INTRODUCTION
Phillip S. Smith Enterprises is committed to your privacy. This privacy policy describes what we may collect and how we use that information.
We will need to process your personal information in order to offer the network, and to offer you our products and services. By using the network or (whether via the public or private network, collectively the “Terms of Service”), or purchasing our products or services, you confirm that you have read and understood the Terms of Service and this privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) including how and why we use your information and that your use of this website, you have several choices including limiting the information we collect on you, or not using the network, or our products and services.
By using the network or purchasing our products and services, you acknowledge that we may use your information in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany as well as any other country where we operate. This privacy policy has been updated to comply with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and this policy describes how we protect personal information that is transferred outside of the EU. Please be aware that the privacy laws and standards in certain countries, including the rights of authorities to access your personal information, may differ from those that apply in the country in which you reside. We will transfer personal information only to countries to which we are permitted by law to transfer personal information and we will continue to ensure that your personal information is appropriately safeguarded.
HOW WE COLLECT INFORMATION ON YOU
In the course of providing you access to the network, as well as products and services, we may receive personal information in a few ways. Often, you can choose what information to provide, but sometimes we require personal information from you to carry out certain activities such as account verification and purchases. This section details the ways in which we collect information from you and how that information is received.
Account Registration
Although the network provides for anonymous and pseudonymous participation, in some instances in order to use certain products or services, we require account registration. This requires a name associated with your account, an email address at which we can contact you, and in some cases, additional information including, a contact address, a billing address, and a password to help secure your personal information.
Information Collected Automatically
We receive and record information from your browser or mobile device when you visit the website, such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address or unique device identifier. Cookies and data about which pages you visit on our network allow us to operate and optimize the products and services we provide to you. This information is stored in secure logs and is collected automatically. We may combine this browser information with other information we collect about you. This information is used to keep the products and services secure, analyze and understand how our products and services are used, optimize such usage, provide advertising across the network as well as certain products and services to personalize your experience.
Location Information
When you use the website, we collect location information about you including your IP address, your location, browser information, and how you came to the website. This information is collected for various purposes, including advertising, analytics and to serve content as it relates to certain products or services (e.g., Talent), as well as to provide you with localized content, recommendations, and marketing. We share this information with certain third-parties (e.g., talent recruiters, payment processors, and advertising providers) in order to provide you with our products and services.
Information Shared with Third Parties
We may share personal information with third parties who provide services to Phillip S. Smith Enterprises, such as payment processors, email delivery services, and advertising providers. When we share your personal information and other collected information with third party service providers, we require that they use your information only for the purpose of providing services to us and that their terms are consistent with this privacy policy.
Advertising and Marketing Partners
When you interact with this website, we and authorized third parties place cookies on you and your activity as described in more detail within our Cookies Policy. We use this information to serve you certain advertising content. Similarly, we market our products and services to you and communicate important information and product opportunities to you.
Analytics Information
We use data analytics to ensure site functionality and to optimize our Product and Service offerings to you. We use web browser and mobile analytics to allow us to understand network and Apps functionality. In doing so, we record information including, for example how often you visit the network, how often you contribute content, network and Apps performance data, errors and debugging information, and the type of activity you engage in while on the network or in your use of our products and services. We may on occasion share this information with third parties for research or product and services optimization.
Billing Information
For products and services requiring payment, we collect a billing name, phone number, and email address. We also collect a billing and shipping address for invoicing purposes. If you elect to pay by credit card, We may engage a third party to securely process your payment. All payment processing is done through a PCI DSS compliant third party. If customers are paying by a credit card, their card details are vaulted through a third party payment gateway. We will store an encrypted token along with the last four digits of the credit card and the expiration month and year of the card and will not store or retain any other billing information about you.
WHAT INFORMATION WE COLLECT ON YOU
This section describes in further detail the information we collect on you and how we use that information broken down by our products and services offerings. Public network (Questions and Answers Content)
Advertising products
We partner with third parties to display advertisements on our website. We and our third party partners may collect and use your personal information to tailor your advertising experience to suit your interests, skills, as well as to monitor your account activity in order to optimize our products and services.
We seek to limit what information advertisers and similar third parties have access to, as well as to ensure that your user experience on the public and private network is not overwhelmed by advertising initiatives. However, our advertising products and services require us to collect certain personal and non-personal information on you, which includes:
Data from advertising technologies like cookies, web beacons, pixels, ad tags, and browser/device identifiers Information you have provided to us directly including profile information. Usage analytics including your visits to the network, browsing and search history Information from our advertising partners (e.g., device type and location)
YOUR CHOICE AND CONTROL OF THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT ON YOU
Privacy is a guiding principle of all our products and services and we value your privacy. Much of the data we collect is voluntary and your choice entirely to provide us or not. . In the event we decide to provide additional opt-out or opt-in mechanisms, the mechanisms will be clear, conspicuous, and readily available for you to exercise your choice.
