PRIVACY POLICY
GeekWire provides this Privacy Policy to inform users of our policies and procedures regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personally identifiable information received from users of GeekWire's websites.
INFORMATION COLLECTION & USE
It is not necessary to provide GeekWire with your personally identifiable information to use the GeekWire websites, and unless you subscribe to a GeekWire newsletter, GeekWire does not collect personally identifiable information in connection with the operation of the GeekWire websites. If you contact GeekWire by email through the GeekWire websites, GeekWire may keep a record of your contact information and correspondence and may use your email address, and any information that you provide to GeekWire in your message, to respond to you. GeekWire treats this information as it would treat any other unsolicited business correspondence and has no obligation to keep this information confidential, nor to take any security measures to protect this information.
When you visit a GeekWire website, GeekWire's servers automatically record information that your browser sends whenever you visit a website ("Log Data"). This Log Data may include information such as your IP address, browser type, or the domain from which you are visiting. For most users accessing the Internet from an Internet service provider, the IP address will be different every time you log on. GeekWire uses Log Data to monitor use of the GeekWire websites and the services we offer via the GeekWire websites, and for the GeekWire website's technical administration.
COOKIES & OTHER ANALYTIC TOOLS
Like many websites, GeekWire websites also use "cookie" technology to collect additional website usage data and to improve the GeekWire website and the services offered via the website. A cookie is a small data file that GeekWire's servers transfer to your computer's hard disk. GeekWire may also use tracking pixels. Tracking pixels are small graphic images used in email messages to determine whether the messages were opened and the links were clicked, or are used on the GeekWire websites to collect information about the browser and device viewing the GeekWire websites. GeekWire does not use cookies or tracking pixels to collect personally identifiable information.
GeekWire mainly uses "session cookies", which enable certain features of the GeekWire websites and services offered via the GeekWire websites, to better understand how you interact with the website and services we offer, to monitor aggregate usage by our users and web traffic routing on the GeekWire websites, and to improve our websites and services. Session cookies should be deleted from your computer when you disconnect from or leave the GeekWire websites.
GeekWire also uses a persistent cookie on some of the GeekWire websites that stays on your computer for a period of time after you leave, for the sole purpose of ensuring that, where rating, voting, or survey functions are available, you do not participate more than once.
THIRD PARTY ADVERTISERS
GeekWire websites include advertising from third-party advertisers. GeekWire does not provide any personally identifiable information to these advertisers.
Third-party advertisers, or companies working on their behalf, may serve directly to your browser the advertisements that appear on the GeekWire websites, which allows them to receive Log Data (as defined above). They may also use cookies, JavaScript, tracking pixels, and other technologies to measure the effectiveness of their ads and to personalize advertising content. GeekWire does not control any third-party advertiser tracking or measurement technologies, and the information practices of third-party advertisers are not covered by this Privacy Policy. Please contact them directly for more information about their privacy practices.
Our advertising partners may include Facebook and Twitter. Facebook allows its users to control advertising on the Facebook platform. Instructions are here: https://www.facebook.com/help/568137493302217. Twitter allows its users to control advertising and cookie preferences on the Twitter service. Instructions are here: https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies/twitter-cookies.
INFORMATION SHARING & DISCLOSURE
GeekWire cooperates with government and law enforcement officials or private parties, to enforce and comply with the law. GeekWire may disclose any information about you to government or law enforcement officials or private parties as GeekWire, in its sole discretion, believes necessary or appropriate to respond to claims, legal process (including subpoenas), to protect the property and rights of GeekWire or a third party, the safety of the public or any person, to prevent or stop any illegal, unethical, or legally actionable activity, or to comply with the law.
If any or all of the assets of GeekWire are acquired by, or merged with another entity, GeekWire will share with this entity some or all of the information collected through the GeekWire websites.
SECURITY
Because GeekWire does not collect any personally identifiable information from the GeekWire websites, GeekWire does not take any specific security measures to protect the information we do collect.
LINKS TO OTHER SITES
GeekWire websites may contain links to other websites ("Linked Sites") operated by GeekWire or third parties. Linked Sites may place their own cookies or other files on your computer, collect data, or solicit personal information from you. This Privacy Policy addresses only the use and disclosure of information that GeekWire collects through the GeekWire websites. Other sites follow different rules regarding the use or disclosure of the personal information you submit to them. GeekWire does not exercise control over third-party Linked Sites. Your use of any Linked Site operated by GeekWire is subject to the terms and conditions provided by GeekWire for such Linked Site. GeekWire encourages you to read the privacy policies or statements of the other websites you visit.
CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
GeekWire reserves the right to change this policy at any time without prior notice. Any changes to this policy will be posted here. You are advised to consult this Privacy Policy regularly for any changes. If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at info@geekwire.in.
