Privacy Policy
Effective Date: March 27, 2026
This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use and share your personal data and personal information as defined under applicable data privacy laws (referred to herein individually and collectively as "personal data"), including (1) the types of personal data we collect, (2) from whom we collect personal data including our prospects, customers, partners, job applicants, users, and website visitors as further described below ("you," "your," or "users"), (3) how we collect the data (use of our websites, applications and digital assets); (4) the purposes for which we collect it, including in connection with your use of our Sites, for sales and marketing, for job application, and your use of our services offerings including our proprietary SaaS platform; providing AI-powered research services to our customers for market research, commercial due diligence as well as other purposes; providing support services to our customers, partners and users; conducting expert interviews; transcript generation, insight synthesis, and consumer and/or market surveys (collectively, the "Service(s)"), (5) how we use your personal data, (6) with whom we may share or sell your personal data, (6) what choices are available to you with respect to the use of your personal data, and (7) our compliance efforts to protect your personal data.
YOUR CONSENT: You consent and agree to the data collection and processing described in this Privacy Policy by visiting, accessing, and/or using our website or Services, and you represent that you are at least 18 years-old. Your use of the website and services is voluntary.
CALIFORNIA USERS: If you are a California resident, see the California Notice for additional information about your rights and our disclosures. The California Notice is in addition to this privacy policy.
CALIFORNIA USERS CHOICE AND OPTING OUT: See Section 8 for information about your choices regarding opting out of the sale of your personal data, opting out of cookies, opting out of specific types of advertising, and opting out of use of precise location.
ADDITIONAL RIGHTS FOR OPTING OUT: In addition to California residents' rights for opting-out, see your rights to opt-out in Section 5.
EEA, SWISS, AND UK USERS RIGHTS: See EEA, Swiss, & UK Data Subject Rights in Section 7.
OTHER UNITED STATES USER RIGHTS: Rights under other US data protection laws are described in Section 9.
CONTACT: If you have questions or wish to contact us, see Section 13.
We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time by posting on our website. Please consult this Privacy Policy regularly for updates. See Changes to this Privacy Policy in Section 14.
Policy Overview
Scope of Privacy Policy
Who We Are
DiligenceSquared, Inc. ("Company") has its principal place of business in the USA. To contact us or exercise your privacy rights, see Section 13. This Privacy Policy applies to DiligenceSquared, Inc. and any of its affiliates as may exist from time to time.
More information about Company can be found at the Company websites found at www.diligencesquared.com.
Third Parties
We may collect, use, and share personal data about you from you and through and with our third party service providers (for example who provide platform hosting services, data analytics, translation, expert services or other services to us) ("service provider(s)"). We may collect, use and share your personal information on behalf of and at the direction of our customers for research purposes. In the interest of transparency, we may describe in this Privacy Policy some of the most common data collection, use, and sharing on behalf of such third parties, but this Privacy Policy does not govern such third parties' collection, use, processing, or sharing. We are not responsible for the privacy or security practices of such third parties, and you should consult their privacy policies and contact them directly with any questions about that personal data. Third party services are described further below.
Data Processing Roles
For purposes of data protection laws in the European Economic Area ("EEA"), Switzerland, and UK, depending on the purpose for which you use our website or Services, with respect to the processing of your personal data as described in this Privacy Policy, we may act as a data controller or a data processor; or under the California Consumer Protection Act as a business or services provider (or similar designations under other data protection laws).
Specifically, for example, the following different relationships with you may exist depending on the purpose for which you use the Services or Website:
Research: If you are an expert being interviewed or a participant responding to research questions we pose (or our third party service provider poses) at the direction of our customer for whom the research is performed, then our customer directing the research is the data controller or business (as defined under applicable data protection laws) with regard to your personal data and we are acting as the data processor or service provider (as defined under the applicable data protection laws). This Privacy Policy describes processing we carry out on their behalf, and the customer's privacy policies govern how they use your personal data.
Website Visitors: If you are visiting our website or Services to collect product, marketing or employment information, then we are the controller or business under applicable data protection laws of the personal data that you provide for such purposes.
