PRIVACY FACTS
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Our Company name | Software Current |
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Information we collect | We collect information you provide to us when subscribing to or participating in our Services. We (and our service providers) may also automatically collect certain information about your use of our Services. |
Categories of personal data collected | We may collect information that personally identifies you as well as information that does not personally identify you. We do not collect sensitive personal information about you. If we combine non-personal data with personal data, we will treat the combined information as personal data under this Privacy Notice. |
How we use information | We use the information we collect to respond to your specific requests, send you periodic information and special offers from Software Current and our sponsors, and to provide our sponsors and Business Partners with information about our users. |
How we disclose information | We disclose certain personal data with our service providers to perform and enhance our Services. We may disclose certain personal data like name and contact information with sponsors of our products and services when you register to received those sponsored products or services. |
Do you sell or share personal data with unrelated third parties for cross-contextual behavior advertising? | No. However, we may use personal data collected on our Websites and in connection with our Services to market our Services and those of our Business Partners to you across unrelated Websites. You can opt-out of our use of your personal information for this purpose. |
Third Party content and links | Our Services may embed content from, or link to, third-party websites and services, including social media platforms, that are outside of our control. |
How do we do secure and store information? | We use reasonable precautions, including appropriate technical, administrative, and physical procedures, to try to protect collected Personal data from loss, misuse, or unauthorized disclosure or alteration. |
Do we collect information about children? | No. Our Services are not intended for children under 16 years of age. |
How can I update or correct my information? | You may correct or amend information that is inaccurate by reviewing and updating your account preferences or by contacting us by email at dpo@softwarecurrent.com or by mail at Software Current, Attention: Data Privacy Officer, 2740 SOUTH RD, POUGHKEEPSIE, NY 12601. |
Jurisdiction specific privacy information and rights | European Union and United Kingdom, and Canada(CASL), and certain States within the United States |
Cookie Notice | This explains our use of cookies and other tracking technologies |
Software Current Privacy Notice
LAST UPDATED: August 28, 2024
Software Current, LLC, its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively “Software Current” or “we”) recognizes the importance of protecting the privacy of information provided to us by those who use our products and services. Our goal is to provide you with an experience that delivers the information, resources and services that are the most useful to you. In order to achieve this goal, we may collect information from you.
This privacy notice explains how we collect, use and disclose information about you when you use our websites, mobile apps, and other online products and services that link to this Notice; subscribe to our publications and newsletters; participate in learning or research activities; attend our events; purchase other products or services from us (collectively, the “Services”) or when you otherwise interact with us or receive a communication from us related to the Services. For certain Services we may provide you with additional privacy information that supplements this Notice.
Please be sure to read this Privacy Notice before using any Service offered by Software Current or its subsidiaries and affiliates or submitting information to us. This Privacy Notice is current as of the date written above. If we change our privacy practices, we will also update this Privacy Notice. Users should review this notice periodically to monitor any changes. Your continued use of our Services constitutes your acceptance of this Privacy Notice, as updated from time to time.
Please note, this notice includes sections with additional information for users in specific jurisdictions. We will only process your personal data in accordance with applicable data protection and privacy laws. Importantly, we note that we are a “controller” for those Services where we make decisions on how personal information is used in connection with our Services, and we are a “processor” for those services where we only use personal information as allowed by our customers. For the purposes of UK and EU data protection legislation, when acting as a “controller”, the data controller is Software Current, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, 2740 SOUTH RD, POUGHKEEPSIE, NY 12601. You understand that your personal data, including any data you provide, is processed by Software Current in the United States, which may have different data protection standards if you reside in another country.
What information does Software Current collect?
Information You Provide to Us. We collect the information you provide to us directly when you use the Services, including when you:
Automatically Collected Information. We (and service providers on our behalf) automatically collect certain information about your use of the Services, including any devices used to access the Services. For example, we may collect:
We and our service providers may use cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies to collect such information. See our Cookie Notice for more information about these technologies.
When is personally identifiable information collected?
Software Current collects information by which someone could identify you as a specific, identifiable individual (we refer to this type of information in this Privacy Notice collectively as “personal data”) that you choose to provide us when you subscribe to our publications, sign up for e-newsletters, enter a contest, participate in surveys, login into our Websites using a third party login system (including, but not limited to, Facebook Connect, LinkedIn, X (formerly known as Twitter), etc.), register for a Website, webinar, continuing education course, conference, trade show, or otherwise communicate with us. When you provide this information to us, you are no longer anonymous.
We also collect, use, and share “Aggregated Data” such as statistical or demographic data for any purpose. Aggregated Data may be derived from your personal data but is not considered personal data since it does not directly or indirectly reveal your identity. For example, we may aggregate your usage data to calculate the percentage of users accessing a specific website feature. If we combine non-personal data with personal data, we will treat the combined information as personal data under this Privacy Notice.
Categories of Personal Data Collected.
CATEGORY OF PERSONAL DATA EXAMPLES OF PERSONAL DATA WE MAY COLLECT UNDER EACH CATEGORY | |
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Identity Data | First and Last Name, social media handle/profile, profile photo |
Contact Data | Physical address, email address, telephone number, and any other contact information you provide to us |
Financial Data | Payment card details. However, please note that payment methods (e.g., credit card number and/or PayPal and/or bank account details) are not collected by us directly, but by secure payment service providers |
Transaction Data | Details about payments to and from you, and details regarding the services that you have subscribed to or purchased from us |
Technical Data | Device IDs, your login data, access dates and times, browser type and version, device information, cookie data, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform and other technology on the devices you use to access the Website |
Profile Data | Your username and password, orders made by you, preferences, user-generated content |
Demographic Data | Gender/sex, race or ethnicity, age, geographic location such as city or state |
Business/Professional Information | Job title, industry, education, company name |
Usage Data | Information about how you use our Website, products and services; Actions you take related to content such as sharing content; customizing newsletters, notifications, and alerts; and liking, replying to, or reporting (and providing additional information regarding) comments |
Marketing and Communications Data | Your preferences in receiving marketing from us and our third parties and your communication preferences |
User Generated Data | Comments, requests, and questions you submit through customer service interactions with us; your comments on articles, content in message boards, images, photos, videos, online ads you post, or other content you provide to the Services; Your survey responses, which may include your interests, opinions, and information about you including demographic information. From time to time our surveys offer you the option to voluntarily provide information that may be considered sensitive under applicable law such as your race or ethnicity. We process such information for disclosed purposes as permitted by and in compliance with applicable law. |
If You Fail to Provide Personal Data Where Such Data is Required to Provide Services to You
Where we need to collect personal data under the terms of a contract we have with you, or a prospective contract, and you fail to provide that Personal Data when requested, we may not be able to perform the contract we have or are trying to enter into with you (for example, to provide you with our Services). If so, we may have to cancel the service you have with us (or have requested from us), and you accept that as a condition of service.
We will tell you at the time we collect information whether the information requested is necessary for you to participate in a particular feature.
Personal Data Retention
We will retain your personal data and any information collected from your use of our Services for as long as you are a Customer or Subscriber or otherwise maintain a user account on our Websites and for a reasonable time thereafter.
How do we use and disclose the information we collect?
