Last updated on September 23, 2021
Author-it Software Corporation (“ASC”, “Author-it”, “we”, “our” or “us”) understands that privacy is important to our website users. This Privacy Policy sets out how we will collect and use the personal information you provide to us while using our services, visiting our website located at www.author-it.com or our website located at www.docuvera.com (each, the “Site”), and using our mobile application (collectively, the “Services”).
By accessing or using the Services, you are deemed to accept the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, you may not access or otherwise use the Services. We reserve the right, at our discretion, to change, modify, add or remove portions of this Privacy Policy from time to time and such changes shall be posted on the Site. We encourage you to periodically review the Site for the latest information on our privacy practices.
The Services, together with all their content, are owned or controlled by Author-it Software Corporation, a company operating in the State of Washington with its office at 1201 2nd Avenue, 9th Floor, Seattle, WA 98101, USA.
Personally identifiable information that we collect
To provide the Services, we may collect and process certain personal information that you voluntarily submit to us, such as through our contact pages, by email, by seeking employment with us, or by subscribing to our products and services. We take care to keep this information secure and prevent any unauthorized access or unlawful use of it as described in the “Security” section below.
The personal information you may provide to us could include your name, address, date of birth, gender, email addresses and/or mobile phone numbers.
Non-personal or aggregate information that we collect
When you use the Services, we may automatically collect certain non-identifying information about you, such as the type of browser or device operating system you use, the domain name of the website from which you linked to us, the amount of time you spend on the Site and the pages on the Site that you view. We may also aggregate information collected from our users (such as the number of users in a particular region or having particular characteristics).
Information usage
The information we collect about you or you provide to us will be used to provide you with information and any other services associated with them.
In addition, we may use your personal information:
• To respond to your direct queries.
• To provide the Services.
• To add you to our mailing lists and to send you emails from time to time.
• To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it.
• To provide you with notices about your account, including expiration and renewal notices.
• To carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and us, including for billing and collection.
• To create profiles to help us analyze or predict your personal preferences or interests for marketing purposes.
We may also use your information to contact you about our own and third parties’ goods and services that may be of interest to you. If you do not want us to use your information in this way, please let us know as described in the “Opt-Out Process” section below.
You may withdraw your consent to our use of your personal information at any time by contacting us at privacy@www.author-it.com; however, in that event, we may be unable to provide the Services to you.
Information sharing
We may disclose and market aggregated information about users of our Services, and aggregated information collected via our Services, that does not identify any individual, without restriction.
We will only share your personal information as described below, unless you have specifically consented to another type of use, either at the time the personal information is collected from you or through some other form of consent from you.
We may disclose your personal information:
• To our subsidiaries and affiliates.
• To contractors, service providers, and other third parties we use to support our business and who are bound by contractual obligations to keep personal information confidential and use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them.
• To a buyer or other successor in the event of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of Author-it’s assets, whether as a going concern or as part of a bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which personal information held by Author-it about our users is among the assets transferred.
• To fulfill any purpose for which you provide it.
• To comply with any court order, law, or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request.
• To enforce or apply our contract terms and conditions, including for billing and collection purposes.
• To investigate suspected fraud, harassment or other violations of any law, rule or regulation, or the policies for the Services.
Cookies
We may place small data files on your device or device hard drive known as “cookies” or a similar type of file (such as clear gifs, web beacons, tags, etc.) for the purpose of facilitating and enhancing your communication and interaction with the Services. Many websites use cookies for these purposes. Cookies are also used to collect general usage and volume statistical information. We use this information internally, to help us maintain and enhance the efficiency and usefulness of the Services. We may also use and place cookies on your device from our third-party service providers in connection with the Services, such as an analytics provider that helps us manage and analyze Services usage. We also use session ID cookies and persistent cookies. A session ID cookie expires when you close your browser. Our persistent cookies may remain active on your device for up to 1-3 years (depending upon the purpose of the cookie) or until you delete them manually. We set a persistent cookie to enable us to track and target the interests of users to enhance the Services.
We also partner with third-party analytics companies to assist us with analyzing the use of our own website. These third-party companies use cookies, web beacons, JavaScript- and HTML tags as well as other related technologies to collect information about your activities. Specifically, we use Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager (GTM) on our www.author-it.com and www.docuvera.com websites and within our Author-it SaaS product to provide measurement and analytic services. To learn more about Google’s Analytics and GTM’s privacy practices see Google Privacy Policy – Privacy & Terms and terms of use at Google Tag Manager Use Policy.
Cookies and similar items are not used by us to automatically retrieve personal information from your device without your knowledge. If you do not wish to receive cookies or want to restrict them or flush them from your device, you may do so by changing the settings on your computer or browser accordingly, in which case you may still use our Services, but it may interfere with some of its functionality. To ‘opt-out’ of Google Analytics please see currently available opt-outs.
Clickstream data
As you use the Internet, a trail of electronic information is left at each website you visit. This information, which is sometimes referred to as “clickstream data,” can be collected and stored by a website’s server. Clickstream data can tell us the type of device and browsing software you use and the address of the website from which you linked to the Services. We may collect and use clickstream data to anonymously determine how much time visitors spend on websites, how visitors navigate throughout websites and how we may tailor our Services to better meet consumer needs. This information will be used to improve our Services. Any collection or use of clickstream data will be anonymous and will not intentionally contain any personal data.
