This Privacy Notice for OpenWorldLab ("we," "us," or "our"), describes how and why we might access, collect, store, use, and/or share (
- Visit our website at
openworldlab.org , or any website of ours that links to this Privacy Notice
- Engage with us in other related ways, including any sales, marketing, or events
Questions or concerns? Reading this Privacy Notice will help
you understand your privacy rights and choices. We are responsible for making
decisions about how your personal information is processed. If you do not agree with
our policies and practices, please do not use our Services.
SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS
This summary provides key points from our Privacy Notice, but you can find out more
details about any of these topics by clicking the link following each key point or
by using our table of contents below to find the section you are looking for.
What personal information do we process? When you visit, use, or navigate
our Services, we may process personal information depending on how you interact with us and
the Services, the choices you make, and the products and features you use. Learn more about personal information you disclose to us.
Do we process any sensitive personal information? Some of the
information may be considered "special" or "sensitive"
Do we collect any information from third parties? We may collect information from public databases, marketing partners, social media platforms,
and other outside sources. Learn more about information collected from other sources.
How do we process your information? We process your information to provide,
improve, and administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention,
and to comply with law. We may also process your information for other purposes with your
consent. We process your information only when we have a valid legal reason to do so. Learn
more about how we process your information.
In what situations and with which parties do we share personal information? We may share information in specific situations and with specific third parties. Learn more
about when and with whom we share your personal information.
How do we keep your information safe? We have adequate organizational and
technical processes and procedures in place to protect your personal information. However,
no electronic transmission over the internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed
to be 100% secure, so we cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other
unauthorized third parties will not be able to defeat our security and improperly collect,
access, steal, or modify your information. Learn more about how we keep your information safe.
What are your rights? Depending on where you are located geographically,
the applicable privacy law may mean you have certain rights regarding your personal information.
Learn more about your privacy rights.
How do you exercise your rights? The easiest way to exercise your
rights is by submitting a data subject access request, or by contacting us. We will consider and act upon any request in accordance with
applicable data protection laws.
Want to learn more about what we do with any information we collect? Review the Privacy Notice in full.
1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
Personal information you disclose to us
In Short: We collect personal information that you provide to us.We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you register on the Services, express an interest in obtaining information about us or our products and Services,
when you participate in activities on the Services, or otherwise when you contact
us.
Personal Information Provided by You. The personal information that
we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us and the Services, the
choices you make, and the products and features you use. The personal information we
collect may include the following:
names
phone numbers
email addresses
job titles
usernames
passwords
contact preferences
contact or authentication data
billing addresses
debit/credit card numbers
mailing addresses
Sensitive Information. We do not process sensitive information.
Payment Data. We may collect data necessary to process your payment
if you choose to make purchases, such as your payment instrument number, and the
security code associated with your payment instrument. All payment data is handled and
stored byTest Vendor testvendor.com/PP
Social Media Login Data. We may provide you with the option to
register with us using your existing social media account details, like your Facebook,
X, or other social media account. If you choose to register in this way, we will
collect certain profile information about you from the social media provider, as
described in the section called "
All personal information that you provide to us must be true, complete, and accurate,
and you must notify us of any changes to such personal information.
Information automatically collected
In Short: Some information — such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address and/or browser and device characteristics — is collected automatically when you visit our Services.We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use, or navigate the
Services. This information does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or
contact information) but may include device and usage information, such as your IP
address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences,
referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use
our Services, and other technical information. This information is primarily needed to
maintain the security and operation of our Services, and for our internal analytics
and reporting purposes.
Like many businesses, we also collect information through cookies and similar
technologies. You can find out more about this in our Cookie Notice: openworldlab.org/cookiePolicy .
The information we collect includes:
- Log and Usage Data. Log and usage data is service-related, diagnostic, usage, and performance information our servers automatically collect when you access or use our Services and which we record in log files. Depending on how you interact with us, this log data may include your IP address, device information, browser type, and settings and information about your activity in the Services (such as the date/time stamps associated with your usage, pages and files viewed, searches, and other actions you take such as which features you use), device event information (such as system activity, error reports (sometimes called "crash dumps"), and hardware settings).
