1. Information We Collect
We collect information that you choose to give us and information that is generated automatically when you use our website. The categories we handle include the following. Identity information such as your name, your organization and your role. Contact information such as your email address, your telephone number and your postal address. Correspondence information such as the content of messages you send through our contact form, by email or by telephone. Engagement information such as the scope, scheduling and deliverables of a reading engagement. Technical information such as the internet protocol address from which you reach us, the browser and device you use, the pages you visit and the times of your visits. We do not seek sensitive categories of personal information, and we ask that you do not send them to us unless a reading engagement specifically requires them and you have agreed in writing to that scope.
2. How We Collect Information
We collect information in several ways. You provide it directly when you complete our contact form, when you send us an email, when you telephone the desk or when you enter into an engagement with us. We collect technical information automatically when your browser requests a page from our site, as described in the sections on cookies and analytics below. We may receive information from a colleague who refers you to us, from a public professional profile you maintain, or from a business contact who introduces your team. Where you provide information about another person, you confirm that you have the authority to share it and that the person understands this policy applies.
3. Why We Collect Information
We use information for purposes that are limited and specific. We use it to respond to your enquiries and to correspond with you about a possible or active engagement. We use it to deliver the services you request, including reading, annotation and the preparation of deliverables. We use it to maintain the security and integrity of our website and our systems. We use it to keep records of our engagements for accounting, tax and legal purposes. We use it to improve the clarity of our website and to understand, in aggregate, which pages serve readers well. We use it to comply with obligations that apply to us. We do not use your information for automated decision making that produces legal effects, and we do not sell your information to anyone.
4. Lawful Bases for Processing
Where the law requires us to identify a lawful basis for processing, we rely on the following. We process information to perform a contract with you or to take steps at your request before entering a contract, such as corresponding about a proposed reading. We process information based on our legitimate interests in operating a professional consultancy, provided those interests are not overridden by your rights. We process information with your consent where consent is the appropriate basis, and you may withdraw that consent at any time. We process information to comply with legal obligations, such as tax and record keeping requirements. Where we process information for a purpose that requires a different basis, we will identify that basis to you at the time we collect the information.
5. Information Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell, rent or trade your personal information. We share information only in the limited circumstances described here. We share information with service providers who help us operate our website and our business, and those providers are bound to protect it. We share information when the law requires it, such as in response to a lawful request from a public authority. We share information when it is necessary to protect the rights, property or safety of ZAY.FVDEZ, INC., our clients or the public. We share information in connection with a corporate transaction such as a merger or an acquisition, in which case we will notify you of any change in ownership or use of your information. We share information with your consent when you ask us to. In every case we limit the disclosure to what is necessary for the purpose at hand.
6. Service Providers and Processors
We rely on a small number of service providers to operate. These may include a web hosting provider that serves our pages, an email provider that delivers and stores our correspondence, and a payment or accounting provider that processes billing for engagements. Each provider is selected with care and is permitted to process personal information only for the purposes we specify and only in accordance with our instructions. Where a provider processes information on our behalf, we require it to maintain appropriate safeguards and to refrain from using the information for its own independent purposes. We remain responsible for the information we entrust to our providers, and we review our relationships with them periodically.
7. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to support its basic functions and to remember your preferences. A cookie is a small file placed on your device that allows a website to recognize your browser on a later visit. We use strictly necessary cookies to enable the site to function, and we may use functional cookies to remember choices you have made. We do not use advertising cookies to track you across other websites. You can control cookies through your browser settings, and you can delete cookies that have already been placed. If you disable cookies, some parts of our website may not work as intended, but you can still reach us by email and by telephone.
8. Analytics and Measurement
We may use privacy respecting analytics to understand how readers find and use our website. Analytic information is examined in aggregate and is used to improve the clarity of our pages and the usefulness of our content. Where an analytics provider is used, we configure it to minimize the collection of personal information and to avoid the tracking of individuals across unrelated websites. We do not combine analytic information with the correspondence you send us, and we do not use analytics to build a profile of you for marketing purposes. If we ever adopt a measurement tool with materially different characteristics, we will update this policy and, where required, seek your consent before that tool is used.
9. Data Retention
We keep personal information only for as long as it serves the purpose for which it was collected, or for as long as the law requires. Correspondence about an enquiry that does not lead to an engagement is generally kept for a reasonable period so that we can recognize a returning correspondent, after which it is deleted or anonymized. Records relating to an engagement are kept for the period required by accounting and tax law and for as long as is necessary to support the services we provided. Technical logs are retained for a short period sufficient to maintain security and to diagnose faults. When information is no longer needed, we take reasonable steps to delete it or to render it permanently unreadable.