Who this Policy Applies to
This Privacy Policy applies to the following types of users and visitors to our websites and Services:
individuals accessing or using the Services;
experts being interviewed for research purposes;
individuals participating in research activities;
visitors of our website for marketing, sales, research, or job search purposes; and
any other users or visitors of the Services or our website.
As a user or visitor of our websites or Services, you hereby agree to be bound by our website terms as found at www.diligencesquared.com and any other policies referenced herein, and you acknowledge that you have read and understand this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, do not access or engage with the website or the Services. This Privacy Policy is not a contract and does not create any legal rights or obligations. You may be shown and required to accept user terms, participation terms, or enter into a contract or other terms of service (collectively as "terms of service") before enrolling, using, or interacting with the Services. Please note that in cases where such terms of service conflict with any terms in this Privacy Policy, such other terms of service will take precedence over the terms in this Privacy Policy.
More detailed information regarding this Privacy Policy can be found in Sections 1 through 14 below.
Section 1: We Collect personal data From and About You; Categories of personal data
Section 2: How We Use Your personal data
Section 3: We Collect personal data From Various Sources
Section 4: We Disclose, Share and Sell personal data to Others
Section 5: You Choices About How We Use Your personal data
Section 6: We transfer and process personal data in the United States
Section 7: Your EEA, Swiss, UK Privacy Rights
Section 8: California Notice
Section 9: Other US Data Protection Laws
Section 10: Information Security
Section 11: Not For Children
Section 12: Third Party Links
Section 13: How to Contact Us
Section 14: Changes to this Privacy Policy
Section 1: We Collect personal data From and About You; Categories of personal data
We (and the third party service providers we hire to perform business functions on our behalf) may collect, receive, process, and use various categories of personal data about you. The type of personal data we collect about you depends on the nature of your interactions with us and the purposes for which you are using the Services or website. Such personal data may include the following:
Contact Information and Identifiers:
name
email address
address (residential or business)
telephone (home, business or mobile)
geo-location
account identifiers such as social media accounts and user account information
Internet Protocol (IP) address
Unique device identification number
Network provider user ID (a number uniquely allocated to you by your network provider)
International Mobile Equipment Identity
Unique cookie identifiers
Demographic Information:
age range, birth date
general location
gender
profession or employment related information
educational background and information
Social media information
income bracket or similar information
home ownership
Professional or Employment Related Information: We collect employment information that you may share, such as your job title, department (such as finance, operations, etc.), and position, and we collect any other job-related information that you choose to share.
Internet and Network Activity Information. When you visit our websites and use the Services, we and our service providers automatically collect and analyze certain information about your use of our websites and the device you used to access our websites including:
IP address
device type and model
network provider, browser type and language, the operating system of your device, applications
the date and time you are accessing our websites
interactions with our website such as articles downloaded, search terms entered, the content of any undeleted cookies that your browser previously accepted from us, and the referring website address
digital fingerprinting
Information you choose to share including documents
Sensitive Data: We do not intentionally collect sensitive data, other than geo-data, however sensitive data could inadvertently be captured if you submit such data.
Section 2: How We Use Your personal data
Use Purposes: We, or the third parties (further described in the section "Third Parties" above) use the above-referenced categories of personal data for the following purposes:
To fulfil a contract, or take steps linked to a contract including:
validating information you provide to us;
communicating with you; and
administering our relationship as applicable
As required by us to conduct our business and pursue our legitimate interests, in particular as necessary:
To operate the Services and website, by us and our third party service providers;
To allow access, enroll, and/or register as a user of the Services;
To target marketing and advertising activities to you from us or third parties, unless we require your consent;
For marketing purposes, such as to send you marketing, promotions, and our products which you may be interested in, unless we require your consent;
To validate information you provide to us;
To provide Services to our customers;
To conduct interviews and surveys for research purposes;
To provide the research findings and analysis to our customers, which they may use in any manner they choose;
To create usage, statistical, aggregated, or other similar data derived from your use of the website or Services to improve, maintain, and support the Services;
To communicate with you regarding your use, participation, and interaction with our Services and website;
To customize the content you see or tailor the experience;
To enhance your experience in the use of our website or Services;
To ensure the technical functioning of the Services;
To develop and improve our Services;
To provide customer service and respond to your inquiries and requests;
To support, debug, and troubleshoot problems with the Services;
For job recruitment purposes;
To communicate with you about our relationship, such as updates to the Privacy Policy or our terms of service;
Monitor and detect security incidents, protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity, and prosecuting those responsible for that activity;
To enforce the legal terms that govern your use of the Services;
Auditing compliance with US data protection laws and other relevant standards; and
For any additional uses that are disclosed to you in any terms of service.
