PRIVACY POLICY

The owner of this website, HastenIP, LLC, and its affiliates and subsidiaries (“us,” “we,” or “our“), value and respect your privacy. This Privacy Policy (the “Policy”) details our practices in collecting, using, disclosing, and otherwise processing your personal information, as well as the choices you have regarding such personal information. For additional information about the choices you have regarding your personal information, please review Section 3 titled, “Managing Your Preferences and Privacy Choices”, and the Section 11 titled, “Additional Privacy Information for Certain Jurisdictions”.

If you are a resident of California, please also refer to Subsection 11.2 titled, “Privacy Rights for California Residents” for information about the categories of personal information we collect and your rights under California privacy laws.

If you reside internationally or outside the United States, please also refer to Subsection 11.3 titled, “Outside the United States Residents” for additional privacy information for outside the United States residents.

By using our Services (as defined below), you agree that your personal information will be handled as described in this Policy. Your use of our Services and any dispute over privacy are subject to this Policy and our Terms of Use, available at https://hastenip.com/terms-of-use/.

Please note that any access to and use of any third-party websites, features, applications, connections or other integrated services that may be linked on our website is not governed by this Policy, but instead is governed by the third parties’ privacy policy and terms of use, which we encourage you to review. We are not responsible for the information practices of such third parties, including their collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information. You should review the privacy policies and terms of use for any third parties before proceeding to those websites or using those features or third-party connections or integrated services.

1. Policy Scope.

Except as otherwise described herein, this Policy applies to the personal information we collect and process related to: visitors of our website located at www.hastenip.com where this Policy is posted; individuals who use, access, or otherwise interact or engage with services available through our website; individuals who request to receive information and other communications from us; current, former, and prospective business partners, vendors, and service providers; and individuals who communicate or otherwise interact or engage with us or the services available through our website or other online services (collectively referred to as the “Services”).

2. Personal Information We Collect.

As further described below, we may collect personal information directly from you, automatically through your use of our Services, and from other, third-party sources.

Personal Information Collected Directly from You. While the personal information we may collect varies depending upon your use of our Services and our interactions with you, in general, we may collect the following personal information directly from you:

• Contact Information. When you contact us, including if you send us a message to learn more about our Services, we may collect your name, email address, phone number, or other similar identifiers, as well as your message, the nature of your inquiry, and any other information you so choose to provide.
• Communications and Interactions. When you email, call, or otherwise communicate with us, we may collect and maintain records of your communications and interactions, and our responses, if applicable. We may also maintain communication records regarding information you provide to us related to any support requests.
• Payments and Purchases. When you make a payment through the Services, we may collect payment information in order to process your payment, such as your bank account or credit card number and applicable billing address. We may also maintain records of your past payments.
• Professional Information. We may collect personal information related to your professional occupation, such as job role or title, professional contact details, and other similar information.

Personal Information Collected from Third Parties. We may also collect and receive certain personal information about you from third-party sources, such as from data analytics and marketing providers, public databases, joint marketing partners, or other third parties.

• Lead and Prospect Information. We may receive lead and prospect information from third parties about potential clients who may be interested in our Services. We may also engage with third parties to enhance or update our client information. For example, we may receive certain personal information about you from data analytics and marketing providers for marketing and advertising purposes, and for the purpose of reaching new clients.

Personal Information Collected Automatically. We and our third-party service providers may automatically collect or derive certain personal information about you related to your interaction with our Services, including through the use of cookies, pixel tags, web beacons, and other similar tracking technologies. The personal information we may automatically collect includes:

• Activities, Usage, and Log Data. Information about your usage of our Services, such as your IP address, access dates and times, hardware and software information, viewed pages, clicked links, searches, features used, items viewed, time spent within the Services, your interactions with us within the Services, and other activity and usage information.
• Device and Browser Information. Details about the device you use to access our Services, including the hardware model, operating system, browser type, language, unique device identifiers, Internet service provider, referring and exiting URLs, clickstream data, operating system, and similar device and browser information.
• Location Data. Approximate or general location data from your device.

How Do We Use Cookies and Similar Tracking Technologies, and What Are These Technologies?

