1. About this Privacy Policy This Privacy Policy applies to your visit to or use of our websites, applications and other services, including activities that reference or link to this Privacy Policy (each a "Service"). This Privacy Policy may be supplemented by other privacy statements, terms or notices that we provide to you. HC, Inc. owns or manages the Service as described herein, and is a provider to, by, or for the benefit of the Service. "is the primary controller of your personal information provided to, collected by, or for the Service. During the registration process for our products and services and in other registration forms, we will indicate the types of personal information you must provide and the types of personal information we request. You may choose not to submit the information we request, but that may limit or prevent HC, Inc. from providing services to you. For information on how we handle personal information contained in the content of our services (for example, in case law systems), please refer to our Fair Processing Statement.
2. Information we collect We collect information about you in three ways: directly from what you enter, from third party sources, and through automated technology. 2.1 Data you provide to us The types of personal information we collect directly from you, depending on how you interact with us and the Service, may include Contact information, such as your name, email address, postal address, social media aliases and telephone numbers. Account login credentials, such as username and password, password hints, and similar security information. Other account registration and profile information, such as job title, educational/professional background and qualifications, and photographs. Payment information, such as credit or debit card numbers. Comments, feedback and other information you provide to us, such as search query data and questions, or information you send to customer support; and/or interests and communication preferences, including preferred language. 2.2 Data from your organization We may obtain personal information about you from the organization with which you are employed or affiliated in order to activate and manage your access and use of that organization's Service subscriptions, including Contact information, such as your name and organizational email address, postal address and telephone number. Other account registration information, such as job title; and/or organization user ID 2.3 Data from other sources We may also obtain your contact information and other information about you from our affiliates and other third parties, including from sources such as Social networks that you use to grant permission to the Service to access your data on one or more social networks. Service providers who can help us identify locations to target certain products to your location. Businesses with which we partner to provide co-branded services or participate in joint marketing campaigns; and/or publicly available sources and data providers through which we obtain data to verify or supplement existing information. 2.4 Data generated when using the Service, including cookies "The Service may automatically collect information about how you and your device interact with the Service, including Computer, device and connection information, such as IP address, browser type and version, operating system and other software installed on your device, mobile platform and device unique identifiers, and other technical identifiers, error reports and performance data. Usage data, such as the features you use, the settings you select, your URL clickstream data, including the date and time stamps of referring pages and exit pages, the search terms you use, and the pages you access or search for on the Services. For the Education Service, the course modules and test questions you viewed, answered or completed; and/or for location-aware Services, the region, city or town where your device is located in order to provide you with content that is more relevant to your location. We collect this data through our servers and through the use of cookies and other technologies, which are small text files placed on your hard drive by a web server in the domain and can be read by that server. We may use cookies and other technologies to store your preferences and settings, to help you log in, to deliver targeted advertising, and to analyze site operations. You can control cookies through your browser settings and other tools; however, if you block certain cookies, you may not be able to register, sign in or access certain parts of the Service or use the Service to its fullest extent. For more details, please refer to the cookie policy of the Service.
3.How We Use Your Information Depending on how you interact with us and the Service, we may use your personal information to. Provide, activate and manage your access and use of the Service. To process and fulfill requests, orders, downloads, subscriptions or other transactions. To provide technical, product and other support to help keep the Service up and running, secure and stable. To enhance and improve the Service and our other products, activities and services, and to develop new products, services and benefits. To provide you with customized content and other personalized settings to make the Service more relevant to your interests and location. Responding to your requests, inquiries, comments and concerns. Informing you of changes, updates and other announcements related to the Service and our other products and services. To communicate targeted advertising, promotional messages, notices and other information related to the Service and your interests. To provide you with promotional news and other information about products, events and services of us, our affiliates and third parties (e.g., sponsors). Inviting you to participate in user tests and surveys, as well as lotteries, sweepstakes, contests and similar promotions. Identifying usage trends and conducting data analysis for purposes including research, auditing, reporting and other business operations that include determining the effectiveness of our promotions and evaluating our business performance, or otherwise as set forth in our customer agreements; and/or fulfilling our legal obligations, resolving disputes and enforcing our agreements. If you are the administrator of an organization that subscribes to the Services, we will use your contact information to communicate to you about your organization's subscription and related services. If you provide us with the contact information of your colleagues, we may contact them individually to communicate information about the Service, and you may be mentioned in the process.
