I. OUR PRIVACY POLICY INCLUDES: · GENERAL DISCLOSURES · WHAT INFORMATION WE COLLECT · HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION · WHEN AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR INFORMATION · COOKIES POLICY · HOW TO RESTRICT COOKIES · THIRD-PARTY ADVERTISING AND ANALYTICS · LINKING SITES · SOCIAL MEDIA · HOW LONG WE RETAIN YOUR INFORMATION · MARKETING AND PROMOTIONAL COMMUNICATIONS · CHILDREN’S ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT (COPPA) COMPLIANCE AND RELATED INFORMATION · SECURITY ·· CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY · CONTACT US · INTERNATIONAL PRIVACY POLICY · ERROR! REFERENCE SOURCE NOT FOUND. II. GENERAL DISCLOSURES Each of the sites is hosted in the United States and their intended use is Business to Business. If you are visiting the sites from outside of the United States, please note that by providing your information it is being transferred to, stored or processed in the United States and other countries, where our data center and servers are located and operated. This section sets forth the general privacy policy for the United States and other jurisdictions not otherwise specifically covered by the below jurisdiction-specific policies. Depending on your state or country of residence, applicable privacy laws may provide you the ability to request access to, correction of or deletion of your information, as further outlined below. If you are outside the United States please see the provisions in our INTERNATIONAL PRIVACY POLICY. If you are outside the United States and do not wish to allow the transfer of your personal information to the United States, you should not use these sites and you should opt-out of the collection of cookies. View our COOKIES POLICY. Business information. The sites and our Services are not intended for use by consumers or private individuals. We collect your business contact information, such as your full name and your business name, email address, telephone number, address and other work-related information you provide to us in the course of providing our Services to you or your organization. We take your privacy and the protection of your personal information seriously. We will only store, process and disclose your personal information in accordance with applicable law. We will make it clear when we collect personal information and will explain what we intend to do with it. We do our best to protect your privacy through the appropriate use of information security measures. III. WHAT INFORMATION WE COLLECT 1. Information You Provide To Us Directly BNP Media may collect different information from or about you depending on the manner in which you use our sites or Services. The following examples are provided to help you better understand the information we may collect through your use of the sites or in the course of us providing our Services. For Individuals: We may collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of personal information about you, which we have grouped together as follows: · Identity Information includes first name, middle initial, last name, date of birth, gender, username or similar identifier. · Contact Information includes personal mailing address, email address, telephone number, fax number, office location. · Financial Information includes bank account information, billing address and payment card details. · Transaction Information includes details about the products and services you have purchased from us and the corresponding transactions, including in which store the purchase occurred; event and webinar attendance and participation · Technical Information includes internet protocol (IP) address, your login data, language preference, time zone setting and location (geocodes), geolocation data, geofencing, auth0 logs, pages visited, pages viewed, events and page loads, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform and other technology on the devices you use to access this website. · Demographic Information Education, Employment/professional information, Professional Purchasing Influence, Job History, Ethnicity, Marital Status, Home Ownership, Languages Spoken · Profile Information includes your username and password, encrypted customer id, your preferences. · Usage Information includes information about how you use our website, products and services, including video usage, articles read and topics of interest. · Marketing and Communications Information includes your preferences in receiving marketing from us and our third parties and your communication preferences. 2. Information Received Through Third-Party Platforms You may access our sites through third-party platforms, such as Facebook. If you use our sites on or through a third-party platform, including via any mobile and/or other Internet connected devices (“Wireless Devices”), or click on third-party links, the collection, use, and disclosure of your information and your use of the sites will also be subject to the privacy policies and other terms of such third parties or third-party platforms. You should review such privacy policies, terms and other agreements. 3. Collection Of Technical Information And Usage Information When you access BNP Media’s sites, we automatically collect certain information. This information may include without limitation: (a) technical information about your computer or Wireless Device, such as your IP address, geolocation information, device type, operating system type and version, unique device ID, browser, browser language, domain and other systems information or platform types (collectively “Technical Information”); and (b) usage statistics about your interaction with BNP Media’s sites, including pages accessed, referring website address(es) time spent on pages, pages visited, search queries, click data, date and time and other information regarding your use of BNP Media’s sites (collectively “Usage Information”). This Technical Information and Usage Information, which may be linked to your personal information, is collected through the use of server logs and tracking technologies, including: (i) cookies, which are small pieces of code that websites send to your computer or Wireless Device to uniquely identify your browser or mobile device or to store information in your browser setting; and (ii) web beacons, which are small objects that allow us to measure the actions of visitors using the BNP Media’s sites. For more detailed information regarding how we use cookies and other technology, please review the additional information in our COOKIES POLICY. IV. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION We may use information about you for a number of purposes, including: 1. Providing, Improving And Developing Our Services · Reviewing and analyzing user browser and wireless device technical information; · Reviewing user activity across sites (for example, BNP Media analyzes trends, user traffic and usage information to determine the performance of content, research reports or events); · Processing or recording payment transactions or money transfers; · Otherwise providing you with the BNP Media Services and features you choose to use; · Displaying your historical transaction information; · Providing, maintaining and improving our Services; · Developing new products and Services; · Delivering the information and support you request; · Improving, personalizing and facilitating your use of our Services; and · Measuring, tracking and analyzing trends and usage in connection with your use or the performance of our Services. · Processing contest and survey entries 2. Communicating With You About Our Services · Responding to questions or concerns; · Sending you information we think you may find useful or which you have requested from us about our Services; and · Manage your account preferences, establish your profile and registration information. 3. Protecting Our Services And Maintaining A Trusted Environment · Enforcing our Terms of Service or other applicable agreements or policies; · Verifying your identity; · Complying with any applicable laws or regulations, or in response to lawful requests for information from the government or through legal process; · Fulfilling any other purpose disclosed to you in connection with our Services; · Analyze trends and user traffic, track purchases and usage information; and · Contacting you to resolve disputes and provide assistance with our Services. 4. Advertising And Marketing · Marketing of our Services, events, research and products; and · Communicating with you about opportunities, products, services, contests, promotions, discounts, incentives, surveys and/or rewards offered by us and select partners. · If we send you marketing emails, each email will contain instructions permitting you to “opt out” of receiving future marketing or other communications. You can ask us or third parties to stop sending you marketing messages at any time by contacting us. To learn about your choices regarding interest-based advertising and cross-device tracking, please see below. 5. Other Uses · For any other purpose disclosed to you in connection with our Services from time to time. V. WHEN AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR INFORMATION 1. When And How We May Share/Disclose Your Information With Third-Parties We will share your information, which may include name, email address, and technical and usage data, with the following third parties and under the circumstances described below or as otherwise described in this Privacy Policy: · We may share your information with third-party companies that perform services on our behalf, including for payment processing, data analysis, marketing services, advertising services (including but not limited to retargeted advertising), e-mail and hosting services, and customer services and support. These third-party service providers may access your personal information and may only use it as directed by us for the purpose of our requested service. We require all third parties to respect the security of your personal information. We do not allow our third-party service providers to use your personal information for their own purposes and they are only permitted to process your personal information in accordance with our instructions. 2. When And How We May Sell Your Information To Third-Parties In the past twelve (12) months, BNP Media has sold personal information to third-parties for commercial purposes. The categories of personal information that were sold for commercial purposes in the last twelve (12) months include: identity, contact, transactional, technical, demographic and usage information. BNP Media does not sell the personal information of minors under sixteen (16) years of age without affirmative authorization. 3. Corporate Transactions We may share all or part of your personal information with other business entities in connection with the sale, assignment, merger or other transfer of all or a portion of BNP Media’s business or assets to such business entity (including due to a sale in connection with a bankruptcy). We will require any such purchaser, assignee or other successor business entity to honor the terms of this Privacy Policy. 4. Disclosure Of Information For Legal Purposes BNP Media may disclose all or part of your personal information when we have reason to believe that disclosing this information is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be violating any agreement with BNP Media, or may be causing injury to or interference with (either intentionally or unintentionally) our rights or property, other users of our sites, or anyone else that could be harmed by such activities. We may disclose information in response to a subpoena, search warrant, in connection with judicial proceedings, or pursuant to court orders, legal process or other law enforcement measures. BNP Media may disclose or access personal information when we believe in good faith that the law requires it, to establish our legal rights or to defend against legal claims, and for administrative and other purposes that we deem necessary to maintain, service and improve our Services. 5. Analytics And Data Enrichment Services We use third-party analytics such as Google Analytics to help understand your usage of our sites and to improve our Services. 