Privacy Policy

Introduction:

This Privacy Policy was last updated on 13th June 2023

Effective Date: 28-06-2023

Uniqode Phygital, Inc., a Delaware incorporated entity (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Uniqode”, “We”, “Us” or “Our”). This privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) describes how We collect, use, and disclose Your Personal Data as a Controller when You visit or use Our website www.uniqode.com (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Site”). Any capitalized terms not defined here have meanings set out in Our Site Terms of Use.

This Privacy Policy is intended for visitors to and users of the Site and does NOT apply to your use of Our Mobile App or use of products or services that are subject to different privacy policies. This Privacy Policy applies to you ONLY as a visitor to the Site.

We are providing this Privacy Policy to help you understand our privacy practices and make informed decisions when using our Site. This Privacy Policy is associated with our Site Terms of Use, which is binding on all website users, and governs your use of the Site. When you access our Site, you acknowledge that you have read this Privacy Policy and understand and agree with its contents. Please review this Privacy Policy carefully. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE PRACTICES, PLEASE DO NOT USE THE SITE, OR OTHERWISE PROVIDE US WITH YOUR PERSONAL DATA.

Some key terms

In our Privacy Policy:

“Controller” means the natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body which alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of Personal Data.
“Process/Processing” means any operation or set of operations which is performed on Personal Data or on sets of Personal Data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.
“You” and “Your” means an identified or identifiable natural person whose Personal Data We Process as Controllers.
“Personal Data” means data relating to a living individual who is or can be identified either from the data or from the data in conjunction with other information that is in, or is likely to come into, the possession of the Controller.
“Applicable Data Protection Law” means any law, statute, declaration, decree, directive, legislative enactment, order, ordinance, regulation, rule or other binding instrument, in each case having the effect of law, applicable to processing of Personal Data (in each case as amended, consolidated, re-enacted or replaced from time to time);
“Terms” mean the Terms of Service available at https://www.uniqode.com/terms-of-service

Scope:

This Privacy Policy covers the below mentioned:

What Personal Data about You does Uniqode collect?

The Personal Data We receive can be broadly classified into three categories as mentioned below. Such data helps Us personalize and continually improve Our Site and Your experience:

Personal Data You directly provide Us:

The Personal Data that We collect directly from You are as follows:

We collect any information You provide Us i) when You speak to Our sales representative or live chat representative, ii) when You submit web forms on Our Site for providing feedback or suggestions, making requests, or participation in surveys, contests, webinars, events, promotions, sweepstakes, iii) when You contact Us for any customer support service, iv) when You provide testimonials, forms or information to Us in any other contexts;
When You request a demo, We collect information such as Your name, telephone number and email-address;
When You apply for an employment opportunity with Us, We collect Your full name, email address, mobile number, details of Your education and previous employment and any other information You volunteer, including during any interview or Your interactions with Us and contained in the resume that You submit to Us;

By providing Us with this data, You explicitly consent to Our use of Your Personal Data in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Personal Data We collect automatically:

We automatically receive and store certain types of information whenever You interact with Uswhen you visit Us on the Site. We collect navigational information about what website pages You access or visit, Your device’s Internet Protocol “IP” address, the URLs of websites that referred You to Us, non-precise geographic location, technical information about Your device, data about the type of browser and operating system used, which web pages You view, the time and duration or You visits to Our Site, the search queries You may use on the Site, whether You clicked on any advertisements, whether You have clicked on any links in any e-mails sent from Us, or third-parties on Our behalf and whether You have chosen to opt-out of certain information sharing and other metadata concerning with Your usage of Our Site. We also collect Your Personal Data from other third-party sources which might include social media networks, without breach of any confidentiality clause and in accordance with the Applicable Data Protection Law. We will ensure that these third-party sources either have Your consent or are legally permitted to disclose Your Personal Data to Us.

We collect Your Personal Data when You visit Our Site via Your browser. Cookies more fully described under the Section “How we use cookies and similar technologies.”

The Site includes social media features and widgets that are either hosted by a third-party or hosted directly on the Site and Your interaction with these social media features and widgets is governed by the privacy statement of the companies that provide them. You should check Your privacy settings on these third-party services to understand and change the information sent to Us through these services.

Personal Data we collect from other sources:

We also collect information about You from other sources. We may combine this information with Personal Data provided by you. This helps Us update, expand, and analyze our records, identify new customers, and create more tailored advertising that may be of interest to You. The Personal Data we collect from other sources includes identifiers, professional or employment-related information, and commercial information. We collect such Personal Data from the following sources:

Third-party providers of business contact information, including mailing addresses, job titles, email addresses, phone numbers, intent data (or user behavior data), IP addresses, social media profiles, LinkedIn URLs, and custom profiles, for purposes of targeted advertising, delivering relevant email content, event promotion, and verifying contact information; and
Third parties that You have authorized to share such information with Us.

