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This Privacy Statement relates solely to the data collected by The Computing Technology Industry Association, Inc.
d/b/a SoftwareCEO ("CompTIA" or "SoftwareCEO") through its Web site located at
www.softwareceo.com (this "Web Site").
SoftwareCEO's Commitment To Privacy
Your privacy is important to us. To better protect your privacy we provide this notice
explaining our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your
information is collected and used. We never collect or maintain information at this Web site
from those we actually know are under the age of 13, and no part of this Web site is structured
to attract anyone under the age of 13.
How To Access or Update Your Information
You can access or change your personal information that we collect online and maintain.
To do this, login to the Member's area of this Web site with your username or e-mail address,
and your password. If you cannot remember your username or password, contact us.
The Information We Collect
This notice applies to all information collected or submitted on this Web site. On some
pages, you can order products, services, make requests, apply for membership, participate in
surveys, or register for events, discussion forums, seminars or conferences. The types of
personal information collected at these pages may include:
- Name,
- Addresses,
- E-mail address,
- Phone numbers,
- Occupation,
- Title,
- Other contact information,
- Gender,
- Birth Date,
- Credit/debit card information,
- The nature of your inquiry or comment,
- Business type or profile information,
- Confirmation of attendance for events or meetings, and
- Other types of feedback and information when needed to provide a product or service you requested.
If you wish to receive news and updates from this Web Site, you can join our mailing list
at no cost through the Become a Member link on this Web site.
You may also opt-out from our mailing list at any time, as described below.
If you wish to participate in our discussion forums, you will be asked to register and to
submit your name, the type of business you are in, a legitimate e-mail address, and a
username and password of your choice. We ask for your e-mail address to help ensure that
online discussions are kept to a high professional standard. Only your username will be
visible to other discussion forum members. If you wish to become a paid member of this
site, you will also be required to submit your company name, physical mailing address, and
phone number. This is collected partly for demographic reasons - so that we can see how our
members are distributed throughout the world - but mainly for financial reasons. We want to
be able to contact you if there is any question about your paid account.
How SoftwareCEO Uses Information
We use the information you submit or otherwise provide about yourself on this Web site
for the purpose of completing your request or order. We also use such information to
provide you, or have our business partners provide you, with our free e-newsletter, e-mail
announcements about Web site updates and events, announcements and advertising from our
business partners and sponsors, and other information that we think may be of interest
to you. By submitting or otherwise providing information on this Web site, you are
authorizing SoftwareCEO and its affiliates, business partners and sponsors to collect,
save, transmit, transfer, use, deliver and otherwise process such information for
marketing, administration, statistical analysis, research, promotions and other purposes
deemed necessary or appropriate by SoftwareCEO, including, without limitation, transmitting
or otherwise transferring such information outside the country or geographic region in which
you reside. By submitting or otherwise providing information on this Web site, you are
authorizing SoftwareCEO and its affiliates to send you, and to have our business partners
or sponsors send you, news, announcements and other promotional communications via
facsimile, e-mail and telephone.
Except as noted in this Privacy Statement, we do not share the information you submit or
otherwise provide about yourself on this Web site with third parties unless it is necessary
to complete your request or order, it is necessary to provide a product or service to you,
or we want to provide you, or have our business partners or sponsors provide you, with
updates and other information that we think may be of interest to you. We will also share
such information with third parties if it is necessary to protect our rights or property or
if it is required by law. We may not control the use or disclosure of such information by
any third parties.
We use return e-mail addresses to respond to e-mail inquiries and to confirm orders or
registrations. Except as noted in this Privacy Statement, such addresses are not used for
any other purpose and are not shared with third parties. We never use or share the
personally identifiable information provided to us online in ways unrelated to the ones
described above without also providing you an opportunity to opt-out or otherwise prohibit
such unrelated uses.
Finally, we use non-identifying and aggregate information to better design this Web site
and to share with advertisers. For example, we may tell an advertiser that X number of
individuals visited a certain area on this Web site, or that Y number of men and Z number
of women filled out our registration form, but we would not disclose anything that could be
used to identify those individuals, except as noted in this Privacy Statement.
Registrations for Events, Discussion Forums, Seminars and Conferences
To the extent that you submit or otherwise provide information on this Web site for the
purpose of registering for any event, discussion forum, seminar or conference, such
information (other than any credit/debit card information) may be shared with other
attendees, participants, sponsors, speakers and/or exhibitors at such event, discussion
forum, seminar or conference for networking and other promotional purposes. In addition,
such information may be shared with a third party research firm to survey the attendees or
participants at any such event, discussion forum, seminar or conference. Such information
may be used or publicly disclosed by such attendees, participants, sponsors, speakers and
exhibitors in their discretion. We do not control the use or disclosure of such
information by such attendees, participants, sponsors, speakers and exhibitors.
Opt-Out Policy
If you would like to opt-out of the sharing of your personally identifiable information
submitted on this Web site with third parties, contact us
and indicate your unwillingness to share such information with third parties.