4. Sharing your information 4.1 Your organization If you access the Service through a subscription managed by your organization, your personal information and certain usage data collected through the Service may be accessed or shared with authorized administrators of your organization for the purposes of usage analysis, subscription management and compliance, training course progress, performance and remediation, cost attribution and departmental budgeting, among other purposes. 4.2 Application Licensors If you access a third party application on the Service through a license agreement with the licensor of that application, personal information relating to that third party application may be shared with that licensor in order for it to provide you with access to that application in accordance with the terms of the license agreement and the Privacy Policy. 4.3 Our Group Companies and Service Providers Depending on the Services provided, we may share information with the following parties. The HC, Inc. group of companies worldwide, as well as group companies that provide technology, customer service and other shared services functions; and/or our service providers, suppliers, agents and representatives, including, but not limited to, payment processors, customer support departments, email service providers, event venue and service providers, IT service providers, marketing service providers, research providers, mailing houses and freight forwarders. The purpose of the sharing is to process the information necessary to provide the Services, complete the transaction, fulfill your request or otherwise on our behalf as described in our instructions and as set forth in this Privacy Policy and any other applicable confidentiality and security measures. 4.4 Your Choices We may share your personal information with our affiliates and sponsors, joint venture entities and other third parties (including entities for which we are an agent, licensee, application host or publisher) in order for them to send you information about products and services that may be of interest to you, as determined by your choices regarding the management of your communication preferences and other settings. The relevant choices are determined by you managing your communication preferences and other settings. "The Services may allow you to post and share personal information, comments, materials and other content. Any such information that you disclose publicly may be collected and used by others. Please use caution when disclosing personal information in such public areas. 4.5 For Legal Reasons We may also disclose your personal information when we believe it is reasonably necessary to comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process or other legal obligation; to detect, investigate and help prevent security, fraud or technical problems; and/or to protect the rights, property or safety of HC, Inc. property or safety; and to complete corporate matters, such as the transfer of assets, acquisition by or merger with another company.
5. Basis for processing information When we collect or otherwise process any personal information within the framework of applicable data protection laws, we do so for the purposes of To provide a "service", to complete a transaction, to perform a contract with you, or to perform an operation at your request prior to entering into a contract. To comply with applicable laws or other legal obligations. To perform tasks that are in the public interest. To enable our customers to comply with their legal obligations. perform operations with your consent (where applicable); and/or operate our business, protect the security of our systems, customers and users, detect or prevent fraud, or maintain other legitimate interests as described in Section 2-4 above (except where the interest is overridden by your privacy rights). Where we rely on your consent to process personal information, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time, and you may have the right to object to our processing of personal information where we apply a legitimate interest.
6. Data Retention We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to provide the Services, complete the transactions you have requested, or for other necessary purposes, including complying with legal obligations, maintaining business and financial records, resolving disputes, maintaining security, detecting and preventing fraud and abuse, and enforcing the content of agreements. If you access the Services through a subscription managed or sponsored by your organization, we will retain your organization's contact information to continue communicating with you after your organization terminates your subscription.
7. Where Information is Processed We may store and process your personal information in your region or in other countries where HC, Inc and its affiliates and service providers maintain servers and facilities, including Australia, mainland China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Mauritius, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States. Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States. We will take steps, including contractual ones, to ensure the continued protection of information stored anywhere in accordance with the standards of protection required by applicable law. Some of the services of certain U.S. entities in the HC, Inc. group of companies are certified under the EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield frameworks, as required by the U.S. Department of Commerce.
