Privacy Policy
As used in this Privacy Policy, “Content Engagement Conversions” refers to all websites, mobile sites, applications, and other properties or services owned or operated by Content Engagement Conversions, LLC.
By visiting Content Engagement Conversions, viewing our content, attending or viewing any of our events or programs and/or using any of our services, you acknowledge that you accept the practices and policies outlined in this Privacy Policy.
What Does This Privacy Policy Cover?
This Privacy Policy is part of Content Engagement Conversion’s Terms of Service and covers the treatment of user information, including Personally Identifiable Information (defined below), obtained by Content Engagement Conversions, including information obtained when you access or log in to Content Engagement Conversions, and/or register for content, webinars, or the forum provided by Content Engagement Conversions.
This Privacy Policy does not apply to the practices of companies Content Engagement Conversions does not own or control, or to individuals whom Content Engagement Conversions does not employ or manage, including any of the third parties to which Content Engagement Conversions may disclose user information as set forth in this Policy.
What Types of User Information Does Content Engagement Conversions Obtain?
Content Engagement Conversions may obtain the following types of information from you or concerning your computer or device (“Information”), which may include information that can be used to identify you as specified below (“Personally Identifiable Information”):
• Name
• Email Address
• Mailing Address
• Telephone Number(s)
• Credit Card Information
• Blog or Website URL
• Social Networking Handle or Username
• Photo
• Demographic Information (e.g., age, gender, interests, and preferences)
• Professional Title
• Company
• Industry
• Activities or Content Viewed on Content Engagement Conversions
• Information Collected Automatically ( detailed below )
• Information Received from Third Parties ( detailed below )
In certain cases, we may request that you provide some of the Information identified above in order to obtain specific products or services. If you choose not to provide the Information we request, you may still use Content Engagement Conversions, but you may be unable to access certain features or services.
When you register to receive any products or services from Content Engagement Conversions or provide information to Content Engagement Conversions in any other manner, you agree to provide only true, accurate, current and complete information.
Information Collected Automatically
Content Engagement Conversions may automatically receive and log certain types of information when you visit or interact with our websites, services, mobile applications or other products, including:
• Browser Information
• Operating System Information
• Mobile Device Information (e.g., device identifier, mobile operating system, etc.)
• IP Address
• Internet Service Provider
• Content Viewed
• Geographic Location
• Connection Speed
• Time of Visit
• Referring Site, Application, or Service
• Registration Time
Information Received From Third Parties
Events and Webinars
If you register for events or webinars provided by Content Engagement Conversions, we may receive Information about you from the service providers that host or process registration for these programs or that provide other services to support these programs (such as technical support), which may include certain Personally Identifying Information identified above.
Third Party Websites/Social Networking Sites
If you choose to use any third party website or service that is integrated with Content Engagement Conversions, including a third party social networking or blogging site, such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter or WordPress (“Third Party Websites”) – or if you use any Content Engagement Conversions application provided through any Third Party Website – we may receive Information, including Personally Identifying Information, from such Third Party Websites, including, but not limited to:
• Name
• Nickname or Username
• Photo or Graphic Avatar
• Unique Third Party Website Identifier (e.g., Facebook User ID)
• Biographical or Demographic Information (e.g. professional title, gender, college attended, etc.)
• Likes and Interests
• Contacts/Friends/Associations
• Any Information That Is Publicly Available on Third Party Websites
For example, Content Engagement Conversions may offer the ability to use certain Third Party Websites to facilitate your registration on Content Engagement Conversions. We may also use information about your profile and connections on Third Party Websites to allow you to share or connect with your friends and contacts on Content Engagement Conversions or to personalize your experience. In addition, Content Engagement Conversions offers “plug ins” and “widgets” from various Third Party Websites that allow you to share Content Engagement Conversions content off of our service, as discussed in “Disclosure of Information to Third Parties”.
Your decision to use, or share with, a Third Party Website when accessing or using Content Engagement Conversions products and services is completely voluntary. Content Engagement Conversions is not responsible for compliance with the policies or practices of any Third Party Website. You should ensure that you are comfortable with the information such Third Party Websites may make available to Content Engagement Conversions by reviewing those Websites’ privacy policies and service terms, and by modifying your privacy settings and preferences on those Services.
Any information we receive from Third Party Websites will be governed by this Privacy Policy.
How Do We Use This Information?
