The Dull Stuff (That Really Matters)
1. Introduction
This Privacy Notice (“Notice”) describes how Curious Ant, LLC, its affiliates and subsidiaries (“Curious Ant”, “we”, “us”, “our”) collect, use, disclose, secure, and eventually dispose of (collectively “process”) your personal information.
Personal information is any information that does, or could, identify you.
This Notice applies to personal information collected on our website (curiousant.com) and otherwise in the course of our business activities, both online and offline. This Notice does not, however, apply to the personal information of Curious Ant employees or applicants for employment at Curious Ant.
Our websites may contain links to external sites. This Notice does not cover those sites.
In this Notice, “you” refers to anyone about whom we process personal information. You will usually be a business contact of Curious Ant, for example a partner, customer, or prospect, or a visitor to our website.Curious Ant is the “controller” or “business” in relation to the personal information covered by this Notice. We sometimes process personal information on behalf of our customers. In these cases, we are a “processor” or “service provider” and this Notice does not apply to the processing.
2. Changes to this Notice
We will update this Notice from time to time and will communicate material changes to you through an appropriate channel (for example, via a notice on our websites). The Notice was last updated on October 18th, 2024.
3. Personal information we collect
3.1 Categories Collected
We collect the following categories of personal information:
• Identifiers such as your name, e-mail address, and IP address.
• Additional personal information: telephone number, payment card number.
• Professional and employment-related information, such as your job title and professional biography.
• Internet activity information, such as your interaction with our websites.
• Location data, limited to following which sessions you attend at in-person Curious Ant events.
3.2 Categories of sources
We collect the categories of personal information listed above from the following categories of sources:
• Directly from you, for example when you complete a “Let’s Talk” or registration form on our website.
• From third parties, for example if we purchase an e-mail list from a data vendor or information service provider.
• From observing your activity, for example via cookies and other standard online technologies on our website.
3.3 Items of personal information collected
When we collect personal information directly from you, you will know the details of that information. It may include your:
• Company and job title.
• Business contact information: name, work address, telephone number, and e-mail.
The personal information we collect from third parties is limited to business contact information, usually your name and e-mail. No mobile information will be shared with third parties/affiliates for marketing/promotional purposes. All other categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties.
We collect personal information from observing your activity:
• On our website through the use of cookies and other standard online technologies. Cookies allow us to recognize your device. We use them to collect information about your device and how you use our website, for example which pages you visit and how long you stay on them. We will always place “strictly necessary” cookies on your device. These are cookies that are essential to provide the basic functions of our websites. When required by local law, we obtain your consent to place any cookies that are not strictly necessary, for example analytics and marketing cookies.
4. How we use your personal information
Curious Ant will never sell your personal information or share personal data like your phone numbers with third parties for marketing purposes.
We may use your personal information for the following purposes:
• To respond to your requests or questions, for example when, on our website, you sign up for Curious Ant content or ask for more information about our services.
• To provide and administer our services, for example to communicate with you, provide support, or invoice you for the services.
• To send you marketing communications for Curious Ant services, events, or content that we think may interest you (see Section 9.1 for information about opting out of such messages).
• To help us improve our website, for example by identifying which parts of the website you find interesting and useful.
Lawfulness of processing
The European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requires that we provide EU individuals with our legal bases for processing their personal data. A similar requirement applies in some other jurisdictions, notably the United Kingdom and China. Our legal bases depend on the purpose of processing:
• To respond to your requests or questions – Depending on the nature of the request or question, either (i) your consent or (ii) in order to take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract.
• To provide and administer our services – To perform a contract to which you are an interested party.
• To send you marketing communications – Depending on the context of the communication, either (i) your consent or (ii) our legitimate interests in marketing our services.
• To help us improve our user experiences – Our legitimate interests in improving our services and online media.
5. Disclosure
Your personal information may be disclosed to the following categories of recipients:
• Employees and contractors of Curious Ant: These personnel have roles that require access to your information (a “need to know”). They are bound by employment terms that cover their obligation to keep personal information confidential and secure.
• Service providers (“processors”): We use service providers to assist us with certain tasks. Service providers process your data on our behalf and according to our instructions. They are contractually bound to protect your data and are prohibited from using it for their own purposes.
• Event partners: We share information we collect about you in connection with a conference or other event we organize with our partners, for example the event sponsors, exhibitors, and presenters.
