This “Privacy Policy” explains how we collect and use information in order to provide our Services to users. This Privacy Policy does not apply to any information collected outside of our Services, and does not govern the data practices of third-parties that may interact with our Services.
By using Quartz Network or Quartz Events, you consent to the collection use and sharing of your information under this Privacy Policy, and agree to abide by our Terms of Service. Please review our Terms of Use which governs your use of both Quartz Network and Quartz Events.
This privacy policy (Privacy Policy) sets out the ways in which Quartz Holdings, LLC registered in Delaware, United States (File Number 7896094); and all of its subsidiaries ‘Quartz’ may use your Personal Data.
In this Privacy Policy:
By registering for one of our events, subscribing to our services, visiting our site or otherwise interacting with us, we will process your Personal Data in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable data protection and privacy laws.
For Quartz companies operating outside of the EU but processing EU Data as defined under Art.3. GDPR, Synergy B.V. (A Quartz Company) acts as the EU representative to Controllers not established in the EU.
From January 1st 2021, for Quartz companies operating outside of the UK and EU but processing UK Data as defined under Art.3. UK GDPR, Quartz Events Limited acts as the UK representative to Controllers not established in the EU and UK.
UK Address:
FAO the Data Protection Officer,
Quartz Events Limited, Bedford House,
69-79 Fulham High Street,
London, SW63JW, United Kingdom.
US Address:
FAO the Data Protection Officer,
Quartz, 2200 Pacific Coast Hwy, Suite 307,
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254 USA.
Email: privacy@Quartznetwork.com
Information you give us:
We collect any information you provide to us when you complete registration forms, or provide us with your details over the phone, for example when you register an account with us, register to attend one of our events (whether as a delegate, exhibitor, speaker or attendee) or subscribe to our mailing list. This information might include your name, address, email address, phone number, credit card information and other information relevant to the event or service that you’re registering for.
Information we collect about you:
For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, ‘Personal Information’ or ‘Personal Data’ refers to the types of personal information that may be collected and used, including:
Collection of information contained in any correspondence between you and us via contact forms on websites, and emails or telephone calls.
QUARTZ NETWORK: Information we collect about you as a Member or Solutions Provider
Quartz Network is a peer community of senior-level decision makers, where registered users (“Members” and/or “Solutions Providers” and together the “Users”) interact on the Site to share knowledge and professional experiences. In order to provide this Service, we may request that you enter certain personal information.
Information we receive from third parties:
We may collect information about you from third parties that we work closely with for the purposes of delivering to you the services that you request from us. For example, we may engage third parties to assist us with our online event registration systems or payment systems; these third parties will collect information directly from you on our behalf. We may also engage third parties to operate event websites on our behalf; these entities will collect information directly from you about your visits to the website on our behalf.
Sensitive Personal Data
If collecting or storing sensitive Personal Data such as information relating to health, beliefs or political affiliation, we typically ask for your explicit consent. However, there are some situations where it will not be possible to request consent, such as if you have an accident at one of our events. If this does occur, we will ensure your privacy rights are protected.
Children’s Personal Data
Our products and services are not intended for children under the age of 13 and we do not knowingly collect Personal Data from this age group. If any information is collected from a child under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, it will be deleted.
We may use your information for the following purposes, depending on the relationship we have with you. Prior to submitting your Personal Data to us, we will provide you more specific information where necessary about how we will use your data, and link you to this Privacy Policy.
For sales and product/event enquiries
To provide you with information that you have requested from us, in relation to events and publications we run, or other services we provide (for example on-demand content online webinars and e-newsletters).
Legal Basis: By specifically requesting information from us, you are consenting to us using your Personal Data for the purposes of communicating such information to you.
General administration and organisation of our events
As a Speaker, Exhibitor, Sponsor or Attendee to our events we may use your details for planning and logistics, to invoice you, to provide you customer service in relation to the event, and general administration of your attendance at the event. We may also share your Personal Data with other entities within Quartz for the purpose of assisting in the delivery of the event and/or provision of the applicable service.
Legal Basis: Where you have registered to attend or exhibit at an event, we need to use your Personal Data in this way to perform our contractual obligations.
To assess the activity of our attendees at our events
We assess how people move around and engage with our events. We do this using any apps you have activated or signed up to, and where you allow your badge to be scanned by exhibitors and staff at our events. We use this information for analytics, and to improve and enhance our events.
Legal Basis: It is our legitimate interest to monitor the location and engagement of our attendees at our events.
Badge Scanning Policy
Where you allow your badge to be scanned by an Exhibitor or Sponsor at one of our events your contact details will be transferred to the Exhibitor or Sponsor.
