Demandloft (“Demandloft”, or “We”) is very sensitive to the privacy needs of its website visitors and members (collectively, “You” or “User”) and recognizes the importance of protecting personally identifiable information that You may choose to share with Demandloft. This Online Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) provides You with important information regarding Demandloft’s collection, storage and use of personally identifiable information.
This Privacy Policy applies only to personally identifiable information collected on the website(s) operated by Demandloft on which this Privacy Policy is posted (collectively, “Website”), and does not apply to any other information collected by Demandloft offline or through any other means.
Capitalized terms not defined in this Privacy Policy are defined in the Demandloft Terms of Service.
Who we are
Our website address is: https://demandloft.com. What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Contact forms
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year. If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser. When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed. If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Analytics
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue. For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information
at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Registration Information
Demandloft never automatically collects any information that specifically identifies Users, such as their name, address, or e-mail address. Demandloft collects personally identifiable information from Users only when Users voluntarily provide it as part of the registration process (“Registration Information”) to open an Account. We always ask Users whenever we need Registration Information that identifies Users or allows us to contact Users.
Demandloft may collect and use personally identifiable information from Users for purposes other than to open an Account, e.g., such as subscribing to a newsletter, participating in polls, surveys, and questionnaires, using tell-a-friend features, participating in contests, sweepstakes, or other promotions, or receiving technical support.
Consent and Security
It is Your choice whether or not You provide Your Registration Information to Demandloft, but Registration Information is required in order for Demandloft to provide You with services.
Use of Personally Identifiable Information
Your personally identifiable information may be used internally within Demandloft and its subsidiaries, affiliated companies, or other businesses or persons for the purpose of processing such information in conformance with our Privacy Policy. We require that such other businesses and persons agree to comply with our Privacy Policy. For example, Demandloft may use Your personally identifiable information internally to provide access to You and process Your contributions to projects, to understand who uses the Website, to improve the Website, to provide updates on special events, news, and announcements of interest to our Users, and to contact You for customer service, payment, and billing purposes.
In addition, Demandloft reserves the right to disclose Your personally identifiable information under limited circumstances in the event Demandloft believes that the Website is being used to commit unlawful acts; if disclosure of Your personally identifiable information is required to comply with applicable laws or regulations, or with a court or administrative order; or will help to enforce our Terms of Service, to protect Your safety or security) including the safety and security of property that belongs to You) or to protect the safety and security of the Website or third parties.
From time to time, we may purchase a business or sell one or more of our businesses and Your personally identifiable information may be transferred as a part of the purchase or sale. The personally identifiable information transferred as a part of the purchase or sale would be treated in accordance with this Privacy Policy, if it is practicable and permissible to do so.
Usage Information
Non-personally identifying information (“Usage Information”) comprises information that does not identify any particular User. Examples include: information about which of Demandloft’s pages are visited on an aggregate level, browser type, operating system type, or IP address of a User.
Demandloft may collect other types of non-personally identifying information, e.g., age, date of birth, gender, hobbies, or other demographic information.
Use of Usage Information
Your Usage Information may be disclosed internally within Demandloft and to third parties. For example, Demandloft may disclose Usage Information in order to better understand which parts of the Website Users are visiting, to improve the content of the Website, and for marketing, advertising, or research purposes.
Cookies and Log Files
The Website may place a text file called a “cookie” in the browser files of Your computer. Cookies can be used to provide You with tailored information from the Website. The cookie itself does not contain Registration Information. You can set Your browser to notify You when You receive a cookie, giving You the chance to decide whether or not to accept it. Demandloft also records information that Your web browser sends whenever You visit any website, such as Your Internet Protocol address.
The Website uses a variety of technical methods for tracking purposes, including web beacons. Web beacons are small pieces of data that are embedded in images on the pages of websites. We also use these technical methods to analyze the traffic patterns on the Website, such as the frequency with which our Users visit various parts of the Website. These technical methods may involve the transmission of information either directly to us or to another party authorized by us to collect information on our behalf. We may collect information from use of these technical methods in a form that is personally identifiable.
You may, of course, decline to submit personally identifiable information through the Website, in which case Demandloft may not be able to provide certain services or features of the Website to You.
To protect Your privacy and security, we take reasonable steps (such as requesting a unique password) to verify Your identity before granting You access to your profile or making corrections. You are responsible for maintaining the secrecy of Your unique password and account information at all times.
If at any time You decide to remove Your personally identifiable information from our database, You may do so by emailing us at info@demandloft.com
Upon such removal, Demandloft may not be able to provide certain services or features of the Website to You.
Third-party Advertisers, Links to Other Sites
Demandloft may allow advertising services companies to serve advertisements within the Website. Advertising may be based on usage, text, demographic, or other information gathered by or on behalf of Demandloft.
We may receive compensation from partners & advertisers whose products appear on our website. Compensation may impact where products are placed on our site, but editorial opinions, scores, and reviews are independent from, and never influenced by, any advertiser or partner.
Demandloft’s Privacy Policy does not apply to, and we cannot control, the activities of advertisers.
This Privacy Policy applies only to the Website operated by Demandloft, and not to any other websites to which we may link.
Affiliate Disclaimer
Any links you click might be affiliate links. We might be paid a commission for any purchases made via the links in the content of this website.
Our Commitment To Data Security
Demandloft uses commercially reasonable physical, managerial, and technical safeguards to preserve the integrity and security of Your personally identifiable information. We cannot, however, ensure or warrant the security of any information You provide to Demandloft and You do so at Your own risk. Once We receive Your transmission of information, Demandloft makes commercially reasonable efforts to ensure the security of our systems.
However, please note that this is not a guarantee that such information may not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed by breach of any of our physical, technical, or managerial safeguards.
Our Commitment To Children’s’ Privacy
Protecting the privacy of young children is especially important. For that reason, Demandloft does not knowingly collect or maintain personally identifiable information or non-personally-identifiable information on the Website from persons under 13 years of age, and no part of our website is directed to persons under 13. If You are under 13 years of age, then please do not use or access the Website at any time or in any manner. If Demandloft learns that personally identifiable information of persons under 13 years of age has been collected on the Website without verified parental consent, then Demandloft will take appropriate steps to delete this information.
Effective Date
This Privacy Policy is effective as of August 1, 2021 and will remain in effect unless changed. Demandloft may modify this Privacy Policy at any time, and such modifications shall be effective immediately upon posting of the modified Privacy Policy on the Website.
Contacting the Website
If You have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this Website, or Your dealings with this Website, please contact: info@demandloft.com