KAPOW TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
PRIVACY POLICY FOR OPENKAPOW
Kapow Technologies, Incs. (“Kapow”) owns and operates OpenKapow (www.openkapow.com). Kapow is committed to protecting the privacy of its OpenKapow users and has created this Privacy Statement to outline the OpenKapow information collection practices. If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Statement, please send an email to privacy@openkapow.com.
The Information We Collect
On www.openkapow.com, you may utilize various development and content creation tools as well as participate in online forums, chat rooms and communities. Eligibility is strictly limited to persons who provide us with the requested personally identifiable information. The types of personally identifiable information that may be collected at these pages include: name, address, e-mail address, telephone number and fax number. Such personally identifiable information is information about you, and shall not be otherwise made publicly available.
How We Use The Information
- We may use the information you provide about yourself to fulfill your requests for our products, programs, and services, to respond to your inquiries about our services, and to offer you other products, programs or services that we believe may be of interest to you.
- We will provide the information to trusted partners who work on behalf of or with Kapow under confidentiality agreements. These companies may use your personal information to help Kapow communicate with you regarding services. However, these companies do not have any independent right to share this information.
- We will respond to subpoenas, court orders, or legal process, or to establish or exercise our legal rights or defend against legal claims;
- If we believe it is necessary, we will share information in order to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, violations of OpenKapow’s terms of use, or as otherwise required by law.
- We will transfer information about you if Kapow is acquired by or merged with another company. In this event, Kapow will notify you before information about you is transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy.
Although we take appropriate measures to safeguard against unauthorized disclosures of information, we cannot assure you that personally identifiable information that we collect will never be disclosed in a manner that is inconsistent with this Privacy Notice.
"Opt-Out" Emails
OpenKapow provides periodic site notifications, newsletters or other information via email. Users may remove themselves from such services at their discretion. If you no longer wish to receive periodic email updates from Kapow, please send an email to privacy@openkapow.com.
Collection Of Information By Third-Parties And Sponsors
Our site contains links to other sites whose information practices may be different than ours. Visitors should consult the other sites’ privacy notices as we have no control over information that is submitted to, or collected by, these third parties.
Cookies
To enhance your experience with our sites, many of our web pages use “cookies.” Cookies are text files we place in your computer’s browser to store your preferences. Cookies, by themselves, do not tell us your e-mail address or other personally identifiable information unless you choose to provide this information to us by, for example, registering at one of our sites. However, once you choose to furnish the site with personally identifiable information, this information may be linked to the data stored in the cookie.
We use cookies to understand site usage and to improve the content and offerings on our sites. For example, we may use cookies to personalize your experience at our web pages (e.g., to recognize you by name when you return to our site), and save your password in password-protected areas. We also may use cookies to offer you products, programs, or services.
Our Commitment To Security
To secure site integrity, OpenKapow employs measures including but not limited to security audits, use of encryption tools and software, and other reasonable security measures and procedures. Internal access to users' private and non public personal information is restricted to site administrators and individuals on a need-to-know basis.
Enforcement
- In the event that Kapow becomes aware that OpenKapow security has been compromised or user nonpublic information has been disclosed to unrelated third parties as a result of external activity, including but not limited to external security attacks, Kapow shall take reasonable measures that it deems appropriate, including but not limited to internal investigation and reporting, and notification to and cooperation with law enforcement authorities, notwithstanding other provisions of this Statement.
- If Kapow becomes aware that a user's personal information provided to OpenKapow has been disclosed in a manner not permitted by this Privacy Statement, Kapow shall make reasonable efforts to notify the affected user, as soon as reasonably possible and as permitted by law, of what information has been disclosed, to the extent that OpenKapow knows this information.
- OpenKapow reserves the right to disclose information contained in our access logs concerning any user, as we reasonably feel is necessary to protect our systems or business. In particular, OpenKapow reserves the right to disclose such when a user is in violation of our then current Terms of Use or other published guidelines, or initiates or participates (or is reasonably believed to have done so) in any illegal activity, even without a subpoena, warrant, or other court order, and to disclose such information in response to court and governmental orders, civil subpoenas, discovery requests, and as otherwise required by law.
Updates to the Privacy Statement
To update the Privacy Statement, OpenKapow will both post the changed version and its effective date at http://www.openkapow.com/privacy.
No Guarantees
While this Privacy Statement expresses OpenKapow’s standards for maintenance of private data, Kapow is not in a position to guarantee that the standards will always be met. There may be factors beyond our control that may result in disclosure of data. As a consequence, OpenKapow disclaims any warranties or representations relating to maintenance or nondisclosure of private information.
How You Can Access Or Correct Information
Access to personally identifiable information that is collected from our site may be accessible for a limited period of time from the point of collection. For example, if you created a password-protected account within our site, go back to that portion of the site to review the information you provided.
You may also send an e-mail to the following e-mail address or mail to the following street address requesting access to or correction of your personally identifiable information. For verification purposes please include your first name, last name, e-mail address and the password you use for said service.
Privacy Administrator
240 Sheridan Avenue, Suite 420
Palo Alto, CA , USA 94306
Phone +1 800 805 0828
Fax +1-650-330-1062
privacy@openkapow.com
To protect your privacy and security, we will take reasonable steps to help verify your identity before granting access or making corrections.
How To Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about the Kapow online policy for openkapow.com or its implementation you may contact us at privacy@openkapow.com.
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