Legal Basis: When you hand your badge to an exhibitor or sponsor for them to scan, you are consenting to your Personal Data being passed to the exhibitor or sponsor. If you do not wish for your information to be passed on, please do not allow your badge to be scanned. The third party use of your details will be in accordance with its own privacy policy and is not covered by this Privacy Policy.
Live Event Feature Areas such as seminars and VIP areas
Where an event has a feature area such as a seminar or theatre, you may be asked to scan your badge on entry for the purpose of health and safety, analysing attendance to improve and enhance events and share your data in some cases with the feature area partner or sponsor.
Legal Basis: When we scan your badge for entry to feature areas we use legitimate interest for the purposes prescribed above.
If you wish your data to not be shared with a sponsor or partner of a feature area, advice will be given on how to notify us of your preference at the area entrance, dependent on the format of the feature area.
Enhance your Event experience
For exhibitors and sponsors, we engage logistic partners in order to enhance your experience at our events, such as engaging stand builders, electricity providers, carpeting, furniture, WIFI providers etc.
Legal Basis: We may share your details with logistic partners acting on our behalf: (i) as and when required in order to enable the performance of the contract we have with you; or (ii) so they may inform you of relevant services offered by such preferred partners as approved by the event organisers using legitimate interest or consent if and when required under applicable data protection laws.
For Marketing
To keep in contact with you about other similar events or services of ours that may be of interest to you, send you newsletters, offers or other marketing emails that keep you up to date with our news, events and products that may be of interest or for research purposes after an event you have attended to analyse the effectiveness of our products and offerings to you.
Depending on the nature of your interaction with us and applicable data protection laws, you may have actively given us your consent (i.e. opted in) or we may be entitled to rely on your implied consent or legitimate interests to market to you. The opportunity to opt out of future marketing will always be provided and you have the right to amend your marketing preferences at any time (see Your Rights in section 12).
By consenting to Quartz Network’s SMS/text messaging service, you agree to receive recurring SMS/text messages from and on behalf of Quartz Network through your wireless provider to the mobile number you provided, even if your mobile number is registered on any state or federal Do Not Call list. Text messages may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system or other technology. Service-related messages may include updates, alerts, and information (e.g., updates, alerts, etc.). Promotional messages may include promotions, specials, and other marketing offers.
Legal Basis: It is our legitimate interest to keep you up to date on similar events of ours you have attended our exhibited at in the past. Where we rely on legitimate interests in this way, we will always offer an unsubscribe options or a preference management tool on any marketing or research information we send you.
Online Event Content & Networking Platforms (including, without limitation, digital apps)
As part of your registration to fully Virtual (online) Events & to Live Events that offer online networking and content as an additional service, some of your registration data will be passed to our Networking Application Provider to create an account within the platform.
When entering an online event or content and networking platform you may engage in activities such as: visiting zones or rooms such as an online event space, exhibitor or sponsor booth; downloading content; attend/view live seminars.
As a result of such activities the platform, Quartz (and any event partner, as may be applicable) may collect, collate and share your personal information and data about your movements and interactions whilst in the virtual event space with the relevant sponsor or exhibitor to allow them to engage with you, subject to applicable data protection laws.
Legal Basis: In order to provide this service to you, your data will be given to the platform provider. Your data will be protected by the platform provider and not commercialized by them. You have the right to access your data, as well as editing or deleting it through the tools provided within the mobile application or web platform.
Recordings
Photos and videos may be taken at our events, which may feature attendees, speakers, sponsors or exhibitors. Where we have taken photos and videos at our events that feature you as an attendee, sponsor or exhibitor, to the extent permitted by applicable data protection laws, those photos and videos may be used for promotional or, where applicable, commercial purposes. You have the right to withdraw the consent you have given at any time. This will not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out by the Company before you withdraw your consent
You can find out more information on the privacy notice provided at the time you submit your data to us or in your contract with us (if applicable).
In certain circumstances we may share your personal information with:
QUARTZ NETWORK: How we share information
By using our Site or our Services, you agree to allow us to share the information you provide to us (which may include Personal Information) as described below.
With Quartz Network Users:
Commenting:
Where required by law:
Where permitted or required by law, Quartz Network may provide Personal Information to third parties without your consent in order to comply with court orders, subpoenas, or other legal or regulatory processes where we have a good faith belief that disclosure is necessary to: (1) investigate or defend ourselves against third-party claims, (2) investigate or prevent suspected unlawful activity; or (3) protect the rights or safety of Users of the Site.
QUARTZ EVENTS:
Quartz hosts industry focused in-person and/or virtual events sponsored by Solutions Providers (“Sponsors”) for senior-level executives (“Events”). If you register for one or more event(s) as a delegate, all data collected with regard to the Event will be shared with the Sponsor of that Event. When shared, this data is governed by the individual Sponsor’s privacy policy and may be used by the Sponsor for follow-up purposes.
