INFORMATION COLLECTION: Appdeverse collects certain information from users of our Services. As described further below, we may collect information from you during your access or use of the Services, such as when you register for our products or services, including products and services that are made available for free for you. When you make a purchase, or submit an order, when you enroll in or enter a sweepstakes, raffle, or contest, or when you register for a promotion, when you request information from us, when you transmit postings, including postings in Forums, feedback, and suggestions. When you otherwise communicate with other users through our products or services and when you otherwise communicate with us. The information you provide directly to Appdeverse may include, but is not limited to: (A) Name (B) Occupation (C) Email address (D) Mailing address (E) Telephone number (F) contact information for your place of work (G) demographics (e.g. job title, purchasing responsibilities, company information, and professional certification) (H) in certain circumstances, payment information; and/or (I) any additional information that you choose to provide to us. You are not required to provide Appdeverse with such information, but certain features of our Services may not be accessible or available, absent the provision of the requested information. Please be careful and responsible whenever you are online. If you choose to transmit Postings through the Services, such as in our Forums or other community features, that information; (i) may be publicly available; (ii) may be collected and used by third parties without our knowledge; and (iii) may result in your receipt of unsolicited messages from other individuals or third parties. Information From Affiliates, Social Networking Sites, and Other Non-Affiliated Third Parties. Appdeverse may collect information about you through any of our affiliates or through non-affiliated third parties. For example, you may be able to access the Service through a social networking account, such as Facebook. If you access the Services through a social networking account, you may allow us to have access to certain information in your social networking account profile. This may include your name, profile picture, gender, location, email address, photos, videos, date of birth, and/or your posts. Social networking sites have their own policies for handling and sharing your information. Please consult the applicable social networking site's policies for that site's privacy practices. Appdeverse has no control over how any third-party site uses or discloses the personal information it collects about you. We may also collect information about you through non-affiliated third parties, including without limitation (a) business partners or (b) customers who provide information regarding their employees or agents (e.g. to enroll employees or agents in our course offerings). Appdeverse may combine information that we collect from you through the Services with information that we obtain from such third parties and information derived from any other products or services we provide.
WEBSITE COOKIES AND ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGIES: Appdeverse and our third-party service providers may use cookies, clear GIFs, pixel tags, and other technologies that help us better understand user behavior, personalize preferences, perform research and analytics, and improve the Services. These technologies, for example, may allow us to tailor the Services to your needs, save your password in password-protected areas, track the pages you visit, help us manage content, and compile statistics about Services usage. Appdeverse also use certain of these technologies to deliver advertisements through the Services that may interest you. Appdeverse or our third-party service providers also may use certain of these technologies in emails to our customers, to help us track email response rates, identify when our emails are viewed, and track whether our emails are forwarded. We may also use local shared objects (also known as “Flash cookies”) to assist in delivering special content, such as video clips or animation. Flash cookies are stored on your device, but they are not managed through your web browser. To learn more about how to manage flash cookies, you can visit the Adobe website and make changes at the Global Privacy Settings Panel. You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but your browser may allow you to modify your browser settings to decline cookies if you prefer. If you disable cookies, you may be prevented from taking full advantage of the Services, because they may not function properly. Flash cookies operate differently than browser cookies, and cookie management tools available in a web browser may not affect flash cookies. As we adopt additional technologies, we may also gather additional information through other methods.
INFORMATION ON USING DEVICE: Appdeverse may automatically collect certain information about the computer or devices (including mobile devices) you use to access the Services. For instance, Appdeverse may collect and analyze information such as (a) IP addresses, Geo-location information, unique device identifiers and other information about your mobile phone or other mobile device(s), browser types, browser language, operating system, the state or country from which you accessed the Services; and (b) information related to the ways in which you interact with the Services, such as: referring and exit pages and URLs, platform type, the number of clicks, domain names, landing pages, pages and content viewed and the order of those pages, the amount of time spent on particular pages, the date and time you used the Services, the frequency of your use of the Services, error logs, and other similar information. As described further below, we may also use third-party analytics providers and technologies, including cookies and similar tools and technologies, to assist in collecting this information.
LOCATION INFORMATION: When you use the Services, Appdeverse may collect general location information (e.g. an IP address that often includes a city and state). If you install our mobile app or access the Services through a mobile device, we may ask you to grant us access to your mobile device's Geo-location data. If you grant such permission, Appdeverse may collect information about your precise Geo-location, and we may use that information to improve the Services and offer you content that may interest you. To deliver customized content and advertising, Appdeverse may share your location information with our agents, vendors, or advertisers. If you access the Services through a mobile device and you do not want your device to provide us with location-tracking information, you can disable the GPS or other location-tracking functions on your device, provided your device allows you to do this. See your device manufacturer's instructions for further details.
