PRIVACY NOTICE
Last updated March 16, 2021
Thank you for choosing to be part of our community at Bales
Photonics, Inc. ("Company", "we", "us",
"our"). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right
to privacy. If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy notice, or our practices
with regards to your personal information, please contact us.
When you visit our website https://balesphotonics.com/ (the "Website"), and more
generally, use any of our services (the "Services", which include the
Website), we appreciate that you are trusting us with your personal
information. We take your privacy very seriously. In this privacy notice, we seek to explain to you
in the clearest way possible what information we collect, how we use it and what rights you have in
relation to it. We hope you take some time to read through it carefully, as it is important. If
there are any terms in this privacy notice that you do not agree with, please discontinue use of our
Services immediately.
This privacy notice applies
to all information collected through our Services (which, as described above, includes
our Website), as well as, any related services, sales, marketing or events.
Please read this
privacy notice carefully as it will help you understand what we do with the information
that we collect.
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
1. WHAT
INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
Information automatically collected
In
Short: Some information —
such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address and/or browser and device
characteristics — is collected automatically when you visit our Website.
We
automatically collect certain information when you visit, use or navigate the Website. This
information does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information) but
may include device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser and device
characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country,
location, information about how and when you use our Website and other technical information.
This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our Website, and for
our internal analytics and reporting purposes.
Like many
businesses, we also collect information through cookies and similar technologies.
The information
we collect includes:
- Log and Usage Data. Log and usage data is service-related, diagnostic, usage and performance information our servers automatically collect when you access or use our Website and which we record in log files. Depending on how you interact with us, this log data may include your IP address, device information, browser type and settings and information about your activity in the Website (such as the date/time stamps associated with your usage, pages and files viewed, searches and other actions you take such as which features you use), device event information (such as system activity, error reports (sometimes called 'crash dumps') and hardware settings).
- Device Data. We collect device data such as information about your computer, phone, tablet or other device you use to access the Website. Depending on the device used, this device data may include information such as your IP address (or proxy server), device and application identification numbers, location, browser type, hardware model Internet service provider and/or mobile carrier, operating system and system configuration information.
- Location Data. We collect location data such as information about your device's location, which can be either precise or imprecise. How much information we collect depends on the type and settings of the device you use to access the Website. For example, we may use GPS and other technologies to collect geolocation data that tells us your current location (based on your IP address). You can opt out of allowing us to collect this information either by refusing access to the information or by disabling your Location setting on your device. Note however, if you choose to opt out, you may not be able to use certain aspects of the Services.
Information collected from other sources
In Short: We may
collect limited data from public databases, marketing partners, and
other outside sources.
In order to
enhance our ability to provide relevant marketing, offers and services to you and update our
records, we may obtain information about you from other sources, such as public databases, joint
marketing partners, affiliate programs, data providers, as well as from other third
parties. This information includes mailing addresses, job titles, email addresses, phone
numbers, intent data (or user behavior data), Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, social media
profiles, social media URLs and custom profiles, for purposes of targeted advertising and event
promotion.
2. HOW DO WE
USE YOUR INFORMATION?
In Short: We process
your information for purposes based on legitimate business interests, the
fulfillment of our contract with you, compliance with our legal obligations,
and/or your consent.
We use personal
information collected via our Website for a variety of business purposes
described below. We process your personal information for these purposes in reliance on our
legitimate business interests, in order to enter into or perform a contract with you, with your
consent, and/or for compliance with our legal obligations. We indicate the specific processing
grounds we rely on next to each purpose listed below.
We use the
information we collect or receive:
- To send you marketing and promotional communications. We and/or our third-party marketing partners may use the personal information you send to us for our marketing purposes, if this is in accordance with your marketing preferences. For example, when expressing an interest in obtaining information about us or our Website, subscribing to marketing or otherwise contacting us, we will collect personal information from you. You can opt-out of our marketing emails at any time (see the "WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS" below).
- Deliver targeted advertising to you. We may use your information to develop and display personalized content and advertising (and work with third parties who do so) tailored to your interests and/or location and to measure its effectiveness.
In
Short: We only share
information with your consent, to comply with laws,
to provide you with services, to protect your
rights, or to fulfill business
obligations.
We may process or share
your data that we hold based on the following legal
basis:
- Consent: We may process your data if you have given us specific consent to use your personal information for a specific purpose.
- Legitimate Interests: We may process your data when it is reasonably necessary to achieve our legitimate business interests.
- Performance of a Contract: Where we have entered into a contract with you, we may process your personal information to fulfill the terms of our contract.
- Legal Obligations: We may disclose your information where we are legally required to do so in order to comply with applicable law, governmental requests, a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process, such as in response to a court order or a subpoena (including in response to public authorities to meet national security or law enforcement requirements).
- Vital Interests: We may disclose your information where we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding potential violations of our policies, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person and illegal activities, or as evidence in litigation in which we are involved.
More specifically, we may
need to process your data or share your personal
information in the following
situations:
- Business Transfers. We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
- Business Partners. We may share your information with our business partners to offer you certain products, services or promotions.
In
Short: We
may use cookies and other
tracking technologies to collect
and store your
information.