6. Aggregated, Anonymized Or De-identified Information We may disclose or use aggregated, anonymized or de-identified information for any purpose. Aggregated, anonymized or de-identified information is information that can no longer reasonably identify a specific individual. Although such information may be derived from your personal information, it can no longer directly or indirectly reveal your identity. VI. COOKIES POLICY Like many online platforms, BNP Media and its analytics vendors use server logs and automated data collection tools, such as browser cookies, pixel tags, scripts and web beacons. These tools are used for analytics purposes to enable BNP Media to understand how users interact with the sites and Services. BNP Media and its analytics vendors may tie the information gathered by these means to the identity of users. Cookies are small text files placed on a computer or device while browsing the Internet. Cookies are used to collect, store and share bits of information about user activities. BNP Media uses both session cookies and persistent cookies. Session cookies are used to identify a particular visit to BNP Media’s sites and collect information about your interaction with the sites. These cookies expire after a short time or when the user closes their web browser after using the sites. BNP Media uses these cookies to identify a user during a single browsing session, such as when you log into the sites. This helps BNP Media improve the sites and Services as well as improve the users’ browsing experience. A persistent cookie will remain on a user’s device for a set period of time specified in the cookie. BNP Media uses these cookies to identify and recognize a specific user over a longer period of time. They allow BNP Media to: · analyze the usage of the sites (e.g. what links users click on) in order to improve our offering; · test different versions of the sites to see which particular features or content users prefer to optimize the sites; · provide a more personalized experience to users with more relevant content and course recommendations; and · allow users to more easily log in to use the sites and Services. Examples of persistent cookies include: (i) preferences cookies to remember information about a user’s browser and settings preferences, such as preferred language – preference cookies make a user’s experience more functional and customized, (ii) authentication and security cookies to enable a user to log in or stay logged in to access the sites and Services, to protect user accounts against fraudulent log-ins by others and to help detect and protect against abuse or unauthorized usage of user accounts and (iii) functional cookies to make the experience of using the sites and Services better, like remembering the sound volume level selected by the user. BNP Media uses tracking technology to: (i) determine if a certain page was visited or whether an email sent by BNP Media was opened or clicked on by a user; and (ii) to customize the experience of individual users by recommending specific content. We also use clear gifs in HTML-based emails sent to our users to track which emails are opened and clicked on by recipients. We may use the information we obtain from the cookie in the administration of the sites, to improve the usability of the sites and for marketing purposes. We may also use that information to recognize your computer when you visit our sites, and to personalize our sites for you. Third parties may use cookies on your computer or mobile device to advertise through our sites. These third-party companies may use information about your visits to the sites to advertise goods and services that may be of interest to you. They may also employ technology that is used to measure the effectiveness of the advertisements. The third-party companies can accomplish this by using cookies or web beacons to collect information about your visits to the sites. The information collected through this process does not enable us or them to identify your name or contact details unless you choose to provide them. The cookies from these third-party companies vary based on which company is providing the advertisement, therefore they may not be captured in the below Table of Cookies. Cookies and information captured through our sites are stored for a certain retention period, however you can eliminate these cookies any time before the expiration date. Visit our TABLE OF COOKIES. VII. HOW TO RESTRICT COOKIES You can adjust the settings in your browser in order to restrict or block cookies that are set by the sites (or any other website on the Internet). Your browser may include information on how to adjust your settings. Alternatively, you may visit www.allaboutcookies.org to obtain comprehensive general information about cookies and how to adjust the cookie settings on various browsers. This site also explains how to delete cookies from your computer. You can control and delete these cookies through your browser settings through the following: · Google Chrome · Mozilla Firefox · Safari · Opera · Microsoft Internet Explorer · Microsoft Edge · Safari for iOS (iPhone and iPad) · Chrome for Android Or you can also use the following cookie management and disposal tool from Google Analytics by downloading and installing the browser plug-in from the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. Please be aware that restricting cookies may impact the functionality of the Services. Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies. Additional general information about cookies, including how to be notified about the placement of new cookies and how to disable cookies, can be found at www.allaboutcookies.org. VIII. THIRD-PARTY ADVERTISING AND ANALYTICS We use third-party service providers to provide site metrics and other analytics services. These third parties may use cookies, web beacons and other technologies to collect information, such as your IP address, identifiers associated with your device, other applications on your device, the browsers you use to access our sites and Services, webpages viewed, time spent on webpages, links clicked and conversion information (e.g., transactions entered into). This information may be used by BNP Media and third-party service providers on behalf of BNP Media to analyze and track usage of our sites and Services, to determine the popularity of certain content and to better understand how you use our sites and Services. The third-party service