Please read this Privacy Policy carefully before using this website or submitting information to Pernix Technology Group LLC. By using the website or submitting information to us, you acknowledge that you have read this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use the website or submit information to us.
1.Our Commitment to Privacy
Pernix Technology Group LLC and its subsidiaries ("Pernix," "we," "us" or "our") respect the privacy of our clients, partners and the visitors to pernixtg.com (the "Website"). This Privacy Policy explains what personal information we collect, how we use and share it, and the choices and rights available to you.
This Privacy Policy applies to information collected through the Website and through related communications, such as emails you send us. It does not apply to information we process on behalf of clients under a services agreement, which is governed by that agreement. It also does not govern the collection, handling or use of personal information by any unaffiliated website or third party.
2.Information We Collect
"Personal information" means information that identifies, relates to or could reasonably be linked to a particular individual. We collect it in three ways:
- Information you give us. For example, when you email or call us, book a review through our online scheduling page, or submit a referral, you may provide your name, company, job title, email address, telephone number and the content of your message.
- Information collected automatically. When you visit the Website, our analytics technologies may collect your IP address, approximate location derived from it, browser and device type, the pages you view, how you reached the Website, and how you interact with it. See section 6.
- Information about others. If you refer a contact through our Referral Program, you provide their name and business contact details. Please share this information only if you have a reasonable basis to believe the person would welcome an introduction. We use it only to make that introduction and will honor any request from them to stop contacting them.
In the past 12 months, we have collected the following categories of personal information:
| Category | Examples |
|---|---|
| A. Identifiers. | Name, business email address, telephone number, postal address, IP address, and online identifiers such as cookie identifiers. |
| B. Professional or employment-related information. | Company, job title and role. |
| C. Commercial information. | Records of services requested, considered or purchased. |
| D. Internet or other network activity. | Pages viewed, referring websites, time on page, clicks, and other interactions with the Website. |
| E. Geolocation data. | Approximate location (city or region) derived from your IP address. We do not collect precise location. |
| F. Inferences. | Limited inferences drawn from the information above, such as the services that may interest your organization. |
You may browse the Website without providing personal information directly. If you choose not to provide information we request, such as your email address when you ask us to contact you, we may be unable to respond.
3.Sensitive Personal Information
The Website does not ask for, and we do not intend to collect through it, sensitive personal information such as Social Security, driver's license or passport numbers, financial account numbers, health information, or information about racial or ethnic origin, religious beliefs or union membership. Please do not send this type of information through the Website or by email. If we receive it unintentionally, we will delete it.
4.How We Use Your Information
We use personal information for the following business purposes:
- To respond to your inquiries and requests, schedule conversations, and provide information about our services.
- To act on referrals and make introductions.
- To provide, manage and bill for services under an agreement with you or your organization.
- To send business communications you would reasonably expect, such as follow-ups to a conversation. You can ask us to stop at any time.
- To understand how visitors use the Website and to improve its content, design and performance.
- Once we use advertising technologies, to measure the effectiveness of our marketing and to show Pernix advertisements to people who have visited the Website, subject to your choices in section 7.
- To maintain the safety, security and integrity of the Website and our systems, and to detect and prevent fraud and abuse.
- To comply with legal, regulatory, tax and accounting obligations, respond to lawful requests from authorities, and establish, exercise or defend legal claims.
- In connection with a merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization or sale of all or part of our business, as described in section 5.
- For any other purpose described to you when the information is collected, or with your consent.
5.How We Share Your Information
We share personal information only as described below:
| Recipient | Why |
|---|---|
| Service providers. | Companies that host the Website, provide email, communication and meeting scheduling services, and support our operations. They may use the information only to provide services to us. |
| Analytics and advertising partners. | Companies that help us understand Website use and, once we use advertising technologies, deliver and measure our advertising. See section 6. |
| Professional advisers. | Lawyers, accountants, auditors and insurers, under duties of confidentiality. |
| Legal and regulatory authorities. | When required by law, regulation, subpoena or court order, or to protect the rights, property or safety of Pernix, our clients or others. |
| Business transfers. | A buyer, successor or financing party in connection with a merger, acquisition, reorganization or sale of assets, subject to confidentiality obligations. |
| With your consent. | Anyone else, when you ask us to or agree that we may. |
We do not sell personal information for money. Some state laws treat allowing advertising partners to collect information on the Website for targeted advertising as a "sale" or "sharing" of personal information. To the extent our use of advertising technologies falls within those definitions, you can opt out as described in section 7. We do not knowingly sell or share the personal information of anyone under 16.