- Device Data. We collect device data such as information about your computer, phone, tablet, or other device you use to access the Services. Depending on the device used, this device data may include information such as your IP address (or proxy server), device and application identification numbers, location, browser type, hardware model, Internet service provider and/or mobile carrier, operating system, and system configuration information.
- Location Data. We collect location data such as information about your device's location, which can be either precise or imprecise. How much information we collect depends on the type and settings of the device you use to access the Services. For example, we may use GPS and other technologies to collect geolocation data that tells us your current location (based on your IP address). You can opt out of allowing us to collect this information either by refusing access to the information or by disabling your Location setting on your device. However, if you choose to opt out, you may not be able to use certain aspects of the Services.
Google API
Our use of information received from Google APIs will adhere to Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.Information collected from other sources
In Short: We may collect limited data from public databases, marketing partners, social media platforms,and other outside sources.In order to enhance our ability to provide relevant marketing, offers, and services
to you and update our records, we may obtain information about you from other sources,
such as public databases, joint marketing partners, affiliate programs, data
providers,social media platforms, and from other third parties. This information includes mailing addresses, job
titles, email addresses, phone numbers, intent data (or user behavior
If you interact with us on a social media platform using your social media
account (e.g., Facebook or X), we receive personal information about you from
such platforms such as your name, email address, and gender. You may have the
right to withdraw your consent to processing your personal information. Learn
more about withdrawing your consent. Any personal information that we collect from your social media account
depends on your social media account's privacy settings. Please note that their
own use of your information is not governed by this Privacy Notice.
2. HOW DO WE PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?
In Short: We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law. We may also process your information for other purposes with your consent.We process your personal information for a variety of reasons, depending on how you
interact with our Services, including:
- To facilitate account creation and authentication and otherwise manage user accounts. We may process your information so you can create and log in to your account, as well as keep your account in working order.
- To deliver and facilitate delivery of services to the user. We may process your information to provide you with the requested service.
- To respond to user inquiries/offer support to users. We
may process your information to respond to your inquiries and solve any
potential issues you might have with the requested service.
- To send administrative information to you. We may process your information to send you details about our products and services, changes to our terms and policies, and other similar information.
- To fulfill and manage your orders. We may process your information to fulfill
and manage your orders, payments, returns, and exchanges made through the Services.
- To enable user-to-user communications. We may process your information if you choose to use any of our offerings that allow for communication with another user.
- To request feedback. We may process your information when necessary to request feedback and to contact you about your use of our Services.
- To send you marketing and promotional communications. We may process the personal information you send to us for our marketing
purposes, if this is in accordance with your marketing preferences. You
can opt out of our marketing emails at any time. For more information, see
"
WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?" below.
- To deliver targeted advertising to you. We may process
your information to develop and display personalized
content and advertising tailored to your interests, location, and more. For more information see our Cookie Notice: openworldlab.org/cookiePolicy .
- To protect our Services. We may process your information
as part of our efforts to keep our Services safe and secure, including fraud
monitoring and prevention.
- To identify usage trends. We may process information
about how you use our Services to better understand how they are being
used so we can improve them.
- To determine the effectiveness of our marketing and promotional campaigns. We may process your information to better understand how to provide marketing and promotional campaigns that are most relevant to you.
- To save or protect an individual's vital interest. We may process your information when necessary to save or protect
an individual’s vital interest, such as to prevent harm.
3. WHAT LEGAL BASES DO WE RELY ON TO PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?
In Short: We only process your personal information when we believe it is necessary and we have a valid legal reason (i.e.If you are located in the EU or UK, this section
applies to you.
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and UK GDPR
require us to explain the valid legal bases we rely on in
order to process your personal information. As such, we may
rely on the following legal bases to process your personal
information:
- Consent. We may process your
information if you have given us permission (i.e.
, consent) to use your personal information for a specific purpose. You can withdraw your consent at any time. Learn more about withdrawing your consent.
- Performance of a Contract. We may process
your personal information when we believe it is necessary to
fulfill
our contractual obligations to you, including providing our Services or at your request prior to entering into a contract with you.
