Privacy Notice for Canadian Residents
Marinus Analytics, LLC (“Marinus Analytics”, the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it. This Privacy Policy (this “Policy”) describes the types of information we may collect from or about you, when you visit the website www.marinusanalytics.com (the “Website”); use our services, including our Traffic Jam tool, ("Traffic Jam" or the "Tool”); or otherwise when communicating with the Company; as well as our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting and disclosing that information.
Our mission is to serve those working on the frontlines of public safety by developing technology for them to disrupt human trafficking, child abuse, and cyber fraud. Our flagship tool, Traffic Jam, draws only on publicly available data from hotspots of potential exploitation on the internet and provides support to frontline professionals to stop and prevent human trafficking, recover victims, and dismantle organized criminal networks. We do not access any private communications or surveillance data.
To achieve our mission, we may collect, use, and disclose personal information (such as facial images) of individuals who are the subject of online advertisements or postings on publicly available websites or services considered hotspots of potential exploitation (“Ad Subjects”) in accordance with this Policy. We do not indiscriminately scrape publicly available websites on a speculative basis. We use biometric information and facial recognition technology in partnership with law enforcement agencies and a small number of non-government organizations for the limited purposes of detecting and/or hindering human trafficking activity. For example, our Tool facilitates the cross-referencing of digital images of Ad Subjects (collected from publicly available exploitation hotspots) against information provided to us by law enforcement professionals or carefully vetted counter-human trafficking partner organizations for the limited purpose of identifying persons that may have become victims of human trafficking. Access to our Tool is limited to those with specialized functions related to the investigation or prevention of major trafficking.
BY USING OUR WEBSITE, YOU CONSENT TO THE COLLECTION, STORAGE, USE, DISCLOSURE AND RETENTION OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION BY US IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS PRIVACY POLICY, YOU SHOULD NOT ACCESS OR USE OUR WEBSITE OR TOOL.
1. OVERVIEW OF OUR PRIVACY POLICY
The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you of our privacy practices and policies, including:
what personal information we collect and why we collect it;
how we use your personal information;
who we share your personal information with;
your options to control access, update and remove your personal information from the Website; and
who you can contact should you have questions or concerns about our privacy practices.
This Privacy Policy is designed to comply with applicable privacy legislation in Canada, including the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (“PIPEDA”). You should read this Privacy Policy carefully. This Privacy Policy is incorporated into and forms part of and is subject to our Terms and Conditions.
2. CONSENT FOR THE COLLECTION, USE AND DISCLOSURE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
Please read this Policy carefully. If you do not understand or agree with our practices as described in this Policy, please contact us directly, so we may, to the extent possible, specifically address your privacy concerns. You can email us at privacy@marinusanalytics.com, or contact us as set out in Section 21 below.
By accessing or using the Website or the Tool, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. This Policy may change from time to time (see Section 20 below, Changes to our Privacy Policy). Your continued use of the Website or the Tool after we make changes constitutes acceptance of those changes, so please check the Policy periodically for updates. We will notify you by email or by posting a notice on the Website’s and the Tool’s home page whenever there is a material change to this Privacy Policy.
When you provide Marinus Analytics with your personal information through the Website, Tool, or any of our forms, you consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of such information in accordance with this Policy or for the purposes identified to you at the time you provided the personal information.
3. TRAFFIC JAM INFORMATION COLLECTION
The company’s flagship tool, Traffic Jam, uses advanced computing to help law enforcement and others identify and rescue victims of human trafficking, hinder or halt such activity, and support them in the prosecution of those engaging in human trafficking. Traffic Jam obtains information from publicly available websites or services providing relevant advertisements or postings. Traffic Jam’s data collection practices are in addition to those relating to visitors to our Website or users of Traffic Jam, and are outlined below.