Legal Basis for Processing

We rely on one or more of the following legal bases to process data:

the processing is necessary for the purposes of Our legitimate interests, such as in improving, personalizing, and developing the Site, and maintaining Site safety and security as described in this Policy;
consent is provided by You for a specific purpose (i.e., marketing); or
the processing is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, a court order, or to exercise or defend legal claims.

If We Process Personal Data with reliance on Your consent, You may withdraw Your consent at any time. If You have questions or need further information concerning the legal basis on which We collect and use Your Personal Data, please contact Us using the contact details provided under the Section “Questions and Changes to the Policy.”

Use of Your Personal Data

We may use Your Personal Data including but not limited to the following purposes:

To better understand Your needs and interests;
To provide you with access to a demo of Our Services;
To facilitate Your use and personalizing Your experience on the Site;
To improve Our Site and visitors’ experiences on the Site;
To provide You relevant ads based on Your interest and preferences;
To respond to Your inquiries or fulfilling Your requests for information about Our Service(s);
To provide You with information about Our Services and sending You information and materials from Uniqode including marketing communication; if such Applicable Data Protection Law requires Us to obtain Your consent before marketing to You, We shall obtain Your consent before sending such marketing communication;
To send You information about Our other products and services, events, webinars, or programs that may be of Your interest;
To help You address problems with the Site, including any technical problems;
To track, collate, and analyze Your use of the Site;
To Process online job application, for which You might have applied;
To detect and prevent identity theft, fraud, and other potentially illegal acts as well as protecting the integrity of the Site;
To respond to subpoenas, court orders, or judicial processes;
To provide information to law enforcement agencies or in connection with an investigation on matters related to public safety;
To resolve disputes and troubleshoot problems;
To help with any investigations or complaints; and
To provide You with relevant information that You request from Us or which We feel may interest You based on previous interactions, where You have consented to be contacted.

How we use Cookies and Similar Technologies

When You visit our Site, We may send a cookie to Your computer. A cookie is a text file which is stored on Your computer or other device and allows us to distinguish You from other users of this Site. Session- based cookies last only while Your browser is open and are automatically deleted when You close Your browser. Persistent cookies last until You or Your browser delete them or they expire.

Cookies can help Us to provide You with a more relevant experience when You visit the Site and enable You to use some of its features. Others are used to recognize You when You return, and to personalize content for You. Other cookies allow Us to compile anonymous, aggregated statistics that allow Us to understand how You and other users interact with the Site, and to improve the functionality, security, and performance of the Site.

Cookies we use include:

Strictly Necessary: Strictly Necessary Cookies are necessary to operate the Site and cannot be switched off. You can set your browser to block (or alert You about) these Strictly Necessary Cookies, but some parts of the Site will not work as a result.
Functional: These cookies provide You with a more tailored experience and allow You to make certain selections on the Site. For example, these cookies store information such as Your preferred language and website preferences. Opting out of Functional Cookies may affect the functionality of the Site. In other words, certain features of the Site depend on cookies – so if You block all cookies, You may not be able to use all aspects of the Site. We will provide a cookie consent banner when You visit the Site to disable these cookies if You so choose.
Analytic: These cookies and other technologies allow Us to understand how You interact with the Site (e.g., how often You use the Site, where You are accessing the Site from, the content that You are interacting with). Analytic cookies enable Us to support and improve how the Site operates. For example, We use Google Analytics cookies to help Us measure traffic and usage trends for the Site, and to understand more about the demographics of Our users. We also may use web beacons to gauge the effectiveness of certain communications and the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns via HTML emails.
- If You do not allow Analytic Cookies, then We will not know when You have visited the Site and We will not be able to monitor its performance. For information on how to opt- out of Google Analytics, please see Google’s opt-out options and Google’s privacy practices. You may set Your email options to prevent the automatic downloading of images that may contain technologies that would allow Us to know whether You have accessed Our email and interacted with the content. For example, web beacons in emails may be blocked by setting Your email preferences to “Plain Text Only”.
Targeted Advertising: These third-party cookies may be set by Our advertising partners. Our Site may be targeting individuals in interest groups for Our products and services. We may use a combination of data to determine interest groups, including, but not limited to, data You have provided to Us, data collected through Our Site, or combined information as described in the “Personal Data we collect from other sources” section above. We target and measure the performance of ads to such interest groups both on and off our Site directly or through third parties for the purpose of delivering advertising that is more relevant to You and Your interests (i.e., products and services You may be interested in), limiting the number of times You see an ad, and measuring the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. These cookies may be used by those third-party ad companies to build a profile of Your interests and show You relevant ads on other sites. They are based on uniquely identifying Your browser and internet device. If You do not allow these cookies, You will experience less targeted advertising. See below for information on how You may opt out of these cookies.
Social Media: We provide social media buttons on Our Site that link to social media pages for Us, or Our specific products and services. These social media pages are not owned or operated by Us. If You click on the social media button, You will be taken to Our page and a cookie may be set by the social media service to enable You to share Our content with Your friends and networks. It is Your choice whether to log-in to Your social media account. These sites are governed by their own privacy and related policies. Please read them to understand how they may use Your information.
YouTube: We use the available privacy functionality in YouTube to display video content on YouTube. We have turned on “Privacy-Enhancing Mode” for YouTube videos displayed on the Site. This means that YouTube does not place cookies on a video embedded on the Site unless You press “play” to view the video. For more information, please see Google’s privacy practices. You may also view content on the YouTube website. To control Your privacy settings in YouTube, please see YouTube Privacy Controls. It is Your choice whether to log-in to Your YouTube account. YouTube is governed by its own privacy and related policies. Please read them to understand how they may use Your information.

