PG INSIGHTS LLC. is committed to maintaining
robust privacy protections for its users. Our Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) is designed to
help you understand how we collect, use and safeguard the information you provide to us
and to assist you in making informed decisions when interacting with PG Insights, it’s
website, or any of it’s subsidiaries and related websites.
For purposes of this Agreement, “Site” refers to the Company’s website(s), which can be
accessed at pginsights.org, et al*. “Service” refers to the Company’s
services accessed via the Site, in which users can subscribe to newsletters, personalized
ads, and contest giveaways. The terms “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to the Company. “You”
refers to you, as a user of our Site or our Service. By accessing our Site or our Service, you
accept our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use, and you consent to our collection, storage, use
and disclosure of your Personal Information as described in this Privacy Policy.
I. INFORMATION WE COLLECT
We collect “Non-Personal Information” and “Personal Information.” Non-Personal Information
includes information that cannot be used to personally identify you, such as anonymous usage
data, general demographic information we may collect, referring/exit pages and URLs, platform
types, preferences you submit and preferences that are generated based on the data you
submit and number of clicks.
Personal Information includes your email, phone number, address, date of birth, etc. which
you submit to us through the registration process at the Site.
1. Information collected via Technology
To activate the Service you do not need to submit any Personal Information other than your
email address. However, in an effort to improve the quality of the Service, we track
information provided to us by your browser or by our software application when you view or
use the Service, such as the website you came from (known as the “referring URL”), the
type of browser you use, the device from which you connected to the Service, the time and
date of access, and other information that does not personally identify you. We track this
information using cookies, or small text files which include an anonymous unique identifier.
Cookies are sent to a user’s browser from our servers and are stored on the user’s
computer hard drive. Sending a cookie to a user’s browser enables us to collect Non-
Personal information about that user and keep a record of the user’s preferences when
utilizing our services, both on an individual and aggregate basis. For example, the Company
may use cookies to collect the following information:
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The Company may use both persistent and session cookies; persistent cookies remain on
your computer after you close your session and until you delete them, while session cookies
expire when you close your browser.
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2. Information you provide us by registering for an account
In addition to the information provided automatically by your browser when you visit the
Site, to become a subscriber to the Service you may be asked to create a
personal profile. You can create a profile by registering with the Service and entering your
email address, name and date-of-birth, and creating a user name and a password. By
registering a profile or subscribing to a newsletter/giveaway, you are authorizing us to
collect, store and use your email address in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
3. Children’s Privacy
The Site and the Service are not directed to anyone under the age of 21. The Site does not
knowingly collect or solicit information from anyone under the age of 21, or allow anyone
under the age of 21 to sign up for the Service. In the event that we learn that we have
gathered personal information from anyone under the age of 21 without the consent of a
parent or guardian, we will delete that information as soon as possible. If you believe we
have collected such information, please contact us at pginsights@pginsights.org.
II. HOW WE USE AND SHARE INFORMATION
Personal Information:
Except as otherwise stated in this Privacy Policy, we do not sell, trade, rent or otherwise
share for marketing purposes your Personal Information with third parties without your
consent. We do share Personal Information with vendors who are performing services for
the Company, such as the servers for our email communications who are provided access
to user’s email address for purposes of sending emails from us. Those vendors use your
Personal Information only at our direction and in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
In general, the Personal Information you provide to us is used to help us communicate with
you. For example, we use Personal Information to contact users in response to questions,
solicit feedback from users, provide technical support, and inform users about promotional
offers.
We may share Personal Information with outside parties if we have a good-faith belief that
access, use, preservation or disclosure of the information is reasonably necessary to meet
any applicable legal process or enforceable governmental request; to enforce applicable
Terms of Service, including investigation of potential violations; address fraud, security or
technical concerns; or to protect against harm to the rights, property, or safety of our users
or the public as required or permitted by law.
Non-Personal Information
In general, we use Non-Personal Information to help us improve the Service and customize
the user experience. We also aggregate Non-Personal Information in order to track trends
and analyze use patterns on the Site. This Privacy Policy does not limit in any way our use
or disclosure of Non-Personal Information and we reserve the right to use and disclose such
Non-Personal Information to our partners, advertisers and other third parties at our
discretion.
In the event we undergo a business transaction such as a merger, acquisition by another
company, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your Personal Information may be among
the assets transferred. You acknowledge and consent that such transfers may occur and
are permitted by this Privacy Policy, and that any acquirer of our assets may continue to
process your Personal Information as set forth in this Privacy Policy. If our information
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practices change at any time in the future, we will post the policy changes to the Site so that
you may opt out of the new information practices. We suggest that you check the Site
periodically if you are concerned about how your information is used.
III. HOW WE PROTECT INFORMATION
We implement security measures designed to protect your information from unauthorized
access. We protect your information from potential security breaches by implementing
certain technological security measures including encryption, firewalls and secure socket
layer technology. However, these measures do not guarantee that your information will not
be accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed by breach of such firewalls and secure server
software. By using our Service, you acknowledge that you understand and agree to assume
these risks.
IV. YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING THE USE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
You have the right at any time to prevent us from contacting you for marketing
purposes. When we send a promotional communication to a user, the user can opt out of
further promotional communications by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in
each promotional e-mail. You can also indicate that you do not wish to receive marketing
communications from us in the “Contact Us” section of the Site. Please note that
notwithstanding the promotional preferences you indicate by either unsubscribing or opting
out in the “Contact Us” section of the Site, we may continue to send you administrative
emails including, for example, periodic updates to our Privacy Policy.
V. LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES
As part of the Service, we may provide links to or compatibility with other websites or
applications. However, we are not responsible for the privacy practices employed by those
websites or the information or content they contain. This Privacy Policy applies solely to
information collected by us through the Site and the Service. Therefore, this Privacy Policy
does not apply to your use of a third party website accessed by selecting a link on our Site
or via our Service. To the extent that you access or use the Service through or on another
website or application, then the privacy policy of that other website or application will apply
to your access or use of that site or application. We encourage our users to read the privacy
statements of other websites before proceeding to use them.
VI. CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY
The Company reserves the right to change this policy and our Terms of Service at any
time. We will notify you of significant changes to our Privacy Policy by sending a notice to
the primary email address specified in your account or by placing a prominent notice on our
site. Significant changes will go into effect 30 days following such notification. Non-material
changes or clarifications will take effect immediately. You should periodically check the Site
and this privacy page for updates.
VII. CONTACT US
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or the practices of this Site, please
contact us by sending an email to pginsights@pginsights.org.
Last Updated: This Privacy Policy was last updated on 8 February 2023.