Privacy Policy

Welcome to the Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy” or “Policy”) of Ohmium International, Inc.^TM

This Policy outlines Ohmium International, Inc.’s and its affiliates’ (“we”, “us”, or “our”) practices in relation to the collection, storage, use, processing, and disclosure of Personal Information that you have chosen to share with us or that we collect about you (including, for example, when you contact us through the “Contact Us” webpage or view similar webpages available on our website https://ohmium.com/ (“Website”) and offline. As used in this Privacy Policy, Personal Information means information that relates to or identifies a particular person or, subject to applicable law, household and information that is reasonably capable of being associated with or could reasonably be linked to such person or household.

Certain jurisdictions require you to consent to the processing of your Personal Information, or otherwise require you to accept the terms of this Policy. In this regard and subject to the data protection laws that apply to you, by using the Website, you agree and consent to the collection, use, storage, disclosure, and sharing of your Personal Information as described in this Policy. Please contact us if you have questions about our practices in your country or region.

All references to “you” across this Policy are to an end user who (a) shares their Personal Information with us, or (b) whose Personal Information we collect or process.

If you are a California resident, please note that where required by the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”), the disclosures in this Policy also represent our practices for at least the preceding 12 months.

You may review specific provisions of this Policy by clicking the links below:

‍Personal Information that We Collect; California Notice at Collection

1. Sources of Your Personal Information
2. Use of Your Personal Information
3. Disclosures of Your Personal Information 
4. Cookies and Interest-Based Advertising‍
5. Links to Third Party Services‍
6. Cross Border Transfers of Your Personal Information‍
7. Data Security‍
8. Data Retention
9. Your Legal Rights
10. Children‍
11. Updates to this Policy‍
12. Contact Us

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‍PERSONAL INFORMATION THAT WE COLLECT; CALIFORNIA NOTICE AT COLLECTION

We may collect Personal Information about you in several ways, as described in the “Sources of Personal Information” section below. The information that we collect may include, for instance:

• Identity Data (or “identifiers” under the CCPA), such as your name, username, and any similar identifier.
• Contact Data (or “identifiers” and “professional or employment-related information” under the CCPA), such as your address, email addresses, telephone numbers, and/or the content of a message or inquiry you may share with us.
• Applicant Data (or “professional or employment-related information” under the CCPA), such as your name, location, prior employment history, references, and/or curriculum vitae. In some instances, to the extent permitted and in accordance with applicable law, we may also collect information needed to address workplace accommodations or information contained in a criminal background check while reviewing your employment application.‍
• Technical Data (or “internet or other electronic network activity information” under the CCPA), which includes your IP address, device ID, device type or other identifier, browser information including browser type and version, browser language preference, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, web browser application details, corresponding location details, date and time stamp, operating system, and other technology on the devices you use to access the Website. For further information about the technical data we may collect about you, please review the “Cookies” section below.
• Usage Data (or “internet or other electronic network activity information” under the CCPA), which includes information about how you use the Website and your activity within the sites, time spent using the Website, referring, and existing URL, and page views.
• Geolocation Data, which includes imprecise location data based on IP address or zip code.
• Marketing and Communications Data (or “identifiers” and “commercial information” under the CCPA), which includes your personal or business contact information as well as your preferences in receiving marketing from us and our third parties, your communication preferences, and records of products or services purchased, obtained, considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies.
• Inferences drawn from the categories of Personal Information above
• Audio and Visual Information, including video footage/photos of you when you are in our facilities or attend an event, including as collected through our CCTV cameras and video and/or audio security footage.

To learn more about the purposes for collecting the above categories of Personal Information, please see the “Use of Your Personal Information” section below.

To understand how long we retain the above categories of Personal Information, please see the “Data Retention” section below.

We do not sell Personal Information as the term “sell” is typically understood. However, we may sell and share identifiers, internet or other electronic network activity information, geolocation data, commercial information, and inferences (as the terms “sell” and “share” are defined under the CCPA). If you are a California resident, you have the right to opt-out of such selling and sharing of Personal Information.

We also collect, use, and share aggregated and deidentified data, such as statistical or demographic data, for any purpose. Aggregated and deidentified data could be derived from your Personal Information but is generally not considered Personal Information under law as it does not directly or indirectly reveal your identity. We will not attempt to reidentify deidentified data except as permitted by law.

Where we need to collect Personal Information by law, or under the terms of a contract we have with you, and you fail to provide that data when requested, we may not be able to perform the contract we have or are trying to enter with you. In this case, we may have to cancel a service you have with us.

