GDPR and European Economic Area Notice
Last Updated: April 7, 2024
European Economic Area Privacy Policy
The Network Firm Tech & Services, LLC (“LedgerLens.io,” “we,” “us,” “our”) is committed to protecting the privacy of your information. The following Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and disclose information we receive from our users of our website, mobile applications, and products and services (collectively, the “Services”) in the European Economic Area (collectively, “you” or “users”). For the purposes of compliance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we will be the “controller” of personal data we receive about you.
The Information We Collect
We collect different types of information from users. Personal Data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. Examples of Personal Data we collect include first and last names, company name and address, email address, telephone number, username and password for accessing your LedgerLens.io account, IP addresses, and mobile device identifiers.
Usage Data.We collect additional information regarding users’ activities on our website, mobile app, and software application. For instance, when you view a section that does not require you to log in with unique user credentials, we may collect anonymous Usage Data that cannot reasonably be used to identify you. Usage Data includes “click stream” activity, browser and operating system information, the URL of the website from which you linked, and the areas of our website you visited.
How We Collect Information
We collect Personal Data when you voluntarily provide such information through the website or other communications. For example, we receive Personal Data when you visit our website, create an online user account, submit a membership application, subscribe to receive our communications, register for events, submit various online forms, and contact us via telephone, mail, or email. We automatically record Usage Data on our server logs that your browser transmits when you use the website. We also collect Usage Information about how you access and interact with the website through automated tracking technology such as cookies.
How We Use and Disclose Information
General Uses and Disclosures. We use and share the information we collect from users for the purposes described below. To perform the following tasks, LedgerLens.io may transfer your data to countries outside the European Economic Area using appropriate safeguards when necessary. When necessary, we will obtain your consent before using your data for these purposes.
- Provision of Services to Website and Mobile Application Users. If you use our website or mobile application, we will use your information to process and respond to your requests, comments, inquiries, and other forms you submit through our websites.
- Provision of Services to Customers. If you are a LedgerLens.io customer, we will use your information to support our delivery of products and services to you.
- Improving our Services.We use your information to enhance our understanding of our users’ preferences and improve our services, websites, and mobile applications accordingly.
- Disclosures to Service Providers.We share your information with third-party service providers that assist us with hosting and maintaining LedgerLens.io’s websites and applications, processing payment card information, analyzing online activity, marketing our services, and managing our daily business operations and delivery of products and services. We share only the minimum amount of Personal Data with these service providers that they need to perform their tasks. We also enter into contracts with these service providers that require them to protect the Personal Data.
- Compliance with Legal Obligations. We will share your information with law enforcement, government officials, regulatory agencies, or other parties when we are required to do so by applicable law. We will also disclose your information to comply with a judicial proceeding, court order, subpoena, or legal process.
- Protection of Individual’s Vital Interests.In emergency situations, we will use or share your information when doing so is necessary to protect an interest that is essential for an individual’s life.
- Other Legitimate Interests.We will use and disclose your information when necessary for LedgerLens.io’s legitimate interests, as long as such interests are not overridden by our users’ interests, rights, and freedoms with respect to their Personal Data.
How to Withdraw Your Consent
At any time, you may withdraw consent you have provided to LedgerLens.io for using, disclosing, or otherwise processing your Personal Data. You may withdraw your consent by emailing gdpr@ledgerlens.io and following the instructions in our communication to you. Please note that your withdrawal of consent to process certain Personal Data about you may limit our ability to deliver services to you and does not affect the lawfulness of our processing activities based on your consent before its withdrawal.
Your Rights
You have the following rights under the GDPR:
- To access the Personal Data we maintain about you
- To be provided with information about how we process your Personal Data
- To correct your Personal Data
- To have your Personal Data erased
- To object to or restrict how we process your Personal Data
- To request your Personal Data to be transferred to a third party
To exercise the above rights, please contact us at the information we provide below. We will consider and process your request within a reasonable period of time. Please be aware that under certain circumstances, the GDPR may limit your exercise of these rights.
Retention of Personal Data
We will retain your Personal Data only as long as necessary to process your request or other submission, fulfill the terms of our service contract with you, and comply with applicable law.
Security of Personal Data
Unfortunately, no data transmitted over or accessible through the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we attempt to protect all Personal Data, we cannot ensure or warrant that Personal Data will be completely secure from misappropriation by hackers or from other nefarious or criminal activities, or in the event of a failure of computer hardware, software, or a telecommunications network. We will notify you in the event we become aware of a security breach involving your Personal Data (as defined by applicable law) stored by or for us.
How to File a Complaint
You may file a complaint regarding this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices by contacting us at the information provided below. Additionally, you may file a complaint with EU data protection authorities (DPAs). Please contact us to be directed to the appropriate DPA contact(s).
Data Protection Officer
We have appointed a Data Protection Officer to oversee our GDPR compliance efforts. You may reach the Data Protection Officer at gdpr@ledgerlens.io.
Privacy Shield Frameworks
LedgerLens.io complies with the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework and Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use, and retention of personal information transferred from the European Union and Switzerland to the United States. LedgerLens.io has certified to the Department of Commerce that it adheres to the Privacy Shield Principles. If there is any conflict between the terms in this privacy policy and the Privacy Shield Principles, the Privacy Shield Principles shall govern. To learn more about the Privacy Shield program, please visit privacyshield.gov.
LedgerLens.io is also subject to the investigatory and enforcement powers of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In compliance with the Privacy Shield Principles, LedgerLens.io commits to resolve complaints about our collection or use of your personal information. EU and Swiss individuals with inquiries or complaints should first contact LedgerLens.io at gdpr@ledgerlens.io. In cases of onward transfer to third parties of Personal Data received pursuant to the Privacy Shield, LedgerLens.io is potentially liable.
Comments and Questions
If you have a comment, question, or request related to the Privacy Policy, please reach us at gdpr@ledgerlens.io.
Updates to the Privacy Policy
We may periodically revise the Privacy Policy in our sole and absolute discretion to reflect changes in the law or our business practices. If we revise the Privacy Policy, we post the updated Privacy Policy on our website. Changes to the Privacy Policy will become effective and will apply to the information collected starting on the date we post the revised Privacy Policy.