Privacy Policy
Last Updated: 08/30/2024
Quantum Circuits, Inc. and its affiliates (“Quantum Circuits,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) value your privacy. This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) describes the personal information that Quantum Circuits collects through our website, https://quantumcircuits.com/ (the “Site”) and the services and features available through the Site (collectively, the “Services”) and how we use and disclose that information.
By using our Services, you agree that your personal information will be handled as described in this Policy. Your use of our Services and any dispute over privacy is subject to this Policy and our Terms of Use, available at https://quantumcircuits.com/terms-of-use/, including their applicable terms governing limitations on damages and the resolution of disputes.
Table of Contents
1. Personal Information Collected
2. Purposes for Collection and Processing
3. Disclosures of Personal Information
4. Cookies and Other Tracking Mechanisms
6. External Links and Features
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- Personal Information Collected
We collect personal information directly from you, from third-party sources, and automatically through your use of the Services. To the extent permitted by applicable law, we may combine the personal information we collect with information from publicly available or third-party sources.
Personal Information Collected Directly. While the personal information we collect varies depending upon your use of our Services and our interactions with you, in general, we may collect the following personal information directly from you:
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- Contact Information. When you contact us, including if you send us a message, inquire, or sign up to learn more about our Services, we may collect your name, email address, phone number, or other similar identifiers, as well as your message, the nature of your inquiry, and any other information you choose to provide.
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- Communications and Interactions. When you email or otherwise communicate or interact with us, including if you sign up for our mailing lists, complete forms on our Site, interact with our social media pages, or submit content in online discussion groups, we may collect and maintain records of your contact details, communications and interactions, and our responses, if applicable.
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- Promotional Information. If you agree to receive marketing communications from us, we may collect your contact details, any reasons for interest, and your preferences, including about your use of our Services.
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- Events and Registration Details. We also may collect personal information related to your participation in our events, as well as other requests that you submit to us related to our Services. For example, if you register for or attend an event that we host or sponsor, we may collect information related to your registration for and participation in such event.
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- Preferences and Other Requests. In addition, we may collect information about your preferences, including communications preferences and any other preferences or requests you provide when interacting with us.
Personal Information Collected from Third Parties. We may also collect and receive certain personal information about you from third-party sources, such as business partners, data analytics and marketing providers, social media platforms, public databases, customers, service providers, or other third parties who provide services or perform functions on our behalf.
Personal Information Collected Automatically. We may automatically collect or derive personal information about you related to your use of our Services, including through the use of cookies, pixel tags, and other similar technologies. The personal information we may automatically collect includes:
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- Device and Browsing Information. When you use our Services, we may collect browser type, domain name, page views, access times, date/time stamps, operating system, language, device type, unique ID, Internet service provider, referring and exiting URLs, clickstream data, and other similar device and browsing information.
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- Activities and Usage. We also may collect activity information related to your use of the Services, such as information about the links clicked, searches, features used, items viewed, time spent within the Services, your interactions with us within the Services, and other similar activity and usage information.
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- Location Information. We also may collect or derive general location information about you, such as through your IP address.
For more information about our use of cookies and other similar technologies, please see the Cookies and Other Tracking Mechanisms section below.
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- Purposes for Collection and Processing
Generally, we may collect, use, disclose, and otherwise process the personal information we collect through the Services for the following purposes:
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- Services and Support. To provide and operate our Services, communicate with you about your use of the Services, provide troubleshooting and technical support, and for similar support purposes, respond to your inquiries, fulfill your requests, and to otherwise run our day-to-day operations.
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- Analytics and Improvement. To better understand how Quantum Circuits website visitors access and use the Services, and for other research and analytical purposes, such as to evaluate and improve the Site, our Services, and business operations, including to develop our Services, and for internal quality control and training purposes.
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- Communication. To respond to your questions, send you requested materials and newsletters, as well as information and materials regarding our Services and our offerings. We may also use this information to send administrative information to you, for example, information regarding the Services and changes to our terms, conditions, and policies.
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- Customization and Personalization. To tailor content, we may send or display on the Services, including to offer location customization and to otherwise personalize your experiences and offerings.
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- Marketing and Advertising. For marketing, advertising, and promotional purposes. For example, to send you promotional information about our Services as well as any other information that you sign up to receive.
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- Research and Surveys. To administer surveys and questionnaires, such as for market research or user satisfaction purposes.
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- Insight Development and Data Enhancement. We may combine personal information collected through the Services with other information that we or third parties collect about you in other contexts. In most cases, the information that we may combine with the personal information collected through the Services for market research, such as demographic information, does not directly identify individuals.
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- Planning and Managing Events. For event planning and other management-related purposes, such as event registration and attendance, connecting you with other event attendees and Quantum Circuits staff, and contacting you about relevant events, webinars, and presentations.
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- Security and Protection of Rights. To protect the Services and our business operations, our rights and those of our stakeholders and investors, to prevent and detect fraud, unauthorized activities and access, and other misuse of our Site and Services, including where we believe necessary to investigate, prevent or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the safety or legal rights of any person or third party, or violations of our Terms of Use.
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- Compliance and Legal Process. To comply with applicable legal or regulatory obligations, including as part of a judicial proceeding, to respond to a subpoena, warrant, court order, or other legal process, or as part of an investigation or request, whether formal or informal, from law enforcement or a governmental authority.
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- Auditing, Reporting, and Other Internal Operations. To conduct financial, tax and accounting audits, audits and assessments of our operations, including our privacy, security and financial controls, as well as for risk and compliance purposes. We may also use personal information to maintain appropriate business records and enforce our policies and procedures.
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- General Business and Operational Support. To assess and implement mergers, acquisitions, reorganizations, bankruptcies, and other business transactions such as financings, and to administer our business, accounting, auditing, compliance, recordkeeping, and legal functions.
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- Disclosures of Personal Information
We may disclose the personal information we collect from users of our Services for the purposes described above and with the following recipients:
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- Affiliates and Subsidiaries. We may disclose the personal information we collect to our corporate parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries.
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- Business Partners. In some circumstances, Quantum Circuits may partner with other businesses to offer its Services, including to facilitate certain programs, and we may disclose personal information to those business partners.
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- Vendors and Service Providers. We may disclose the personal information we collect to vendors and service providers who perform functions on our behalf, such as IT and website hosting, marketing and marketing research providers, customer support, data storage, data analytics providers, auditors, consultants, and legal counsel.
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- Third-Party Marketing and Analytics Providers. We may also disclose your personal information, such as device and browsing, and activities and usage information, and other similar information, to third-party marketing and data analytics providers, and other companies who provide marketing, advertising, campaign management, or analytics services on our behalf.
We may also disclose your personal information in the following circumstances:
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- In Support of Business Transfers. If we or our affiliates are or may be acquired by, merged with, or invested in by another company, or if any of our assets are or may be transferred to another company, whether as part of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding or otherwise, we may disclose or transfer the personal information we have collected from you with or to the other company in accordance with applicable laws. We may also disclose certain personal information as necessary prior to the completion of such a transaction or other corporate transaction such as a financing or restructuring, to lenders, auditors, and third-party advisors, including attorneys and consultants.
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- Compliance and Legal Obligations. We may disclose personal information to third parties to the extent required by applicable law and legal obligations. For example, we may disclose information in response to subpoenas, court orders, and other lawful requests by regulators, government entities, and law enforcement, including responding to national security or law enforcement disclosure requirements, or as otherwise required by law or legal process.
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- Security and Protection of Rights. Where we believe doing so is necessary to protect the Services, our rights and property, or the rights, property, and safety of others. For example, we may disclose personal information (i) to prevent, detect, investigate, and respond to fraud, unauthorized activities and access, illegal activities, and misuse of the Services, (ii) in situations involving potential threats to the health, safety, or legal rights of any person or third party, or (iii) to enforce, detect, investigate, and take action in response to violations of our Terms of Use. We may also disclose personal information related to litigation and other legal claims or proceedings in which we are involved, as well as for our internal accounting, auditing, compliance, recordkeeping, and legal functions.
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- Other Disclosures. We may disclose personal information in other ways not described above that we notify you of or that we obtain your consent for, or that are otherwise authorized or required by law.
Aggregate Information. We may share aggregated information derived or collected from our Services and the personal information we collect. This information does not personally identify or refer to any particular individual.
We and our third-party providers and service providers use cookies, pixels, local storage objects, and other mechanisms to automatically collect browsing, activity, device, and similar information within our Services. We use this information to, for example, analyze and understand how website visitors access, use, and interact with our Services, to identify and resolve bugs and errors in our Services, to assess, secure, protect, optimize and improve the performance of our Services, as well as for marketing and analytics purposes, and to personalize content within our Services. To manage your preferences regarding cookies and other similar tracking mechanisms within our Services, please see Your Privacy Choices below.
Cookies. “Cookies” are alphanumeric identifiers we transfer to your device as you browse our Services for record-keeping purposes. Some cookies allow us to make it easier for you to navigate our Services, while others are used to enable a faster log-in process, support the security and performance of the Services, or allow us to track aggregate and statistical information about user activity within the Services. You can view our cookie policy at https://quantumcircuits.com/cookie-policy/.
Pixel Tags. Pixel tags (sometimes called web beacons or clear GIFs) are tiny graphics with a unique identifier, similar in function to cookies. While cookies are stored locally on your device, pixel tags are embedded invisibly within web pages and online content. We may use these in connection with our Services to, among other things, track user activity, help us manage content, and compile usage statistics.
Local Storage Objects. Local storage is a web storage mechanism that allows us to store data on a web browser that persists even after the browser window is closed. Local storage may be used by our web servers to cache certain information to enable faster loading of pages and content when you return to our websites. You can clear data stored in local storage through your browser. Please consult your browser help menu for more information.
Third-Party Analytics and Tools. We use third-party tools, such as Google Analytics, which are operated by third-party companies. These third-party analytics companies may use cookies, pixels, and other similar tools to collect usage data about our Services in order to provide us with reports and metrics that help us evaluate usage of our Services and improve performance and user experiences. To learn more about Google’s privacy practices, please review the Google Privacy Policy at https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/ and Google’s privacy disclosures regarding Google Analytics at https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites. You can also download the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on to prevent their data from being used by Google Analytics at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Cross-Device Tracking. We and our third-party providers may use the information we collect about you within our Services and on other third-party sites and services to help us and these third parties to identify other devices that you use (e.g., a mobile phone, tablet, or other computer). We and our third-party providers may use this information as set forth above.
Do-Not-Track. Currently, our Services do not recognize web browser “Do-Not-Track” requests. You may, however, disable certain tracking as discussed below (e.g., by disabling cookies).
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- Your Privacy Choices
Managing Your Marketing Preferences. We may send periodic promotional emails or other similar communications to you, in accordance with applicable law. In that case, we will permit you to opt out of these communications by following the instructions provided to you in the communication. If you opt out of receiving promotional content from us, we may still send you communications about your account or any services you have requested or received from us.
Cookie Preferences. We also make available ways for you to manage your preferences regarding cookies and other similar technologies within our Services. Many of these choices are browser- and device-specific, which means that you need to set the preference for each browser and device you use to access our Services. In addition, if you delete or block cookies, you may need to reapply these preferences to each browser and/or device used to access our Services.
Cookie Settings. To prevent cookies from tracking your activity on our Site or visits across multiple websites, you can set your browser to block certain cookies or notify you when a cookie is set. You can also delete cookies. The “Help” portion of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how to prevent your device from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, or how to delete cookies. Visitors to our Site who disable cookies will be able to browse the Site, but some features may not function.
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- External Links and Features
Our Services may contain links to third-party websites or features or provide certain third-party connections or integrated services. Any access to and use of such linked websites, features, or third-party services is not governed by this Policy, but instead by the privacy policies of those third parties. We are not responsible for the information practices of such third parties, including their collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information. You should review the privacy policies and terms for any third parties before proceeding to those websites or using those third-party features or services.
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- Children’s Privacy
Our Services are not designed for children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of thirteen (13). If you are a parent or legal guardian and you believe we have collected your child’s information in violation of applicable law, please contact us using the contact information in the Contact Us section below.
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- Security
We have implemented reasonable precautions aimed at protecting the information we collect from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. Please be aware that despite our efforts, no data security measures can guarantee security.
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- Changes to this Policy
This Policy is current as of the last updated date set forth above. We may change this Policy from time to time, so please be sure to check back periodically. We will post any updates to this Policy on this page. If we make material changes to how we collect, use, or disclose the personal information we have previously collected about you, we will endeavor to provide you prior notice, such as by emailing you or posting prominent notice on our website or within the Services.
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- Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Policy or our privacy practices, you may contact us by sending us an email at info@quantumcircuits.com.