We collect personal information without the knowledge or consent of Ad Subjects where the collection is clearly in their interests and their consent cannot be obtained in a timely way; or if it would be reasonable to expect that the collection with their knowledge or consent would compromise the availability or the accuracy of the information and the collection is reasonable for purposes relating to investigating illegal activities such as human trafficking. For example, we may collect personal information of an Ad Subject from publicly available and potentially exploitative websites or services without the Ad Subject’s consent for the purposes of detecting, hindering, and/or halting human trafficking activity.
4. WHERE DOES THIS POLICY APPLY?
This Policy applies to information we collect:
ON THE WEBSITE;
from your use of Traffic Jam;
in email, text, and other communications between you and us; and
from information posted on publicly available websites as part of our efforts to identify and rescue victims of human trafficking, hinder or halt such activity, and support prosecution of those engaging in human trafficking (see Traffic Jam Information Collection below).
It does not apply to information collected by:
except as described above, collection by any third party (including our affiliates and subsidiaries), through any application or content (including advertising) that may link to, be accessible from, or on, the Website.
Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of other websites. Linked websites are maintained by third parties and are provided for your convenience and reference only. We do not operate or control, in any respect, any information, software, products or services available on such third party websites. The inclusion of a link to a website does not imply any endorsement of the service or the site, its contents, or its sponsoring organization. We encourage you to be aware that when you leave our Website, you should carefully read the privacy statements of each and every site that collects personally identifiable information.
5. WHAT KINDS OF INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
The information we collect from you depends on how you use our Website and Tool. We will only collect personal information that is reasonably necessary for the purpose of providing our Services to you. You should exercise discretion when disclosing your personal information to us, and should not disclose sensitive or confidential information that you wish to remain private.
Personal information means any information about an individual from which that person can be identified. It does not include data where the identity has been removed (anonymous data).
We may collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of personal information about you which we have grouped together as follows:
IDENTITY DATA INCLUDES FIRST NAME, MAIDEN NAME, LAST NAME, USERNAME OR SIMILAR IDENTIFIER, MARITAL STATUS, TITLE, DATE OF BIRTH AND GENDER.
CONTACT DATA INCLUDES BILLING ADDRESS, DELIVERY ADDRESS, EMAIL ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS.
FINANCIAL DATA INCLUDES BANK ACCOUNT AND PAYMENT CARD DETAILS.
TECHNICAL DATA INCLUDES INTERNET PROTOCOL (IP) ADDRESS, YOUR LOGIN DATA, BROWSER TYPE AND VERSION, TIME ZONE SETTING AND LOCATION, TIME AND DATE OF LOGIN, BROWSER PLUG-IN TYPES AND VERSIONS, OPERATING SYSTEM AND PLATFORM, AND OTHER TECHNOLOGY ON THE DEVICES YOU USE TO ACCESS THIS WEBSITE.
PROFILE DATA INCLUDES YOUR USERNAME AND PASSWORD, PURCHASES OR ORDERS MADE BY YOU, SETTINGS, FEEDBACK AND SURVEY RESPONSES.
USAGE DATA INCLUDES INFORMATION ABOUT HOW YOU USE OUR WEBSITE, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, INCLUDING:
WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE, THE “FOLDERS” FUNCTION, WHICH WILL STORE THE NAME OF ANY FOLDERS YOU CREATE AND ANY CONTENT YOU PLACE IN THOSE FOLDERS;
SEARCH CRITERIA, BUT ONLY IF YOU TURN ON “SAVE HISTORY” UNDER THE SETTINGS (THE DEFAULT SETTING IS THAT “SAVE SEARCH HISTORY” IS TURNED OFF, WHICH MAY BE CHANGED IN “SETTINGS”); BUT PLEASE NOTE: WE DO NOT MONITOR USER SAVE HISTORY; AND
CUSTOMER SUPPORT INTERACTIONS THROUGH CHATLIO AND OTHER MEANS.
MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS DATA INCLUDES YOUR PREFERENCES IN RECEIVING MARKETING FROM US AND OUR THIRD PARTIES AND YOUR COMMUNICATION PREFERENCES.
