In line with the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we’ve updated our Global Privacy Statement. This statement explains in detail what information we collect and how we use it. It also explains your rights and control over your information. These changes took effect on 25 May 2018.
Please review our Global Privacy Statement in full.
If you have any questions, please email us at privacy@wildlifecomputers.com.
Wildlife Computers, Inc. recognizes that privacy is important to you. We want you to be familiar with how we collect, use and disclose data.
This Privacy Statement describes the privacy practices of Wildlife Computers for data that we collect when you:
- contact us for information on our products
- purchase products from us
- request support of our products
- sign up to use our Wildlife Computers Data Portal
- sign up for our newsletter or other communications
- provide supplies or services to us
- Collectively, we refer to the above actions as “Services”. By engaging in our Services, you agree to the terms and conditions of this Privacy Statement.
Legal Basis for Processing
Wildlife Computers has a legitimate business interest in handling the information.
We may need to collect and process the types of Personal Information listed above in order to provide the Services to you or because we are legally required to do so. If you do not provide the information that we request, we may not be able to provide you with the Services. We may use the Personal Information for our legitimate business interests, including those listed above.
Collection of Personal Data
“Personal Data” are data that identify you as an individual or relate to an identifiable individual.
In order to provide Services, we collect Personal Data in accordance with law, such as:
- Name
- Organizational affiliation
- Postal address
- Telephone number
- Email address
- If you submit any Personal Data about other people to us, you represent that you have the authority to do so and you permit us to use the data in accordance with this Privacy Statement.
Sensitive Information. We ask that you not send us, and you not disclose, any sensitive personal information (such information related to racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religion or other beliefs, health, criminal background or trade union membership) on or through the Services or otherwise.
Use of Services by Minors. The Services are not directed to individuals under the age of sixteen (16), and we request that they not provide Personal Data through the Services.
Use of Personal Data
We use Personal Data to provide you with Services as detailed below. In some instances, we will request that you provide Personal Data to us directly. If you do not provide the data that we request, or prohibit us from collecting such data, we may not be able to provide the requested Services.
We use Personal Data for our legitimate business interests, including:
For current and potential customers
- Providing you with information on our products
- Processing your purchase of products from us
- Responding to your request for support of our products
Your use of our Wildlife Computers Data Portal - Distributing our newsletter or other communications for which you register
For vendors
- Requests and payment for supplies or services
Automated Processing or Profiling
Automated processing or profiling of your personal data does not occur.
Disclosure of Personal Data
We may use service providers in connection with operating and improving certain functions, such as payment processing, email transmission, conducting surveys, data hosting, and some aspects of our technical and customer support. We take measures to ensure that these service providers access, process, and store information about you only for the purposes we authorize, subject to confidentiality obligations.
Other Uses and Disclosures
We will use and disclose Personal Data as we believe to be necessary or appropriate: (a) to comply with applicable law, including laws outside your country of residence; (b) to comply with legal process; (c) to respond to requests from public and government authorities, including authorities outside your country of residence and to meet national security or law enforcement requirements; (d) to enforce our terms and conditions; (e) to protect our operations; (f) to protect the rights, privacy, safety or property of Wildlife Computers, you or others; and (g) to allow us to pursue available remedies or limit the damages that we may sustain.
Non-Wildlife Computers Entities
This Privacy Statement does not address, and we are not responsible for, the privacy, data or other practices of any entities outside of Wildlife Computers, Inc., including any third party operating any website or service to which the Services link, as well as payment services. We have no control over, and are not responsible for, any third party’s collection, use and disclosure of your Personal Data.
In addition, we are not responsible for the data collection, use, disclosure or security policies or practices of other organizations, such as social media platform providers, operating system providers, wireless service providers or device manufacturers, including with respect to any Personal Data you disclose to other organizations through our website or Social Media Pages.
Location of Data
The Services are hosted in and managed from the United States. If you are a user located outside the United States, you understand and consent to having any personal information processed in the United States or in any other country in which we engage service providers. United States and other countries’ data protection laws may not be the same as those in your jurisdiction. In certain circumstances, courts, law enforcement agencies, regulatory agencies or security authorities in the United States may be entitled to access your personal information.
Security
We seek to use reasonable organizational, technical and administrative measures to protect Personal Data. Unfortunately, no data transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. If you have reason to believe that your interaction with us is no longer secure (for example, if you feel that the security of your account has been compromised), please immediately notify us in accordance with the “Contact Us” section, below.
Retention
We will retain your Personal Data for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Statement unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. The criteria used to determine our retention periods include:
- The length of time we have an ongoing relationship with you and provide the Services to you (for example, for as long as you have an account with us or keep using the Services)
- Whether there is a legal obligation to which we are subject (for example, certain laws require us to keep records of your transactions for a certain period of time before we can delete them)
- Whether retention is advisable considering our legal position (such as, for statutes of limitations, litigation or regulatory investigations)
Your rights with regard to the data we collect
If you would like to review, correct, update, suppress, restrict or delete Personal Data that you have previously provided to us, or if you would like to receive an electronic copy of your Personal Data for purposes of transmitting it to another company (to the extent this right to data portability is provided to you by law), you can contact us in accordance with the “Contact Us” section, below.
In your request, please make clear what Personal Data you would like to have changed, whether you would like to have your Personal Data suppressed from our database, or other limitations you would like to put on our use of your Personal Data. For your protection, we only fulfill requests for the Personal Data associated with the particular email address that you use to send us your request, and we may need to verify your identity before fulfilling your request.
We are required to respond to any of your requests to exercise these above rights within 30 days. Should we be unable to comply within 30 days, we will let you know of any delay.
Contacting Us
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Statement, or want to exercise your rights, you may contact our privacy point of contact at:
Privacy Officer
Wildlife Computers
8310 154th Ave NE Suite 150
Redmond WA 98052 USA
+1 425 881 3048
privacy@wildlifecomputers.com
Withdraw Consent
If our legal basis for processing your information is based on your consent, you may withdraw your consent at any time by contacting the Privacy Officer at the contact information above and informing him/her that you withdraw your consent.
Contacting Supervisory Authorities:
If you would like to lodge a complaint against us, you may contact your local supervisory authority. If you have trouble locating a supervisory authority, please contact the Privacy Officer as listed above and he/she will help you contact a supervisory authority.
Changes to our Privacy Statement
We keep this privacy statement under regular review and will place any updates on our website. Paper copies of the privacy statement may also be obtained by contacting the Privacy Officer as listed above and requesting a paper copy.
This privacy statement was last updated on 25 May 2018.
GDPR
On 25 May 2018, a new European Union data protection law, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), takes effect. We’ve updated our Privacy Statement to comply for those users who may be covered under GDPR.