Your privacy is important to us at Sorenson Communications, LLC and Captioncall, LLC and its affiliates (collectively “Sorenson,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), and we are committed to safeguarding, preserving, and respecting your privacy rights. This online privacy statement (the “Statement” or “Policy”) describes how we collect, use, disclose, and secure the personal information we gather about you through our website, https://sorenson.com/ (the “Site”), our applications, products, services, when you view or interact with Sorenson social media accounts or any social media accounts or content affiliated with us, and when you otherwise interact with us (collectively, the “Services”).
For purposes of this Statement, personal information means data that classifies as personal information, personal data, personally identifiable information, or similar terms under applicable data privacy and security laws and regulations. It does not include data excluded or exempted from those laws and regulations, such as aggregated, anonymized, or deidentified data. Nothing in this Statement will constitute an admission or evidence that any particular data privacy or information security law or regulation applies to Sorenson generally or in any specific context.
This Policy expressly incorporates any privacy notices we may issue to supplement this Policy, for example if required by law. Depending on your residency, a supplemental privacy notice may apply to you. For example, if you are a California resident, please view our California Privacy Policy [insert link]. If you are an employee or job applicant, please see our Employee Privacy Policy.
1. You Consent to This Statement
You should read this Statement carefully, so that you understand our privacy practices and our End User License Agreement. By accessing, browsing, downloading, or otherwise using the Services, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed with this Statement. If you do not agree to this Statement, you may not use the Services.
This Statement and the End User License Agreement apply regardless of how the Services are accessed and will cover any technologies or devices by which we make the Services available to you.
We may provide you with additional privacy notices where we believe it is appropriate to do so. It is important that you read this Statement together with any other privacy notice or terms we may provide on specific occasions, so that you are fully aware of how and why we are using your data. This Statement supplements these other notices and is not intended to override them.
If you have any questions or concerns about our personal information policies or practices, you can contact us in the methods described in the “Contact Us” section below.
2. What Types of Information Do We Collect?
We collect information you voluntarily provide directly to us, information that we collect automatically when you interact with the Services, and information collected from third parties. The categories of personal information that we collect and the purposes for which we collect that information are described below.
Categories of Personal Information We Collect
The following list describes the categories of personal information we collect.
Account Information includes the information we collect about you when you register for the Services such as name, email address, postal mailing address including the location(s) from which you will access the Services, date of birth, account number, last four digits of government identification number, information relating to your hearing loss (including self-certification), age, username, and password. We collect this information when you provide it directly to us. We collect this information for the purposes of account creation and management, providing our Services, advertising and marketing, analytics and research, customer service, and website security and maintenance. We also collect this information for compliance with laws, including 47 C.F.R. § 64.611(j), as part of registration for certain Services with the Federal Communications Commission’s User Registration Database.
Analytics Information. We collect certain analytics information automatically as you navigate our Services. This includes cookies, tracking pixels, tags or similar tools, which may collect information about your browser, device, geolocation, and interactions with the Services, Site, or emails. For more information, please view the “How Do We Use “Cookies” and Other Tracking Technologies?” section below. We collect this information for the purposes of account creation and management, advertising and marketing, analytics and research, customer service, providing the Services, and website security and maintenance.
Contact Information includes name, postal mailing address, email address and phone number. We collect this information when you provide it directly to us such as signing up for our Services, requesting information, creating an account, or filling out a form. We may also collect this information from another user of our services if that user adds you to their contact list. We collect this information for the purposes of account creation and management, advertising and marketing, analytics and research, customer service, and website security and maintenance.
Commercial History includes information regarding your user preferences, dates of service, call information, video relay service/internet protocol caption telephone service provider name, and participation in promotional activities. We collect this information for the purposes of account creation and management, advertising and marketing, analytics and research, customer service, and website security and maintenance.
Chat Information includes the contents of the conversation. We collect this information when you engage with the Site’s chat services. If you interact with the chat services we will record the conversation. Please note that information relating to your communications may be shared with our service provider. We collect this information for the purposes of account creation and management, customer service, and website security and maintenance.