We use the Information we obtain from or concerning you or your computer or device to provide Content Engagement Conversions products and services, fulfill your requests, improve our products and services, personalize and tailor your experience on Content Engagement Conversions, operate our business, and understand how users are engaging with Content Engagement Conversions.
In addition, we may use Information from or concerning you or your computer or device to facilitate the delivery of content or advertisements that we believe may be of interest to you, or to communicate with you about new or existing products and services or special offers. For example, we may periodically send promotional materials or notifications related to our products and services to the email address associated with your account.
Content Engagement Conversion’s Use of Cookies
Content Engagement Conversions may place “cookies” on your computer or device that may contain anonymous Information that is associated with you. Cookies are small text files a website uses to recognize users, and are typically placed on your hard disk by a web server. Cookies contain information that can later be read by a web server in the domain (here, Content Engagement Conversions) that issued the cookie to you or that, in some cases, can be read by a third party domain.
Our cookies may record Information about your use of Content Engagement Conversions so that we can provide a continuous and more personalized experience for you, including for one or more of the following purposes: to help identify visitors; assess usage patterns; identify preferences; control the display of ads; diagnose problems with our servers; gather demographic information; analyze trends and usage patterns; conduct research; deliver editorial content; record registration and personalized information; and otherwise administer Content Engagement Conversions products and services.
If you do not wish to have Content Engagement Conversions place and use cookies on your computer, you should set your browser preferences to refuse cookies before accessing Content Engagement Conversions. Content Engagement Conversions is not responsible for any failure by you or your browser to accurately implement or communicate your browser preferences or settings. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to sign in or use other interactive features of Content Engagement Conversions that depend on cookies.
Content Engagement Conversions does not control and is not responsible for the use of cookies by its third party partners or advertisers. The use of cookies by some of these third parties is discussed below (see “Analytics Services”).
Reviewing and Modifying Your Personally Identifying Information
We offer several ways for you to update Personally Identifying Information that is obtained and stored by Quick Sprout, or to change your account preferences on Quick Sprout:
1. If you have an online account with Content Engagement Conversions, you can update or change your account information by emailing info@contentengagementconversions.com
2. You may unsubscribe to any of our e-mail updates or products by following the unsubscribe instructions in the body of any message (see Email or Text Message Communications )
3. You may contact us at info@contentengagementconversions.com.
Disclosure of Information to Third Parties
Content Engagement Conversions may disclose Information (including Personally Identifying Information) from or concerning you or your computer or device to third parties in the circumstances described below. By visiting, accessing, attending or using Content Engagement Conversion’s products, services or events, you consent to the disclosure of your Information to certain categories of third parties in the manner described below. This Privacy Policy does not apply to the policies or practices of any of these third parties.
Corporate Subscriptions
If your employer or another party provides you with a subscription to Content Engagement Conversions, we may notify the provider when you access or use your subscription. When providing such notices, we may disclose Personally Identifying Information, such as your name or email address.
Service Providers
Content Engagement Conversions relies on third party vendors and service providers to provide support and assistance for its products, services and events (“Service Providers”), and we may disclose your Information (including Personally Identifying Information) to these Service Providers to the extent necessary to support our products, services or events, or as otherwise set forth below.
Payment Processors
Content Engagement Conversions uses third party payment processors, including PayPal, CyberSource, Litle, Stripe, and Authorize.net, to process financial payments for certain Content Engagement Conversions services. When you make payments to Content Engagement Conversions and/or obtain certain Content Engagement Conversions products or services, Content Engagement Conversions may transfer certain Information (including Personally Identifying Information) to these payment processors for the sole purpose of facilitating the payment transaction, such as your Name, Address, and Credit Card Information.
Event Registration
Content Engagement Conversions uses third parties, such as EventBrite, to process registration for Content Engagement Conversions events and programs. Content Engagement Conversions may provide your Information (including Personally Identifying Information) to such registration services when you register for a Content Engagement Conversions event or program. In addition, as discussed below, Content Engagement Conversions (or its third party registration service) may provide your Information (including Personally Identifying Information) to companies that sponsor or underwrite portions of an event that you register for, attend, or view.
Web Hosts
Content Engagement Conversions website services are hosted by WordPress, a web publishing platform. All Information obtained and stored by Content Engagement Conversion’s websites ( see What Types of User Information Does Quick Sprout Obtain?) is processed and stored on servers that are owned and operated by WordPress.
