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Privacy Policy

We’re glad you chose to visit Factual Guru site! We care about your privacy and the information you share with us and want you to understand how we are using and protecting the information we collect about you. Factual Guru is respectful of data privacy and adopts best practices in compliance with applicable privacy laws and regulations, including the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). This Cookie Policy, as well as the Privacy Policy, describes Factual Guru’s policies and practices regarding its use of information collected on this Website and sets forth your privacy rights. By using this Website and consenting to this Cookie Policy, you agree that Factual Guru and group undertakings as explained in the Privacy Policy can place cookies as we describe below, and you agree to the collection, sharing, and use of your Personal Data for personalization of advertising or other services.

1.1 Why do we use cookies?

Cookies improve your experience. We use cookies to help you access this Website faster and more efficiently. Cookies allow us to distinguish you from other users so that we can recognize you each time you visit. Cookies also allow us to store user preferences and provide you with a positive experience when you browse this Website, including enabling you to personalize Website settings. Our marketing partners also collect web viewing data to ensure that you are seeing the most relevant advertising.

Learn more about the types of cookies we use.

1.2 What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that can be stored on a user’s computer, tablet, or mobile device (“Computer”) when you visit a website. A cookie will typically contain the name of the originating domain, the lifetime of the cookie, and a randomly generated unique number or other value.

Cookies used by Factual Guru identify you as a unique user by means of a tracking ID. The cookie itself is anonymous and does not contain any Personal Data, except when such information has been supplied by you, such as when you provide your name and email address when completing a registration form.

1.3 GDPR and Your EU Privacy Rights

The General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) creates some new rights for European Union residents and strengthens some existing data protection rights.

To the extent that any cookie placed by Factual Guru or a third party, as described above, can uniquely identify a computer, or the person using that computer, under GDPR, this is Personal Data. Therefore, the Privacy Policy shall apply to any such Personal Data collected from its Users.

1.4 Cookie Policy Changes and Updates

We reserve the right to amend this Cookie Policy from time to time as necessary. We will post a notice on this Website if there are material changes to the Cookie Policy, but you should also check this Website periodically to review the current policy.

1.5 How can we help? Getting in touch

Questions, concerns, or complaints:
If you have any questions, concerns, or complaints about Factual Guru’s Personal Data practices around cookies or this Cookie Policy, we encourage you to get in touch with our appointed Data Protection Officer (“DPO”).
If you believe you have suffered harm due to a breach of your rights by Factual Guru under this Cookie Policy, and Factual Guru has not handled your complaint in a reasonably sufficient manner, any EU resident may also file a complaint with the applicable supervisory authority.

The contact information for Factual Guru’s Data Protection Officer is:

Mr. Hanmant Dhotre
c/o Factual Guru
Address: 762, Fulton St, San Francisco, California 94115

Email: contact@Factual Guru.com

Privacy & Policy

2.1 Use of this website

This privacy policy describes the information we collect from you and how it may be stored and processed in the INDIA as described below. This website, and associated with publications provide products, content, and services for a professional and consumer audience and is not intended for individuals under the age of 13 years old. We do not knowingly collect or store personal data provided by anyone under 13 years of age.

If you are a European Union (EU) resident, please note that there are a number of provisions in this privacy policy that apply uniquely to you.

If you are a California (US) consumer, please note there are a number of provisions in this privacy policy that also apply uniquely to you.

2.2 What information do we collect

Factual Guru collects data about you that is limited to the kind of information that can be found on a typical business card: first name, last name, job title, employer/company name, work address, work email, and work phone number. In some cases, we may ask you to provide additional professional information such as the size of the company you work for, and industry type. To enhance and/or update the information that you have provided to us, we may combine it with professional information or personal data that we collect from third-party sources. The personal data that we refer to in this document is the personal and professional information you provide, as well as information that we obtain from third-party sources, both of which we typically combine as one user record.
This site also collects and stores certain information automatically using cookies and similar technologies, including IP addresses, the region or general location of a computer or device accessing the internet, browser type, operating system, page view history, and other usage information. See our Cookie Policy for further details.

However, to the extent that any cookie can uniquely identify a computer, mobile device, or tablet (“Device”), or the person using that Device, and you are an EU resident, under the GDPR, this is personal data. Therefore, this privacy policy shall apply to such personal data collected by Factual Guru
Similarly, if you are a California consumer, under the CCPA, to the extent that any cookie can uniquely identify you or the device you, or any other person is using, via an IP address or other online identifier, this is also personal data.