We will also disclose your personal information in the following exceptional circumstances:
• Legal necessity: We will disclose your information to government agencies, law enforcement, courts, and other authorities and parties if required to by applicable law.
• Corporate event: Your data may be transferred to third parties as a result of a merger, acquisition, or similar corporate event involving Curious Ant.
6. Processing of payment card data
When you use a payment card to purchase a service from Curious Ant, your payment card data is processed according to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).
7. Retention
We will retain your personal information as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, and to satisfy legal, accounting, and reporting obligations, or to resolve disputes.
Section 9 of this Notice below describes your rights to request deletion of your data outside of our normal data retention schedule.
8. Transfer
Curious Ant is based in the United States. Personal information you provide to Curious Ant is processed and stored on our systems in the US, where privacy laws may be different from those of your own country. If you reside in the EU, European Economic Area, or UK, note that the European Commission has not issued an “adequacy decision” for the US. As described in this Notice, we strive to protect your data and your rights regardless of international transfer. Transfers may be protected with other appropriate safeguards.
9. Your Rights
US and international laws give you various rights over your personal information. These may include the right to:
• Access personal information held about you
• Correct inaccurate or out-of-date personal information
• Request deletion of your personal information
• Restrict processing of your personal information
• Object to processing for which the legal basis is our legitimate interests
When our processing of your information is based on your consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time.
Notice of withdrawal of consent and other requests to exercise privacy rights should be addressed to us using the e-mail address provided in Section 10 below. Note that if we determine that your rights request relates to personal information for which Curious Ant acts as a processor/service provider, we will assist you to direct your request to the controller/business.
If you believe that we have infringed your privacy rights, please contact us so that we can try to resolve the issue. However, if you are an EU/EEA/UK resident, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your EU/ EEA local supervisory authority or, in the UK, with the ICO.
9.1 Marketing
You can opt out of our marketing communications at any time using the “unsubscribe” mechanism available in the message.
Please note that, if you are a user of Curious Ant services, you may still receive service communications even after you have opted out of marketing communications. “Service” communications contain essential information about, or as a part of, the service for which you are a current customer.
10. Contact Us
info@curiousant.com
(415) 763-8943
Curious Ant, LLC
60 East 42nd Street, 40th Floor
New York, NY 10165
This Privacy Notice (“Notice”) describes how Curious Ant, LLC, its affiliates and subsidiaries (“Curious Ant”, “we”, “us”, “our”) collect, use, disclose, secure, and eventually dispose of (collectively “process”) your personal information.
Personal information is any information that does, or could, identify you.
This Notice applies to personal information collected on our website (curiousant.com) and otherwise in the course of our business activities, both online and offline. This Notice does not, however, apply to the personal information of Curious Ant employees or applicants for employment at Curious Ant.
Our websites may contain links to external sites. This Notice does not cover those sites.
In this Notice, “you” refers to anyone about whom we process personal information. You will usually be a business contact of Curious Ant, for example a partner, customer, or prospect, or a visitor to our website.Curious Ant is the “controller” or “business” in relation to the personal information covered by this Notice. We sometimes process personal information on behalf of our customers. In these cases, we are a “processor” or “service provider” and this Notice does not apply to the processing.
2. Changes to this Notice
We will update this Notice from time to time and will communicate material changes to you through an appropriate channel (for example, via a notice on our websites). The Notice was last updated on October 18th, 2024.
3. Personal information we collect
3.1 Categories Collected
We collect the following categories of personal information:
• Identifiers such as your name, e-mail address, and IP address.
• Additional personal information: telephone number, payment card number.
• Professional and employment-related information, such as your job title and professional biography.
• Internet activity information, such as your interaction with our websites.
• Location data, limited to following which sessions you attend at in-person Curious Ant events.
3.2 Categories of sources
We collect the categories of personal information listed above from the following categories of sources:
• Directly from you, for example when you complete a “Let’s Talk” or registration form on our website.
• From third parties, for example if we purchase an e-mail list from a data vendor or information service provider.
• From observing your activity, for example via cookies and other standard online technologies on our website.
3.3 Items of personal information collected
When we collect personal information directly from you, you will know the details of that information. It may include your:
• Company and job title.
• Business contact information: name, work address, telephone number, and e-mail.
The personal information we collect from third parties is limited to business contact information, usually your name and e-mail. No mobile information will be shared with third parties/affiliates for marketing/promotional purposes. All other categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties.