8. Data Security We will implement a variety of technical and organizational measures to ensure a level of security commensurate with the risk to the personal information we process. These measures are designed to ensure the integrity, confidentiality and availability of personal information. 9. Children's Privacy We do not knowingly collect information from children under the age of 14, nor do we target children under the age of 14 to the Service. 10. Your Communication Preferences When you sign up for the Service, you can customize and manage your communication preferences and other settings by updating your account features and preferences, using "opt-out" mechanisms such as "unsubscribe" or "opt-in" mechanisms that you receive. " or other means provided in the content of communications you receive, or by contacting us directly. We reserve the right to notify you of changes or updates to the Service as necessary. 11. Accessing and Updating Your Information 11.1 Your Account "The Service may allow registered users to directly access and review their account information at any time, and to correct or update it after logging in. Users are responsible for ensuring that such information is up-to-date. Registered users may also close their accounts directly through the Service or by contacting the Service's customer support department. 11.2 Your Rights You have the right, free of charge and in accordance with applicable privacy and data protection laws, to request. Access to your personal information. To correct or erase your personal information. restrict or object to our processing of your personal information; and /li> to transfer your personal information. If you wish to exercise these rights, please do so through our Privacy Center. Submit your request in writing or email it to pchuang2023@gmail.com. We will respond to your request in accordance with applicable law. To protect your privacy and security, we may ask to verify your identity. 12. Changes We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post any changes and the updated revision date on this page. If we make any material changes, we will provide notice through the Service or other means. 13.Contact Information If you have any questions, comments, complaints or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our treatment of your information, please contact us through our Privacy Center, or by email at pchuang2023@gmail.com Our data protection representative for the processing of personal data within the scope of EU data protection laws and for the conduct of business outside the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland is HC, Inc. Our data protection representative for the processing of personal data within the scope of the data protection laws of the United Kingdom (UK) and for business conducted outside the UK is HC (HK) Limited, trading as HC, Inc. You may also lodge a complaint with the data protection authority of the applicable jurisdiction.
14. Additional notices 14.1 Authors/contributors When we contract you to create content for any of our services (such as writing books for distribution to our subscribers, legal analysis content, review articles, instructional content or legal advice), we process some of your relevant personal information. Such information includes. Name, organization and contact information. Work experience, title, scope of practice, affiliation and expertise in the field. Professional biographical or personal information (including your image, photograph or voice) created by you or approved by you that may be published on our Services and made available to our subscribers along with any content you produce for HC, Inc. Financial information, for the purpose of paying you for your work. editorials in peer reviews as well as reviewer articles and feedback; and administrative information, such as author work progress updates. The above information is processed to facilitate the distribution of your work and to implement, administer and fulfill our contract with you. You may choose not to allow HC, Inc. Limited. to contact you about creating content for us by contacting us through the communication channels provided to you by our content development team or by contacting us through the contact information provided in this policy. Please see the main section of this Privacy Policy for more information about your rights, information retention, where information is processed, and contact information for questions related to privacy and data protection. 14.2 California Privacy If you are a California resident, please refer to our California Consumer Privacy Act Notice. 14.3 Jurisdiction-Specific Notices For more information about our processing of personal data as required by applicable local law, please refer to our Data Processing Information Supplement. HC, Inc. Limited. Fair Processing Statement By its nature, some of the content we provide in our database services will contain personal information. This Fair Processing Statement will provide details about the personal information contained in the content of our services. Case Law, Legal Analysis and Review In cases where local legislation or court injunctions apply, personal information may be included in the case law we provide in the Services and in the legal analyses that refer to this case law. It should be emphasized that such personal information relates to administrative court/public records requests. This information is provided to HC, Inc. Limited by public bodies for the purpose of maintaining and protecting legal rules and is released to clients by HC, Inc. In addition, our users have access to the body of historical case law (including information about the individual cases cited therein), which is important to the overall effectiveness of the legal system. Although the authors of the papers, journals, and case law reviews that we make available through the Service may have access to such record materials, we do not have any control over the content of the court records themselves. It is up to the courts to decide what personal information to retain in the records they disclose and to weigh the public interest in disclosure against the privacy rights of individuals. Please see the main section of this Privacy Policy for more information about your rights, information retention, where information is processed, and contact information for questions related to privacy and data protection. Effective Date: May 10, 2024