Webinars
Content Engagement Conversions uses third parties, such as GoToWebinar, Wufoo, and Wistia, to process registration and/or host and provide technical support for Content Engagement Conversions webinars. If you register for and/or download or view a Content Engagement Conversions webinar, Content Engagement Conversions may provide your Information (including Personally Identifying Information) to these third parties to facilitate registration and access to the webinar. In addition, as discussed below, Content Engagement Conversions (or its third party registration service) may provide your Information (including Personally Identifying Information) to companies that sponsor or underwrite portions of a webinar that you register for, download, or view.
Third Party Sponsors
If you have elected to register for one of our sponsored webinars or events, or to access research or content from Content Engagement Conversions, we may share your Information (including Personally Identifying Information) with business partner(s) and/or sponsor(s) of the webinar, event, research and/or content. You agree that these sponsor(s) and/or business partner(s) may use your Personally Identifying Information to contact you to provide additional information about their products or services.
Third Party Websites
Content Engagement Conversions offers the ability to share Content Engagement Conversions content on Third Party Websites, including social networking and blogging services such as LinkedIn or Facebook, through “plugins” or “widgets” (such as LinkedIn’s “in” button or Facebook’s “Like” button). When you elect to share content and information with others on Third Party Websites, Content Engagement Conversions may transmit your Information (including Personally Identifying Information) to such Third Party Websites. This Information may be visible on the Third Party Website to anyone who has access to that content or Information. Your decision to share information in this manner is completely voluntary. You should ensure that you are comfortable with how Third Party Websites may share your Information by reviewing their privacy policies and/or modifying your privacy settings directly on those Third Party Websites.
URL/Referrer Header Information
When you visit Content Engagement Conversions websites, certain information about the content or activities you have engaged in on Content Engagement Conversions may be reflected in the Uniform Resource Locator (“URL”) for the page you are viewing on Content Engagement Conversions (i.e., the Internet “address,” commonly displayed in the browser window). For example, the date or title of an article you are viewing may appear in the URL for that page. In addition, if you are logged into a Content Engagement Conversions account, certain account information (may be visible in the URL when you visit your account on Content Engagement Conversions. If you leave Content Engagement Conversions to visit a third party website, including when you click on an advertisement or link or when you share information through a social plug-in (like the Linked In “in” button), the information contained in the URL may be transmitted to the third party website by your browser.
Advertisers and Analytics Services
As discussed in (“Third-Party Advertising on Content Engagement Conversions”), Content Engagement Conversions uses third party advertisers, including ad networks, to provide advertising on its websites. In addition, as discussed in (“Analytics Services”), Content Engagement Conversions uses third party analytics products to obtain information about how users are using and interacting with Content Engagement Conversions. These third parties may receive Information (including Personally Identifying Information) from Content Engagement Conversions as discussed in greater detail in (“Security and Protection of Personally Identifying Information”).
Law Enforcement/Legal Process
We may disclose your Information (including Personally Identifying Information) when we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to comply with any law, regulation or legal request; enforce, apply, or investigate breaches of our terms of use and other agreements; respond to public requests; or protect the rights, property, user experience or safety of Content Engagement Conversions, our employees, our users, or others. This can include exchanging information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
Comments and Public Posts; Sharing on Third-Party Websites
Content Engagement Conversions encourages active participation by users, including through comments on Content Engagement Conversions. However, please be aware that if you voluntarily disclose Information, personal or otherwise, on Content Engagement Conversions, that Information can be viewed, collected and used by others, including other users, search engines, advertisers, third party applications developers, and anyone with access to Content Engagement Conversions. Content Engagement Conversions has no control over the use, collection or disclosure of any Information that you post publicly on Content Engagement Conversions.
Change of Control
If Content Engagement Conversions, or substantially all of its assets, is acquired by another company or party, user Information will be one of the assets transferred or acquired by the purchaser. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur, and that any purchaser of Content Engagement Conversions or its assets may continue to collect, use and disclose your Information as set forth in this Policy.