Payment Information includes name, address, phone number, debit or credit card information, and other payment processing information. We, or our service providers, collect this information for the purposes of account creation and management, analytics and research, customer service, and website security and maintenance.
Responses to Surveys and Questionnaires includes any information you provide to us when you respond to marketing materials, promotions, contests, or other surveys. We collect this information for the purposes of advertising and marketing, analytics and research, customer service, and website security and maintenance.
Social Media Information includes information that you post by sharing on a blog or another social media platform. We collect this information when you provide it directly to us. Please note that your comments will be visible to the public, so you should never share personal information that you would like to keep private. We collect this information for the purposes of advertising and marketing, analytics and research, customer service, and website security and maintenance.
User-Generated Content. If you post, upload, comment, or otherwise submit content on the Services, we may collect certain information about you such as your name and email address and products you may have purchased. Be aware that as a default, any information you post on the Services, including without limitation reviews, comments, and text, may be available to and searchable by all users of the Services. We collect this information for the purposes of account creation and management, advertising and marketing, and analytics and research.
Purposes for Collection of Personal Information
The following chart identifies the purposes for which we may collect your personal information, as well as information regarding our use and disclosure of that personal information. Please note that we may not collect each category of information about each user of our Services.
Purpose
Categories of Personal Information
Targeted Ad / Sales
Data Shared with Third Parties
Categories of Third Parties
Account Management
Account Information Analytics Information Contact Information
Yes / No
Account Information Analytics Information
Analytics Providers Third Party Advertisers TRS Fund Administrator
Communications Services and Eligibility Verification
Analytics Information Commercial History Contact Information Payment Information
No / No
N/A
N/A
Providing the Services
Account Information Analytics Information Commercial History Payment Information
Yes / No
Analytics Information Commercial History Contact Information
Marketing and Advertising
Analytics Information Commercial History Contact Information Social Media Information
Yes / No
Analytics Information Commercial History Contact Information
Analytics Providers Third Party Advertisers
Analytics and Research
Account Information Analytics Information Commercial History Contact Information Responses to Surveys and Questionnaires Social Media Information
Yes / No
Analytics Information Commercial History Contact Information Social Media Information
Analytics Providers Third Party Advertisers
Customer Service
Account Information Analytics Information Contact Information Commercial History Chat Information Payment Information
Yes / No
Analytics Information
Analytics Providers Third Party Advertisers
Website Security and Maintenance
Account Information Analytics Information Commercial History
No / No
N/A
N/A
Other Ways We May Collect, Use, or Share the Information
We may also reserve the right to collect, use, or share personal information for the following purposes:
Disclose managers, interpreters listening in on training calls. Calls – scheduled interpreting (likely covered in DPA, to confirm generically in the PP)
For Legal Purposes. We reserve the right to cooperate with local, provincial, state, federal and international officials in any investigation requiring either personal information or reports about lawful of unlawful user activity on this site. We also reserve the right to share your personal information to establish, exercise, or defend our legal and property rights, including providing information to others for the purposes of fraud prevention. We may also share your personal information with any person who we reasonably believe may apply to a court or other competent authority for disclosure of that personal information where, in our reasonable opinion, such court or authority would be reasonably likely to order disclosure of that personal information.
Additionally, we will share some or all of your personal information with government agencies and private entities responsible for administering the Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) Fund and verifying eligibility for certain Services.
If we are ordered by a legal process or government to provide data about one or more individual users, we will notify those users of our compliance with that order, to the extent permitted by law.
To Present the Site. We will use personal information to present our Site and its contents in a suitable and effective manner for you and your device.
To Provide and Improve the Services. We will use personal information to provide the Services, including to improve operations and for security purposes.
Employee Training. We may use personation information in connection with employee training and monitoring. For example, managers and interpreters may use the content of communications your communications with our employees to better train employees. Please note that our employees, managers, and interpreters are bound by confidentiality agreements and will not share your information with any third parties.