The information we collect is used to respond to your specific requests, to send you periodic information and special offers from Software Current and our Business Partners (described below) who sponsor one or more of our products or services, to provide you with updates on Software Current offerings and features, to provide you with product information relevant to you from manufacturers or service providers in our database, and to provide our Business Partners with information about our users.
We may use your contact information to send notices for subscription renewal or provide you with information about products or services you have ordered with us. We may also use your contact information to send you e-newsletters or other promotional e-mails that contain targeted, relevant content that may be useful to you or your business. All promotional e-mails you receive from us will include an option to opt out of similar e-mail communications in the future.
We use the information we collect, including personal data and Website usage data:
You can opt-out of Software Current processing your personal information for targeting advertising across unrelated websites (known as ‘cross-contextual behavioral advertising’) under applicable state law by: (1) submitting this OPT-OUT FORM, (2) email dpo@softwarecurrent.com, or (3) by mail to Software Current, Attention: Data Privacy Officer, 2740 SOUTH RD, POUGHKEEPSIE, NY 12601. We do not sell or share personal information with unrelated third parties for them to use in cross-contextual behavioral advertising.
We may disclose your information to:
We may disclose aggregated information about users that does not identify any individual, without restriction.
How does Software Current secure and store your information?
We use reasonable precautions, including appropriate technical, administrative, and physical procedures, to try to protect collected Personal data from loss, misuse, or unauthorized disclosure or alteration.
Our Site uses Transport Layer Security (TLS) to protect personal data. By using a browser that supports security functions, when you access to our Websites and enter Personal data, including your name and e-mail address, this information is transferred to our server and the information is automatically encrypted when transmitted and received by servers. Therefore, if the transmitted data is intercepted by a third party, there is no need to worry about the content being stolen.
If you use a browser that does not support TLS, you may not be able to access our Website or input information.
Due to the design of the Internet and other factors outside our control, we cannot guarantee that communications between you and our servers will be free from unauthorized access by third parties.
Any information you provide may be stored and maintained in an Software Current database, either housed at Software Current or with a third party service provider. In the case of a sale, change of ownership or merger involving Software Current or any parent, subsidiary or affiliated company, your information may be transferred to a third party.
In some cases, you may use passwords to access our Services and customize your information, preferences and experience with our Services. We recommend that you do not share your password(s) with anyone, and notify us promptly if you believe your password security has been breached. Software Current will never ask you for your password in an unsolicited phone call or in an unsolicited e-mail. Also, if you are using a computer that others have access to, such as one in a computer lab, Internet cafe or public library, always remember to log out and close your browser window when leaving any of our Websites.
In addition, any personally identifiable information or sensitive data that you choose to disclose through any discussion boards or other public online forums hosted on the Website, such information may be collected and used by others. We recommend caution when giving out personal information to others in these public online forums. When you provide information on these forums, you do so at your own risk. Software Current does not take any steps to protect the privacy of information you volunteer about yourself in public forums or other publicly accessible sections of our Websites. The information you share may be viewed by any other user of the Website.
Third Party Content and Links
Our Services may embed content from, or link to, third-party websites and services, including social media platforms, that are outside of our control. We are not responsible for their practices and this Privacy Notice does not govern those third parties’ content, services, or use of your information.
Many of our Websites contain links to Websites owned and operated by unaffiliated third parties. These links are provided as a service to you, and do not constitute Software Current's endorsement or support of those third parties or their Websites. Each third party Website has its own information collection and use practices, and we advise you to review their policies.
Software Current is not responsible or liable for third party privacy practices or the content of third party sites. We are not responsible or liable for any breach of security or for the actions of these parties.
What options do you have about how Software Current uses or shares your information?
We strive to provide you with choices regarding the personal data you provide us. To exercise control over your information, we have provided you with the following mechanisms:
If you no longer wish for us to share your mailing address or other contact information with our sponsors or other third parties, you may adjust your account preferences or you can send us an e-mail at dpo@softwarecurrent.com. For us to be able to locate your record, your e-mail must include your name, mailing address, e-mail address, and must identify the Software Current product, event, or service for which you are registered. We will strive to process your request within 10 business days, and thereafter we will no longer share your contact information with third parties. Please note that we will not be able to stop third parties from sending you information about their products or services if your information was shared with them before we received your request.
Regarding e-mail specifically, you have the opportunity to elect to stop receiving advertising messages from Software Current about our products or services each time you receive such a communication from us. To unsubscribe from such advertising e-mail messages, please follow the directions included in that e-mail message. We will strive to process your request within 10 business days. Please note that during that time, you may continue to receive e-mail messages from Software Current about its products or services or those of our affiliates or customers.
If you receive broadcast e-mail messages that we may send about third party manufacturers or service providers in whose products or services we believe you may be interested and no longer wish to receive such messages, you can do so by following the directions included in the e-mail message you receive. If you have further questions regarding your options with respect to your account information, please contact us at the e-mail or mailing address included at the beginning of this Privacy Notice.
Additionally, regardless of whether you have unsubscribed from receiving advertising and promotional material from Software Current, you will continue to receive transactional information from us, such as information relating to your account or payment or bill information.
Do Not Track Signals
Your browser may offer you a “Do Not Track” option, which allows you to signal to operators of Websites and web applications and services (including behavioral advertising services) that you do not wish such operators to track certain of your online activities over time and/or across different Websites. Our Websites do not support Do Not Track requests at this time, which means that we collect information about your online activity while you are using our Websites.
How Can I Correct or Amend Information About Me?
We want to assure you that you have access to your personal data that we collect and store. You may correct or amend information that is inaccurate by reviewing and updating your account preferences or by contacting us by email at dpo@softwarecurrent.com or by mail at Software Current, Attention: Data Privacy Officer, 2740 SOUTH RD, POUGHKEEPSIE, NY 12601.
Collection and Use of Information from Children
Our Services are not intended for children under 16 years of age. No one under age 16 may provide any personal information to or on the Website. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you are under 16, do not use or provide any information on this Website or on or through any of its features. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 16 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 16, please send an email to: dpo@softwarecurrent.com. You may also call +1 601-879-4436 and ask for the Data Privacy Officer, or mail your request to the attention of the Data Privacy Officer at 2740 SOUTH RD, POUGHKEEPSIE, NY 12601.
Privacy Rights
Depending on where you live, you may have certain rights with respect to your information.
Residents of certain U.S. states that have enacted individual data privacy laws (including California, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Virginia and such others as may be enacted from time to time), in addition to residents of the EEA, UK, or Switzerland, may be able to request:
California, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah and Virginia residents also have certain “opt out” rights described below. Applicable law may further provide you with the right to not be discriminated against for exercising your rights.
Please note: Your rights and our responses will vary based on your state or country of residency. You may be located in a jurisdiction where we are not obligated, or are unable, to fulfill a request. In such a case, your request may not be fulfilled.
If you would like information regarding your rights or would like to make a request (or if you are an authorized agent acting in accordance with applicable law), please email us at dpo@softwarecurrent.com.
We will take reasonable steps to verify your identity and requests, including by verifying your account information, residency or the email address you provide. If you are an authorized agent submitting a request on behalf of another individual, we may require proof of your written authorization before processing the request.
