Who we are
Suggested text: Our website address is: RealcommEvents.com and Realcomm.com
Privacy Policy
At Realcomm Conference Group, LLC (Realcomm), the privacy and confidentiality of personally identifiable user information (your name, e-mail address or mailing address) is important. We are committed to maintaining the privacy and security of your personally identifiable user information as provided herein. Changes in our privacy policy will be displayed on this page from time to time. We reserve the right to make such changes at any time.
Realcomm will not disclose personally identifiable user information to any third party without consent, except as set in this privacy statement. Aggregated data, which does not include personally identifiable user information may be used and disclosed at Realcomm’s discretion.
We currently collect and store the following information:
IP Address – Your IP or “Internet Protocol” address and other site usage data is used to gather broad demographic information. One way this data is used is to determine how visitors use our Web site.
Cookies – Realcomm uses “cookies,” small files stored by your browser to help keep track of your user profile. The cookies do not currently record or collect personally identifiable information. Cookies profiles are used for convenience; to deliver content we believe may fulfill your needs. We also use cookies to track user trends and improve areas of our site that our users find valuable.
Realcomm also uses analytics data and the DoubleClick cookie to serve ads based on a visitor’s prior visits to our website. Site visitors may opt out of the DoubleClick cookie by visiting the Google advertising opt-out page or they may opt out of Google Analytics by visiting the Google Analytics opt-out page. Google has additional information available about their Remarketing Privacy Guidelines, Policies, and Restrictions.
Registration – Some areas of the Realcomm web site include registration forms that require users to give us contact information (like your name), unique identifiers (such as your e-mail address), demographic information (like your Zip code) and business information of interest.
You agree we may use customer contact information from registration forms to send you information related to our programs and activities, or to respond to your requests. We are permitted to use your e-mail as a unique identifier in our record system, to verify communications from you, and to send you information. We may also pass details about you to affiliates or other carefully selected, reputable companies, who may send you information about their products and/or services. We do not share your credit card information.
Demographic information and site usage data are also collected on our site. You agree we may use this data to provide content we believe is related to your interests and information on products or services we think you may be interested in.
E-mail Services – Realcomm may send you e-mails periodically, and these electronic communications may contain messages or links to third party websites. If you choose to visit a third-party website, you do so of your own free will. Realcomm does not govern information collected on third-party websites, and we assume no responsibility for any misuse of your information by any third party.
Realcomm is in accordance with the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 and complies with the principles of GDPR. You have the opportunity to unsubscribe from each Realcomm e-mail communications at any time via a link at the bottom of the e-mail. If you unsubscribe from our e-mail mailing list, you understand that Realcomm will no longer send you e-mails, and your personal information will not be utilized for any future endeavors, with the exception of periodic postal mailings regarding Realcomm events and news.
We do collect reporting and tracking information related to how users respond to the e-mail newsletters we send. We analyze this data for internal use and will not sell or transfer this data.
Outside Links – Realcomm has links to other Web sites. Be aware that other sites may collect data and personal information and operate according to their own privacy practices. Please remember that, once outside of www.realcomm.com, any information you submit is outside of our control.
Contacting Us – If you have questions or concerns about our privacy policy or at any time feel that the realcomm.com web site has not adhered to this policy, e-mail info@realcomm.com and we’ll do our best to determine any problem and quickly respond.
This privacy policy does not extend to any information that is inherent in the operation of the Internet, and therefore beyond the control of Realcomm, and is not to be applied in any manner contrary to applicable law or governmental regulation.
Realcomm and its affiliates may disclose your personally identifiable information if required to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary or desirable to (1) conform to the requirements of the law or comply with governmental orders, court orders, or legal process served on Realcomm, or its affiliates; (2) protect and defend the property or rights of Realcomm, and its affiliates; (3) to investigate or prosecute any misuse of the Realcomm site, or information contained on, or obtained through the site.
Legal Disclaimer
This Web site contains materials that are the proprietary property of Realcomm and/or its contributors, which are protected under U.S. and international copyright laws. It is prohibited to copy, reproduce, modify, display, republish, upload, post, transmit, distribute, alter, prepare any derivative works of, or otherwise use any material from this Web site, including without limitation code, software, photographs and images, without the prior express written consent of Realcomm.
Comments
Suggested text: When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
Suggested text: If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
Suggested text: If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Suggested text: Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
Suggested text: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
Suggested text: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
Suggested text: If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Suggested text: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.