Customer Service. We will use your personal information to provide you with customer service, troubleshoot issues, and respond to requests, questions or comments.
Provide Information and Opportunities. We will use your personal information to advertise opportunities, promotions, products, events, or Services that we think may be of interest to you.
Business Transactions or Mergers. We reserve the right to share your personal information to third parties as part of any potential business or asset sale, merger, acquisition, investment, round of funding, or similar type of transaction. Additionally, if we are entering into a corporate transaction with a third party, we may receive personal information in connection with the diligence. If we close a transaction, the third party may transfer personal information, which we would use as described in this Policy.
Bankruptcy or Insolvency. In the event of bankruptcy, insolvency, or dissolution proceedings, we may share your personal information with third parties as part of the sale or reorganization process.
Business Partners and Affiliates. We may collect information from our partners and share personal information with our business partners and affiliates including legal advisors and financial advisors, and co-branded partners. We may combine that information with other information we collect about you, but we will always use the information as described in this Policy. We may also share information with our affiliates, subsidiaries, joint ventures or other companies under common control.
3. How Do We Use “Cookies” and Other Tracking Technologies?
We may send one or more cookies to your computer or other device. We may also use other similar technologies such as tracking pixels, tags, or similar tools when you visit our Services. These technologies can collect data regarding your operating system, browser type, device type, screen resolution, IP address, and other technical information, as well as navigation events and session information as you interact with our Services. This information allows us to understand how you use the Services.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small files created by websites, including our Services, that reside on your computer’s hard drive and that store information about your use of a particular website. When you access our Services, we use cookies and other tracking technologies to:
Estimate our audience size and usage patterns;
Store information about your preferences, allowing us to customize our Services according to your individual needs;
Contact you to provide you with information or services that you request from us;
Advertise new content, events, and services that relate to your interests;
Provide you with more personalized content that is most relevant to your interest areas; and
Recognize when you return to our Services.
We set some cookies ourselves and others are set by third parties. You can manage your cookies preference as described in the “Managing Your Cookies” section below.
What Types of Cookies Do We Use and Why?
The following chart lists the different types of cookies that we and our service providers use on the Services, examples of who serves those cookies and links to the privacy notices and opt-out information of those cookie servers. Because the specific cookies we use may vary over time, as well as differ by the specific page you are browsing, the below chart is illustrative only.
Types of Cookies
Purpose
Who Serves (for example)
Essential
These cookies are required for the operation of the Services and enable you to move around the Services and use its features. Disabling these cookies can negatively impact the performance of Services.
These cookies are used to recognize you when you return to the Services. This enables us to personalize content for you and remember your preferences. These cookies also enable your interactions with the Services such as emailing us and customer support chat.
These cookies, beacons, and pixels allow us to analyze activities on the Services. They can be used to improve the functioning of the Services. For example, these cookies recognize and count the number of visitors and see how they move around the Services. Analytics cookies also help us measure the performance of our advertising campaigns to help us improve them and to optimize the content on the Services for those who engage with our advertising.
These cookies are used to enable you to share pages and content that you find interesting on our Services through third-party social networking and other websites. These cookies may also be used for advertising purposes.
Some cookies operate from the time you visit the Services until the end of that particular browsing session. These cookies, which are called “session cookies,” expire and are automatically deleted when you close your Internet browser.
Some cookies will stay on your device between browsing sessions and will not expire or automatically delete when you close your Internet browser. These cookies are called “persistent cookies” and the length of time they will remain on your device will vary from cookie to cookie. Persistent cookies are used for a number of purposes, such as storing your preferences so that they are available for your next visit and to keep a more accurate account of how often you visit the Services, how your use of the Services may change over time, and the effectiveness of advertising efforts.
Managing Your Cookies
It may be possible to block cookies by changing your Internet browser settings to refuse all or some cookies. If you choose to block all cookies (including essential cookies), you may not be able to access all or parts of the Services.
You can find out more about cookies and how to manage them by visiting www.AboutCookies.org.
Does the Site Respond to “Do Not Track” Signals?
