Direct Computer Resources, Inc. Privacy Policy

INTRODUCTION

Direct Computer Resources, Inc. respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy applies to our websites, datavantage.com and datamaskingexpress.com. This Privacy Policy describes the personal information we collect from these websites and how it is used, including information we collect when you register for use of the websites, or request access to instructional materials or request a demonstration of or pricing for our software programs.

These websites are not intended for children under the age of 16 or the applicable age of majority for exercising their data privacy rights, and we do not knowingly collect data relating to children.

It is important that you read this Privacy Policy together with our Cookies Policy and any other privacy notice or fair processing notice we may provide on certain, specific occasions when we are collecting or processing personal data about you so that you are fully aware of how and why we are using your data. This Privacy Policy supplements the other notices and is not intended to override them.

OUR RESPONSIBILITY FOR PERSONAL DATA WE COLLECT

Direct Computer Resources is the data controller and responsible for personal data we collect. If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or requests to receive a copy of, correct, transfer or erase your personal data where we are required to do so by local law, please contact us by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. If we cannot resolve a complaint relating to the way we have handled your personal data, you can contact the appropriate authority set up to uphold data privacy for the individual in your country, where applicable.

LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES

Our website may include links to other websites for your convenience. These websites are operated independently from our website and we do not control their content or how they may handle personal data. When you leave our websites, we encourage you to read the privacy policy of every such website you visit.

WHAT INFORMATION WE COLLECT, HOW IT IS COLLECTED AND WHY WE COLLECT IT

We collect information you give us when you write us, contact us by phone or email or fill in a form on our website. The personal data we collect will depend on the purpose for which you contact us. Generally speaking, the personal data we process about you falls within the following categories:

  • Contact information which may include your name and title, the name of the company you work for, your business address, business telephone number and business email address (“Contact data”).
  • We also collect information by automated means when you visit this website, including, for example, information about whether you have visited us before or are a new visitor, whether you have registered as a customer, your log in credentials, how you use our website, the search engine you used, what link you clicked on and what key word you used to arrive at our website and the website and geographic region you came to us from, and the browser and operating system of the device you used to access us (“Technical data”). The information is collected through the use of cookies or server logs or provided by your browser when you visit our website For more detailed information about data collected from the use of cookies, including how to withdraw the consent you have given us to use cookies to collect information about your browsing activities, we encourage you to review our Cookie Policy.
  • We also collect marketing and communications information including your preferences in receiving marketing from us and your communication preferences (“Marketing data”).

USE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION FOR A LAWFUL PURPOSE

We set out below a description of the ways in which we use your personal data and our grounds for doing so. We have also identified what out legitimate interests are, where appropriate.

PRIVACY TABLE
Purpose / Activity Types of Data Grounds for Processing
Developing a business relationship including responding to any queries you may have, enabling you to log in to the sites and fulfilling requests you make. Contact data, Technical data. Necessary for us to pursue our legitimate interests (to provide a responsive service and develop our business).
Managing accounts with the company you represent (this may involve sharing your personal data with third parties). Contact data. Contractual necessity (in order for us to perform a contract with you); and / or legitimate interests (in order for us to enter into a contract with your employer).
Providing you or the company you represent with technical support. Contact data, Technical data. Contractual necessity (in order for us to perform a contract with you); and / or legitimate interests (in order for us to enter into a contract with your employer).
Providing marketing communications and informing you about updates to our products and services, notifying you about other products and services offered by us that may be relevant to you. Contact data, Marketing data. Necessary for us to pursue our legitimate interests to market our products and services and develop our business).
To administer and operate the sites, including maintaining the security of our website and validating requests you make to download protected content from secure areas of our sites, such as instructional manuals and training videos. Contact data, Technical data. Necessary for us to pursue our legitimate interests (for running our business, provision of administration and IT services, network security and to prevent fraud).
To understand how you use our website, including analytics and to improve our sites. Contact data, Technical data. Necessary for us to pursue our legitimate interests (to improve our sites and ensure that content is presented in the most effective manner for our site users).
To manage how we work with other companies that provide goods and services to us and our customers. Contact data. Necessary to pursue our legitimate interests (both ours and those of a third party) to develop our business.
To exercise our rights, enforce the terms of our contract and to collect and recover money owed to us. Contact data. Necessary to pursue our legitimate interests (to protect our business and run it in accordance with good governance).

Direct Marketing

We may collect and use your personal data to send you marketing communications informing you about updates to our products and services, and notifying you about other products and services that may be relevant to you, which you may opt out from receiving by contacting us by by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

MAKING YOUR PERSONAL DATA AVAILABLE TO THIRD PARTIES

We may share your personal data with third parties that provide us with necessary services, including:

  • With companies whom we have contracts in place for the supply of goods and services.
  • With other companies to provide you or your employer with products or services you or your employer have chosen.
  • Any third party after a change of ownership.

We require third party service providers to respect the security of your personal data and to treat it in accordance with the law. We permit them to process your personal data only for the purposes we specify, in accordance with our instructions and in compliance with applicable laws.

PROTECTING YOUR PERSONAL DATA

We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorized way, altered or disclosed. In addition, we limit access to your personal data to those employees, agents, contractors and other third parties who have a business need to know. They will only process your personal data on our instructions and they are subject to a duty of confidentiality.

YOUR RIGHTS IN RELATION TO YOUR PERSONAL DATA

Depending on the circumstances and applicable law, you may have the right to:

  • Request access to your personal data.
  • Request correction of your personal data.
  • Request erasure of your personal data.
  • Request transfer of your personal data.
  • Withdraw your consent to the processing of your personal data.
  • Object to the processing of your personal data for marketing and promotional purposes.

CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY

We may update or change our Privacy Policy at any time by posting a notice on the home page of this website and posting the changed or updated policy on this page.

Effective January 19, 2021.

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