1. SOURCES OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

We use different methods to collect your Personal Information, including through:

• Direct Interactions. You provide us with your Personal Information when you interact with us directly. This includes Personal Information you provide when you request marketing communications to be sent to you, or when you give us feedback or contact us, when you provide us with Personal Information at a live event, and among other circumstances.
• Automated technologies or interactions. As you interact with the Website, we may automatically collect Identifiers, Technical Data, Usage Data, Audio and Visual Information, and Location Data about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns. We collect this Personal Information by using cookies, server logs, and other similar tracking technologies, including in the marketing emails we send to you, and through CCTV. ‍
• Third parties or publicly available sources. We may receive Personal Information about you from various third parties and publicly available sources. For example, we collect Technical Data from analytics providers such as Google.

2. USE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

‍We may use the categories of Personal Information described above in the following ways:

• For our business purposes: We may process your Personal Information to complete a transaction you initiate, such as to perform the contract we are about to enter into or have entered into with you, or where it is necessary for our legitimate interests (or those of a third party) to the extent that your interests and fundamental rights do not override our interests.
• To personalize your experience: Your Personal Information helps us to better respond to your individual needs and provide you with a more personalized experience while using our Website.
• To improve our products and services: We continually strive to improve our products and service offerings based on the information and feedback we receive from you. When you provide us with feedback, we may collect some of your Personal Information to better respond to the feedback.
• For HR and Recruitment Purposes: We may process your Personal Data if you choose to apply for a position or job with us, including for recruitment, career development, and talent management purposes. We may also use your Personal Data to conduct employment-related checks, such as background checks, to the extent permitted under and in accordance with applicable local law.
• To send periodic emails, including marketing emails: The email address you provide may be used to send you marketing emails, information, and updates, in addition to occasional company news updates and notices related to us or our business.
• For Interest Based Advertising: We may engage in interest-based advertising using Personal Information gathered on our Website and across multiple web sites, devices, or platforms to serve you relevant advertising on other websites that you may visit, applications or other devices that you may use. For more information see the Cookies and Interest-Based Advertising section below.
• For Security Purposes: such as to protect our company and others and to enforce our Terms and Conditions.
• To comply with legal obligations: such as reporting and regulatory obligations or to comply with a court order.
• Otherwise: as permitted by applicable law.

Where applicable laws permit us to, we rely on your consent as a ground to process your Personal Information.Where applicable law does not permit us to rely on your consent to process your Personal Information, we rely on the following legal bases for the processing of your Personal Information:

• Legitimate interests, which means our interest in conducting and managing our business to enable us to provide you with a better, more secure experience. Where required by applicable law, we consider and balance any potential impact on you (both positive and negative) and your rights before we process your Personal Information for our legitimate interests. In such instances, we do not use your Personal Information for activities where our interests are overridden by the impact on you (unless we have your consent or are otherwise required or permitted to by law). You can obtain further information about how we assess our legitimate interests against any potential impact on you in respect to specific activities by contacting us.
• Performance of a contract, which means we process your Personal Information where it is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party or to take steps at your request before entering such a contract.‍
• To comply with a legal obligation, which means processing your Personal Information where it is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject.

We will only use your Personal Information for the purposes for which we collected it or as otherwise permitted by applicable law, such as when further processing may be compatible with the original purpose of collection. If you wish to get an explanation as to how the processing for the new purpose is compatible with the original purpose, please contact us as stated below in the “Contact Us” section. If we need to use your Personal Information for an unrelated purpose, we will notify you and we will explain the legal basis which allows us to do so where such notice is required by applicable law.Please note that we may process your Personal Information without your knowledge or consent where this is required or permitted by law.

3. DISCLOSURES OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

We may disclose your Personal Information with other parties as set out below for the purposes set out in the Policy:

• Internal parties, which are other companies within the Ohmium group of companies.
• External parties, such as service providers and processors who assist us in operating the Website, providing us with services, and conducting our business, as permitted by applicable law; and regulators, law enforcement, and other bodies, as required by law or regulation, court order, or subpoena.
• Third Parties and Business Partners, including sharing identifiers, internet or other electronic network activity information, geolocation information, commercial information, and inferences drawn from Personal Information with social media sites, advertising networks, data analytics providers, and other third parties for marketing and advertising purposes, such as for interest-based advertising or cross-context behavioral advertising.
• Parties in relation to a corporate transaction, including during the negotiation or otherwise in connection with organizations to whom we may choose to sell, transfer, or merge parts of our business or our assets. Alternatively, we may seek to acquire other businesses or merge with them. If our business undergoes a change, then the new owners will use your Personal Information in the manner set out in this Policy.
• Other Reasons We may Describe to You.