Certain information may be exempt from such requests under applicable law such as information we retain for legal compliance and to secure our Services. We may need certain information in order to provide the Services to you; if you ask us to delete it, you may no longer be able to use the Services.
Virginia, Colorado, and Connecticut residents may appeal the denial of a request by emailing us at dpo@softwarecurrent.com.
If you are a California, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah or Virginia resident, you have the right to opt out of certain processing of your personal information for cross-contextual targeted advertising under applicable law. Cross-contextual targeted advertising is when a business display ads to you based on your personal information that is collected across different businesses. We do not participate in this type of processing. Even if you opt out of this type of processing, you will still see advertising on our Websites that may be personalized for you based only on the data that the Software Current has collected about you.
Analytics. Some analytics providers we partner with may provide specific opt-out mechanisms. For example, you may opt out of having Google Analytics use your information for analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. You can visit our Cookie Notice for additional information on how to opt out of certain analytics providers.
California Consumers’ Privacy Rights
This section (“California Statement”) explains rights that certain natural persons residing in the State of California (each, a “consumer”) may have under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA), as amended and expanded by the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CPRA), and such rules and regulations as may be adopted from time to time implementing and interpreting such Acts (CCPA and CPRA are collectively referred to as “CCPA”). When we use the term “personal information” in this California Statement, we are using that term as CCPA defines it, which CCPA generally defines “personal information” to mean information that identifies, relates to, describes, is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer or household. However, personal information does not include publicly available, deidentified, or aggregate consumer information (which are all defined in CCPA).
Where we act as a “business” under CCPA (meaning we determine the manner and reasons for why we process your personal information), we may be required to disclose additional information regarding the categories of personal information we collect, the sources where we obtain that information, the purposes for why we collect that information, who we share that information with, as well as whether we sell that personal information – all of which depends on the specific service being provided.
Categories of Personal Information we collect
Depending on the nature of your relationship with us (e.g., subscriber, attendee, media partner, research partner, service provider or Software Current employee), we may collect the following categories of Personal Information about you, including:
Depending on your relationship with us, we may have collected each of the above categories of Personal Information about you. In addition, we may have shared one or more of these categories of Personal Information with third parties during the preceding 12 months for the business purposes described in this Privacy Notice. For each of these categories of Personal Information, please refer to the “When is personally identifiable information collected? How is your information used?” sections above for more detailed information regarding why we collect personal information and the categories of third parties with whom we may share personal information.
California residents can also request information about the categories of personal information we collect, disclose or sell or share about you; the categories of sources of such information; the business or commercial purpose for collecting, selling, or sharing your personal information; and the categories of third parties to whom we disclose personal information. Such information is also set forth in this Privacy Notice.
California residents also have the right to request that we delete your information. To make a request, you can contact us toll free at +1 601-879-4436 and ask for the Data Privacy Officer or by email to our Data Privacy Officer at dpo@softwarecurrent.com or in writing to Software Current, Attention: Data Privacy Officer, 2740 SOUTH RD, POUGHKEEPSIE, NY 12601. Provide us enough information to verify your identify. We will use information you provide to us to verify your request. If we cannot initially verify your identity, we may request additional information to complete the verification process, such as, for example, a copy of your driver’s license and/or a recent utility or credit card bill.
California residents also have certain rights regarding the “sale” or “sharing” of “personal information” (as such terms may be defined by CCPA). California residents have the right to opt out of such “sale” or “sharing” of their “personal information” in accordance with CCPA: (1) online, (2) by emailing dpo@softwarecurrent.com, (3) by writing to Software Current, Attention: Data Privacy Officer, 2740 SOUTH RD, POUGHKEEPSIE, NY 12601. Once a year, California residents can also request certain information regarding our disclosure, if any, of certain categories of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes in the preceding calendar year.
We will not discriminate against you because you have exercised any of your privacy rights under the CCPA.
Nevada Residents
Nevada consumers who have purchased goods or services from us may opt out of the “sale” of “covered information” as such terms are defined under Nevada law. We do not engage in such activity, but if you have questions about this you can email us at dpo@softwarecurrent.com.
Users Outside of the United States and Consent to Transfer
The Websites and Services provided by Software Current are operated in the United States. If you are located in another jurisdiction, please be aware that information you provide to us will be transferred to, stored and processed in the United States. By using the Websites or providing us with any information, you consent to this transfer, processing, and storage of your information in the United States, a jurisdiction in which the privacy laws are not as comprehensive as those in the country where you reside or are a citizen, such as the European Union. You understand that the U.S. government can obtain access to the personal data you submit if necessary for investigative purposes (e.g., terrorism investigation). We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Notice. We use appropriate and suitable safeguards for transferring your Personal data to the U.S.
Your EU and UK Data Subject Rights
If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA) or the United Kingdom (UK), we collect and process Personal data about you only where we have a legal basis for doing so under applicable data protection law, including under the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the UK GDPR. The legal bases will depend on the purpose for which we process your personal data. This means we collect and use your personal data only where:
If you have consented to our use of personal data about you for a specific purpose, you have the right to change your preferences at any time.
We note that we are a “controller” for those services where we make decisions on how personal information is used in connection with our services, and we are a “processor” for those services where we only use personal information as allowed by our customers.
Where we make decisions on how personal information is used in connection with our Websites, products or services (where we are acting as a controller), we are responsible for the obligations of a “controller” under applicable laws in connection with the processing of personal information – for example, we use this Privacy Statement and other notices to provide you with information about our use of personal information, as required by law. Where we only use personal information as allowed by our customers (where we are acting as a processor), our customers are similarly responsible for the obligations of a “controller” under applicable laws in connection with the processing of personal information.
We may use your email address to send you newsletters or marketing emails. We will ask for your consent consistent with the applicable law when you first provide your Personal data. You can opt out by following the unsubscribe instructions included in these emails, or you can contact us at dpo@softwarecurrent.com or in writing to Software Current, Attention: Data Privacy Officer, 2740 SOUTH RD, POUGHKEEPSIE, NY 12601.
Requesting access to your Personal data.
You have the right to request access to any Personal data we hold about you as well as related information, including the purposes for processing the Personal data, the recipients or categories of recipients with whom the Personal data has been shared, where possible, the period for which the Personal data will be stored, the source of the personal information, and the existence of any automated decision making.
Requesting correction of your Personal data.
You have the right to obtain without undue delay the rectification of any inaccurate Personal data we hold about you.
Requesting erasure of your Personal data.
You have the right to request that Personal data held about you is deleted.
Requesting restriction of processing your Personal data.
You have the right to prevent or restrict processing of your Personal data.
Requesting transfer of your Personal data.
You have the right to request transfer of Personal data directly to a third party where this is technically feasible.
Where you believe that we have not complied with our obligation under this Privacy Notice or European data protection law, you have the right to make a complaint to an EU Data Protection Authority.
Canada Consumers’ Privacy Rights
This section ("Canada Statement") explains rights that certain natural persons residing in Canada (each, a "consumer") may have under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), the Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL), as well as any applicable provincial privacy legislation, and such rules and regulations as may be adopted from time to time implementing and interpreting such Acts (PIPEDA, CASL, and provincial legislation are collectively referred to as "Canadian Privacy Laws").
