OTHER CORPORATE ENTITIES:
We may share your information, including your Personal Information, Non-Identifying Information and Log Data, with our affiliates, subsidiaries, and branch offices in the United States and internationally, and with third parties who provide services on our behalf to help with our business activities such as providing email distribution services, customer service, or technical support. These companies are authorized to use your Personal Information only as necessary to provide these services to us pursuant to our written agreements with them. To the extent that these entities have access to your information, they will treat it at least as protectively as they treat information they obtain from their other Users. These entities follow privacy practices no less protective of our Users than our practices described in this Privacy Policy, to the extent allowed by applicable law. We do not share or sell your email address or contact information or any third parties’ email addresses with any third parties outside of the terms stated in this section of our Privacy Policy (“Disclosure of Your Information”).
We may share some or all of your Personal Information with another business entity should we plan to reorganize, spin out, merge with, acquire, or be acquired by that business entity. Should such an event occur, we will require that the new or combined entity follow this Privacy Policy with respect to your Personal Information. If your Personal Information will be used contrary to this Privacy Policy, you will receive prior notice as provided herein.
IDEO ADVERTISING ON AND USE OF DATA WITH THIRD PARTY PLATFORMS:
We may share data collected on the Sites, including email addresses, to show you and others personalized advertisements on third party websites and online services such as Facebook(Meta), Google, Adobe and LinkedIn, including their advertising and analytics services. The categories of third-party websites are as follows:
- Providers of web analysis tools
- Web hosting and web development providers
- Service providers for IT development services
- Ticket and customer support software providers
- Marketing and Advertising agencies
- Sales service providers
- Payment service providers
- Logistics service providers
- Receivables management and collection service providers
- Cloud services
- Conference and Webinar Software
- Service providers for online surveys
- Service provider for chat software
- Service providers for bookkeeping and invoicing
- Providers for external document management
- Provides for application management software
- Social Media advertising platforms
- Online software design collaboration software platforms
In order to facilitate this, we may share data collected on the Sites with third parties who will help us identify user profiles to target in our advertising campaigns, and analyze and maximize the effectiveness of the Site and our advertising and marketing outreach initiatives. This works because third party providers have aggregated information based on trends and behaviors of its users linked to information they hold about users like yourself, such as an email address. Some of these advertisements may be for IDEO services such as IDEO U and other ads may be to recruit survey participants and feedback providers.
You may be able to opt out of receiving personalized advertisements from online services such as Facebook. However, when you opt out of personalized advertising, you may continue to see online advertising from IDEO. For more information on Facebook ads, please visit https://www.facebook.com/about/ads. This does not affect your rights to Personal Data deletion, removal or amendment under applicable law.
You have the option to register for and access some of our services using third party social media sites such as Google or Facebook, when we ask you to “Sign up through Facebook” or “Continue with Facebook.” These are sites which you have chosen to share your information with independently of IDEO in accordance with their terms and conditions. When you choose to register with our Sites using services such as Facebook, IDEO will obtain information such as your email address and in some cases, profile picture information, automatically through your social media provider which provides this information to us.
LinkedIn Page
We operate a LinkedIn Page (“Business Services”) on LinkedIn, a service of LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland (hereinafter “LinkedIn”).
We use our company page to contact and communicate with LinkedIn members and visitors(“Member”), to provide information about our company and its products and services. If you contact us, we may view the information you have posted on LinkedIn as a LinkedIn member. If you share, like or comment on our content or if you mention our company profile on LinkedIn, we can also access to this information.
When a Member visits, follows or engages with the Page, LinkedIn processes personal data to provide Page Insights to us. It enables us to improve our marketing activities. LinkedIn will process data that was provided by the Member to LinkedIn, such as job function, country, industry, seniority, company size, and employment status data from a member’s profile. Additionally, LinkedIn will process information on how a member has interacted with our company page.