For purposes which are required by law:
To verify your identity and comply with any data subject requests, if you make requests pursuant to this Privacy Policy.
Where you give us consent:
where your consent is required by applicable law, we will send you direct marketing in relation to our relevant Services;
where your consent is required by applicable law, we place cookies and use similar technologies; and
on other occasions where we ask you for consent, we will use your personal data for the purpose which we explain at that time.
No Automated Decision Making: We do not take any decisions involving the use of algorithms or profiling that significantly affect you as an individual.
Aggregated, Anonymous, or De-identified Statistical Data: Where permitted by applicable law, we may collect, create, process and use aggregated, anonymous, pseudonymous, or de-identified statistical data (including reports, insights, analysis, benchmarking, comparative data and other information derived from your personal data) to modify, improve and provide our Services. Aggregated anonymized information is no longer classified as personal data, and its use and disclosure are not subject to the terms of this Privacy Policy. We will not attempt to re-identify any de-identified data.
How We Communicate with You:
We may use your personal data to communicate with you using the following methods:
Digital communication via the Services;
Email communications; and
Telephone if provided by you.
Section 3: We Collect Personal Data From Various Sources
We collect personal data about you from various sources, directly and indirectly:
Directly from You: For example, we may prompt you (or you may volunteer) to provide certain personal data if you register on our websites, or engage with our websites.
Automatically from your devices for our Services: When you interact with our Services or websites, we automatically collect information about you, your device, and your usage through cookies and similar technologies. We use cookies that are strictly necessary for the operation of our Services, including to facilitate your access to our websites, maintain your session, authenticate your identity, and ensure the security and integrity of our platform. We also use analytics tools to understand how users interact with our Services, measure performance, and improve our platform. These tools may use cookies or similar local storage mechanisms to distinguish users and track usage patterns. Because these cookies are essential to the provision of our Services, they do not require your consent. If you choose to block these cookies through your browser settings, you may not be able to sign in or use some of the interactive features offered on our Services.
Third Party Service Providers We Hire to Work on our Behalf. For example, vendors or service providers including hosting services providers, network providers, and platform service providers, that host, manage, or maintain, analyze, translate, or provide other services for our Services, platform, infrastructure, or website or send promotional emails for us may collect and provide personal data about you including demographic, geo-location, behavioral, consumer preferences and internet activity related data.
Section 4: We Disclose, Share, and Sell personal data to Others
We may share or disclose your personal data in the following instances:
Customers. If we collect personal data on behalf of our customer as part of research services, we may sell or share your personal data with such customers for their business use strictly in connection with the provision of the Services to them for research purposes and subject to the terms of service agreed upon with them.
Service providers: We engage service providers to process personal data on our behalf and help us pursue our business purposes, such as analytics, user support, billing and sales activities, data analysis, customer service engagement, email delivery, cloud hosting services, platform services, and marketing assistance. Such service providers may use such data for their own business purposes to enhance, improve, and deliver their services and in such case their use is governed by their privacy policy. For a list of our third party service providers who serve as subprocessors for our platform Services, as may be updated from time to time, please see here https://trust.diligencesquared.com/subprocessors.
For Safety, Security, or Legal Compliance Purposes: We might share information in response to subpoenas, court orders, or other legal process (including for national security and law enforcement purposes); to establish or exercise our legal rights or the legal rights of a third party service provider, sponsor, customer, or other research provider (for example to enforce confidentiality or intellectual property rights); to defend against legal claims; or as otherwise required by law; to comply with applicable laws; to protect rights, safety and property of us, our customers, or others; and to respond to lawful requests from public authorities. We might also share personal data to prevent, detect, or investigate suspected fraud, violations of our terms of service, harassment, or illegal conduct.