As part of the Event, delegates may be invited to register on the Quartz Network as a Member. This enables Members and Solutions Providers (including Sponsors) to connect and meet through the platform. As a Member if you request and attend, or are invited to and attend a meeting with a Solution Provider the contact information you provide us with will be shared with the Solutions Provider on a successful scheduling or completion of a meeting. You will be free to continue communication outside of the platform where the Solutions Provider’s use of your details will be in accordance with their notice provided and its own privacy policies and is not covered by this Privacy Policy.
Quartz may request additional information such as credit card number and expiration date. This information is used for confirmation and billing purposes. The contact information you provide is used to service the order. Also, when you register for an Event, we may request additional information about your hotel, meal and other travel preferences. This information is used only for the specific Event.
Quartz uses third-party service providers such as credit card processing companies, shipping companies, mailing houses and event coordinators together with other service providers as required to satisfy client requests.
When you register for an Event, we provide necessary information to hotels and to facilities hosting Events. These parties are allowed to use that personal information only to provide services relevant to the Event.
We use cookies to ensure that you get the most out of our site. Cookies are small text files which we store on the device you use to access the site. Cookies allow us to monitor your use of the software and simplify your use of the site. For example, a temporary cookie is also used to keep track of your “session”. Without that temporary cookie (which is not stored after you quit your browser) you would have to log on every time you access a new page.
If you do not wish for cookies to be installed on your device, you can change the settings on your browser or device to reject cookies. For more information about how to reject cookies using your internet browser settings please consult the “Help” section of your internet browser (or alternatively visit http://www.aboutcookies.org). Please note that, if you do set your Internet browser to reject cookies, you may not be able to access all of the functions of our websites.
Quartz may use standard Internet technology, such as Web Beacons (also called clear GIFs or pixel tags) and other similar technologies, to deliver or communicate with cookies and track your use of our Sites. Quartz also may include web beacons in e-mail messages to determine whether messages have been opened and acted upon. The information we obtain in this manner enables us to customize the services we offer and measure the overall effectiveness of our online content, advertising campaigns, and the products and Services we offer through the Sites.
Some of our websites may contain content and links to other websites or apps that are operated by third parties. We don’t control these third party websites or apps (including whether or not they store cookies) and this Privacy Policy does not apply to them. Please consult the terms and conditions and Privacy Policy of the relevant third party website or app to find out how that site/app collects and uses your information and to establish whether and for what purpose they use cookies.
We use a variety of technological and operational security measures to protect your information against any unauthorised access to, unlawful use of, and modification and destruction of any Personal Data we store.
We will retain your information for as long as is necessary to provide you with the services that you have requested from us, or for as long as the law otherwise permits. Where you have not participated, attended or registered to attend or participate in one of our events, or otherwise engaged with us in four years, we will delete your data, unless we have an obligation to retain it for longer (for example for taxation purposes).
Transmission of information over the internet can be insecure, and although we employ measures to protect your information from unauthorised access we cannot always guarantee the security of information sent over the internet.
Where you are interacting with a Quartz entity located inside the EU, our servers are situated inside the European Economic Area (EEA) and all of the information that we collect about you will be stored on these servers.
In certain circumstances your information may be processed outside of the EEA such as when another Quartz Entity assists us with the services you have requested from us, or we engage third parties based outside of the EEA. This could also be for example where you have signed up to exhibit, sponsor or attend an event outside the EEA. In such circumstances, we will take all steps necessary to ensure that any of your information is adequately protected and processed in accordance with this Privacy Policy, and where necessary, we put in place relevant safeguards to ensure the safe processing of your data.
Some Quartz Websites, products and services are operated out of the United States. If you are located in another jurisdiction, please be aware that information you provide to us, in relation to such websites, products and services, may be transferred to, stored and processed in the United States.
By using these Websites or providing us with any information, you consent to this transfer, processing, and storage of your information in the United States, a jurisdiction in which the privacy laws are not as comprehensive as those in the country where you reside or are a citizen, such as the European Union. You understand that the U.S. government can obtain access to the Personal Data you submit if necessary for investigative purposes (e.g., terrorism investigation). We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy. We use appropriate and suitable safeguards such as EU Standard Contractual Clauses (EU Model Clauses) for transferring your Personal Data to the U.S.
Quartz operates in countries with data protection laws that may provide individuals with the right to be able to access and control their information. We will always enable you to exercise the rights provided by the appropriate data protection laws.
If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), we collect and process Personal Data about you only where we have a legal basis for doing so under applicable data protection law, including under the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The legal bases will depend on the purpose for which we process your Personal Data as generally described in section 4.
