Privacy

PRIVACY POLICY INTRODUCTION

PLEASE READ OUR PRIVACY POLICY TERMS BEFORE YOU USE THIS WEBSITE OR REGISTER TO ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICES OFFERED BY THIS WEBSITE. BY USING ANY OF THIS WEBSITE OR ITS RELATED SERVICES, YOU AGREE THAT THIS PRIVACY POLICY AND OUR TERMS OF SERVICE GOVERN YOUR USE OF OUR SERVICES. Medata is committed to protecting and guarding your privacy and your personal information and data. This PRIVACY POLICY applies to all your use of the Medata LookUp website, services, interactive features, email, and any other services or materials provided by Medata, Inc. through any of your use of this website (collectively, the “Services”). This Privacy Policy describes Medata’s collection, use and disclosure of the information you provide to us through your use of the Services, and your rights with respect to your personal information and data.

Please direct any questions regarding this Privacy Policy to us at the following email address:   privacy@medata.com.

INFORMATION SUBJECT TO COLLECTION THROUGH THIS WEBSITE

We will or may collect the following:

  • Personal data that you voluntarily submit to us when you register for the Services that may include your first and last name, location, phone number, title, email and mailing address.
  • We may also collect billing and financial information to process payment information for services you request. Any email content you supply to us when you contact us via email including your name and email address and the content included in the email. Any responses you offer if you participate in a survey, including additional profile information you agree to submit.
  • Our servers (which may be hosted by a third-party service provider) may collect your browser type, operating system, internet protocol (IP) address, domain name, and/or a date/time stamp for your visit and we may gather certain information automatically and store it in log files and we may use this information to administer the Services, track users’ movements around the Services, gather information and review trend regarding our user base to refine our Services; Except as noted in this PRIVACY POLICY and DO NOT TRACK NOTICE We do not link this automatically collected data to personal data.

HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

Any data we collect from your use of this website or Services may be used by us for any of the following purposes:

  • To refine and improve our products and Services to be more useful to you and others and to improve customer relationships
  • To manage the Services you request
  • To contact you
  • To protect, enforce or defend the legal rights, privacy, safety or property of the Services, its employees or agents, or other customers or users, and/or to comply with applicable law.
  • Other use of your information upon your direction or consent.
  • For internal management and administrative purposes on our behalf and we reserve the right to sell, buy, merge, or partner with other entities and we may include your information among the transferred assets in such transactions.
  • For the purposes of using third party services to provide services or functions including credit card and billing processing, ad serving, email distribution, analytics or promotions management and in such cases we provide these companies only with the information they need to perform their services and only upon their agreement to maintain the confidentiality of your personally identifiable information and not to use your personally identifiable information for any reason except to carry out the specific purpose. All third-party service providers may only use personal information to provide services for Medata, and they may not share, resell or use the data for their own direct marketing purposes. The privacy policies of such third parties apply to their use and disclosure of your information that we collect and disclose to such third-party companies.
  • We will disclose information we maintain when required to do so by law, for example, in response to a court order or a subpoena. We also may disclose such information in response to a law enforcement agency's request.
  • We may use Cookies, which are small pieces of information that a website sends to your computer’s hard drive while you are viewing the website. We may use both session Cookies (which expire once you close your web browser) and persistent Cookies (which stay on your computer until you delete them) to provide you with a more personal and interactive user experience. This type of information is collected to make our Services more useful to you and to tailor the experience with us to meet your special interests and needs. You will not be able to access certain areas of our websites if your computer does not accept cookies from us. We do not respond to browser-based “do not track” signals. We may also use small pieces of code called “pixel tags” or “clear gifs” to recognize certain types of information, such as a user’s cookie number, time and date of a page view, and description of the page where the pixel tag is placed. These pixel tags may be used to deliver cookies that conform to our cookie policy above.
  • We may use third parties to advertise our Services which may include serving or tracking advertisements related to the Services. We may use the following data, whether separately or combined: Data from advertising technologies on and off our Services, like web beacons, pixels, ad tags, cookies, and device identifiers; Subscriber or visitor-provided information; Data from your use of the Services (g. hashed data, click stream information, browser type, geographic location, time and date, information about your interactions with advertisements and other content); Information from advertising partners. Information inferred from the data described above.
  • We may use analytics to help analyze how users utilize the Services.  The analytics service providers collect only the IP address assigned to you on the date you visit the Services, rather than your name or other personal data and we will not combine the information generated through these analytic tools with your personal data. If any persistent Cookie is placed on your web browser to identify you the next time you visit the Services, the Cookie cannot be used by anyone or in any manner not authorized for the particular analytics service provider per the terms of use and privacy policy.
  • We may receive personal and/or anonymous data about you from companies that offer their products and/or services through our Services and/or companies that otherwise collect such information. These third-party companies may supply us with personal data. We may add this information to the information we have already collected from you via the Services in order to improve Services we provide to you.

SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES ("SNS")

You acknowledge and agree that you are solely responsible for your use of those websites and that it is your responsibility to review the terms of use and privacy policy of the third-party provider of such SNS. We will not be responsible or liable for: (i) the availability or accuracy of such SNS; (ii) the content, products or services on or availability of such SNS; or (iii) your use of any such SNS.

YOUR CHOICES ABOUT YOUR INFORMATION

Profile.   You may change any of your personal data in your account by editing your profile within your account. You may request deletion of your personal data by us and we will use commercially reasonable efforts to honor your request.

Cookies.   If at any time you do not want to accept Cookies from the website or Services for any of the purposes described above, you can change your browser settings to either not accept Cookies or to alert you before accepting a Cookie from the websites you visit. Note that if you cease accepting Cookies from this website, it may or may not affect some of the functionality of Services. See your browser’s information settings and instructions for technical information. Consult your browser’s technical information. If you do not accept Cookies, however, you may not be able to use all portions of the Services or all functionality of the Services.

