Our Privacy Policy
Inventor Relations, Inc. ("InventExpo.com" or "We", "us"), respect
your privacy and we are committed to protecting your privacy through
our compliance with this policy.
This Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) explains how we collect, use,
disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit/use our
Website. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. If you do not
agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access
the Website.
We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any
time and for any reason. We will alert you about any changes by
updating the “Last Updated” date of this Privacy Policy and, where
feasible, through more active forms of notification such as email or
a prominent notice on our website. Any changes or modifications will
be effective immediately upon posting the updated Privacy Policy on
the Website, and you waive the right to receive specific notice of
each such change or modification.
The Policy does not apply to information collected by any third
party that links to or is accessible from our Applications or
Websites.
By visiting and/or using our Services you agree to this Privacy
Policy.
I. Applicability
CUSTOMERS OR EVENT ORGANIZERS: Customers include
event planners, meeting space providers, etc., who are authorized to
access and use our Platform and Applications. This also includes
individuals who self-register to access our Applications.
DATA SUBJECTS OR ATTENDEES: Data Subjects or
Attendees are individuals who interact with our Customers through
our Applications. Examples include registering for events,
participating in virtual events, and completing online surveys.
VISITORS: Individuals and prospective customers who
access our Websites/Platform to learn about InventExpo.com products
and services or meet us at marketing events.
Customers use our Website to process personal data about their Data
Subjects. InventExpo.com processes personal data about Data Subjects
in our Applications as a “data processor” or “service provider” only
according to our Customers’ instructions. If you are a Data Subject
and have questions about how an InventExpo.com Customer uses your
data or want to exercise your rights regarding your personal data,
you should direct your request or inquiry to the InventExpo.com
Customer that controls your data. For example, if you have attended
an event hosted by an InventExpo.com Customer, you should direct
your data rights requests to the host of your event.
II. Information Collection and Use
1. From Customers and Data Subjects
1.1 Nature of data collected: Our Website enables
Customers to collect various personal data about their Data
Subjects, such as name, organization, title, postal address, email
address, telephone number, fax number, credit or debit card number,
and other information. Customers will also have access to
information related to how Data Subjects interact with the
Applications. In these cases, Customers act as data controllers
under EEA data protection laws.
1.2 Customer data collection: We collect personal
data from Customers to facilitate communication and deliver the
Applications they are interested in or have contracted us to
provide. This includes contact details, credit card information, and
other necessary details for billing and service delivery.
1.3 Responsibility of privacy practices:
InventExpo.com is not responsible for Customers' privacy practices.
Data Subjects should review Customers' privacy policies to
understand data collection practices.
1.4 Recording communications: We may record
Customer and Visitor communications for legitimate business
interests, including customer support, compliance, training, process
improvement, and quality assurance.
1.5 Data processing purposes: We process Customers’
and their Data Subjects’ personal data in the following ways:
- (a) To disclose to our subsidiaries and affiliates for the purpose
of providing services to our Customers and their Data Subjects.
- (b) To deliver the services that our Customer has contracted us to
provide through our Applications. Examples include:
- Sending event-related information and announcements to Data
Subjects who register for an event using our Applications.
- Processing payment information for event registration fees or
other products and services using credit cards.
- Sharing necessary personal data with venues directly or via
their technology platform for meeting space reservations.
- For our internal business purposes, such as administering access
to our Applications, data analysis, securely identifying
Customers, enhancing or modifying our Applications, evaluating
the effectiveness of promotional campaigns, billing for
services, and operating our business.
1.6 Legal basis for processing: For individuals
from the European Economic Area (EEA) or other regions with legal
requirements for processing personal information (such as GDPR), our
legal basis for collecting and using personal information depends on
the nature and circumstances of the processing activity.
2. From Visitors
InventExpo.com collects personal data from Visitors, such as name,
title, postal address, email address, telephone number, and
organization details. This information may be collected through a
form on our Website, interactions with our sales or customer support
team, event sign-ups, contest entries, promotional inquiries, or
responses to surveys or marketing emails.