How to manage cookies: We will request Your consent for the use of cookies that are not strictly necessary when You first visit Our Site, and You can manage Your cookie preferences at any time. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. The Help feature on most browsers provide information on how to accept cookies, disable cookies, or to notify You when receiving a new cookie. Please note, however, that by blocking or deleting cookies, You will not be able to access certain features of the Site. For more information about cookies and how to block them, please visit allaboutcookies.org.

You can also opt out of interest-based targeting ads provided by participating ad servers through the Digital Advertising Alliance (http://youradchoices.com). In addition, on your iPhone, iPad or Android, You can change Your device settings to control whether You see online interest-based ads.

You can access the details of Our cookie policy here.

Sharing and Sale of Personal Data

Uniqode provides Your Personal Data to third parties who are obligated to use the Personal Data that We share with them for the purpose of provision of their services to Us, or in order to help Us provide You the Site. These third parties include but are not limited to business partners, suppliers, sub-contractors, advertisers & advertising networks, analytics & search engine providers, payment providers for providing back-up, storage, payment processing, analytics, and marketing services. We may also share with third parties aggregate data or data that does not personally identify You. Should You require more details on third parties We work with or have any questions around it, please click here to know more about the third parties We work with.

For example, We use Stripe to manage Our payments, but We reserve the right to change this payment service provider at any time for any reason. Although no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, We follow all PCI-DSS requirements and implement additional generally accepted industry standards. Your credit card information will also be subject to Our payment processor’s privacy policy in addition to Ours. PLEASE READ THE PRIVACY POLICY ON THE SITE OF ANY PAYMENT PROCESSOR THAT YOU ARE DIRECTED TO REGARDING THE USE, STORAGE AND PROTECTION OF YOUR CREDIT CARD INFORMATION BEFORE SUBMITTING ANY CREDIT CARD INFORMATION.

We may also share Your Personal Data in the following circumstances

When We are required to provide information in response to a subpoena, court order, or other applicable law or legal process.
When We have a good faith belief that the disclosure is necessary to prevent or respond to fraud, defend Our Site against attacks, or protect the property and safety of Uniqode or the public.
When We are required to provide information to professional advisors who advise and assist Us in enforcing Our contracts and policies, handling Our claims, effective management of Our company and in relation to any disputes We may become involved in.
If We merge with or are acquired by another company, sell a Uniqode Site or if all or a substantial portion of Our assets are acquired by another company. In those cases, Your Personal Data will likely be one of the assets that is transferred.

Although we have not “sold” personal information for money in the past 12 months, we engage in routine practices with our Site involving third parties that could be considered a “sale” or “sharing” for targeted advertising as defined under some Applicable Data Protection Law.

Storage and International Transfer of Personal Data

Your Personal Data and files are stored on Uniqode's servers and the servers of companies We hire to provide services to Us related to the Site for the purposes referred under the section “Use of Your Personal Data.” Your Personal Data may be transferred across national borders because We have servers located in United states, and the companies We hire to help Us run Our business may be located in different countries around the world.

You acknowledge and agree that We store information received through or by our Site in the United States. If you are providing the information from another country, you give affirmative consent to this transfer and understand that the information will be transferred, stored, and used in the United States.