To the extent permitted by applicable data protection law, we and our third-party service providers use cookies, pixels tags, web beacons, and other similar tracking technologies and mechanisms to automatically collect browsing, activity, device, and similar information within our Services. We use this information to, for example, analyze and understand how users’ access, use, and interact with our Services, to identify and resolve bugs and errors in our Services, to assess, secure, protect, optimize, and improve the performance of our Services, as well as for marketing and analytics purposes, and to personalize content in our Services. To manage your preferences regarding cookies and similar tracking technologies, please see Section 3 titled, “Managing Your Preferences and Privacy Choices.”

• Cookies. “Cookies” are small text files stored on a user’s device (such as a computer or smartphone) by a website the user visits. They are created by the website’s server and sent to the user’s browser, where they are stored for future reference. Some cookies allow us to make it easier for you to navigate our Services, while others support the security and performance of the Services, allow us to serve better targeted advertisements or allow us to track aggregate and statistical information about user activity within the Services.
• Pixel Tags. Pixel tags (sometimes called web beacons or clear GIFs) are tiny graphics with a unique identifier, similar in function to cookies. While cookies are stored locally on your device, pixel tags are embedded invisibly within web pages and online content. We may use these in connection with our Services to, among other things, track the activities of users and help us manage content and compile usage statistics. We may also use these in our emails to let us know when they have been opened or forwarded, so we can track response rates and gauge the effectiveness of our communications.
• Third-Party Analytics. We may use automated devices, applications, tools, and analytics which are operated by third-party companies to evaluate usage of our Services. These third-party companies may use cookies, pixels, and other tracking technologies to collect usage data about our Services and provide us with reports and metrics that help us evaluate usage of our Services and enhance performance and user experiences.
• Targeted Advertising. We work with third parties, such as ad networks, channel partners, mobile ad networks, analytics and measurement services and others (“third-party ad companies”) to personalize content and display advertising within our Services, as well as to manage our advertising on third-party sites. We may share certain information with these third-party ad companies, and we and they may use cookies, pixels tags, and other tools to collect usage and browsing information within our Services, as well as on third-party sites, and services, such as IP address, location information, device ID, cookie and advertising IDs, and other identifiers, as well as browsing information. We and these third-party ad companies use this information to provide you with more relevant ads and content within our Services and on third-party sites, and to evaluate the success of such ads and content.

Please note that some browsers have incorporated “Do-Not-Track” (DNT) features that send a signal to the websites you visit to indicate that you do not wish to be tracked; currently, our systems do not recognize browser “Do-Not-Track” signals.

3. Managing Your Preferences and Privacy Choices.

We make available several ways for you to manage your preferences and privacy choices, as described below:

• Account Information. You can review and update your personal information we maintain about you by contacting us at privacy@hastenip.com and requesting your account information.
• Marketing Communications. We may send periodic promotional emails or other similar communications to you. You may opt out of these communications by following the instructions provided to you in the communication. If you opt out of receiving promotional content from us, we may still send you communications about services you have requested from us. If you subscribe to receiving text messages from us, you can opt out by replying STOP to any text we send you.
• Cookie Preferences. To prevent cookies from tracking your activity on our website or visits across multiple websites, you can set your browser to block certain cookies or notify you when a cookie is set. You can also delete cookies. The “Help” portion of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how to prevent your device from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, or how to delete cookies. Visitors to our website who disable cookies will be able to browse the website, but some features may not function properly. Your preferences are browser and device specific, which means that you need to set the preference for each browser and device you use to access our Services; in addition, if you delete or block cookies, you may need to reapply these preferences. You may also visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/index.html for more information. For the avoidance of doubt, the option to decline the acceptance of cookies in your browser setting does not mean that we use cookies without your consent where such consent is required under applicable law.
• Industry Ad Choice Programs. You can also control how participating third-party ad companies use the information that they collect about your visits to our website, and those of third parties, in order to display more relevant targeted advertising to you. For more information and to opt out of receiving targeted ads from participating third -party ad networks go to aboutads.info/choices (Digital Advertising Alliance) (you can also download the DAA AppChoices tool in order to help control interest-based advertising on apps on your mobile device).

