Augmenation and its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively, “Augmenation”, “us” or “we”) understand the importance of your privacy. We are dedicated to respecting and safeguarding your personal data, which includes any information capable of identifying you as an individual. This Privacy Policy outlines how we manage and protect your personal data in relation to Augmenation’s business activities, such as conferences, events, client services, and on websites, applications, and communications that link to this Privacy Policy (collectively referred to as “the Site”), acting as data controllers. Please refer to our Terms of Use for further details on our online terms and policies.
Augmenation uses your personal data for various purposes, including fulfilling your requests for information, processing your participation in conferences and events, personalizing the content you view or receive on the Site, evaluating and enhancing our services, distributing newsletters and alerts, analyzing the performance of the Site, publishing your letters to the editor or comments, preventing fraud, enforcing our terms of use, complying with applicable laws and corporate reporting obligations, enforcing agreements with Augmenation, and fulfilling other requests or initiatives you may have. In certain instances, the collection of personal data may be necessary for the Site's operation or for our business activities, such as providing specific services or products like benchmarking tools. We may combine and analyze personal data to tailor content and services that are most relevant to you. Additionally, we may retain your personal data and use it to communicate with you.
Augmenation and its service providers utilize first and third-party Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies, including web beacons, to manage our Site and services, and to gather analytics about your usage patterns. This may include tracking whether you open or click links in the knowledge, research, or event communications we send you. The principles outlined in this Privacy Policy regarding cookies are also applicable to these other tracking technologies.
Our Site does not track your online activities across third-party websites or services by collecting personal data over time. Consequently, we do not modify our data collection and usage practices in response to "do not track" signals sent from web browsers.
Augmenation collects personal data as part of its business operations, including in connection with various client services. We also gather personal data from specific areas of the Site when you register to download materials, sign up for Augmenation’s newsletters and alerts, participate in activities, register for conferences and events, or engage in public user posting areas (such as bulletin boards, discussion forums, and surveys). The personal data collected may include information provided by you, such as your name, mailing address, email address, telephone number, fax number, and background information necessary for contacting our experts.
We may also automatically collect information about the devices you use to interact with our Site. This automated collection may include IP address, device identifier, web browser, and browsing information obtained through cookies, web beacons, pixels, clear gifs, and other similar technologies (collectively referred to as “Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies”) on our Site. Additionally, we may automatically gather information about your Site usage patterns, such as search queries and pages viewed. This automatically collected information may be linked to a unique identifier as well as any other personal data you have provided.
Augmenation may also acquire personal data about you from third parties, such as data brokers or aggregators, as part of its business activities, including client services. This may encompass demographic, professional, and other publicly available online information, including data you choose to share via social media platforms and other public online forums. We strive to ensure that such third parties provide transparent information regarding their use of this data, including its disclosure to entities like Augmenation, in compliance with applicable law.
Augmenation collects personal data as part of its business operations, including in connection with various client services. We also gather personal data from specific areas of the Site when you register to download materials, sign up for Augmenation’s newsletters and alerts, participate in activities, register for conferences and events, or engage in public user posting areas (such as bulletin boards, discussion forums, and surveys). The personal data collected may include information provided by you, such as your name, mailing address, email address, telephone number, fax number, and background information necessary for contacting our experts.
We may also automatically collect information about the devices you use to interact with our Site. This automated collection may include IP address, device identifier, web browser, and browsing information obtained through cookies, web beacons, pixels, clear gifs, and other similar technologies (collectively referred to as “Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies”) on our Site. Additionally, we may automatically gather information about your Site usage patterns, such as search queries and pages viewed. This automatically collected information may be linked to a unique identifier as well as any other personal data you have provided.
Augmenation may also acquire personal data about you from third parties, such as data brokers or aggregators, as part of its business activities, including client services. This may encompass demographic, professional, and other publicly available online information, including data you choose to share via social media platforms and other public online forums. We strive to ensure that such third parties provide transparent information regarding their use of this data, including its disclosure to entities like Augmenation, in compliance with applicable law.