There is currently no industry agreed-upon response to a Do Not Track signal. At this time, our Site does not respond differently based on a user’s Do Not Track signal.
We recognize the Global Privacy Control (“GPC”). Your browser must be able to support the GPC for us to recognize your opt-out preference signal.
4. Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, and Utah Users’ Rights
Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, and Virginia residents have certain rights with respect to their data. These rights are established through the Colorado Privacy Act (“CPA”), the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (“CTDPA”), the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (“UCPA”), and the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (“VCDPA”). The chart below explains these rights and lists the states whose residents may exercise those rights. To exercise any of the following rights listed in the chart below, please email us using the information set forth in the “Contact Us” section below.
Consumer Right
Explanation
Applies to Residents of:
Right to Know/Access
You have the right to confirm whether we are processing your personal data, and the right to access that data.
Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Virginia
Right of Correction
You have the right to correct inaccuracies in your personal data, taking into account the nature of the personal data and the purposes of the processing of the personal data.
Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia
Right of Deletion
You have the right to delete your personal data provided by you or obtained about you. *Note: If you are a Utah resident, this only applies to personal data you have provided directly to us.
Colorado, Connecticut, Utah*, Virginia
Right of Portability
Up to two times per calendar year, you have the right to obtain your personal data in a portable and—to the extent technically feasible—readily usable format that allows you to transmit the data to another entity without hindrance. *Note: If you are a Utah resident, this only applies to processing carried out by automated means.
Colorado, Connecticut, Utah*, Virginia
Right to Opt-out: Colorado, Connecticut, and Virginia
You have the right to opt-out of the processing of your personal data for the purposes of: Targeted advertising; The sale of personal data; and/orProfiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning you. To opt-out, please visit our “Your Privacy Choices” page.
Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia
Right to Opt-out: Utah
You have the right to opt-out of the sale of personal data or targeted advertising. To opt-out, please visit our “Your Privacy Choices” page.
Utah
Sensitive Data
We collect Sensitive Data as deined in the CPA, CTDPA, UCPA, and VCDPA. We will not collect Sensitive Data from Colorado, Connecticut and Virginia residents without first obtaining consent. We will not collect this information from Utah residents without first presenting them with clear notice and an opportunity to opt out of the processing.
Exercising Your Rights
If you are a Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, or Utah resident and wish to exercise one of the above rights and it applies to you, please visit our “Make a Data Privacy Request” [insert link] page or our “Your Privacy Choices” [insert link] page.
If necessary, we may request additional information reasonably necessary to authenticate you and your request.
In certain circumstances, you may make a request on behalf of another such as if you are an authorized agent or the parent or guardian of a child on behalf of whom you wish to exercise their rights.
We will respond to these consumer requests, if applicable, within 45 days of receipt of the request and without undue delay. If we need to extend this period, we will notify you of the delay and explain the reasonably necessary justifications for our delay.
We will provide responses to your requests free of charge unless certain exclusions apply, depending on the state in which you reside. We may charge a fee in:
Colorado, Connecticut, and Utah, if you make more than one request in a twelve-month period; and
Connecticut and Virginia, if the request is manifestly unfounded or excessive, or repetitive in nature.
Appealing a Rights Request Decision
If you are a resident of Colorado, Connecticut, or Virginia, and we deny or fail to take action on your request to exercise your applicable consumer privacy rights, you may appeal our decision. To do this, you may email us at [email protected]. In the email appeal, please specify the right(s) you requested to exercise and the date you made such a request.
We will inform you in writing within 45 days of any action taken or not taken in response to the appeal. We will also provide a written explanation of the reasons for our decisions regarding your request(s).
5. Nevada Users’ Rights
Under Nevada law, certain Nevada consumers may opt out of the sale of certain personally identifiable information for monetary consideration to a person for that person to license or sell such information to additional persons. We do not sell personally identifiable information under Nevada law.
