Welcome to SharpMinds, LLC (SharpMinds) website. SharpMinds is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy and Security Policy describes how we collect, protect and use information about you when you access and use SharpMinds websites, online applications, and digital communications. This statement sets out SharpMinds commitment to doing business with the highest ethical standards and appropriate internal controls. SharpMinds collects two types of information when you visit our websites: contact information and usage information.
Contact information or “personally-identifiable information”
The information you provide on a user-submitted form is used to respond to and manage your request. Our contact forms only require information necessary for responding to, and managing, inquiries about our business and services, application for employment opportunities, or registration for events or conferences. This information might include, for example: name, company, email address, street address, telephone number, educational information, and/or preferences for information.
We consider this information to be private and confidential. SharpMinds will not share or release information about you to third parties, unless we receive your prior written consent or we are required by law to release information to the recipient.
Usage information
SharpMInds may collect information about your computer, including where available your IP address, operating system and browser type, for system administration and to produce internal reports that analyze user activity on our websites. This information is anonymous and aggregated. Usage information helps us better understand how users come to our site, how they navigate, what they find interesting, etc. We use this information to improve our web content, navigation, and functionality.
SharpMinds may use “cookies” to keep track of your visit and use of our websites, facilitate your requests by automatically populating information that you have provided previously, and/or streamline your use of login information to certain password-protected portions of websites. A cookie is a small piece of information that is stored by your browser on your computer’s hard drive. Your browser is probably set to accept cookies. However, if you would prefer not to receive cookies, you can alter the configuration of your browser to refuse cookies. If you choose to have your browser refuse cookies, it is possible that some areas of our website will not function properly when you view them.
We use Google Analytics to understand and improve our websites. Google Analytics uses cookies to compile website reports about user activity. Google does not provide information about individuals or their web use.
No third-party emails: Some firms contract with third-party email providers to send emails to registered users. SharpMinds does not use an external email service. When you register (opt-in) to receive emails, we maintain user information on our secure servers.
External links: Our website may contain links to external sites that are not covered by this privacy and security policy. SharpMinds does not have any responsibility for the practices of third-party sites. In general, our approach is not to link to external sites that require any information from you; however, these sites may make changes to their user registration at any time. Links to external sites does not mean that we endorse those sites or content.
Security measures: Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. However, our websites are protected with a variety of security measures. We employ a number of mechanisms to ensure that data you provide is not lost, misused, or altered inappropriately, e.g., storing all data in a locked and guarded facility, using passwords, etc. Although we will do our best to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our site and any transmission is at your own risk.
Unsubscribe or opt-out to mailings: Users opt-in for receiving emails from SharpMinds about goods, services or other information that may be of interest to them, and they have the opportunity to change their preferences for types of information/communications or to opt-out at any time.
Retention of information: In general, we will only store your personal information for as long as it is needed to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected.
Changes to Policy: We will occasionally amend this Privacy Policy to reflect SharpMinds, client and other feedback. In the event that we update this Policy to reflect changes in our practices, we will revise the “last updated” date at the bottom of this statement. We encourage you to periodically review this policy to be informed of how we are committed to protecting your information and providing you with improved content on our Website. If we make any material changes in the way we collect, use, and/or share the personal information that you have voluntarily provided, we will notify you by posting notice of the changes in a clear and conspicuous manner on the SharpMinds website.
Contact us: If you have any questions about this Privacy and Security Policy statement, the practices of our websites or your dealings with our firm, you can contact us using the Contact Us form on the websites. By using the www.sharpmindsinc.com site, you signify your agreement with the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us by email at our CONTACT US page.