Mergers or Reorganizations: If we undergo a business acquisition, merger, or sale of assets, we may transfer your personal data to the successor entity. If we go out of business or enter bankruptcy, your personal data would be an asset transferred to or acquired by a third party.
Other Disclosures: We may also share personal data for other reasons where we obtain your consent as permitted by law.
Sale of Personal Data: If we collect personal data on behalf of our customer as part of research services and you are a participant or expert providing information in connection with such services, we may sell or share your personal data with such customers for their business use strictly in connection with the provision of the Services to them for research purposes.
You have the right to know whether your personal information is being sold. For example, under the CCPA, your personal information is "sold" when it is provided to a third party for monetary or other valuable consideration for a purpose. Please note a "sale" does not include when we disclose your personal information that has been de-identified prior to sharing with a third party or is shared, at your direction, to a third party service provider for a specific business purpose or when otherwise permitted under law.
Section 5: Your Choices About How We Use Your personal data and Opt Out Rights
We believe it is important to give you choices about the use of your personal data. We will use your personal data as described in this Privacy Policy or as disclosed in any other terms of service or data protection agreements entered into between us. In the event of a conflict, the terms of service or data protection agreement will govern. If we want to use your personal data for a purpose not authorized in this Privacy Policy, we will first obtain your consent to do so.
You Can Opt Out of Receiving our Marketing emails. We will respect your wishes not to receive, or stop receiving, marketing communications. You can opt out at any time by using the unsubscribe links or instructions at the bottom of our emails. Please note that we will continue to send you Services-related communications regardless of any such marketing-related request.
Opt-Outs. The Services may include other options to select the "decline" or "opt-out" option for specified functionality or features, where available. Where we obtain your personal data from a third party services provider or our customer, we only process personal data you provide as directed by the third party.
You May be able to Block or Remove Cookies through your Browser Settings. We use cookies and other tracking tools to help customize the Services and website and improve your experience, as well as analyze our performance and marketing activities. You may be able to block or delete cookies by going to the preferences, tools, or options menus of your Internet browser. If you choose to do so, some features of the Services may not function properly. Selections you make are device-specific and browser-specific, meaning that you may need to make your selections on each browser and on each device you use to access the Services or website.
Our Do-Not-Track Policy. Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems include a Do-Not-Track ("DNT") feature or setting that you can activate. This signals your privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. 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 do so accordingly.
California Opt Out. For information about additional opt out rights under California law, please see Section 8.
In addition to the options stated above, you may contact/send us notices as described in Section 13, "How to Contact Us."
Section 6: We Transfer and Process personal data in the United States
We operate the websites and Services platform in the United States and, depending on your country of residence, the submission of personal data to our websites or Services platform may involve the collection of such personal data in the United States for our processing. Your personal data may be processed by personnel operating in the United States who work for us or one of our third party service providers or by our personnel and personnel of our third party service providers who may access your personal data remotely globally. As a result, your personal data may be subject to access by and disclosed to the U.S. government and law enforcement agencies according to U.S. laws. If we collect your personal data as a service provider on behalf of a third party, the third party may access and transfer your personal data to locations and countries as described in the third party's privacy policy.
Section 7: Your EEA, UK & Swiss Privacy Rights
Since your privacy is important to us, we want you to be fully aware of the data protection rights that may be available to you under EEA, UK, and Swiss law if applicable, including the EU General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR"), the UK General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018 ("UK GDPR") and the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection ("FADP") (collectively together as "EU DPLs"). As used herein, "EEA" refers to the European Economic Area.
Lawful basis for processing your personal data in EEA, UK, & Switzerland:
We process personal data, as defined under the EU DPLs, on the following legal bases (for more detail about the types of personal data we collect for each legal bases, see Section 2):
Contract: Where it is necessary to process your personal data for us to perform a contract you have agreed to enter into with us. If you do not provide your personal data to us, we will not be able to carry out our obligations under the terms of the contract.