When we use the term "personal information" in this Canada Statement, we are using that term as Canadian Privacy Laws define it, which generally refers to information about an identifiable individual. However, personal information does not include publicly available information, deidentified information, or aggregate information.
Where we act as a "business" under Canadian Privacy Laws (meaning we determine the purposes for which and the manner in which personal information is processed), we may be required to disclose additional information regarding the categories of personal information we collect, the purposes for which we collect that information, the sources from which we collect that information, who we disclose that information to, as well as whether we sell or otherwise disclose personal information for consideration – all of which depends on the specific service being provided.
Categories of Personal Information we collect
Depending on the nature of your relationship with us (e.g., customer, subscriber, user, employee, or supplier), we may collect the following categories of Personal Information about you, including:
Canadian residents can also request information about the categories of personal information we collect, disclose, or share about you; the categories of sources of such information; the business or commercial purpose for collecting, selling, or sharing your personal information; and the categories of third parties to whom we disclose personal information. Such information is also set forth in this Privacy Notice.
Canadian residents also have the right to request that we delete your information. To make a request, you can contact us at [provide contact information here]. Provide us enough information to verify your identity. We will use information you provide to us to verify your request. If we cannot initially verify your identity, we may request additional information to complete the verification process, such as, for example, a copy of your driver's license and/or a recent utility bill.
Canadian residents also have certain rights regarding the "selling" or "sharing" of "personal information" (as such terms may be defined by Canadian Privacy Laws). Canadian residents have the right to opt out of such "selling" or "sharing" of their "personal information" in accordance with Canadian Privacy Laws: (1) online, (2) by emailing [provide email address], (3) by writing to [provide mailing address]. Once a year, Canadian residents can also request certain information regarding our disclosure, if any, of certain categories of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes in the preceding calendar year.
We will not discriminate against you because you have exercised any of your privacy rights under Canadian Privacy Laws, including CASL.
Document History
March 4, 2020 Originally Published
May 25th, 2020 Amended
August 4, 2021 Amended
February 1, 2022 Amended
August 28, 2023 Amended
April 29, 2024 Amended
For any questions about this notice or to request a copy of previous versions of this notice, please direct to our data privacy officer at dpo@softwarecurrent.com or in writing to Software Current, Attention: Data Privacy Officer, 2740 SOUTH RD, POUGHKEEPSIE, NY 12601.
Cookie Notice
Software Current, its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively “Software Current” or “we”) uses cookies and other internet technologies in the management of our Websites, mobile applications and email programs in an effort to enrich your online experience with us.
What are cookies and how are they used?
"Cookies" are small text files containing small amounts of information that are sent to your computer's browser and stored on your device when you visit a website. Upon your first visit to one of our Websites, a cookie will be sent to your computer that uniquely identifies your browser. Cookies are then sent back to the originating website on each subsequent visit, or to another website that recognizes that cookie. Many major web services use cookies to provide useful features for their users, such as letting you navigate between pages efficiently, remembering your preferences, and generally to improve the user experience. They can also help to ensure that advertisements you see online are more relevant to you and your interests. Our cookies do not contain any information that is personally identifiable.
Like many websites, Software Current uses pixel tags, also known as web beacons, clear gifs, or web bugs, which are small graphic files that allow us and third parties to monitor the use of the Websites and collect usage data. We may use pixel tags, either provided by us or by our third-party service providers and advertisers, to collect information about your visit, including the IP address of the computer that downloaded the page on which the tag appears, the pages you view, the links you click and other actions taken in connection with our Websites and use them in combination with cookies to provide offers and information of interest to you. Pixel tags help us improve our understanding of our web traffic and visitor behavior, as well as gauge the response to our promotional efforts. This usage data we collect is generally non-identifying, but if we associate it with you as a specific and identifiable person, we treat it as personal data.
Cookies can be set by the site or Service you are visiting (“first-party cookies”) or by a third party, such as analytics or advertising services (“third-party cookies”). Third parties may collect and use information as we have described in this Cookie Notice and our Privacy Notice and pursuant to their own privacy policies.
We use industry-standard, third-party advertising service companies to display marketing of our customers that is most relevant to you when you visit our Websites or open our emails. In some cases, we will use the information collected by our Service Providers to target and serve advertisements to our subscribers and Website visitors on other websites based on your usage of our Websites and Services. You can opt-out of TechnologyInsights processing your personal information for targeting advertising across unrelated websites (known as ‘cross-contextual behavioral advertising’) under applicable state law by: (1) submitting this OPT-OUT FORM, (2) email dpo@softwarecurrent.com, or (3) by mail to Software Current, Attention: Data Privacy Officer, 2740 SOUTH RD, POUGHKEEPSIE, NY 12601.
We do not sell or share personal information with unrelated third parties for them to use in cross-contextual behavioral advertising.
Types of cookies
Our Websites and other online Services use the following types of cookies for the purposes set out below:
Strictly necessary cookies | These Cookies are necessary for the Website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request |
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Statistical cookies | These Cookies collect information about how visitors use a Website, for instance which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. These Cookies don’t collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these Cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. It is only used to improve how a website works, to gather broad demographic information and to monitor the level of activity on our Websites. We use Google Analytics for this purpose. Google Analytics uses its own cookies. You can find out more information about Google Analytics cookies here: https://developers.google.com/analytics/resources/concepts/gaConceptsCookies. You can find out more about how Google protects your data here: https://policies.google.com/privacy You can prevent the use of Google Analytics relating to your use of our Services by downloading and installing the browser plugin available via this link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en-GB |
Functionality cookies | These cookies enable the Website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. By recognizing you when you return to our Website, these cookies allow us to record information about your visit to our Website, such as pages visited, links followed, and videos viewed so we can personalize our content for you, remember your preferences (for example, your choice of topics, language or region), and display marketing that is more relevant to your interests using contextual information within our Website. They are also used to limit the number of times you see certain marketing content and help measure the effectiveness of the marketing campaigns. These cookies may enable visitor identification over time, but not across non-Software Current websites. They may be set by us or by third party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these Cookies then some or all of these Services may not function properly. |
First Party Advertising Cookies | These cookies are used by Software Current and our Service Providers to deliver advertisements on our Websites and certain third-party websites that are more relevant to you and your interests. They are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. These cookies use information about your browsing history on our Websites to group you with other users who have similar interests. Based on that information, our Service Providers may display marketing and advertisements about our Services or those of our Business Partners that we think will be relevant to your interests while you are on our Websites and certain third-party websites. You can opt-out of TechnologyInsights using your personal information to target advertising to you on unrelated websites by: (1) submitting this OPT-OUT FORM, (2) email dpo@softwarecurrent.com, or (3) by mail to Software Current, Attention: Data Privacy Officer, 2740 SOUTH RD, POUGHKEEPSIE, NY 12601. |
Social Media cookies | Our website may contain helpful but non-essential features or plug-ins enabling third party social media services that use Cookies to enable you to share our content with your friends and networks. These cookies are used when you share information using a social media sharing button or “like” button on our Websites or you link your account or engage with our content on or through a social networking website such as Facebook, LinkedIn or Google+. The social network will record that you have done this. These Cookies may enable visitor identification across websites over time and building a profile of your interests. This may impact the content and messages you see on other websites you visit. We do not control the third party's use of those cookies, their duration, or their ability to share information with other third parties. If you do not allow these Cookies you may not be able to use or see these sharing tools. |
Third Party Advertising cookies | These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are more relevant to you and your interests. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant advertisements on other sites. These Cookies may enable visitor identification across unrelated websites and over time. They are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. We do not control the third party's use of those cookies, their duration, or their ability to share information with other third parties. Please review each party's Cookie disclosure before consenting to this use category. We do not sell or share personal information with unrelated third parties for the purpose of cross-contextual behavioral advertising across our Websites and unrelated third party websites. You can disable cookies that remember your browsing habits and target advertising to you by visiting the NAI website opt-out page here: http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/ or the DAA opt-out page here: http://www.aboutads.info/ or, for UK users http://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices, or for EU users, the EDAA opt-out page here: http://youronlinechoices.eu/. If you choose to remove targeted or advertising cookies, you will still see advertisements, but they may not be relevant to you. |
Choices
Depending on where you live, you may be able to adjust your Cookie preferences at any time via a “Manage Cookies” option. You can also use the methods described below to manage certain Cookies and similar technologies. In many cases, including for Cookies, you must take such steps on each browser or device that you use. If you change or upgrade your browser or device, or delete your Cookies, you may need to use these opt-out tools again. Some Cookie-management solutions also rely on Cookies, so please adjust your browser Cookie settings carefully. We do not maintain or control the opt-out mechanisms and settings below and are not responsible for their operation.