You have the right to:
If you wish to exercise any of the rights set out above, please contact the DPO (details below).
If you believe we have not complied with any applicable data protection law you can lodge a complaint with the UK data protection authority. In the UK, the relevant authority is the Information Commissioners Office, you can find their details at www.ico.org.uk.
We note that we are a “controller” for those services where we make decisions on how personal information is used in connection with our services, and we are a “processor” for those services where we only use personal information as allowed by our customers.
UK & EU Data Subjects – How to contact us:
Group Address:
FAO the Data Protection Officer,
Quartz Events Limited, Bedford House,
69-79 Fulham High Street,
London, SW63JW, United Kingdom.
Email: privacy@Quartznetwork.com
Quartz Companies outside the EU
This section explains the rights of certain natural persons residing in the State of California (each, a “consumer”) may have under the California Consumer Privacy Act 2018 and such rules and regulations as may be adopted from time to time implementing and interpreting such Act (collectively, “CCPA”). The use of the term “personal information” does so as CCPA defines it, to mean information that identifies, relates to, describes, is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer or household. However, personal information does not include publicly available, deidentified, or aggregate consumer information (which are all defined in CCPA). Also, the definition of “personal information” does not currently apply to the collection of personal information from job applicants, employees (whether you are our employee or any employee of our customers), business owners, directors, officers, medical staff or contractors.
Where we act as a “business” under CCPA (meaning we determine the manner and reasons for why we process your personal information), we may be required to disclose additional information regarding the categories of personal information we collect, the sources where we obtain that information, the purposes for why we collect that information, who we share that information with, as well as whether we sell that personal information – all of which depends on the specific service being provided.
Depending on your relationship with us, we may have collected each of the above categories of Personal Information about you. In addition, we may have shared one or more of these categories of Personal Information with third parties during the preceding 12 months for the business purposes described in this Privacy Policy.
Under this Privacy Policy, and by law if you are a resident of California, you have the following rights:
CALIFORNIA ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT (CALOPPA)
Our Service does not respond to Do Not Track signals.
However, some third party websites do keep track of your browsing activities. If you are visiting such websites, you can set your preferences in your web browser to inform websites that you do not want to be tracked. You can enable or disable DNT by visiting the preferences or settings page of your web browser.
California Residents – How to contact us:
If you are a resident of California and are not a job applicant, employee/contractor, or employee/contractor of another company interacting with us in your job role, you have the right to request what category of personal information we collect about you, how we use that personal information, and the categories of third parties we disclose that personal information.
We will disclose and deliver the required information free of charge within 45 days of receiving your verifiable request. The time period to provide the required information may be extended once by an additional 45 days when reasonable necessary and with prior notice.
To make a request, you can contact us at +1 (434) 334-5220 and ask for the Quartz Data Protection Officer or by email to our Data Protection Officer at privacy@Quartznetwork.com or in writing to: Data Protection Officer, Quartz 2200 Pacific Coast Hwy, Suite 307, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254 USA.
Please provide us enough information to verify your identity. We will use information you provide to us to verify your request. If we cannot initially verify your identity, we may request additional information to complete the verification process, such as, for example, a copy of your driver’s license and/or a recent utility or credit card bill.
California residents also have certain rights regarding the “sale” of “personal information” (as such terms may be defined by CCPA). California residents have the right to opt out of such “sale” of their “personal information” in accordance with CCPA by sending an email to our Data Protection Officer at privacy@Quartznetwork.com or in writing to: Data Protection Officer, Quartz, 2200 Pacific Coast Hwy, Suite 307, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254 USA.
We will not discriminate against you because you have exercised any of your privacy rights under the CCPA.
The CAN-SPAM Act is a law that sets the rules for commercial email, establishes requirements for commercial messages, gives recipients the right to have emails stopped from being sent to them, and spells out tough penalties for violations.
We collect your email address in order to:
To be in accordance with CANSPAM we agree to the following:
If you no longer want to receive marketing communications from Quartz, you may unsubscribe by clicking the “Manage My Preferences” or “Unsubscribe” link within the Quartz electronic communications, or by otherwise following the instructions to “opt out” appearing on that communication.
At any time, you may choose not to provide Personal Information through the Sites, in which case we may not be able to provide Services to you. Users can remove any and all Personal Information by editing the information in the user profile, or by closing their account.
Once your account is closed we will remove your name and information from our publicly viewable Sites. We may retain information related to you even after you close your account if reasonably necessary to comply with our legal obligations, prevent fraud and abuse or for other legitimate business purposes.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Updated privacy policies will be updated on the relevant Site, individual event website and/or corporate websites, or provided to you at your request.