Last Updated December 2023
1. Overview
Explore Consulting LLC. (“Explore,” “we,” “us,” and“our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it through compliance with this Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”). This Privacy Policy describes how we collect and use your Personal Information when you visit our website at www.exploredigitalstudios.com or otherwise use the Platform as described further in the Terms of Service, and that you may provide in electronic messages to Explore.
Please read this Privacy Policy to understand our policies and practices regarding your Personal Information and how we will handle it. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, do not use the Platform. By accessing or using the Platform, you agree and consent to this Privacy Policy.
Explore may change this Privacy Policy at anytime, at its discretion. Your continued use of the Platform after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of and consent to those changes, so please check the Privacy Policy periodically for updates.
This Privacy Policy is subject to and governed by the Explore Terms of Service. The Services are part of the Platform and are described further in the Terms of Service.
2. The Types of Information That Explore Collects About You and How Explore Collects Information About You
Explore may collect two types of information from you when you visit the Platform: Personal Information and Non-PersonalInformation (collectively “Information”).
· “Personal Information”refers to data by which you may be personally identified, such as name, email address, employer, job title and department, and telephone number.
· “Non-PersonalInformation” means data that is about you, but does not identify you specifically.
We collect Information:
· Directly from you when you provide it to us. When you subscribe to a newsletter, create an account, make a purchase or request information from Explore, we will ask for things like your name, contact, billing, shipping and communication information, and account ID or credentials in order to fulfill your request. If you set up an appointment with us through the Platform, attend a trade show or event, or otherwise contact us, you may also voluntarily provide similar information. If you submit any Personal Information about other people to us or to our service providers, you are responsible for making sure that you have the authority to do so and to allow us to use their PersonalInformation in accordance with this Privacy Policy (for example, by You asking for their consent).
· From third parties. We obtain information through partners, vendors, suppliers and other third parties. The parties from whom we obtain information are typically corporate enterprises although some may also be educational or public enterprises) and they may be located in any of the locations in which we do business. These enterprises largely fall into the following categories: Advertising and marketing companies, data set and information vendors, public database providers, social media platforms, partners, providers of products or services, hosts or vendors at events or trade shows, research partners, or enterprises that use Explore Services. We take steps to confirm that information we receive from these third parties has been collected with your consent or that these parties are otherwise legally permitted to disclose your Personal Information to us. We might also obtain information through a partner, or co-create datasets with a partner, as part of our business operations. This kind of data is used for work like improving the Platform and other Explore Services, enhancing existing products and developing new capabilities and features. In some cases we combine PersonalInformation about individuals that we receive from multiple sources, including directly collected from you or through your use of the Platform.
· Automatically as you navigate through the Platform or during the time in which you utilize our Services. We collect information about how you interact with the Platform through the use of cookies, pixel tags, and similar technologies. Please view our separate Cookies Policy for more information on our use of cookies and similar technologies, how you can manage cookies and how we respond to Do Not Track signals.
3. How Explore Uses Personal Information It Collects About You and the Purposes for the Collection and Use
We use Personal Information that we collect about you or that you provide to us for the following purposes:
· For Functionality and Development of the Platform and Explore Services. We use information to provide, offer, and personalize the Platform and other Explore Services provided to you. Some information, like your IP address, is used to communicate with your device to provide network connectivity, measure usage levels of the Platform, diagnose server problems and provide security features. Other business purposes that depend on use of your information include data analysis related to testing, modifying, improving or developing new products, services and technologies, and to identify trends. We use cookies to make our websites and the Platform operate, work more efficiently, and provide analytic information. Technologies similar to cookies, such as pixel tags are alsoused in connection with the Platform. For more information on our use of cookies, please read our Cookies Policy.