We have concluded an agreement with LinkedIn, the Page Insights Joint Controller Addendum (the “Addendum”). This user agreement is incorporated into the LinkedIn Pages Terms and sets out the responsibilities of LinkedIn and us with respect to the processing of Page Insights. The Page Insights Joint Controller Addendum is available here: https://legal.linkedin.com/pages-joint-controlleraddendum.
For more information about Page Insights and how to exercise your data subject rights, please see the "Page Insights Information". For more detailed information about how LinkedIn processes what personal data, including how you can exercise your data subject rights against LinkedIn, please see LinkedIn’s privacy policy is published here: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.
Facebook Fanpage
We operate a Facebook page (so-called "Fanpage") on Facebook, a service of Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland ("Meta").
During your visit to the Fanpage, personal data is processed not only by us but also by Meta, even if you do not have a profile on Facebook or are not logged in. While using our Fanpage, user data (such as contact data), content data (such as entries in forms), usage data (such as websites visited, interests in content, access times), communication data (such as device information, IP addresses), are processed. On the one hand, this is done for the purpose of informing you and for communication, for example via contact requests and feedback forms, as well as for marketing.
If you are logged in when you open our Fanpage, we can view the information contained in your public Facebook profile. Meta also provides us with anonymous usage statistics ("page insights"). We use these to improve the user experience. However, we do not have access to the usage data that Meta uses to create the statistics.
We are jointly responsible with Meta for collecting data from visitors to our fan page and forwarding it to Meta (this includes information on the types of content viewed, interactions with content, actions taken, technical information such as IP address, operating system, browser type, language settings, cookie data). Interests can be derived from this, and user profiles can be formed, but we cannot draw any conclusions about individual users from this. Meta also uses the data to provide "page insights", which can be used to gain knowledge about interaction with the pages and the associated content. We have therefore entered into a joint responsibility agreement with Meta regarding the processing of your data in accordance with art. 26 GDPR. The agreement with Meta also regulates which security measures Meta must observe. The data subject rights, such as information or other requests, are also to be fulfilled by Meta. You can view the terms of this agreement with Meta here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms/page_controller_addendum. The further processing by Meta is not our joint responsibility.
Meta also stores so-called cookies on your end device when you visit our fan page, even if you do not have a Facebook profile or are not logged in there. This enables Meta to create user profiles based on your preferences and interests and to display advertising tailored to these preferences within and outside of Facebook. Cookies remain on your end device until you delete them. The details of this can be found in Meta's privacy policy (see below).
The data processing is carried out with your consent based on art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future via our consent management platform, which you can access here, without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out based on the consent until revocation. Furthermore, you can revoke your consent by setting your browser accordingly or as a logged-in user of the social network Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=ads#_. You can also deactivate user-based advertising via the deactivation page of the network advertising initiative (http://optout.networkadvertising.org/), via http://www.youronlinechoices.com/de/praferenzmanagement/ or the US website (http://www.aboutads.info/choices).
As a logged-in Facebook user, you can make an objection and further settings in the Advertising Settings section.
It cannot be guaranteed that Meta does not transfer data to the USA for the purpose of storage and further processing. If such data transfer to the USA takes place, it is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission: https://facebook.com/help/566994660333381. Read more in the Meta EU data transfer addendum: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum
For more information about Page Insights and how to exercise your data protection rights, please see the "Page Insights Information". For more detailed information on how Meta processes what personal data, including how to exercise your data subject rights against Meta, please refer to Meta's Data Policy at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy.
Instagram Business Account
We operate an Instagram Business Account on Instagram (hereinafter “Instagram”), a service of Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland ("Meta") with whom we jointly use technologies, systems, insights, and information.
During your visit, personal data is processed not only by us but also by Meta, even if you do not have a profile on Instagram or are not logged in. While visiting our Instagram profile, user data (such as contact data), content data, usage data (such as websites visited, interests in content, access times), communication data (such as device information, IP addresses) are processed. On the one hand, this is done for the purpose of informing you and for communication, for example via contact requests and feedback forms, as well as for marketing.