You can find more information about Cookies and how they work, what Cookies have been set on your computer or mobile device and how to manage and delete them at http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
Browser Controls: Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. You may be able to disable and manage some Cookies through your browser settings. You can visit your browser’s help menu to learn more. For most browsers, you can reset your browser’s default settings to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent; however, if you reject cookies, you will not be able to sign in to the Websites or take full advantage of our Websites and Services. Additionally, if you clear all cookies on your browser at any point after setting your browser to refuse all Cookies or indicate when a Cookie is being sent, you will have to again reset your browser to refuse all cookies or indicate when a Cookie is being sent. If you wish, you may disable pixel tags by setting your browser to omit images and disable JavaScript.
Mobile Settings: Your mobile device may also include settings that allow you to manage the use of Cookies, such as Limit Ad Tracking or Tracking settings in iOS and Opt-out of Ads Personalization in Android.
Analytics: To disable certain analytics Cookies, you can use the browser controls discussed above or, for some of our providers, such as Google Analytics , you can prevent the use of Google Analytics relating to your use of our Services by downloading and installing the browser plugin available via this link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en-GB.
Interest-Based Advertising: Most third-party advertisers offer a way to opt out of their interest-based advertising. In addition to the steps described above, you may opt-out of certain targeted advertising from participating entities by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative and Digital Advertising Alliance in the US, Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada, European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance in the UK, European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance, or Australian Digital Advertising Alliance.
Consequences of Deactivating Cookies
If you disable or remove Cookies, some parts of the Services may not function properly. Information may still be collected and used for other purposes, such as internal operations and to remember your opt-out preferences.
Information about specific Cookies used by our Websites
Cookie Category | Cookie Name and Owner | Purpose | Duration | Third Party Data Recipients | More Information |
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Strictly Necessary | Site Registration/IDX (TechnologyInsights) | Site registration | Session | N/A | |
Strictly Necessary | AWSALB (BlueConic) | Used for load balancing by Amazon Web Services | Persistent, 7 days | BlueConic (Service Provider) | |
Strictly Necessary | AWSALBCORS (BlueConic) | Used for load balancing by Amazon Web Services, with the SameSite property (for the recent Chrome changes). | Persistent, 7 days | N/A | |
Statistical | AAM (Audited Media) | Supports the third-party audit specific to Oil & Gas Journal's Website traffic. | Persistent, 1 yr | Audited Media | Non-Personal Data collected |
Statistical | Legacy Sapience Init/Track (TechnologyInsights) | Site user analytics | Persistent, 1 yr | N/A | Non-Personal Data collected |
Statistical | Olytics (Omeda) | Site user analytics providing insights into behaviors and attributes of Website users and connecting those behaviors with others in our audience database | Persistent, 1 yr | Omeda (Service Provider) | Non-Personal Data collected |
Statistical | Website Visual Optimizer | Allows us to test content for engagement and impact | Persistent, 1 yr | Wingify | You can opt-out of being tracked by this service at this link https://vwo.com/opt-out/ |
Functionality | BCTempID (Blueconic) | Temporary unique identifier for the BlueConic profile; removed after BCSessionID is created | Session | Blueconic (Service Provider) | |
Functionality | BCSessionID (Blueconic) | Unique identifier for the BlueConic profile | Persistent, 1yr | Blueconic (Service Provider) | |
Functionality | BCReferrerOverrule (Blueconic) | Stores a custom bcChannelIdentifier as referrer. | Persistent, 1yr | Blueconic (Service Provider) | |
Functionality | BCRefusedObjectives (Blueconic) | Used to store the identifiers of BlueConic Objectives that were explicitly refused. | Persistent, 1yr | Blueconic (Service Provider) | |
Functionality | BCRevision (Blueconic) | Used to store requests that are sent to BlueConic, but haven't returned yet. On the next page view, if BCRevsision still contains values, those requests are sent again, to prevent data loss. This information is initially stored in localStorage; when this fails, the cookie solution is used as fallback. | Persistent, 1yr | Blueconic (Service Provider) | |
Functionality | BCTracking | Used for tracking the channel of an external tracker. | Session | Blueconic (Service Provider) | |
Functionality | Vimeo Listener | Measures engagement with Vimeo videos that are sometimes embedded in our Site. The cookie tracks when a video is played, the duration of the viewing, and other metrics around the viewing | Persistent, 1 yr | Vimeo | Non-personal data is collected such as player volume, client ID, language, device ID, vimeo cart, other settings related to video player |
Functionality | Google Ad Manager (Google) | tracks user behavior on our Site to deliver advertising of TechnologyInsights customers specific to our Sites, serving and rendering ads, limiting the number of times an ad is shown to a user, muting ads you have chosen to stop seeing, and measuring the effectiveness of ads | Persistent, 1 yr | Google (Service Provider) | Non-personal data is collected |
Statistical | Google Tag Manager | collects aggregated data about tag firing to help monitor, provide diagnostics, and improve the quality of its systems | Persistent, 1 yr | Google (Service Provider) | Non-personal data is collected |
Social Media | Facebook Pixel | Used for sharing content with a user’s network on Facebook | Persistent, 3 months | Meta | Non-personal data and the following personal data when available, email, address, quantity when you purchase a product or service |
Social Media | LinkedIn Insight | Used for sharing content with a user’s network on LinkedIn | Session and Persistent, 1 yr | Non-personal data collected, such as URL that the user visited on our website, the referrer, IP address, device type, browser characteristics, and timestamp | |
First Party Advertising | AdDaptive pixel | To improve advertising targeting users as they visit other sites on the web, based on the user's prior online behavior within TechnologyInsights's network of sites | Persistent, 90 days | AdDaptive | Non-personal data collected |
First Party Advertising | Feathr pixel | To improve advertising for TechnologyInsights events targeting users as they visit other sites on the web based on the user’s prior online on behavior within TechnologyInsights’s network of sites | Persistent, 1 yr | Feathr | Non-personal data and the following personal data when available: Name, Email, Occupation, Companies, Phone, Address, City/Locality, State/Province, Zip/Postal Code, Country, Date First Seen, Date Last Seen Times Seen, Sessions, Last Browser, Last Platform, Continent, Latitude, Longitude, Time Zone |
Additional Information about Hotjar Cookies used on some of our Websites
Some of our Websites use Hotjar's behavior analytics software designed to give website owners an aggregated view of their users’ behavior while browsing their site. This provides us with the insights needed to improve the overall experience for our users. Hotjar is not designed to track individual users. All cookies used by Hotjar are Statistical Cookies. If you do not want Hotjar to collect your data, you can change your browser settings following these instructions: Hotjar - Do Not Track.