To set your browser so that websites do not track you:

  • For Firefox – see: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-do-i-turn-do-not-track-feature
  • For Chrome – see: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/2790761
  • For Explorer – see: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17288/windows-internet-explorer-11-use-do-not-track
  • For Edge – see: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4468242/microsoft-edge-browsing-data-and-privacy-microsoft-privacy

CALIFORNIA DO NOT TRACK NOTICE.

We do not respond to Do Not Track (DNT) signals. Please be advised that some third-party websites may keep track of your browsing activities when you visit them. Medata does not track our users use of third-party websites for the purposes of engaging in any targeted advertising. If you are visiting such sites, your browser may have features that allow you to set the DNT signal on your browser so that third parties (particularly advertisers) know you do not want to be tracked. These instructions can be found in the browser link information listed above.

Medata does not allow any third-party to collect any of your personally identifiable information from our websites.

Mailing Lists.   If you would like us to remove your name and mailing address from postal lists or to opt-out of any direct mail marketing purposes, or to opt-out of receiving any sales or marketing literature, please email us at opt-out@medata.com, or write to us at Medata – Opt-Out. 5 Peters Canyon, Suite 250, Irvine, California 92606.

Email Lists.   If you do not want to receive e-mails from us, please follow the “unsubscribe” instructions near the bottom of each email or email us at opt-out@Medata.com.

CANADIAN PRIVACY RIGHTS

Canadian law may provide additional and distinct rights for Canadian Residents. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada can provide you with additional details. You hereby consent to and confirm that you agree that this Privacy Policy and all other related policies and terms related to this website shall be written in the English language. Vous reconnaissent avoir exigé la rédaction en anglais du présent document ainsi que tous les documents qui s’y rattachent.

CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS – "Shine the Light Law"

All California residents may opt-out of Medata’s disclosure of personal information to third parties for marketing purposes under the California "Shine The Light Law". You have the right to opt-out of the sharing of your personal information with third parties for marketing purposes at any time by emailing us at opt-out@medata.com, or submitting a written request to:
Medata, Inc.
Attention: Opt-Out
5 Peters Canyon, Suite 250
Irvine, California 92606

Please note that opt-out notice does not prohibit any legally permissible disclosures Medata may make for non-marketing purposes.

INTERNATIONAL USERS

Medata is an American company located and doing business in the United States of America and the Services provided by this website are intended for use within the United States and its Territories. You are hereby notified that any information you choose to provide to us or may be obtained by us as a result of your use of the Services may be collected in your country and subsequently transferred to the United States or to another country in accordance with applicable law.

NOT INTENDED FOR CHILDREN

The Services are not intended for use by children, especially those under thirteen and Medata will not knowingly allow anyone under the age of eighteen (18) to register for any of our Services or provide any personally identifying information to us. Any personal information Medata learns that it may have inadvertently received from a user under the age of 13 as part of the Services, we will be deleted from our records. We do not verify the age of anyone using or accessing our website and we have no responsibility or liability for verifying any such user’s age. If you are a Child, you must have the permission of a parent or guardian before using our Website. Any parent or guardian that believes their child may be using this website should contact us and request that we delete your child’s account and all related information from our system. We reserve the right to verify your legal authority for the child before we comply with a request. Parents and legal guardians are hereby notified that they are legally liable for any transactions created by their child on this website.

SECURITY, DATA RETENTION, AND INFORMATION STORAGE

Medata is committed to protecting the security of your personal data. We use a variety of industry-standard security technologies and procedures to help protect your personal data, however, no system can be completely secure. Medata does not warranty or guarantee the security of our systems, database(s) or hosted environment and we do not guarantee you that any information you transmit to us may not be intercepted during internet transmission. Medata will retain your personal information and data associated with your account for so long as we deem it necessary and for purposes not by applicable laws.

PRIVACY POLICY CHANGES AND UPDATES

Medata reserves the sole right to update, revise and modify this Privacy Policy at any time for any reason and we will post those changes here on this page with an indicator at the top of the policy stating the date of the most recent update and all changes will be effective upon that latest update date, unless otherwise stated. By continuing to use our Services, thereafter, you are acknowledging your consent to those changes and your consent to be bound by their terms. You should immediately discontinue your use of the Services if you do not agree to the changes.

THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES

Medata is not responsible for any activity whatsoever if you click on clicking on or enable and third-party links displayed on this website, and by clicking on any of those links you may be allowing third parties to share or collect data about you.

Medata does not have any control over any such third-party websites and we are not obligated to you with respect to any third party privacy policy or notice. When you leave our website, we encourage you to read the privacy notice of every website you visit and its terms of use.

THIRD PARTY PAYMENT PROCESSORS AND YOUR PAYMENT INFORMATION

To provide the subscription services available through this website, we use third-party payment processing services (“Payment Processors”). We do not and will not collect, store or distribute your payment card details. All payment information and payment card numbers and details are supplied directly by you to our third-party Payment Processors and they will only use your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. All Payment Processors are required to abide by the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council.

WEBSITE SERVICE PROVIDERS / ANALYTICS

We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Website ("Service Providers"), to provide our Website on our behalf, to perform Website-related services or to assist us in analyzing how our Website is used. These third-parties may have access to your personal information only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

CONTACT US

Please direct any questions about the Privacy Policy to us via email at:
privacy@medata.com

or if you prefer to contact us in writing, our mailing address is:
Medata, Inc.
Attention: Privacy
5 Peters Canyon, Suite 250
Irvine, California 92606

This website may also include links to third-party websites, plug-ins or other applications. We advise you to read and understand the privacy policies of any third_party website you click on through any link on this website.

Last updated – September 1, 2019