We also collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of personal information that is Ad Subject Data, which may include aliases, social media handles, race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, sexual preferences and other data about the sex life of Ad Subjects. Further information about the types of data we collect and how we collect it is provided in Section 6 below. No Ad Subject Data is collected about Traffic Jam users.
Traffic Jam does not retain or store any case information or other personal information obtained from law enforcement agencies for the purposes of detecting or hindering human trafficking activity. Our Tool only uses information scraped from publicly available adult service website sources on the internet for this purpose.
6. HOW WE COLLECT PERSONAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU
We collect information on or through our Website or Tool in the following ways:
· directly from you when you provide it to us, including by filling in forms or answering surveys, on the Website or Tool or at the time of subscribing to receive information from us and when you contact us directly. We may also ask you for information when you report a problem with the Website or Tool;
· from third parties in connection with providing our services to you. Additionally, we may receive content, communications and information that other users provide when they use the Website. This can include information about you, such as when others send a message to you through the Website; and
· from automated data collection technologies including cookies, tags, web beacons, pixels and other technologies as defined further in Section 7 below.
Information Collection on Ad Subjects (not Website or Tool users)
We receive personal information about Ad Subjects, not Traffic Jam users, from various third parties and public sources, including Adult Services Websites (“ASWs”) as set out below:
· CONTACT, FINANCIAL AND TRANSACTION DATA FROM PROVIDERS OF TECHNICAL, PAYMENT AND DELIVERY SERVICES.
· IDENTITY AND CONTACT DATA FROM DATA BROKERS OR AGGREGATORS, INCLUDING ASWS.
· IDENTITY AND CONTACT DATA FROM PUBLICLY AVAILABLE SOURCES, INCLUDING ASWS.
7. AUTOMATIC DATA COLLECTION TECHNOLOGIES
As you navigate through and interact with our Website or Tool, we may use automatic data collection technologies to collect certain information about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns, including:
Details of your visits to our Website or Tool, including traffic data, location data, logs, and other communication data and the resources that you access and use on the Website or Tool; and
Information about your computer and internet connection, including your IP address, operating system, and browser type.
The information we collect automatically is only statistical data and does not include personal information, but we may maintain it or associate it with personal information we collect in other ways or receive from third parties. It helps us to improve our Website or Tool and to deliver a better or more personalized service, including by enabling us to:
ESTIMATE OUR AUDIENCE SIZE AND USAGE PATTERNS;
SPEED UP OUR WEBSITE OR TOOL;
DELIVER BETTER, MORE ORGANIZED CONTENT; AND
RECOGNIZE YOU WHEN YOU RETURN TO OUR WEBSITE OR TOOL.
The technologies we use for this automatic data collection may include:
· Cookies (or browser cookies). A cookie is a small text file sent from a website and stored on the user’s computer by the user’s web browser. You may refuse to accept browser cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your browser. However, if you select this setting, you may be unable to access certain parts or features of our Website or Tool. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you direct your browser to our Website or Tool.
· Web Beacons. Pages of our Website or Tool and our e-mails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit us, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other related statistics (for example, recording the popularity of certain content and verifying system and server integrity).
· Log and Usage Data. Information is automatically collected about website performance, server performance, page usage, contact form submissions, system activity, error records, IP addresses, hardware settings, browser types, Internet service provider, date/time stamps, and other information that may help us build a better user experience.
8. OUR COOKIE POLICY
HOW TO CONTROL AND DELETE COOKIES
Upon visiting a website that uses cookies, a cookie is downloaded onto your computer or mobile device. The next time you visit that site, your device will remember useful information such as preferences, visited pages, or logging in options. We rely on cookies to optimize the user experience and ensure services, such as the Website and Tool, function properly.