· For Customer Support, Platform Updating and Reporting. The Platform may use information to provide Explore with updates and reports, and to check that the Platform is working properly. Update functions may automatically check your system to see whether files need to be refreshed, updated, or modernized, in order to provide you with the up-to-date security, versions, features, options and controls associated with your systems or devices. We rely on information to analyze performance and improve and maintain the Platform. We also rely on Personal Information you provide to us to provide you with customer support for the Platform and other Explore Services, and to verify eligibility for promotional offers.
· For Business Operations. We use information to operate our business; for example, to perform accounting, auditing, billing, reconciliation, and collection activities. Other business purposes that depend on use of your PersonalInformation include crime or fraud monitoring and prevention, protecting our legal rights, and performing contractual obligations. We also usePersonal Information to contact you to advertise, market and sell Explore Services in accordance with your communications preferences.
· To Communicate. We use contact information to send messages; to provide Explore Services; to respond to customer service requests; to provide alerts such as security updates or changes in our policies or about subscriptions that are ending; and to send marketing or informational materials like newsletters or white papers, in accordance with your communication preferences. We occasionally conduct surveys, or do focused research or studies which may require you to voluntarily share Personal Information in order to participate. These activities typically have additional notices that provide more information about the use of your Personal Information and to which you may be asked to consent.
· For Advertising and Marketing. We may use Personal Information collected from you, combined with information about what advertisements you viewed and other information we collect, to enable us to provide personalized content and to study the effectiveness of advertising and marketing campaigns. You may choose whether to allow or deny uses or sharing of your device’s location by changing your device settings, but if you choose to deny such uses or sharing, we may not be able to provide you with certain personalized Explore Services and content on the Platform.
· For Statistical Purposes to Improve the Platform. We may compile Platform statistics into traffic reports, which help Explore understand, anticipate, and respond to user needs. If we learn, for example, of heightened interest in certain aspects of the Explore Platform, we are likely to highlight that information on the Platform home page. This Information helps us create a better overall experience for Platform users.
RETENTION OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION: We will only retain your Personal Information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, regulatory, tax, accounting or reporting requirements and for other purposes described in this Privacy Policy. We may retain yourPersonal Information for a longer period in the event of a complaint or if we reasonably believe there is a prospect of litigation in respect to our relationship with you.
To determine the appropriate retention period for PersonalInformation, we consider the amount, nature and sensitivity of the PersonalInformation, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure ofyour Personal Information, the purposes for which we process your PersonalInformation and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal, regulatory, tax, accounting or other requirements. In some circumstances you can ask us to delete your data: see “YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS” below for further information. And in some circumstances we will anonymize your Personal Information (so that it can no longer be associated with you) for research or statistical purposes, in which case we may use this information indefinitely without further notice to you.
4. How Explore Protects Your Information
Our Platform is designed to provide reasonable and appropriate administrative, technical and organizational security measures to protect your Personal Information against risks such as temporary or permanent loss, destruction, and unauthorized or unlawful access, alteration, use or disclosure. We require our suppliers and vendors to apply similar protections when they access or use Personal Information that we share with them. Users of the Platform must also do their part in protecting the data, systems, networks, and service they are utilizing. No technology, data transmission or system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. If you have reason to believe that your interaction with us is no longer secure (for example, if you feel that your password to any Explore account has been compromised),please immediately notify us by contacting us using the instructions in the “HOWTO CONTACT US” section below.
5. When Explore Shares Your Information
We work through our affiliates to provide the Platform and other Explore Services. We also work with authorized suppliers and business partners. When we share your Personal Information with these companies, we put in place appropriate measures to limit the use of your information only for legal and authorized purposes that are consistent with this Privacy Policy, as well as appropriate confidentiality and security measures.
We also share information with third parties for advertising and marketing; when required by law or to respond to legal process; to protect our customers; to protect lives; to maintain the security of the Platform; and to protect our legal rights. We may disclose Personal Information that we collect or you provide as described in this Privacy Policy:
· With Affiliates andSubsidiaries. For purposes limited to and consistent with this PrivacyPolicy.