If you would like to opt-out of receiving any direct marketing information from us,
contact us and indicate that you do not consent
to the use by CompTIA of your personally identifiable information for marketing purposes.
You can also opt-out at any time by clicking on the manage your subscription
on this website.
Links
This Web site may contain links to other Web sites. Please be aware that this Privacy
Statement does not apply to such linked sites nor is SoftwareCEO responsible for the content
or privacy practices of such linked sites.
"Cookies"
Like most Web sites, SoftwareCEO uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your
computer, and web server logs for several legitimate purposes. These include remembering
usernames and passwords, tracking user traffic patterns, and differentiating between
repeat and new users. It is SoftwareCEO's policy that data generated by cookies and web
server logs will be used for internal purposes only and to improve this Web site and
site-related services.
This Web site uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc.
("Google"). Google Analytics uses cookies to help SoftwareCEO analyze how users use this
Web site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this Web site
(including, without limitation, your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by
Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose
of evaluating your use of this Web site, compiling reports on web site activity for web
site operators and providing other services relating to web site activity and internet usage.
Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law,
or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. You may refuse
the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please
note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this Web site.
By using this Web site, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the
manner and for the purposes set out above.
Amendments
SoftwareCEO may amend this Privacy Statement from time to time. Any such amendments
will be posted on this Web site.
Inquiries or Complaints
If you have any inquiries or complaints regarding this Privacy Statement,
contact us.
Site Content and Links
Although www.softwareceo.com will often contain content from other writers,
publishers, consultants, and business professionals, that content
remains the copyrighted property of those contributors and may not
be copied or published without their express permission.
The list of links shown at www.softwareceo.com is highly selective,
and will constantly change. www.softwareceo.com has no control over nor
are we responsible for any information found on the linked sites.
Public Areas
Certain areas of the www.softwareceo.com Web site contain information
supplied by visitors and others. These areas include our Discussion
Forums and our Jobs Board. www.softwareceo.com is not responsible for
comments, advice, information, or any other posting made by visitors
or others in these areas.
www.softwareceo.com reserves the right to review materials posted in
these public areas and to delete or edit them, for any reason, at
any time.
Moderators
www.softwareceo.com allows users to pose questions to Moderators who
are experienced businesspeople and professionals. The advice that
Moderators give to users is each Moderator's own and not that of
www.softwareceo.com. Each Moderator, consequently, is solely responsible
for the information and opinions that he or she gives to users. A
Moderator may have an interest in the products, services, or business
entities that he or she recommends. Consequently, users should be
aware that such interests may exist and may influence the advice
given by a Moderator.
A Moderator may address legal, accounting, or other professional
issues, but users should not treat the Moderator's response as legal,
accounting, or professional advice. Such advice can only be properly
given by qualified professionals who are fully aware of a user's
particular circumstances.
Sponsors
www.softwareceo.com has contractual arrangements with other companies,
which offer information, products, services, and online tools to
www.softwareceo.com members and customers. For purposes of these arrangements,
a "www.softwareceo.com customer" is a visitor who links to
a Sponsor's Web site through the www.softwareceo.com site. www.softwareceo.com
may receive agreed-upon payments from each Sponsor that enters into
transactions with www.softwareceo.com customers.
• Linked Sites: The Sponsor sites to which www.softwareceo.com
provides links are operated by independent parties and are not under
the control of www.softwareceo.com. You should inform yourself of the
policies adopted by each of the Sponsors for the operation of its
site, including its policies concerning the use of any information
you provide to a Sponsor.
• No Warranty: The www.softwareceo.com Business Development team
assesses the products and services offered by Sponsors and believes
that these products and services are appropriate and valuable to
software executives and www.softwareceo.com customers. We do not, however,
guarantee any products or services provided by our Sponsors. www.softwareceo.com
customers should look to the Sponsors for any guarantee of the performance
of products or the suitability of services provided by them.
• Independent Parties: www.softwareceo.com and each of the Sponsors
are independent parties. There is no agency, employee or partnership
relationship of one to the other or among any of them, and they have
no authority to bind another of the parties. Any reference describing
www.softwareceo.com and any Sponsor as "partners" is colloquial
only and does not represent the legal relationship between them,
which is one of independent contractors.
Legal Notices
Under California Civil Code Section 1789.3, you are entitled to the following specific consumer rights information:
(a) Contact Information. You can contact us at 1815 S Meyers Road,
Suite 300, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181, (630) 678-8442.
(b) Complaints. The procedures that you may follow in order to resolve a complaint regarding this Site are as follows: Contact the California Department of Consumer Affairs to resolve a complaint. The Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the Department of Consumer Affairs may be contacted in writing at 1020 N. Street, #501, Sacramento, California, 95814, or by telephone at (916) 445-1254. You can obtain further information regarding use of this Site by contacting the California Department of Consumer Affairs.
Material Changes
Click here for a listing of material changes to our Privacy Statement, Legal Disclaimers, and our Membership Agreement, and the effective dates of those changes.
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