How do we collect it

Here personal data is referred to as “Business Card Information “. We may collect your personal data when you register to receive any of the products, content, or services offered by Factual Guru or its third-party sponsors (“sponsors”) such as publications, subscriptions, contests, newsletters, memberships, premium content, webcasts, video, white papers, online seminars, conferences, and events.

What happens if you don’t provide personal data?

In order for us to provide the products, content, or services you request, we need your personal data. Therefore, if you do not provide such personal data, we cannot deliver the products, content, or services.

2.3 How do we safeguard your personal data?

Security of your personal data

Factual Guru maintains safeguards which include technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal data from loss, misuse, unauthorized use, access, inadvertent disclosure, alteration, and destruction, and we require the third parties we contract with to support Factual Guru’s business operations to employ reasonable security measures as well (see “When and how we share your information with others” below). We update and test security on an ongoing basis and restrict access to your personal data to only those who need to know in order to provide Factual Guru’s products, content, or services to you.

Storage of your personal data

We may store your personal data using Factual Guru’s own secure on-site servers or other internally hosted technology. Your personal data may also be stored by third parties, via cloud services or other technology, to whom Factual Guru has contracted, to support Factual Guru’s business operations (see “When and how we share your information with others” below). These third parties do not use or have access to your personal data other than for cloud storage and retrieval, and Factual Guru requires such parties to employ at least the same level of security that we use to protect your personal data (see “Security of your personal data” above).

2.4 What we do with the personal data we collect

We use the personal data that we collect to communicate with you, deliver what you request, improve our service, and present other information and offers that may be of interest.

To communicate with you

We may use your personal data to send you important notices, such as communications about your registration, transactions, and changes to Factual Guru’s terms, conditions, policies, and/or other internal purposes.

To deliver what you request

We may use your personal data to provide the products, content, or services you request. If you enter a sweepstake, contest, or similar Factual Guru promotion, we may use your personal data to administer such promotion.

To improve our service

We may use your personal data for auditing, data analysis, and research to improve Factual Guru’s products, content, and services.

To present offers that may be of interest to you

We may contact you to offer you additional Factual Guru or third-party products, content, or services that may be of interest to you.

2.5 The legal basis we have for processing your personal data

The GDPR requires data collectors, such as Factual Guru, to have a legal basis to use the personal data of EU residents. Therefore, this section shall apply to any such personal data collected by Factual Guru uses the personal data that you provide to supply you with high-quality products, content, and services as you request, to send important notices, and for internal purposes such as auditing, data analysis, and research to provide you with the information you need to make the most informed technology purchasing decisions.
We may also use your personal data to offer you products, content, or services that may be of interest to you, based upon your interests or the preferences you shared with us, and may share your personal data with third-party sponsors of content, events, and other services or offers. The legal basis for processing your personal data is your consent. In certain circumstances, we may otherwise process your personal data if Factual Guru has a legitimate interest in doing so and Factual Guru is not infringing any of your rights and freedoms. When Factual Guru processes your personal data for Factual Guru’s legitimate interests, Factual Guru will consider and balance any potential impact on you and your rights under data protection and any other relevant law. Our legitimate business interests do not override your interests. Factual Guru will not use your personal data in circumstances where your rights and freedoms override our legitimate interests unless we have your consent or are otherwise required or permitted to by law.

2.6 When and how we share your personal data with others

Factual Guru may share your personal data to deliver content and services from ours, affiliated companies, and third parties services that might interest you, including sponsored content and events, for business operations, and to comply with valid legal processes. If you are an EU resident, Factual Guru will only share your personal data with third parties outside with your consent.

For content and services that may interest you or that you request

As we mentioned above, your personal data may be shared within Factual Guru to provide you with information about products, content, and services that might interest you and for internal analytical and business development purposes. We may also share your personal data with third parties to deliver third-party sponsored content or other services that you request (see “third party sponsored content and events” below).

For business operations

We may also share your personal data with third parties we have contracted with to support Factual Guru’s business operations including delivery, fulfillment, payment processing, email deployment, suppression list management, and data processing.

