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This section contains information related to your privacy rights for use of the UST Global Inc. (“UST Global”, “we”, “us” and “our”) website (“Site”). By using our Site, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy and Notice of Privacy Practices.
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UST Global is committed to earning your trust by respecting and protecting your privacy at all times. This privacy policy discloses how we collect, protect and use information gathered from your use of this Site.
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Website Privacy Notice:
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This Privacy Policy and Notice of Privacy Practices describes UST Global’s commitment to your privacy and explains our privacy practices. Please read this Privacy Policy and Notice of Privacy Practices carefully to fully understand how we collect share and protect information about you. This Privacy Policy and Notice of Privacy Practices is incorporated into and is part of the Terms and Conditions of Use of this website.
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By accessing and using our Site, you agree that you have read and understand this Privacy Policy and Notice of Privacy Practices and that you accept and consent to the privacy practices and any uses or disclosures of information about you that are described herein. |
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Introduction:
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In order to deliver personalized and relevant information to you through the Site, we collect certain information from users of the Site.
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Information we collect:
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General information includes non-personal information from visitors to the site. Information such as your IP address, the date or time you accessed or left the site, and which pages you view.
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Personal information is specific to you and includes things such as your name and email address or credit card information if you make an electronic donation to the Foundation.
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Performance Data refers to data input by users as they access services available on the site.
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Information about the equipment and communications method that you use to access the internet and the Site.
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The content of any correspondence that you may have with us or our representatives.
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UST Global uses general information and performance data that has been de-coupled from any personal information for a broad range of purposes. UST Global may combine information about you with information about others who use the Site and remove all personal identifiers to create de-identified information. For example:
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We may use de-identified information to assist in the development of new programs and services.
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We may use de-identified general data to determine characteristics of visitors to our site, to help us serve our site users in the most useful way possible.
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We may use any of this de-identified data in presentations, research and other related materials
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We may use any of this data in aggregate form to analyze trends
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We may use data to monitor and analyze Site traffic and usage patterns and to improve the content and content delivery
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Use of Your Personal Data:
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UST Global uses personal information we collect to provide you with information or services you request from us. Where the information or service is one that is offered on our Site, but provided by a third party, we will provide your personal information to that third party solely for the purpose of providing you with the information or service that you requested. Unless otherwise instructed by you, as further discussed below, the third party will be instructed NOT to use your information for the purpose of offering you any other information, product or services.
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We also may use personal information that is coupled with general information and performance data to improve your experience on our Site by providing you with information that is relevant to you. For security reasons and to confirm the integrity of our data, we may combine components of data with other sources of information that may identify you unless otherwise described herein. Such identifying information will only be used for our internal business purposes.
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UST Global may also use personal information we collect to provide you with information about other products or services offered by UST Global. If you do not wish to receive these kinds of communications, you can opt out by sending an email to Marketing.Corporatewebsite@ust-global.com
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UST Global will not provide personal information we collect to third parties, including our affiliates and including unaffiliated third party business partners, to enable them to provide you with information about their information, products or services. Your personal information, however, may be shared with third parties in the following instances:
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UST Global may release information concerning your use of the Site when it believes in good faith that such release is appropriate to comply with the law (for example, pursuant to a warrant, court order, subpoena, etc), to protect against fraudulent, abusive or unlawful use of the Site, to protect UST Global’s rights or property, enforce any contract between you and UST Global , or if UST Global reasonably believes that a situation involving danger of death or injury to any person requires disclosure.
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UST Global may, at times, choose to buy or sell assets. In these transactions, user information is typically one of the business assets that is transferred. Moreover, if UST Global were involved in a sale, merger, acquisition of assets or other change of ownership, then user information would be one of the assets transferred;
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Should UST Global be forced to declare bankruptcy, insolvency, or need to initiate a reorganization, receivership, or assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the application of laws or equitable principles affecting creditors' rights, we may not be able to control how your personal information is treated, transferred, or used.
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Use of “Cookies”:
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“Cookies” are small files of data that reside on your computer that allow us to recognize you as a previous site user if you return to the Site using the same computer and browser. These cookies allow us to recognize you if you visit multiple pages in the Site during the same session.
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We also use longer-lasting cookies to display your name on some of our web forms, so that you don’t have to retype your name and contact information each time you request content that requires a form to be submitted. Our cookie files are encoded so that any information stored in them may only be interpreted by the servers on the Site. Web browsers and other software allow you to erase cookies from your computer’s hard drive, to block or reject all cookies, or to receive a warning before a cookie is stored. If you choose to reject cookies, the Site may not operate efficiently for you and you may be unable to access particular parts of our Site.
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Security:
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UST Global cares about protecting the security and integrity of your personal information. We use commercially reasonable methods to keep information about you that we collect or store on or through the Site safe from unauthorized access. We use password protocols, encryption software and a server with firewalls to protect personal and other information we receive, or when an electronic donation is made. UST maintains physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to help guard information about you and to assist us in preventing unauthorized access to that information. Nevertheless, no set of security safeguards is guaranteed to be impenetrable. We cannot and do not guarantee that communications to or from the Site, or that data transmitted or stored on or through the Site, are or will be totally secure from loss, misuse or unauthorized access by third parties. By providing us with written notice, you can withdraw your consent to collect and use your personal information at any time.
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Information provided to third party sites linked to our site:
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This site may contain links to other sites. UST Global is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. UST Global encourages users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of sites for which they are linked. This Privacy Policy applies only to information collected on our Site.
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Transfer to Other Countries:
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Some of the uses and disclosures mentioned in this privacy policy may involve the transfer of your personal information to various countries around the world that may have different levels of privacy protection than your country. By submitting your personal information to this Site you are consenting to such transfers.
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Changes to the Privacy Policy and Notice of Privacy Practices
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UST Global may change this policy at any time, and the current version is always available to you. If we decide to change this privacy policy, we will provide you with notice of such a change. Your continued use of the Site will be deemed your agreement that your information may be used in accordance with the new policy. If you do not agree with the changes, then you should stop using the Site and you should notify us that you do not want your information used in accordance with the changes.
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