- Legitimate Interests. We may process your information when we believe it is reasonably necessary to achieve our legitimate business interests and those interests do not outweigh your interests and fundamental rights and freedoms. For example, we may process your personal information for some of the purposes described in order to:
- Send users information about special offers and discounts
on our products and services
- Develop and display
personalized and relevant advertising content for our users
- Analyze how our Services are used so we can improve them to
engage and retain users
- Support our marketing activities
- Diagnose problems and/or prevent fraudulent activities
- Understand how our users use our products and services so
we can improve user experience
- Legal Obligations. We may process your
information where we believe it is necessary for compliance
with our legal obligations, such as to cooperate with a law
enforcement body or regulatory agency, exercise or defend
our legal rights, or disclose your information as evidence
in litigation in which we are involved.
- Vital Interests. We may process your information
where we believe it is necessary to protect your vital interests
or the vital interests of a third party, such as situations involving
potential threats to the safety of any person.
If you are located in Canada, this section applies to
you.
We may process your information if you have given us specific
permission (i.e.
In some exceptional cases, we may be legally permitted under
applicable law to process your information without your
consent, including, for example:
- If collection is clearly in the interests of an individual and consent cannot be obtained in a timely way
- For investigations and fraud detection and prevention
- For business transactions provided certain conditions are
met
- If it is contained in a witness statement and the
collection is necessary to assess, process, or settle an
insurance claim
- For identifying injured, ill, or deceased persons and
communicating with next of kin
- If we have reasonable grounds to believe an individual has
been, is, or may be victim of financial abuse
- If it is reasonable to expect collection and use with
consent would compromise the availability or the accuracy of
the information and the collection is reasonable for
purposes related to investigating a breach of an agreement
or a contravention of the laws of Canada or a province
- If disclosure is required to comply with a subpoena,
warrant, court order, or rules of the court relating to the
production of records
- If it was produced by an individual in the course of their
employment, business, or profession and the collection is
consistent with the purposes for which the information was
produced
- If the collection is solely for journalistic, artistic, or
literary purposes
- If the information is publicly available and is specified
by the regulations
We may need to share your personal information in the
following situations:
- Business Transfers. We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
- Other Users. When you share personal
information
(for example, by posting comments, contributions, or other content to the Services) or otherwise interact with public areas of the Services, such personal information may be viewed by all users and may be publicly made available outside the Services in perpetuity. If you interact with other users of our Services and register for our Services through a social network (such as Facebook), your contacts on the social network will see your name, profile photo, and descriptions of your activity. Similarly, other users will be able to view descriptions of your activity, communicate with you within our Services, and view your profile.
5. WHAT IS OUR STANCE ON THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES?
In Short: We are not responsible for the safety of any information that you share with third parties that we may link to or who advertise on our Services, but are not affiliated with, our Services.The Services may link to third-party websites, online
services, or mobile applications and/or contain
advertisements from third parties that are not
affiliated with us and which may link to other
websites, services, or applications. Accordingly, we
do not make any guarantee regarding any such third
parties, and we will not be liable for any loss or
damage caused by the use of such third-party websites,
services, or applications. The inclusion of a link
towards a third-party website, service, or application
does not imply an endorsement by us. We cannot
guarantee the safety and privacy of data you provide
to any third-party websites. Any data collected by
third parties is not covered by this Privacy Notice.
We are not responsible for the content or privacy and
security practices and policies of any third parties,
including other websites, services, or applications
that may be linked to or from the Services. You should
review the policies of such third parties and contact
them directly to respond to your questions.
We may use cookies and similar tracking
technologies (like web beacons and pixels) to gather
information when you interact with our Services.
Some online tracking technologies help us maintain
the security of our Services
We also permit third parties and service providers
to use online tracking technologies on our Services
for analytics and advertising, including to help
manage and display advertisements, to tailor
advertisements to your interests, or to send
abandoned shopping cart reminders (depending on your
communication preferences). The third parties and
service providers use their technology to provide
advertising about products and services tailored to
your interests which may appear either on our
Services or on other websites.
