Privacy Statement
This Privacy Statement applies to personal data collected, used, and stored by Pierson Ventures, LLC, having its registered office at 3080 N Civic Center Plaza #100, Scottsdale, AZ 85251, and its affiliated companies, hereinafter “PV”.
PV takes your privacy very seriously. We do everything we can to convey the information on our Platform with the greatest possible accuracy. This Privacy Statement explains the types of personal data we collect from and about you and how we use, disclose and protect that data as well as your ability to control certain uses of it.
PV Services
This Privacy Statement is applicable to PV’s services (hereinafter the “Services”) consisting of:
– PV online and in-person Events
– The Event website and any relating subdomains
– PV social media channels/pages and blogs
– PV Platform and any related subdomains
– PV Spaces
– PV accounts
– PV & event communication
What is personal data?
Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. This includes, for example, your name, telephone number, address, and email address.
What personal data do we collect?
We collect personal data about you from a variety of sources, such as:
Information we collect directly from you
This is the personal data you provide us when using our Services. For example when you sign up to receive our newsletter, opt-in to be added to the delegate list, register to attend an Event, or when you create an account. This type of information may include your name, email address, user name, telephone number, date of birth, user-generated content, post and other content you submit to our Services, and any other information you provide voluntarily to us. The profile information that you choose to provide to PV (or third-party networking application you’ve opted into during the Event) might be accessible to other attendees of the Event, subject to your settings.
When you create a PV account. We may use device IDs, cookies, and other signals, including information obtained from third parties, to associate accounts and/or devices with you.
Information we collect from your use of our Platform.
We may use cookies and similar technologies to collect information when you visit our Platform, use our online services and interact with our online advertisements. This type of information may include your type of browser or device, details of the web pages you have viewed, links you clicked on, your IP address, sites clicked on before coming to our websites, and any other information you choose to share when using the “Like” functionality on Facebook. For more information on cookies and how to manage them, please see our Cookie Statement.
We may use information from a social sign-on using your Facebook or LinkedIn credentials to create an account or log on. This type of information may include your title, company, interests, and other information you authorize.
Information we collect via scanning
PV provides attendees with a third party networking application for the purpose of making connections with other attendees. For example, the profile information provided by you to PV will be accessible to other attendees of an Event, subject to your settings in the third party networking application.
The QR code scanning functionality on the Event badge is activated by default. You can provide your profile information to other attendees and partners by allowing them to scan the QR code on your Event badge at the Event and/or by clicking “connect” or accepting the connection request on the third party networking application with another attendee or partner. If this occurs, you may consent to the sharing of your contact information with an attendee or partner. Consent may be revoked at any time.
Information we collect from other sources
We may collect information from other sources if you have given permission for that information to be shared. For example information from your social media accounts, public databases and marketing companies. This type of information may include your name, postal address, telephone number, email address, household information, consumer and market research data, purchase behavior and preferences, and information about your lifestyle such as your hobbies and interests. The aforementioned processing of personal data may also be based on legitimate interests of PV.
For which purposes do we use your personal data?
We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your personal data in the following circumstances:
– Where we need to perform the Terms and conditions and provide you with the required Service or information.
– Where it is necessary for our legitimate interests (or those of a third party) and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests.
– Where we need to comply with a legal obligation.
– Where you have consented to the processing which consent may be revoked at any time.
– Where you have made the information manifestly public.
– Where necessary in the public interest.
– Where necessary to protect your vital interest.
