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ZIFF DAVIS PRIVACY POLICY

Effective December 2023

This website is owned and operated by Ziff Davis Inc. (Website) provides content
and resources to enhance your experience with Ziff Davis Inc. and its affiliated
products.  We value your privacy and are committed to protecting the privacy of
your information. 

This Privacy Policy (or “policy”) describes how this Website uses the personal
information you provide and the rights you have. We have created this Privacy
Portal to help you exercise your rights.

 1.  Privacy Policy Overview
 2.  Information We Collect, Receive and Create About You
 3.  Data Processing and Retention
 4.  Sensitive Personal Information
 5.  Direct Marketing
 6.  Information We Share With Third Parties
 7.  International Transfers of Information
 8.  Data Security and Breach Handling 
 9.  Data Retention
 10. Your Rights with Respect to Your Personal Information
 11. How to Change Your Preferences
 12. Contact Details
 13. Children
 14. California Consumer Rights Metrics
 15. How this Privacy Policy May Change


1. PRIVACY POLICY OVERVIEW

Ziff Davis Inc. owns and operates this Website, and this policy covers
information collected only through this Website. You can review the privacy
policy for our subsidiaries on their websites.

In part, the purpose of this policy is to notify users of this Website’s
policies and practices with respect to their data. By using the services
provided you have agreed to the Terms of Use (or ToU); and this policy is a part
of the ToU.


2. INFORMATION WE COLLECT, RECEIVE AND CREATE ABOUT YOU

We may collect or obtain information about you when you sign up, when you create
profiles, pages or contributions, when you use and interact with our services
and when you make your personal information public. In some cases, we may also
receive information about you from third parties. 

Data you provide when you sign up: This is, for example, username, password,
subscription information, and basic information about any other accounts you
choose to associate with your registration, like your Apple, Facebook, or Google
account. 

Data we collect through your use of our services: We make and keep records when
we provide you support or assistance on our services. We may also collect
information about how you interact with our various services (or parts of our
services) or third party content you see on our apps and sites. We also collect
data on how you interact with the ads you see. 

Data we receive from third parties: In some cases, we may receive information
about you from third parties, for example, social networking sites. Please note
that this policy does not cover the practices of third parties, including those
that may disclose information to us.


3. DATA PROCESSING AND RETENTION

We process your personal information in order to provide you the best experience
of our services. We may also process your Information where the processing is
necessary for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal rights.

Below is a chart stating which categories of your personal information we
process for which purposes specifically, and how long we retain that data. Our
processing of your data is subject to your use of our service, your privacy
preferences, and your account settings choices.

Personal InformationWe may process the following categories of personal
iInformation about you.

Categories of personal information  Purpose of processing
__________
legal basis Retention Period Account Information (Personal Details): Information
you provide to us such as, your name; postal address; telephone and/or mobile
number; email address; employer; login details, including username and password;
interests; public social media handles or profile(s); and photograph posted by
you and other users. To provide use of our services as agreed in the ToU.  
__________
Legitimate Interest  For the life of the account and a reasonable and legally
compliant time thereafter.  App Data. For more information about a particular
App or Tool and the data it collects, please visit here. Please note,we may
collect information from third-party apps such as TheSpiceWorld hosted on the
CVent platform.  Maintain and improve service standards
___________
Legitimate Interest For the life of the account and a reasonable and legally
compliant time thereafter.  Consent Records: records of any consents you may
have given, together with the date and time, means of consent and any related
information (e.g., the subject matter of the consent). Comply with applicable
laws and regulations and users’ choices. 
___________
Legal Requirement  For the life of the account and a reasonable and legally
compliant time thereafter.  Customer Records: electronic customer records
containing personal information, such as name, signature, address, telephone
number, or any financial information. We may also collect Personal Data
information about you through your communications with our customer support
team. NOTE: Please ensure that no sensitive personal data is submitted in
connection with your requests for support (for example, health information,
political or religious beliefs, information about minors, etc.). To maintain
service standards and provide users with the ability to communicate efficiently
and effectively with our company. 
____________
Legitimate Interest Customer records will be kept in accordance with applicable
laws. Demographic Information: gender; age/date of birth; nationality;
salutation; job title, company information, education, work experience and other
professional information; language preferences Enable customer expression,
maintain and improve service standards, and marketing.  
____________
Legitimate Interest  For the life of the account and a reasonable and legally
compliant time thereafter.  Location Information: We collect your IP address
from which we can derive imprecise location information, for example, at the
city or zip code level, of a user’s computer or device. We may also have this
type of location information if you provide it to us during sign up or in your
profile, project page, or contributions. Maintain service standards, provide
relevant content and marketing. 
____________
Legitimate Interest For the life of the account and a reasonable and legally
compliant time thereafter.