Third-Party Advertising on Content Engagement Conversions
Content Engagement Conversions may allow third party advertising serving companies, including ad networks (“Advertisers”), to display advertisements or provide other advertising services on Content Engagement Conversions. These third party Advertisers may use techniques other than HTTP cookies to recognize your computer or device and/or to collect and record demographic and other Information about you, including your activities on or off Content Engagement Conversions. These techniques may be used directly on Content Engagement Conversions. Please keep in mind that your web browser may not permit you to block the use of these techniques, and that browser settings that block conventional cookies may have no effect on such techniques.
Advertisers may use the information collected to display advertisements that are tailored to your interests or background and/or associate such information with your subsequent visits, purchases or other activities on other websites. Advertisers may also share this information with their clients or other third parties.
Content Engagement Conversions has no responsibility for the technologies, tools or practices of the Advertisers that provide advertising and related services on Content Engagement Conversions. This Privacy Policy does not cover any collection, use or disclosure of Information by Advertisers who provide advertising and related services on Content Engagement Conversions. These Advertisers’ information gathering practices, including their policies regarding the use of cookies and other tracking technologies, are governed entirely by their own privacy policies, not this one.
Content Engagement Conversions currently may be using one or more of the following Advertisers to provide advertising and related services on Content Engagement Conversions. If you would like to know about their information gathering and privacy practices, please visit the links below
Content Engagement Conversions uses the Standard Terms and Conditions set forth by the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB). See Standard Terms and Conditions
Analytics Services
In addition, Content Engagement Conversions uses third party analytics providers and products to obtain, compile and analyze Information (that may include Personally Identifying Information) about how users are using and interacting with Content Engagement Conversions. Content Engagement Conversions may provide Information (including Personally Identifying Information) to these analytics providers for the purpose of obtaining statistics and other information about how users are using and interacting with Content Engagement Conversions. These analytics providers may use tracking techniques other than HTTP cookies to recognize your computer or device and/or to collect or compile this information. These techniques may be used directly on Content Engagement Conversions. Content Engagement Conversions has no responsibility for the technologies, tools or practices of the third parties that providing analytics products and services to Content Engagement Conversions. Please also keep in mind that your web browser may not permit you to block the use of these techniques, and that browser settings that block conventional cookies may have no effect on such techniques.
Security and Protection of Personally Identifying Information
We have implemented reasonable security measures and practices in an effort to protect the confidentiality of your Personally Identifying Information (other than Personally Identifying Information that you have elected to disclose to others). However, no security system is impenetrable. It may be possible for third parties to intercept or access information you provide to Content Engagement Conversions. Content Engagement Conversions cannot guarantee the security of your Personally Identifying Information, nor can we guarantee that information you supply will not be intercepted while being transmitted to Content Engagement Conversions. It is important for you to protect against unauthorized access to your password(s) and computer or device, and to log off when using any shared computer.
Email or Text Message Communications
We may contact you by e-mail, text message or other equivalent electronic communications if you access Content Engagement Conversions products or services or register for events, webinars or other content or services provided by Content Engagement Conversions. By visiting or using Content Engagement Conversions content, products or services, or registering for or attending Content Engagement Conversions events or webinars, you specifically consent to the receipt of these e-mail or text message communications. If you do not want to receive emails, text messages or other communications from us, please notify us by email at info@contentengagementconversions.com and include sufficient information for us to identify your account, including your Name, Email Address (or Cellphone Number) and the specifics of your request. If you unsubscribe, Content Engagement Conversions may still contact you via email or text message for administrative purposes or concerning any products, services or events for which you have registered or are using.
Changes to the Privacy Policy
Content Engagement Conversions retains the discretion to amend or modify this Privacy Policy from time to time. Use and disclosure of Information we obtain is subject to the later of: (1) the Privacy Policy in effect at the time such Information is collected or (2) any subsequent Privacy Policy of which you have notice. If we make material changes to the way we collect, use or disclose Personally Identifying Information, we will notify you by posting a clear and prominent announcement on Content Engagement Conversions or through a direct communication. Your continued access to or use of Content Engagement Conversions following notice of material changes to this Privacy Policy shall constitute consent to any amendments and/or modifications. Your use of Content Engagement Conversions is entirely voluntary, and you may discontinue use of Content Engagement Conversions at any time.
How to Contact Us
Content Engagement Conversions welcomes any questions or comments you may have regarding this Privacy Policy or its implementation. Any such questions or comments should be submitted via email to info@contentengagementconversions.com or directed to the address below. We will undertake reasonable efforts to resolve or address your concern.
Effective Date of this Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy is effective as of February 8, 2017.