· With Suppliers. Our authorized vendors and suppliers may require Personal Information to provide services we have contracted for, such as product delivery, website hosting, data analysis, IT services, auditing, or customer service. We use a wide variety of software and tools at Explore, and we process PersonalInformation using these tools as a regular course of business. Our contracts with suppliers and vendors include provisions to protect yourPersonal Information and limit its use.
· With Partners. We occasionally have relationships with third parties that are not suppliers or vendors but are working with us to offer certain opportunities such as marketing and similar promotions, to enable joint products or research studies, or to facilitate services on the Platform. In these cases, additional terms or Privacy Policies may be provided. For third parties or uses not described in this Privacy Policy, we share your information only with a lawful basis todo so.
· For Advertising andMarketing. We share your information with our third-party company partners to prepare and deliver advertising and marketing content, to provide content services and to enable them to provide you with more personalized ads and to study the effectiveness of our campaigns.
In particular, we use third-party companies to communicate regarding goods and services that may be of interest to you, in accordance with your preferences. You may receive this content by a variety of means such as email, phone or when you access and use the Platform or other Explore Services, and other websites. Content may be based on information obtained, for example, through prior purchases or transactions, through your device’s physical location, through information about what advertisements and content you have viewed, or through cookies and similar technologies relating to your access to and use of the Platform and other websites. Please read our Cookies Policy for more information.You can choose whether to allow or deny uses and/or sharing of your device’s location by changing your device settings, but if you choose to deny such uses or sharing, our partners may not be able to provide you with the applicable Platform Services and content.
· Sales, Mergers &Acquisitions. We may disclose Personal Information as part of a contemplated or actual corporate transaction such as a reorganization, merger, sale, joint venture, assignment, transfer or other disposition of all or any portion of our business, assets or stock (including in connection with any bankruptcy or similar proceedings).
· With Your Consent. Explore may disclose your Personal Information to any other person or entity where you consent to the disclosure. For information about how to decline our advertising and marketing, please see the section entitled "Your Choices& Rights" below.
We also share non-personally identifiable information, such as anonymized or aggregated information, with suppliers for purposes such as analysis, identifying trends in the areas of our products and to help research and develop new Explore Services.
Explore does not sell any of your PersonalInformation for monetary compensation.
6. Information From Children
We do not knowingly collect, use, or disclose Information from children under 16. If we learn that we have collected the PersonalInformation of a child under 16—or the equivalent minimum age depending on the jurisdiction, such as 13 in the United States per the Children’s Online PrivacyProtection Act—we will take steps to delete the information as soon as possible. If you are under 16, do not provide any Information about yourself to Explore, including your name, address, telephone number or email address. If you become aware thatInformation of a child under 16 years of age has been provided, please use one of the methods provided under the “HOWTO CONTACT US” section below.
7. Links to Other Websites and Services
We are not responsible for the practices employed by websites or services linked to or from the Platform, including the information or content contained therein. This Privacy Policy does not address, and we are not responsible for, the policies and practices of third parties or other organizations that are not operating on Explore’s behalf, including policies and practices related to privacy and security, data collection, processing, use, storage, and disclosure. This includes: (a)any third party operating any site or service to which thePlatform links – the inclusion of a link on the Platform does not imply endorsement of the linked site or service by us or by our affiliates; or (b)any app developer, app provider, social media platform provider, operating system provider, wireless service provider or device manufacturer (such asFacebook, Apple, Google, Microsoft, LinkedIn, etc.) - including any Personal Information you disclose to other organizations through or in connection with the Platform or other Explore Services.
8. Do Not Track
Some browsers incorporate a"Do Not Track" (“DNT”) feature that, when turned on, signals to websites and online services that you do not want to be tracked. At this time, the Platform does not respond to all DNT signals.
9. YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS
Explore
respects your rights in how your PersonalInformation is used and shared. Depending on where you live, you may have rights to request access or corrections to your personal data and make choices about the kinds of marketing materials you receive (or choose not to receive marketing from Explore at all). See below for more information, depending on your location.