4. Legal Basis for Collecting and Processing Your Personal Information.

Generally, we may collect, use, disclose, and otherwise process the information we collect for several purposes, including:

• Services and Support. To provide and operate our Services, process transactions, communicate with you about your use of the Services, respond to your inquiries, provide troubleshooting, customer support, or for similar support purposes, and to otherwise run our day-to-day operations.
• Analytics and Improvement. To better understand how users access and use the Services, and for other research and analytical purposes, such as to evaluate and improve the website, our Services, and business operations, including to develop our Services and their features, and for internal quality control and training purposes.
• Communication. To respond to your inquiries or questions, fulfill your requests, and send you requested information, as well as information and materials regarding our Services. We may also use this information to send administrative information to you, for example, information regarding the Services and changes to our terms, conditions, and policies, as well as technical notices, security alerts, and support and administrative messages.
• Customization and Personalization. To tailor content we may send or display on the Services.
• Marketing and Advertising. For marketing, advertising, and promotional purposes. For example, to send you promotional information about our Services, including information about events and new offerings, as well as any other information that you may sign up to receive.
• Research and Surveys. To administer surveys and questionnaires, such as for market research or user satisfaction purposes.
• Security and Protection of Rights. To protect the Services and our business operations, our rights and those of our stakeholders and investors, to prevent and detect fraud, unauthorized activities and access, and other misuse of our website and Services, including where we believe necessary to investigate, prevent or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the safety or legal rights of any person or third party, or violations of our Terms of Use.
• Compliance and Legal Process. To comply with applicable legal or regulatory obligations, including as part of a judicial proceeding, to respond to a subpoena, warrant, court order, or other legal process, or as part of an investigation or request, whether formal or informal, from law enforcement or a governmental authority.
• Auditing, Reporting, and Other Internal Operations. To conduct financial, tax and accounting audits, audits and assessments of our operations, including our privacy, security, and financial controls, as well as for risk and compliance purposes. We may also use personal information to maintain appropriate business records and enforce our policies and procedures.
• General Business and Operational Support. To assess and implement mergers, acquisitions, reorganizations, bankruptcies, and other business transactions such as financing, and to administer our business, accounting, auditing, compliance, recordkeeping, and legal functions.

5. Disclosures of Your Personal Information.

We may disclose the personal information we collect for the purposes described above, and as otherwise directed or consented to by you, to the following recipients:

• Affiliates and Subsidiaries. We may disclose the personal information we collect to our corporate affiliates and subsidiaries.
• Business Partners. We may disclose your personal information to our business partners, including our technology partners, software solution providers, security companies that help us provide our Services to you.
• Business Clients. Any data that we collect and process on behalf of a business client will be disclosed to the business client and otherwise shared as directed by that business client.
• Vendors and Services Providers. We may disclose the personal information we collect to vendors and service providers who perform functions on our behalf, such as IT and website hosting, marketing and marketing research providers, customer support, data storage, auditors, consultants, and legal counsels.
• Data Analytics Providers. We may disclose your personal information, such as device and browsing, and activities and usage information, and other similar information to marketing and data analytics providers for marketing, research, analytical, and other similar purposes.

We may also disclose your personal information in the following circumstances:

• In Support of Business Transfers. If we are, or may be acquired by, merged with, or invested in by another company, or if any of our assets are or may be transferred to another company, whether as part of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding or otherwise, we may disclose or transfer the personal information we have collected from you to the other company in accordance with applicable laws. We may also disclose certain personal information as necessary prior to the completion of such a transaction or other corporate transaction such as a financing or restructuring, to lenders, auditors, and third-party advisors, including attorneys and consultants.
• Compliance and Legal Obligations. We may also disclose personal information to third parties to the extent required by applicable law and legal obligations. For example, we may disclose information in response to subpoenas, court orders, and other lawful requests by regulators, government entities, and law enforcement, including responding to national security or law enforcement disclosure requirements, or as otherwise required by law or legal process.
• Security and Protection of Rights. Where we believe doing so is necessary to protect the Services, our rights and property, or the rights, property, and safety of others. For example, we may disclose personal information (i) to prevent, detect, investigate, and respond to fraud, unauthorized activities and access, illegal activities, and misuse of the Services, (ii) in situations involving potential threats to the health, safety, or legal rights of any person or third party, or (iii) to enforce, detect, investigate, and take action in response to violations of our Terms of Use. We may also disclose personal information related to litigation and other legal claims or proceedings in which we are involved, as well as for our internal accounting, auditing, compliance, recordkeeping, and legal functions.
• Other Disclosures. We may disclose personal information in other ways not described above that we notify you of or that we obtain your consent for, that are otherwise authorized or required by law, or throughout the course of our general business operations.