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_hjUserAttributesHash | Cookie |
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_hjUserAttributes | Local storage item |
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hjViewportId | Session storage item |
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hjActiveViewportIds | Local storage item |
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_hjSession_{site_id} | Cookie |
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_hjSessionTooLarge | Cookie |
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_hjSessionResumed | Cookie |
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_hjCookieTest | Cookie |
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_hjLocalStorageTest | Cookie |
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_hjSessionStorageTest | Cookie |
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_hjIncludedInPageviewSample | Cookie |
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_hjIncludedInSessionSample_{site_id} | Cookie |
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_hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress | Cookie |
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_hjTLDTest | Cookie |
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Prior Document History
May 25th, 2020 (Originally Published as part of Software Current’s Privacy Policy)
January 10, 2021 (Amended)
August 28, 2023 (Established as separate Cookie Notice)
April 29, 2024 (Amended)
For any questions about this notice or requests for a copy of previous versions, please direct to our data privacy officer at dpo@softwarecurrent.com or in writing to Software Current, Attention: Data Privacy Officer, 2740 SOUTH RD, POUGHKEEPSIE, NY 12601.
These Terms and Conditions of Use (the “Terms and Conditions”) apply to all Software Current, LLC and its subsidiaries’ and affiliates’ (“Software Current”) websites and digital products (each, a “Website”) and are between the user of the Website (“User”) and Software Current.
Access to our Websites or use of our Website's content constitutes User’s agreement with these terms and Conditions. User acknowledges that User has read these Terms and Conditions and that User accepts the terms thereof.
USER AGREES TO READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE WEBSITE.
Software Current reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to change, modify, add or remove any portion of these Terms and Conditions, in whole or in part, at any time. Notification of changes in these Terms and Conditions will be posted on the Website, and User’s continued use of the Website affirmatively indicates User’s acknowledgment of such changes and User’s agreement to be bound by the Terms and Conditions as modified. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, User’s right to use the Website is not transferable and is subject to any restrictions established by Software Current. Software Current may change, suspend, or discontinue any aspect of the Website at any time, at its sole discretion, without prior notice and without liability to User or any third party for such change, suspension, or discontinuance. Software Current may also impose limits on certain features and services or restrict User’s access to parts or all of the Website without notice or liability.
SHOULD USER OBJECT TO ANY OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OR ANY SUBSEQUENT CHANGE OR MODIFICATION TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, OR SHOULD USER BECOME DISSATISFIED WITH THE WEBSITE IN ANY WAY, USER’S ONLY RECOURSE IS TO IMMEDIATELY DISCONTINUE USE OF THE WEBSITE. SO LONG AS USER CONTINUES TO USE THE WEBSITE, Software Current WILL CONTINUE TO RELY ON USER’S FULL AND UNQUALIFIED ACCEPTANCE AND COMPLIANCE WITH THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
User shall not have the right to sell, license, market, or lease the Website content to any party whatsoever without the prior written consent of Software Current. User shall not have the right to distribute the Website content in any manner to any third party or unauthorized user.
User hereby acknowledges that, as between Software Current and User or any party acting through User, all title to and ownership of the Website and its content remains vested in Software Current and nothing in these Terms and Conditions serves to transfer such ownership or title to User or any party acting through User. All copies and representations of content from the Website, including merged or modified portions, shall as between User and Software Current remain Software Current’s exclusive property, shall continue to be subject to these Terms and Conditions, and shall contain all Software Current copyright and other proprietary notices.
User agrees to use the Website only non-commercially, and only for User’s bona fide development or legitimate business purposes in accordance with these Terms and Conditions. User shall use all reasonable Software Currents not to permit or allow the Website to be used by any party whatsoever for purposes not connected with User’s non-commercial, legitimate business purposes. User agrees to report promptly to Software Current any observed violation of the above. User agrees that the Website shall not be used in any manner or for any purpose other than the permitted purposes as expressly described in these Terms and Conditions.
User shall notify the Website’s Webmaster of any known or suspected unauthorized use(s) of the Website through User’s account, or any known or suspected breach of security, including loss, theft, or unauthorized disclosure of User’s means of access.
User may not share User’s means of access with others. User acknowledges that User is responsible for all usage or activity on User’s Website account, including such use of the account by any third party. Any fraudulent, abusive, or otherwise illegal activity may be grounds for termination of User’s account, at Software Current’s sole discretion, and User may be referred to appropriate law enforcement agencies. User agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold Software Current harmless against liability for any and all use of User’s account.
The contents of the Website are intended for the benefit of User’s legitimate non-commercial business. Non-commercial use does not include the use of Content without prior written consent from Software Current in connection with: (1) the development of any software program, including, but not limited to, training a machine learning or artificial intelligence (AI) system; or (2) providing archived or cached data sets containing Content to another person or entity. All materials displayed on the Website (including, but not limited to articles, reports, photographs, images, illustrations, audio clips and video clips, and including caption information, keywords, or other metadata) (each and collectively, the “Content”) are protected by copyright, and owned or controlled by Software Current or the party credited as the provider of the Content, software, or other materials. Users shall abide by all copyright notices, information, or restrictions contained in any of the foregoing Content accessed through the Website. User acknowledges that he/she has no claim of ownership or other right to any Content by reason of its access, use, or otherwise.
The Website is protected by copyright as a collective work and/or compilation, pursuant to U.S. copyright laws, international conventions, and other copyright laws. Copying or storing of any Content for other than User’s legitimate non-commercial business end-use is expressly prohibited without the prior written permission of Software Current or the copyright holder identified in the individual Content’s copyright notice. IN NO EVENT SHALL USER ALTER OR DELETE ANY AUTHOR ATTRIBUTION OR COPYRIGHT NOTICE.
Except as specifically provided in these Terms and Conditions, User may not modify, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale of, reproduce, create derivative works from, distribute, display, or in any way exploit, any of the the forgoing Content, software, materials, or the Website in whole or in part.
