The Summitsaps and its associated companies (collectively “Company,” “we,” or “us”) respect your privacy and is committed to protecting it through our compliance with this policy. This policy describes the types of information we may collect from you and our practices for collecting, maintaining, protecting, using, and disclosing that information.

This policy applies to information that we collect:

  • In email, text, chat, and other electronic messages between you and the Website.
  • In person, over the phone, in writing, or through the mail.
  • Through mobile and desktop applications you download from the Website.
  • When you interact with our advertising and applications on/through third-party websites and services (if those applications or advertising include links to this policy).
  • From any employees, job applicants, and independent contractors who are residents of California.
  • From individuals with whom we have a business-to-business (“B2B”) relationship.

It does not apply to information collected by:

  • Any third party, including through any application or content, including advertising, that may link to or be accessible from or on the Website.
  • Us of employees, job applicants, or independent contractors located outside of California.

Please read this policy carefully to understand our policies regarding our collection, treatment, and use of your information. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, your choice is not to use our Website. By accessing or using the Website, you accept and agree to be bound by and abide by this Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. You should periodically review this privacy policy because it may change from time to time. By continuing to use the Website, you agree to be bound by such changes.

1. Information we may collect about you

We collect several types of information from and about users of our Website, including information:

  • That personally identifies you in particular, or that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer or household (“Personal Information”), such as name, mailing address, email address, telephone number, employer, and job title. Personal information also includes sensitive personal information, but does not include publicly available information from government records or de-identified or aggregated consumer information.
  • That is about you, but (individually) does not identify you.
  • About your internet connection, the equipment you use to access our Website, and usage details (such as the pages of the Website you visit, the time of your visit, and the time spent on those pages).

2. How we collect information

We collect this information:

  • Directly from you (for example, from forms you complete or products and services that you purchase).
  • Automatically as you navigate through the Website. Information collected automatically may include usage details, IP addresses, and information collected through cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies.

3. Information you provide to us

The information you provide to us may include:

  • Information that you provide by filling in forms on our Website. This includes information provided at the time of registering to use our Website, subscribing to our service(s), posting material, or requesting further services (including information supplied on lead generation forms found on our Website). We may also ask you for information when you enter a contest or promotion sponsored by us, when you apply for a scholarship or other similar opportunity, or when you report a problem with our Website.
  • Documents that you upload or send to us as part of scholarship or other (non-employment) programs to which you are applying, including biography narratives, personal and professional essays, and photographs.
  • Records and copies of your correspondence (including email addresses) if you contact us.
  • Your responses to surveys that we may ask you to complete for research purposes.
  • Details of transactions you carry out through our Website and of the fulfillment of your orders. You may also be required to provide financial information before placing an order through our Website.
  • Your search queries on the Website.

You may also provide information to be published or displayed (“posted”) on public areas of the Website or transmitted to other users of the Website or third parties (“user contributions”). Your user contributions are posted on and transmitted to others at your own risk. We cannot control the actions of other users on the Website with whom you may choose to share your user contributions. Therefore, we cannot and do not guarantee that your user contributions will not be viewed by unauthorized persons.

4. Information we collect through automatic data collection technologies

As you navigate and interact with our Website, we (and third-party companies we work with) may use automatic data collection technologies to collect certain information about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns, including:

  • Details of your visits to our Website, including traffic data (including the site you access the Website from), location data, logs, and other communication data, and the resources that you access and use on the Website.
  • Information about your device (including any mobile device), computer, and internet connection, including model, brand, device date, IP address, operating system, mobile network, and browser type.

We may also use technologies to collect information about your online activities over time and across third-party websites or other online services (behavioral tracking).

The information we collect automatically includes Personal Information. It helps us improve our Website and deliver a better, more personalized service to you by enabling us to:

  • Estimate our audience size and usage patterns.
  • Store information about your preferences, allowing us to customize our Website according to your individual interests.
  • Speed up your searches.
  • Recognize you when you return to our Website.
  • Allow third parties to provide analytics and advertising services and serve advertisements on our behalf across the Internet and in mobile applications.

The technologies we use for this automatic data collection may include:

  • Cookies (or browser cookies). A cookie is a small file placed on the hard drive of your computer. You may refuse to accept browser cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your browser. However, if you select this setting, you may be unable to access certain parts of our Website. Unless you have adjusted your browser settings so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you direct your browser to our Website.
  • Flash cookies. Certain features of our Website may use local stored objects (or Flash cookies) to collect and store information about your preferences and navigation to, from, and on our Website. Flash cookies are not managed by the same browser settings as are used for browser cookies.
  • Web beacons. Pages of the Website and our emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit the Company, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of certain website content and verifying system and server integrity).
  • Advertising and marketing pixels. We use advertising and marketing pixels for remarketing and conversion tracking purposes. The specific pixels and/or tags that we may use include, but are not necessarily limited to: Meta Ads Pixel, Google Ads Tag, TikTok Pixel, Customer.io Pixel, and Pinterest Tags.
  • Google Analytics. We use Google Analytics to optimize our Website based on the traffic we receive and assist with marketing. To learn more about Google Analytics, including options for opting out and/or managing the ads you may see online, please visit: google.com/policies/privacy/partners. Additional information regarding online advertising is available at: https://www.networkadvertising.org/understanding-online-advertising/what-are-my-options. To learn more about targeted advertising and the choices available to you, visit Webchoices: Digital Advertising Alliance’s Consumer Choice Tool for Web US.

5. Data security

We use reasonable security measures as required by law to protect personal information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee its absolute security and encourage you to use the Website and share information with caution. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the Website.

The safety and security of your information also depend on you. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password for access to certain parts of our Website, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share your password with anyone, and you acknowledge and agree not to provide any other person with access to the Website or portions of it using your username, password, or other security information. If you share this information with a third party (or authorize a third party to have access to or be linked to your account through any of the Website’s features), that individual will have access to your account and personal information, including, but not limited to, your credit card information. You agree to take responsibility for actions taken by an individual with whom you have shared or authorized access to your account.

Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we do our best to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information transmitted to our Website. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the Website.

6. Transfer of data

Your personal information may be transferred and maintained on computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ. If you are located outside of the United States and choose to provide information to us, note that we transfer the data, including, but not limited to, personal information, to the United States and process it there. Your use of the Website and submission of such information represent your consent to our Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, and transfer of personal information. The Company will take reasonable steps to ensure your personal data is treated securely and is not transferred to an organization or country unless there are reasonable security controls in place.

7. Children under the age of 16

Our Website is not intended for children under the age of 16. No one under the age of 16 may provide any personal information to or on the Website. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you are under 16, do not use or provide any information this Website or through any of its features, register on the Website, make any purchases through the Website, use any interactive or public comment features on the Website, or provide any information about yourself to us, including, but not limited to, your name, address, telephone number, email address, or any screen name or username you may use. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 16 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 16, please contact us at: [email protected]. California residents under 16 may have additional rights regarding the collection and sale of their personal information.

8. Changes to the Privacy Policy

We will post any changes that we make to our Privacy Policy on this page. If we make material changes to how we treat our users’ personal information, we will notify you by email to the primary email address specified in your account or through notice on the Website homepage. The date the Privacy Policy was last revised is identified at the top of the page. You are responsible for ensuring we have an up-to-date, active and deliverable email address for you and for periodically visiting our Website, Privacy Policy, and Terms of Use to check for any changes. Changes to the Privacy Policy, and Terms of Use are effective upon posting to the Website.

9. Questions and Contact Us

All questions or comments about this privacy and our privacy policy practices should be directed to: [email protected].