What is the purpose of this privacy policy?
Comtex Inc. (“Comtex”) created this Privacy Policy to demonstrate our firm commitment to the privacy of our customers, affiliates and visitors (collectively “Visitors”) to our website. This Privacy Policy sets forth our practices regarding the gathering and dissemination of Personally Identifiable Information (as defined below). Please read our privacy policy carefully to get a clear understanding of how we collect, use, protect or otherwise handle your Personally Identifiable Information in accordance with our website.
HOW DOES COMTEX DEFINE “PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION” UNDER THIS PRIVACY POLICY?
In this Privacy Policy, “Personally Identifiable Information” means any information about an identified or identifiable individual or company. Personally Identifiable Information (hereinafter “Personal Information”) is collected, obtained or otherwise processed by Comtex in the following situations:
If you have an Agreement with Comtex, any conflict or inconsistency between this Privacy Policy and our obligations to you under the Agreement shall be resolved in favor of the Agreement.
By visiting our website, purchasing Comtex Products or Services, using our Wildix platform or Services, or applying for a position with Comtex, you accept and consent to the practices set forth in this Privacy Policy.
HOW DO WE USE YOUR INFORMATION?
We may use the information we collect from a visitor for the following reasons:
WHAT IS THE SCOPE OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY?
Third-party links.
This Privacy Policy only covers Personal Information collected by Comtex. Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include or offer third-party products or services on our website. These third-party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Please check the applicable third-party privacy policies before you submit any data to such third-party websites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.
Third-party disclosure.
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your Personal Information. This does not include website hosting partners and other parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or serving our Visitors or users, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release information when its release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others’ rights, property or safety. However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.
WHAT ARE COMTEX’S GUIDELINES REGARDING CHILDREN?
Comtex’s website and Services are not designed for or directed to children under the age of 13, and Comtex will not knowingly collect or maintain information about any person under the age of 13. If you believe Comtex has collected any information from or about any person under 13, please contact us at info@Comtexinc.com.
WHAT ABOUT MY USE OF COMTEX FORUMS?
Comtex may make chat rooms, forums, message boards, news groups and similar media, including social media, available to you. Please remember that any information that is disclosed in these areas may become public and you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose any Personal Information in any of these areas.
WHAT KIND OF INFORMATION DOES COMTEX COLLECT?
Comtex may collect the following information, which may include Personal Information:
HOW DOES COMTEX USE COOKIES?
When you access our website or our Services, we may send one or more cookies (and/or similar technologies) to your computer. By sending you cookies with values that are unique, we may be able to uniquely identify your web browser or device when you access our websites or our Services. We may use both “session” and “persistent” cookies to collect, store, and sometimes track various types of information. A session cookie is one that is intended to disappear after you close your browser. A persistent cookie remains after you close your browser (and may be used by your browser to identify itself when you later return to our websites or Services). Persistent cookies generally can be removed. We use cookies to retain your session states and to offer you a personalized experience on our website and Services. You can review the “Help” file in your browsers or mobile devices to learn the proper way to modify your cookie settings. Please be aware, however, that the use of cookies is necessary for the use of the administrative control panels and certain other aspects of our websites and Services.
INTEREST-BASED ADVERTISING
When you visit our website, advertising companies such as Google may place a cookie or similar technologies on your computer and may collect certain information about your use of our website. These companies may use this information, as well as information they collect from your use of other websites, to display advertisements on the Internet about products and services they believe you may be interested in. You can learn more about this practice and can learn about your choices with respect to the use of this information about you for customizing advertisements, at www.aboutads.info/choices.
Google’s advertising requirements can be summed up by Google’s Advertising Principles. They are put in place to provide a positive experience for users. https://support.google.com/adwordspolicy/answer/1316548?hl=en
We use Google AdSense Advertising on our website.
We, along with third-party vendors such as Google use first-party cookies (such as the Google Analytics cookies) and third-party cookies (such as the DoubleClick cookie) or other third-party identifiers together to compile data regarding user interactions with ad impressions and other ad service functions as they relate to our website.
Opting out.
Users can set preferences for how Google advertises to you using the Google Ad Settings page. Alternatively, you can opt out by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative Opt Out page or by using the Google Analytics Opt Out Browser add on.
HOW DOES COMTEX STORE AND RETAIN INFORMATION?
Comtex may use, store and retain information, which may include Personal Information, in the following ways:
If you are located in the European Economic Area (“EEA”), we only process your Personal Information based on a valid legal ground, including when:
If you are an existing customer, unless you ask Comtex to provide you with additional marketing information, we will only contact you by electronic means (e-mail or by posting to your account with Comtex). Where required under applicable law, we will only send you marketing communications with your consent.
