Privacy Policies
Control Flow,
Inc. is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring you have a
positive experience on our website. This policy outlines our Personal
and Corporate information handling practices for both online and offline
data. If you give us Personal or Corporate information, we will treat it
according to this policy.
We encourage you to read this privacy policy to ensure you
understand Control Flow, Inc.’s privacy practices.
Collecting Your Personal and Corporate Information Policy.
When Control Flow, Inc. collects any Personal or Corporate information on our corporate website, we will express our need for the your Personal and Corporate data at the point of collection. Some of the reasons why we collect your Personal and Corporate information include:
- Participation in discussion groups
- Collaboration efforts
- Registration to membership programs or newsletter subscriptions
- Provide registered users a more Personalized and meaningful experience on the Control Flow, Inc. website.
Methods of Use of Your Personal and Corporate Information Policy.
We will only use your Personal and Corporate information in the way we specified when it was collected. We will not subsequently change the way your Personal or Corporate information is used without your consent. Some of the ways we may use your Personal and Corporate information include:
- To provide the ability to create Personal or Corporate profile areas and view protected content.
- To provide the ability to contact you, and provide you with shipping and billing information.
- To provide customer feedback and support.
- To provide contests, sweepstakes or other marketing promotional activities on the Control Flow, Inc. website. Personal or Corporate information may be collected to administer those programs.
- To conduct questionnaires and surveys in order to provide better products and services to our customers and end users. Your completion of any questionnaires is voluntary.
- To support recruitment enquiries.
- To understand more about you, so we can Personalize newsletters and websites to your preferences. For example, allow you the opportunity to request specific information on products and services that may be of interest.
- To allow you to forward information to another individual such as a friend or co-worker. Control Flow, Inc. does not store the Personal or Corporate information of the third party. We collect the information for the sole purpose of contacting you as a potential client.
- To meet contractual obligations.
Unsubscribing Policy.
Subscriptions to some newsletters can be managed through the Control Flow, Inc. Online Subscriptions website. In addition, each email newsletter includes instructions on how you can unsubscribe from that particular mailing.
You may also unsubscribe from Control Flow, Inc.'s various newsletters by sending a letter, including your name, email address and the title of the marketing material you wish to unsubscribe from to:
Control Flow, Inc. LLC
Unsubscription Request
9201 Fairbanks N. Houston
Houston TX 77064-6206
Non-Personal or Corporate Information Collection Policy.
In some instances, Control Flow, Inc. may collect non-Personal or Corporate (aggregate or demographic) data through cookies, web logs, and web beacons. This information is used to better understand and improve the usability, performance and effectiveness of the Control Flow, Inc. website.
Sharing Your Personal or Corporate Information Policy.
We DO NOT sell or rent your Personal or Corporate information to third parties for marketing purposes unless you have granted us permission to do so. We may share your Personal and Corporate information within Control Flow, Inc. for purposes of data processing or storage. We may also share your Personal and Corporate information with authorized third-party agents or contractors in order to provide a requested service or transaction. For example, if we need to ship something to you, we must share your name and address with a shipping company. We only provide third-party agents with the minimum amount of Personal or Corporate information necessary to complete the requested service or transaction. We may respond to subpoenas, court orders, or legal process by disclosing your Personal or Corporate information and other related information, if necessary. We also may choose to establish or exercise our legal rights or defend against legal claims. We may collect and possibly share Personal and Corporate information and any other additional information available to us in order to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, violations of Control Flow, Inc.'s terms of use, or as otherwise required by law. We will ask you for your opt-in consent to share your Personal or Corporate information with a third party for any other reason.
Personalization Policy.
We may customize websites or newsletters for certain users based on the information they previously provided or that was collected through Control Flow, Inc. websites in order to enhance the overall web experience.
Security of Your Personal and/or Corporate Information Policy.
Control Flow, Inc. is committed to protecting the Personal and/or Corporate information you share with us. We utilize a combination of security technologies, procedures, and organizational measures to help protect your Personal and Corporate information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure.
While we strive to protect your Personal and Corporate information, we cannot ensure the security of the information you transmit. We recommend you to take every precaution in protecting your Personal or Corporate information when you are on the Internet. For example, change your passwords often, use a combination of letters and numbers when creating passwords, and make sure you use a secure web browser.
Cookies Policy.
Control Flow, Inc. websites may utilize cookies, although you can still access most of them even if you choose to disable cookies in your browser. Some websites will not allow you to complete certain activities if cookies are disabled. We use multiple third parties to monitor web traffic, statistics, advertisement 'click-through', and other activities on Control Flow, Inc.'s sites. Where authorized by Control Flow, Inc., such third parties may use cookies, Control Flow, Inc.'s web log files, web beacons, and other monitoring technologies to compile anonymous aggregate statistics on Control Flow, Inc.'s website visitors. We also include web beacons in HTML-formatted e-mail newsletters in order to count how many newsletters (or particular articles, links, etc.) are being accessed. Current versions of web browsers offer enhanced user controls regarding the placement and duration of both first and third party cookies. Search for "cookies" under your web browser's Help menu for more information on cookie management features available to you.
Data Retention Policy.
Control Flow, Inc. will not retain your Personal and/or Corporate information longer than is necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected or as required by applicable laws or regulations.
Linked Websites Policy.
Our websites may provide links to other third-party websites, which are outside our control and not covered by this policy. We encourage you to review the privacy policies posted on these (and all) sites.
Children’s Privacy Policy.
Control Flow, Inc. does not knowingly collect Personal information from children under the age of 13. If we learn that we have collected Personal information on a child under the age of 13, we will delete that data from our systems. Control Flow, Inc. encourages parents and guardians to go online with their children. Here are a few tips to help make a child's online experience safer: Teach children never to give Personal information (such as name, address, phone number, school, etc.) unless supervised by a parent or responsible adult. Know the sites your children are visiting and which sites are appropriate. Look for website privacy policies. Know how your child's information is treated.
Transfer of Personal or Corporate Information Policy.
We may transfer your Personal or Corporate information to Control Flow, Inc. LLC in the US, to any Control Flow, Inc. subsidiary worldwide or to third parties acting on our behalf for the purposes of processing or storage.
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