Legitimate Interests: We are permitted to process your personal data if it is based on our legitimate interests, such as to understand our users, promote our Services and websites, and operate and maintain our Services and websites. Examples of when we rely on our legitimate interests to use your personal data include: when we analyze what content has been viewed on our websites, to carry out marketing analyses so that we can make our marketing more relevant to your interests and preferences, for internal administrative purposes to operate our business, to respond to your inquiries and to resolve complaints, for security and fraud prevention, and to ensure that our Services and websites are safe and secure and used in line with our contracts with you. You can object to the processing that we carry out on the grounds of legitimate interests. See the subsection "Rights of data subjects" below to find out how.
Consent: Where you have given us consent to do so. For example, if you provide your consent, we may provide you, or permit third parties on our behalf to provide you, with information about goods or services which we feel may interest you. You have the right to withdraw your consent. Please see the subsection below "Rights of EEA, UK, & Swiss Data Subjects" to find out how.
Legal Claims: We may need to process your personal data to defend or establish a legal claim (for example, claims relating to the sale of our goods and services under contract law).
Rights of EEA, UK & Swiss Data Subjects:
Users accessing Services from the EEA, UK & Switzerland are entitled to the following rights where the EU DPLs apply (which may be exercised against us or, if we are not the controller):
The Right to be Informed — You have the right to be provided with clear, transparent, and easily understandable information about how we use your personal data and your rights. This is why we are providing you with the information in this Privacy Policy.
The Right to Access — You have the right to request access to your personal data that is within our possession.
The Right to Rectification — You have the right to request that we correct any personal data you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request that we complete the personal data if you believe it is incomplete.
The Right to Erasure — This is also known as the "right to be forgotten." You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, if there is no compelling reason for us to keep using it or if it is no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which it was originally collected or otherwise processed. This is not a general right to erasure; there are exceptions.
The Right to Restrict Processing — You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data. If you choose to restrict this processing, we may not be able to provide you with certain services. We may keep lists of people who have asked to restrict processing to make sure the restriction is respected in the future.
The Right to Object to Processing — You have the right to object to certain types of processing of your personal data, in particular processing based on our legitimate interests. You also can object at any time to your personal data being used for direct marketing purposes (including profiling related to such direct marketing). Where you object to processing for direct marketing purposes, the personal data shall no longer be processed for such purposes.
The Right to Data Portability — You have the right to request that we transfer the personal data we have about you to another organization, or directly to you, in a format that is easily readable and transferrable where we have relied on your consent or on our contract with you to process your data.
The right to refuse or withdraw consent — You have the right to refuse to provide and withdraw your consent to processing of your personal data at any time with effect for future processing.
We may make onward transfers of your personal data to third party service providers acting on our behalf as described in Section 4 and we will comply with our obligations under the EU DPLs in connection with such transfers. We remain liable for such onward transfers to such third party service providers to the same extent as we are liable for our own processing activities under the EU DPLs.
If you are not satisfied with our response to your complaint or believe our processing of your personal data does not comply with the applicable EU DPLs, you can make a complaint to your data protection authority.
Please note your rights in relation to your personal data are not absolute. We may, for example, deny you access to your personal data when required or authorized by law, or if granting access would have an unreasonable impact on another individual's privacy.
We will retain and use your personal data as long as necessary to comply with our legal and business obligations, provide the Services, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
Section 8: California Notice
Your California Privacy Rights
The California Consumer Privacy Act, Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1798.100 et seq. ("CCPA") is a U.S. law enacted in the State of California, which went into force on January 1, 2020. It expands upon the privacy rights available to certain California consumers, and requires certain companies to comply with various data protection requirements. Please also visit the final CCPA Regulations and the California Privacy Rights Act ("CPRA"). The CPRA provisions went into effect on December 16, 2020, with the remaining provisions of the CPRA operative on January 1, 2023.
Pursuant to the California data protection laws, California residents have the right to be provided with the information and to exercise the rights as set forth in this Section 8 below.
We handle personal data on behalf of our third parties (such as third party service providers, customers, etc.) as described at the outset of this Privacy Policy under the subheading "Third Parties." The privacy policies of those third parties control their use of your personal data, and you should contact them with any questions about that personal data.