10. California PrivacyRights
This section is addressed to California residents only and provides more information about your rights under the California ConsumerPrivacy Act or “CCPA” (California Civil CodeSection 1798.100 et seq.), as amended. Subject to certain exceptions, the CCPA grants to California residents the rights to: be notified about the collection, use, disclosure, sale or sharing of their Personal Information; request access to, deletion of, or correction of their Personal Information; request to opt out of the “sale” or“sharing” of Personal Information (where such information is sold or shared);limit the use or disclosure of Sensitive PersonalInformation (as defined underCCPA); and to not be discriminated against for exercising such rights.
Explore does not sell your Personal Information. If you wish to exercise your right to opt-out of Explore using your Personal Information for cross-contextual targeted advertising purposes (called “sharing” under the CCPA), you may do so by using the details in the “HOW TO CONTACT US” section or the appropriate withdrawal mechanism provided to you on the Platform.
You can request access to, correction of or deletion of yourPersonal Information by using the details in the “HOW TO CONTACT US”section. If you request a deletion of your Personal Information, please note that Explore may still need to retain certain information for record keeping purposes, to complete any transactions that you began prior to requesting such deletion, to comply with applicable law, or for other purposes permitted by CCPA. If you submit a request to exercise rights under CCPA, Explore will ask you to provide certain information to verify your identity. This information will depend on your prior interactions with Explore and the sensitivity of Personal Information at issue. If Explore denies your request, we will explain why.
You can designate an authorized agent to make a request under the CCPA on your behalf in certain circumstances. If you use an authorized agent for this purpose, Explore may ask you to verify your identity or that you provided the authorized agent signed permission to submit a request under the CCPA. If you provide an authorized agent with power of attorney pursuant to Probate Code sections 4000to 4465, it may not be necessary to perform these steps and Explore will respond to any request from such authorized agent in accordance with theCCPA.
The Privacy Policy describes the categories of PersonalInformation that Explore collects and how Explore uses such Personal Information. If Explore collects Sensitive PersonalInformation, we limit our use of the Sensitive Personal Information to uses:(1) you have authorized, (2) that are required to fulfill your requests for goods or services, or (3) that are otherwise allowed by the CCPA or required by other laws or regulations.
The categories of PersonalInformation collected, disclosed, and sold from California residents over the preceding 12 months and Explore’s applicable retention periods include:
Personal Information Category Identifiers (suchname, address, IP address, email, etc.)
Retention Period See Section 3 of PrivacyPolicy: “Retention of Your Personal Information”
Business Purpose For functionality, customersupport, business operations, communication, advertising and marketing, andstatistical purposes.
Collected Yes
Disclosed Yes
Sold No
Personal Information Category Personalinformation defined in Civil CodeSection 1798.80(e) (such as signature, SSN,financial information, and insurance information, etc.)
Collected No
Disclosed No
Sold No
Personal Information Category Protected personalinformation (such as gender, religion, sexual orientation, or disability)
Collected No
Disclosed No
Sold No
Personal Information Category Commercialinformation (such as products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, orother purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies, etc.)
Retention Period See Section 3 of PrivacyPolicy: “Retention of Your Personal Information”
Business Purpose For development, customersupport, business operations, communication, advertising and marketing, andstatistical purposes.
Collected Yes
Disclosed No
Sold No
Personal Information Category Biometricinformation
Collected No
Disclosed No
Sold No
Personal Information Category Internet or othersimilar network activity (such as information on a consumer’s interaction witha website, application, or advertisement, etc.)
Retention Period See Section 3 of PrivacyPolicy: “Retention of Your Personal Information”
Business Purpose For functionality,business operations, and statistical purposes.
