How we collect personal data

We may collect personal information about you through:

1. Information provided directly to us by you, or another person on your behalf when you submit a subscription document to create an account.
2. Information that we obtain in relation to any transactions between you and us.
3. Electronic communications with you. We also may receive your personal information from third parties or other sources, publicly accessible databases or registers, tax authorities, governmental agencies and supervisory authorities, credit agencies, fraud prevention and detection agencies, or other publicly accessible sources, such as the Internet.

Where personal data is required to satisfy a statutory obligation (including compliance with applicable anti-money laundering or sanctions requirements) or a contractual requirement, failure to provide such information may result in your subscription to our services, being rejected or compulsorily redeemed. Where there is suspicion of unlawful activity, failure to provide personal data may result in the submission of a report to the relevant law enforcement agency or supervisory authority.

Cookies

A cookie is a small piece of data sent from a website and stored on your computer by your web browser. The file is added once you agree to store cookies on your computer or device, and the cookie helps analyze web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow sites to respond to you as an individual. The Website can tailor its operations to your needs, likes, and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.

This Website collects cookies and uses cookies for reasons including, but not limited to:

• Analyze our web traffic using an analytics package.
• Identify if you are signed in to the Website.
• Test content on the Website.
• Store information about your preferences.
• Recognize when you return to the Website.

Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better Website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.

You can accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This setting may prevent you from taking full advantage of the Website.

Children’s Privacy

This Website is intended for use by a general audience and does not offer services to children. Should a child whom we know to be under 13 send personal information to us, we will use that information only to respond directly to that child to inform him or her that they cannot use this Website.

How we may use your information

We may use the information that you provide us for the following purposes:

• Analytics
• Contacting you
• Providing services
• Answering questions
• Sending email newsletters
• Registering for an account
• Participation in surveys and contests
• Contacting law enforcement
• Resolving disputes
• Enforcing our terms of service

We will notify you if personal information about you will be shared with third parties, and you will have an opportunity to choose not to have us share such information. We do not share your information with non-affiliates except as required or permitted by law. We do not share your information with non-affiliates for them to market to you, and we do not share your information for joint marketing with other financial companies.

Information security and retention

No method of transmission over the internet, or method of electronic storage, is fully secure. While we use reasonable efforts to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information. In the event that we are required by law to inform you of a breach to your personal information we may notify you electronically, in writing, or by telephone, if permitted to do so by law. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password, and you are responsible for any access to or use of your account by someone else that has obtained your password, whether or not such access or use has been authorized by you. You should notify us of any unauthorized use of your password or account.

We retain your personal information for only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. To determine the appropriate retention period for personal information, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the information, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of the information, the purposes for which we obtained the information and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, as well as applicable legal requirements.

We use the information that you have provided to us for direct marketing purposes. Direct marketing is the act of selling products or services directly to consumers rather than through retailers. You may, at any time, request that we cease to use your information for direct marketing purposes by emailing us at info@blackshoretechnologies.com.

Analytics Programs

This Website may use Google Analytics in the future to collect information about you and your behaviors. If you would like to opt out of Google Analytics, please email info@BlackshoreTechnologies.com.

Do Not Track Signals

Do Not Track is a preference you can set in your web browser to inform websites that you do not want to be tracked. We do not support Do Not Track ("DNT"). You can enable or disable Do Not Track by visiting the Preferences or Settings page of your web browser.

Your rights

You may exercise the following rights at any time by emailing us at info@blackshoretechnologies.com or by dialing (512) 815-2274. Please note that we will ask you to verify your identity before we can exercise any of these rights. In some circumstances, you may designate an authorized agent to submit requests to exercise certain privacy rights on your behalf. If you are an authorized agent submitting a request on behalf of an individual, you must attach a copy of a completed signed and notarized permission from you stating that the agent is able to act on your behalf. If you disagree with our denial of a request, you may appeal our decision by contacting us with the subject line “Appeal.”