If you are logged in when you open our Instagram profile, we can view the information contained in your public Instagram profile. Meta also provides us with anonymous usage statistics ("Insights"). We use these to improve the user experience. However, we do not have access to the usage data that Meta uses to create the statistics.
We are jointly responsible with Meta for collecting data from visitors to our Instagram page and forwarding it to Meta (this includes information on the types of content viewed, interactions with content, actions taken, technical information such as IP address, operating system, browser type, language settings, cookie data). Interests can be derived from this, and user profiles can be formed, but we cannot draw any conclusions about individual users from this. Meta also uses the data to provide "page insights", which can be used to gain knowledge about interaction with the pages and the associated content. We have therefore entered into a joint responsibility agreement with Meta regarding the processing of your data in accordance with art. 26 GDPR. The agreement with Meta also regulates which security measures Meta must observe. The data subject rights, such as information or other requests, are also to be fulfilled by Meta. You can view the terms of this agreement with Meta here. The further processing by Meta is not our joint responsibility.
Meta also stores so-called cookies on your end device when you visit our Instagram business profile, even if you do not have an Instagram profile or are not logged into it. This enables Meta to create user profiles based on your preferences and interests and to display advertising tailored to these preferences within and outside of Instagram. Cookies remain on your end device until you delete them. The details of this can be found in Meta's privacy policy (see below).
The data processing is carried out with your consent based on art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. You can revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future via our consent management platform, which you can access here, without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out based on the consent until revocation. Furthermore, you can revoke your consent by setting your browser accordingly or as a logged-in user of the social network Instagram at the privacy and security settings. You can also deactivate user-based advertising via the deactivation page of the network advertising initiative (http://optout.networkadvertising.org/), via
http://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices or the US website (http://www.aboutads.info/choices). As a logged-in Instagram user, you can make an objection and further settings in the privacy and security settings.
It cannot be guaranteed that Meta does not transfer data to the USA for the purpose of storage and further processing. If such data transfer to the USA takes place, it is based on the standard contractual clauses of the EU Commission:
https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum and https://facebook.com/help/566994660333381.
For more information about Page Insights, please see the "Page Insights Information". For more detailed information on how Meta processes what personal data, including how to exercise your data subject rights against Meta, please refer to Meta's Data Policy at https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy and https://help.instagram.com, as well as the cookie policy at: https://help.instagram.com/1896641480634370/?helpref=uf_share .
LEGAL REQUESTS:
IDEO cooperates with law enforcement inquiries, as well as other third parties to enforce laws and intellectual property rights. Therefore, in response to a verified request by law enforcement, an applicable regulator, or other government officials relating to a criminal investigation or alleged illegal activity, we can disclose your name, city, state, telephone number, and email address. Without limiting the above, in an effort to respect your privacy, we will not otherwise disclose your Personal Information to law enforcement or other government officials without a subpoena, court order or substantially similar legal procedure, except when we believe in good faith that the disclosure of information is necessary to prevent imminent physical harm or financial loss; report suspected illegal activity; or in response to a regulator’s request for information regarding compliance with applicable law.
Requirements processing personal data on basis of EU GDPR, UK GDPR
Legal Basis
We base the processing of your data on the following legal bases:
- Your consent, if you have given us such consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR)
- The initiation or execution of a contract with you (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR)
- The fulfillment of legal obligations (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c) GDPR)
- The implementation of our legitimate interests (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR)
Legitimate Interests
When processing your data, we may pursue the following legitimate interests:
- To provide our services to you or our clients and to appropriately manage projects and relationships with you or our clients
- The development and improvement of our services and websites
- Protection of our business interestsMeasuring and improving the effectiveness of our marketing efforts across different channels and platforms
- Protection of our systems against misuse
- On the production of statistics
- For the storage of our correspondence with you
Requirement or Obligation to Provide Data
Unless this is expressly stated, the provision of your data is not required or obligatory.