Categories of personal data: We and our third party service providers may collect personal data for our business or commercial purposes (as those terms are defined in applicable law) and a detailed list of the categories of personal data which we collect can be found in Section 1. Our services do not intentionally collect sensitive data (as defined by CCPA), other than geo-data, provided that sensitive data could inadvertently be captured if provided by you.
Purposes of Collection: We collect your personal data for the business and commercial purposes described in Section 2 above.
How personal data is Collected: We collect the above categories of personal data from the sources described in Section 3 of this Privacy Policy.
Who we Share personal data with: We may disclose each of the above categories of personal data for the business and commercial purposes described in this Privacy Policy to the extent permitted by applicable law to the categories of third parties as described in Section 4 above.
Sale of personal data: We may "sell" all categories of personal data disclosed in Section 1 above. We may "sell" these categories of personal data to the categories of third parties described in Section 4 of this Privacy Policy.
You have the right to know whether your personal information is being sold. For example, under the CCPA, your personal information is "sold" when it is provided to a third party for monetary or other valuable consideration for a purpose. Please note a "sale" does not include when we disclose your personal information that has been de-identified prior to sharing with a third party or is shared, at your direction, to a third party service provider for a specific business purpose or when otherwise permitted under law.
Notice and Right to Request: You have the right to request access to your personal data that is within our possession.
Shine the Light Notice: California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits California residents to request certain information regarding our disclosure of "personal data" (as defined by this law) to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please send an email to our contact found at Section 13 below. Indicate in your email that you are a California resident making a "Shine the Light" inquiry.
Privacy Rights for Californians
If you are a resident of California, you can also make the following more specific requests with respect to your personal data:
Access — You can request that we disclose to you the categories of personal data we collected about you, the categories of sources from which we collected the personal data, the categories of personal data we sold or disclosed, our business or commercial purpose for collecting and selling the personal data, the categories of third parties with whom we shared the personal data, and the specific pieces of personal data we collected about you over the past 12 months.
Deletion — You can request that we delete your personal data that we maintain about you, subject to certain exceptions.
Do Not Sell My Personal Information or Opt-Out Rights — You can request that we not sell your personal data by contacting us using the methods specified below. For purposes of this Privacy Policy, "sell" means the sale of your personal data to an outside party for monetary or other valuable consideration, subject to certain exceptions. Please note that if you would like to opt out of cookie-based tracking for advertising purposes (which might be considered a "sale"), you will need to separately visit www.aboutads.info/choices and https://optout.privacyrights.info to opt out of certain uses of cookies for advertising purposes. Your selections are specific to the device, website, and browser you are using. Your selections are also deleted (lost) whenever you clear your browser's cache.
Right to Correct — You have the right to request correction or changes of your personal data if it is found to be inaccurate or out of date.
Right to Limit Use of Sensitive personal data — You can request that we use your sensitive personal data as defined under California data protection laws (such as precise geo-location) for limited purposes, such as providing you with the services.
Notice of No Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you because you made any of these requests.
Process and Contact Information to Send Notices to Us:
Where to Send Notice: If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please submit a request by email to us at our contact described in Section 13 below.
How we Handle Requests: We may deny certain requests, or fulfil a request only in part, based on our legal rights and obligations. For example, we may retain personal data as permitted by law, such as for tax or other record keeping purposes, to maintain an active account, and to process transactions and facilitate customer requests.
Verification of Identity: We will take reasonable steps to verify your identity prior to responding to your requests. The verification steps may vary depending on the sensitivity of the personal data and whether you have an account with us.
Authorized Agent: California residents may designate an authorized agent to make a request on their behalf. When submitting the request, please ensure the authorized agent is identified as an authorized agent.
Section 9: Other US Data Protection Laws
As used herein, "US data protection laws" means any applicable United States data privacy or data protection laws, including but not limited to (i) California Consumer Privacy Act (the "CCPA"), including the California Privacy Rights Act ("CPRA"); (ii) the Colorado Privacy Act ("CPA"); (iii) the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act ("VCDPA"); (iv) the Connecticut Data Privacy Act ("CDPA"); (v) the Utah Consumer Privacy Act ("UCPA"); and any corresponding or similar United States state or federal laws or regulations relating to the use or protection of data including any amendment, update, modification to or re-enactment of such laws.