Residents of the European Union and/or the United Kingdom have the following rights and may exercise them at any time by emailing us at info@blackshoretechnologies.com. Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before we can exercise any of these rights.

• The right to access your information. You have a right to access any information that we have collected on you. You can request copies of information that we have on you in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format.
• Information transmission. You have the right to ask us to transmit your personal information that we have collected on you, to another provider (where technically feasible).
• Rectification of information. You have the right to request that we amend any of the information that we have collected on you.
• You have a right to withdraw your consent to processing of your data. Please note, if you revoke your consent for the processing of personal information then we may no longer be able to provide you services.
• You have a right to request that we restrict the processing of your data.
• You have the right to request that we delete all or some of the personal information that we have collected on you, but you should note that in many situations we must keep your personal information to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, enforce our agreements, or for another business purposes.
• Opt-out of Targeted Advertising. [You may opt-out of online tracking based targeted advertising (e.g., cookies) by clicking the cookie settings link here or the “My Privacy Choices” link on our homepage. Please note that if you change browsers or computers, or if you clear your browser’s cache, you may need to click the link again to apply your preference.] You may also opt-out of other forms of targeted advertising by submitting a request as described above.
• You have the right to lodge a complaint regarding our collection, sharing and processing of data with competent authorities in your jurisdiction. Residents of the United Kingdom may lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office or any other competent authority.

Please note, not all of the rights described above are absolute, and they do not apply in all circumstances. In some cases, we may limit or deny your request because the law permits or requires us to do so, or if we are unable to adequately verify your identity. We will not discriminate against individuals who exercise their privacy rights under applicable law.

Marketing Communications and TCPA Compliance

Consent to Receive Marketing Messages: By providing your phone number and opting in to receive marketing communications by providing your electronic signature under a written agreement, you expressly consent to receive automated calls or text messages from Blackshore Technologies for marketing purposes, including promotional offers, discounts, and product updates.

Scope of Communication: The marketing messages are sent to the phone number provided by you, and they may include text messages, pre-recorded calls, or live calls made by an automated dialing system. These messages may relate to products, services, or general company updates.

Opt-Out Mechanism: You have the right to opt out of receiving future marketing messages at any time. To opt out, simply reply with the keyword “STOP” to any message received. Once your opt-out request is received, we will promptly remove your phone number from our marketing contact list, and you will no longer receive marketing messages.

Message and Data Rates: Standard message and data rates apply for receiving marketing messages. Your mobile carrier’s rates and charges will apply to these messages. Please consult your mobile carrier for more information regarding these rates.

Receiving Non-Marketing Messages: By providing your phone number, you will still receive non-marketing messages, such as transactional or service-related communications, which are necessary for the performance of our services or for fulfilling any legal or contractual obligations.

Reassignment of Phone Numbers: We understand that phone numbers can be reassigned to different individuals. If a phone number provided by you has been reassigned to another person, please notify us immediately so that we can update our records and cease any further marketing communications to the reassigned number.

Location of Data Processing and Data Transfers

All data processing activities undertaken by us take place in Texas.

By submitting your personal information to us you agree to the transfer, storage, and processing of your information in a country other than your country of residence including, but not necessarily limited to, the United States. If you would like more information concerning our attempts to apply the privacy principles applicable in one jurisdiction to data when it goes to another jurisdiction you can contact us using the contact information below. You may also request a copy of any Standard Contractual Clauses we use for the transfer of your data outside of the EEA, which includes the categories of information transferred by contacting us using the contact information below.

Changes to Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to amend this policy at any time. We will notify you of any changes to this Privacy Policy by posting the updated privacy policy to this website. To the extent that our policy changes in a material way, the policy that was in place at the time that you submitted personal information to us will generally govern that information unless we receive your consent to the new privacy policy. Our privacy policy includes an “effective” and “last updated” date. The effective date refers to the date that the current version took effect. The last updated date refers to the date that the current version was last substantively modified.

Questions

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at info@blackshoretechnologies.com.