For third party sponsored content and events

Factual Guru partners with third-party sponsors to make available a large library of content to our users, such as white papers, professional events (live or online), as well as other services or offers. In return for access to such offers, we may ask you to provide us with personal data as part of the registration. We may use your personal data to send you the offer you request. In addition, your personal data may be shared with the sponsor(s) of the offer to communicate with you regarding the offer, as well as additional products, content, or services that may be of interest to you.
Please note that once your personal data is shared with the sponsor, the sponsor’s privacy policy applies, including information on how to opt out in the future, which will apply to your personal data.

As required by law

Your personal data may be shared when authorized by law or necessary to comply with a valid legal process.

In the event of new ownership

If part or all the ownership of Factual Guru or any of its products or services are sold or transferred, your personal data will be transferred to the new owner.

International Data Transfers

This section shall apply to any personal data collected by Factual Guru from EU residents. If Factual Guru shares your personal data with any other third party as described in this privacy policy and your personal data will be transferred to a State which is not a Member State of either the European Union or the EEA, or deemed adequate by the European Commission, Factual Guru (as a data controller/data exporter) will only conduct such transfer (to a data processor/data importer) if there are suitable safeguards in place, such as binding corporate rules, standard contractual clauses approved Codes of Conduct, or approved certification mechanism. For more information, please contact Factual Guru’s Data Protection Officer (See contact details below).

2.7 How long we keep your personal data

We retain your personal data for the duration of your business relationship with us, and we hold your information only as long as necessary for each purpose we use it unless we have obtained your consent to use it for another or similar purpose.

2.8 Your rights and preferences

If you inform us that you want your personal data erased (if you are an EU resident), or that you no longer wish for us to communicate with you for marketing purposes, or to otherwise restrict Factual Guru’s processing of your personal data, we may retain some basic information in order to avoid sending you unwanted materials in the future and to keep a record of your request and our response.

Confirming your personal data

This section shall apply to any personal data collected by Factual Guru from EU residents and California consumers.

To confirm that Factual Guru is processing your personal data, or to access, update or correct the personal data Factual Guru holds about you, or to obtain a copy to reuse for your own purposes, please send an email to: dpo@Factual Guru.com

The categories of personal data Factual Guru has collected about consumers, the categories of sources from which personal data is collected, the business or commercial purpose for collecting or selling (if applicable) personal data, the categories of third parties with whom Factual Guru shares personal data, and the specific pieces of personal data Factual Guru has collected about consumers, can be generally be found in this privacy policy.

If, however, you require additional information and/or to otherwise exercise your rights under the CCPA to request the categories and specific pieces of personal data Factual Guru collects, please send an email to: dpo@Factual Guru.com (or the mailing address below) and please put CCPA Request in the subject line.

Erasing your personal data

This section shall apply to any personal data collected by Factual Guru from EU residents or California consumers.

If you want your personal data erased and you are an EU resident, please click on Preference (or the mailing address below).

If you are a California consumer, and you want your personal data deleted, please click on Preference (or the mailing address below) and please put CCPA Request in the subject line.

To opt-out of marketing communications

If you want Factual Guru to stop communicating with you for marketing purposes, can opt-out on the following URL.

Unsubscribe here.

To restrict processing of your personal data

If you want to otherwise restrict Factual Guru’s processing of your personal data, please send an email to: dpo@Factual Guru.com.

Opt-out of the sale of your personal data.

California consumers can exercise their rights to opt-out of the selling of their personal data (as applicable) under the CCPA, as described in Your California Privacy Rights below.

Your California Privacy Rights

Throughout this privacy policy, we have explained how your unique rights as a California consumer apply.

For a complete statement of these rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), including the right to opt-out of the selling of your personal data and how you can exercise them please visit Your California Privacy Rights

(https://oag.ca.gov/privacy/ccpa)

2.9 How can we help? Getting in touch

Questions, concerns, or complaints:

If you have any questions, concerns, or complaints about Factual Guru’s personal data practices or this Privacy Policy, we encourage you to get in touch with our Data Protection Officer. If you believe you have suffered harm due to a breach of your rights by Factual Guru under this Privacy Policy, and Factual Guru has not handled your complaint in a reasonably sufficient manner, any EU resident may also file a complaint with the applicable supervisory authority. The contact information for Factual Guru’s Data Protection Officer is:
Mr. Hanmant Dhotre
c/o Factual Guru.

Address: Email: dpo@Factual Guru.com

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Please email: feedback@Factual Guru.com.

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