Bigpatentdata.com is a research website provided by BigPatentData. As data controller, BigPatentData appreciates your visit and interest in our company, products, and services. We value the importance of protecting your privacy and personal data. To ensure transparency and security, our privacy statement set forth below will inform you about the nature, scope, and purpose of the personal data processed by us. Please note that if you enlist BigPatentData’s services, you and BigPatentData may enter into a separate agreement that will govern the processing of all information and data collected by BigPatentData in connection with the service, including some data collected through our websites. Such agreement takes precedence over any conflicting provision in this Privacy Policy.We reserve the right to update this privacy policy at any time without prior notice. We will process data in accordance to the privacy policy that you have consented to at the time of your consent. Your use of the website and/or its services constitutes your consent to the updated policy. Use the “Last Updated” date in this policy to determine when it was last changed.
BigPatentData collects and processes your personal data in order to:
Beyond these purposes, we process your data only if you have granted express consent for its stated purposes.
When you visit our websites, our system automatically collects information about your visit, such as your browser type, your IP address, and the referring website. This collection may be done in conjunction with our vendors and partners (see data processors list below). We may receive from them demographic or usage data of our site visitors. Such information is typically collected using web cookies, web or email pixels (also known as beacons), embedded hyperlinks, and similar tools. Popular browsers can generally be set to disable or delete individual cookies. See below for the types of cookies we use and their respective purposes.
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Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. BigPatentData collects, processes, or uses the following personal data, if you provide it to us:
For marketing purposes and to improve our websites and services, we also collect data sent by your web browser, e.g., information about your browser, your IP address, and your operating system.
We do not sell or rent your personal information to third-parties. We do not share your personal information, except as provided in this Privacy Policy. We use third-party data processors to process personal data on our behalf. Such service providers support BigPatentData, especially relating to hosting and operating the websites, marketing, analytics, improving the websites, and sending email newsletters. These processors may be located outside the European Union. Our websites may also include social media features (e.g., share or like buttons). Such features are provided by third-party social media platforms such as LinkedIn, Twitter, or Facebook. Where data is collected this way, its processing is governed by the privacy policy of the respective social media platforms. Our content may link to third party websites to provide relevant references. We are not responsible for such external content, which may contain separate privacy policies and data processing disclosures. We may disclose your personal information if required by law, regulation, or other legal subpoena or warrant. We may also disclose your personal information to a regulatory or law enforcement agency if we believe it to be necessary to protect the rights, property, or personal safety of BigPatentData, its customers or any third party.
If you have given us your email for purposes of communication or promotion, we will use your data to contact you or send promotional emails relating to your interests. You may revoke your consent to being contacted by email for promotional purposes any time, by clicking on an unsubscribe link or replying directly stating your wish to unsubscribe. Further, with your consent, we may make use of email tracking technology to obtain data on if you open an email or if you click on links in an email. This data will be used to help improve future marketing messaging and/or to prioritize follow ups based on perceived communications relevance. Without your consent, we will not make use of personal data unique to you, such as your IP address, your device and browser information, or the time and number of times you open an email or click on a link.
BigPatentData implements commercially reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against abuse and loss. We store such data in secure environments. We provide training to our employees on data protection best practices and require them to enter into a confidentiality agreement. While we use all reasonable efforts to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your data submitted through our websites.
Upon request, we will provide you with information as to whether and what personal data we store in relation to you. Should your personal data be incorrect, you may have it rectified. You may also revoke your consent to use your personal data in the future, in whole or in parts, or request deletion of your personal data. Please feel free to direct such requests, or other questions and comments regarding this privacy statement or the privacy practices of bigpatentdata.com to [email protected]