To the extent these online tracking technologies are
deemed to be a
Specific information about how we use such
technologies and how you can refuse certain cookies
is set out in our Cookie Notice: openworldlab.org/cookiePolicy .Google Analytics Demographics and Interests
Reporting
Google Analytics
We may share your information with Google Analytics to track andEmail analytics
Newsletters and platform announcements we send you contain a small, invisible image, and links that pass through our own servers before forwarding you to their destination. When your mail application loads that image, or you follow one of those links, we record that the message was opened or the link was clicked, along with the time, a one-way hash of your IP address, and a general description of the mail application or browser used. We do not store the IP address itself, we do not use any of this to build advertising profiles, and we do not share it with advertisers.7. DO WE OFFER ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-BASED PRODUCTS?
In Short: We offer products, features, or tools powered by artificial intelligence, machine learning, or similar technologies.As part of our Services, we offer products, features,
or tools powered by artificial intelligence, machine
learning, or similar technologies (collectively,
Our AI Products
Our AI Products are designed for the following
functions:
AI document generation
How We Process Your Data Using AI
All personal information processed using our AI
Products is handled in line with our Privacy Notice
and our agreement with third parties. This ensures
high security and safeguards your personal information
throughout the process, giving you peace of mind about
your data's safety.
Our Services offer you the ability to register and
log in using your third-party social media account
details (like your Facebook or X logins). Where you
choose to do this, we will receive certain profile
information about you from your social media
provider. The profile information we receive may
vary depending on the social media provider
concerned, but will often include your name, email
address, friends list, and profile picture, as well
as other information you choose to make public on
such a social media platform.
We will use the information we receive only for the
purposes that are described in this Privacy Notice
or that are otherwise made clear to you on the
relevant Services. Please note that we do not
control, and are not responsible for, other uses of
your personal information by your third-party social
media provider. We recommend that you review their
privacy notice to understand how they collect, use,
and share your personal information, and how you can
set your privacy preferences on their sites and
apps.
9. IS YOUR INFORMATION TRANSFERRED INTERNATIONALLY?
In Short: We may transfer, store, and process your information in countries other than your own.Our servers are located in
If you are a resident in the European Economic Area
(EEA), United Kingdom (UK), or Switzerland, then
these countries may not necessarily have data
protection laws or other similar laws as
comprehensive as those in your country. However, we
will take all necessary measures to protect your
personal information in accordance with this Privacy
Notice and applicable law.
10. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?
In Short: We keep your information for as long as necessary toWe will only keep your personal information for as
long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in
this Privacy Notice, unless a longer retention
period is required or permitted by law (such as tax,
accounting, or other legal requirements). No purpose
in this notice will require us keeping your personal
information for longer than two (2) months past the termination of the user's account
When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to
process your personal information, we will either
delete or
11. HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE?
In Short: We aim to protect your personal information through a system ofWe have implemented appropriate and reasonable
technical and
12. DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?
In Short: We do not knowingly collect data from or market toWe do not knowingly collect, solicit data from, or
market to children under 18 years of age, nor do we
knowingly sell such personal information. By using
the Services, you represent that you are at least 18
or that you are the parent or guardian of such a
minor and consent to such minor dependent’s use of
the Services. If we learn that personal information
from users less than 18 years of age has been
collected, we will deactivate the account and take
reasonable measures to promptly delete such data
from our records. If you become aware of any data we
may have collected from children under age 18,
please contact us at privacyquery@openworldlab.org
13. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?
In Short: Depending on your state of residence in the US or inIn some regions (like
We will consider and act upon any request in
accordance with applicable data protection laws.
If you are located in the EEA or UK and you believe
we are unlawfully processing your personal
information, you also have the right to complain to
your Member State data protection
authority or UK data protection authority.
If you are located in Switzerland, you may contact
the Federal Data Protection and
Information Commissioner.
Withdrawing your consent: If we are relying on your consent to process your personal
information, which may be express and/or implied consent
depending on the applicable law,
However, please note that this will not affect the
lawfulness of the processing before its withdrawal
nor, when applicable law allows,
Opting out of marketing and promotional
communications: You can unsubscribe from our
marketing and promotional communications at any time
by clicking on the unsubscribe link in the emails that
we send,
Account Information
If you would at any time like to review or change the information in your account or terminate your account, you can:Log in to your account settings and update your user account.
Contact us using the contact information provided.
