SintecMedia Ltd. d/b/a Operative, SintecMedia NYC, Inc. d/b/a Operative, and our direct and indirect affiliates and subsidiaries (“Operative”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) are committed to protecting your privacy. This privacy policy (this “Privacy Policy”) applies to Operative’s Website, located at www.operative.com (the “Website”), and Operative’s related software and products, software as a service and professional services (collectively, the “Services”). This Privacy Policy aims to inform you about how we collect, use, disclose and store information about you. By using this Website and the Services, you consent to the data practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with the practices described in this Privacy Policy, you should not use this Website. If you or your employer has a separate agreement with Operative, the terms of such agreement may supersede this Privacy Policy.
As explained in more detail below, we gather various types of information, including information that identifies or may identify you as an individual (“Personal Information”).
Information You Provide to Operative
We may collect your Personal Information in the following situations:
Information We Automatically Collect
Through cookies and similar tracking technologies (collectively, “Cookies”), when you browse this Website or access the various Services, we collect certain information related to your device and browsing activities such as your device’s IP address, pages visited, browser language, and browser type. We use the information gathered via Cookies to provide social media features and analyze Website traffic.
We use the following Cookies on this Website: 1) Necessary Cookies, 2) Statistics Cookies and 3) Marketing Cookies.
Please consult our Cookies Settings for more information about the types of Cookies we use on the Website, and to manage your use of Cookies on the Website.
We collect customer information directly from our customers to provide the Services, including Personal Information that a customer chooses to provide for the purpose of Operative providing the Services.
We will use the information we collect for the purposes described in this Section 3. To the extent we collect your Personal Information, we will process it only to the extent necessary for our legitimate interests and only for the purposes for which the Personal Information was provided, including to:
We may share the information we collect as follows:
Please note that in some of the circumstances above, we may share aggregated and anonymized (de-identified) Personal Information that does not identify you or any other specific individual.
For the avoidance of doubt, we will never sell your Personal Information to any third party.
Operative recognizes the importance of safeguarding your Personal Information. Accordingly, we use security technologies and procedures to help protect your Personal Information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. However, by providing us with Personal Information you acknowledge that no data transmission over the internet or other network is guaranteed to be fully secure. As a result, any Personal Information you provide to us is provided at your own risk.
To learn more about measures Operative takes to safeguard your Personal Information, please see Operative’s Security Policy.
You may opt not to disclose information to us. You may, for example, accept or reject Cookies for our Website and/or Services (as applicable) as described above and in the Cookies Settings. You may also opt-out of receiving certain promotional or marketing communications from us at any time by using the unsubscribe link in the e-mail communications we send.
In the event we collect Personal Data (as defined in the GDPR) that is subject to the GDPR, this Section 7 will apply. Personal Data will be subject to the GDPR if it relates to a Data Subject (as defined in GDPR) located in the European Union (the “EU”). Terms in this section are meant to be understood in a manner consistent with the GDPR. Such terms may have a different definition or meaning in other portions of this Privacy Policy, as GDPR may not apply to those sections.
For our customers located in the EU or European Economic Area (the “EEA”), Operative will always be considered the Processor, and those customers will always be considered the Controller.
If you, as our customer, are required under the GDPR or any applicable EU legislation to enter into a contract with your data processors, you are requested to contact your Operative business contact, and we will send you a copy of our Data Processing Addendum.
We Process your Personal Data with your consent (where required by law), or pursuant to another authorized legal basis, including but not limited to the performance of a contract or for a legitimate interest. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time by submitting your request here. The Personal Data collected by Operative originates from the sources referenced in this Privacy Policy, and is Processed for the legitimate interests set forth in Sections 3 and 4 of this Privacy Policy.
Operative will not disclose Personal Data to a third party except as stated below:
Operative is responsible for ensuring that: (i) when Operative is the Controller, the Personal Data collected is accurate, complete, current and reliable for its intended uses and (ii) Personal Data is retained only for as long as is necessary to accomplish the legitimate business purposes disclosed to you and for any compatible purposes. We will cooperate with reasonable requests, and in accordance with applicable law for assistance in meeting these obligations.
Personal Data collected by Operative is Processed in a manner consistent with the purposes specified in this Privacy Policy. Operative will request only the minimum amount of information required to perform Services and will retain such information only for as long as necessary to provide the Services or for compatible purposes, such as to provide additional Services, to comply with legal requirements and/or to preserve or defend Operative’s lawful rights and interests.
You have the right to access the Personal Data that Operative holds about you. If your Personal Data is inaccurate or you believe it to be Processed in violation of the GDPR, you may also request that your Personal Data be corrected, amended, or deleted.
