At teamavoq.com, we respect and protect the privacy of our constituents and those who use our website. The following Privacy Statement provides details about how your Personal Information is collected and used. For purposes of this Privacy Statement, we define “Personal Information” as any combination of information, in the possession of or likely to come into our possession, that can be used to identify, contact, or locate a discrete individual. This privacy statement applies to the Avoq website and services that are located in, but not limited to the www.teamavoq.com domain.
Information Collection and Use
Avoq is the sole owner of information collected on this site. Avoq collects, uses and discloses your Personal Information in its normal course of business for the following purposes:
- Establishing and maintaining communications with you;
- Where you have requested a service from us, assisting you in the processing and maintenance of the service, as well as any applicable renewal of such service;
- Responding to your inquiries about job applications, PR and communications resources, our services, and other services or content we advertise on this website;
- Making proposals for future service needs;
- Allowing our affiliated companies to notify you of certain products or services offered by our affiliated companies;
- Meeting legal, security, and regulatory requirements;
- Protecting against fraud, suspicious or other illegal activities; and
- Compiling statistics for analysis of our sites and our business.
Avoq collects information from our site visitors at several different points on our website. The information gathered by this site falls into two categories: (1) information voluntarily supplied by visitors to our Site and (2) tracking information gathered as visitors navigate through our Site.
Use of Web Technologies
We use a variety of technologies on our site. Among these are cookies; a piece of information that our website provides to your browser when you visit our site. Cookies allow us to verify the login status of visitors using services linked directly with our website, track point of entry to point of registration for those visitors participating in our email signup programs, and to track and measure the success of a particular email campaign. Cookies also allow us to track overall site usage and determine areas visitors prefer, enabling us to make your visit to our website easier by recognizing you when you return and helping to provide you with a customized experience. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information while on our site. If you choose to disable cookies, you may still use our site; however, you may have limited access to some areas within our website.
This site does use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses cookies to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity, and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage for Avoq and its affiliates. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.
The major browsers have attempted to implement the draft “Do Not Track” (“DNT”) standard of the World Wide Web Consortium (“W3C”) in their web browsers. As this standard has not been finalized, Our sites are not compatible with DNT and so do not recognize DNT settings.
For information on all of these categories of cookies, and for more information generally on cookies please refer to aboutcookies.org.
We also keep track of activity on our website via log files stored on our web servers. We collect information such as IP address, browser type and version, and pages you view. We also keep track of how you got to our site and any links you click on to leave our site. Once you leave our site, we do not track you. We use your website activity to assist us in offering you a personalized Web experience, assist you with technical support, diagnose problems with our server, administer our website and to tailor our informational offerings to you.
General Sharing
We do not disclose any Personal Information about you to any third parties except as stated in this Privacy Statement, as otherwise permitted by law, or authorized by you.
Third parties to whom we disclose information are required by law and contractual undertakings to keep your Personal Information confidential and secure, and to use and disclose it for purposes that a reasonable person would consider appropriate in the circumstances, in compliance with all applicable legislation.
If these third parties wish to use your Personal Information for any other purpose, they will have a legal obligation to notify you of this and, where required, to obtain your consent.
Affiliate Sharing
In the normal course of performing services for our clients, Personal Information may be shared within Avoq and its affiliates for research and statistical purposes, system administration and crime prevention or detection. When you supply us with information containing third party Personal Information (names, addresses, or other information relating to living individuals), we will hold and use that Personal Information to perform general insurance and other services for you on the understanding that the individuals to whom the Personal Information relates have been informed of the reason(s) for obtaining the Personal Information, the fact that it may be disclosed to third parties such as Avoq, and have consented to such disclosure and use.
Service Providers
Because a number of the service providers we use are located in the United States, including certain Avoq affiliates, your Personal Information may be processed and stored inside the United States, and the U.S. government, courts, or law enforcement or regulatory agencies may be able to obtain disclosure of your Personal Information under U.S. laws.
Avoq’s service suppliers adhere to the same protections regarding the collection, use, and retention of data as we do.
Business Transactions
As we continue to develop our business, we might sell or buy assets. In such transactions, user information, including Personal Information, generally is one of the transferred business assets. Also, if either Avoq itself or substantially all of Avoq assets were acquired, your Personal Information may be one of the transferred assets. Therefore, we may disclose and/or transfer your Personal Information to a third party purchaser in these circumstances
Other Legally Required Disclosures
Avoq preserves the right to disclose without your prior permission any Personal Information about you or your use of this Site if Avoq has a good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) protect and defend the rights, property or safety of Avoq, employees, other users of this Site, or the public; (b) enforce the terms and conditions that apply to use of this Site; (c) as required by a legally valid request from a competent governmental authority; or (d) respond to claims that any content violates the rights of third-parties. We may also disclose Personal Information as we deem necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request.
California Privacy Rights
California Civil Code Section 1798.83 requires any operator of a website to permit its California-resident customers to request and obtain from the operator a list of what personal information the operator disclosed to third parties for direct marketing purposes, for the preceding calendar year; and the addresses and names of such third parties. Avoq does not share any personal information collected from this site with third parties for their direct marketing purposes.
Security
We take every precaution to protect the confidentiality and security of your Personal Information by using industry-recognized security safeguards such as firewalls, coupled with carefully developed security procedures to protect your information from loss, misuse or unauthorized alteration. When we ask for sensitive information, we protect it through the use of encryption during transmission, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.
Avoq takes care to reinforce the importance of our website visitors’ security and privacy among our employees. Our employees are trained and required to safeguard your information and, using physical, electronic and procedural safeguards, we restrict access to Personal Information to those employees and agents for business purposes only.
Notification of Changes
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on the Avoq website, so our visitors are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it.
If you feel that we are not abiding by this privacy policy or have any questions, please contact us by telephone at (202) 544-8400 or by clicking the Contact Us button in the menu bar.