providers that we engage are bound by confidentiality obligations and other restrictions with respect to their use and collection of your information. This Privacy Policy does not apply to, and we are not responsible for, third-party cookies, web beacons or other tracking technologies, which are covered by such third-parties’ privacy policies. For more information, we encourage you to check the privacy policies of these third-parties to learn about their privacy practices. For more information about targeted advertising specifically, please visit http://www.aboutads.info/choices. IX. LINKING SITES The sites contain links to other websites. BNP Media is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites, including any websites that may indicate a special relationship or partnership with us (such as co-branded pages or “powered by” or “in cooperation with” relationships). We do not share information we gather with other websites or any other entities or individuals unless such sharing is disclosed to you in advance through this Privacy Policy. Other linked websites, however, may collect personal information from you that is not subject to our control. To ensure protection of your privacy, always review the privacy policy of the websites you may visit by linking from the sites. Please note that this Privacy Policy applies only to our sites, and not to other companies’ or organizations’ websites to which we link. For instance, information collected through Google Analytics is shared with Google and its partners who may combine it with other information you provided to them or they collected from your use of their services. This information is stored in Google’s servers according to their privacy practices. X. SOCIAL MEDIA We may collect information from other sources, such as social media platforms that may share information about how you interact with our social media content. We do not control how your personal information is collected, stored or used by such third-party websites or to whom it is disclosed. You should review the privacy policies and settings on any social media website that you subscribe to so that you understand the information they collect and may be sharing. If you do not want your social media websites to share information about you, you must contact that website and determine whether it gives you the opportunity to opt-out of sharing such information. BNP Media is not responsible for how these third-party websites may use information collected from or about you. Further, our sites may include social media features, such as the Facebook Like button. Our integration of these features may allow third-party social media to collect certain information, such as your IP address and which page(s) you are visiting when using our sites and Services, and to set a cookie to enable that feature to function properly. Your interactions with these features are governed by the privacy policy of the BNP Media providing it. XI. HOW LONG WE RETAIN YOUR INFORMATION We may keep a record of your personal information, including correspondence or comments, in a file specific to you. We will utilize, disclose, or retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected and for legal or business requirements. We will establish minimum and maximum retention periods and procedures for maintaining and destroying your personal information. When personal information is retained to make a decision about you, we will retain such information for the period required in order to comply with our internal compliance and data retention policies. XII. MARKETING AND PROMOTIONAL COMMUNICATIONS You may opt-out of receiving marketing and promotional messages from BNP Media, if those messages are powered by BNP Media, by following the instructions in those messages. If you decide to opt-out, you will still receive non-promotional communications relevant to your use of our Services.
s and do not wish to allow the transfer of your personal information to the United States, you should not use these sites and you should opt-out of the collection of cookies. View our COOKIES POLICY. Business information. The sites and our Services are not intended for use by consumers or private individuals. We collect your business contact information, such as your full name and your business name, email address, telephone number, address and other work-related information you provide to us in the course of providing our Services to you or your organization. We take your privacy and the protection of your personal information seriously. We will only store, process and disclose your personal information in accordance with applicable law. We will make it clear when we collect personal information and will explain what we intend to do with it. We do our best to protect your privacy through the appropriate use of information security measures. III. WHAT INFORMATION WE COLLECT 1. Information You Provide To Us Directly BNP Media may collect different information from or about you depending on the manner in which you use our sites or Services. The following examples are provided to help you better understand the information we may collect through your use of the sites or in the course of us providing our Services. For Individuals: We may collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of personal information about you, which we have grouped together as follows: · Identity Information includes first name, middle initial, last name, date of birth, gender, username or similar identifier. · Contact Information includes personal mailing address, email address, telephone number, fax number, office location. · Financial Information includes bank account information, billing address and payment card details. · Transaction Information includes details about the products and services you have purchased from us and the corresponding transactions, including in which store the purchase occurred; event and webinar attendance and participation · Technical Information includes internet protocol (IP) address, your login data, language preference, time zone setting and location (geocodes), geolocation data, geofencing, auth0 logs, pages visited, pages viewed, events and page loads, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform and other technology on the devices you use to access this website. · Demographic Information Education, Employment/professional information, Professional Purchasing Influence, Job History, Ethnicity, Marital Status, Home Ownership, Languages Spoken · Profile Information includes your username and password, encrypted customer id, your preferences. · Usage Information includes information about how you use our website, products and services, including video usage, articles read and topics of interest. · Marketing and Communications Information includes your preferences in receiving marketing from us and our third parties and your communication preferences. 