Please note that the rules implementing some of these laws have not yet been finalized and additional states are in the process of enacting similar laws. We are continuously working to remain current with these laws, and we will update our processes, disclosures, and this notice as necessary to address new laws as they are finalized.
In addition to the privacy rights of California residents as described in Section 8, US residents of other states may have the right to be provided with the information and to exercise the rights as set forth in Section 8 above to the extent specifically set forth in the applicable US data protection laws. Such rights include the following:
Right to Access Your Data. You have the right to request that we disclose certain information to you about our collection, use, and disclosure of your personal data. You can make this request by contacting us as described in Section 13.
Right to Know. You have the right to know what personal data we process and how we process your personal data. For more information see Sections 1, 2, 3, and 4.
Opt Out. You may have the right to opt out of the processing of personal data. For more information see Section 5. You can make this request by contacting us as described in Section 13.
Right to Data Portability. You may have the right to a "portable" copy of your personal data that you have submitted to us. Generally, this means you have a right to request that we move, copy, or transmit your personal data stored on our servers or information technology environment to another service provider's servers or information technology environment. You can make this request by contacting us as described in Section 13.
Right of correction. You have the right to request correction or changes of your personal data if it is found to be inaccurate or out of date. You can make this request by contacting us as described in Section 13.
Right to Delete Your Data. You have the right to request that we delete any of your personal data that we collected from you and retained, subject to certain exceptions. You can make this request by contacting us as described in Section 13.
Process and Contact Information to Send Notices to Us:
See Section 13, "How to Contact Us" to contact/send notices to us. For unique state requirements, see below.
Section 10: Information Security
We have implemented technical and organizational security measures designed to help protect against unauthorized access, unauthorized alteration, disclosure, or destruction of information. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be entirely secure, and we cannot and do not guarantee or warrant the security of any information that you transmit on or through our websites or Services.
We try to restrict access to information to only those employees, contractors, service providers and agents who need to know that information to help us provide the Services, and consistent with the level of sensitivity of such data.
Please note that the security of your personal data collected via the Services depends, in part, on your ensuring that any of your IDs and passwords are kept confidential and secure and that you adhere to the restrictions on password and ID-sharing set forth in our Terms of Service.
Section 11: Not For Children
Our websites and Services contain business-related content and are specifically aimed at and designed for use by adults. We do not knowingly solicit or collect personal information (as defined by the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, COPPA) from or about individuals under the age of 18 years. If we become aware that a visitor is under the age of 18 and has registered without prior verifiable parental consent, we will remove their personally identifiable registration information from our files. If you are the parent or guardian of a person under the age of 18 who has provided personally identifiable information to us without your approval, please inform us by contacting us, and we will remove such information from our database.
Section 12: Third Party Links
Our websites and Services may contain links to third-party websites or services. These third parties are bound by their own privacy policies. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of others. When you leave our websites or Services to visit a third-party website or service, please read their privacy statements. This Privacy Policy applies solely to personal data collected by us through the Services, and not to any personal data collected by the operators of third-party websites or services. The inclusion of a link on the website/Service does not imply endorsement of the linked website or service by us or by our affiliates.
Section 13: How to Contact Us
This Privacy Policy applies to the websites and Services of Company. Company maintains an active privacy and data protection compliance program. Our privacy team is responsible for implementing and overseeing the administration of this Privacy Policy. If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we process your personal data, please email us at privacy@diligencesquared.com or contact us at:
DiligenceSquared Inc., 66 Hudson Blvd E, 23rd Fl New York, NY 10001
Please note that once you contact us to exercise any of your rights, we may require additional information and documents, including personal data, to authenticate and validate your identity and to process your request. We will then retain such additional data for legal purposes (e.g., as proof of the identity of the person submitting the request).
Section 14: Changes to this Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may change from time to time. If we make any changes to this Privacy Policy, we will post any changes on this page. Where we make any material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will make a more prominent notice in compliance with applicable laws. Your continued use of our websites or Services following such posts or notices will signal that you have read and understand such changes. Please refer to the "Effective Date" above to see when this Privacy Policy was last updated.
