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The Pisa Group and the OSG Companies (“OSG,” “we,” “us” or “our”) respect the privacy of the information you have entrusted to us. This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) applies only to the online collection of personal information by The Pisa Group through our website at www.thepisagroup.com (“Site”). By using our Site and services (collectively, the “Services”), you acknowledge you have read and understand the terms and conditions of this Policy. If you do not agree to the terms and conditions of this Policy, please do not use our Services.
Our use of information we collect as a service provider or processor for our customers is limited by the restrictions placed on that information by our clients and their privacy policies. You can learn more about how your information is collected and used by our clients by reviewing the privacy policies of the businesses that you engage with.
If another OSG service sets forth a separate or additional privacy policy or statement, that separate or additional policy shall apply in connection with your use of that service.
We will use personal information about you only for the purposes and in the manner set forth below, which describes the steps we take to ensure the processing of personal data is in compliance with applicable data protection law, including California’s Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) and the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).
We collect the following categories of information from and about you:
Personal Information is information that identifies, relates to, describes, is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked with a particular individual. We may ask you to provide your Personal Information voluntarily as you interact with us on the Site, or that we may collect it automatically as you use the Site. Personal Information may include, but is not limited to, your:
We may also collect data about you that is not personally identifiable. Examples of such data include your device operating system type, browser type, domain, and other system settings. We may collect data about the website that you were visiting before you navigated to our Site, and the website that you visit after you leave our Site. We collect this data to help us better understand our Site traffic and to optimize our delivery of the Site to you.
For individuals in the EU, “Personal Data” has the meaning described in Article 4.1 of the GDPR. The following lawful bases support our processing activities under the GDPR:
Data Source | Personal Data Collected | Basis of Processing |
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Representative of Prospective Customers | We collect your name, email address, job title, current organization, current industry, business interests, and phone number. | It is necessary to take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract (e.g. to respond to your queries and to provide you with further information; or where you have submitted an application to become our Customer). |
Vendor and Supplier Representatives | We collect your name, email address, current company, current industry, business interests, and phone number. | It is in our legitimate interests to store vendor/supplier related information so that we can refer back to it (e.g. for our general recordkeeping and supplier relationship management). Our interests are not overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject. |
Those who wish to be included on our mailing list(s) | We collect your name, current company, and email address. | Consent. If you subsequently wish to withdraw your consent, you may do so at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of these communications. |
Prospective Employees | We will collect your name, email address, phone number. | Necessary in order to take steps prior to entering into an employment contract; Consent. |
The Personal Information about you that we collect includes information within the categories of data defined by California state privacy laws and provided below. Under the CCPA, “Personal Information” means information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked with a particular consumer or household. Personal Information does not include:
Categories of Personal Information Collected | Representative Examples of Data Elements | Sources of Personal Information | Purposes for Collecting | Categories of Third Parties with whom we may share this information |
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Contact Information | Full name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, telephone number. | You | To identify and communicate with you; to respond to your information requests; to send marketing or promotional information; and for our everyday business purposes. | Our affiliates and our third party service providers who deliver our communications. |
Prospective Employment Related Information | Full name, postal address, current company, Internet Protocol address, email address, telephone number, information about your employment that you voluntarily choose to share | You | ||
Internet or another similar network activity | Browsing history, search history, information on a consumer's interaction with a website, application, or advertisement. | Your device | ||
Geolocation data | Physical location. | Your device |
We, and third parties we allow, use cookies and other similar technologies. Cookies are small text files placed on your device that uniquely identify your device and which a website can transfer to a consumer’s hard drive to keep records of his or her visit to a website. We, or third parties, may use session cookies or persistent cookies. Session cookies only last for the specific duration of your visit and are deleted when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain on your device’s hard drive until you delete them or they expire. Both types of cookies enhance user experience by recalling your use of the Internet and our Site.
There are several ways to manage cookies. You can control the use of cookies at the browser level, by instructing your browser to accept cookies, disable cookies or notify you when receiving a new cookie. Please note that if you reject cookies, you may still use our website, but your ability to use some features or areas of our website may be limited. The Network Advertising Initiative also offers a means to opt-out of a number of advertising cookies. Please visit www.networkadvertising.org to learn more. Note that opting-out does not mean you will no longer receive online advertising. It does mean that the company or companies from which you opted-out will no longer deliver ads tailored to your preferences and usage patterns.
We use Google Analytics, a third party analytic tool which uses tags to measure, analyze, and report on access to and usage of our Site. Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. When you access the Site, your web browser automatically sends certain information to us and to Google, which is used to understand how visitors to our Site engage with our Site. This data is shared with other Google services. Google may use the collected data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network. Google Analytics does not collect sensitive information on our Site, as described in the Google AdWords sensitive category restrictions.
You can opt-out of having made your activity on the Site available to Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. The add-on prevents the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js, analytics.js and dc.js) from sharing information with Google Analytics about visits activity.
For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en.