We collect personal information from observing your activity:
• On our website through the use of cookies and other standard online technologies. Cookies allow us to recognize your device. We use them to collect information about your device and how you use our website, for example which pages you visit and how long you stay on them. We will always place “strictly necessary” cookies on your device. These are cookies that are essential to provide the basic functions of our websites. When required by local law, we obtain your consent to place any cookies that are not strictly necessary, for example analytics and marketing cookies.
4. How we use your personal information
Curious Ant will never sell your personal information or share personal data like your phone numbers with third parties for marketing purposes.
We may use your personal information for the following purposes:
• To respond to your requests or questions, for example when, on our website, you sign up for Curious Ant content or ask for more information about our services.
• To provide and administer our services, for example to communicate with you, provide support, or invoice you for the services.
• To send you marketing communications for Curious Ant services, events, or content that we think may interest you (see Section 9.1 for information about opting out of such messages).
• To help us improve our website, for example by identifying which parts of the website you find interesting and useful.
Lawfulness of processing
The European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requires that we provide EU individuals with our legal bases for processing their personal data. A similar requirement applies in some other jurisdictions, notably the United Kingdom and China. Our legal bases depend on the purpose of processing:
• To respond to your requests or questions – Depending on the nature of the request or question, either (i) your consent or (ii) in order to take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract.
• To provide and administer our services – To perform a contract to which you are an interested party.
• To send you marketing communications – Depending on the context of the communication, either (i) your consent or (ii) our legitimate interests in marketing our services.
• To help us improve our user experiences – Our legitimate interests in improving our services and online media.
5. Disclosure
Your personal information may be disclosed to the following categories of recipients:
• Employees and contractors of Curious Ant: These personnel have roles that require access to your information (a “need to know”). They are bound by employment terms that cover their obligation to keep personal information confidential and secure.
• Service providers (“processors”): We use service providers to assist us with certain tasks. Service providers process your data on our behalf and according to our instructions. They are contractually bound to protect your data and are prohibited from using it for their own purposes.
• Event partners: We share information we collect about you in connection with a conference or other event we organize with our partners, for example the event sponsors, exhibitors, and presenters.
We will also disclose your personal information in the following exceptional circumstances:
• Legal necessity: We will disclose your information to government agencies, law enforcement, courts, and other authorities and parties if required to by applicable law.
• Corporate event: Your data may be transferred to third parties as a result of a merger, acquisition, or similar corporate event involving Curious Ant.
6. Processing of payment card data
When you use a payment card to purchase a service from Curious Ant, your payment card data is processed according to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).
7. Retention
We will retain your personal information as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, and to satisfy legal, accounting, and reporting obligations, or to resolve disputes.
Section 9 of this Notice below describes your rights to request deletion of your data outside of our normal data retention schedule.
8. Transfer
Curious Ant is based in the United States. Personal information you provide to Curious Ant is processed and stored on our systems in the US, where privacy laws may be different from those of your own country. If you reside in the EU, European Economic Area, or UK, note that the European Commission has not issued an “adequacy decision” for the US. As described in this Notice, we strive to protect your data and your rights regardless of international transfer. Transfers may be protected with other appropriate safeguards.
9. Your Rights
US and international laws give you various rights over your personal information. These may include the right to:
• Access personal information held about you
• Correct inaccurate or out-of-date personal information
• Request deletion of your personal information
• Restrict processing of your personal information
• Object to processing for which the legal basis is our legitimate interests
When our processing of your information is based on your consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time.
Notice of withdrawal of consent and other requests to exercise privacy rights should be addressed to us using the e-mail address provided in Section 10 below. Note that if we determine that your rights request relates to personal information for which Curious Ant acts as a processor/service provider, we will assist you to direct your request to the controller/business.
If you believe that we have infringed your privacy rights, please contact us so that we can try to resolve the issue. However, if you are an EU/EEA/UK resident, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your EU/ EEA local supervisory authority or, in the UK, with the ICO.
9.1 Marketing
You can opt out of our marketing communications at any time using the “unsubscribe” mechanism available in the message.
Please note that, if you are a user of Curious Ant services, you may still receive service communications even after you have opted out of marketing communications. “Service” communications contain essential information about, or as a part of, the service for which you are a current customer.
10. Contact Us
info@curiousant.com
(415) 763-8943
Curious Ant, LLC
60 East 42nd Street, 40th Floor
New York, NY 10165
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