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This privacy notice is applicable to www.veaglobalevents.com, which is owned and operated by one of our sponsors, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP (www.rgrdlaw.com). It governs how sponsors of the Forum collect, use, process, and share personal data collected about you when you visit this website and is provided in accordance with European Data Protection laws (including the General Data Protection Regulation, effective May 25, 2018, as well as other country-specific laws that may be applicable).
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What Information Is Collected About You?
Personal data includes any information about an individual that could be used to identify them.
As a sponsor and operator of this website, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP collects, uses, stores and transfers different kinds of personal information about you, such as:
“Contact Data” – includes your work address, email address and telephone numbers;
“Identity Data” – including your first name, last name, and/or title;
“Marketing Data” – including your marketing and communications preferences;
“Profile Data” – including information collected when you visit our site, such as the site that referred you to our site, pages you visit, actions you take on the site, and information you provide through the site;
“Technical Data” – including information about your internet protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types, operating system and platform and other technology on the devices you are using;
“Usage Data” – information about how you use our website.
How Is Information About You Collected?
The sponsors also track when you receive and review marketing communications that are sent about the conference.
How Will Sponsors Use Information Collected About You?
The sponsors will only use your personal data in ways permitted by law, which may or may not include consent, depending on the type of data obtained. For information you provide directly, the sponsors will only use this data for the specific purpose for which it was submitted, unless the sponsors consider that they need to use it for another reason compatible with the original purpose.
The sponsors take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or unauthorized alteration, disclosure or destruction of data. These include internal reviews of data collection, storage and processing practices and security measures, including appropriate encryption and physical security measures to guard against unauthorized access to systems where personal data is stored.
In circumstances where you provide the website with personal information to register for one of the sponsors’ events, the sponsors may share such information with contractors or agents employed in the course of planning or hosting of such event. In doing so, access is restricted to personal data to sponsor employees, contractors and agents who need to know that information to process it on the sponsors’ behalf. These individuals are bound by confidentiality obligations and may be subject to discipline, including termination and criminal prosecution, if they fail to meet these obligations. The sponsors may also share the personal information if they have a good faith belief that access, use, preservation, or disclosure of such information is reasonably necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or enforceable governmental request.
Marketing
The sponsors aim to provide you with choices regarding the use of your data for marketing purposes. The sponsors will not use your personal data to send you marketing materials if you have requested not to receive them.
If you do not wish to receive marketing materials and/or would like to request that the sponsors stop processing your personal data for marketing purposes, you may submit a request to info@veaglobalevents.com.
The sponsors do not share your personal data with any organization other than the sponsoring firms.
A “cookie” is a small electronic file that may be downloaded to your device when you visit a website. Cookies are then sent back to the originating website on every subsequent visit, or another website that recognizes that cookie. Cookies are useful because they allow a website to recognize a user’s device, preferences, and to help improve the user’s online experience.
Sponsor Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP uses cookies with its website. The cookie contains a short unique alphanumeric string so that the firm may recognize a specific user and personalize the site for our users. For example, certain confirmation pages may display the name users provide to the firm. By using our website, you agree that Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP can place these types of cookies on your device.
If you prefer not to receive cookies, you can change the settings in your browser to turn off the use of cookies. If you choose to turn off cookies, it is possible that some areas of the website will not function properly. Please refer to the Help function of your browser for specific information on how to turn off cookies.
Data Retention and Storage
All data collected through this website, including data submitted by you, will be stored in the United States.
The sponsors will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to satisfy the purpose for which it was collected. Examples include satisfying legal, regulatory, accounting, reporting requirements and/or executing legal work for which we were retained by you. The specific retention period applicable to the type of data obtained will depend upon a variety of factors, including the data type, purpose for which it was obtained, and the nature, volume and sensitivity of the personal data, among others. If you would like to know more about data retention, please contact Robbins Geller.
Changes to the VEA Global Events Privacy Policy
The sponsor reserves the right to change this policy at any time by posting a new privacy policy at this location.
