registration Time
Third-Party Information
Events and Webinars
If you register for events or webinars provided by Digital Strives, we may receive Information about you from the service providers that host or process registration for these programs or that provide other services to support these programs (such as technical support), which may include certain Personally Identifying Information identified above.
Third-Party Websites
If you choose to use any third-party website or service that is integrated with Digital Strives, including a third-party social networking or blogging site, such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, or WordPress (“Third Party Websites”) – or if you use any Digital Strives application provided through any Third Party Website – we may receive Information, including Personally Identifying Information, from such Third Party Websites, including, but not limited to:
- Name
- Nickname or Username
- Photo or Graphic Avatar
- Unique Third Party Website Identifier (e.g., Facebook User ID)
- Biographical or Demographic Information (e.g., professional title, gender, college attended, etc.)
- Likes and Interests
- Contacts/Friends/Associations
- Any Information That Is Publicly Available on Third Party Websites
For example, Digital Strives may offer the ability to use certain Third Party Websites to facilitate your registration on Digital Strives. We may also use information about your profile and connections on Third Party Websites to allow you to share or connect with your friends and contacts on Digital Strives or to personalize your experience. In addition, Digital Strives offers “plug-ins” and “widgets” from various Third Party Websites that allow you to share Digital Strives content off of our service, as discussed in “Disclosure of Information to Third Parties”.
Your decision to use, or share with, a Third Party Website when accessing or using Digital Strives products and services is completely voluntary. Digital Strives is not responsible for compliance with the policies or practices of any Third Party Website. You should ensure that you are comfortable with the information such Third Party Websites may make available to Digital Strives by reviewing those Websites’ privacy policies and service terms, and by modifying your privacy settings and preferences on those Services. Any information we receive from Third Party Websites will be governed by this Privacy Policy.
Usage of Information
Personalization
We use the Information we obtain from or concerning you or your computer or device to provide Digital Strives products and services, fulfill your requests, improve our products and services, personalize and tailor your experience on Digital Strives, operate our business, and understand how users are engaging with Digital Strives.
In addition, we may use Information from or concerning you or your computer or device to facilitate the delivery of content or advertisements that we believe may be of interest to you, or to communicate with you about new or existing products and services or special offers. For example, we may periodically send promotional materials or notifications related to our products and services to the email address associated with your account.
Use of Cookies
Digital Strives may place “cookies” on your computer or device that may contain anonymous Information that is associated with you. Cookies are small text files a website uses to recognize users, and are typically placed on your hard disk by a web server. Cookies contain information that can later be read by a web server in the domain (here, Digital Strives) that issued the cookie to you or that, in some cases, can be read by a third-party domain.
Our cookies may record Information about your use of Digital Strives so that we can provide a continuous and more personalized experience for you, including for one or more of the following purposes: to help identify visitors; assess usage patterns; identify preferences; control the display of ads; diagnose problems with our servers; gather demographic information; analyze trends and usage patterns; conduct research; deliver editorial content; record registration and personalized information; and otherwise administer Digital Strives products and services.
If you do not wish to have Digital Strives place and use cookies on your computer, you should set your browser preferences to refuse cookies before accessing Digital Strives. Digital Strives is not responsible for any failure by you or your browser to accurately implement or communicate your browser preferences or settings. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to sign in or use other interactive features of Digital Strives that depend on cookies.
Digital Strives does not control and is not responsible for the use of cookies by its third-party partners or advertisers. The use of cookies by some of these third parties is discussed below (see “Analytics Services”).
Reviewing and Modifying Information
Update Preferences
We offer several ways for you to update Personally Identifying Information that is obtained and stored by Digital Strives, or to change your account preferences on Digital Strives:
- If you have an online account with Digital Strives, you can update or change your account information by emailing [email protected]
- You may unsubscribe to any of our e-mail updates or products by following the unsubscribe instructions in the body of any message (see Email or Text Message Communications below)
- You may contact us at [email protected].
Third-Party Disclosure
Overview
Digital Strives may disclose Information (including Personally Identifying Information) from or concerning you or your computer or device to third parties in the circumstances described below. By visiting, accessing, attending or using our products, services or events, you consent to the disclosure of your Information to certain categories of third parties in the manner described below. This Privacy Policy does not apply to the policies or practices of any of these third parties. Digital Strives relies on third-party vendors and service providers to provide support and assistance for its products, services and events (“Service Providers”), and we may disclose your Information (including Personally Identifying Information) to these Service Providers to the extent necessary to support our products, services or events, or as otherwise set forth below.
Events and Webinars
Digital Strives uses third parties, such as EventBrite, to process registration for Digital Strives events and programs. Digital Strives may provide your Information (including Personally Identifying Information) to such registration services when you register for a Digital Strives event or program. In addition, as discussed below, Digital Strives (or its third-party registration service) may provide your Information (including Personally Identifying Information) to companies that sponsor or underwrite portions of an event that you register for, attend, or view. Digital Strives uses third parties, such as GoToWebinar, Wufoo, and Wistia, to process registration and/or host and provide technical support for Digital Strives webinars. If you register for and/or download or view a Digital Strives webinar, Digital Strives may provide your Information (including Personally Identifying Information) to these third parties to facilitate registration and access to the webinar. In addition, as discussed below, Digital Strives (or its third-party registration service) may provide your Information (including Personally Identifying Information) to companies that sponsor or underwrite portions of a webinar.