Bisi Blvd, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates (the “Company,” “we,” or “us”) recognizes the importance of data privacy and information security. This Privacy Policy sets forth the terms and conditions with respect to how we process personal information. This Privacy Policy describes, among other issues, the types of personal information that we collect, the purposes for which we use it, the types of third parties with whom we share it, and any rights and responsibilities you may have with respect to such personal information.

This Privacy Policy applies to the personal information you provide us when you visit websites that we own, license or otherwise operate (the “Website(s)”), our mobile application (the “App”, together with the Websites, the “Platform”), that link to this Privacy Policy or otherwise contact or engage with us. For purposes of this Privacy Policy, the Platform and all services furnished by the Company through the Platform shall be referred to collectively as the “Services.”

PLEASE READ THIS PRIVACY POLICY CAREFULLY AS IT DESCRIBES YOUR RIGHTS, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND LIABILITIES. BY ACCESSING OR USING THE SITE, SERVICES OR OTHERWISE PROVIDING US WITH PERSONAL INFORMATION, YOU ARE CONSENTING TO THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY AND ANY APPLICABLE TERMS OF USE OR COOKIE POLICY ON THE SITE YOU ARE ACCESSING.

In order to access or use the Services (including the Platform), you must be at least eighteen (18) years of age and must be located in the United States.

This Privacy Policy applies to personal information that the Company receives during its business operations as a “data controller” – which means we determine the purpose and means of processing such personal information. For purposes of this Privacy Policy, the term “personal information” means any information that, alone or in conjunction with other information or data, identifies or is linked to a particular individual or household and that is subject to, or otherwise afforded protection under, a data protection law, statute, or regulation. The term “personal information” does not include anonymized or de-identified data that is not attributable to a particular individual or household and that is not otherwise subject to a data protection law, statute, or regulation. Company may anonymize or de-identify personal information, and such data is not subject to this Privacy Policy, and the Company may use such data for any purpose.

The Company collects personal information in order to provide our Services, comply with our legal obligations, promote our business interests, and for the other reasons set forth in this Privacy Policy. When you do not provide personal information to the Company, we may not be able to provide you the Services or to complete a transaction you requested. Generally, we collect the following types and categories of personal information during our business operations:

When you access the Platform, we collect certain data automatically using technical means and tools. This data relates to your device, as well as your experience on the Platform and other websites, including the following:

Usage and Device Data. When you access and use the Platform, we automatically collect details of your access to and use of the Platform, including traffic data, usage logs and other communication data, and the resources that you access and use on or through the Platform (e.g., browsing history, search history). We may also collect information about your device and internet connection, including the device’s unique identifier (e.g., device type, IMEI, Wi-Fi MAC, IP address), operating system, browser type, and mobile network information. The Platform may collect “diagnostic” data related to your use of the Platform, such as crash data and logs, performance data (e.g., launch time, hang rate, or energy use), and any other data collected for the purposes of measuring technical diagnostics.

Cookies and Tracking Data. We use “cookies” and other tracking technologies within the Platform. A cookie is a small file placed on your smartphone or other device. It may be possible to refuse to accept cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your smartphone or device. However, if you select this setting, some parts of the Platform may become inaccessible or not function properly. In addition, the Platform may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit us to analyze data on your use of the Platform (e.g., recording the popularity of certain content and verifying system and server integrity). The Platform may collect data about the advertisements you have seen or engaged.

Platform Monitoring. Please be aware that we use cookies and other tracking technologies within the Platform to monitor and record any and all activities and communications to, from, and on, the Platform in order to safeguard, improve, and analyze usage of, the Platform, and for the other purposes listed in this Privacy Policy. For the avoidance of doubt, you hereby acknowledge, agree, and consent to, such monitoring and recording.

Non-Cookie Technologies. We may deploy on our Platform certain types of “Non-Cookie Technologies” provided by our service providers to support our digital advertising programs.  These technologies often include browser cache, locally stored objects, or the creation of a statistical identifier wherein an identifier, much like a cookie identifier, is calculated based on the characteristics of a browser or device that distinguishes it from other browsers or devices. These identifiers are calculated either from the data your browser or device shares automatically or with additional data specifically requested from your browser or device. For more information, see https://thenai.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/NAI_BeyondCookies_NL.pdf.

