Privacy Policy

TechTrack’s online privacy policy tells you about the information the company or its subsidiaries or affiliates collect through the services available on our web site, how we use that information and how you can opt out of certain uses of information we may collect. By using our services and accessing our Site, you are consenting to the information collection and use practices described in this statement, as modified from time to time by us. If this Privacy policy is not acceptable to you, do not use this Site.

Transactional Data

TechTrack’s online privacy policy tells you about the information the company or its subsidiaries or affiliates collect through the services available on our web site, how we use that information and how you can opt out of certain uses of information we may collect. By using our services and accessing our Site, you are consenting to the information collection and use practices described in this statement, as modified from time to time by us. If this Privacy policy is not acceptable to you, do not use this Site.

No Reliance

We may collect information that identifies you personally, including your first and last name, address, e-mail address, phone number, fax number when you submit comments, questions or suggestions to our Customer Service department. By submitting your comment to us, you (i) consent to our disclosure of your comment, the first initial of your first name and the state of your residence in our marketing materials, including this website, in all forms of media, in all manners and duration and frequency of our choosing and (ii) waive all rights and release us from, and shall neither sue nor bring any proceeding against any parties for, any claim or cause of action, whether now known or unknown, for defamation, invasion of right to privacy, publicity or personality or any similar matter, or based upon or relating to the use and exploitation of my comments, the first initial of my first name and my state of residence.

Use of Your Personal and Non-Personal Information

Except as disclosed in this privacy policy, we do not sell or disclose information that identifies our users personally or makes it possible for other parties to contact them directly without our users’ consent. We may use, sell, disclose, or otherwise dispose of Personal Information we collect in the following circumstances:

Transaction Processing

We may share transactional information with entities as is necessary to process credit card payments or other purchasing or delivery systems.

Legal Requirement

We may disclose personal information: (a) to conform with the law, respond to claims or comply with legal process served on TechTrack (e.g., a lawful subpoena, warrant or court order); (b) to enforce or apply our policies or agreements (including to initiate, render, bill, and collect for amounts owed to us); (c) to protect and defend our or our user’s rights or property, the Site, our employees, users or the public, including fraudulent, abusive, or unlawful use of, our Site; or (d) if we reasonably believe that an emergency involving immediate danger of death or serious physical injury to any person requires disclosure of communications or justifies disclosure of records without delay.

Company Sale

Information collected through our Site is considered a trade secret of TechTrack. As the owner of such information, we may disclose or sell such information as an asset of the company in conjunction with the sale to a third party of our company or a portion of our assets.

Aggregate Information

We collect aggregate information about you and your use of our Site whenever you visit us online (“Aggregate Information”). For instance, we may collect various forms of “click stream” information such as entry and exit points for our Site (i.e., referring URLs or domains), site traffic statistics, page views, impressions, and operating system and browser type. In addition, when users request pages on our Site, our servers automatically log their IP addresses. An IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you are surfing the Web. This Aggregate Information generally will not personally identify you or be correlated to you individually for external purposes. We may collect, compile, store publish, promote, report, sell, or otherwise disclose or use any and all Aggregate Information, provided that, such information does not personally identify you. When we share such information with other companies, it is not traceable to any particular user, and will not be used to contact you. If we do correlate any Aggregate Information to you, such information will be treated like any other Personal Information under this statement.

Security

When we ask for credit card data, it is transferred over a Secured Sockets Layer (SSL) line provided you are using a SSL enabled browser such as Google Chrome or Firefox. This ensures that your information is encrypted as it travels through the Internet. This secure mode is enabled before any such information is transmitted from your computer. You will know that you are in “secure mode” when the padlock or key icon in the lower right-hand or left-hand corner of the computer screen appears in the locked position. In addition, when accessing a secure server, the first characters of the site address will change from “http” to “https”. If you have any questions about our privacy policy or our use of your information, please email us.

GDPR Compliance

In order for a company to be GDPR compliant they must abide by these main principles:

  • Data must be processed lawfully, fairly, and in a transparent manner
  • Data can only be collected for specified, explicit, and legitimate purposes
  • The scope of the data must be adequate, relevant, and limited to what is necessary
  • It must be accurate and kept up to date
  • Data can only be held for the absolute time necessary and no longer
  • Data must be processed in a manner that ensures appropriate security of the personal data

TechTrack has taken concrete steps to ensure that we are GDPR Compliant.  Our EU customers have eight fundamental rights under the regulation. These are as follows (source):

The right to be informed. Organizations must be completely transparent in how they use personal data.
The right of access. Individuals will have the right to know exactly what information is held about them and how it is processed.
The right of rectification. Individuals will be entitled to have personal data rectified if it’s inaccurate or incomplete.
The right of erasure. Also known as “the right to be forgotten,” this refers to an individual’s right to have their personal data deleted or removed without the need for a specific reason.
The right to restrict processing. Refers to an individual’s right to block or suppress processing of their personal data.
The right to data portability. This allows individuals to retain and reuse their personal data for their own purpose.
The right to object. In certain circumstances, individuals are entitled to object to their personal data being used. This includes, if a company uses personal data for the purpose of direct marketing, scientific and historical research, or for the performance of a task in the public interest.
Rights of automated decision making and profiling. The GDPR has put in place safeguards to protect individuals against the risk that a potentially damaging decision is made without human intervention. For example, individuals can choose not to be the subject of a decision where the consequence has a legal bearing on them, or is based on automated processing.

Along with all other companies impacted by this regulation, TechTrack became GDPR compliant on May 25, 2018. This means our B2B contact database will satisfy personal data privacy requirements put in place by GDPR. Similarly, TechTrack recommends that customers and partners who use, control, or process the personal data of persons within the EU and other European countries prepare for the GDPR.

To make it easier for our customers and partners to comply with the GDPR, TechTrack now offers the option to select a default data set, which excludes contact information for individuals identified as EU residents. This functionality presents TechTrack users with the ability to remain compliant while using our products.

If you wish to have your information removed from our service, you can do so by filling out this form and opting out.

For more information about TechTrack compliance with the GDPR or to access our GDPR compliant data, contact us today.