Cookies can be controlled, blocked or restricted through your web browser settings. Information on how to do this can be found within the Help section of your browser. All cookies are browser-specific. Therefore, if you use multiple browsers or devices to access websites, you will need to manage your cookie preferences across these environments.
If you are using a mobile device to access the Website or Tool, you will need to refer to your instruction manual or other help/settings resource to find out how you can control cookies on your device.
Please note: If you restrict, disable or block any or all cookies from your web browser or mobile or other device, the Website or Tool may not operate properly, and you may not have access to all the functionality of the Website or Tool. Marinus Analytics will not be liable for any inability to use the Website or Tool, or degraded functioning thereof, where such are caused by your settings and choices regarding cookies.
To learn more about cookies and web beacons, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
COOKIES SET BY THIRD PARTY SITES
To enhance our content and to deliver a better online experience for our users, we sometimes embed images and videos from other websites on the Website. We currently use, and may in the future use, content from websites such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. You may be presented with cookies from these third party websites. Please note that we do not control these cookies. The privacy practices of these third parties will be governed by the third parties’ own privacy statements or policies. We are not responsible for the security or privacy of any information collected by these third parties, using cookies or other means. You should consult and review the relevant third party privacy statement or policy for information on how these cookies are used and how you can control them.
We also use Google, a third party analytics provider, to collect information about Website and/or Tool usage and the visitors to the Website and/or Tool, including demographic and interest-level information. Google uses cookies in order to collect demographic and interest-level information and usage information from users that visit the Website and/or Tool, including information about the pages where users enter and exit the Website and/or Tool and what pages users view on the Website and/or Tool, time spent, browser, operating system, and IP address. Cookies allow Google to recognize a user when a user visits the Website and/or Tool and when the user visits other websites. Google uses the information it collects from the Website and/or Tool and other websites to share with us and other website operators information about users including age range, gender, geographic regions, general interests, and details about devices used to visit websites and purchase items. We do not link information we receive from Google with any of your personally identifiable information. For more information regarding Google’s use of cookies, and collection and use of information, see the Google Privacy Policy (available at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en). If you would like to opt out of Google Analytics tracking, please visit the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on (available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout).
9. DO NOT TRACK OPTION
Some web browsers (including Safari, Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome) incorporate a “Do Not Track” (“DNT”) or similar feature that signals to websites that a user does not want to have their online activity and behavior tracked. If a website that responds to a particular DNT signal receives the DNT signal, the browser can block that website from collecting certain information about the browser’s user. Not all browsers offer a DNT option and DNT signals are not yet uniform. For this reason, many website operators, including Marinus Analytics, do not respond to DNT signals.
10. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION
We use information that we collect about you or that you provide to us, including any personal information:
TO PROVIDE, MAINTAIN, EVALUATE AND IMPROVE OUR WEBSITE, TOOL AND ANY OTHER PRODUCTS OR SERVICES OF OURS;
TO PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION THAT YOU REQUEST FROM US, INCLUDING CUSTOMER SUPPORT;
TO FULFILL ANY OTHER PURPOSE FOR WHICH YOU PROVIDE IT;
TO CARRY OUT OUR OBLIGATIONS AND ENFORCE OUR RIGHTS ARISING FROM ANY CONTRACTS ENTERED INTO BETWEEN YOU AND US, INCLUDING FOR BILLING AND COLLECTION;
TO NOTIFY YOU ABOUT CHANGES TO OUR WEBSITE, TOOL, OR ANY OTHER PRODUCTS OR SERVICES WE OFFER OR PROVIDE THOUGH IT;
TO SEND YOU MARKETING AND PROMOTIONAL INFORMATION;
IN ANY OTHER WAY WE MAY DESCRIBE WHEN YOU PROVIDE THE INFORMATION; AND
FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE WITH YOUR CONSENT.