First Party / Direct Collection. We collect personal information directly from you when you use our Services (e.g., registering accounts, completing purchases, signing up for subscriptions), when you provide a Product Review (as defined below), or whenever you directly engage with us, such as when you visit our offices or premises or otherwise contact us.

Automated Collection. As described above, we may collect information and data, such as usage data and cookies, through automated means when you use the Platform (see “Technical Data” above).

Third-Party Sources. We collect personal information from third parties, such as publicly available databases, social networking providers, advertising companies, our service providers, and third-party references.

We may use the personal information we collect about you in order to perform our Services, comply with our legal obligations, and promote our business interests.

We share your personal data as described below and in this Privacy Policy, and as permitted by applicable law.

In the event that you facilitate a transaction with the Company, or request information from or otherwise engage with us, and such activities require the Company to share personal information with a service provider or other third party, you hereby consent to such disclosure and/or direct the Company to intentionally disclose such personal information to the service provider or third party.

We may engage with you on various social media platforms (e.g., Facebook, X, LinkedIn, Instagram). If you contact us on a social media platform for customer support or for other reasons, we may contact you via the social media’s direct message tools. Those communications to and from us are governed by this Privacy Policy. However, your use of a social media platform is also subject to the policies and terms of the relevant social media platform. Certain social media platforms may also automatically provide us with your personal information, and the information we receive will depend on the terms that govern your use of the social media platform(s) and any privacy settings you may have set. The Platform includes social media features and widgets (e.g., the “Facebook Like” button, the “Share This” button) or interactive mini-programs that run on the Platform. These features may collect your IP address and which Platform page you are accessing and may set a cookie to enable the feature to function properly. Social media features and widgets are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on the Platform. Your interactions with these features are governed by the privacy statement of the relevant social media platform that provides them.

According to the terms and conditions governing certain social media platforms, you may request that the information, data, or other content we obtain from or through the social media platform (“Platform Data”) be deleted or modified.  If you would like Platform Data related to you deleted or modified, please contacts us in accordance with the “Contact Us” section below and (i) identify the social media platform at issue and (ii) the Platform Data that you would like deleted and/or modified, and if modified, the modification to said Platform Data. We may also delete Platform Data if requested by the social media platform.

As a resource to you, the Platform may include links to third-party websites or provides you the opportunity to disclose information directly to third parties. Our Privacy Policy does not apply to such third-party websites or organizations. You assume all privacy, security, and other risks associated with providing any data, including personal information, to third parties via the Services. For a description of the privacy protections associated with providing information to third parties, you should refer to the privacy statements, if any, provided by those third parties.

The period during which we retain personal information varies depending on the purpose for the data processing. For example, we retain personal information needed to provide you with our Services, to facilitate transactions you have requested, to comply with our legal obligations (e.g., tax filings, export control laws), to engage in marketing activities, and for as long as is necessary to defend our legal or business interests. In all other cases, we retain the personal information for as long as is needed to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy.

The Company is based in the United States, and the personal information that we collect and process is retained and stored in the United States. The Company uses service providers that store personal information on our behalf in the United States and in other third countries. Please be aware that the United States, and these other third countries, may not provide the same level of protection of personal information as in your country, state, or other jurisdiction of residence or nationality, and when transferred to the United States or elsewhere, your personal information may be accessible by, or otherwise made available to, local government authorities and officials pursuant to judicial and/or administrative orders, decrees, and demands, and/or other domestic laws, statutes, and regulations. By continuing to provide us such information, you hereby acknowledge and agree that your personal information will be transferred to, and stored in, the United States and in such other third countries