You may not access or use, or attempt to access or use, the Services to take any action that could harm us or a third party. You may not use the Services in violation of applicable laws, including export controls and sanctions, or in violation of our or any third party’s intellectual property or other proprietary or legal rights. You further agree that you will not attempt (or encourage or support anyone else's attempt) to circumvent, reverse engineer, decrypt, or otherwise alter or interfere with the Services, or any content of the Services, or make any unauthorized use of the Services. Without Software Current's prior written consent, you shall not:
(1) access any part of the Services, Content, data or information you do not have permission or authorization to access or for which Software Current has revoked your access;
(2) use robots, spiders, scripts, service, software or any manual or automatic device, tool, or process designed to data mine or scrape the Content, data or information from the Services, or otherwise use, access, or collect the Content, data or information from the Services using automated means;
(3) use the Content for the development of any software program, including, but not limited to, training a machine learning or artificial intelligence (AI) system, or for any technologies designed for or intended for the identification of natural persons;
(4) use services, software or any manual or automatic device, tool, or process designed to circumvent any restriction, condition, or technological measure that controls access to the Services in any way, including overriding any security feature or bypassing or circumventing any access controls or use limits of the Services;
(5) cache or archive the Content (except for a public search engine’s use of spiders for creating search indices);
(6) take action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our network or infrastructure; and
(7) do anything that could disable, damage or change the functioning or appearance of the Services, including the presentation of advertising.
Engaging in a prohibited use of the Services may result in civil, criminal, and/or administrative penalties, fines, or sanctions against the user and those assisting the user.
No use is permitted which benefits any party other than Software Current or User.
Software Current products referenced in a Software Current digital product or website are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Software Current. Other featured logos, product and company names are or may be service/trademarks of their respective owners.
You still own the content that you provide to Software Current under this agreement, but you the User grant Software Current an irrevocable and perpetual license to use any User-generated content posted on the Website by User, including the right to sub-license such User-generated content.
User represents and warrants that all content submitted to Software Current by User is owned by User or that they have the rights to submit to Software Current and that this submission is not in violation of any law, contractual restrictions, or other third party rights and is not obscene, threatening, harassing, defamatory, libelous, invasive of privacy, infringing of intellectual property rights, or otherwise injurious to third parties or objectionable.
Neither Software Current nor any of the Websites represents or endorses the accuracy or reliability of any advice, opinion, statement, or other information displayed, downloaded, uploaded, or distributed through the Website by any user, information provider, or any other person or entity. User acknowledges that any reliance upon any such opinion, advice, statement, or information shall be at User’s sole risk. Software Current reserves the right but not the obligation, in its sole discretion, to correct any errors or omissions in any portion of the Website.
THE WEBSITE IS DISTRIBUTED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR THAT THE WEBSITE OR ANY MATERIALS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE ARE VIRUS-FREE OR ERROR-FREE. NEITHER Software Current NOR ANYONE ELSE INVOLVED IN CREATING, PRODUCING, OR DELIVERING THE WEBSITE CONTENT SHALL BE LIABLE UNDER ANY THEORY OF LAW (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE THAT MAY ARISE IN CONNECTION WITH THE FURNISHING, PERFORMANCE, USER’s INABILITY TO USE, OR USER’s USE OF THE WEBSITE, INCLUDING ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, ECONOMIC, LOST PROFIT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR OTHER KIND OF LOSS OR DAMAGE WHATSOEVER, EVEN IF Software Current HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. IN NO EVENT SHALL USER BE ENTITLED UNDER ANY THEORY OF LAW (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) TO ANY MONETARY DAMAGES IN EXCESS OF ANY FEE PAID BY USER FOR USE OF THE WEBSITE DURING THE 3-MONTH PERIOD PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM FOR DAMAGES. USER’s RIGHT TO MONETARY DAMAGES IN SUCH AMOUNT SHALL BE IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER REMEDIES THAT USER MAY HAVE OTHERWISE HAD AGAINST Software Current. USER EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT USE OF THE WEBSITE IS AT USER’s SOLE RISK.
EXTERNAL LINKS DISCLAIMER
Our Sites may contain (or you may be sent through the Sites) links to other websites or content belonging to or originating from third parties or links to websites and features in banners or other advertising. Such external links are not investigated, monitored, or checked for accuracy, adequacy, validity, reliability, availability, or completeness by us. WE DO NOT WARRANT, ENDORSE, GUARANTEE, OR ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ACCURACY OR RELIABILITY OF ANY INFORMATION OFFERED BY THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES LINKED THROUGH OUR SITES OR ANY WEBSITE OR FEATURE LINKED IN ANY BANNER OR OTHER ADVERTISING. WE WILL NOT BE A PARTY TO OR IN ANY WAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING ANY TRANSACTION BETWEEN YOU AND THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS OF PRODUCTS OR SERVICES.
PROFESSIONAL DISCLAIMER
Our Sites do not contain professional advice of a technical nature. Any technical information contained on our Sites are provided for general informational and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional advice. Accordingly, before taking any actions based upon any such information, we encourage you to consult with the appropriate professionals. We do not provide any kind of technical advice. THE USE OR RELIANCE OF ANY INFORMATION CONTAINED ON OUR SITES IS SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK.
AFFILIATES DISCLAIMER
Our Sites may contain links to affiliate websites, and we receive an affiliate commission for any purchases made by you on the affiliate website using such links.
We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn advertising fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated websites.
TESTIMONIALS DISCLAIMER
Our Sites may contain testimonials by users of our products and/or services. These testimonials reflect the real-life experiences and opinions of such users. However, the experiences are personal to those particular users, and may not necessarily be representative of all users of our products and/or services. We do not claim, and you should not assume, that all users will have the same experiences. YOUR INDIVIDUAL RESULTS MAY VARY.
The testimonials on our Sites are submitted in various forms such as text, audio and/or video, and are reviewed by us before being posted. They appear on the Site verbatim as given by the users, except for the correction of grammar or typing errors. Some testimonials may have been shortened for the sake of brevity where the full testimonial contained extraneous information not relevant to the general public.
The views and opinions contained in the testimonials belong solely to the individual user and do not reflect our views and opinions. We are not affiliated with users who provide testimonials, and users are not paid or otherwise compensated for their testimonials.
These Terms and Conditions shall be construed and enforced in accordance with Tennessee law. Any action to enforce these Terms and Conditions shall be brought in the federal or state courts located in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee.
Any rights not expressly granted to User in these Terms and Conditions are reserved to Software Current.
Any failure by Software Current to enforce any provision of these Terms and Conditions shall not be construed as a continuing waiver of any rights under such provision.
These Terms and Conditions represent the entire agreement between Software Current and User concerning User’s use of the Website and supersede any prior understanding or agreement whether oral or written.
By submitting your email address and other subscription details, you are making an offer to us to enter into a contract. By entering into a subscription, registering for an account, signing up for our webcasts, white papers or any other content, you will be contracting with Software Current, LLC or one of its subsidiaries or affiliates. A contract is formed when we have accepted your offer, at which point we will provide the product or services that you have requested. Software Current reserves the right to reject any offer at its sole discretion, for any or no reason, and if there was payment, we will refund you the subscription fees paid.
The “Comments” sections found on many Software Current websites are intended to be a forum for productive, thoughtful, and considerate discussion about topics covered on our sites (“Interactive Services”). We encourage our commenters to start a dialogue. Being part of a community means expressing differing views with others. But please do so respectfully.
When commenting rules are broken, our site moderators have discretion to suspend or ban any user without notice, depending on the severity of the infraction. The content of comments falls under the discretion of the moderators whether or not it is explicitly outlined under the guidelines.
Commenting Rules
We reserve the right to permanently ban any user who violates these terms and conditions.