6.Cookies, Analytics and Advertising
Cookies are small text files stored on your device. Similar technologies include pixels, tags and local storage. We and our partners use them for these purposes:
- Essential. To operate the Website, keep it secure, and remember your privacy choices. These cannot be switched off through our controls.
- Analytics. To understand how visitors find and use the Website, such as which pages are read and how long visitors stay, so we can improve it. Our analytics partners may collect your IP address and the device and usage information described in section 2.
- Advertising. We may use advertising technologies to measure the results of our marketing and to show Pernix advertisements on other websites and platforms to people who have visited the Website. Our advertising partners may combine information collected on the Website with information they hold from other sources.
The Website also displays content from third parties, such as a live market data ticker. Those providers may set their own cookies, governed by their own privacy policies.
7.Your Privacy Choices
You can opt out of analytics and advertising technologies on the Website at any time:
Your current setting will appear here.
- Global Privacy Control. If your browser sends a Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal, we treat it as a request to opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information and of targeted advertising, and analytics and advertising technologies will not load for that browser.
- Browser settings. Most browsers let you block or delete cookies. If you block all cookies, some parts of the Website may not work as intended.
- Industry opt-outs. You can also opt out of interest-based advertising from many companies through the Digital Advertising Alliance at optout.aboutads.info and the Network Advertising Initiative at optout.networkadvertising.org.
- Email. You can ask us to stop sending business communications at any time by replying to the message or writing to privacy@pernixtg.com.
Opt-out choices made through our control or through GPC apply to the browser and device you use. If you clear your browser storage or use a different device, you will need to set your choice again.
8.Your State Privacy Rights
Residents of California and a growing number of other states have rights under state privacy laws. Regardless of where you live in the United States, we will honor the following requests, subject to the exceptions the law allows:
- Know and access. To learn what personal information we have collected about you, its sources, the purposes for which we use it, the categories of third parties to whom we disclose it, and to receive a copy.
- Delete. To ask us to delete personal information we collected from you.
- Correct. To ask us to correct inaccurate personal information.
- Opt out. To opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information and of targeted advertising, as described in section 7.
- Non-discrimination. We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of these rights.
How to make a request. Email privacy@pernixtg.com or call +1 845-478-4005. We will confirm receipt within 10 business days and respond within 45 days. If we need more time, up to a further 45 days, we will tell you why.
Verification. To protect your information, we will verify your identity before acting on a request to know, delete or correct, usually by matching information you provide with information we already hold. We do not require verification for opt-out requests.
Authorized agents. You may use an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf. We may ask the agent for proof of authorization and may ask you to verify your identity directly.
Appeals. If we decline your request, you may appeal by replying to our decision or emailing privacy@pernixtg.com with the subject line "Privacy appeal." We will respond to appeals within 45 days. If you are not satisfied with the outcome, you may contact your state attorney general.
Retention by category. We keep each category of personal information described in section 2 for the periods described in section 12.
9.Children
The Website is intended for business professionals and is not directed to anyone under 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If we learn that we have, we will delete it promptly. If you believe we may hold information about someone under 18, please contact us as described in section 14.
10.Third-Party Websites and Content
The Website may link to or display content from websites and services that Pernix does not control. We are not responsible for their privacy practices, and we encourage you to review their privacy policies.
11.Security
We maintain administrative, technical and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information against accidental loss and unauthorized access, use, alteration and disclosure, including encryption of information in transit to and from the Website. No method of transmission over the internet or of electronic storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security. Please use care when deciding what to send us by email.
12.Data Retention
We keep personal information only as long as needed for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, then delete or de-identify it. In general:
- Inquiries and referrals that do not lead to an engagement: up to three years from our last contact.
- Client and engagement records: for the duration of the relationship and as long afterward as required by law, by our agreements, or to establish or defend legal claims.
- Analytics data: up to 14 months.
We may keep information longer where required by law or to resolve disputes and enforce our agreements.
13.Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The date at the top of this page shows when it was last revised. If we make a material change, we will post a notice on the Website before the change takes effect, and where the change affects how we use personal information we already hold, we will give you an opportunity to opt out of the new use.
14.Contact Us
If you have questions, comments or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, or wish to make a request, please contact us:
Pernix Technology Group LLCAttention: Chief Information Security Officer
2546 Route 55, NUM 503
Poughquag, NY 12570
privacy@pernixtg.com
+1 845-478-4005