If you are a Nevada resident who has purchased or leased goods or services from us, you may (A) submit a request to opt out of any potential future sales, and/or (B) request changes to your Covered Information by emailing us at [email protected]. Please note we will take reasonable steps to verify your identity and the authenticity of the request.
6. European Users’Rights
This section of our Privacy Policy is applicable to persons located in the European Union (“EU”), an European Economic Area member state (“EEA”), United Kingdom (“UK”), or Switzerland as well as to persons whose personal information is processed in or transferred from the EU, EEA, UK, or Switzerland. You are entitled under the EU General Data Protection Regulation, the UK General Data Protection Regulation, and the Swiss Data Protection Act (collectively, the “GDPR”), to the information in this section of our Privacy Policy.
Your Rights
You are entitled by law to access, correct, amend, or delete personal information about you that we hold. A summary listing these rights appears below. Please note that these rights are not absolute and certain exemptions may apply to specific requests that you may submit to us.
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information below in the“Contact Us” section or view our “Make a Data Privacy Request” page. For your protection, we may need to verify your identity before responding to your request. In the event that we refuse a request, we will provide you a reason as to why.
Asking us to access your personal information
You have the right to obtain from us confirmation as to whether or not we are processing personal information about you, and if so, the right to be provided with the information contained in this Policy. You also have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information. When making a request, please provide an accurate description of the personal information to which you want access. Where requests are repetitive or manifestly unfounded or excessive, we may charge a reasonable fee based on administrative cost.
Asking us to rectify your personal information
You have the right to ask us to rectify information you think is inaccurate. You also have the right to ask us to complete information you think is incomplete.
Asking us to delete your personal information
You have the right to ask us to erase your personal information if:
We no longer need it for the purposes for which we collected it;
We have been using it with no valid legal basis;
We are obligated to erase it to comply with a legal obligation to which we are subject;
We need your consent to use the information and you withdraw consent; or
You object to us processing your personal information where our legal basis for doing so is our legitimate interests and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing.
However, this right is not absolute. Even if you make a request for deletion, we may need to retain certain information for legal or administrative purposes, such as record keeping, maintenance of opt-out requirements, defending or making legal claims, or detecting fraudulent activities. We will retain information in accordance with the “How Long Is Your Personal Information Kept” section below.
If you do exercise a valid right to have your personal information deleted, please keep in mind that deletion by third parties to whom the information has been provided might not be immediate and that the deleted information may persist in backup copies for a reasonable period (but will not be available to others).
Asking us to restrict our use of your personal information
You have the right to ask us to place a restriction on our use of your personal information if one of the following applies to you:
You contest the accuracy of the information that we hold about you, while we verify its accuracy;
We have used your information unlawfully, but you request us to restrict its use instead of erasing it;
We no longer need the information for the purpose for which we collected it, but you need it to deal with a legal claim; or
You have objected to us using your information, while we check whether our legitimate grounds override your right to object.
The right to transfer your personal information to another service provider
You have the right to ask that we transfer the personal information you gave us from one organization to another, or give it to you (i.e. data portability). This applies to personal information we are processing to service a contract with you and to personal information we are processing based on your consent.
The right to withdraw consent
If we obtain your written consent to collect and process your personal information, you can subsequently withdraw such consent as to any further processing of such information.
The right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
If you believe your rights under the GDPR have been violated, the GDPR gives you the right to file a complaint with your supervisory authority. A list of supervisory authorities is available here: EEA and EU Data Protection Authorities (DPAs); Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC); UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
Rights related to automated decision-making
To the extent that we engage in decision-making based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects concerning you or which significantly affects you, you have the right not to be subject to such decision-making.
Right to object to processing
You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information that is based on legitimate interests or your consent (rather than when the reason for using it is to perform an obligation due to you under a contract with us). If you make such an objection, we will cease to process the personal information unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or we can demonstrate the processing is for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims. You can object to the processing of your personal information by contacting us using the information in the “Contact Us” section below.