Collected Yes
Disclosed Yes
Sold No
Personal Information Category Geolocation data
Collected No
Disclosed No
Sold No
Personal Information Category Audio, electronic,visual, thermal, or olfactory information
Collected No
Disclosed No
Sold No
Personal Information Category Professional oremployment-related information
Collected No
Disclosed No
Sold No
Personal Information Category Educationinformation
Collected No
Disclosed No
Sold No
Personal Information Category Inferences (suchas analytics and preferences)
Retention Period See Section 3 of PrivacyPolicy: “Retention of Your Personal Information”
Business Purpose For functionality,business operations, and statistical purposes.
Collected Yes
Disclosed Yes
Sold No
11. Colorado Privacy Rights
This section is addressed to Colorado residents only and provides more information about your right sunder the Colorado Privacy Act or“CPA.” Subject to certain exceptions, the CPA grants to Colorado residents the rights to: be notified about the collection, use, disclosure, or sale of theirPersonal Information; request access to, deletion of, or correction of their PersonalInformation; and request to opt out of the use of Personal Information for targeted advertising, sale, or certain profiling.
You can request access to, correction of or deletion of your Personal Information by using the details in the “HOW TO CONTACT US”section. If you request a deletion of your Personal Information, please note that Explore may still need to retain certain information for record keeping purposes, to complete any transactions that you began prior to requesting such deletion, to comply with applicable law, or for other purposes permitted by CPA. If you submit a request to exercise rights under CPA, Explore will ask you to provide certain information to verify your identity. This information will depend on your prior interactions with Explore and the sensitivity of Personal Information at issue. If Explore denies your request, we will explain why. If we have not responded to your request or asked for additional time to respond to your request within 45 days after you send us a request, you have the right to appeal our failure to take action. To appeal our failure to take action, contact us using the details in the “HOW TO CONTACT US” section.
You can designate an authorized agent to make a request under the CPA on your behalf in certain circumstances. If you use an authorized agent for this purpose, Explore may ask you to verify your identity or that you provided the authorized agent signed permission to submit a request under the CPA.
12. Connecticut Privacy Rights
This section is addressed to Connecticut residents only and provides more information about your right sunder the Connecticut Data PrivacyAct or “CTDPA.” You can exercise your rights by using the details in the “HOW TO CONTACT US” section. If we inform you that we decline to take action regarding your request, you have the right to appeal our failure to take action by contacting us using the details in the “HOW TO CONTACT US” section.
13. Utah Privacy Rights
This section is addressed to Utah residents only and provides more information about your rights under the Utah Consumer Privacy Actor “UCPA.” You can exercise your rights by using the details in the “HOW TO CONTACT US” section.
14. Virginia Privacy Rights
This section is addressed to Virginia residents only and provides more information about your right sunder Virginia’s Consumer Data Protection Act or “VCDPA.” Subject to certain exceptions, the VCDPA grants to Virginia residents the rights to: be notified about the collection, use, disclosure, or sale of their Personal Information; request access to, deletion of, or correction of their Personal Information; request to opt out of the use of Personal Information for targeted advertising, sale, or certain profiling; and to not be discriminated against for exercising such rights.
You can request access to, correction of or deletion of your Personal Information by using the details in the “HOW TO CONTACT US” section. If you request a deletion of your Personal Information, please note that Explore may still need to retain certain information for record keeping purposes, to complete any transactions that you began prior to requesting such deletion, to comply with applicable law, or for other purposes permitted by VCDPA. If you submit a request to exercise rights under VCDPA, Explore will ask you to provide certain information to verify your identity. This information will depend on your prior interactions with Explore and the sensitivity of Personal Information at issue. If Explore denies your request, we will explain why. If we inform you that we decline to take action regarding your request, you have the right to appeal our failure to take action. To appeal our failure to take action, contact us using the details in the “HOW TO CONTACT US'' section.
15. How To Contact Us About This Privacy Policy
To ask questions about thisPrivacy Policy and our privacy practices, contact us at travis@explore.llc or by mail at:
Explore ConsultingLLC.
836 Holt Drive STE 302
Bigfork MT 59911