We do not use or disclose sensitive personal information (as that term is defined in the CCPA) for purposes other than those specified in section 7027(m) of the CCPA Regulations.

4. COOKIES AND INTEREST-BASED ADVERTISING

Cookies are small files that a site or its technology partner transfers to your device through your web browser (where required by law, if you so allow) that enables the site’s or technology partner’s systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information. For this Policy, cookies also include similar technologies, such as pixels, web beacons and social network plug-ins (collectively, “cookies”).

We use cookies to help us understand and save your preferences for future visits and compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interactions so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future. We may contact third party service providers to assist us in better understanding our site visitors and to improve our marketing efforts.

Currently, we use Google Analytics cookies to recognize and count the number of visitors and to see how they move around the Website. For more information about Google Analytics, please refer to “How Google Uses Information From Sites or Apps that Use Our Services,” which can be found at https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites, or any other URL that Google may provide from time to time.

The Website permits data collection by our audience insights provider, Quantcast, to understand the demographics and characteristics of the people who visit the Website and for interest-based advertising. The types of data collected may be considered Personal Information under applicable law. You may opt out of cookies set by Quantcast and certain other non-essential cookies in the US: by visiting https://youradchoices.com/ and https://optout.networkadvertising.org/ and in Europe: https://youronlinechoices.com/.  Quantcast's privacy policy is available here - https://www.quantcast.com/privacy/.

For further information on cookies, please see our Cookie Notice below:

About Cookies

This site uses cookies. We use cookies mainly to improve and analyze your experience on our websites and for marketing purposes. Because we respect your right to privacy, you can choose to not allow some types of cookies. Click on the “Cookie Settings” to find out more and change your default settings. Blocking some types of cookies may negatively impact your experience on the site and limit the services we are able to provide.

• Necessary: These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually sent only in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling in forms.
• Analytics: These cookies help us to understand how visitors engage with the website. We may use a set of cookies to collect information and report site usage statistics. In addition to reporting site usage statistics, data collected may also be used, together with some advertising cookies described, to help show more relevant ads across the web and to measure interactions with the ads we show.
• Advertisement: We use cookies to make our ads more engaging and valuable to site visitors. Some common applications of cookies are to select advertising based on what is relevant to a user; to improve reporting on ad campaign performance; and to avoid showing ads the user has already seen. The site permits data collection for interest-based advertising and may include the collection of Personal Information about you across time and websites to serve you ads on other websites and through email marketing communications. For information on how to opt out, see above in this section.
• Functionality: We use a set of cookies that are optional for the website to function. They are usually only set in response to information provided for the website to personalize and optimize your experience as well as remember your chat history.

Some browsers have a “Do Not Track” feature to allow you to instruct a website not to track you. These features are not all uniform and we currently do not respond to these signals. If you are a California resident, for information regarding opt-out preference signals, please see the “Request restriction of processing” section below.

5. LINKS TO THIRD PARTY SERVICES

The Website may include links to third-party websites, plug-ins, and applications. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third parties to collect or disclose data about you. We do not control these third-party services and are not responsible for their privacy statements. When you leave the Website, we encourage you to read the privacy policy of such third-party service providers.

6. CROSS BORDER TRANSFERS OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

The Personal Information that we process about you may be transferred to countries other than where you are based. For example, we may transfer your Personal Information to the United States of America where our servers are located. If you are based in the European Union, United Kingdom, or Switzerland, information provided or collected by your use of this Website will be stored in the United States of America and Germany.

You can find out more about these transfer mechanisms by contacting us as set out below in the “Contact Us” section.

7. DATA SECURITY

We have put in place appropriate technical and organizational measures designed to prevent your Personal Information from being accidentally lost, used, accessed, altered, or disclosed without authorization. However, the Internet is not 100% secure and we, like other businesses, cannot guarantee the security of your Personal Information.

8. DATA RETENTION

We will retain your Personal Information only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, regulatory, or reporting requirements. We may retain your Personal Information for a longer period in the event of a complaint or if we reasonably believe there is a prospect of litigation in respect of our relationship with you, among other purposes. In case your Personal Information is no longer required for any purpose of lawful processing, then we will delete it in accordance with our internal data retention procedures.