We seek to protect the security of personal information and use a variety of security technologies and procedures to help protect personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. HOWEVER, NO INFORMATION SYSTEM CAN BE FULLY SECURE, AND WE CANNOT GUARANTEE THE ABSOLUTE SECURITY OF PERSONAL INFORMATION DISCLOSED ON THE PLATFORM. MOREOVER, WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SECURITY OF PERSONAL INFORMATION YOU TRANSMIT TO THE PLATFORM AND/OR THE SERVICES OVER NETWORKS THAT WE DO NOT CONTROL, INCLUDING THE INTERNET AND WIRELESS NETWORKS, AND YOU PROVIDE US WITH ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION AND DATA AT YOUR OWN RISK. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE OR OTHERWISE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DATA INCIDENT OR EVENT THAT MAY COMPROMISE THE CONFIDENTIALITY, INTEGRITY, OR SECURITY OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION CAUSED BY A THIRD PARTY. The safety and security of your personal information also depends on you. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a username and password to access our Services, you are responsible for maintaining the security and confidentiality of those credentials and not revealing them to others. You must contact us immediately (and in any event within twenty-four (24) hours) if you have reason to believe that your username or password to our Services has been compromised. You acknowledge and agree that we may contact you via email or other electronic communications in the event we are legally required to notify you of a data security incident or event related to your personal information.

The Platform is not directed at, nor intended for use by, children. As a result, if you are under the age of eighteen (18), you are prohibited from accessing or using the Services (including the Platform) or with providing us with your personal information.

You may, from time to time, have the ability to submit via the Platform a comment on, provide an opinion about, rate, or otherwise discuss our Services (a “Product Review”). In other circumstances, you may directly provide us feedback on our business, our business sector, or the Services (“Feedback”). Any information or content you post in a Product Review or in your Feedback may be available to other users of the Platform (and our social media platforms) and may be retrievable by third-party search engines, and third parties may also be able to download or share your Product Review and Feedback to social media websites or elsewhere. We recommend that you guard your privacy and anonymity and not upload any information in your Product Review and Feedback that you wish to remain confidential. Any third party with access to your information via the Platform will be permitted to use the information in the same manner as if you submitted the information directly to that third party. Publicly posting any information on the Platform is entirely voluntary on your part, and we recommend you carefully consider the information you choose to make publicly available. As between you and the Company, any and all Product Reviews and Feedback shall be considered our confidential and proprietary information. In order for the Company to utilize such Product Reviews and Feedback, you grant to the Company a non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free license, with the right to sublicense, under all relevant intellectual property rights, to use, publish, and disclose such Product Reviews and Feedback in any manner we choose and to display, perform, copy, make, have made, use, sell, and otherwise dispose of the Company’s and our sub-licensees’ products or services embodying such Product Reviews and Feedback in any manner and via any media we choose, without reference to the source. The Company shall be entitled to use Product Reviews and Feedback for any purpose without restriction or remuneration of any kind with respect to you and/or your representatives.

You are permitted, and hereby agree, to only provide personal information to the Company if such personal information is accurate, reliable, and relevant to our relationship and only to the extent such disclosure will not violate any applicable data protection law, statute, or regulation or infringe upon a person’s data privacy rights or privileges. IF YOU PROVIDE PERSONAL INFORMATION (INCLUDING PERSONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING A THIRD PARTY) TO the Company, YOU EXPRESSLY REPRESENT AND WARRANT TO the Company THAT YOU HAVE THE FULL RIGHT AND AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE the Company WITH SUCH PERSONAL INFORMATION (INCLUDING PERSONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING A THIRD PARTY) AND THAT the Company’S USE AND PROCESSING OF SUCH PERSONAL INFORMATION AS SET FORTH HEREIN WILL NOT VIOLATE ANY PERSON’S RIGHTS OR PRIVILEGES, INCLUDING RIGHTS TO PRIVACY. YOU HEREBY AGREE TO FULLY AND COMPLETELY INDEMNIFY the Company FOR ANY CLAIMS, HARM, OR DAMAGES THAT MAY ARISE FROM YOUR PROVISION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION (INCLUDING PERSONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING A THIRD PARTY) TO the Company.