COOKIES
In order to provide this website along with the products and services described in this policy, we may place cookies on you as well as partner with third parties including advertising partners, who may use cookies or other similar technologies to provide you with advertising based on your browsing activities and interests.
DATA PROCESSING DISCLOSURES
When you access the website and use the products and services we offer, we collect, display, store, share, transmit, and process your information in the manner described in this policy. In order to carry out these activities, We may rely on a number of legal bases in order to process your personal data, including where:
necessary to perform the contractual obligations in our Terms of Service and in order to provide the products and services to you necessary for a third party’s, or our, legitimate interests necessary to comply with a legal obligation or to defend legal claims necessary to protect the public interest or vital interest of others you have expressly made information public you have consented to the processing, which may be revoked at any time
Where we process your information on the basis of legitimate interests, we do so in order to:
Secure your Personal Data and Information
All records containing personal or financial information are considered to be proprietary and are afforded confidential treatment at all times. We are committed to the safety and security of your personal data and the information that you share with us and with the public. We treat your personal safety and safety from harassment as top organizational priorities. At Phillip S. Smith Enterprises we consider it necessary to pursue these legitimate interests in order to keep our community, you and your information safe from spam, harassment, intellectual property infringement, identity theft, and the scraping and unlawful collection of your information.
Provide and Optimize products and services
We use your information to provide and improve our products and services, for identification verification, to provide support, for online and offline marketing including through third party tools such as Google Analytics, and for general research and analytics reporting. In doing so, we may learn which of our products and services you are using most, what you’re interested in, and to better enable you to use and access our products and services. As a core part of our business, we have a legitimate interest in enabling and customizing your experience of our product and services offerings.
Engage in Commercial Transactions
As part of providing our core products and services, we may charge you for the use of some products and services, or certain features within these products and services. In order to process your payment, and to secure your financial information, we may facilitate the sharing of your information with third parties. We share your information only with third parties who have met strict security standards and consider the secure processing of your financial information to be a strict and legitimate business necessity.
Comply with Regulatory and Legal Obligations
We have a legitimate interest in complying with certain legal obligations and interests which, from time to time, may require the disclosure of your personal information. We will not disclose your personal information to legal authorities except where such disclosure is by lawful request, including to meet legitimate national security or law enforcement demands (including a subpoena, court order, or other lawful legal demand by a legal authority with lawful jurisdiction). In some cases, we may also release your personal information to defend our legitimate legal interests.
Marketing and Product Communications
From time to time, we may communicate with you about commercial and other Product and services offerings. In doing so, we provide you with an opportunity to opt-out of such messages at any time you choose via your account settings. We will not sell your personal information to enhance our marketing opportunities or profitability (except as may relate to a corporate event such as a sale or merger), and as we are committed to preventing spam, our direct marketing efforts are limited in scope and frequency. We engage in such activities as a legitimate business interest in order to promote key products and Service offerings and provide you with every opportunity to unsubscribe from such communications or to further limit their scope and frequency. In short, while we want to communicate some key commercial communications with you and have determined it to be a legitimate interest for us to be able to do so, you have the final say in whether or not you would like to receive such commercial communications from us. You can review or change your permissions in your Email Settings.
Core Business Operations
We may engage with third parties in business transactions including the buying and selling of assets, the auditing of our business practices and financials, and to engage in business development opportunities. These core activities may involve the processing and/or disclosure of some limited personal information which may be necessary and within our legitimate interests to develop the radioadvertising.world brand and business. If we transfer any personal information in pursuing such a business transaction, we will always ensure that strict confidentiality measures are in place to protect your privacy interests.
OUR ONGOING COMMITMENT TO DATA SECURITY
Security is important to us and we know it is important to you. We follow generally accepted standards to protect your personal information when processing, transferring, and storing your personal information and by keeping your personal data only as necessary to perform our legitimate business interests.
As the data subject, you too have an important role to play in helping us protect your personal information. We encourage you to protect yourself against unauthorized access to your personal information by choosing a password carefully and in accordance with industry best standards. Do not share your password with anyone you do not trust, and make sure your computer accesses our website via a secure network and that you do not leave your personal information vulnerable to hackers and other bad actors by leaving your computer unattended or by failing to logout of your account when you have ended your session activity.
DIRECT MARKETING OPT-OUT
You may opt-out of receiving our email marketing materials by using the unsubscribe link in these communications or by changing your Email Settings.
PRIVACY POLICY AMENDMENTS
We may amend or update this policy from time to time, and will notify you of any material changes to this policy. Previous versions of this privacy policy are available upon request.