Welcome to BabelUnity’s Privacy Policy. This policy explains how we collect and use user information on BabelUnity’s websites (“Sites”) and through our services, features, content, and applications (collectively, the “Services”). Before using our Sites or Services, please carefully read this Privacy Policy. By accessing or using our Sites or Services, you accept the practices described herein, along with BabelUnity’s Terms of Use (“TOU”).

1. Who We Are

BabelUnity is a nonprofit trade association, referred to as “we,” “us,” “our,” or “data controller” in this Privacy Policy.

 

2. Who the Users Are

“Users” encompass any person or organization using our Services or Sites, including those browsing the Site and those who are Members of BabelUnity. Throughout this Privacy Policy, Users may also be referred to as “you,” “your(s),” or “data subject(s).”

 

3. What Information We Collect

You can browse our Sites without revealing personally-identifiable information. However, when you register for an account to use our Services or become a Member of BabelUnity, you agree to allow us to transfer and store your information on servers located in the United States. The personally identifiable information we may collect, store, and process includes:

• Your name, user or display name.
• Your email address, company name, and location.
• Your Internet Protocol (“IP”) address.
• Information from your interactions with our Sites and Services, including statistics on search terms, pages viewed, stories read, choices made while using the Services, and site traffic.
• Correspondence through the site, comments, and messages sent to us.
• We may also collect non-personally identifiable information such as age, gender, and general interests, which is insufficient to identify or locate you.

 

4. How We Use the Information

Personally-Identifiable Information:

We collect personally identifiable information primarily to provide Users with a safe, efficient, and customized experience. This includes:

• Providing services and customer support.
• Troubleshooting technical or billing issues.
• Preventing prohibited or illegal activities.
• Enforcing BabelUnity’s TOU.
• Customizing, measuring, improving, and expanding our Services.
• Verifying information for accuracy and compliance with third parties.
• Complying with applicable law or cooperating with law enforcement activities.

 

Non-Personally Identifiable Information:

Non-personally identifiable information helps us monitor, measure, analyze, improve, and troubleshoot our Services. We may share non-personally identifiable information with third parties for industry and content analysis, limited to aggregated statistical data without identifying individuals.

 

5. How We Store and Process Your Information

We may store personal information outside our direct control, including on third-party servers. However, we do not sell your information to third parties. We require service providers to maintain data security and privacy, consistent with BabelUnity’s data protection policies.

 

6. How We Protect Your Account Information

Data we control or process directly is subject to our data retention and breach policies. Our service providers use secure technology to protect your data. Your password is crucial for account security. Do not share it, and if compromised, change it immediately. While we work diligently to protect your privacy, we cannot guarantee against unlawful interception or access by third parties.

 

7. Protection of Financial Information

We do not collect or process financial information directly. Any online financial transactions are securely processed through trusted third-party financial service providers. The terms and privacy policies of these service providers apply to all financial transactions conducted through our Sites and Services.

 

8. Disclosure of Personally-Identifiable Information

We may disclose personally-identifiable information to respond to legal requirements, enforce our policies, protect rights, property, or safety. We may also transfer information using third-party services for business operations, as outlined in section 5. We will not disclose your information to law enforcement or third parties without legal procedure, except when necessary to prevent imminent harm or report illegal activity.

 

9. Links to Other Websites

Our Sites and Services may contain links to other websites. We are not responsible for their privacy practices. Users should read the privacy statements of external websites as this Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected through BabelUnity’s Sites and Services.

 

10. Age Requirement

Our site is for Users aged 18 and above. We do not knowingly collect personally-identifiable information from those under 18. If submitted by mistake, contact us, and we will remove the information.

 

11. Terms and Policy Changes

Use of our Services is subject to this Privacy Policy and TOU, including any dispute resolution provisions. We may change our Privacy Policy and TOU at any time. Changes take effect immediately, so please refer to them regularly to understand our current policies.

 

12. Request to Remove Personally-Identifiable Information

You may request to update, correct, or delete your account information by contacting us. You can also request a machine-readable copy of your data that we collect, store, and process, subject to our data and document retention policies. Note that we may retain information for various purposes.