Augmenation takes precautions to avoid unauthorized or accidental disclosure of your personal data and will not disclose or transfer it to third parties without your consent, except under specific circumstances:
- We may provide access to your personal data to third-party service providers engaged by Augmenation to support our Site and business activities, as agreed in our client services agreements. We maintain processes to ensure that such third-party processing aligns with this Privacy Policy and safeguards the confidentiality, availability, and integrity of your personal data.
- We may share your personal data with third-party service providers performing functions on our behalf, including processing recruitment materials, managing surveys or contests, or communicating with you.
- We may disclose your information in compliance with legal obligations, to law enforcement or government authorities, to prevent physical harm or financial loss, to protect vital interests, to enforce our Terms of Use, safeguard our rights and property, prevent fraud, support auditing, compliance, and corporate governance functions, or to comply with applicable laws.
- Additionally, in the event of a corporate reorganization, merger, sale, joint venture, assignment, or other business transfer, we may disclose or transfer your personal data.
- For any queries regarding these legal mechanisms or to obtain further information, please contact us at the address provided below.
Please be aware that any information you publicly disclose online may be collected and used by others. Augmenation assumes no responsibility for the actions or policies of any third parties who collect information disclosed by users in such forums on the Site.
Around the Globe Solutions may offer links to third-party websites or information as a service to our users. Clicking on these links will take you away from our Site. Such links do not imply endorsement, sponsorship, or recommendation by Augmenation of the third party, their website, or the information contained therein. Augmenation bears no responsibility or liability for your use of those sites. Your interaction with them is subject to their respective terms of use and privacy policies.
Around the Globe Solutions has implemented widely accepted standards of technology and operational security to safeguard personal data from loss, misuse, alteration, or destruction. Access to personal data is restricted to authorized personnel of Augmenation and third-party service providers, who are bound to treat this information as confidential. Despite these measures, Augmenation cannot guarantee that unauthorized individuals will not access your personal data.
Augmenation retains personal data for the duration of the relevant business relationship. We may retain personal data beyond this period if necessary to defend against legal claims, for analysis or historical record-keeping, or to comply with our information management policies and schedules. If you request deletion of your personal data, Augmenation will make reasonable efforts to erase all relevant information. For requests related to access, corrections, or deletion, please refer to the “Your Rights” section of this Privacy Policy.
Our Sites are not intended for or directed at individuals under 16 years of age, and Augmenation does not knowingly collect or maintain personal data about anyone under this age
Where permitted by applicable law, you have the right to access the personal data we have collected about you, request modifications or deletion of your data, or obtain a copy of the information we hold. If you wish to make such a request, or discuss how we process your personal data, please contact us at start@augmenation.com . To safeguard your privacy and security, we will verify your identity through reasonable means, such as requiring a password or user ID, before granting access to your personal data. We will endeavor to promptly address your requests in compliance with applicable law. Depending on circumstances and requests, certain laws may restrict our ability to provide access to your personal data or fully comply with your requests, especially if revealing your information may compromise another individual's identity. We reserve the right to charge a reasonable fee where allowed by law, or deny requests that are deemed manifestly unfounded, excessive, objectionable, or unwarranted under applicable law.
Additionally, where permitted by local law, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent data protection authority.
If you have subscribed to Augmenation’s newsletter or alerts, or if you receive invitations to surveys or events from Augmenation and wish to opt-out of future email communications, please contact us at start@augmenation.com to unsubscribe from all Augmenation’s communications.
By using the Site, you consent to Augmenation collecting, using, and storing your personal data as described in this Privacy Policy and elsewhere on the Site. We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy periodically. We will notify you of any material changes by updating this Privacy Policy. If we make substantial changes that expand our rights to use personal data previously collected about you, we will seek your consent through an email to your registered email address or by prominently posting information about the changes on our Sites.
If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy or wish to contact our UAE Data Protection Officer or the Data Privacy Team, please reach out to us at:
Podium 1, Community Hub, Building C40, Yas Creative Hub
Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, P.O. Box: 76949
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