We may use the personal information of Ad Subjects without their knowledge or consent if, as part of our efforts to identify and rescue victims of human trafficking and hinder or halt such activities, we become aware of information that indicates that human trafficking has been, is being, or is about to be committed, and we have reasonable grounds to believe such information could be useful in the investigation of human trafficking; in these circumstances, an Ad Subjects personal information will be used for the limited purpose of investigating such activities.
We may use aggregated information about our users, and information that does not identify any individual, without restriction (“Anonymized Aggregated Information”).
11. HOW WE USE SEARCH DATA
We may retain personal information of third parties provided to us by Traffic Jam users when they upload this information to our Website or Tool on a for the purpose of using the search function. The search function will compare the information uploaded, such as facial images (“Search Data”), with the Tool’s database of Ad Subjects to determine if a match can be found. Search Data uploaded to Traffic Jam remains accessible only to the Traffic Jam user who uploaded the image (the “Uploader”) and remains inaccessible to all other Traffic Jam users. Search Data will remain accessible to the Uploader until deleted by the Uploader. The Uploader can view their Search Data on the image search page, while logged into the Tool. Our team does not access Search Data, in accordance with our privacy practices. Search Data in transit is protected through HTTPS, security certificates, and usernames and passwords between users and the web application. Access to all systems is maintained and restricted to individual user accounts. Search Data is protected between services via SSL, username and passwords, and whitelisted IP addresses.
12. DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION
We may disclose your personal information to External Third Parties (as defined below):
TO PROVIDE, MAINTAIN, EVALUATE AND IMPROVE OUR WEBSITE, THE TOOL AND ANY OTHER PRODUCTS AND SERVICES OF OURS TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING OR OTHERWISE;
TO FULFILL THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH YOU PROVIDE IT (FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU GIVE US AN E-MAIL ADDRESS TO USE SO YOU CAN RECEIVE UPDATE ALERTS FROM ADS YOU HAVE FLAGGED IN THE TOOL, WE WILL UTILIZE THAT EMAIL ADDRESS TO DELIVER THE ALERTS TO YOU);
WHEN CONTRACTING WITH EXTERNAL THIRD PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) WHO HELP US PROVIDE, MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE THE WEBSITE OR TOOL. WE MAY CONTRACT WITH EXTERNAL THIRD PARTIES TO HELP US MANAGE, MONITOR AND OPTIMIZE OUR WEBSITE OR TOOL OR TO MARKET OUR GOODS AND SERVICES. TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION IS PROVIDED TO THESE EXTERNAL THIRD PARTIES, WE REQUIRE THAT THEY BE BOUND BY OBLIGATIONS CONSISTENT WITH THIS POLICY AND THAT THEY ONLY COLLECT, USE, OR DISCLOSE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING SUCH SERVICES TO US. EXTERNAL THIRD PARTIES THAT HAVE ACCESS TO YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION WILL BE SUBJECT TO LEGALLY ENFORCEABLE WRITTEN OBLIGATIONS THAT WILL PROHIBIT THEM FROM USING OR DISCLOSING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION EXCEPT FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING SERVICES TO THE COMPANY, TO COMPLY WITH APPLICABLE LAW, OR CONSISTENT WITH PRIVACY-SPECIFIC LAWS SUCH AS CANADA’S PIPEDA;
TO A BUYER OR OTHER SUCCESSOR IN THE EVENT OF AN ACQUISITION, MERGER, DIVESTITURE, RESTRUCTURING, REORGANIZATION, DISSOLUTION OR OTHER SALE OR TRANSFER OF SOME OR ALL OF THE COMPANY'S ASSETS OR EQUITY, IN WHICH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION IS AMONG THE ASSETS TRANSFERRED;
FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE DISCLOSED BY US WHEN YOU PROVIDE THE INFORMATION; AND
WITH YOUR CONSENT.