Security
We have implemented technical and organizational measures, appropriate to the risk, to protect your personal information against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss or alteration and unauthorized disclosure or access. However, due to the inherent open nature of the Internet, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information provided online.
Data retention
We retain your personal information, if provided by you through the Services, for as long as your inquiry is active (as determined by us), or as reasonably necessary to provide the Services, and for a reasonable time thereafter, or if applicable, for as long as you remain on our marketing list. We also may retain your personal information for a longer period of time on the basis of our legitimate interests in providing our Services to you or as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, to resolve disputes, and to enforce our agreements. Even if we delete some or all of your personal information, we may continue to retain and use aggregated or anonymous data previously collected so that it can no longer be used for personal identification and/or anonymize or aggregate your personal information. Please note that we will not be liable for disclosure of your data due to errors or unauthorized acts of third parties.
Other sites
As a convenience to you, we may provide links to third party websites from within the Site. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these third-party sites, and by providing a link we are not endorsing or promoting such third party sites. When you link away from our Site, you do so at your own risk. We encourage you to read the policies and terms of every website you visit.
Social networking services
The Site may integrate with social networking services. You understand that we do not control such services and are not liable for the manner in which they operate. While we may provide you with the ability to use such services in connection with our Site, we are doing so merely as an accommodation and, like you, are relying upon those third-party services to operate properly and fairly.
You should be aware that personal information which you voluntarily include and transmit online in a publicly accessible blog, social network or otherwise online may be viewed and used by others. We are unable to control such uses of your personal information, and by using such services you assume the risk that the personal information provided by you may be viewed and used by third parties.
Information relating to children
Our Services are designed for those 13 years of age and older. We do not knowingly collect information from anyone under the age of 13. If we are made aware that we have received such information, or any information in violation of this Privacy Policy, we will use reasonable efforts to locate and remove that information from our records. In the case of individuals in the European Union, we do not collect information from anyone under the age of 16 except with parental consent, subject to an EU member state providing by law for a lower age (not below 13 years).
Communications with Author-it
By providing your email address to us, you expressly consent to receive emails from us. We may use email to communicate with you, to send information that you have requested or to send information about other services provided by us.
Opt-Out process
If you receive a promotional email from us, you may unsubscribe from promotional emails through a link, typically at the bottom of the email.
As noted above, you may opt-out of or restrict the placement of cookies on your device or remove them from your browser by adjusting your web browser preferences. Please note that cookie-based opt-outs are not effective on many mobile devices. However, on many mobile devices, application users may opt out of certain mobile ads via their device settings.
If you do not want us to use your personal information for our marketing purposes, send us an email at privacy@author-it.com stating that you withdraw your consent to such use.
Do not track signals
Please note that we do not respond to or honor “do not track” signals or similar mechanisms transmitted by web browsers.
International transfers
Our Services are maintained in the United States of America. The information we collect from you through the Services may be transferred to, stored at, and processed in the USA and other destinations outside the European Economic Area (“EEA”) or other country in which you are located. This includes processing by us, our affiliates, our third-party service companies and other third parties as described in the “Information Usage” and “Information Sharing” sections above. You explicitly consent and agree to such transfer, storing and/or processing of your personal information outside the EEA or other country in which you are located. You understand that data stored in the USA may be subject to lawful requests by the courts or law enforcement authorities in the USA. The USA may not have data protection laws that are as comprehensive or protective as those in your country of residence; however, our collection, storage and use of your personal information will at all times be in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Your European Union privacy rights
If you are located in the European Union, you have certain additional rights with respect to your personal information under the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) (the “GDPR”), including the following:
- The right of access to your personal information.
- The right to rectify your personal information if it is incorrect or incomplete.
- The right to have your personal information erased (“right to be forgotten”) if certain grounds are met.
- The right to withdraw your consent to our processing of your personal information at any time (if our processing is based on consent).
- The right to object to our processing of your personal information (if processing is based on legitimate interests).
- The right to object to our processing of your personal information for direct marketing purposes.
- The right to receive your personal information from us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, and the right to transmit your personal information to another controller without hindrance from us (data portability).
If you are or have been our customer, we may send you marketing communications based on our legitimate interests, subject always to your right to opt out of such communications. We will never share your personal information with a third party for such third party’s marketing purposes unless you have specifically consented to us doing so.
You may contact us at privacy@www.author-it.com to exercise any of the above rights. We may request specific information from you to confirm your identity, and in some circumstances, we may charge a reasonable fee for access to your personal information. Furthermore, if you believe that our processing of your personal information is inconsistent with your data protection rights under the GDPR and we have not adequately addressed your concerns, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the data protection supervisory authority of your country.
For purposes of the GDPR, we are a “controller” and you are a “data subject.”
Questions and comments
If you have any queries or comments about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices or wish to resume receiving information that you may have previously opted out of receiving, please contact us at privacy@author-it.com.