Upon your request to terminate your account, we will
deactivate or delete your account and information from
our active databases. However, we may retain some
information in our files to prevent fraud,
troubleshoot problems, assist with any investigations,
enforce our legal terms and/or comply with applicable
legal requirements.
Cookies and similar technologies: Most Web browsers are set to accept cookies by default.
If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your browser
to remove cookies and to reject cookies. If you choose
to remove cookies or reject cookies, this could affect
certain features or services of our Services. You may
also opt out of interest-based advertising by
advertisers on our Services. For further information, please see our Cookie
Notice: openworldlab.org/cookiePolicy .
14. CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES
Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems and mobile applications include a Do-Not-Track (California law requires us to let you know how we
respond to web browser DNT signals. Because there
currently is not an industry or legal standard for
15. DO UNITED STATES RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS?
In Short: If you are a resident ofCategories of Personal Information We Collect
We have collected the following categories of personal information in the past twelve (12) months:| Category | Examples | Collected |
|---|---|---|
A. Identifiers | Contact details, such as real name, alias,
postal address, telephone or mobile contact
number, unique personal identifier, online
identifier, Internet Protocol address, email
address, and account name |
B | Gender, age, date of birth, race and
ethnicity, national origin, marital status,
and other demographic data | |
C | Transaction information, purchase history,
financial details, and payment information | |
D | Fingerprints and voiceprints | |
E | Browsing history, search history, online | |
F | Device location | |
G | Images and audio, video or call recordings
created in connection with our business
activities | |
H | Business contact details in order to
provide you our Services at a business level
or job title, work history, and professional
qualifications if you apply for a job with
us | |
I | Student records and directory information | |
J | Inferences drawn from any of the collected
personal information listed above to create
a profile or summary about, for example, an
individual’s preferences and characteristics | NO |
| K |
We may also collect other personal information
outside of these categories through instances where
you interact with us in person, online, or by phone or
mail in the context of:
- Receiving help through our customer support channels;
- Participation in customer surveys or contests; and
- Facilitation in the delivery of our Services and to
respond to your inquiries.
- Category A -
6 months
- Category B
- 6 months
- Category C
- 6 months
- Category D
- 6 months
- Category E
- 6 months
- Category
H - As long as the user has an account with us
- Category
I - As long as the user has an account with us
Sources of Personal Information
Learn more about the sources of personal information we collect inHow We Use and Share Personal Information
Learn more about how we use your personal information in the section, "Will your information be shared with
anyone else?
We may disclose your personal information
with our service providers pursuant to a
written contract between us and each
service provider. Learn more about how we
disclose personal information to in the
section,
We may use your personal information for
our own business purposes, such as for
undertaking internal research for
technological development and
demonstration. This is not considered to
be
We have not disclosed, sold, or shared
any personal information to third parties
for a business or commercial purpose in
the preceding twelve (12) months. We will not sell or share personal
information in the future belonging to
website visitors, users, and other
consumers.
Your Rights
You have rights under certain US state data protection laws. However, these rights are not absolute, and in certain cases, we may decline your request as permitted by law. These rights include:- Right to know whether or
not we are processing your personal data
- Right to access your
personal data
- Right to correct inaccuracies in your personal data
- Right to request the
deletion of your personal data
- Right to obtain a copy of the personal data you previously shared
with us
- Right to non-discrimination for exercising your rights
- Right to opt out of the
processing of your personal data if it is
used for targeted advertising
, the sale of personal data, or profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects ( "profiling" )
How to Exercise Your Rights
To exercise these rights, you can contact usUnder certain US state data protection
laws, you can designate an
Request Verification
Upon receiving your request, we will need to verify your identity to determine you are the same person about whom we have the information in our system. We will only use personal information provided in your request to verify your identity or authority to make the request. However, if we cannot verify your identity from the information already maintained by us, we may request that you provide additional information for the purposes of verifying your identity and for security or fraud-prevention purposes.If you submit the request through an
16. DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS NOTICE?
In Short: Yes, we will update this notice as necessary to stay compliant with relevant laws.We may update this Privacy Notice from
time to time. The updated version will be
indicated by an updated
8. HOW DO WE HANDLE YOUR SOCIAL LOGINS?
In Short: If you choose to register or log in to our Services using a social media account, we may have access to certain information about you.