We use the information we collect from or about you for the following purposes:
We may share or disclose your information to the following categories of third parties and for the following reasons:
We provide you the opportunity to opt-out of marketing communications by clicking the “unsubscribe” link in email communications or by contacting us using the contact information provided below. We will process your request as soon as possible in accordance with applicable law, but please be aware that in some circumstances you may receive a few more messages until the unsubscribe request is processed.
Additionally, we may send you information regarding our Services, such as information about changes to our policies and other notices and disclosures required by law. Generally, users cannot opt-out of these communications, but they will be primarily informational in nature, rather than promotional.
Our website contains links to other sites. When you follow these links to those sites, the operators of those websites may collect information about you. The Pisa Group does not review, control or monitor the practices, information or materials on any other websites, and are not responsible or liable for the communications, information, content or materials from or the practices and policies (including without limitation privacy or data collection practices or policies) of any of those sites. If you have any questions about how these other sites use your information, you should review their policies and contact them directly.
Under the CCPA, residents of California are provided with certain rights regarding their Personal Information (as defined in the CCPA). The following section outlines these rights:
1. Right to Know: You have the right to request that we disclose certain information to you about our collection and use of your Personal Information over the past 12 months. Once we receive and confirm your verifiable consumer request, we will disclose to you:
We do not sell your covered information, as defined by Section 603A.320 of the Nevada Revised Statutes. If you reside in Nevada, you have the right to submit a request to us at corporate@thepisagroup.com regarding the sale of covered information. Please include "Nevada" in your email subject line and include the following information in your email: your name, Nevada resident address, and email address. We will respond within sixty (60) days of receiving your request.
Under the GDPR, individuals in the European Union are provided with certain rights regarding their Personal Data, as defined under that Regulation. The following section provides notice of these rights:
Please note that any information you include in a message you post to any public posting area is available to anyone with Internet access. If you do not want people to know your email address, for example, do not include it in any message you post publicly. PLEASE BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL WHEN DISCLOSING ANY INFORMATION IN PUBLIC POSTING AREAS. The Pisa Group IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE USE BY OTHERS OF THE INFORMATION THAT YOU DISCLOSE IN PUBLIC POSTING AREAS.
We implement reasonable technical and organizational security measures to ensure the security of your Personal Information. Please understand, however, that no data transmissions over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Consequently, The Pisa Group cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us and you understand that any information that you transfer to us is done at your own risk. If we learn of a security system breach, we may attempt to notify you electronically so that you can take appropriate protective steps. By using the Services or providing Personal Information to us, you agree that we can communicate with you electronically regarding security, privacy and administrative issues relating to your use of the Services. Depending on where you live, you may have a legal right to receive notice of a security breach in writing.
The Pisa Group is based in the U.S. If you choose to provide us with information, please understand that your Personal Information may be transferred to the U.S. and that we may transfer that information to our affiliates and subsidiaries or to other third parties, across borders, and from your country or jurisdiction to other countries or jurisdictions around the world. If you are visiting from the EU or other regions with laws governing data collection and use that may differ from U.S. law, please note that you are transferring your Personal Information to the U.S. and other jurisdictions which may not have the same levels of data protection as the EU, and Personal Information may be subject to access by and disclosure to law enforcement agencies in the U.S.
We put in place appropriate operational, procedural and technical measures in order to ensure the protection of your Personal Information. You acknowledge you understand that by providing your Personal Information: (i) your Personal Information will be used for the uses identified above in accordance with this Policy; and (ii) your Personal Information may be transferred to the U.S. and other jurisdictions as indicated above, in accordance with applicable law.
In the event that all or part of our assets are sold or acquired by another party, or in the event of a merger, we retain the right to transfer your Personal Information to the successor business. The new business would retain the right to use your Personal Information according to the terms of this privacy notice as well as to any changes to this privacy notice as instituted by the new business.
At this time our website does not recognize automated browser signals regarding tracking mechanisms, which may include “Do Not Track” instructions.
The Pisa Group retains your Personal Information for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected. In certain instances, we may keep it longer:
We reserve the right to change this Policy. When we do, we will also revise the “Effective Date” at the top of this Policy. If we make material changes to the Policy, we will notify you by placing a prominent notice on our website and/or by sending you an email at the email address we have on file for you. We encourage you to periodically review this Policy to keep up to date on how we are handling your Personal Information.
The Pisa Group is committed to permission-based e-mail marketing practices and, in support thereof, has established this no-tolerance Anti-Spam Policy.
The Pisa Group has no tolerance for the sending of spam and unsolicited mail. To ensure CAN-SPAM compliance, The Pisa Group requires that every e-mail deployed through The Pisa Group with the primary purpose of delivering commercial content meets the following criteria:
If you have any questions, comments or concerns about our privacy practices or this Policy, please contact us at:
Any request received by utilizing this form, mail or email will only be used to acknowledge and/or delete any information submitted via the www.thepisagroup.com website, trade-shows, or other contact with marketing personnel. Our use of data provided to The Pisa Group or an OSG Entity functioning as a service provider is limited by the restrictions placed on that information by our clients; please refer to the privacy policies of the businesses you engage with for additional information or to submit a request.