The following purposes are examples of how we may use the personal data we collect:
– Provide access to networking applications, facilitate information sharing with other attendees and partners with your consent and provide you with relevant connections and content during the Event;
– Determine the popularity of certain sessions and content during an Event;
– Provide you with Services that you request from us;
– Communicate regularly with you to inform you about service updates, content, special offers, and advertisements that may be of interest to you;
– Contact you if this is required to perform our Services;
– Inform you about changes in our Services and our Platform;
– Send you an invoice for our Services;
– Resolve consumer issues and issues with our Services;
– Improve your customer experience on our websites and Platform;
– Do research and analysis to maintain, protect, develop and improve our networks and Services;
– Deliver customized content or advertising such as personalized offers for products and services that may be of interest to you;
– Connect you with other attendees and PV’s partners during the Event; Participate in our online communities, including our social media channel/pages and blogs;
– Store your preferences for future interactions and communications from us;
– Create external marketing & analytics reports;
– Market our Services and use and distribute footage and photographs in order to highlight your participation in our Services and for other legitimate business purposes;
– Prevent illegal activities, suspected fraud and potential threats to our network; and
– Analyze the characteristics of our customers at an aggregated level and customer utilization of our Services in order to understand customer and market needs, to improve our existing Services, to design new Services, and for business development.
Will we share your personal data with other parties?
We may disclose your personal data to third parties if needed to provide the Services, which third parties will process your personal data in conformance with this Privacy Statement.
We may also disclose your personal data:
– To our affiliates or subsidiaries.
– If we are legally entitled or required to do so (for example, if required to do so by legal proceedings or for the purposes of detection and prevention of fraud and other crime or as part of a security audit).
– When we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, protect your safety, or the safety of others.
– If we sell a business or part of a business to another company then the transfer of ownership could include the transfer of your personal data directly related to that business to the purchasing company. We would require the buyer to treat your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Statement.
– To any third party in order to fulfill the agreement between you and PV for PV Events related services.
– To any other third party (for example speakers, sponsoring companies, and other attendees at the Event) with your prior permission to do so.
Your personal data may be transferred, stored and processed in the Netherlands or any other country in which PV (or its affiliates, subcontractors or agents) maintain facilities. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Statement and applicable data protection law and legislation.
Special information for parents
We understand the importance of protecting children’s privacy and do not intend for our Platform to be used by anyone under the age of 16. If you are under 16 years old and you wish to use our Platform in any way which requires you to submit your personal data, please get your parent or legal guardian to do so on your behalf.
If you are a parent or legal guardian and believe we may have collected personal data about a child, please contact us as described in this Privacy Statement.
Newsletter
You can sign up to receive our newsletter via the Platform. If you do not wish to receive the newsletter any longer, you can use the unsubscribe link in every newsletter.
How do we protect the personal data?
The collection, use and disclosure of personal data collected through the Platform is safeguarded by technological and organizational security measures with the objective to protect the personal data against loss, misuse and unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure or destruction. These measures are continually improved in line with technological developments.
In particular: (i) we encrypt many of our Services using SSL (ii) we review our information collection, storage and processing practices, from time to time to guard our systems against unauthorized access, and (iii) we restrict access to personal information to our employees and all other parties we work with, who are subject to strict contractual confidentiality obligations and may be disciplined or terminated if they fail to meet these obligations.
We will not retain your personal data for a period longer than necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected for unless we have to keep it for legitimate business, tax or legal purposes.
Your privacy rights
You are entitled to know whether we hold personal data about you and, if we do, to have a copy of that information. Furthermore, you have the right to data portability and you can request us to correct, update or delete your personal data in our records and/or inform us about any misuse of your personal data.
Links to other websites
Our Platform may contain links to other websites. Please note that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of other websites. This Privacy Statement applies solely to personal data collected, used and restored in connection with the use of our Platform.
Changes of the Privacy Statement
This Privacy Statement may be changed from time to time. If we make any substantial changes to this Privacy Statement and the way we use your personal data, we will provide appropriate notice to you. Please check our Privacy Statement frequently to stay informed about how we use your personal data.
The new Privacy Statement will be effective immediately upon posting. By continuing to access our websites or to make use of Services, you agree to be bound by the revised Privacy Statement.
This Privacy Statement was last updated on April 17, 2023.
How can you contact us?
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Statement or your privacy, you can contact us at: hello@piersonventures.com
Pierson Ventures, LLC
3080 N Civic Center Plaza #100, Scottsdale, AZ 85251.
If you have any complaints about our Privacy Statement or the way PV processes your personal data, you can submit a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission. More information can be found on the website: https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/privacy-security/data-security.