We may also disclose your personal information:
To comply with any court order, law or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request;
To enforce or apply our Terms of Use and other agreements, including for billing and collection purposes;
If we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of the Company, our customers or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction;
To a government institution or part of a government institution that has made a request for the information, identified its lawful authority to obtain the information, and indicated that the disclosure is requested for the purpose of enforcing any law of Canada, a province or a foreign jurisdiction, carrying out an investigation relating to the enforcement of any such law, or gathering intelligence for the purpose of enforcing any such law; and
To a law enforcement agency for the purposes of investigating human trafficking or other illegal activity that is being or about to be committed, and it would be reasonable to expect that disclosure with the knowledge or consent of the individual would compromise the investigation.
External Third Parties we share information with include:
SERVICE PROVIDERS ACTING AS PROCESSORS WHO PROVIDE IT AND SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION SERVICES.
PROFESSIONAL ADVISERS ACTING AS PROCESSORS OR JOINT CONTROLLERS INCLUDING LAWYERS, BANKERS, AUDITORS AND INSURERS WHO PROVIDE CONSULTANCY, BANKING, LEGAL, INSURANCE AND ACCOUNTING SERVICES.
REGULATORS AND OTHER AUTHORITIES WHO REQUIRE REPORTING OF PROCESSING ACTIVITIES IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.
We do not share personal information of our customers, users, website visitors, or those on our mailing lists. We only share personal information of Ad Subjects to further our efforts to combat human trafficking.
We may disclose Anonymized Aggregated Information about our users, and information that does not identify any individual, without restriction.
13. YOUR CHOICES ABOUT HOW WE USE AND DISCLOSE YOUR INFORMATION
We strive to provide you with choices regarding the personal information you provide to us. We have created mechanisms to provide you with the following control over your information:
· TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES AND ADVERTISING. YOU CAN SET YOUR BROWSER TO REFUSE ALL OR SOME BROWSER COOKIES, OR TO ALERT YOU WHEN COOKIES ARE BEING SENT. IF YOU DISABLE OR REFUSE COOKIES, PLEASE NOTE THAT SOME PARTS OF THE WEBSITE OR THE TOOL MAY THEN BE INACCESSIBLE OR NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY;
· PROMOTIONAL OFFERS FROM MARINUS ANALYTICS. YOU WILL ONLY RECEIVE EMAILS FROM OUR COMPANY PROMOTING OUR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES IF YOU OPT-IN TO OUR MARKETING MAILING LIST. YOU MAY UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS LIST AT ANY TIME BY SENDING US AN EMAIL STATING YOUR REQUEST TO PRIVACY@MARINUSANALYTICS.COM. YOU ALSO MAY SEND US A RETURN EMAIL FROM ANY OF OUR MARKETING MESSAGES ASKING TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM FUTURE EMAIL DISTRIBUTION;
· TARGETED ADVERTISING. IF YOU DO NOT WANT US TO USE INFORMATION THAT WE COLLECT OR THAT YOU PROVIDE TO US TO DELIVER ADVERTISEMENTS ACCORDING TO OUR ADVERTISERS’ TARGET-AUDIENCE PREFERENCES, YOU CAN OPT-OUT BY OPTING OUT OF GOOGLE’S TARGETED ADVERTISING BY CLICKING HERE: HTTPS://SUPPORT.GOOGLE.COM/ADS/ANSWER/2662922?HL=EN-GB;
· TRAFFIC JAM SETTINGS. USERS OF TRAFFIC JAM CAN REQUEST CHANGES TO PERSONAL SETTINGS TO OPT IN OR OUT OF THE FOLLOWING FEATURES: SAVE SEARCH HISTORY, POTENTIAL JUVENILES, AND FACESEARCH. OTHER FEATURES MAY BE DEACTIVATED UPON REQUEST AND DEPENDENT UPON TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY. ORGANIZATIONS MAY REQUEST FEATURE DEACTIVATION THROUGH THEIR MARINUS ANALYTICS POINT OF CONTACT OR BY MAKING THE REQUEST VIA EMAIL TO SUPPORT@MARINUSANALYTICS.COM.
