Privacy Policy
PRIVACY STATEMENT
The following discloses the information gathering and dissemination practices for this website,
by 8xpand Technologies Pte. Ltd. (“8xpand”). 8xpand has created this Privacy Statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to safeguarding the privacy of our registering groups and organizations (“Subscribing Organizations”) and their authorised members (“Members’).
COLLECTION AND USE OF INFORMATION
8xpand collects both personally identifiable (“Personal Information”) and anonymous information from its Subscribing Organizations and their Members during the registration process, when Subscribing Organizations or Members report a problem or question with our site or Services, or when Subscribing Organizations or Members respond to one of our surveys. 8xpand maintains a database of Subscribing Organization and Member Personal Information and other information that is used only for its own internal purposes. The information we collect and the ways in which we use this information include:
- IP Address: 8xpand uses Members’ IP addresses to help diagnose problems with our server, to administer our Website and Subscribing Organizations’ hosted intranet sites (the “Subscribing Organization Sites”), and to provide technical support. 8xpand also tracks pages requested by the user.
- Contact Information: We use a Subscribing Organization’s and its Members’ names, addresses, email addresses and other information about the business from the registration form. We use the contact information we collect to send the Subscribing Organization and its Members in action about our company, updates regarding our services via our newsletter, and to contact the Subscribing Organization and its Members when necessary such as issues regarding their specific account. If the user does not wish to receive the newsletter, please see Choices Concerning the Collection and Use of Information.
- Unique Identifiers: We collect unique identifiers (such as login ID’s and passwords) to verify the Subscribing Organization’s and its Members’ identity and for use as account numbers in our record system.
- Demographic Information: We compile demographic information and profile data (such as zip code, industry, and organization size) in order to customize Subscribing Organizations’ and its Members’ experiences at our site, to exhibit content, to develop applications, Premium Services and other services that are useful to our Subscribing Organizations and Members, to offer products and services in which our Subscribing Organizations and Members might be interested, to improve our Services and to display the content according to Subscribing Organizations’ and Members’ individual preferences.
- Cookies: In order to offer our Subscribing Organizations and Members our customizable and personalized service and to better respond to any problems Subscribing Organizations and Members may experience, 8xpand uses “cookies”. Our partners, sponsors and content providers may also use their own cookies and we do not have access or control over the information contained within these cookies. A cookie is a small amount of data that is sent to a Member’s browser from a web server and stored on the computer’s hard drive for record-keeping purposes. The 8xpand cookies do not personally identify Members, but they do identify a Member’s computer. We use a cookie to record Members’ preferences only during the time that the Member’s browser is open. We do not store any other information in the cookie. If a Member’s browser does not accept cookies, the Member cannot use the Services.
DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION
8xpand does not sell or rent a Subscribing Organization’s or Member’s Personal Information to anyone. We will not release a Subscribing Organization’s or Member’s name, e-mail address or other Personal Information to any other party except with the Subscribing Organization’s or Member’s explicit permission or under special circumstances, such as those described below. We will not access the information stored on the Subscribing Organization Sites (the “Site Information”) except at the request of the Subscribing Organization or under special circumstances, such as those described below. If a Subscribing Organization or Member is asked for Personal Information, the Subscribing Organization or Member is providing that Information only to 8xpand. 8xpand may partner with other companies to provide special services, products, discounts or other information that will benefit our Subscribing Organizations and their Members.., The free features of our Services are funded by our sponsors and advertisers. We use requested demographic information from Subscribing Organizations and Members to help us attract sponsors, advertisers and partners and to offer the most useful products, services and information. However, the demographic information will be distributed to these sponsors, advertisers, partners and any other third parties only in aggregate form unless the Subscribing Organization or Member is specifically notified to the contrary and given an opportunity to elect not to transmit personally identifiable information or receive such special service, product, discount or other information. Personal Information that a Subscribing Organization or Member chooses to transmit or allow to be transferred to another party will be subject to the privacy policies of that party. It is not covered by this privacy statement and 8xpand has no responsibility or liability for such independent policies. When the user goes to some of these linked sites they may still see the 8xpand framing around the page, however, the user is actually on another website and are subject to the privacy policy of that site. 8xpand may disclose Personal Information or Site Information in special cases if (a) it is required to do so by law or comply with legal process served on 8xpand or this site, or (b) we have a good-faith reason to believe that disclosing such Information is necessary or appropriate in order to (i) identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be causing or threatening to violate 8xpand’s or this website’s policies or to cause injury to or interference with the Services or 8xpand’s or its Subscribing Organizations’, Members’ or any third party’s rights or property, (ii) protect and defend the Services, or 8xpand’s, its Subscribing Organizations’, Members’ or this website’s rights or property, or (iii) act under exigent circumstances to protect the safety of the Services, or of 8xpand’s Subscribing Organizations, Members, this website or the public. In the event of any planned disclosure of Site Information from a Subscribing Organization Site as described in clause (b) which results from a circumstance that 8xpand believes in good faith is not caused by such Subscribing Organization, any such disclosure shall occur only after prior notice to the Subscribing Organization and upon terms and conditions that will safeguard the Subscribing Organization’s confidential information to the extent reasonably feasible.