Appdeverse may use your information collected through the Services for any of the following reasons. For the purposes of which you provided it. To enable you to register for products and other offerings through our Services, including but not limited to, instructor-led classes, webcasts, and subscriptions. To provide you with e-mail newsletters. To administer surveys, contests, sweepstakes, or promotions. To improve and maintain the Services, and for product development. To customize the content and/or layout of our website. To process billing and payment. For customer support and to respond to your inquiries. To administer and troubleshoot the Services. To contact you about goods or services that may interest you. Compliance with export and other laws and regulations. For analytics and marketing, including tailored advertising. To resolve disputes or to protect ourselves and other users of the Services; and to enforce any legal terms that govern your use of the Services. Appdeverse may combine information that we collect from you through the Services with information that we obtain from affiliated and non-affiliated third parties, and information derived from any other products or services we provide. We may aggregate and/or de-identify information collected through the Services. Appdeverse may use de-identified or aggregated data for any purpose, including without limitation for research and marketing purposes, and we may also share such data with any third parties, including without limitation, advertisers, promotional partners, sponsors, event promotions, and/or others.
DISCLOSING INFORMATION: Unless otherwise described in this Policy, Appdeverse may also share the information that we collect from you through the Services as follows. We may share your information with any of our affiliates. Appdeverse may disclose your information with non-affiliated third parties with your consent. Such consent includes the disclosure of your information (1) in order to provide services or products that you have requested; (2) when we have your permission; or (3) as described in this Policy. Employers/Sponsors/Payers. We may disclose your information to your employer or other party sponsoring or paying for services provided to you. Service Providers. Appdeverse may provide access to your information to select third parties who perform services on our behalf and for any other legitimate business purposes. These third parties provide a variety of services to us, including without limitation, billing, sales, user authentication, exams, security, marketing, advertising, customer relationship management, advertising, market research, fulfillment, data storage, analysis and processing, legal services, and legal & regulatory compliance. Appdeverse seeks contractual assurances from these service providers that they will not use your information in any manner other than to help us provide you with the services and products available from Appdeverse. We may make contact information available to business partners offering products or services that may interest you. Appdeverse provides a number of services that have been authorized by vendors, associations or other entities with whom your information may be shared including, without limitation, contact, attendance, completion, user satisfaction, and exam result data. If you sign up to participate in a contest or sweepstakes, your information may also be provided to our sweepstakes or contest administrators or sponsors, and the use of that information may also be governed by those administrators' or sponsors' privacy policies or practices. We may disclose your information when we believe in good faith that such disclosure is necessary or permitted in response to any subpoenas, court orders, or other legal process we receive, or to establish or exercise our legal rights or to defend against legal claims. We may disclose your information when we believe it appropriate to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding possible illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, violations of the Legal Terms of Service or any other legal terms governing use of the Services, and/or to protect our rights and property. As we continue to develop our business, we may sell, buy, merge or partner with other companies or businesses, or sell some or all of our assets, including in connection with any pre-closing evaluation of such transactions. In such transactions or where there is any change of control of Appdeverse, user information may be among the transferred assets.
CHOICE OF COMMUNICATIONS: If you do not want to receive e-mail from Appdeverse in the future, you may let us know via e-mail or by sending us a letter at the appropriate address shown in the Contact Us section below. Recipients of our newsletters can unsubscribe using the instructions listed at the end of the e-mail newsletter. By providing us with your phone number, you expressly permit us, or someone designated by us, to contact you at the phone number provided. By supplying us with a mailing address, you agree to receive information and occasional offers from Appdeverse with information on new products and services of interest. If you do not want to receive such mailings, you may notify us through email info@appdeverse.com or call 1-800-974-2203. To ensure that you information is properly removed from our database, please provide us with the exact name, company name (if applicable), delivery address, city, state, ZIP, and e-mail address. Please note that we will endeavor to implement your permission requests within a reasonable time, although for a time you may continue to receive mailings, etc., transmitted based on information released prior to the implementation of your request. In addition, please note that even after such request is implemented, you will continue to receive information directly related to the product or service for which you registered (or which you otherwise agreed to receive), so you always are kept informed. Also, if your contact information is supplied to us by your employer or other third party, it may cause you to receive information inconsistent with the options you have selected.
SECURITY: Appdeverse has implemented reasonable administrative, technical, and physical security measures to protect against the unauthorized access, destruction or alteration of your information. These safeguards vary based on the sensitivity of the information that we collect, process and store and the current state of technology. Although we take appropriate measures to safeguard against unauthorized disclosures of information, we cannot assure you that information that we collect will never be disclosed in a manner that is inconsistent with this Policy.
LINKS:Our web sites contain links to other sites or services provided by third parties. Appdeverse is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each web site to which we may link that may collect information from you.
CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS: California Law permits visitors who are California residents to request certain information regarding our disclosure of personal information to third parties for such third parties' direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please notify us through email info@appdeverse.com or call 1-800-974-2203.
CHANGES TO THIS POLICY: If Appdeverse changes Privacy Policy, it will post those changes on this page so our users are aware of what information we collect, how we use it and under which circumstances, if any, we disclose it. Users should check this policy frequently to keep abreast of any changes. Your continued use of the Services following the posting of changes to this Policy will mean you accept those changes.