14. ACCESSING AND CORRECTING YOUR INFORMATION
Access to Personal Information: In some jurisdictions, you have the right to request access to your personal information. In these cases, we will comply, subject to any relevant legal requirements and exemptions, including identity verification procedures. Before providing data to you, we will ask for proof of identity and sufficient information about your interaction with us so that we can locate any relevant data. We may also charge you a fee for providing you with a copy of your data (except where this is not permissible under local law).
Correction and Deletion: In some jurisdictions, you have the right to correct or amend your personal information if it is inaccurate or requires updating. You may also have the right to request deletion of your personal information. Please note that such a request could be refused because your personal information is required to provide you with the products or services you requested, e.g., to deliver a product or send an invoice to your email address, or that it is required by applicable laws.
Your Privacy Rights: If you are a Canadian resident, you may request from us information about: the personal information we hold about you; the categories of personal information concerned; the purposes of the processing; details to whom your personal information has been/will be disclosed; how long we retain your personal information; if we did not collect the information directly from you, information about the source; and how to lodge a complaint with the correct supervisory authority. You may also request that we update any incomplete or inaccurate information about you, and that we delete your personal information in accordance with applicable laws.
You may request this information by emailing us at privacy@marinusanalytics.com. Additional contact information is set out in Section 21 below. We may not accommodate a request to change information if we believe the change would violate any law or legal requirement or cause the information to be incorrect.
15. MARKETING PREFERENCES
If you have provided us with your contact information, we may, subject to any applicable anti-spam laws or regulations, contact you via e-mail, postal mail or telephone about our products, services and events that may be of interest to you, including our newsletter.
E-mail communications you receive from us will generally provide an unsubscribe link allowing you to opt-out of receiving future e-mail or to change your contact preferences. E-mail communications may also include a link to directly update and manage your marketing preferences. Please remember that even if you opt out of receiving marketing emails, we may still send you important information related to your accounts and subscriptions.
Canadian Residents: We will only send you marketing messages if you provide your consent to receive them. You may unsubscribe at any time using the methods outlined above. All marketing messages will comply with applicable anti-spam legislation.
16. HOW TO OPT-OUT OR WITHDRAW CONSENT TO THE USE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
You can generally opt-out of receiving personalized ads from third party advertisers and ad networks who are members of the Network Advertising Initiative (“NAI”) or who follow the Digital Advertising Alliance’s Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising (“DAA”) by visiting the opt-out pages on the NAI website (http://optout.networkadvertising.org) and DAA website (http://www.aboutads.info/choices/).
You may withdraw your consent to the collection, storage, use, disclosure and retention of your personal information at any time, subject to legal and contractual restrictions and reasonable notice. To do this, please contact us as set out in Section 21 below. Withdrawal of your consent to the collection, storage, use, disclosure and retention of personal information may result in you being unable to continue use of our services, including the Website and Tool.
17. HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SECURE?
We have implemented certain technical and security commitments to keep your personal information safe and secure. We employ physical, technical and organizational safeguards appropriate to the sensitivity of the data to protect the personal information you provide to us from loss, theft, unauthorized disclosure, copying and unauthorized use or modification. However, with the internet and technology constantly changing and evolving, there is no way to guarantee that your information will be 100% safe. Further, the transmission of information via the internet is not secure, and therefore we cannot ensure, warrant or guarantee the security of any such personal information. By using the Website or the Tool, you agree that you are using the Website or the Tool and transmitting personal information at your own risk. You should only access the Website and the Tool within a secure environment to limit threats. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained in the Website or Tool.
The safety and security of your information also depends on you. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password for access to the Tool, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. You may not share your password with anyone.
Marinus Analytics shall comply with, and provide you with, reasonable assistance in complying with applicable laws with respect to any unauthorized use, access, or disclosure of personal information.
If you think the personal information you provided to us has been improperly accessed, used, or disclosed, or if you suspect that there has been unauthorized use of your personal information, please contact us immediately as set out in Section 21 below.
