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Privacy Policy
Your privacy and the security of your Personal Information (defined below) are very important to us. We want you to be as comfortable as possible visiting our website or completing any of our assessments. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect and how we use and share that information, and the choices you have concerning the use of such information. It is your responsibility to read and understand it. This Privacy Policy applies to all information collected by Stressmaster International (“SI”) for current and former consumers, clients or users in connection with the SI website (the “Website”), and the products, services, websites and mobile applications we may offer on behalf of ourselves or others.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully and contact us if you have any questions or concerns. Each time you access, sign up for or use the Website or complete an assessment its services or the Software, or email us for information, you expressly agree to the collection, use, retention, transfer and disclosure, including cross-border transfer and disclosure, of your information as described in this Privacy Policy. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY, DO NOT ACCESS OR USE THE WEBSITE OR COMPLETE THE SERVICES. When you access and use the SI assessment Website, its services or the Software used to conduct assessments, you are expressly agreeing to comply with SI’s Terms and Conditions contained herein and, also, available for review at www.stressmaster.com/terms
Changes to the Privacy Policy
We may change our Terms and Conditions Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post any changes to this Privacy Policy on our website at www.stressmaster.com/terms If the changes are significant, we will, in our sole discretion, post a more prominent notice on the homepage of the Website or notify you by email at the address we have on file for you. You agree that your continued access or use of the Website or any Software after posting of the changes to the Privacy Policy or your receipt of notice of a change to the Privacy Policy will constitute your affirmative acceptance of any such change and your agreement to its terms.
Personal Information
“Personal Information” is information about you that is personally identifying, such as your name, email address, or telephone number, and that is not otherwise publicly available.
“Non-personal Information” is information that is related to you, but does not identify you personally, such as the results of an online assessment, test or evaluation that does not include your Name or other identifying information.
SI’s Programs
SI provides access to individuals, under certain circumstances and conditions, to use and complete our proprietary stress assessment tools, in particular the Stress Management Questionnaire (SMQ). This policy applies to the SMQ as well as any and all current and future assessment or testing tools we may provide through the assessment software we use to administer SI assessments.
Privacy Policy
With regard to your privacy with regard to the information you provide us, the following conditions and warranties apply:
Assessments Purchased by You:
By purchasing access to any and all of SI’s assessment, evaluation or testing tools and applications, you give us the right to use for research and administrative purposes the information you provide in aggregate or de-identified form and, furthermore, we will never share, use, transmit or sell your information to a third party without your permission.
Assessments Provided to You by SI at No Cost:
From time to time, we make assessments available at no cost to certain individuals for use personally or for the evaluation for potential use of our assessments in their programs and services. Under these circumstances you give us the right to use for research and administrative purposes the information you provide in aggregate or de-identified form and, furthermore, we will never share, use, transmit or sell your information to a third party without your permission.
Assessments Completed at the Request of your company or organization:
SI’s assessments and materials are often used in a variety of corporate or organizational stress management, stress resilience, personal development, EAPs and other training and development programs. By participating in such training and development programs where the completion of the SMQ or other assessments are requested by your company, organization, HR department or any other person or entity within your company, you give permission for SI to share your Personal and Non-Personal information, such as the results of your assessment, with the appropriate persons or persons at your company or organization. SI does its best to insure that only the designated person or persons, such as HR Director, Training Manager, or other persons involved in the delivery of said programs, is provided access to your assessment results information.
If you do not want your Personal Information released to the designated person at your company or organization, you must notify SI that you would like your results de-identified and then shared the designated person or persons. Send an email to Privacy@Stressmaster.com with the statement that you want your data or results de-identified.
Hold Harmless
Your company or organization may have Privacy Policies and Procedures that differ from SI that SI may or may not know about or agree with. With regard to the assessment or assessments you have taken from SI, you agree to Hold SI harmless of any acts or omissions with the use of your Personal Information or assessment results that has had negative consequences on you as a result of actions by your company, organization, staff, employees or other third parties with the use, distribution or sharing of any information provided by SI about you.
Transfer Of Business
If there is a change of control in SI’s business (whether by merger, sale, or otherwise), SI may assign or transfer this Privacy Policy and your related Personal Information to any person or entity that acquires or is merged with SI. As part of any such assignment or transfer, the transferee will be subject to applicable laws regarding the collection, use, protection and disclosure of Personal Information. We may notify you by email at the last address shown on our records in the event of any such assignment or transfer.
Legal and regulatory requirements
We may disclose your Personal Information, in order to comply with an applicable statute, regulation, rule or law, a subpoena, a search warrant, a court or regulatory order, or other legal process, or to establish or exercise our legal rights or defend against legal claims. We may also disclose your Personal Information in special circumstances when we have reason to believe that disclosing this information is necessary in order to investigate, prevent or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, or the safety and security of our users, our Website, its services, the Software or the general public, violations our Terms and Conditions, or as otherwise required by law.
Non-personal Information
We may provide in aggregate Non-personal Information about our users, to strategic partners for research, product marketing, analysis, and other purposes. For example, your information (e.g., scores and personality types) may be aggregated with the information of other assessment takers and shared with third parties to enable them to develop and improve SI’s products and research. We may also provide in aggregate Non-personal Information about you to third party service providers and if you participate in an employer program for analysis, and other purposes. For example, your information may be aggregated with information of other employees and analyzed to evaluate the effectiveness of our Website, its services and the Software, and the results of that analysis may be shared with third party service providers to help SI improve the Website, its services and the Software, or with employers to allow them to evaluate the success of the SI or the company program.
Security of your Personal Information
SI is committed to earning and keeping your trust. We understand the need for your Personal Information to remain secure and private, and we have implemented security practices and procedures designed to safeguard your information from unauthorized access or disclosure in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Only SI employees and service providers who need to use it as part of their jobs are authorized to have access to your Personal Information.
Notwithstanding our commitment to take commercially reasonable measures to protect your information (including Personal Information) from loss, misuse or alteration by third parties, you should be aware that there is always some risk involved in transmitting information over the Internet. There is also some risk that others could find a way to thwart or hack our security systems. As a result, while we strive to protect your information, we cannot ensure or warrant the security and privacy of any information you transmit to us, and you do so at your own risk.
Last Changed: 5/29/16 |