Notwithstanding anything else described in this Policy, we may disclose aggregated, deidentified, or other non-identifiable data related to our business and the Services for quality control, analytics, research, development, and other purposes.

6. Data Retention.

We retain the personal information we collect only as reasonably necessary for the purposes described above or otherwise disclosed to you at the time of collection. We may retain additional personal information as necessary to comply with our tax, accounting, and recordkeeping obligations, to provide you with the Services you have requested, and to protect, defend or establish our rights, defend against potential claims, and comply with our legal obligations.

7. Data Security.

We have implemented reasonable precautions designed to protect the information we collect from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. Please be aware that despite our best efforts, no data security measures can guarantee security.

8. Children’s Privacy.

Our website is intended for adults only and is not directed to individuals under the age of eighteen (18). We do not intentionally or knowingly collect personal information from children. If you are a parent or legal guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at privacy@hastenip.com, and we will take steps to delete such information promptly.

9. Policy Updates.

This Policy is current as of the date set forth above. We may change, update or modify this Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, services, or applicable laws. Any changes to this Policy will be reflected on this page with a revised date, and we encourage you to review this page regularly for the latest updates. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, any changes will become effective when we post the updated Policy on our website, and your use of our website or Services following these changes means that you accept the updated Policy. We encourage you to review our Policy periodically to stay informed about our information practices. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if we make any changes to this Policy that materially affect our practices regarding our use of the personal information, we have previously collected from you, we will endeavor to provide you with notice, such as by emailing you or by posting prominent notice on our website.

10. Contact Us.

For questions about this Policy, our privacy practices or wish to exercise your rights, please contact us at:

• Email: privacy@hastenip.com.

11. Additional Privacy Information for Certain Jurisdictions.
    • United States

If you are a resident of California, please review Subsection 11.2. titled, “Privacy Rights for California Residents” below for a description of your rights pursuant to California privacy laws.

Residents of other U.S. states, including Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, and Virginia, have additional rights under applicable privacy laws, subject to certain limitations, which may include:

• Correction: the right to correct inaccuracies in their personal information, taking into account the nature and purposes of the processing of the personal information.
• Deletion: to delete their personal information provided to or obtained by us.
• Access: to confirm whether we are processing their personal information and to obtain a copy of their personal information in a portable and, to the extent technically feasible, readily usable format.
• Opt-Out: to opt out of certain types of processing.

You may submit a request to exercise most of your privacy rights under U.S. state privacy laws by contacting us at privacy@hastenip.com. To opt out of targeted advertising by us, you can adjust your cookies settings on your device. (See Section 3 titled, “Managing Your Preferences and Privacy Choices” for additional information about the privacy choices we provide and how to exercise them). We will respond to your request as required under the applicable privacy law(s).

• Privacy Rights for California Residents.

This subsection provides California residents with their privacy rights, under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) as well as additional information regarding our collection, use and disclosure of their personal information. This subsection does not address or apply to our handling of publicly available information or other personal information that is exempt under the CCPA.

Categories of Personal Information Collected and Disclosed. While our processing of personal information varies based upon our relationship and interactions with you, the table below identifies, generally, the categories of personal information (as defined by the CCPA) that we have collected about California residents, as well as the categories of third parties to whom we may disclose this information for a business or commercial purpose.

Sources of Personal Information. We may collect personal information from the following categories of sources: directly and indirectly from you; affiliates and subsidiaries; data analytics providers, business partners; vendors and service providers, Internet service providers; operations systems and platforms, government entities, data brokers, and customers.

Purposes of Collection, Use, and Disclosure. As described above in Section 4 – “Legal Basis for Collecting and Processing Your Personal Information” and Section 5 – “Disclosures of Your Personal Information”, in general, we may collect, use, disclose, and otherwise process personal information for the following business or commercial purposes and as otherwise directed or consented to by you:

• Services and Support;
• Analytics and Improvement;
• Communication;
• Customization and Personalization;
• Marketing and Advertising;
• Research and Surveys;
• Security and Protection of Rights;
• Compliance and Legal Process;
• Auditing, Reporting, and Other Internal Operations, and
• General Business and Operational Support.