We are committed to keeping Personal Information no longer than necessary to achieve the purpose for which it was collected, unless allowed or required by law.
HOW DOES COMTEX SHARE INFORMATION?
Comtex may disclose your information, including Personal Information, as follows:
In addition, Comtex may access and release your information, including Personal Information, under the following circumstances:
TRANSFERS OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
If you are visiting our website, becoming a Comtex customer, purchasing Comtex Services, or using our Wildix virtual telephone system from regions with laws governing data collection and use, then please note that you are agreeing to the transfer of your Personal Information to the United States and processing globally. By providing your Personal Information, you consent to any transfer and processing in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
If you are located within the EEA, we comply with EU data protection law when transferring your Personal Information outside of the EEA. Your Personal Information may be transferred to countries outside the EEA, including to the United States, where we are headquartered. These countries may not have similar data protection laws to the EEA. If Comtex transfers your Personal Information outside of the EEA, it will protect it as described in this Privacy Policy.
IS MY PERSONAL INFORMATION SECURE?
Comtex takes reasonable steps in an effort to ensure that your Personal Information is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and requires its suppliers to do the same. Comtex maintains administrative safeguards that are intended to appropriately protect Personal Information against accidental or unlawful destruction, accidental loss, unauthorized alteration or access, misuse, and any other unlawful form of processing of the Personal Information in our possession. Your contact information is submitted and stored in the Comtex database protected by a firewall.
Although Comtex uses reasonable efforts to protect your Personal Information, transmission via the Internet is not completely secure. Therefore, Comtex cannot guarantee the security of your Personal Information transmitted using our websites or Services, and any transmission is at your own risk.
ACCORDING TO CALOPPA, WE AGREE TO THE FOLLOWING
Visitors or Users can visit our site anonymously. Once this privacy policy is created, we will add a link to it on our home page or as a minimum, on the first significant page after entering our website. Our Privacy Policy link includes the word ‘Privacy’ and can easily be found on the page specified above. You will be notified of any Privacy Policy changes on our Privacy Policy Page. You can change your Personal Information by emailing us.
YOUR DATA PROTECTION RIGHTS (EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA)
If you are located in the EEA, you may have the following additional rights to:
Those rights may be limited in some circumstances by local law requirements. You may exercise these rights by contacting us as described under “Questions Regarding this Privacy Policy” below.
FAIR INFORMATION PRACTICES
The Fair Information Practices Principles form the backbone of privacy law in the United States and the concepts they include have played a significant role in the development of data protection laws around the globe. Understanding the Fair Information Practice Principles and how they should be implemented is critical to comply with the various privacy laws that protect personal information.
In order to be in line with Fair Information Practices we will take the following responsive action, should a data breach occur, we will notify you via email within 7 business days.
CAN SPAM ACT
The CAN-SPAM Act is a law that sets the rules for commercial email, establishes requirements for commercial messages, gives recipients the right to have emails stopped from being sent to them, and spells out tough penalties for violations. We only collect your email address in order to send information, respond to inquiries, and/or other requests or questions or provide remote support to clients.
To be in accordance with CANSPAM, we agree to the following:
YOUR RIGHTS AND CHOICES
You have the right to request that Comtex not contact you or use your Personal Information for purposes which are not reasonably necessary for the administration of our website and/or the provision of Services. If you wish to exercise this opt-out right or to terminate your account, please contact Comtex at 29 Poplar Street, East Rutherford, New Jersey 07073. You may also send an e-mail to info@Comtexinc.com.
Where required under applicable law, we will only send you marketing communications with your consent. When you receive marketing communications from us, you may indicate a preference to stop receiving further communications from us, and you will have the opportunity to “opt-out” by contacting us at info@Comtexinc.com.
Please note that you cannot unsubscribe from certain correspondence from us regarding our provision of Services to you, including messages relating to your account, unless you stop using our Services. In addition, certain information may be required in order to use our Services; as such, the only practicable method to opt out of providing information in connection with the use of Services would be to refrain from subscribing to or using our Services.
QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS PRIVACY POLICY
For inquiries or complaints regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact Comtex at:
Comtex
29 Poplar Street
East Rutherford, New Jersey 07073
info@Comtexinc.com
HOW IS THIS PRIVACY POLICY UPDATED?
Comtex reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time. Any changes to the Privacy Policy will be posted to our website.