We may
use cookies and similar tracking
technologies (like web beacons and
pixels) to access or store
information. Specific information
about how we use such technologies
and how you can refuse certain
cookies is set out in our Cookie
Notice in item #8.
5.
IS YOUR INFORMATION
TRANSFERRED
INTERNATIONALLY?
In
Short: We
may transfer, store, and process
your information in countries
other than your
own.
Our
servers are located in the United
States.
If you are accessing our Website
from outside,
please be aware that your
information may be transferred to,
stored, and processed by us in our
facilities and by those third
parties with whom we may share your
personal information (see "WILL
YOUR INFORMATION BE
SHARED WITH
ANYONE?"
above), in
and other
countries.
If you
are a resident in the European
Economic Area, then these countries
may not necessarily have data
protection laws or other similar
laws as comprehensive as those in
your country. We will however take
all necessary measures to protect
your personal information in
accordance with this privacy notice
and applicable law.
6.
HOW LONG DO WE KEEP
YOUR
INFORMATION?
In
Short: We
keep your information for as
long as necessary to fulfill the
purposes outlined in this
privacy notice unless otherwise
required by
law.
We
will only keep your personal
information for as long as it is
necessary for the purposes set out
in this privacy notice, unless a
longer retention period is required
or permitted by law (such as tax,
accounting or other legal
requirements). No purpose in this
notice will require us keeping your
personal information for longer than
2
years.
When
we have no ongoing legitimate
business need to process your
personal information, we will either
delete or anonymize such
information, or, if this is not
possible (for example, because your
personal information has been stored
in backup archives), then we will
securely store your personal
information and isolate it from any
further processing until deletion is
possible.
7.
DO WE COLLECT
INFORMATION FROM
MINORS?
In
Short: We
do not knowingly collect data
from or market to children under
18 years of
age.
We do
not knowingly solicit data from or
market to children under 18 years of
age. By using the Website,
you represent that you are at least
18 or that you are the parent or
guardian of such a minor and consent
to such minor dependent’s use of the
Website.
If we learn that personal
information from users less than 18
years of age has been collected, we
will deactivate the account and take
reasonable measures to promptly
delete such data from our records.
If you become aware of any data we
may have collected from children
under age 18, please contact
us.
8.
WHAT ARE YOUR
PRIVACY
RIGHTS?
In
Short:
You
may review, change, or terminate
your account at any
time.
If you
are a resident in the European
Economic Area and you believe we are
unlawfully processing your personal
information, you also have the right
to complain to your local data
protection supervisory authority.
You can find their contact details
here: http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/bodies/authorities/index_en.htm.
If you
are a resident in Switzerland, the
contact details for the data
protection authorities are available
here: https://www.edoeb.admin.ch/edoeb/en/home.html.
Cookies
and similar
technologies: Most
Web browsers are set to accept cookies
by default. If you prefer, you can
usually choose to set your browser to
remove cookies and to reject cookies. If
you choose to remove cookies or reject
cookies, this could affect certain
features or services of our Website.
To opt-out of interest-based advertising
by advertisers on our Website
visit http://www.aboutads.info/choices/.
9.
CONTROLS FOR
DO-NOT-TRACK
FEATURES
Most web
browsers and some mobile operating
systems and mobile applications include
a Do-Not-Track ("DNT") feature or
setting you can activate to signal your
privacy preference not to have data
about your online browsing activities
monitored and collected. At this stage
no uniform technology standard for
recognizing and implementing DNT signals
has been finalized. As such, we do not
currently respond to DNT browser signals
or any other mechanism that
automatically communicates your choice
not to be tracked online. If a standard
for online tracking is adopted that we
must follow in the future, we will
inform you about that practice in a
revised version of this privacy
notice.
10.
DO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS
HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY
RIGHTS?
In
Short: Yes, if
you are a resident of California,
you are granted specific rights
regarding access to your personal
information.
California
Civil Code Section 1798.83, also known
as the "Shine The Light" law, permits
our users who are California residents
to request and obtain from us, once a
year and free of charge, information
about categories of personal information
(if any) we disclosed to third parties
for direct marketing purposes and the
names and addresses of all third parties
with which we shared personal
information in the immediately preceding
calendar year. If you are a California
resident and would like to make such a
request, please submit your request in
writing to us using the contact
information provided
below.
If you are
under 18 years of age, reside in
California, and have a registered
account with the
Website,
you have the right to request removal of
unwanted data that you publicly post on
the Website.
To request removal of such data, please
contact us using the contact information
provided below, and include the email
address associated with your account and
a statement that you reside in
California. We will make sure the data
is not publicly displayed on the Website,
but please be aware that the data may
not be completely or comprehensively
removed from all our systems (e.g.
backups, etc.).
11.
DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO
THIS
NOTICE?
In
Short: Yes, we will
update this notice as necessary to
stay compliant with relevant
laws.
We may
update this privacy notice from time to
time. The updated version will be
indicated by an updated "Revised" date
and the updated version will be
effective as soon as it is accessible.
If we make material changes to this
privacy notice, we may notify you either
by prominently posting a notice of such
changes or by directly sending you a
notification. We encourage you to review
this privacy notice frequently to be
informed of how we are protecting your
information.