By visiting our Websites, attending marketing events, or providing
personal information, Visitors consent to the collection,
processing, and storage of their personal information as described
in this section.
We use this data to improve our Websites and advertising, identify
prospective marketing opportunities, create promotional programs,
and respond to inquiries.
InventExpo.com may share information with third-party service
providers contracted to provide services on our behalf and with
third parties who resell InventExpo.com services. InventExpo.com
will only share personal data of Visitors or Customers who attend
marketing events with third parties if (a) the Visitor consents, (b)
the Visitor permits their I-card to be scanned, or (c) it is
permissible under applicable law.
III. Cookies and Other Technologies
We use cookies to measure and analyze how Customers use our
Services, which helps us continuously improve the Website and the
Customer experience. Cookies also allow us to deliver relevant
promotional materials. By using InventExpo.com Services, users agree
to the placement of cookies on their devices. Users can manage
cookie settings through their browser's help section.
We may allow others to use cookies and similar technologies (e.g.,
web beacons, pixels, SDKs) to recognize users and their devices.
Do Not Track: Some web browsers have a “Do Not
Track” (DNT) feature that tells a website not to track the user's
online activity. Currently, there is no uniform DNT standard, and
InventExpo.com does not respond to DNT signals.
IV. Transfer of Data outside United States
We may transfer your data to recipients in United States and other
countries. These countries may have different data protection laws
than your country of residence. If GDPR/UK GDPR applies, we will
only transfer data outside the EEA/UK in compliance with data
protection laws, using safeguards such as Standard Contractual
Clauses or equivalent mechanisms.
V. Disclosure of Information
Information is disclosed in the following scenarios:
- Third Parties
- (a) We may share your information with third parties that
perform services for us or on our behalf, such as payment
processing, data analysis, maintenance, email delivery, hosting
services, customer service, marketing, and technical support.
These third parties are obligated to use your personal
information only as per this Privacy Policy and applicable law.
- (b) If you connect to InventExpo.com through an integration with
a third-party service, we may share information about your use
of InventExpo.com with that third party. This helps us operate
and improve our services and develop new services.
- By Law or to Protect Rights
We may disclose information about you if it is necessary to:
- Satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process, or
governmental request, including to meet national security
requirements,
- Enforce our agreements, policies, and terms of service,
- Protect the security or integrity of our services,
- Protect InventExpo.com, our customers, or the public from harm
or illegal activities, or
- Respond to an emergency which we believe in good faith requires
us to disclose information to prevent a death or serious bodily
injury.
- Business Transfers
We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or
during negotiations of, any merger, sale of InventExpo.com assets,
financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to
another company.
VI. Rights and Choices
Depending on the applicable laws, individuals may have rights over
their personal data. For example, if GDPR applies, you may:
- Access and receive a copy of your data,
- Correct any inaccuracies in your data,
- Have your data deleted,
- Restrict or object to our processing of your data,
- Receive your data in a structured, commonly used, and
machine-readable format.
To exercise these rights, please contact us at the contact details
below. We will respond to your request as per applicable law.
VII. Data Retention
We retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the
purposes we collected it for, including satisfying any legal,
accounting, or reporting requirements. To determine the appropriate
retention period, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of
the personal data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use
or disclosure, the purposes for processing, and applicable legal
requirements.
VIII. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to
protect your personal data from unauthorized access, use,
alteration, and destruction. Despite these measures, we cannot
guarantee the security of data transmitted to our site; any
transmission is at your own risk.
IX. Children's Privacy
We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under the
age of 16. If we learn that we have collected personal data from a
child under 16 without parental consent, we will delete that
information as soon as possible. If you believe we might have any
information from or about a child under 16, please contact us.
X. Contact Information
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices
of our Services, or your dealings with our Services, please contact
us at:
Inventor Relations, Inc.
718 Walt Whitman Rd. Unit 672
Melville, NY 11747
United States
Phone: (631) 565-7074
Email: info@inventexpo.com
Last Updated: June 2024