2. Information Received Through Third-Party Platforms You may access our sites through third-party platforms, such as Facebook. If you use our sites on or through a third-party platform, including via any mobile and/or other Internet connected devices (“Wireless Devices”), or click on third-party links, the collection, use, and disclosure of your information and your use of the sites will also be subject to the privacy policies and other terms of such third parties or third-party platforms. You should review such privacy policies, terms and other agreements. 3. Collection Of Technical Information And Usage Information When you access BNP Media’s sites, we automatically collect certain information. This information may include without limitation: (a) technical information about your computer or Wireless Device, such as your IP address, geolocation information, device type, operating system type and version, unique device ID, browser, browser language, domain and other systems information or platform types (collectively “Technical Information”); and (b) usage statistics about your interaction with BNP Media’s sites, including pages accessed, referring website address(es) time spent on pages, pages visited, search queries, click data, date and time and other information regarding your use of BNP Media’s sites (collectively “Usage Information”). This Technical Information and Usage Information, which may be linked to your personal information, is collected through the use of server logs and tracking technologies, including: (i) cookies, which are small pieces of code that websites send to your computer or Wireless Device to uniquely identify your browser or mobile device or to store information in your browser setting; and (ii) web beacons, which are small objects that allow us to measure the actions of visitors using the BNP Media’s sites. For more detailed information regarding how we use cookies and other technology, please review the additional information in our COOKIES POLICY. IV. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION We may use information about you for a number of purposes, including: 1. Providing, Improving And Developing Our Services · Reviewing and analyzing user browser and wireless device technical information; · Reviewing user activity across sites (for example, BNP Media analyzes trends, user traffic and usage information to determine the performance of content, research reports or events); · Processing or recording payment transactions or money transfers; · Otherwise providing you with the BNP Media Services and features you choose to use; · Displaying your historical transaction information; · Providing, maintaining and improving our Services; · Developing new products and Services; · Delivering the information and support you request; · Improving, personalizing and facilitating your use of our Services; and · Measuring, tracking and analyzing trends and usage in connection with your use or the performance of our Services. · Processing contest and survey entries 2. Communicating With You About Our Services · Responding to questions or concerns; · Sending you information we think you may find useful or which you have requested from us about our Services; and · Manage your account preferences, establish your profile and registration information. 3. Protecting Our Services And Maintaining A Trusted Environment · Enforcing our Terms of Service or other applicable agreements or policies; · Verifying your identity; · Complying with any applicable laws or regulations, or in response to lawful requests for information from the government or through legal process; · Fulfilling any other purpose disclosed to you in connection with our Services; · Analyze trends and user traffic, track purchases and usage information; and · Contacting you to resolve disputes and provide assistance with our Services. 4. Advertising And Marketing · Marketing of our Services, events, research and products; and · Communicating with you about opportunities, products, services, contests, promotions, discounts, incentives, surveys and/or rewards offered by us and select partners. · If we send you marketing emails, each email will contain instructions permitting you to “opt out” of receiving future marketing or other communications. You can ask us or third parties to stop sending you marketing messages at any time by contacting us. To learn about your choices regarding interest-based advertising and cross-device tracking, please see below. 5. Other Uses · For any other purpose disclosed to you in connection with our Services from time to time. V. WHEN AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR INFORMATION 1. When And How We May Share/Disclose Your Information With Third-Parties We will share your information, which may include name, email address, and technical and usage data, with the following third parties and under the circumstances described below or as otherwise described in this Privacy Policy: · We may share your information with third-party companies that perform services on our behalf, including for payment processing, data analysis, marketing services, advertising services (including but not limited to retargeted advertising), e-mail and hosting services, and customer services and support. These third-party service providers may access your personal information and may only use it as directed by us for the purpose of our requested service. We require all third parties to respect the security of your personal information. We do not allow our third-party service providers to use your personal information for their own purposes and they are only permitted to process your personal information in accordance with our instructions. 