PRIVACY POLICY

1. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

A. Summary of Our Processing Activity

• We collect personal information for the purposes of providing our Services and other legitimate business functions. Below is a summary of the categories of personal information we collect, the purpose of processing each, and how long we retain the data.

B. Personal Information We Collect

• Information You Provide to Us: This includes identifiers such as name, email address, phone number, and business details of current, former and prospective clients and their personnel, customers, or other data subjects for the purposes of delivering GDI services, providing informational content, answering inquiries, and maintaining ongoing relationships. 
• Information We Collect Automatically: We collect data such as IP addresses, device information, and browsing history collected through cookies when you interact with our Services.
• Information from Other Sources: We may collect information from third-party platforms or partners and their personnel, including third-party service providers, data analytics providers or advertising partners for purposes of managing and administering GDI’s business relationships.
• Inferences We Derive: Based on the information collected, we may infer your preferences and interests to improve our Services and the content we provide.

2. PURPOSE AND USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

We use the personal information described above for the following purposes:

• Delivering and developing our Services, identifying opportunities for improvements in service delivery, and learning more about client needs
• Provide relevant content and resources, and communicate with you about updates, events, or changes to our offerings.
• Respond to inquiries and provide information about our Services.
• Hosting and facilitating events
• Conducting surveys for benchmarking and identifying opportunities for improvement
• Maintaining business relationships
• Comply with legal obligations and maintain the confidentiality of your business data and our Services.

NOTE: GDI collects and processes personal information only to the extent that it is compatible with the purposes for which it was collected or subsequently authorized by the individual. GDI also takes reasonable steps to ensure that personal information is accurate, complete, current, and reliable for its intended use.

3. DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. However, we do use cookies as described below that may be considered “sales” of data in certain jurisdictions.  We may also disclose your personal information in the following instances:

• Service Providers: We share with third-party service providers that provide services to GDI, or to our clients in connection with the delivery of our Services.
• Legal Compliance: We may disclose where we believe it is required to the extent necessary to meet a legal obligation to which GDI is subject, including a lawful request by public authorities and national security or law enforcement obligations and applicable law, rule, order, or regulation.
• Corporate Transactions: In the event of a merger, sale, or company restructuring your personal information may be transferred to the new entity.

4. RETENTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes of the business relationship. Personal information may be held for longer where longer retention periods are required by law, regulation, or professional standards and to establish, exercise or defend GDI legally.

5. ADVERTISING AND ANALYTICS

We may work with third-parties to provide analytics services. These third parties may use cookies or other tracking technologies to gather information about your interactions with our website, which helps us improve our Services and personalize content. You may adjust your browser settings to block cookies in a manner that you prefer.

We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience and gather information about website usage. You can control cookie preferences through your browser settings.

6. TRANSFER OF INFORMATION TO OTHER COUNTRIES

Global Data Innovations is headquartered in the United States. Your personal information may be transferred to and processed in countries that may not have the same data protection laws as your home jurisdiction. We will take industry accepted steps to protect your personal information from unauthorized access and disclosure.

7. YOUR RIGHTS

A. Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Access: Request access to the personal information we hold about you.
• Erasure: Request deletion of your data, subject to legal requirements.
• Opt-Out: Unsubscribe from marketing emails or update your communication preferences.

B. California Residents’ Rights

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), California residents have certain rights:

1. Right to Know: You have the right to request that we disclose to you specific details about your personal information that we have collected, used, disclosed, sold and/or shared over the past 12 months and/or a copy of your personal information. These details include: (1) the categories of personal information we have collected about you; (2) the categories of sources from which the personal information is collected; (3) the business or commercial purpose(s) for collecting, selling or sharing personal information; (4) the categories of third parties to whom we disclose personal information; and (5) if requested, the specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you.
2. Right to Delete: You may request that we delete any personal information we have collected from you and retained.
3. Right to Opt-Out: You can opt-out of the sale of your personal information or the sharing of personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. A “sale” includes disclosing or making available personal information to a third party (other than a service provider or contractor) in exchange for monetary or other valuable consideration, and “sharing” includes disclosing or making available personal information to a third party for cross-context behavioral advertising.
4. Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights.
5. Right to Limited Use: You have the right to request to limit the use and disclosure of sensitive personal information
6. Right to Correct: You have the right to request that we correct inaccuracies in your personal information.

8. EXERCISING YOUR RIGHTS

To exercise your rights, contact us via email: privacy@globaldatainnovation.com

‍We will verify your request in accordance with the law and respond within the time required by law. You must provide us with the following information: (1) first and last name; (2) email address; and (3) zip code. We will take steps to verify your request by matching the information provided by you with the information we have in our records. In some cases, we may request additional information in order to verify your request or, where necessary, to process your request. If we are unable to adequately verify a request, we will notify the requestor.

9. SECURITY

GDI has implemented reasonable and generally accepted security measures to protect personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, misuse, alteration or destruction. Only authorized GDI personnel and the third parties described in this privacy policy are provided access to personal information and these employees and third parties have agreed to maintain the confidentiality of this information.

10. CONTACT US

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your privacy rights, please contact us at:
Global Data Innovation
PMB 1058 415 North Camden Drive
Suite 111 
Beverly Hills, CA 90210 United States
‍privacy@globaldatainnovation.com