Legal Bases for Processing Your Personal Information
Sorenson collects your personal information to provide our products and Services to you; otherwise, we may not be able to process the transactions you request. We will only process your personal information when we have a lawful basis for doing so. If you are in a country in the EU, EEA, UK, or Switzerland, you are entitled to an explanation of the legal bases we rely on to process your personal information. The legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described above will depend on the personal information concerned and the specific context in which we collect it, which is discussed below.
Consent. We may process your personal information based on your consent such as when you purchase a service or ask us to send you certain kinds of marketing communications. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of the processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
Children’s Consent. We do not knowingly process data of EU, EEA, UK, or Switzerland residents under the age of 16 without reasonably verified parental consent.
Our Legitimate Interests. We may process your personal information if doing so is necessary for our legitimate interests relating to our business purposes arising from your relationship with us, and your rights as an individual do not override those legitimate interests. For example, our legitimate interests include but are not limited to when we process your personal information to carry out fraud prevention activities and activities to increase network and information security, identify usage trends, determine the effectiveness of promotional campaigns, expand our business activities and improve our services and the content and functionality of our Services.Our legitimate interests also include providing you with the products and services you request, view, engage with, or purchase and communicating with you regarding your account or transactions with us.
To Perform a Contract. We may process your personal information to administer and fulfill contractual obligations to you. We will also collect and process your personal information as necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party.
To Enable Us to Comply With a Legal Obligation. We may process your personal information to comply with legal obligations to which we are subject. This may include any requirement to produce audited accounts, any legal obligation to share information with law enforcement agencies, public or governmental authorities, and to comply with legal process.
Necessary for the Exercise or Defense of Legal Claims. If you bring a claim against us or we bring a claim against you, we may process your personal information in relation to that claim.
Depending on the situation, we may be the controller or the processor for personal information collected from residents of the EU, EEA, UK or Switzerland. If you have any questions about or need further information concerning the legal basis on which we collect and use your personal information for any specific processing activity, please contact us using the “Contact Us” section below.
Cross-Border Transfers of Personal Information
Our Services are operated in the United States. Personal information about you provide while in the EU, an EEA member state, the UK, or Switzerland may be transferred to the United States. The United States does not have an adequacy decision or adequacy regulation. The GDPR permits such transfers when necessary for the performance of a contract between you and us, if we obtain your explicit consent to such transfer, or if it is in our legitimate interest to transfer the personal information. The laws in the United States may not be as protective as the GDPR or the laws of other jurisdictions where you may be located. If we transfer personal information from the EU, EEA, UK, or Switzerland, or another country with cross-border transfer obligations, we will provide an appropriate safeguard, such as using standard contractual clauses.
To obtain a copy of the safeguard(s), please contact us using the information provided in the“Contact Us” section below.
7. Advertising and Marketing Choice
We respect your rights in how your personal information is used and shared. We may communicate you with you via email, telephone, postal mail, and/or your mobile device about our products and services. If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, you can email us at [email protected] or follow the instructions at the bottom of each applicable email, and we will promptly remove you from those marketing correspondences that you choose to no longer receive. Please note, however, that we may still need to contact you regarding other matters.
8. How Long Is Your Personal Information Kept
We will retain your personal information until the personal information is no longer necessary to accomplish the purpose for which it was provided. We may retain your personal information for longer periods for specific purposes to the extent that we are obliged to do so in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, to protect you, other people, and us from fraud, abuse, an unauthorized access, as necessary to protect our legal rights, or for certain business requirements.
We will delete your personal information when it is no longer necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, or upon your request, subject to exceptions as discussed in this Statement or under applicable law, contract, or regulation.
If you use our mobile application, you can delete your account by submitting a request to [email protected] or by deleting your account through the application itself. If you delete your account from within the application, we will delete the accompanying personal data unless we are required to retain it for legal, regulatory, contractual requirements, or other compliance purposes.
You can access and update certain personal information we hold about you at any time by logging into your account via the Services.
9. Our Commitment to Data Security
The security of your personal information is important to us. We take various reasonable organizational, administrative, and technical measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. If required by law to do so, we will notify you and/or the relevant supervisory authority in the event of a data breach.
