Privacy Policy

Effective Date: September 2, 2014


This Privacy Policy describes the types of information gathered by SponsorPitch, LLC (“SponsorPitch”, “we” or “us”) in the course of providing services through the website, and the the data, information, tools, functionality and similar materials delivered through the website (collectively, the “Services”), how we use it, with whom the information may be shared, what choices are available to you regarding collection, use and distribution of information and our efforts to protect the information you provide to us in the course of our rendering of the Services. By participating, you hereby consent to allow us to process information in accordance with this Policy. Please also refer to our Terms of Use, which are incorporated as if fully recited herein.


This policy is subject to change. If our information retention or usage practices materially change, we will let you know by posting the Privacy Policy changes on the Service, through our website and/or otherwise making you aware of the changes. Please refer to the “Effective Date” above to see when this Policy was last updated.


Territoriality

Regardless of where our servers are located, your personal data may be processed by us in the United States, where data protection and privacy regulations may or may not be to the same level of protection as in other parts of the world. BY PARTICIPATING IN THE SERVICE, YOU UNEQUIVOCALLY AND UNAMBIGUOUSLY CONSENT TO THE COLLECTION AND PROCESSING IN THE UNITED STATES OF ANY INFORMATION COLLECTED OR OBTAINED BY US THROUGH YOUR PARTICIPATION, AND THAT U.S. LAW GOVERNS ANY SUCH COLLECTION AND PROCESSING.


Information Collected


We collect two types of information about persons who participate in the Service: voluntarily provided personal information and automatically collected information.


Personal Information Collected


SponsorPitch collects certain Personal Information about you, which may be supplied when you sign-up for the Service, when you use the Service or otherwise when you submit it. The information that may be collected includes:


  • Name;
  • Address;
  • Phone number;
  • Email;
  • Employment information, such as job title and tenure;

Although the Service may appear to collect payment card information, it is collected and processed through a third-party processor. SponsorPitch does not collect of have possession of this information.


If you sign-in to the Service through a third-party platform such as LinkedIn, we may collect information about you from that source, including profile information and usernames.


Non-Personal Information


Non-Personal Information is non-personally identifiable or anonymous information about you, such as the type of device you used and its operating system, the pages accessed most frequently, how pages are used, applications downloaded, or search terms entered. Automatically Tracking Internet Protocol (IP) addresses is one method of automatically collecting information about your activities online and information volunteered by you. An IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your device whenever you surf the Internet. Further, the Service may utilize web beacons, pixel tags, cookies, embedded links, and other commonly used information-gathering tools.


Although you may turn off the collection of cookies through your browser options, it may hamper your user experience or limit your ability to participate in the Service.


Third-Party Sources

In addition to information collected from you, we may collect information about users, brands, individuals and entities from various third-party sources, and display that information on the Service.


Use of Information

Internal Use of Information


We accept and gather certain types of information in an effort to provide the Service to you and the individual or entity that asked you to participate in the Service. We may also use this information help us develop and improve or our Service, learn about how users interact with and use our Services, fulfill your requests, send materials to you, inform you about our offers, tailor our Service to meet your interests, and for other purposes permitted by law.


Sharing Information Collected with Third Parties, Consultants, and Affiliates


We may share personal and non-personal information with our business associates, consultants, service providers, advisors and affiliates in order for them to provide services to us and to you.


The Service is designed to make certain information public, and we may make certain personal and non-personal information available on our public platform. If you control a profile, you will be able to access and control the sharing of certain information through that profile.


We may share non-personal information and aggregate, anonymized personal information with third parties for the purpose of analytics, marketing, decision-making, reports, assessment and other business purposes. We may also publish or share reports we prepare based on such information, which may include this non-personal information and aggregate, anonymized personal information. We will make reasonable, industry standard efforts to anonymized the aggregate information we may share publicly or with third parties; however, given the nature of data science and analysis, such efforts are not guaranteed to be effective.


Our Service may use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses cookies, to help us analyze how users use the Service. You may be able to opt-out of Google’s collection. Please visit Google’s Ads Preferences Manager or the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on for more information.


Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, we may disclose collected information to the extent we believe it necessary to comply with the law (such as in response to a subpoena or court order), to defend a legal claim or otherwise as permitted by applicable law. Additionally, we may transfer your information to successors in interest, which may include but may not be limited to a third-party in the event of an acquisition, sale, merger or bankruptcy.


Links

Our Service may contain links to other websites or services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of others. When you leave our Service to visit another website or service, please read their privacy statements. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by SponsorPitch through the Service.


Security

We employ procedural and technical safeguards to secure your personal information against loss, theft, alteration, and unauthorized access, use and disclosure, including the use of HTTPS and password protected databases. We also employ security procedures to protect your information from unauthorized access by users inside and outside the company.


Regardless of the precautions taken by SponsorPitch, no transmission of data over the Internet is guaranteed to be completely secure. It may be possible for third parties not under our control to intercept or access transmissions or private communications unlawfully. While we strive to protect personal information, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us.


E-Mail and Electronic Newsletters

We may offer electronic newsletters and e-mails concerning promotions, new products and services, or other marketing materials as a service to our users. You may receive newsletters and e-mails concerning promotions and marketing of ours, after you register through with the Service. If, after you have received a message, you no longer wish to receive such materials, you may opt-out by following the unsubscribe instructions included in each electronic newsletter and e-mail.


Communication Tools


The Service may contain tools that enable you to share personal information, including sensitive information, with others, on public or semi-public bulletin boards or forums. Should you choose to use such tools, please exercise caution when sharing sensitive information. The Service will not share this information in this manner without you directing it to do so.


Do Not Track

At the present time, the Service does not specifically respond to Do Not Track requests that your browser may transmit.


Children and Privacy


We do not knowingly permit users to register for our Service if they are under 13 years old, and therefore do not request personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If we become aware that a customer is under the age of 13 and has registered without prior verifiable parental consent, we will remove his or her personally identifiable registration information from our files. If you are the parent or guardian of a person under the age of 13 who has provided personally identifiable information to us without your approval, please inform us by contacting us at the e-mail address below and we will remove such information from our database.


California Privacy Rights


California law allows California residents to request information regarding our disclosures in the prior calendar year, if any, of their personally identifiable information to third parties for marketing purposes. To make such a request, please contact us at [email protected] with "Request for Privacy Information" in the subject line. Please include enough detail for us to locate your file; at a minimum, your name and email. If applicable, we will attempt to provide you with the requested information within thirty (30) days of receipt. We reserve our right not to respond to requests sent more than once in a calendar year, or requests submitted to an address other than the one posted in this notice. Please note that this law does not cover all information sharing. Our disclosure only includes information covered by the law.


Contact Information


If you have any questions or suggestions regarding our Privacy Policy, please contact us via e-mail at [email protected].