4. SENSITIVE PERSONAL INFORMATION

We do not seek to collect or process sensitive personal information, such as,
race or ethnicity, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade
union membership, physical or mental health, or sex life. Where users choose to
disclose sensitive personal information within profiles, contributions or other
free-text fields available through this Website, we do not use the sensitive
information for any additional purpose without consent, unless required to
comply with laws, or prevent crimes.  


5. DIRECT MARKETING

We may use the contact details you provided us to reach out to you with
information regarding services that may be of interest to you, for example,
upcoming promotions. You may unsubscribe or opt out of SMS messages at any time
at no cost.


6. INFORMATION WE SHARE WITH THIRD PARTIES

Ziff Davis Companies: This website is operated by Ziff Davis Inc., which is
owned by Ziff Davis Inc. We share your information with other businesses owned
by Ziff Davis, Inc. (“Ziff Davis Companies”) to assist us in the operation of
our services, improve them, and further develop them.

We also share information with other Ziff Davis companies for the purposes of
targeted advertising. If you would like to opt out of the sale or sharing of
your data with other Ziff Davis companies, you can do so via our privacy
portal.   

Other Third Parties: We may also share your personal information with the
following:

 * Relevant third party provider, where our services use third party
   advertising, plugins or content, subject to your privacy choices and
   settings, and our ToU; 
 * Merchants, business partners, or advertisers where you consented and chose to
   participate in offers, contests, or other activities; 
 * Third party Processors (such as analytic providers; data centers; etc.),
   located anywhere in the world, subject to the requirements and limitations;
 * Legal and regulatory authorities, upon request, or for the purposes of
   reporting any actual or suspected breach of applicable law or regulation; 
 * Any party as directed by a law enforcement agency or court, to the extent
   necessary for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal rights;
 * Law enforcement for the purposes of prevention, detection, or investigation
   of criminal offenses and any legal proceedings associated with them; and 
 * In the case of a full or partial acquisition, relevant third parties.


7. INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS OF INFORMATION

We may transfer your Personal Information to recipients in other countries. Ziff
Davis participates in the E.U.-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, the UK extension to
the EU-U.S. DPF, the Swiss-U.S. Privacy Framework and the APEC Cross Border
Privacy Rules System. Where we transfer User Information from the European
Economic Area (“EEA”) to a recipient outside the EEA that is not in an adequate
jurisdiction, we do so on the basis of standard contractual clauses.

Because of the international nature of our business, we may need to transfer
your User Information within the Ziff Davis group of companies, and to third
parties as noted in Section 9 above, in connection with the purposes set out in
this Policy. For this reason, we may transfer your User Information to other
countries that may have different laws and data protection compliance
requirements to those that apply in the country in which you are located.

Ziff Davis and its associated affiliates and subsidiaries complies with the
EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (EU-U.S. DPF) and the UK Extension to the EU-U.S.
DPF, and the Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (Swiss-U.S. DPF) as set forth by
the U.S. Department of Commerce.  Ziff Davis has certified to the U.S.
Department of Commerce that it adheres to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework
Principles (EU-U.S. DPF Principles) with regard to the processing of personal
data received from the European Union and the United Kingdom in reliance on the
EU-U.S. DPF and the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF.  Ziff Davis has certified
to the U.S. Department of Commerce that it adheres to the Swiss-U.S. Data
Privacy Framework Principles (Swiss-U.S. DPF Principles) with regard to the
processing of personal data received from Switzerland in reliance on the
Swiss-U.S. DPF.  If there is any conflict between the terms in this privacy
policy and the EU-U.S. DPF Principles and/or the Swiss-U.S. DPF Principles, the
Principles shall govern.  To learn more about the Data Privacy Framework (DPF)
program, and to view our certification, please visit
https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov. 

We are committed to staying current with developments related to the Data
Privacy Framework and may update our transfer mechanisms and safeguards as
necessary to remain compliant. Any updates will be reflected in this Privacy
Policy.   

If you are a European individual with a privacy related complaint, concern or
question about Ziff Davis’ privacy practices, please contact us through
our privacy portal. Under certain conditions, more fully described on the Data
Privacy Framework website, European individuals may invoke binding arbitration
when other dispute resolution procedures have been exhausted.

Where we transfer your Personal Information from the EEA to recipients located
outside the EEA who are not in a jurisdiction that has been formally designated
by the European Commission as providing an adequate level of protection for
Personal Information, we do so on the basis of standard contractual clauses. You
may request a copy of the relevant standard contractual clauses using
our privacy portal. Please note that when you transfer any Personal Information
directly to a Company entity established outside the EEA, we are not responsible
for that transfer of your Personal Information. We will nevertheless Process
your Personal Information, from the point at which we receive the data, in
accordance with the provisions of this Privacy Policy.

Enforcement Authority 

The Federal Trade Commission has jurisdiction over our compliance with the
EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (EU-U.S. DPF) and the UK Extension to the EU-U.S.
DPF, and the Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (Swiss-U.S. DPF). 

Complaints Mechanism  

In compliance with the EU-U.S. DPF and the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF and
the Swiss-U.S. DPF, Ziff Davis commits to resolve DPF Principles-related
complaints about our collection and use of your personal information.  EU and UK
individuals and Swiss individuals with inquiries or complaints regarding our
handling of personal data received in reliance on the EU-U.S. DPF and the UK
Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF, and the Swiss-U.S. DPF should first contact Ziff
Davis at privacy@ziffdavis.com. 

In compliance with the EU-U.S. DPF and the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF and
the Swiss-U.S. DPF, Ziff Davis commits to refer unresolved complaints concerning
our handling of personal data received in reliance on the EU-U.S. DPF and the UK
Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF and the Swiss-U.S. DPF to TrustArc, an alternative
dispute resolution provider.  The services of Trustarc are provided at no cost
to you.  For further information please visit
https://trustarc.com/dispute-resolution/.  

Under certain conditions, a binding arbitration option may be available to you
in order to address complaints not resolved by any other means. For further
information, please see Annex I of the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Principles
at: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/. 

In compliance with the EU-U.S. DPF and the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF and
the Swiss-U.S. DPF, Ziff Davis commits to cooperate and comply respectively with
the advice of the panel established by the EU data protection authorities (DPAs)
and the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and the Swiss Federal Data
Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC) with regard to unresolved
complaints concerning our handling of human resources data received in reliance
on the EU-U.S. DPF and the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF and the Swiss-U.S.
DPF in the context of the employment relationship. 

For a list of our subsidiaries and affiliates who also adhere to the DPF
Principles, please click here. Our privacy practices described in this Policy
comply with the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (“APEC”) Cross Border Privacy
Rules System. To learn more about this program, please click here.


8. DATA SECURITY AND BREACH HANDLING

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to
protect your personal information against unlawful destruction, loss alteration,
misuse, or unauthorized access while in our possession. All parties we contract
with must agree to provide reasonable data security measures for the customer
information we share with them, in compliance with applicable laws and
regulations. 


If we learn of a security breach that affects our users, we may send an email or
other direct communication to you, or post a blog to notify the public on our
Help and Support Security Center. If you have any reason to believe that your
data with us has been compromised (for example, there has been unauthorized
access to your account), please contact us at  privacy@ziffdavis.com.


9. DATA RETENTION

We will retain your personal information for as long as is necessary in
connection with the purposes set out in this policy, and in accordance with
applicable laws. For more details on how long data is retained see the table in
Section 3.  


10. YOUR RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

Many privacy regulations afford consumers a number of specific rights. If you
are a resident of the EU (under GDPR), UK (under the UK GDPR), Brazil (under the
LGPD), several U.S. States, including California (CCPA), Virginia (under VCDPA),
Colorado (under the CPA), and Connecticut (under the CTDPA), or another
jurisdiction with similar privacy requirements, you have certain rights which
may include those listed below.

Your rights: 

 * Right to Withdraw Consent: Where you are requested to consent to the
   processing of your personal information, you have the right to withdraw your
   consent at any time.
 * Right to Know: You have a right to know what personal information we collect,
   process, and share or sell. This policy is meant to provide transparency with
   regard to your data. If you have additional questions, you can email us at
   privacy@ziffdavis.com.  
 * Right of Access: You can request a copy of the personal information we have
   collected about you from us. 
 * Right to Delete/Erase: You can request us to delete all the information we
   have collected about you. It is important to note that by exercising your
   right to deletion you may lose access to your account and any purchases,
   points or features associated with it. If you wish to cancel your account or
   request that we no longer use some or all of your information to provide you
   services, contact us at privacy@ziffdavis.com. 
 * Right to Request Rectification: If you find that any of your information that
   we are processing is inaccurate, you can contact us to have your information
   corrected. In response, we will cancel or remove your information but may
   retain and use copies of your information as necessary to comply with our
   legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. For certain
   requests, we may require additional information.
 * (California) Right to Opt-out of the Sale or Sharing for Targeted Ads: Under
   some circumstances we may sell or share the personal data you provide to us
   to provide ads to you that align with your interests. If you would prefer not
   to have your data sold or shared, you can opt-out of selling or sharing by
   submitting a request via privacy portal or by emailing privacy@ziffdavis.com.
   We may ask for additional information to verify your request.
 * Right to Object to the Processing: You can object to our processing of your
   personal information via our privacy portal, under certain circumstances. By
   objecting to processing, you may not be able to access some or all of our
   services. This right is limited to personal data processed for commercial
   purposes. 
 * Right to Object to the Use of Sensitive Personal Information: You have the
   right to object to our use of your sensitive personal information. Sensitive
   personal information is information about your health, race, religion, sexual
   orientation, gender identity, political opinions or philosophical beliefs.
   You should always be mindful about the personal information you share online,
   especially when it is sensitive in nature. 
 * Right to Object to Automated Processing: You have a right to object to the
   processing of your data for the purposes of automated decision making about
   you. 
 * Right to not be Discriminated Against: You have a right to not be
   discriminated against for exercising your rights. 
 * Right to Complain (EU, UK, Switzerland): Should you wish to raise a complaint
   about the collection or use of your information, you have the right to do so
   without prejudice to any other rights you may have. You may lodge a complaint
   with your local data protection authority.
 * Right to an Authorized Agent (CA): If you would like to make a request on
   behalf of a California consumer who is a current or former customer, please
   provide an email from the email address we have on file for the customer
   authorizing the request. You may also make a request under the California
   Consumer Privacy Act on behalf of a California consumer if you provide (1) a
   signed, written permission from the consumer to act on your behalf, and the
   consumer verifies their own identity directly with us; or (2) proof that the
   consumer has provided you with power of attorney pursuant to Probate Code
   sections 4000 to 4465. We may deny a request from an agent that does not
   submit proof that they have been authorized by the consumer to act on their
   behalf.

In order to make privacy requests please visit our privacy portal and fill out
the form. You can also email us at privacy@ziffdavis.com. Our contact
information can be found in the “Contact Details” section below. 

You may be required to verify your identity before we can give effect to these
rights. If you are making a request on behalf of a user, we require a signed
authorization letter from the consumer.


11. HOW TO CHANGE YOUR PREFERENCES

You can change your preferences at any time. Below is a list of some of the
actions you can take. 

Changing Your Own Information: Keeping your personal information current helps
ensure that we offer you the best coupons available for merchants and business
partners. You can do several things to help keep your personal information
up-to-date. You can login to the Services via a desktop computer and click the
“Profile” link to update or delete the information you provided us to use in
your profile. We may retain and use copies of your information as necessary to
comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.


Your Newsletter and Email Subscriptions. You can opt out or unsubscribe to a
newsletter or other email list at any time by following the instructions at the
end of the newsletters or emails you receive. Please allow five to ten business
days for changes to take effect. On some Services, member service-related
communications are an integral part of the service to which you subscribe and
you may continue to receive emails as part of that particular portion of the
services, even if you opt out of the newsletters or email list. In these cases,
you cancel your account to cease communication. Also note that if you have
provided more than one email address to us, you may continue to be contacted
unless you request to unsubscribe each email address you have provided, or
delete your accounts.

Location Based Services. You may opt-out of having your Precise Location Data
collected at any time by editing the appropriate setting on your mobile device
(which is usually located in the Settings area of your device).


California Residents. In accordance with the California Online Privacy
Protection Act, we may collect Personal Information about your online activities
when you use our services. California’s “Shine the Light” law permits our users
who are California residents to request and obtain certain information about any
Personal Information disclosed to third parties for direct marketing purposes.
If you are a California resident and wish to make such a request or if you wish
for us to refrain from gathering your Personal Information, please submit your
request in writing to us using the contact details in Section 14.


12. CONTACT DETAILS

You can submit privacy related inquiries to our Privacy Portal.

For any additional questions, you can contact us by emailing
privacy@ziffdavis.com or at the following address: 

Ziff Davis
Attention: Legal Department
114 Fifth Avenue, 15th Floor
New York, NY 10011

We have registered our DPO with the Irish Data Protection Commission. If you
have any questions or concerns about our privacy practices, we encourage you to
contact our DPO at the following email address dpo@ziffdavis.com or at the
following address:

Ziff Davis
Attention: Legal Department
Unit. 3.1, Woodford Business Park
Santry,
Dublin 17
Ireland


13. CHILDREN

These services are not intended for use by children, especially those under 16.
We reserve the right to remove a user’s account at any time, when necessary, if
we discover that a user is under the required age limit for the service. If you
have reason to believe we have collected personal information from someone under
16, please report it to us so we can take appropriate steps to rectify this.


14. CALIFORNIA CONSUMER RIGHTS METRICS

Pursuant to the California privacy regulations, our consumer rights metrics can
be found on our Regulatory Information Site. 


15. HOW THIS PRIVACY POLICY MAY CHANGE

This policy may be amended or updated from time to time at our discretion. Any
updates will be effective at the time of publication, unless specified
otherwise. Your continued use of our services after the publication of a policy
update constitutes your consent to the changes. We will notify you prior to
making policy updates that materially change the way we treat your personal
data, and will not use your data in a materially different manner without your
consent.

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