10. Data Security
We protect personal information with administrative, technical and physical safeguards appropriate to its sensitivity. These safeguards include limiting access to information to those who need it for a legitimate purpose, using encryption where information travels across networks, keeping software current and maintaining backups that are themselves protected. No method of transmission or storage is perfectly secure, so we cannot promise absolute security. If we become aware of a breach that affects your personal information, we will investigate promptly, take steps to contain the breach and notify you and any relevant authority where the law requires it. We encourage you to contact us if you suspect that your information has been misused.
11. Privacy for Children
Our website and our services are intended for professional audiences and are not directed to children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from a child below the age that applicable law sets for valid consent. If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us and we will take reasonable steps to delete that information. Where we become aware that we have collected information from a child without the appropriate consent, we will remove it promptly and will adjust our practices to prevent a recurrence.
12. Your Rights and Choices
Depending on where you live, you may have rights regarding your personal information. These rights commonly include the right to know what information we hold about you, the right to request a copy, the right to request correction of information that is inaccurate, the right to request deletion in certain circumstances, the right to object to or restrict certain processing, and the right not to be discriminated against for exercising these rights. You also have the right to withdraw consent where consent is the basis for our processing. To exercise a right, contact us using the details below. We will respond within the time the applicable law allows and will explain any exception that applies.
13. Access, Correction and Deletion
You may ask to see the personal information we hold about you, and we will provide it in a form that is understandable. If any of that information is wrong, you may ask us to correct it, and we will do so unless we have a legitimate reason to decline. You may ask us to delete information that we no longer need, that you have validly withdrawn consent for, or that you believe we have handled unlawfully, and we will comply where the law permits and where no overriding obligation requires retention. When we cannot fulfill a request in full, we will tell you why and describe any remedy available to you. We may ask you to verify your identity before acting on a request, so that we do not disclose your information to someone else.
14. Email Communications
When you write to our desk, we use your email address to reply and to continue the conversation. If we send you occasional updates about our services, you can opt out at any time by using the unsubscribe method in the message or by writing to us directly. Transactional messages about an active engagement, such as a question about a deliverable, are not marketing and are not subject to an opt out while the engagement continues. We do not send marketing messages to addresses we have obtained from unrelated third parties, and we do not allow others to send marketing on our behalf using information we hold.
15. International Data Transfers
Our study is located in the United States, and information we collect is generally processed there. If you contact us from another country, your information will be transferred to the United States, where privacy rules may differ from those of your home jurisdiction. Where the law requires safeguards for an international transfer, we put appropriate measures in place, such as contractual protections that require the recipient to protect the information. Our service providers are chosen with attention to the location of their processing and to the legal protections that apply. By using our website and corresponding with us, you acknowledge that your information may be processed in the United States as described in this policy.
16. Confidentiality of Client Materials
Reading a system closely means encountering material that our clients consider confidential, including source code, architecture documents, credentials that appear in configuration and the informal knowledge that surrounds a system. We treat all such material as confidential. We use it only to perform the engagement, we limit access to readers who are working on it, and we do not disclose it to others except as the engagement requires or as the law compels. Personal information that appears incidentally within client materials is handled under the same confidentiality practice. Where a client requires a specific confidentiality agreement, we welcome the opportunity to put one in place before the reading begins.
17. Third Party Links
Our website may contain links to websites that we do not operate, including the sites of clients, partners or resources we mention in a note. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those sites. When you follow a link away from our website, we encourage you to read the privacy policy of the site you reach. This policy applies only to information that we collect through our own website and our own dealings with you. A link from our site does not imply that we endorse the practices of the linked site, and we do not control how that site handles your information.
18. Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, in the services we offer or in the law that applies to us. When we make a material change, we will revise the effective date at the top of this page and, where appropriate, provide a more prominent notice. We encourage you to review this policy periodically so that you always know how we handle information. Your continued use of our website or your continued correspondence with us after a change takes effect indicates that you accept the updated policy. If a change requires your consent, we will seek it before the change applies to information we already hold.
19. How to Contact Us
If you have a question about this policy, if you wish to exercise a right described here, or if you believe that we have not handled your information as this policy promises, please contact us. You may write to ZAY.FVDEZ, INC. at 2616 S Fernhill Ln, Magna - 84044-0918, United States (US). You may send email to info@zayfvdez.autos or telephone us at +16076660469 during business hours. We take privacy questions seriously and will do our best to resolve any concern promptly and transparently. If you are not satisfied with our response, you may have the right to complain to the privacy authority that oversees your jurisdiction.
This Privacy Policy forms part of the public record of ZAY.FVDEZ, INC. and should be read together with our Terms of Service, which describe the terms that govern an engagement. The policy was prepared by the developer Zay Fvdez for the reading desk at 2616 S Fernhill Ln.