Security of Your Personal Data

We use physical, technical, organizational, and administrative safeguards for Our Site designed to protect against loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration or destruction of the information we collect through Our Site. Our security controls are designed to maintain data confidentiality, integrity, and an appropriate level of availability. However, We cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information You transmit to our Site.

Messages that You send to us by email, including by use of the contact Us form on the Site, may not be secure, and use of email is not recommended for sending Us confidential or sensitive information.

Retention of Personal Data

We retain Personal Data collected where an ongoing legitimate business requires retention of such Personal Data. In the absence of a need to retain Personal Data for any legitimate business purpose, We will either delete it or aggregate it, or, if this is not possible then We will securely store Your Personal Data and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.

What rights You have

Any Personal Data collected by or through Site will be used only for the purpose it was provided and as described in this Privacy Policy. Once Personal Data is no longer reasonably necessary for business purposes, we will destroy the Personal Data in accordance with our record retention and destruction policies.

We also respect Your rights related to Your Personal Data under applicable laws, such as California and other jurisdictions. Depending on where You reside, You may have the right: (1) to be informed about our collection, use, and disclosure of Your Personal Data; (2) to know if We maintain Your Personal Data, and, if We do, to receive a copy (subject to the rights of others) and to update it if it is inaccurate or out of date; (3) to object to Our processing of Your Personal Data, and, if We are processing Your Personal Data based on Your consent, to withdraw that consent at any time; (4) to ask Us to delete or restrict Your Personal Data; and (5) to not be subjected to any discriminatory treatment for the exercise of Your privacy rights.

Shine the Light Law: We do not share information that identifies you personally with non-affiliated third parties for their own marketing use without your permission.

Do not track signals and requests: Do not track signals and requests are sent from your browser to websites you visit indicating you do not want to be tracked or monitored. At this time, we do not honor do not track signals or requests.

If You seek to exercise Your rights under this clause, please contact Us at the details provided in the Section “Questions and Changes to the Policy.” We will verify any requests before acting on the request and respond to all requests We receive from individuals wishing to exercise their data protection rights within a reasonable timeframe in accordance with applicable data protection laws. Additionally, please note that these rights are not absolute; for example, Your deletion request does not ensure complete deletion or comprehensive removal, as the content or information may be retained subject to applicable law or where We have a legitimate interest to retain the information.

Privacy of Children

We recognize the importance of protecting the safety and privacy of children’s Personal Information. We do not request, or knowingly collect, any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 18. By visiting this Site or providing Your Personal Data to one of Our call-centre operators or live chat representatives or starting Your free trial, You are attesting Yourself to be 18 years of age or above.

If You believe that any child under the age of 18 has posted any Personal Data anywhere on Our Site, please contact Us immediately at legal@uniqode.com and provide as much information as You can to help Us locate and delete the child’s Personal Data.

If a parent or guardian becomes aware that his or her child or any other child under the age of 18 has provided Us with Personal Data, he or she should write to Us at legal@uniqode.com

Use of Third Parties:

Some of the functionality on Our Site may be provided by third parties that are not affiliated with Uniqode. These entities may collect or receive certain information about Your use of Our Site) and Your activities over time and across different websites, including through the use of cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies. Uniqode is not responsible for the privacy practices of these entities. In addition, Our Site may contain links to other third-party websites not operated or controlled by Us. This Privacy Policy shall not apply to them and such websites are not under Our control and We are not responsible for their privacy policies or practices. If You provide any Personal Data through any such third-party website, We recommend that You familiarize Yourself with the privacy policies and practices of that third party.

Questions/Changes to policy

Uniqode welcomes Your comments regarding this Privacy Policy. If You believe that We have not adhered to this Policy or If You have questions or concerns with respect to Our Privacy Policy, please write to Us in the following manner

Attention: Ravi Pratap Madimisetty

Email Address: privacy@uniqode.com

Address: 575 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10017

We review this Privacy Policy regularly and may update this webpage at any time. This Privacy Policy may be amended at any time and You shall be notified only if there are material changes to this Privacy Policy.

Acknowledgement of Legal Basis/Affirmative Consent

By clicking the acceptance box below, I hereby make the following statements:

I have read the above information presented by Uniqode about their Privacy Policy, including the Use of Cookies. I hereby recognize and acknowledge that Uniqode has provided me with notice and information about their privacy policies as stated herein, collecting and using my personal information consistent with Uniqode’s legal basis for processing. In addition, in some situations, I may be able to give affirmative consent to Uniqode to collect and use my personal information – which I hereby give. I am aware that I have the right to withdraw my consent at any time with effect for the future. See the Contact Us heading for detailed information.