18. DATA RETENTION AND STORAGE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
We retain personal information for only as long as necessary to provide the services and fulfill the transactions you have requested, or for other business purposes, including but not limited to complying with our legal obligations, resolving disputes, and enforcing our agreements. We are required by law to keep some types of information for certain periods of time (e.g., statute of limitations).
We may retain Search Data uploaded by Traffic Jam users for the purpose of using the search function. Search Data uploaded to Traffic Jam remains accessible only to the Traffic Jam user who uploaded the image (the “Uploader”) and remains inaccessible to all other Traffic Jam users. Search Data will remain accessible to the Uploader until deleted by the Uploader. Our team does not access Search Data, in accordance with our privacy practices. Search Data in transit is protected through HTTPS, security certificates, and usernames and passwords between users and the web application. Access to all systems is maintained and restricted to individual user accounts. Search Data is protected between services via SSL, username and passwords, and whitelisted IP addresses.
We do not retain or store any case information or other personal information obtained from law enforcement agencies for the purposes of detecting or hindering human trafficking activity. Our software only uses information scraped from publicly available adult service website sources on the internet for this purpose. Personal information that is no longer required will be securely destroyed, erased or made anonymous according to our guidelines and procedures. For further details about our data retention periods or privacy practices, please contact us using the information provided in Section 21 below.
We currently store and process your personal information and other content you provide to us on servers located in the United States. Our servers follow industry standards pertaining to security. In some circumstances, your personal information may be stored, processed, shared or otherwise used on servers belonging to External Third Parties based in other countries. Our service providers are only permitted to store, process and access your personal information, and are not otherwise authorized to collect, use or disclose your personal information, except in accordance with the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy or as required by applicable law. However, it is possible that foreign governments, courts, law enforcement or regulatory agencies may be able to access your personal information under foreign laws when shared with External Third Parties.
By using our services, including the Website or Tool, or otherwise providing us with personal information, you agree to the transferring of your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable data protection laws and regulations.
19. WE DO NOT KNOWINGLY COLLECT DATA FROM INDIVIDUALS UNDER THE AGE OF 18
Our Website is not intended for children under 18 years of age. No one under age 18 may provide any personal information to or on the Website. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18 through the Website or by other means. If you are under 18, do not use or (other than to exercise your rights under applicable privacy statutes) provide any information on this Website or through any of its features, register on the Website, or provide any information about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone number, email address, or any screen name or user name you may use. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 18, without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information from our databases, except to report information as required by law or to assist law enforcement and others to investigate, hinder, halt and/or prosecute human trafficking and child abuse activity. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 18, please contact us at privacy@marinusanaltyics.com.
20. CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY
It is our policy to post any changes we make to our Privacy Policy on this page with a notice that the Privacy Policy has been updated on the Website and Tool home pages. If we make material changes to how we treat our users' personal information, we will notify you by e-mail to the primary e-mail address specified in your account (if any) or through a notice on the Website and/or Tool home pages. The date the Privacy Policy was last revised is identified at the top of this page. If you are a user of our services, you are responsible for ensuring we have an up-to-date active and deliverable e-mail address for you. Otherwise, you are responsible for periodically visiting our Website or Tool, as applicable, and this Privacy Policy to check for any changes.
21. CONTACT INFORMATION
To review or update your personal information in our possession, withdraw consent for the collection, use, and/or disclosure of your personal information or name from an email or other mail list, ask questions or comment about this Privacy Policy and our privacy practices (including, for residents of Canada, to request certain information as provided for under Canadian law, respectively), please contact us at:
ATTN: Privacy Officer
Marinus Analytics
PO Box 6127
Pittsburgh, PA 15212-9998
Email: privacy@marinusanalytics.com
Phone: (866) 945-2803
Please note that when requesting access to personal information we may request confirmation of your identity to protect you.