2. When And How We May Sell Your Information To Third-Parties In the past twelve (12) months, BNP Media has sold personal information to third-parties for commercial purposes. The categories of personal information that were sold for commercial purposes in the last twelve (12) months include: identity, contact, transactional, technical, demographic and usage information. BNP Media does not sell the personal information of minors under sixteen (16) years of age without affirmative authorization. 3. Corporate Transactions We may share all or part of your personal information with other business entities in connection with the sale, assignment, merger or other transfer of all or a portion of BNP Media’s business or assets to such business entity (including due to a sale in connection with a bankruptcy). We will require any such purchaser, assignee or other successor business entity to honor the terms of this Privacy Policy. 4. Disclosure Of Information For Legal Purposes BNP Media may disclose all or part of your personal information when we have reason to believe that disclosing this information is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be violating any agreement with BNP Media, or may be causing injury to or interference with (either intentionally or unintentionally) our rights or property, other users of our sites, or anyone else that could be harmed by such activities. We may disclose information in response to a subpoena, search warrant, in connection with judicial proceedings, or pursuant to court orders, legal process or other law enforcement measures. BNP Media may disclose or access personal information when we believe in good faith that the law requires it, to establish our legal rights or to defend against legal claims, and for administrative and other purposes that we deem necessary to maintain, service and improve our Services. 5. Analytics And Data Enrichment Services We use third-party analytics such as Google Analytics to help understand your usage of our sites and to improve our Services. 6. Aggregated, Anonymized Or De-identified Information We may disclose or use aggregated, anonymized or de-identified information for any purpose. Aggregated, anonymized or de-identified information is information that can no longer reasonably identify a specific individual. Although such information may be derived from your personal information, it can no longer directly or indirectly reveal your identity. VI. COOKIES POLICY Like many online platforms, BNP Media and its analytics vendors use server logs and automated data collection tools, such as browser cookies, pixel tags, scripts and web beacons. These tools are used for analytics purposes to enable BNP Media to understand how users interact with the sites and Services. BNP Media and its analytics vendors may tie the information gathered by these means to the identity of users. Cookies are small text files placed on a computer or device while browsing the Internet. Cookies are used to collect, store and share bits of information about user activities. BNP Media uses both session cookies and persistent cookies. Session cookies are used to identify a particular visit to BNP Media’s sites and collect information about your interaction with the sites. These cookies expire after a short time or when the user closes their web browser after using the sites. BNP Media uses these cookies to identify a user during a single browsing session, such as when you log into the sites. This helps BNP Media improve the sites and Services as well as improve the users’ browsing experience. A persistent cookie will remain on a user’s device for a set period of time specified in the cookie. BNP Media uses these cookies to identify and recognize a specific user over a longer period of time. They allow BNP Media to: · analyze the usage of the sites (e.g. what links users click on) in order to improve our offering; · test different versions of the sites to see which particular features or content users prefer to optimize the sites; · provide a more personalized experience to users with more relevant content and course recommendations; and · allow users to more easily log in to use the sites and Services. Examples of persistent cookies include: (i) preferences cookies to remember information about a user’s browser and settings preferences, such as preferred language – preference cookies make a user’s experience more functional and customized, (ii) authentication and security cookies to enable a user to log in or stay logged in to access the sites and Services, to protect user accounts against fraudulent log-ins by others and to help detect and protect against abuse or unauthorized usage of user accounts and (iii) functional cookies to make the experience of using the sites and Services better, like remembering the sound volume level selected by the user. BNP Media uses tracking technology to: (i) determine if a certain page was visited or whether an email sent by BNP Media was opened or clicked on by a user; and (ii) to customize the experience of individual users by recommending specific content. We also use clear gifs in HTML-based emails sent to our users to track which emails are opened and clicked on by recipients. We may use the information we obtain from the cookie in the administration of the sites, to improve the usability of the sites and for marketing purposes. We may also use that information to recognize your computer when you visit our sites, and to personalize our sites for you. Third parties may use cookies on your computer or mobile device to advertise through our sites. These third-party companies may use information about your visits to the sites to advertise goods and services that may be of interest to you. They may also employ technology that is used to measure the effectiveness of the advertisements. The third-party companies can accomplish this by using cookies or web beacons to collect information about your visits to the sites. The information collected through this process does not enable us or them to identify your name or contact details unless you choose to provide them. The cookies from these third-party companies vary