Sensitive Personal Information. We do not collect, use, or disclose “sensitive personal information” beyond the purposes authorized by the CCPA. Accordingly, we only use and disclose sensitive personal information as reasonably necessary and proportionate: (i) to perform our Services requested by you; (ii) to help ensure security and integrity, including to prevent, detect, and investigate security incidents; (iii) to detect, prevent and respond to malicious, fraudulent, deceptive, or illegal conduct; (iv) to verify or maintain the quality and safety of our Services; (v) for compliance with our legal obligations; (vi) to our service providers who perform services on our behalf; and (vii) for purposes other than inferring characteristics about you.

Sales and Sharing of Personal Information. The CCPA defines “sale” as disclosing or making available personal information to a third-party in exchange for monetary or other valuable consideration, and “sharing” includes disclosing or making available personal information to a third-party for purposes of cross-context behavioral advertising.

We do not sell or share personal information, including sensitive personal information or information about individuals who we know are under eighteen (18) years old.

While we do not disclose Personal Information to third parties in exchange for monetary compensation, we may “share” (as defined by the CCPA) Personal Information, such as identifiers and internet and electronic network activity information to third-party data analytics providers. We do so in order to improve, evaluate and to better reach customers and prospective customers with more relevant services and content.

Retention. We retain the personal information we collect only as reasonably necessary for the purposes described above or otherwise disclosed to you at the time of collection and as otherwise necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, maintain appropriate business records, and enforce our agreements. In some cases, we may aggregate or de-identify information, such that it is no longer linked or reasonably linkable to you, and we may maintain such non-identifiable information indefinitely.

California Privacy Rights. The CCPA provides California residents with specific rights regarding personal information. Subject to certain conditions and exceptions, California residents have the following rights with respect to their personal information:

• Right to Know. You have the right to request: (i) the categories or personal information we collected about you; (ii) the categories of sources from which the personal information is collected; (iii) our business or commercial purposes for collecting, selling, or sharing personal information; (iv) the categories of third parties to whom we have disclosed personal information; and (v) a copy of the specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you.
• Right to Delete. You have the right to request we delete personal information we have collected from you.
• Right to Correct. You have the right to request that we correct inaccuracies in your personal information.
• Right to Opt-Out of Sales and Sharing. You have the right to opt out of “sales” and “sharing” of your personal information, as those terms are defined under the CCPA. We do not sell or share your personal information; thus, this right is not available to you.
• Right to Limit Use and Disclosure. You have the right to limit use and disclosure of your sensitive personal information. We do not use or disclose sensitive personal information beyond the purposes authorized by the CCPA; thus, this right is not available to California residents.
• Right to Non-Discrimination. You have the right not to be subjected to discriminatory treatment for exercising any of the rights described in this section.

Submitting Privacy Requests. California residents may exercise their CCPA privacy rights as set forth below:

• Right to Know, Delete, Correct, [and Limit]. California residents may submit verifiable requests to access/know, delete, and correct their personal information [as well as request to limit the use and disclosure of their personal information] by emailing us at privacy@hastenip.com.

Verification. If you submit a request to access/know, correct, delete, [or limit the use/disclosure of] your personal information, we will take steps to verify your request by matching the information provided by you with the information we have in our records. We will process your request based upon the personal information in our records that is linked or reasonably linkable to the information provided in your request. In some cases, we may request additional information in order to verify your request or where necessary to process your request.

Authorized Agent. You may also designate someone as an authorized agent to submit requests and act on your behalf. Authorized agents will be required to provide proof of their authorization in their first communication with us, and we may also require that the relevant consumer directly verify their identity and the authority of the authorized agent.

• Outside the United States Residents.

If you are accessing our website from outside the United States, please be aware that any information you choose to provide, including personal information, will be transmitted to and processed in the United States, where our servers are located. This information may then be transferred within or outside the United States, depending on its nature and our storage methods.

We are committed to handling and processing your personal information in accordance with United States privacy laws and the terms outlined in this Policy. However, it’s important to note that privacy laws in the United States may differ from those in your country and may offer differing levels of protection. Additionally, while in the United States, personal information may be subject to lawful access requests by government agencies.

Please remember that providing your personal information is entirely voluntary, and you have the choice whether or not to disclose it.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy:

We may update our Policy from time to time. Any changes to this Policy will be reflected on this page with a revised date. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, any changes will become effective when we post the updated Policy on our website, and your use of our website or Services following these changes means that you accept the updated Policy.  We encourage you to review our Policy periodically to stay informed about our information practices.