In some circumstances, we may anonymize, aggregate, or deidentify your Personal Information (so that it can no longer be associated with you) for research or statistical purposes, in which case we may use this information for longer than our typical retention period without further notice to you.

9. YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS

Subject to the data protection laws that apply to you, you may have the right to:

• Request access to your Personal Information. This enables you to receive a copy of the Personal Information we hold about you, including, in certain jurisdictions, to receive the categories of Personal Information, the categories of sources from which the Personal Information is collected, the business or commercial purpose for collecting, selling, or sharing Personal Information, the categories of third parties to whom we disclose Personal Information, and the specific pieces of Personal Information we have collected about you.
• Request confirmation whether your Personal Information is being processed.
• Request the correction of the Personal Information that we hold about you. This enables you to have incomplete or inaccurate Personal Information we hold about you corrected, though we may need to verify the accuracy of the new Personal Information you provide to us.
• Request the erasure of your Personal Information. This enables you to ask us to delete or remove Personal Information, subject to certain exception. For instance, you may have the right to ask us to delete or remove your Personal Information where you have successfully exercised your right to object to processing (see below), where we may have processed your information unlawfully, or where we are required to erase your Personal Information to comply with local law. Note, however, that we may not always be able to comply with your request of erasure for specific legal reasons, which we will notify you of, if applicable, after review of your request.
• Object to processing of your Personal Information. You may have the right to object to processing where we are relying on a legitimate interest (or those of a third party) and there is something about your situation which makes you want to object to processing, such as if you believe the processing impacts your fundamental rights and freedoms. In some cases, we may demonstrate that we have compelling legitimate grounds to process your Personal Information which override your rights and freedoms.
• Request restriction of processing of your Personal Information. This enables you to ask us to suspend the processing of your Personal Information in the following scenarios:

• Request the transfer of your Personal Information to you or to a third party. We will provide you, or a third party you have chosen, with your Personal Information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. Note that this right only applies to automated information which you initially provided consent for us to use or where we used the information to perform a contract with you, among other grounds of processing.‍
• Withdraw consent at any time where we are relying on consent to process your Personal Information. However, this will not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out before you withdraw your consent. If you withdraw your consent, we may not be able to provide certain services to you. We will advise you if this is the case at the time you withdraw your consent.
• Right to not receive discriminatory treatment or be retaliated against by us for exercising your privacy rights under applicable law.

If you, or your authorized agent (where permitted by applicable law), wish to exercise any of the rights set out above, please contact us as described in the “Contact Us” section below.

We may need to request specific Personal Information from you to help us confirm your identity and ensure your right to access your Personal Information (or to exercise any of your other rights). This is a security measure to ensure that Personal Information is not disclosed to any person who has no right to receive it. We may also contact you to ask you for further information in relation to your request to speed up our response.

We try to respond to all legitimate requests within a reasonable time, and, in any event, within the time required by applicable law. Occasionally it may take us longer to process your request, such as if your request is particularly complex or if you have made a number of requests. In this case, we will notify you and keep you updated as to when we expect to be able to process your request.

10. CHILDREN

Our Services are intended for a general audience and not directed to children. We do not knowingly collect or use Personal Information from children. If you are a parent or guardian and believe we have collected Personal Information from your child, please reach out to us as set out in the “Contact Us” section below. We will remove the personal information in accordance with applicable law.

We do not knowingly “sell” or “share” the “personal information” (as those terms are defined under the CCPA) of minors under 16 years old who are California residents.

11. UPDATES TO THIS POLICY

We may occasionally update this Policy. As such, we request that you regularly review this Policy. If we make material changes to this Policy, we will notify you of the changes through the Website or through other means, such as email if and to the extent required by applicable law. To the extent permitted under applicable law, you consent to updates made to this Policy by using our Website after such notice.

We encourage you to periodically review this policy for the latest information on our privacy practices. We will also make prior versions of our privacy policies available for review.

12. CONTACT US

If you have any questions on this Policy, questions on how we process or handle your Personal Information, or otherwise, you may reach out to us with your grievances, feedback, and comments. Our contact details are:

Email: Privacy@ohmium.com

Contact: Anne Kamosso, Senior Regulatory Counsel and grievance officer

Please include the words “Privacy Inquiry” in the subject line of your email

Phone Number: 1-888-419-0576

Webform: Click on the “Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” tab

It is important that the Personal Information we hold about you is accurate and current. Please keep us informed if your Personal Information changes during your relationship with us.

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Last Updated: July 9, 2024