based on which company is providing the advertisement, therefore they may not be captured in the below Table of Cookies. Cookies and information captured through our sites are stored for a certain retention period, however you can eliminate these cookies any time before the expiration date. Visit our TABLE OF COOKIES. VII. HOW TO RESTRICT COOKIES You can adjust the settings in your browser in order to restrict or block cookies that are set by the sites (or any other website on the Internet). Your browser may include information on how to adjust your settings. Alternatively, you may visit www.allaboutcookies.org to obtain comprehensive general information about cookies and how to adjust the cookie settings on various browsers. This site also explains how to delete cookies from your computer. You can control and delete these cookies through your browser settings through the following: · Google Chrome · Mozilla Firefox · Safari · Opera · Microsoft Internet Explorer · Microsoft Edge · Safari for iOS (iPhone and iPad) · Chrome for Android Or you can also use the following cookie management and disposal tool from Google Analytics by downloading and installing the browser plug-in from the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. Please be aware that restricting cookies may impact the functionality of the Services. Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies. Additional general information about cookies, including how to be notified about the placement of new cookies and how to disable cookies, can be found at www.allaboutcookies.org. VIII. THIRD-PARTY ADVERTISING AND ANALYTICS We use third-party service providers to provide site metrics and other analytics services. These third parties may use cookies, web beacons and other technologies to collect information, such as your IP address, identifiers associated with your device, other applications on your device, the browsers you use to access our sites and Services, webpages viewed, time spent on webpages, links clicked and conversion information (e.g., transactions entered into). This information may be used by BNP Media and third-party service providers on behalf of BNP Media to analyze and track usage of our sites and Services, to determine the popularity of certain content and to better understand how you use our sites and Services. The third-party service providers that we engage are bound by confidentiality obligations and other restrictions with respect to their use and collection of your information. This Privacy Policy does not apply to, and we are not responsible for, third-party cookies, web beacons or other tracking technologies, which are covered by such third-parties’ privacy policies. For more information, we encourage you to check the privacy policies of these third-parties to learn about their privacy practices. For more information about targeted advertising specifically, please visit http://www.aboutads.info/choices. IX. LINKING SITES The sites contain links to other websites. BNP Media is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites, including any websites that may indicate a special relationship or partnership with us (such as co-branded pages or “powered by” or “in cooperation with” relationships). We do not share information we gather with other websites or any other entities or individuals unless such sharing is disclosed to you in advance through this Privacy Policy. Other linked websites, however, may collect personal information from you that is not subject to our control. To ensure protection of your privacy, always review the privacy policy of the websites you may visit by linking from the sites. Please note that this Privacy Policy applies only to our sites, and not to other companies’ or organizations’ websites to which we link. For instance, information collected through Google Analytics is shared with Google and its partners who may combine it with other information you provided to them or they collected from your use of their services. This information is stored in Google’s servers according to their privacy practices. X. SOCIAL MEDIA We may collect information from other sources, such as social media platforms that may share information about how you interact with our social media content. We do not control how your personal information is collected, stored or used by such third-party websites or to whom it is disclosed. You should review the privacy policies and settings on any social media website that you subscribe to so that you understand the information they collect and may be sharing. If you do not want your social media websites to share information about you, you must contact that website and determine whether it gives you the opportunity to opt-out of sharing such information. BNP Media is not responsible for how these third-party websites may use information collected from or about you. Further, our sites may include social media features, such as the Facebook Like button. Our integration of these features may allow third-party social media to collect certain information, such as your IP address and which page(s) you are visiting when using our sites and Services, and to set a cookie to enable that feature to function properly. Your interactions with these features are governed by the privacy policy of the BNP Media providing it. XI. HOW LONG WE RETAIN YOUR INFORMATION We may keep a record of your personal information, including correspondence or comments, in a file specific to you. We will utilize, disclose, or retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected and for legal or business requirements. We will establish minimum and maximum retention periods and procedures for maintaining and destroying your personal information. When personal information is retained to make a decision about you, we will retain such information for the period required in order to comply with our internal compliance and data retention policies. XII. MARKETING AND PROMOTIONAL COMMUNICATIONS You may opt-out of receiving marketing and promotional messages from BNP Media, if those messages are powered by BNP Media, by following the instructions in those messages. If you decide to opt-out, you will still receive non-promotional communications relevant to your use of our Services.