It is important that the personal information that you provide to us is accurate and reliable. In certain circumstances, you may have the ability to directly edit your account to update and change your personal information (e.g., name, telephone number, email), and you must do so when such changes are warranted. You may review, update, or modify your personal data, including profile and contact information, at any time by contacting us in accordance with the “Contact Us” section below.

You have the right to opt out of receiving email political marketing communications from us. Generally, the email marketing communications that you receive from us will provide you an option to “unsubscribe” from receiving future email political marketing communications from us. You may also unsubscribe from such email political marketing by contacting us in accordance with the “Contact Us” section listed below. You hereby agree to immediately notify the Company, in writing, in the event you no longer own, license, or use an email address to which you subscribed to receive email marketing from us.

Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, and Utah each provide their state residents with rights to:

• Confirm whether we process their personal information.
• Access and delete certain personal information.
• Data portability.
• Opt-out of personal data processing for targeted advertising and sales.

Colorado, Connecticut, and Virginia also provide their state residents with rights to:

• Correct inaccuracies in their personal information, taking into account the information’s nature processing purpose.
• Opt-out of profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects.

Nevada provides its residents with a limited right to opt-out of certain personal information sales. The Company does not currently conduct “sales” of personal information for purposes of Nevada law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Nevada residents may submit a request directing us to not sell personal information we maintain about them to third parties who will sell or license their information to others.

If you would like to exercise any of these right, please contact us in accordance with the “Contact Us” section listed below.

Some web browsers may transmit “do-not-track” signals to the website with which the user communicates. Because of differences in how web browsers incorporate and activate this feature, it is not always clear whether users intend for these signals to be transmitted, or whether they are even aware of them. Unless otherwise required by law, we currently do not take action in response to these signals.

The Company strives to ensure that every person has access to information related to our Services, including this Privacy Policy. Please contact us if you would like this Privacy Policy provided in an alternative format, and we will seek to meet your needs.

As part of our recruitment and talent management process, we collect personal information with respect to individuals who are interested in working for us. In this context, we collect employment and application data, such as the following: contact information (e.g., name, title, residential or postal address, telephone number, and personal email address); information in a curriculum vitae, resumé, cover letter, or similar documentation; details regarding the type of employment sought, willingness to relocate, job compensation and benefit preferences; health data (e.g., medical conditions); information related to your background, education, criminal record, credit history and similar data; information provided about or by your references or other third parties related to your employment history, skills, qualifications, or education; and information related to previous applications to us or previous employment history with us. When permitted by law, we may collect information about your race and ethnicity to assist with our diversity and inclusion programs. We use this information for the following purposes: to identify and evaluate job applicants; to verify your information; to complete employment, education, background and reference checks; to communicate with you about the recruitment process and your application; to comply with our legal, judicial, regulatory, administrative, or other corporate requirements; to analyze and improve our application and recruitment process; to accommodate individuals who may have specialized needs during the employment process; and to protect the rights, interests, and property of our business, other job applicants, employees, or the public, as required, or permitted, by law. We share this personal information with third parties (see “Sharing Information / Third-Party Disclosures”), and we may also use this employment and application data for any other purpose set forth in this Privacy Policy.

We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy at any time. We will notify you if this Privacy Policy is amended by updating the “Last Updated” section listed above. It is your responsibility to periodically review the Privacy Policy to determine whether any amendments have been made hereto. Your use of the Services, and continued use of the Services after any amendments are made to this Privacy Policy, signifies your consent to this Privacy Policy and any amendments hereto. We may, in our sole discretion, provide you communications, including via email or text messages, about changes to our Privacy Policy; however, such communications do not abrogate or otherwise limit your responsibility to periodically review the Privacy Policy to determine whether any amendments have been made hereto.

If you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy or our handling of your personal information, would like to request more information from us, or would like to exercise a data privacy right, please contact us at the following: (email) [email protected], (mail) Attn: LEGAL DEPARTMENT, Thompson Hine Attn: A. O’Laoire/Bisi Blvd. Inc., 20 North Clark Street  Suite 3200  Chicago, IL 60602.