SHARING OF INFORMATION
As a general rule, 8xpand will not disclose any of its Subscribing Organizations’ or Members’ account information except when we have their permission or under special circumstances, such as when we believe in good faith that the law requires it. Please see the Terms of Service for each of our products and services for more detailed information about how Subscribing Organization and Member account information may be shared. The following describes some of the ways that Subscribing Organization’s and Member’s information may be disclosed. Third-Party Data & Data in the Aggregate: 8xpand discloses aggregated user statistics (for example, 45% of our users are female) in order to describe our services to prospective partners, advertisers, and other third parties, and for other lawful purposes.
SECURITY OF INFORMATION
Subscribing Organization’s and Member’s 8xpand information and 8xpand profile are password-protected so that only they have access to this identifiable information. Subscribing Organizations and Members may edit their 8xpand information and 8xpand profile by using their 8xpand ID and password. We recommend that Subscribing Organizations and Members do not divulge their passwords to anyone. 8xpand will never ask Subscribing Organizations or Members for their password in an unsolicited phone call or in an unsolicited email. It is the responsibility of Subscribing Organizations or Members to sign out of 8xpand account and close their browser window when they have finished their work. This is to ensure that others cannot access Subscribing Organizations and Members account information and correspondence if they share a computer with someone else or are using a computer in a public place like a library or Internet cafe. As a global company, 8xpand has users all over the world. When Subscribing Organizations and Members give 8xpand identifiable information, this information may be sent electronically to servers outside of the country where Subscribing Organizations and Members originally entered the information, such as to the United States or other countries. In addition, this information may be used, stored and processed outside of the country where Subscribing Organizations and Members entered this information. Whenever 8xpand handles identifiable information as described above, regardless of where this occurs, 8xpand takes steps to ensure that their information is treated securely and in accordance with the relevant Terms of Service and this Privacy Policy. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect Subscribing Organizations and Members information, 8xpand cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information Subscribing Organizations and Members transmit to us or from our online products or services, and they do so at their own risk. Once we receive Subscribing Organizations’ and Members’ transmission, we make our best effort to ensure its security on our systems. We have taken measures to protect user-information once it is received by the site, including but not limited to the following: limited access by employees, servers and data stored in a secured location, security software where appropriate and cost-effective.
CHOICES CONCERNING COLLECTION AND USE OF INFORMATION
Except for Personal Information that must be provided in order for 8xpand to provide the Services, Subscribing Organizations and Members may elect (a) to remove their Personal Information from the Subscribing Organization’s site and our databases, or (b) to cancel the Site registration. In all cases, Subscribing Organizations and Members can notify us of their election by using their login ID and password and sending an email to sales@8xpand.com, or writing to 8xpand Technologies Pte Ltd 32 Kallang Place, Singapore 339160. If a Subscribing Organization cancels its Site registration, all the Personal Information of the Subscribing Organization and its Members will be removed from our databases (other than in aggregate form or as necessary to maintain our administrative records), and the Subscribing Organization’s Site Information will be removed from our servers.
CORRECTIONS/UPDATES OF INFORMATION
A Subscribing Organization or Member may update or modify any of its Personal Information previously provided to us by using its login ID and password and sending an email to sales@8xpand.com, or writing to 8xpand Technologies Pte Ltd 32 Kallang Place, Singapore 339160.
CONTACTING 8xpand
To ask any questions about this Privacy Statement, the practices of this website, or our Services, or make any suggestions or tell us about any other ideas concerning our site or our Services, please email sales@8xpand.com . We will take commercially reasonable measures to obtain written or active e-mail consent from the user if we are going to be using the personally identifiable information collected from the user in a manner different from that stated at the time of collection.