Comments are evaluated by our moderators, as well as algorithms programmed to look for offensive language and phrases. Comments are not enabled on all website pages based on our internal guidelines.
Please refer to these community guidelines if you have any questions.
Using the System
To post a comment, you must be logged in to the site.
Upon registering, you must provide your first and last name, which will appear publicly on your submissions to our site. We reserve the right to unpublish any comment if there is any uncertainty about the author’s identity. Stealing another person’s identity is a serious offence.
If you see an objectionable post, please flag the comment to alert the site moderators. Flagged comments are reviewed by moderators and removed if the comments are contrary to our guidelines.
You may mute another commenter using our commenting system, which renders the commenter’s posts invisible in your feed and under any articles the commenter has engaged in. To mute a commenter, click on their profile avatar and find the mute option. You can manage muted commenters under the “Community” tab in your profile.
We reserve the right to edit your comments for clarity and/or to republish them elsewhere on or in our properties.
By commenting you agree to adhere to our Community Content Standards.
Handling Rules Violations
Your comment may be removed from the website. Deletion comes without notice.
Repeat offenders and fake profiles may be banned without notice. We reserve the right to ban offenders based on our own judgment. Our decisions are final.
Reliance
The information presented on or through any Software Current website, including the availability of user comments, is made available solely for general information purposes. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of this information. Any reliance you place on such information is strictly at your own risk. We disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by you or any other visitor to Software Current websites, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents.
Community Content Standards
These content standards apply to any and all User Contributions of the Interactive Services. User Contributions must in their entirety comply with all applicable federal, state, local, and international laws and regulations. Without limiting the foregoing, User Contributions must not:
If you believe that any User Contributions violate your copyright, please send us a notice of copyright infringement in accordance with the below instructions to legal@softwarecurrent.com. It is the policy of the Company to terminate the user accounts of repeat infringers.
Reporting Claims of Copyright Infringement
We take claims of copyright infringement seriously. We will respond to notices of alleged copyright infringement that comply with applicable law. If you believe any materials accessible on or from this site (the “Website”) infringe your copyright, you may request removal of those materials (or access to them) from the Website by submitting written notification to our copyright agent designated below. In accordance with the Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 512) (“DMCA”), the written notice (the “DMCA Notice”) must include substantially the following:
If you fail to comply with all of the requirements of Section 512(c)(3) of the DMCA, your DMCA Notice may not be effective.
Please be aware that if you knowingly materially misrepresent that material or activity on the Website is infringing your copyright, you may be held liable for damages (including costs and attorneys’ fees) under Section 512(f) of the DMCA.
Software Current is committed to operating with integrity and in full compliance with laws, regulations and policies. Our foundational values of honesty, integrity, and respect for people are essential guides to the way we act internally among our team of employees, investors, contributors and suppliers, and externally with our stakeholders, who include our clients, audience and professional community. For us, that means we are truthful and sincere, we act consistent with moral and ethical principles, and we value each person’s unique capabilities and qualities, with open-minded consideration for their rights, feelings, and traditions.
These values along with our core value of accountability reflect our commitment to a strong compliance culture as a non-negotiable foundation of how we do business. More than words on paper, our values are actionable and we are prepared to do what is necessary to ensure that EBM is managed in line with our commitment. You can help us achieve this goal.
The Ethics and Compliance Hotline is a dedicated channel for anonymous and confidential communication that facilitates reporting of possible illegal, unethical or improper conduct when the normal channels of communication have proven ineffective or impractical under the circumstances. A toll-free Compliance Hotline or Confidential Email is available for reporting any ethical or compliance concerns.
The Hotline is available to EBM employees, as well as clients, contractors, vendors and other stakeholders in a business relationship with EBM. If you are unsure about where to go with your concerns, or you feel uncomfortable reporting through normal channels of communication, or wish to raise the issue anonymously, you should access the Ethics and Compliance Hotline.
All reports to the Compliance Hotline are investigated and handled in a confidential manner by trained individuals. Callers may remain anonymous or leave their contact information if they so choose. EBM relies on this reporting information to confirm or improve its processes and practices. EBM prohibits retaliation against anyone who, in good faith, reports a possible violation or who participates in an investigation, even if sufficient evidence is not found to substantiate the concern, EBM will take appropriate action against any individual determined to be engaging in retaliatory conduction.
IMPORTANT: If your message is not related to compliance, please contact our Consumer Services team. www.softwarecurrent.com/contact
EBM Ethics and Compliance Hotline is available any time (24/7, 365 days a year
1. Acknowledgement
If you provide confidential contact information, we will acknowledge receipt of your report within five (5) working days. It may take longer if your report is sent during a public holiday. If your initial report does not include enough evidence, we will get in touch to ask you to provide more evidence.
2. Triage and Escalation
Each report we receive is studied carefully. We will open a case if your report is credible and includes enough evidence. The investigation will be led by our legal department. Reports that contain serious allegations will be escalated to our Chief Legal Officer. Chief Legal Officer will be informed when a report involves allegations of:
3. Confidential investigation
The investigation will be handled with consistency and confidentiality – we will only involve people who need to be involved. Our compliance team may conduct confidential interviews with employees, contractors or anybody they feel is relevant to the investigation.
4. Decision and reply to you
After reviewing all the findings of our investigation, we will decide if a breach has taken place, and, if that is the case, take action. If you have provided contact information, you will be informed accordingly.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Non-retaliation commitment: Software Current prohibits retaliation of any type against an employee who brought forward a concern in good faith. Anyone who attempts to retaliate against an employee for reporting in good faith may face disciplinary action, including the possibility of dismissal. Software Current also protects the rights of the person accused.
What is appropriate to report to our Ethics and Compliance Hotline?
In order to facilitate actionable and effective investigations, please include a detailed description of the incident (who, what, when, how) and supporting evidence (e.g. copies of documents, screenshots, or names of witnesses) that can corroborate your report. Please note that general assertions cannot be investigated.
Appropriate reasons to contact our Ethics and Compliance Hotline include:
Job Applicants should be aware of job offer scams perpetrated through the use of the Internet and social media platforms. The scammers frequently misappropriate and use a company’s logo and photos of its executives to give the appearance of legitimacy. The scam preys upon those seeking employment and uses false and fraudulent offers of employment with employers, such as Software Current, to steal from the victims. Software Current believes that one of the best ways to put a stop to these types of scams is to make you aware of it.
Software Current never requires any job applicants to pay money to anyone (Software Current, its employees or anyone else) as part of the job application or hiring process. If someone asks for money or offers to send you a check for training, equipment, etc. as part of a recruiting process, they do not work for or represent Software Current and are likely seeking to defraud you.
Software Current’s job recruitment process involves in person and/or telephonic interviews in most cases and never interviews job applicants through chat rooms (such as Google Hangouts), or through instant messaging systems. In addition, Software Current’s job recruiting staff sends email communications to job applicants from “@softwarecurrent.com” or “@softwarecurrent.com” email accounts only.
The individuals who perpetrate frauds like this are continuously changing and evolving their methods, and one of the most important defenses is healthy skepticism based on the discussion above. Despite the fact that Software Current cannot predict all the ways scammers might operate in the future, the following is a non-exclusive list of warning signs of recruiting fraud: