Owner and Data Controller
PATENTsmarter™
Owner: Gyde Balzer Carstensen
Banegårdspladsen 1, 9.
1570 København V
Denmark
CVR/VAT-nr. DK41037474
Owner contact email: hello@patentsmarter.com
Types of Data collected
Among the types of Personal Data that patentsmarter.com collects, by itself or through third parties, there are:
Trackers; Data communicated while using the service; first name; last name; VAT Number; company name; physical address; country; email address; ZIP/Postal code; various types of Data; city; Tax ID; User ID; number of employees; website; Usage Data; answers to questions; clicks; keypress events; motion sensor events; mouse movements; scroll position; touch events; payment info; billing address; purchase history; unique device identifiers for advertising (Google Advertiser ID or IDFA, for example); device information; page views ; Data communicated in order to use the Service; Universally unique identifier (UUID); geographic position; username; password; state; profile picture; workplace; academic background; field of activity; house number; language; profession; name; social media accounts; user content; contact info; phone number.
Complete details on each type of Personal Data collected are provided in the dedicated sections of this privacy policy or by specific explanation texts displayed prior to the Data collection.
Personal Data may be freely provided by the User, or, in case of Usage Data, collected automatically when using patentsmarter.com.
Unless specified otherwise, all Data requested by patentsmarter.com is mandatory and failure to provide this Data may make it impossible for patentsmarter.com to provide its services. In cases where patentsmarter.com specifically states that some Data is not mandatory, Users are free not to communicate this Data without consequences to the availability or the functioning of the Service.
Users who are uncertain about which Personal Data is mandatory are welcome to contact the Owner.
Any use of Cookies – or of other tracking tools — by patentsmarter.com or by the owners of third-party services used by patentsmarter.com serves the purpose of providing the Service required by the User, in addition to any other purposes described in the present document and in the Cookie Policy.
Users are responsible for any third-party Personal Data obtained, published or shared through patentsmarter.com.
Mode and place of processing the Data
Methods of processing
The Owner takes appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, or unauthorized destruction of the Data.
The Data processing is carried out using computers and/or IT enabled tools, following organizational procedures and modes strictly related to the purposes indicated. In addition to the Owner, in some cases, the Data may be accessible to certain types of persons in charge, involved with the operation of patentsmarter.com (administration, sales, marketing, legal, system administration) or external parties (such as third-party technical service providers, mail carriers, hosting providers, IT companies, communications agencies) appointed, if necessary, as Data Processors by the Owner. The updated list of these parties may be requested from the Owner at any time.
Place
The Data is processed at the Owner's operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located.
Depending on the User's location, data transfers may involve transferring the User's Data to a country other than their own. To find out more about the place of processing of such transferred Data, Users can check the section containing details about the processing of Personal Data.
Retention time
Unless specified otherwise in this document, Personal Data shall be processed and stored for as long as required by the purpose they have been collected for and may be retained for longer due to applicable legal obligation or based on the Users’ consent.
The purposes of processing
The Data concerning the User is collected to allow the Owner to provide its Service, comply with its legal obligations, respond to enforcement requests, protect its rights and interests (or those of its Users or third parties), detect any malicious or fraudulent activity, as well as the following:
Collection of privacy-related preferences, Contacting the User, Traffic optimization and distribution, SPAM protection, Managing contacts and sending messages, Handling payments, Interaction with external social networks and platforms, Displaying content from external platforms, Platform services and hosting, Registration and authentication, Backup saving and management, Advertising, Analytics, Managing data collection and online surveys, Remarketing and behavioral targeting, Connecting Data, Handling activities related to productivity, Hosting and backend infrastructure, Interaction with data collection platforms and other third parties, Location-based interactions, Registration and authentication provided directly by patentsmarter.com and Interaction with online survey platforms.
For specific information about the Personal Data used for each purpose, the User may refer to the section “Detailed information on the processing of Personal Data”.
Detailed information on the processing of Personal Data
Personal Data is collected for the following purposes and using the following services:
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Advertising
This type of service allows User Data to be utilized for advertising communication purposes. These communications are displayed in the form of banners and other advertisements on patentsmarter.com, possibly based on User interests.
This does not mean that all Personal Data are used for this purpose. Information and conditions of use are shown below.
Some of the services listed below may use Trackers for identifying Users, behavioral retargeting i.e. displaying ads tailored to the User’s interests and behavior, or to measure ads performance. For more information, please check the privacy policies of the relevant services.
Services of this kind usually offer the possibility to opt out of such tracking. In addition to any opt-out feature offered by any of the services below, Users may learn more on how to generally opt out of interest-based advertising within the dedicated section "How to opt-out of interest-based advertising" in this document.
Meta ads conversion tracking (Meta pixel) (Meta Platforms Ireland Limited)
Meta ads conversion tracking (Meta pixel) is an analytics service provided by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited that connects data from the Meta Audience Network with actions performed on patentsmarter.com. The Meta pixel tracks conversions that can be attributed to ads on Facebook, Instagram and Meta Audience Network.
Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data.
Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy – Opt out.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
Meta Lookalike Audience (Meta Platforms Ireland Limited)
Meta Lookalike Audience is an advertising and behavioral targeting service provided by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited that uses Data collected through Meta's Custom Audience in order to display ads to Users with similar behavior to Users who are already in a Custom Audience list on the basis of their past use of patentsmarter.com or engagement with relevant content across Meta's apps and services.
On the basis of these Data, personalized ads will be shown to Users suggested by Meta Lookalike Audience.
Users can opt out of Meta's use of Trackers for ads personalization by visiting this opt-out page.
Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data.
Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy – Opt out.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
- a Sale in California
- a Sharing in California
Meta Audience Network (Meta Platforms Ireland Limited)
Meta Audience Network is an advertising service provided by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited In order to understand Meta's use of Data, consult Meta's data policy.
Patentsmarter.com may use identifiers for mobile devices (including Android Advertising ID or Advertising Identifier for iOS, respectively) and technologies similar to cookies to run the Meta Audience Network service. One of the ways Audience Network shows ads is by using the User's ad preferences. The User can control this in the Facebook ad settings.
Users may opt-out of certain Audience Network targeting through applicable device settings, such as the device advertising settings for mobile phones or by following the instructions in other Audience Network related sections of this privacy policy, if available.
Personal Data processed: Trackers; unique device identifiers for advertising (Google Advertiser ID or IDFA, for example); Usage Data.
Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy – Opt out.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers; internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
- a Sale in California
- a Sharing in California
LinkedIn Ads (LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company)
LinkedIn Ads is an advertising service provided by LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company.
Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data.
Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy – Opt out.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
- a Sale in California
- a Sharing in California
LinkedIn conversion tracking (LinkedIn Insight Tag) (LinkedIn Corporation)
LinkedIn conversion tracking (LinkedIn Insight Tag) is an analytics and behavioral targeting service provided by LinkedIn Corporation that connects data from the LinkedIn advertising network with actions performed on patentsmarter.com. The LinkedIn Insight Tag tracks conversions that can be attributed to LinkedIn ads and enables to target groups of Users on the base of their past use of patentsmarter.com.
Users may opt out of behavioral targeting features through their device settings, their LinkedIn account settings or by visiting the AdChoices opt-out page.
Personal Data processed: device information; Trackers; Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
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Analytics
The services contained in this section enable the Owner to monitor and analyze web traffic and can be used to keep track of User behavior.
Meta Events Manager (Meta Platforms Ireland Limited)
Meta Events Manager is an analytics service provided by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited. By integrating the Meta pixel, Meta Events Manager can give the Owner insights into the traffic and interactions on patentsmarter.com.
Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data.
Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy – Opt out.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
Visitor Tracking
Privacy Notice: Visitor Tracking Usage
This Privacy Notice details the collection and use of information through the Visitor Tracking tool on our website.
Information Collection: We utilize Visitor Tracking to collect data essential for enhancing user experience and website functionality, including, but not limited to:
Business Name (where applicable)
IP Address
Browsing Activity
Geolocation Data
This enumeration is not exhaustive; additional data pertinent to service optimization may be collected.
Purpose of Collection: The gathered information is employed to:
Customize user experience
Analyze web traffic for continuous improvement
Safeguard website integrity
Disclosure: Collected data is not sold. It may be shared with authorized third parties solely for service enhancement under strict confidentiality constraints.
User Rights: Visitors reserve the right to inquire about and amend their personal data. Direct inquiries and requests to our contact details below.
Amendments: This notice may be revised to mirror changes in practices or regulatory adjustments. We advise regular review.
For inquiries regarding our Visitor Tracking data practices, contact VisitorTracking.com.
Legal basis for processing: Consent.
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Backup saving and management
This type of service allows the Owner to save and manage backups of patentsmarter.com on external servers managed by the service provider itself. The backups may include the source code and content as well as the data that the User provides to patentsmarter.com.
Backup on Dropbox (Dropbox, Inc.)
Dropbox is a service to save and manage backups provided by Dropbox Inc.
Personal Data processed: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: European Union – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers.
Backup on Google Drive (Google Ireland Limited)
Google Drive is a service to save and manage backups provided by Google Ireland Limited.
Personal Data processed: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers.
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Collection of privacy-related preferences
This type of service allows patentsmarter.com to collect and store Users’ preferences related to the collection, use, and processing of their personal information, as requested by the applicable privacy legislation.
iubenda Consent Database (iubenda srl)
The iubenda Consent Database allows to store and retrieve records of Users’ consent to the processing of Personal Data, and information and preferences expressed in relation to the provided consent.
In order to do so, it makes use of a Tracker that temporarily stores pending information on the User’s device until it is processed by the API. The Tracker (a browser feature called localStorage) is at that point deleted.
Personal Data processed: Data communicated while using the service; Trackers.
Place of processing: Italy – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
iubenda Privacy Controls and Cookie Solution (iubenda srl)
The iubenda Privacy Controls and Cookie Solution allows the Owner to collect and store Users’ preferences related to the processing of personal information, and in particular to the use of Cookies and other Trackers on patentsmarter.com.
Personal Data processed: Trackers.
Place of processing: Italy – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
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Connecting Data
This type of service allows the Owner to connect Data with third-party services disclosed within this privacy policy.
This results in Data flowing through these services, potentially causing the retention of this Data.
Zapier (Zapier, Inc.)
Zapier is a workflow automation service provided by Zapier, Inc. that automates the movement of Data between (third-party) services.
Personal Data processed: Data communicated while using the service.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
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Contacting the User
Contact form (patentsmarter.com)
By filling in the contact form with their Data, the User authorizes patentsmarter.com to use these details to reply to requests for information, quotes or any other kind of request as indicated by the form’s header.
Personal Data processed: city; company name; country; email address; first name; last name; number of employees; physical address; Tax ID; Trackers; Usage Data; User ID; various types of Data; VAT Number; website; ZIP/Postal code.
Legal basis for processing: Consent.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers; commercial information; internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
Mailing list or newsletter (patentsmarter.com)
By registering on the mailing list or for the newsletter, the User’s email address will be added to the contact list of those who may receive email messages containing information of commercial or promotional nature concerning patentsmarter.com. Your email address might also be added to this list as a result of signing up to patentsmarter.com or after making a purchase.
Personal Data processed: city; company name; country; email address; first name; last name; Trackers; Usage Data; website.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers; commercial information; internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
- a Sale in the United States
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Displaying content from external platforms
This type of service allows you to view content hosted on external platforms directly from the pages of patentsmarter.com and interact with them.
This type of service might still collect web traffic data for the pages where the service is installed, even when Users do not use it.
VadooTV Video hosting
We use Vadoo.tv to display video content in our courses and on our homepage in genereal.
Vadoo Internet Services Private Ltd. (“VadooTV”) is committed to
protecting the privacy of its users (us), its customers, their users (“Viewers”),
and its website visitors (hereinafter shall collectively referred to as “Users” and includes you).
Vadoo Internet Services Private Ltd. (“VadooTV”) informs Users of our policies and practices
regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information
received through our website, portal, and through websites operated by our
customers who use our services here: VadooTV privacy policy
This processing constitutes:
Font Awesome (Fonticons, Inc. )
Font Awesome is a typeface visualization service provided by Fonticons, Inc. that allows patentsmarter.com to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.
Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
Google Fonts (Google Ireland Limited)
Google Fonts is a typeface visualization service provided by Google Ireland Limited that allows patentsmarter.com to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.
Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data.
Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
Gravatar (Aut O’Mattic A8C Ireland Ltd.)
Gravatar is an image visualization service provided by Aut O’Mattic A8C Ireland Ltd. that allows patentsmarter.com to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.
Please note that if Gravatar images are used for comment forms, the commenter's email address or parts of it may be sent to Gravatar - even if the commenter has not signed up for that service.
Personal Data processed: email address; Usage Data.
Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers; internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
Google Maps widget (Google Ireland Limited)
Google Maps is a maps visualization service provided by Google Ireland Limited that allows patentsmarter.com to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.
Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data.
Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
Instagram widget (Meta Platforms Ireland Limited)
Instagram is an image visualization service provided by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited that allows patentsmarter.com to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.
Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data.
Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
TrustBox widget (Trustpilot A/S)
The TrustBox widget is a reviews and ratings service provided by Trustpilot A/S that allows patentsmarter.com to incorporate that content on its pages.
Personal Data processed: clicks; page views ; Usage Data.
Place of processing: Denmark – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
- a Sale in California
- a Sharing in California
TripAdvisor widget (TripAdvisor LLC)
TripAdvisor widget is a content visualization service provided by TripAdvisor LLC that allows patentsmarter.com to incorporate content from that external platform on its pages.
Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
YouTube Data API (Google Ireland Limited)
YouTube Data API is a video content visualization service provided by Google Ireland Limited that allows patentsmarter.com to incorporate functions normally executed on YouTube so that Users can watch, find, and manage YouTube content directly on patentsmarter.com.
Through this Service, patentsmarter.com may collect Data directly or indirectly on or from Users’ devices, including by making use of Trackers. Users may restrict such access to their Data via the security settings page provided by Google. Users may ask the Owner for further information about these privacy settings at any time through the contact details provided in this document.
Data collected through the Service may also be used to help third parties deliver interest-based advertising. Users can opt out of third-party interest-based advertising through their device settings or by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.
Personal Data processed: Data communicated in order to use the Service.
Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy – Opt out.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
YouTube IFrame Player (Google Ireland Limited)
YouTube IFrame Player is a video content visualization service provided by Google Ireland Limited that allows patentsmarter.com to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.
Through this Service, patentsmarter.com may collect Data directly or indirectly on or from Users’ devices, including by making use of trackers. Users may restrict such access to their Data via the security settings page provided by Google. Users may ask the Owner for further information about these privacy settings at any time through the contact details provided in this document.
Data collected through the Service may also be used to help third parties deliver interest-based advertising. Users can opt out of third-party interest-based advertising through their device settings or by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.
Personal Data processed: Data communicated in order to use the Service.
Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy – Opt out.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
YouTube video widget (Google Ireland Limited)
YouTube is a video content visualization service provided by Google Ireland Limited that allows patentsmarter.com to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.
Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data.
Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
YouTube video widget (Privacy Enhanced Mode) (Google Ireland Limited)
YouTube is a video content visualization service provided by Google Ireland Limited that allows patentsmarter.com to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.
This widget is set up in a way that ensures that YouTube won't store information and cookies about Users on patentsmarter.com unless they play the video.
Personal Data processed: Trackers; Universally unique identifier (UUID); Usage Data.
Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers; internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
Vimeo video (Vimeo, LLC)
Vimeo is a video content visualization service provided by Vimeo, LLC that allows patentsmarter.com to incorporate content of this kind on its pages.
Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
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Handling activities related to productivity
This type of service helps the Owner to manage tasks, collaboration and, in general, activities related to productivity. In using this type of service, Data of Users will be processed and may be retained, depending on the purpose of the activity in question.
These services may be integrated with a wide range of third-party services disclosed within this privacy policy to enable the Owner to import or export Data needed for the relative activity.
Trello (Trello, Inc. )
Trello is a project management service provided by Trello, Inc. .
Personal Data processed: Data communicated while using the service.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
Google Docs (Google Ireland Limited)
Google Docs is an online text-editing and collaboration service provided by Google Ireland Limited.
Personal Data processed: Data communicated while using the service.
Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
Google Sheets (Google Ireland Limited)
Google Sheets is an online spreadsheet and collaboration service provided by Google Ireland Limited.
Personal Data processed: Data communicated while using the service.
Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
Google Workspace (Google LLC)
Google Workspace is an integrated suite of cloud-based productivity, collaboration and storage services provided by Google LLC. Gmail or other G Suite services are not scanned by Google for advertising purposes. In addition, Google does not collect or use data inside these services for advertising purposes in any other way.
Personal Data processed: Data communicated while using the service.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
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Handling payments
Unless otherwise specified, patentsmarter.com processes any payments by credit card, bank transfer or other means via external payment service providers. In general and unless where otherwise stated, Users are requested to provide their payment details and personal information directly to such payment service providers. Patentsmarter.com isn't involved in the collection and processing of such information: instead, it will only receive a notification by the relevant payment service provider as to whether payment has been successfully completed.
PayPal (PayPal Inc.)
PayPal is a payment service provided by PayPal Inc., which allows Users to make online payments.
Personal Data processed: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: See the PayPal privacy policy – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers.
This processing constitutes:
- a Sale in Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Texas, Oregon and Montana
PayPal Carrier Payments (PayPal Inc.)
PayPal Carrier Payments is a payment service provided by PayPal, Inc., which allows Users to make online payments using their mobile phone operator.
Personal Data processed: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: See the PayPal privacy policy – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers.
Quaderno (Recrea Systems, SLU)
Quaderno is a billing management and product checkout page service provided by Recrea Systems, SLU, which allows the Owner to automate tax compliance for online payments on patentsmarter.com.
Personal Data processed: billing address; country; email address; first name; last name; payment info; purchase history; VAT Number.
Place of processing: Spain – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers; commercial information.
Apple Pay (Apple Inc.)
Apple Pay is a payment service provided by Apple Inc., which allows Users to make payments using their mobile phones.
Personal Data processed: payment info; various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers; commercial information.
Google Pay (Google Ireland Limited)
Google Pay is a payment service provided by Google Ireland Limited, which allows users to make online payments using their Google credentials.
Personal Data processed: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers.
Stripe (Stripe Payments Europe, Limited)
Stripe is a payment service provided by Stripe Payments Europe, Limited.
Personal Data processed: payment info; various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: European Union – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers; commercial information.
Payments processed via the Apple App Store (Apple Inc.)
Patentsmarter.com uses a payment service provided by Apple Inc. that allows the Owner to offer the purchase of the app itself or in-app purchases.
Personal Data processed to complete the purchases are processed by Apple, as described in the privacy policy for the App Store.
Personal Data processed: billing address; device information; email address; first name; last name; payment info; phone number; purchase history; Trackers; Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers; commercial information; internet or other electronic network activity information.
Quickpay - Payment Gateway
Quickpay service
Registration for Quickpay enables the customer’s online store to accept payments over the Internet. Quickpay receives approval from the respective acquirers, using certified software, and all transfers between Quickpay and acquiring banks are encrypted.
PATENTsmarter's™ Responsibilities
PATENTsmarter™ is responsible for the software in PATENTsmarter's™online stores, ensuring payment transfers can be made through Quickpay. Quickpay accepts no responsibility for the modules, which are made available free of charge.
PATENTsmarter™ is responsible for ensuring that payment transfers comply with applicable laws including the rules and guidelines laid down in payment card legislation, registration regulations, and consumer protection.
Quickpay Privacy Policy
Quickpay provides a payment gateway for e-commerce websites. This Privacy Policy describes how personal information is collected, used, and shared when you install or uses Quickpay with your ecommerce store.
Personal Information Quickpay Collects
When you use Quickpay, we are automatically able to access certain types of information from your ecommerce store: Amount, currency, orderid, transactionid, IP address, browser type, language.
Additionally, Quickpay collect the data the merchant sends to Quickpay. Eg. if you add basket info, cardholder info such as name and address.
How Do We Use Your Personal Information?
Quickpay use the personal information we collect from you and your customers in order to provide the Service and to operate Quickpay.
Sharing Your Personal Information
Quickpay do not share any personal information we collect, but may share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other lawful request for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights.
Your Rights
If you are a European resident, you have the right to access personal information that Quickpay hold about you and to ask that your personal information be corrected, updated, or deleted. If you would like to exercise this right, please contact Quickpay the contact information as disclosed on this page: https://quickpay.net/terms-of-service/
Additionally, if you are a European resident we note that we are processing your information in order to fulfill contracts we might have with you (for example if you make an order through the Site), or otherwise to pursue our legitimate business interests listed above.
Data Retention
When you place an order through the Site, we will maintain your Order Information for our records unless and until you ask us to delete this information.
Changes
Quuickpay's policies may be updated from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. Thus please visit the latest version of the Quickpay Privacy Policy here:https://quickpay.net/terms-of-service/
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Hosting and backend infrastructure
This type of service has the purpose of hosting Data and files that enable patentsmarter.com to run and be distributed as well as to provide a ready-made infrastructure to run specific features or parts of patentsmarter.com.
Some services among those listed below, if any, may work through geographically distributed servers, making it difficult to determine the actual location where the Personal Data are stored.
Microsoft Azure (Microsoft Corporation)
Microsoft Azure is a hosting service provided by Microsoft Corporation.
Personal Data processed: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: Germany – Privacy Policy; United Kingdom – Privacy Policy; Ireland – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers.
Google Cloud Storage
Google Cloud Storage is a hosting service provided by Google LLC or by Google Ireland Limited, depending on how the Owner manages the Data processing.
Personal Data processed: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: Germany – Privacy Policy; Ireland – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) (Amazon Web Services, Inc.)
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a hosting and backend service provided by Amazon Web Services, Inc.
Personal Data processed: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: Sweden – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers.
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Interaction with data collection platforms and other third parties
This type of service allows Users to interact with data collection platforms or other services directly from the pages of patentsmarter.com for the purpose of saving and reusing data.
If one of these services is installed, it may collect browsing and Usage Data in the pages where it is installed, even if the Users do not actively use the service.
Google Forms (embedded) (Google Ireland Limited)
Google Forms (embedded) is a service for interacting with the Google data collection platform provided by Google Ireland Limited.
Personal Data processed: Data communicated while using the service.
Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
- a Sale in California
- a Sharing in California
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Interaction with external social networks and platforms
This type of service allows interaction with social networks or other external platforms directly from the pages of patentsmarter.com.
The interaction and information obtained through patentsmarter.com are always subject to the User’s privacy settings for each social network.
This type of service might still collect traffic data for the pages where the service is installed, even when Users do not use it.
It is recommended to log out from the respective services in order to make sure that the processed data on patentsmarter.com isn’t being connected back to the User’s profile.
PayPal button and widgets (PayPal Inc.)
The PayPal button and widgets are services allowing interaction with the PayPal platform provided by PayPal Inc.
Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data.
Place of processing: See the PayPal privacy policy – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
LinkedIn button and social widgets (LinkedIn Corporation)
The LinkedIn button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the LinkedIn social network provided by LinkedIn Corporation.
Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
Twitter Tweet button and social widgets (X Corp.)
The Twitter Tweet button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the Twitter social network provided by X Corp.
Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
Facebook Like button and social widgets (Meta Platforms Ireland Limited)
The Facebook Like button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the Facebook social network provided by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited
Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data.
Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
- a Sale in the United States
YouTube button and social widgets (Google Ireland Limited)
The YouTube button and social widgets are services allowing interaction with the YouTube social network provided by Google Ireland Limited.
Personal Data processed: Usage Data.
Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
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Interaction with online survey platforms
This type of service allows Users to interact with third-party online survey platforms directly from the pages of patentsmarter.com.
If one of these services is installed, it may collect browsing and Usage Data in the pages where it is installed, even if the Users do not actively use the service.
Formaloo - Survey and form builder software
Formaloo is the next generation of no-code survey software. At PATENTsmarter™, we use Formaloo's services to make forms, serve you quizzes, and provide feedback or tests, questionnaires, etc. To provide this service, you add information, i.e., Form data, into the forms, which PATENTsmarter™ uses to provide you with the requested information, and results or for research and marketing purposes.
Formaloo is PATENTsmarter's™ data processor and will not access any Form data.
According to Formaloo's Privacy Policy, Formaloo is fully compliant with the EU General Data Protection Regulation and has been able to conduct business with all EU-based customers (and all companies working with EU-based clients) since the GDPR deadline, May 25th, 2018.
The data that you add to the form via a product, service, the website, or any other means offered by PATENTsmarter™ is owned by PATENTsmarter™ and considered private information. PATENTsmarter™ is 100% responsible for any content & information provided to the Customer via Formaloo or by using Formaloo services.
PATENTsmarter™ is also 100% responsible for any type of data collected via the PATENTsmarter™ webpage via any Formaloo form and app. Formaloo will only access form data if PATENTsmarter™ provides written permission to do so, for e.g., resolving technical issues.
This means that Formaloo only processes this data on PATENTsmarter’s™ behalf.
If you want to exercise any of your GDPR rights to have your personal information deleted, you must, therefore, contact PATENTsmarter™ and/or its owner, Gyde Balzer Carstensen, who created the Formaloo forms and/or Formaloo web apps.
Formaloo relies upon several means to transfer personal information, subject to the European General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) in accordance with Chapter V of the GDPR.
These include: Formaloo may, in accordance with Article 46 of the GDPR, transfer personal information to recipients that have entered into the European Commission-approved contract for the transfer of personal data outside the European Economic Area.
Formaloo may, in accordance with Articles 45 and 46 of the GDPR, transfer personal information to recipients that are in a country the European Commission or a European data protection supervisory authority has confirmed, by decision, offers an adequate level of data protection, pursuant to an approved certification mechanism or code of conduct, together with binding enforcement commitments from the recipient to apply the appropriate safeguards, including as regards data subjects’ rights, or to processors which have committed to comply with binding corporate rules.
Review Formaloo's Privacy Policy in detail here:
https://www.formaloo.com/privacy-policy
A data processing agreement between PATENTsmarter™ and Formaloo is currently prepared (01-MAY-2024)
Legal basis for processing: Consent.
This processing constitutes:
- a Sale in California
- a Sharing in California
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Location-based interactions
Geolocation (patentsmarter.com)
Patentsmarter.com may collect, use, and share User location Data in order to provide location-based services.
Most browsers and devices provide tools to opt out from this feature by default. If explicit authorization has been provided, the User’s location data may be tracked by patentsmarter.com.
Personal Data processed: geographic position.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: geolocation data.
This processing constitutes:
- a Sale in Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Texas, Oregon and Montana
- a Sharing in California
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Targeted Advertising in Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Texas, Oregon and Montana
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Managing contacts and sending messages
This type of service makes it possible to manage a database of email contacts, phone contacts or any other contact information to communicate with the User.
These services may also collect data concerning the date and time when the message was viewed by the User, as well as when the User interacted with it, such as by clicking on links included in the message.
Mailgun (Mailgun Technologies, Inc.)
Mailgun is an email address management and message sending service provided by Mailgun Technologies, Inc.
Personal Data processed: email address; first name; Trackers; Usage Data; various types of Data.
Place of processing: Germany – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers; internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
- a Sale in California
- a Sharing in California
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Managing data collection and online surveys
This type of service allows patentsmarter.com to manage the creation, deployment, administration, distribution and analysis of online forms and surveys in order to collect, save and reuse Data from any responding Users.
The Personal Data collected depend on the information asked and provided by the Users in the corresponding online form.
These services may be integrated with a wide range of third-party services to enable the Owner to take subsequent steps with the Data processed - e.g. managing contacts, sending messages, analytics, advertising and payment processing.
Meta lead ads (Meta Platforms Ireland Limited)
Meta lead ads is an advertising and data collection service provided by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited that allows form-based ads to be shown to Users pre-populated with Personal Data from their Facebook profiles, such as names and email addresses. Depending on the type of advertisement, Users may be requested to provide further information.
Form submission results in the collection and processing of these Data by the Owner under this privacy policy, and only for the specific purpose outlined on the form and/or inside this privacy policy, where provided.
Users may exercise their rights, at any time, including the right to withdraw their consent to the processing of their Data, as specified in the section containing information about User rights in this privacy policy.
Personal Data processed: Data communicated while using the service.
Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy – Opt out.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
Google Forms (Google Ireland Limited)
Google Forms is a form builder and data collection platform provided by Google Ireland Limited.
Personal Data processed: Data communicated while using the service.
Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
SurveyMonkey (SurveyMonkey Europe UC)
SurveyMonkey is a survey builder and data collection platform provided by SurveyMonkey Europe UC.
Personal Data processed: Data communicated while using the service.
Place of processing: European Union – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
Elementor Form widget (Elementor Ltd.)
Elementor Form widget is a form builder for Elementor.
Personal Data processed: Data communicated while using the service; email address; first name; language; last name; password; physical address; profession; Trackers; Usage Data; username.
Legal basis for processing: Consent.
Place of processing: Israel – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers; internet or other electronic network activity information; employment related information; inferences drawn from other personal information.
This processing constitutes:
Data provided via online forms, managed directly (patentsmarter.com)
Patentsmarter.com makes use of online forms that can be used to collect Data about Users.
Personal Data processed: answers to questions; billing address; city; company name; contact info; country; email address; first name; language; last name; name; physical address; profession; profile picture; social media accounts; Trackers; Usage Data; user content; workplace.
Legal basis for processing: Consent.
Data retention period: Keeping the Data for the time necessary to fulfill the purpose.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers; commercial information; internet or other electronic network activity information; audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information; employment related information; inferences drawn from other personal information.
This processing constitutes:
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Platform services and hosting
These services have the purpose of hosting and running key components of patentsmarter.com, therefore allowing the provision of patentsmarter.com from within a unified platform. Such platforms provide a wide range of tools to the Owner – e.g. analytics, user registration, commenting, database management, e-commerce, payment processing – that imply the collection and handling of Personal Data.
Some of these services work through geographically distributed servers, making it difficult to determine the actual location where the Personal Data are stored.
WordPress.com (Aut O’Mattic A8C Ireland Ltd.)
WordPress.com is a platform provided by Aut O’Mattic A8C Ireland Ltd. that allows the Owner to build, run and host patentsmarter.com.
Personal Data processed: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers.
OnTheGoSystems Ltd. (Wordpress Multi-language WPML)
OnTheGoSystems Ltd. company are the makers of the WPML plugin and owners of the wpml.org website.
WPML Translation Management feature
The WPML plugin includes a feature called Translation Management. It helps us manage our content’s translation better and offers multiple tools for sending content for translation. We will send our page content, without your personal information to wpml.org or translation services for the purpose of translating that content. Please see the WPML privacy policy here: WPML Privacy and GDPR compliance.
WPML helps me with the practical multi-lingual settings
WPML cookies are used by the WPML plugin to identify the preferred user’s language as our site is multilingual. You can find detailed information about this on the W by WPML here: WPML page about browser cookies stored.
The information will be stored in PATENTsmarter™'s databases for one session, and your preferred language will be saved on your user metadata on your PATENTsmarter™ profile, which you can delete at any time.
Sessions.us
Sessions.us is a webinar and event hosting software and Sessions Technologies Romania SRL, a Romanian affiliated company (“Sessions Romania”) is the joint controller of any information processed in connection with the Privacy Policy they include with their services for customers located in EU, which includes PATENTsmarter™ (located in Denmark).
Sessions.us is one of the software programs that PATENTsmarter™ uses to facilitate 1:1 sparring sessions, online meetings, webinars, workshops, and more, and thus will also be the data processor collecting, using, and being responsible for specific personal data about you. Because PATENTsmarter™ operates in Europe, Sessions.us is bound by EU General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR) regarding the goods and services we offer to individuals and our broader operations in the European Economic Area (EEA).]
Data processing addendum - GDPR
In certain circumstances, Sessions.us will process personal data on PATENTsmarter™'s behalf and thus act as a data processor, according to article 28 of EU GDPR. Thus a Data Processing Addendum (DPA) with PATENTsmarter™ and Sessions.us is in place to ensure that personal data is processed by applicable data protection laws and regulations.
The DPA outlines the terms and conditions governing the processing of personal data by us as a data processor. It includes provisions regarding the nature and purpose of the processing, the types of personal data processed, the duration of the processing, and the security measures implemented to protect the personal data.
Please find Session.us's Privacy Policy here: https://resources.sessions.us/resources/help-center/knowledge-base/terms-privacy/privacy-policy
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Registration and authentication
By registering or authenticating, Users allow patentsmarter.com to identify them and give them access to dedicated services.
Depending on what is described below, third parties may provide registration and authentication services. In this case, patentsmarter.com will be able to access some Data, stored by these third-party services, for registration or identification purposes.
Some of the services listed below may also collect Personal Data for targeting and profiling purposes; to find out more, please refer to the description of each service.
WordPress.com Single Sign On (Aut O’Mattic A8C Ireland Ltd.)
WordPress.com Single Sign On is a registration and authentication service provided by Aut O’Mattic A8C Ireland Ltd. and is connected to the WordPress.com network.
Personal Data processed: Trackers; various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers; internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
Stripe OAuth (Stripe Payments Europe, Limited)
Stripe OAuth is a registration and authentication service provided by Stripe, Inc. and is connected to the Stripe network.
Personal Data processed: Trackers; various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: Norway – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers; internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
Pabbly Connect, by Pabbly (by Magneti Brains LLC)
Pabbly Connect is an interface software provided by Magnet Brains Software Technology Pvt Ltd, located at 10, E-3/49, 10 No. Market, Arera Colony, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, 462016 India.
This software is used to transfer data from e.g., completed Facebook Lead Ads forms to my CRM (Customer Relationship Management) for the purpose of subscribing to newsletters through the double-opt-in process and transmitting additional information.
The transferred data is stored for 15 days using AES-256 Encrypted Amazon Relational Database Service for potential troubleshooting and support requests, and it is automatically and completely deleted after 15 days. The temporary storage of the IP address by the system is necessary to deliver the website to your computer. For this purpose, the IP address of your computer must be stored for the duration of the session. The storage of your data in log files is carried out to ensure the proper functioning of website connectivity, provide a comfortable user experience on our website, evaluate system security and stability, as well as for other administrative purposes.
The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer necessary for the purpose of its collection.
In the case of data collected for the provision of the website, this occurs when the respective session is terminated.
The legal basis for this processing is your consent, in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) ("the data subject has given consent to the processing of his or her personal data for one or more specific purposes;" Article 6(1)(f) ("processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the controller or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data, in particular where the data subject is a child.") of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
When using any of the forms provided on our website or social media profiles, such as Facebook or Instagram (Meta), our system collects the data that you enter into the form.
The purpose of processing the data entered into a form corresponds to the purpose of the form and may include:
- Contacting PATENTsmarter™
- Submitting job applications
- Registering for webinar participation
- Signing up to my Newsletter
- Purchasing a Product
The following data may be collected:
- First name
- Last name
- Email address
- Your message to us
- Company
- Job title
- Professional qualifications for application forms
The following data is collected automatically:
- Your computer's IP address
- Date and time of access
You can find the privacy policy for Pabbly (by Magneti Brains LLC) on this page: [https://www.pabbly.com/privacy-policy/](https://www.pabbly.com/privacy-policy/)
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Registration and authentication provided directly by patentsmarter.com
By registering or authenticating, Users allow patentsmarter.com to identify them and give them access to dedicated services. The Personal Data is collected and stored for registration or identification purposes only. The Data collected are only those necessary for the provision of the service requested by the Users.
Direct registration (patentsmarter.com)
The User registers by filling out the registration form and providing the Personal Data directly to patentsmarter.com.
Personal Data processed: academic background; billing address; city; company name; country; email address; field of activity; first name; house number; language; last name; number of employees; password; profile picture; state; Tax ID; username; VAT Number; website; workplace; ZIP/Postal code.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers; commercial information; internet or other electronic network activity information; audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information; employment related information; inferences drawn from other personal information.
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Remarketing and behavioral targeting
This type of service allows patentsmarter.com and its partners to inform, optimize and serve advertising based on past use of patentsmarter.com by the User.
This activity is facilitated by tracking Usage Data and by using Trackers to collect information which is then transferred to the partners that manage the remarketing and behavioral targeting activity.
Some services offer a remarketing option based on email address lists.
Services of this kind usually offer the possibility to opt out of such tracking. In addition to any opt-out feature offered by any of the services below, Users may learn more on how to generally opt out of interest-based advertising within the dedicated section "How to opt-out of interest-based advertising" in this document.
Meta Custom Audience (Meta Platforms Ireland Limited)
Meta Custom Audience is a remarketing and behavioral targeting service provided by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited that connects the activity of patentsmarter.com with the Meta Audience Network.
Users can opt out of Meta's use of Trackers for ads personalization by visiting this opt-out page.
Personal Data processed: email address; Trackers.
Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy – Opt out.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers; internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
- a Sale in California
- a Sharing in California
Facebook Remarketing (Meta Platforms Ireland Limited)
Facebook Remarketing is a remarketing and behavioral targeting service provided by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited that connects the activity of patentsmarter.com with the Meta Audience Network.
Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data.
Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
- a Sale in California
- a Sharing in California
LinkedIn Website Retargeting (LinkedIn Corporation)
LinkedIn Website Retargeting is a remarketing and behavioral targeting service provided by LinkedIn Corporation that connects the activity of patentsmarter.com with the LinkedIn advertising network.
Personal Data processed: Trackers; Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy – Opt Out.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
- a Sale in California
- a Sharing in California
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SPAM protection
This type of service analyzes the traffic of patentsmarter.com, potentially containing Users' Personal Data, with the purpose of filtering it from parts of traffic, messages and content that are recognized as SPAM.
Google reCAPTCHA (Google Ireland Limited)
Personal Data processed: answers to questions; clicks; keypress events; motion sensor events; mouse movements; scroll position; touch events; Trackers; Usage Data.
Place of processing: Ireland – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information; inferences drawn from other personal information.
hCaptcha (Intuition Machines, Inc)
hCaptcha is a SPAM protection service provided by Intuition Machines, Inc.
Personal Data processed: answers to questions; Data communicated in order to use the Service; keypress events; motion sensor events; mouse movements; scroll position; touch events; Trackers; Usage Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information; inferences drawn from other personal information.
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Traffic optimization and distribution
This type of service allows patentsmarter.com to distribute their content using servers located across different countries and to optimize their performance.
Which Personal Data are processed depends on the characteristics and the way these services are implemented. Their function is to filter communications between patentsmarter.com and the User's browser.
Considering the widespread distribution of this system, it is difficult to determine the locations to which the contents that may contain Personal Information of the User are transferred.
Cloudflare (Cloudflare, Inc.)
Cloudflare is a traffic optimization and distribution service provided by Cloudflare Inc.
The way Cloudflare is integrated means that it filters all the traffic through patentsmarter.com, i.e., communication between patentsmarter.com and the User's browser, while also allowing analytical data from patentsmarter.com to be collected.
Personal Data processed: various types of Data as specified in the privacy policy of the service.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers.
This processing constitutes:
- a Sale in the United States
- a Sharing in California
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Targeted Advertising in Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Texas, Oregon and Montana
Smush (Incsub, LLC)
Smush is a traffic optimization and distribution service provided by Incsub, LLC. The service optimizes images used on patentsmarter.com and may serve them to Users in order to optimize the loading times on patentsmarter.com.
Personal Data processed: various types of Data.
Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: identifiers.
This processing constitutes:
Bunny CDN (BunnyWay d.o.o.)
Bunny CDN is a traffic optimization and distribution service provided by BunnyWay d.o.o.
Personal Data processed: Usage Data.
Place of processing: Slovenia – Privacy Policy.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.
This processing constitutes:
Information on opting out of interest-based advertising
In addition to any opt-out feature provided by
any of the services listed in this document, Users may learn more on
how to generally opt out of interest-based advertising within the
dedicated section of the Cookie Policy.
Further information about the processing of Personal Data
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Automated decision-making
Automated decision-making means that a decision which is likely to have legal effects or similarly significant effects on Users, is taken solely by technological means, without any human intervention.
Patentsmarter.com may use the Users' Personal Data to make decisions entirely or partially based on automated processes according to the purposes outlined in this document.
Patentsmarter.com adopts automated decision-making processes as far as necessary to enter into or perform a contract between Users and Owner, or on the basis of the Users' explicit consent, where such consent is required by the law.
Automated decisions are made by technological means – mostly based on algorithms subject to predefined criteria – which may also be provided by third parties.
The rationale behind automated decision-making is:
- to enable or otherwise improve the decision-making process;
- to grant Users fair and unbiased treatment based on consistent and uniform criteria;
- to reduce the potential harm derived from human error, personal bias and the like which may potentially lead to discrimination or imbalance in the treatment of individuals etc.;
- to reduce the risk of Users' failure to meet their obligation under a contract.
To find out more about the purposes, the third-party services, if any, and any specific rationale for automated decisions used within patentsmarter.com, Users can check the relevant sections in this document.
Consequences of automated decision-making processes for Users and rights of Users subjected to it
As a consequence, Users subject to such processing, are entitled to exercise specific rights aimed at preventing or otherwise limiting the potential effects of the automated decisions taken.
In particular, Users have the right to:
- obtain an explanation about any decision taken as a result of automated decision-making and express their point of view regarding this decision;
- challenge a decision by asking the Owner to reconsider it or take a new decision on a different basis;
- request and obtain from the Owner human intervention on such processing.
To learn more about the Users' rights and the means to exercise them, Users are invited to consult the section of this document relating to the rights of Users.
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Browser Fingerprinting
Browser Fingerprinting creates an identifier based on a device's unique combination of characteristics (e.g. IP address, HTTP header, browser properties etc.), that allows to distinguish the User from other Users, thereby enabling to track the User's browsing behavior across the web. Browser Fingerprinting does not have an expiration date and cannot be deleted.
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Equal protection of User Data
Patentsmarter.com shares User Data only with third parties carefully selected to ensure that they provide the same or equal protection of User Data as stated in this privacy policy and requested by applicable data protection laws. Further information on data processing and privacy practices by third parties can be found in their respective privacy policies.
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localStorage
localStorage allows patentsmarter.com to store and access data right in the User's browser with no expiration date.
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Preference Cookies
Preference Cookies store the User preferences detected on patentsmarter.com in the local domain such as, for example, their timezone and region.
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Selling goods and services online
The Personal Data collected are used to provide the User with services or to sell goods, including payment and possible delivery.
The Personal Data collected to complete the payment may include the credit card, the bank account used for the transfer, or any other means of payment envisaged. The kind of Data collected by patentsmarter.com depends on the payment system used.
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sessionStorage
sessionStorage allows patentsmarter.com to store and access data right in the User's browser. Data in sessionStorage is deleted automatically when the session ends (in other words, when the browser tab is closed).
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The Service is intended for adults
Users declare themselves to be adult according to their applicable legislation. Minors may not use patentsmarter.com.
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The Service is not directed to children under the age of 13
Users declare themselves to be adult according to their applicable legislation. Minors may use patentsmarter.com only with the assistance of a parent or guardian. Under no circumstance persons under the age of 13 may use patentsmarter.com.
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Unique device identification
Patentsmarter.com may track Users by storing a unique identifier of their device, for analytics purposes or for storing Users' preferences.
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User identification via a universally unique identifier (UUID)
Patentsmarter.com may track Users by storing a so-called universally unique identifier (or short UUID) for analytics purposes or for storing Users' preferences. This identifier is generated upon installation of this Application, it persists between Application launches and updates, but it is lost when the User deletes the Application. A reinstall generates a new UUID.
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We do not collect personal data about Colorado consumers below the age of 13
We do not knowingly collect personal data of Colorado consumers who are below the age of 13 nor do we sell or process their data for targeted advertising purposes.
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We do not collect personal data about Connecticut consumers below the age of 13
We do not knowingly collect personal data of Connecticut consumers who are below the age of 13 nor do we sell or process their data for targeted advertising purposes.
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We do not collect personal data about Utah consumers below the age of 13
We do not knowingly collect personal data of Utah consumers who are below the age of 13 nor do we sell or process their data for targeted advertising purposes.
Cookie Policy
Patentsmarter.com uses Trackers. To learn more, Users may consult the Cookie Policy.
Legal basis of processing
The Owner may process Personal Data relating to Users if one of the following applies:
- Users have given their consent for one or more specific purposes.
- provision of Data is necessary for the performance of an agreement with the User and/or for any pre-contractual obligations thereof;
- processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the Owner is subject;
- processing is related to a task that is carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the Owner;
- processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Owner or by a third party.
In any case, the Owner will gladly help to clarify the specific legal basis that applies to the processing, and in particular whether the provision of Personal Data is a statutory or contractual requirement, or a requirement necessary to enter into a contract.
Further information about retention time
Unless specified otherwise in this document, Personal Data shall be processed and stored for as long as required by the purpose they have been collected for and may be retained for longer due to applicable legal obligation or based on the Users’ consent.
Therefore:
- Personal Data collected for purposes related to the performance of a contract between the Owner and the User shall be retained until such contract has been fully performed.
- Personal Data collected for the purposes of the Owner’s legitimate interests shall be retained as long as needed to fulfill such purposes. Users may find specific information regarding the legitimate interests pursued by the Owner within the relevant sections of this document or by contacting the Owner.
The Owner may be allowed to retain Personal Data for a longer period whenever the User has given consent to such processing, as long as such consent is not withdrawn. Furthermore, the Owner may be obliged to retain Personal Data for a longer period whenever required to fulfil a legal obligation or upon order of an authority.
Once the retention period expires, Personal Data shall be deleted. Therefore, the right of access, the right to erasure, the right to rectification and the right to data portability cannot be enforced after expiration of the retention period.
The rights of Users based on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Users may exercise certain rights regarding their Data processed by the Owner.
In particular, Users have the right to do the following, to the extent permitted by law:
- Withdraw their consent at any time. Users have the right to withdraw consent where they have previously given their consent to the processing of their Personal Data.
- Object to processing of their Data. Users have the right to object to the processing of their Data if the processing is carried out on a legal basis other than consent.
- Access their Data. Users have the right to learn if Data is being processed by the Owner, obtain disclosure regarding certain aspects of the processing and obtain a copy of the Data undergoing processing.
- Verify and seek rectification. Users have the right to verify the accuracy of their Data and ask for it to be updated or corrected.
- Restrict the processing of their Data. Users have the right to restrict the processing of their Data. In this case, the Owner will not process their Data for any purpose other than storing it.
- Have their Personal Data deleted or otherwise removed. Users have the right to obtain the erasure of their Data from the Owner.
- Receive their Data and have it transferred to another controller. Users have the right to receive their Data in a structured, commonly used and machine readable format and, if technically feasible, to have it transmitted to another controller without any hindrance.
- Lodge a complaint. Users have the right to bring a claim before their competent data protection authority.
Users are also entitled to learn about the legal basis for Data transfers abroad including to any international organization governed by public international law or set up by two or more countries, such as the UN, and about the security measures taken by the Owner to safeguard their Data.
Details about the right to object to processing
Where Personal Data is processed for a public interest, in the exercise of an official authority vested in the Owner or for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Owner, Users may object to such processing by providing a ground related to their particular situation to justify the objection.
Users must know that, however, should their Personal Data be processed for direct marketing purposes, they can object to that processing at any time, free of charge and without providing any justification. Where the User objects to processing for direct marketing purposes, the Personal Data will no longer be processed for such purposes. To learn whether the Owner is processing Personal Data for direct marketing purposes, Users may refer to the relevant sections of this document.
How to exercise these rights
Any requests to exercise User rights can be directed to the Owner through the contact details provided in this document. Such requests are free of charge and will be answered by the Owner as early as possible and always within one month, providing Users with the information required by law. Any rectification or erasure of Personal Data or restriction of processing will be communicated by the Owner to each recipient, if any, to whom the Personal Data has been disclosed unless this proves impossible or involves disproportionate effort. At the Users’ request, the Owner will inform them about those recipients.
Further information for Users
in Brazil
This section of the document integrates with and supplements the information contained in the rest of the privacy policy and is provided by the entity running patentsmarter.com and, if the case may be, its parent, subsidiaries and affiliates (for the purposes of this section referred to collectively as “we”, “us”, “our”).
This section applies to all Users in Brazil (Users are referred to below, simply as “you”, “your”, “yours”), according to the "Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados" (the "LGPD"), and for such Users, it supersedes any other possibly divergent or conflicting information contained in the privacy policy.
This part of the document uses the term “personal information“ as it is defined in the LGPD.
The grounds on which we process your personal information
We can process your personal information solely if we have a legal basis for such processing. Legal bases are as follows:
- your consent to the relevant processing activities;
- compliance with a legal or regulatory obligation that lies with us;
- the carrying out of public policies provided in laws or regulations or based on contracts, agreements and similar legal instruments;
- studies conducted by research entities, preferably carried out on anonymized personal information;
- the carrying out of a contract and its preliminary procedures, in cases where you are a party to said contract;
- the exercising of our rights in judicial, administrative or arbitration procedures;
- protection or physical safety of yourself or a third party;
- the protection of health – in procedures carried out by health entities or professionals;
- our legitimate interests, provided that your fundamental rights and liberties do not prevail over such interests; and
- credit protection.
To find out more about the legal bases, you can contact us at any time using the contact details provided in this document.
Categories of personal information processed
To find out what categories of your personal information are processed, you can read the section titled “Detailed information on the processing of Personal Data” within this document.
Why we process your personal information
To find out why we process your personal information, you can read the sections titled “Detailed information on the processing of Personal Data” and “The purposes of processing” within this document.
Your Brazilian privacy rights, how to file a request and our response to your requests
Your Brazilian privacy rights
You have the right to:
- obtain confirmation of the existence of processing activities on your personal information;
- access to your personal information;
- have incomplete, inaccurate or outdated personal information rectified;
- obtain the anonymization, blocking or elimination of your unnecessary or excessive personal information, or of information that is not being processed in compliance with the LGPD;
- obtain information on the possibility to provide or deny your consent and the consequences thereof;
- obtain information about the third parties with whom we share your personal information;
- obtain, upon your express request, the portability of your personal information (except for anonymized information) to another service or product provider, provided that our commercial and industrial secrets are safeguarded;
- obtain the deletion of your personal information being processed if the processing was based upon your consent, unless one or more exceptions provided for in art. 16 of the LGPD apply;
- revoke your consent at any time;
- lodge a complaint related to your personal information with the ANPD (the National Data Protection Authority) or with consumer protection bodies;
- oppose a processing activity in cases where the processing is not carried out in compliance with the provisions of the law;
- request clear and adequate information regarding the criteria and procedures used for an automated decision; and
- request the review of decisions made solely on the basis of the automated processing of your personal information, which affect your interests. These include decisions to define your personal, professional, consumer and credit profile, or aspects of your personality.
You will never be discriminated against, or otherwise suffer any sort of detriment, if you exercise your rights.
How to file your request
You can file your express request to exercise your rights free from any charge, at any time, by using the contact details provided in this document, or via your legal representative.
How and when we will respond to your request
We will strive to promptly respond to your requests.
In any case, should it be impossible for us to do so, we’ll make sure to communicate to you the factual or legal reasons that prevent us from immediately, or otherwise ever, complying with your requests. In cases where we are not processing your personal information, we will indicate to you the physical or legal person to whom you should address your requests, if we are in the position to do so.
In the event that you file an access or personal information processing confirmation request, please make sure that you specify whether you’d like your personal information to be delivered in electronic or printed form.
You will also need to let us know whether you want us to answer your request immediately, in which case we will answer in a simplified fashion, or if you need a complete disclosure instead.
In the latter case, we’ll respond within 15 days from the time of your request, providing you with all the information on the origin of your personal information, confirmation on whether or not records exist, any criteria used for the processing and the purposes of the processing, while safeguarding our commercial and industrial secrets.
In the event that you file a rectification, deletion, anonymization or personal information blocking request, we will make sure to immediately communicate your request to other parties with whom we have shared your personal information in order to enable such third parties to also comply with your request — except in cases where such communication is proven impossible or involves disproportionate effort on our side.
Transfer of personal information outside of Brazil permitted by the law
We are allowed to transfer your personal information outside of the Brazilian territory in the following cases:
- when the transfer is necessary for international legal cooperation between public intelligence, investigation and prosecution bodies, according to the legal means provided by the international law;
- when the transfer is necessary to protect your life or physical security or those of a third party;
- when the transfer is authorized by the ANPD;
- when the transfer results from a commitment undertaken in an international cooperation agreement;
- when the transfer is necessary for the execution of a public policy or legal attribution of public service;
- when the transfer is necessary for compliance with a legal or regulatory obligation, the carrying out of a contract or preliminary procedures related to a contract, or the regular exercise of rights in judicial, administrative or arbitration procedures.
Additional information for Users in Brazil
Transfer of personal information outside of Brazil to countries that guarantee the same protection standards as LGPD
We can transfer your personal information outside of the Brazilian territory, if the destination country, or the international organization which receives the personal information, provides an adequate level of protection of the personal information according to the ANPD.
The ANPD authorizes such transfers whenever it considers that country to possess and provide personal information protection standards comparable to those set forth by the LGPD, having taken into account the following:
- the general and sectoral rules of the legislation in force in the country of destination or in the international organization;
- the nature of the personal information subject to the transfer;
- the compliance with the general principles on the protection of the personal information and on the rights of the individuals as set forth in the LGPD;
- the adoption of suitable security measures;
- the existence of judicial and institutional guarantees for the respect of personal information protection rights; and
- any other pertinent circumstance related to the relevant transfer.
Transfer of personal information outside of Brazil based on contracts and other legal means
We can transfer your personal information outside of the Brazilian territory provided that we are able to ensure that any further processing of your personal information will be in compliance with the principles and the rules established by the LGPD, and your rights are safeguarded.
To do so, we may use one of the following legal means:
- specific contractual clauses for each given transfer. This means that we will enter into an agreement with the recipient of your personal information to make sure that such transfers meet the requirements explained above. Such an agreement shall be subject to the ANPD’s prior verification;
- standard contractual clauses. These clauses set terms and conditions for the transfer of personal information and are adopted by the ANPD;
- global corporate clauses. These clauses set terms and conditions for the transfer of personal information within an organisation and, before they come into force, are subject to the ANPD’s prior verification;
- seals of approval, certificates and codes of conduct regularly issued by the ANPD. These legal instruments allow us to transfer your personal information provided that we abide by their rules. They are subject to the previous approval of the ANPD.
Transfer of personal information outside of Brazil based on your consent
We can transfer your personal information outside of the Brazilian territory if you consent to such transfer.
When we ask for your consent, we’ll make sure to provide all the information that you need to make an educated decision and to understand the implications and consequences of providing or denying your consent.
Such information will be given in clear and plain language and in such a way that you’ll be able to clearly distinguish these requests from other consent requests that we may possibly ask.
You may withdraw your consent at any time.
Further information for Users
in the United States
This part of the document integrates with and supplements the information contained in the rest of the privacy policy and is provided by the business running patentsmarter.com and, if the case may be, its parent, subsidiaries and affiliates (for the purposes of this section referred to collectively as “we”, “us”, “our”).
The information contained in this section applies to all Users (Users are referred to below, simply as “you”, “your”, “yours”), who are residents in the following states: California, Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Texas, Oregon and Montana.
For such Users, this information supersedes any other possibly divergent or conflicting provisions contained in the privacy policy.
This part of the document uses the term Personal Information
(and Sensitive Personal Information).
Notice at collection
The following Notice at collection provides you with timely notice about the categories of Personal Information collected or disclosed in the past 12 months so that you can exercise meaningful control over our use of that Information.
While such categorization of Personal Information is mainly based on California privacy laws, it can also be helpful for anyone who is not a California resident to get a general idea of what types of Personal Information are collected.
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Internet or other electronic network activity information
Personal Information collected or disclosed:
Trackers, Data communicated while using the service, First name, Last name, Company name, Physical address, Country, Email address, Zip/postal code, Various types of data, City, User id, Number of employees, Website, Usage data, Answers to questions, Clicks, Keypress events, Motion sensor events, Mouse movements, Scroll position, Touch events, Various types of data as specified in the privacy policy of the service, Unique device identifiers for advertising (google advertiser id or idfa, for example), Device information, Page views , Data communicated in order to use the service, Universally unique identifier (uuid), State, Profile picture, Workplace, Academic background, Billing address, Field of activity, House number, Language, Profession, Name, Social media accounts, User content, Contact info, Phone number, Purchase history
Sensitive Personal Information collected or disclosed ℹ️:
VAT Number, Tax ID, username, password, payment info
Purposes:
- Collection of privacy-related preferences
- Contacting the User
- SPAM protection
- Managing contacts and sending messages
- Interaction with external social networks and platforms
- Registration and authentication
- Displaying content from external platforms
- Advertising
- Analytics
- Managing data collection and online surveys
- Remarketing and behavioral targeting
- Connecting Data
- Further information about Personal Data
- Handling activities related to productivity
- Interaction with data collection platforms and other third parties
- Traffic optimization and distribution
- Registration and authentication provided directly by patentsmarter.com
- Handling payments
Retention period:
keeping the Data for the time necessary to fulfill the purpose
Sold or Shared ℹ️:
Yes
Targeted Advertising: ℹ️:
Yes
Third-parties: iubenda srl, Google Ireland Limited, Mailgun Technologies, Inc., PayPal Inc., Aut O’Mattic A8C Ireland Ltd., Fonticons, Inc. , Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, LinkedIn Corporation, Zapier, Inc., Trustpilot A/S, TripAdvisor LLC, Trello, Inc. , Google LLC, X Corp., SurveyMonkey Europe UC, Intuition Machines, Inc, BunnyWay d.o.o., Stripe Payments Europe, Limited, Vimeo, LLC, Elementor Ltd., Apple Inc.
Service providers or contractors: patentsmarter.com
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Identifiers
Personal Information collected or disclosed:
First name, Last name, Company name, Physical address, Country, Email address, Zip/postal code, Various types of data, City, User id, Number of employees, Website, Usage data, Trackers, Various types of data as specified in the privacy policy of the service, Billing address, Purchase history, Unique device identifiers for advertising (google advertiser id or idfa, for example), Universally unique identifier (uuid), State, Profile picture, Workplace, Academic background, Field of activity, House number, Language, Data communicated while using the service, Profession, Answers to questions, Name, Social media accounts, User content, Contact info, Phone number, Device information
Sensitive Personal Information collected or disclosed ℹ️:
VAT Number, Tax ID, payment info, username, password
Purposes:
- Contacting the User
- Traffic optimization and distribution
- Managing contacts and sending messages
- Handling payments
- Platform services and hosting
- Registration and authentication
- Backup saving and management
- Remarketing and behavioral targeting
- Advertising
- Displaying content from external platforms
- Further information about Personal Data
- Hosting and backend infrastructure
- Registration and authentication provided directly by patentsmarter.com
- Managing data collection and online surveys
Retention period:
keeping the Data for the time necessary to fulfill the purpose
Sold or Shared ℹ️:
Yes
Targeted Advertising: ℹ️:
Yes
Third-parties: Cloudflare, Inc., Mailgun Technologies, Inc., Incsub, LLC, PayPal Inc., Recrea Systems, SLU, Aut O’Mattic A8C Ireland Ltd., Dropbox, Inc., Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Apple Inc., Google Ireland Limited, patentsmarter.com, Microsoft Corporation, Google LLC, Stripe Payments Europe, Limited, Amazon Web Services, Inc., Elementor Ltd.
Service providers or contractors: patentsmarter.com
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Commercial information
Personal Information collected or disclosed:
First name, Last name, Company name, Physical address, Country, Email address, Zip/postal code, Various types of data, City, User id, Number of employees, Website, Usage data, Trackers, Billing address, Purchase history, Various types of data as specified in the privacy policy of the service, State, Profile picture, Workplace, Academic background, Field of activity, House number, Language, Answers to questions, Name, Social media accounts, Profession, User content, Contact info, Phone number, Device information
Sensitive Personal Information collected or disclosed ℹ️:
VAT Number, Tax ID, payment info, username, password
Purposes:
- Contacting the User
- Handling payments
- Registration and authentication provided directly by patentsmarter.com
- Managing data collection and online surveys
Retention period:
keeping the Data for the time necessary to fulfill the purpose
Sold or Shared ℹ️:
Yes
Targeted Advertising: ℹ️:
Yes
Third-parties: Recrea Systems, SLU, Apple Inc., Stripe Payments Europe, Limited
Service providers or contractors: patentsmarter.com
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Inferences drawn from other personal information
Personal Information collected or disclosed:
Usage data, Trackers, Answers to questions, Clicks, Keypress events, Motion sensor events, Mouse movements, Scroll position, Touch events, Data communicated in order to use the service, First name, Last name, Email address, Company name, Country, State, Zip/postal code, City, Profile picture, Workplace, Website, Academic background, Number of employees, Billing address, Field of activity, House number, Language, Data communicated while using the service, Physical address, Profession, Name, Social media accounts, User content, Contact info
Sensitive Personal Information collected or disclosed ℹ️:
username, password, VAT Number, Tax ID
Purposes:
- SPAM protection
- Registration and authentication provided directly by patentsmarter.com
- Managing data collection and online surveys
Retention period:
keeping the Data for the time necessary to fulfill the purpose
Sold or Shared ℹ️:
Yes
Targeted Advertising: ℹ️:
Yes
Third-parties: Google Ireland Limited, Intuition Machines, Inc, Elementor Ltd.
Service providers or contractors: patentsmarter.com
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Geolocation data
Personal Information collected or disclosed:
Geographic position
Purposes:
- Location-based interactions
Retention period:
for the time necessary to fulfill the purpose
Sold or Shared ℹ️:
Yes
Targeted Advertising: ℹ️:
Yes
Service providers or contractors: patentsmarter.com
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Audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information
Personal Information collected or disclosed:
First name, Last name, Email address, Company name, Country, State, Zip/postal code, City, Profile picture, Workplace, Website, Academic background, Number of employees, Billing address, Field of activity, House number, Language, Trackers, Answers to questions, Name, Social media accounts, Profession, Physical address, Usage data, User content, Contact info
Sensitive Personal Information collected or disclosed ℹ️:
username, password, VAT Number, Tax ID
Purposes:
- Registration and authentication provided directly by patentsmarter.com
- Managing data collection and online surveys
Retention period:
keeping the Data for the time necessary to fulfill the purpose
Sold or Shared ℹ️:
Yes
Targeted Advertising: ℹ️:
Yes
Service providers or contractors: patentsmarter.com
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Employment related information
Personal Information collected or disclosed:
First name, Last name, Email address, Company name, Country, State, Zip/postal code, City, Profile picture, Workplace, Website, Academic background, Number of employees, Billing address, Field of activity, House number, Language, Trackers, Data communicated while using the service, Usage data, Physical address, Profession, Answers to questions, Name, Social media accounts, User content, Contact info
Sensitive Personal Information collected or disclosed ℹ️:
username, password, VAT Number, Tax ID
Purposes:
- Registration and authentication provided directly by patentsmarter.com
- Managing data collection and online surveys
Retention period:
keeping the Data for the time necessary to fulfill the purpose
Sold or Shared ℹ️:
Yes
Targeted Advertising: ℹ️:
Yes
Third-parties: Elementor Ltd.
Service providers or contractors: patentsmarter.com
ℹ️ You can read the definitions of these concepts inside the “Definitions and legal references section” of the privacy policy.
To know more about your rights in particular to opt out of certain processing activities and to limit the use of your sensitive personal information (“Limit the Use of My Sensitive Personal Information”) you can refer to the “Your privacy rights under US state laws” section of our privacy policy.
For more details on the collection of Personal Information, please read the section “Detailed information on the processing of Personal Data” of our privacy policy.
We won’t process your Information for unexpected purposes, or for purposes that are not reasonably necessary to and compatible with the purposes originally disclosed, without your consent.
What are the sources of the Personal Information we collect?
We collect the above-mentioned categories of Personal Information, either directly or indirectly, from you when you use patentsmarter.com.
For example, you directly provide your Personal Information when you submit requests via any forms on patentsmarter.com. You also provide Personal Information indirectly when you navigate patentsmarter.com, as Personal Information about you is automatically observed and collected.
Finally, we may collect your Personal Information from third parties that work with us in connection with the Service or with the functioning of patentsmarter.com and features thereof.
Your privacy rights under US state laws
You may exercise certain rights regarding your Personal Information. In particular, to the extent permitted by applicable law, you have:
- the right to access Personal Information: the right to know. You have the right to request that we confirm whether or not we are processing your Personal Information. You also have the right to access such Personal Information;
- the right to correct inaccurate Personal Information. You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate Personal Information we maintain about you;
- the right to request the deletion of your Personal Information. You have the right to request that we delete any of your Personal Information;
- the right to obtain a copy of your Personal Information. We will provide your Personal Information in a portable and usable format that allows you to transfer data easily to another entity – provided that this is technically feasible;
- the right to opt out from the Sale of your Personal Information; We will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights.
- the right to non-discrimination.
Additional rights for Users residing in California
In addition to the rights listed above common to all Users in the United States, as a User residing in California, you have
- The right to opt out of the Sharing of your Personal Information for cross-context behavioral advertising;
- The right to request to limit our use or disclosure of your Sensitive Personal Information to only that which is necessary to perform the services or provide the goods, as is reasonably expected by an average consumer. Please note that certain exceptions outlined in the law may apply, such as, when the collection and processing of Sensitive Personal Information is necessary to verify or maintain the quality or safety of our service.
Additional rights for Users residing in Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Texas, Oregon and Montana
In addition to the rights listed above common to all Users in the United States, as a User residing in Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Texas and Oregon, you have
- The right to opt out of the processing of your personal information for Targeted Advertising or profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning you;
- The right to freely give, deny or withdraw your consent for the processing of your Sensitive Personal Information. Please note that certain exceptions outlined in the law may apply, such as, but not limited to, when the collection and processing of Sensitive Personal Information is necessary for the provision of a product or service specifically requested by the consumer.
Additional rights for users residing in Utah
In addition to the rights listed above common to all Users in the United States, as a User residing in Utah, you have
- The right to opt out of the processing of your Personal Information for Targeted Advertising;
- The right to opt out of the processing of your Sensitive Personal Information. Please note that certain exceptions outlined in the law may apply, such as, but not limited to, when the collection and processing of Sensitive Personal Information is necessary for the provision of a product or service specifically requested by the consumer.
How to exercise your privacy rights under US state laws
To exercise the rights described above, you need to submit your request to us by contacting us via the contact details provided in this document.
For us to respond to your request, we must know who you are. We will not respond to any request if we are unable to verify your identity and therefore confirm the Personal Information in our possession relates to you. You are not required to create an account with us to submit your request. We will use any Personal Information collected from you in connection with the verification of your request solely for verification and shall not further disclose the Personal Information, retain it longer than necessary for purposes of verification, or use it for unrelated purposes.
If you are an adult, you can make a request on behalf of a child under your parental authority.
How to exercise your rights to opt out
In addition to what is stated above, to exercise your right to opt-out of Sale or Sharing and Targeted Advertising you can also use the privacy choices link provided on patentsmarter.com.
If you want to submit requests to opt out of Sale or Sharing and Targeted Advertising activities via a user-enabled global privacy control, such as for example the Global Privacy Control (“GPC”), you are free to do so and we will abide by such request in a frictionless manner.
How and when we are expected to handle your request
We will respond to your request without undue delay, but in all cases within the timeframe required by applicable law. Should we need more time, we will explain to you the reasons why, and how much more time we need.
Should we deny your request, we will explain to you the reasons behind our denial (where envisaged by applicable law you may then contact the relevant authority to submit a complaint).
We do not charge a fee to process or respond to your request unless such request is manifestly unfounded or excessive and in all other cases where it is permitted by the applicable law. In such cases, we may charge a reasonable fee or refuse to act on the request. In either case, we will communicate our choices and explain the reasons behind them.
Additional information for Users in the United States
Profiling of Colorado consumers
We perform automated processing of your personal data to evaluate, analyze, or predict personal aspects related to, for example, your economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location, or movements. Such profiling activity is done in furtherance of decisions that may result in the provision or denial of, for example, financial or lending services, housing, insurance, education enrollment or opportunity, criminal justice, employment opportunities, healthcare services, or access to essential goods or services.
You always have the right to opt out from this kind of profiling activity. To fully exercise this right to opt out you can contact us at any time, using the contact details provided in this document.
To find out more about your rights and how to exercise them, you can consult the section of this document outlining your rights under the CPA.
Profiling of Virginia consumers
We perform automated processing of your personal data to evaluate, analyze, or predict personal aspects related to, for example, your economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location, or movements. Such profiling activity is done in furtherance of decisions that result in the provision or denial of, for example, financial or lending services, housing, insurance, education enrollment or opportunity, criminal justice, employment opportunities, healthcare services, or access to essential goods or services.
You always have the right to opt out from this kind of profiling activity. To fully exercise this right to opt out you can contact us at any time using the contact details provided in this document.
To find out more about your rights and how to exercise them, you can consult the section of this document outlining your rights under the VCDPA.
We do not collect personal information about California consumers below the age of 16
We do not knowingly collect personal information of consumers who are below the age of 16 nor do we sell or share it.
We do not collect personal data about Virginia consumers below the age of 13
We do not knowingly collect personal data of Virginia consumers who are below the age of 13 nor do we sell their data or process them for targeted advertising purposes.
Additional information about Data collection and processing
Legal action
The User's Personal Data may be used for legal purposes by the Owner in Court or in the stages leading to possible legal action arising from improper use of patentsmarter.com or the related Services.
The User declares to be aware that the Owner may be required to reveal personal data upon request of public authorities.
Additional information about User's Personal Data
In addition to the information contained in this privacy policy, patentsmarter.com may provide the User with additional and contextual information concerning particular Services or the collection and processing of Personal Data upon request.
System logs and maintenance
For operation and maintenance purposes, patentsmarter.com and any third-party services may collect files that record interaction with patentsmarter.com (System logs) or use other Personal Data (such as the IP Address) for this purpose.
More details concerning the collection or processing of Personal Data may be requested from the Owner at any time. Please see the contact information at the beginning of this document.
Changes to this privacy policy
The Owner reserves the right to make changes to this privacy policy at any time by notifying its Users on this page and possibly within patentsmarter.com and/or - as far as technically and legally feasible - sending a notice to Users via any contact information available to the Owner. It is strongly recommended to check this page often, referring to the date of the last modification listed at the bottom.
Should the changes affect processing activities performed on the basis of the User’s consent, the Owner shall collect new consent from the User, where required.
Definitions and legal references
Personal Data (or Data)
/ Personal Information (or Information)
Any information that directly, indirectly, or in connection with other information — including a personal identification number — allows for the identification or identifiability of a natural person.
Sensitive Personal Information
Sensitive Personal Information means any Personal Information that is not publicly available and reveals information considered sensitive according to the applicable privacy law.
Usage Data
Information collected automatically through patentsmarter.com (or third-party services employed in patentsmarter.com), which can include: the IP addresses or domain names of the computers utilized by the Users who use patentsmarter.com, the URI addresses (Uniform Resource Identifier), the time of the request, the method utilized to submit the request to the server, the size of the file received in response, the numerical code indicating the status of the server's answer (successful outcome, error, etc.), the country of origin, the features of the browser and the operating system utilized by the User, the various time details per visit (e.g., the time spent on each page within the Application) and the details about the path followed within the Application with special reference to the sequence of pages visited, and other parameters about the device operating system and/or the User's IT environment.
User
The individual using patentsmarter.com who, unless otherwise specified, coincides with the Data Subject.
Data Subject
The natural person to whom the Personal Data refers.
Data Processor (or Processor)
The natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes Personal Data on behalf of the Controller, as described in this privacy policy.
Data Controller (or Owner)
The natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of Personal Data, including the security measures concerning the operation and use of patentsmarter.com. The Data Controller, unless otherwise specified, is the Owner of patentsmarter.com.
patentsmarter.com (or this Application)
The means by which the Personal Data of the User is collected and processed.
Service
The service provided by patentsmarter.com as described in the relative terms (if available) and on this site/application.
Sale
Sale means any exchange of Personal Information by the Owner to a third party, for monetary or other valuable consideration, as defined by the applicable privacy US state law. Please note that the exchange of Personal Information with a service provider pursuant to a written contract that meets the requirements set by the applicable law, does not constitute a Sale of your Personal Information.
Sharing
Sharing means any sharing, renting, releasing, disclosing, disseminating, making available, transferring, or otherwise communicating orally, in writing, or by electronic or other means, a consumer's Personal Information by the business to a third party for cross-context behavioral advertising, whether for monetary or other valuable consideration, including transactions between a business and a third party for cross-context behavioral advertising for the benefit of a business in which no money is exchanged, as defined by the California privacy laws. Please note that the exchange of Personal Information with a service provider pursuant to a written contract that meets the requirements set by the California privacy laws, does not constitute sharing of your Personal Information.
Targeted advertising
Targeted advertising means displaying advertisements to a consumer where the advertisement is selected based on Personal Information obtained from that consumer’s activities over time and across nonaffiliated websites or online applications to predict such consumer’s preferences or interests, as defined by the applicable privacy US state law.
European Union (or EU)
Unless otherwise specified, all references made within this document to the European Union include all current member states to the European Union and the European Economic Area.
Cookie
Cookies are Trackers consisting of small sets of data stored in the User's browser.
Tracker
Tracker indicates any technology - e.g Cookies, unique identifiers, web beacons, embedded scripts, e-tags and fingerprinting - that enables the tracking of Users, for example by accessing or storing information on the User’s device.
Legal information
This privacy statement has been prepared based on provisions of multiple legislations.
This privacy policy relates solely to patentsmarter.com, if not stated otherwise within this document.