However, we cannot and do not guarantee complete security, as it does not exist on the Internet.
10. Where Your Personal Information Is Held
We process personal information on our servers in the United States of America, and may do so in other countries. If you use our Services or otherwise provide us with information from outside of the United States, you expressly consent to the transfer of your data to the United States, the processing of your data in the United States, and the storage of your data in the United States.
11. Third Party Links
Sorenson’s Services may contain links to third-party websites. When we provide links, we do so only as a convenience and we are not responsible for any content of any third-party website or any links contained within. It is important to note that this Statement only applies to Sorenson’s Services. We are not responsible and assume no responsibility for any personal information collected, stored, or used by any third party as a result of you visiting third-party websites. We also advise that you carefully read the privacy notice of any third-party websites you choose to visit.
12. Children’s Privacy
Collection of Children’s Information. Protecting the privacy of the very young is especially important. Some of our Services are intended for children under 13 years of age. Please note that the Site is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect or otherwise process personal information from anyone under 13 without first obtaining verified permission from that child’s parent or legal guardian. This Policy, along with any additional parental consent forms provided as part of the provision of the Services to children, describes our privacy practices including the way we collect and process your child’s information.
Obtaining Your Consent. Before your child uses our Services, we will obtain your affirmative and verifiable consent. We will obtain your consent via (1) your signed consent or application form (as applicable) or (2) providing you this Policy, asking whether you consent to these practices, and having you verify your identity by showing a valid, government-issued form of identification.
Information We Collect About Children. When you apply for our Services on behalf of your child and consent to the processing of your child’s personal information, we will collect the information listed in this Policy from you about your child. We may also collect certain information from you (the parent or guardian), as required by law or regulation, and for administrative and billing purposes.
How We Use and Share Information About Children. After we receive your permission to provide Services to your child, we will collect, store, and disclose personal information necessary to provide those Services to your child. We may share information about your child and your child’s use of the Services with third parties for billing and administrative purposes and otherwise, as required or permitted by law or regulation. We may share information about your child with government agencies and private entities responsible for administering or overseeing the Telecommunications Relay Service (“TRS”) Fund and verifying eligibility for Sorenson services. For example, Sorenson may submit your and your child’s information to the TRS User Registration Database, a database administered by a government contractor, as required by Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) regulations. Additionally, we will submit information about your and your child’s TRS usage to the Administrator of the TRS Fund and/or the FCC for billing purposes.
Sorenson may also share your child’s name, image (if your child uploads an image), and video phone number(s) with other Sorenson users in your child’s contact list. Sorenson may also share information about your child’s location with emergency services if your child calls 911 from a mobile device enabled with the Services.
Your Choices About Your Child’s Information. You have control over the ongoing collection, use, and disclosure of your child’s personal information. You may also request deletion of your child’s personal information at any time. You have the right to consent to Sorenson’s collection and use of your child’s personal information while withholding consent for disclosure of that personal information to third parties. You may review, delete, or prohibit further collection of your child’s information at any time. If you have further questions or requests related to Sorenson’s online collection of information from children, please contact [email protected].
13. Policy Changes
This Statement may change from time to time. If we need to change this Statement at some point in the future, we will post any changes on this page. If we make a significant or material change to this Statement we will notify you via email. You should check these terms when you use the Site. Your continued use of the Site constitutes acceptance of the most current version of this Statement.
We do not sell personal data for monetary consideration, but our use of cookies may be considered a sale, share, or targeted advertising under state privacy laws. Consumers can exercise their right to opt out of these uses by clicking the “Deny” button below. Please note that opting out may adversely affect certain features and functions.
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The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes.The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on our website or across several of our websites for similar marketing purposes.
To provide you with the best web experience, we use technologies such as cookies to store and/or access your device information. Consenting to these technologies allow us to process data such as your browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. We use this information to improve your experience. If you choose not to consent or withdraw your consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.
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The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes.The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on our website or across several of our websites for similar marketing purposes.
