Privacy Policy (v.8)

Last updated on Mar 15 2024 at 01:17PM UTC.
PRIVACY POLICY

Entrepreneur Ready, Inc. i.e. the Licensor as defined under the Terms of Service and its affiliated companies and subsidiaries (collectively referred to as “Company,” “we,” or “us”) respect your privacy. This Privacy Policy statement describes the ways we collect information from and about the End User as defined under Terms of Service (“you”, or “your”), and what we do with the information, so that you may decide whether or not to provide information to us. By accessing our website or purchasing our products or services or attending training sessions in relation to our products and services, you agree to this Privacy Policy in addition to any other agreements we might have with you. This Privacy Policy does not govern the practices of entities that our Company does not own or control, or entities that do not own or control our Company or people that our Company does not employ or manage.
1. OUR COLLECTION AND RECEIPT OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
(a) The information we collect may include your personal information, such as your name, contact information, IP addresses, product and service selections and other things that identify you.
(b) We collect personal information from you at several different points, including but not limited to the following:
(i) when we correspond with you or communicate online (including Zoom, chat, texts and additional third-party services;
(ii) when you visit our website and/or products and services;
(iii) when you register as an end-user of our services and an account is created for you;
(iv) when you provide information, such as user contributed content, survey information, or join a mailing list;
(v) when you contact us for help;
(vi) when you attend our customer conferences or webinars; and
(vii) when the site sends us error reports or application analytics data; and
(viii) when collected or provided to us by a partner, service provider or other third-party.
2. OUR USE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
(a) Our Company may use information that we collect about you to:
(i) deliver the products and services that you have requested;
(ii) manage our relationship with you, communicate with you (including by email/text), and provide you with support;
(iii) perform research and analysis about your use of, or interest in, our products, services, or content, or products, services or content offered by others;
(iv) analyze your  usage pattern of our products and services at a non-personal and aggregated level to determine the effectiveness and utility of our products and services;
(v) verify your eligibility and deliver prizes in connection with promotions, contests, and sweepstakes; market, advertise and publicize our products and services;
(vi) enforce our terms and conditions or other agreements;
(vii) manage and improve our business, including but not limited to displaying advertising, deidentifying personal data, making recordings and transcripts of chats, and/or use of data to improve and expand the services we offer through testing, development and other functions;
(viii) conduct a sale of all or substantially all of our business or assets, which includes the sale, assignment or other transfer of your personal information in connection with such transaction;
(ix) respond to investigation, court orders, legal process, or to investigate, prevent or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, or situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, or as otherwise required or permitted by law; and
(x) perform functions as otherwise described to you at the time of collection, except our team will in no event take your idea as they are covered by a confidentiality agreement which restricts their usage of your information.
3. OUR DISCLOSURE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION TO THIRD PARTIES
(a) We may share your personal information with third parties only in the ways that are described in this Privacy Policy:
(i) We may provide your information to our agents, vendors or service providers who perform functions on our behalf;
(ii) Third party contractors may have access to our databases;
(iii) We may share your information, including but not limited to your “Idea” and “superpowers” with other participants to help build out your community, via a searchable interface, unless you opt-out, 
(iv) We may share your data with any parent company, subsidiaries, joint ventures, other entities under common control or third-party acquirers;
(v) We may allow a potential acquirer or merger partner to review our databases, although we would restrict their use and disclosure of this data during the diligence phase;
(vi) We may share your feedback and/or any testimonial provided to us about the program, platform or service, when you provide it to us;
(vii) We may share your information with Third-Party Software (as defined in the Terms of Service) and other organizations or people that we work with in conjunction with the services provided to you;
(viii) We may share photos, audio and video, and/or other recordings/media, or transcripts of online events where  you are a participant (including but not limited to a transcript of an event where you participated), as part of our content and marketing efforts, including but not limited to as agreed in our terms with you or your release or consent;
(ix) we may share personal information, including but not limited to your name, email, phone number, and information about your progress with the platform, with the sponsor who has paid for your participation
(x) As required by law enforcement, government officials, or other third parties pursuant to a subpoena, court order, or other legal process or requirement applicable to our Company; or when we believe, in our sole discretion, that the disclosure of personal information is necessary to prevent physical harm or financial loss, to report suspected illegal activity or to investigate violations of our agreements or Company policies; and
(xi) Other third parties with your consent or direction to do so.
Please note that these third parties may be in other countries where the laws on processing personal information may be less stringent than in your country.
4. OUR SECURITY MEASURES TO PROTECT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
(a) Our Company uses industry-standard technologies when transferring and receiving data exchanged between our Company and other companies to help ensure its security.
(b) This site has security measures in place to help protect information under our control from the risk of accidental or unlawful destruction or accidental loss, alteration or unauthorized disclosure or access.
(c) However, “perfect security” does not exist on the Internet. Also, if this website contains links to other sites, our Company is not responsible for the security practices or the content of such sites.
5. OUR USE OF COOKIES, WEB BEACONS, WEB ANALYTICS SERVICES, AND LINKS
(a) Many of our web pages use “cookies.”
(i) Cookies are text files we place in your computer’s browser to store your preferences and provide a more personalized experience.
(ii) Cookies, by themselves, do not tell us your e-mail address or other personally identifiable information unless you choose to provide this information to us by, for example, registering at one of our sites. However, once you choose to furnish the site with personal information, this information may be linked to the data stored in the cookie.
(iii) We use cookies to understand site usage and to improve the content and offerings on our sites. We also may use cookies to offer you products, programs, or services, or for other purposes.
(iv) You have many choices with regards to the management of cookies on your computer. All major browsers allow you to block or delete cookies from your system.
To learn more about your ability to manage cookies, please consult the privacy features in your browser.
(b) Web Beacons.
(i) Our Company and third parties may also use small pieces of code called “web beacons” or “clear gifs” to collect anonymous and aggregate advertising metrics, such as counting page views, promotion views, or advertising responses
(ii) These web beacons may be used to deliver cookies that conform to our Company’s cookie requirements.
(c) Web Analytics Services.
(i) We use Google Analytics, a service for the marketing analysis of the site provided by Google, Inc. Google Analytics uses cookies to allow us to see how you use our site so we can improve your experience
(ii) Google’s ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to the site is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of Use available at http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/us.html and the Google Privacy Policy available at http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/. You can prevent Google Analytics from recognizing you on return visits to the site by disabling cookies in your browser. If you prefer to not have data reported by Google Analytics, you can install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
(d) We may create links to other web sites. We will make a reasonable effort to link only to sites that meet similar standards for maintaining each individual’s right to privacy. However, many other sites that are not associated with or authorized by our Company may have links leading to our site. Our Company cannot control these links and we are not responsible for any content appearing on these sites. Since this website does not control the privacy policies of third parties, you are subject to the privacy practices of that third party. We encourage you to ask questions before you disclose any personal information to others.
6. OUR RETENTION OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
We will retain any personal information only for as long as is necessary to fulfill the business purpose it was collected, or as otherwise permitted by applicable law. We will also retain and use your personal information for as long as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
7. INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
Information collected from you may be stored and processed in the United States or any other country in which our Company or agents or contractors maintain facilities, and by accessing our sites and using our services, you consent to any such transfer of information outside of your country.
8. YOUR ACCESS TO AND UPDATING OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
Reasonable access to your personal information is provided through the platform at no cost while you are a participant.  If you need further assistance regarding your rights, wish to exercise a right provided by law that is not listed here, or to attempt to resolve a privacy issue, please contact us using the contact information provided below.
9. CHILDREN’S PRIVACY
Because of the nature of our business, our services are not designed to appeal to minors. We do not knowingly attempt to solicit or receive any information from anyone under the age of 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately.
10. YOUR CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS

(a) If you are a California resident, California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits you to request certain information regarding our disclosure of personal information to third parties for the third parties’ direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please contact us by sending an e-mail to admin@howtostartsomething.com. Our site, products, and services are not intended to appeal to minors.
(b) However, if you are a California resident under the age of 18, and a registered user of our site or service, California Business and Professions Code Section 22581 permits you to request and obtain removal of content or information you have publicly posted. To make such a request, please send an e-mail with a detailed description of the specific content or information to admin@howtostartsomething.com. Please be aware that such a request does not ensure complete or comprehensive removal of the content or information you have posted and that there may be circumstances in which the law does not require or allow removal even if requested.
(c) Under California law, California residents who have an established business relationship with us may opt-out of our disclosing personal information about them to third parties for their marketing purposes.
11. DO NOT TRACK SIGNALS
Our Company does not currently respond to browser “Do Not Track” (DNT) signals or other mechanisms. Third parties may collect personal information about your online activities over time and across sites when you visit the site or use the service
12. OTHER INFORMATION
Company may collect, use and disclose other information from your use of the website and/or applications, provided such information does not individually identify you or otherwise qualify as personal information (or similar) under an applicable law that restricts its collection, use or disclosure. Company shall have the right to aggregate and/or retain records of such data including, but not limited to, usage, activity logs, and click-throughs. Company may de-identify personal information in accordance with applicable laws and any applicable contractual agreement. Company may disclose data under this section, whether in the form collected or a derivative form, to third parties provided that any information is presented in an aggregate and/or deidentified form.
13. ADDITIONAL OPT-OUT OPTIONS
To opt out of text messages, marketing emails and/or Find and Connect, you may also click “help” in the platform and send a ticket expressing your desire to opt-out of one or more of the available options.  
13. CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY
Our Company may amend this Privacy Policy at any time by posting a new version. It is your responsibility to review this Privacy Policy periodically as your continued use of this website represents your agreement with the then-current Privacy Policy.
14. CONTACT US
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices or concerns of this site, please contact our Privacy Officer at admin@howtostartsomething.com