If you would like to access, review, update, rectify, and/or delete any Personal Data we hold about you, or exercise any other rights available to you under the GDPR, you can either click the “Exercise your Rights” button available at the bottom of this Privacy Policy, or complete this Web Form. Our privacy team will examine your request and respond to you as quickly as possible.
You may choose not to disclose your Personal Data to us, but please keep in mind that some Personal Data may be necessary in certain instances such as for the use of the Services, of if you wish to register for an event organized by Operative.
You may accept or reject Cookies for the Website by visiting our Cookies Settings.
You may opt-out of receiving certain marketing communications from us by using the unsubscribe link in the e-mails we send.
If you wish to limit the use or disclosure of your Personal Data, please submit your request here.
Operative has global operations. Therefore, we may transfer and access Personal Information from around the world. To the extent any Personal Data of individuals based in the EU/EEA is provided by you or by a customer to any of Operative’s entities based in the EU and transferred to any of Operative’s entities outside of the EU/EEA or to any other recipient outside the EU/EEA, we will conduct the transfer in full compliance with the GDPR by ensuring that an adequate level of protection is given to that Personal Data and that adequate technological and organizational safeguards are in place to protect the same. As an example, the Operative entities have entered into the EU Standard Contractual Clauses with one another and ensure that any Vendors that process Personal Data of EU/EEA individuals on Operative’s behalf adhere to one of the required methods for meeting the adequate protections under the GDPR.
If you would like to exercise information about the Personal Data we Process, or exercise any of your individual rights under the GDPR, please submit your request here.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:
Alyssa Greenspan
Data Protection Officer
Privacy@Operative.com
Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”), California residents have certain rights regarding Personal Information that businesses have about them. This includes the rights to request access or deletion of your Personal Information, as well as the right to direct a business to stop selling your Personal Information (as defined in the CCPA). Sections 2 through 6 of this Privacy Policy describe the categories of information we collect, our methods of collection, the business purpose for collections and the categories of third parties to whom we disclose information.
In the event we collect Personal Information that is subject to the CCPA, this Section 8 will apply. Terms in this section are meant to be understood in a manner consistent with the CCPA; such terms may have different definitions or meanings in other portions of this Privacy Policy, as CCPA may not apply to those sections. When you exercise your rights under the CCPA, including requests to access or delete Personal Information, we have an obligation to verify your identity by matching the identifying information provided by you to the Personal Information maintained by Operative.
The CCPA requires that we detail the categories of Personal Information that we collect. We collect:
We use identifiers and commercial information to:
We use identifiers and internet and other similar network activity information to:
We collect identifiers and commercial information directly from you.
We collect internet or other similar network activity automatically from your usage of the Website.
Operative shares Personal Information as necessary for certain business purposes. This includes sharing Personal Information with Service Providers for hosting and maintenance services; customer relationship management; data management and storage, as well as marketing and promotional efforts. In addition, Operative shares Personal Information as described in Section 4 of this Privacy Policy.
Operative does not sell Personal Information in exchange for any monetary consideration.
You have the right to request disclosure about the categories of Personal Information about you Operative has collected, used or disclosed for a business purpose, and the categories of third parties to whom the Personal Information was disclosed. Additionally, you have the right to request disclosure of specific pieces of Personal Information about you. Below is a list of the information that you may include in your request.
If you would like to exercise your right to request disclosure, please complete this Web Form. Our privacy team will examine your request and respond to you as quickly as possible.
You have the right to request that Operative delete any Personal Information about you that Operative has collected from you. Please note that there are exceptions where Operative is not required to fulfill a request to delete information, such as when the deletion of information would impede compliance with a legal obligation.
If you would like to exercise your right to delete, please complete this Web Form. Our privacy team will examine your request and respond to you as quickly as possible.
Operative will not discriminate against you (e.g., through denying goods or services, or providing a different level of quality of goods or services) for exercising any of the rights afforded to you.
In compliance with the CCPA, we commit to resolving complaints about your privacy and our collection or use of your Personal Information. California residents with inquiries or complaints regarding this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices should contact us at:
Alyssa Greenspan
Data Protection Officer
Privacy@Operative.com
If you would like to exercise any of your individual privacy rights, please complete this Web Form.
We retain Personal Information for as long as is required for the purpose for which the Personal Information was provided to us, or otherwise as required by applicable laws or regulations.
Our Website and Services are not intended to nor do they seek to receive information from children under the age of 13.
We may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time. You should visit this page periodically to review our current Privacy Policy so that you will always know what information we gather and how we may use that information. Your continued use of the Website will be subject to the terms of the then-current Privacy Policy.
Should you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:
Alyssa Greenspan
Data Protection Officer
Privacy@Operative.com
If you would like to exercise any of your individual privacy rights, please complete this Web Form.