Whew! Corporation Privacy Policy

INTRODUCTION

This is the Privacy Statement and Policy (“Privacy Statement”) for Whew! Corporation and its affiliates ("Whew Corp"). This Privacy Statement was last updated in December 2023.

 

Whew Corp understands that your privacy is important. Whew Corp is committed to protecting your privacy and personal information you provide or as you access and use materials on Whew Corp.com or affiliate websites (the "Site"). In addition, information that you submit to Whew Corp in response to an email request for information or other outreach from Whew Corp will be treated in accordance with this Privacy Statement.

 

Whew Corp may, in its discretion, amend this Privacy Statement from time to time. Material changes to our statement will be reflected here to ensure you remain informed about the information we collect and how we use it. This Site may contain links to external sites which are not governed by this Privacy Statement. Whew Corp does not take responsibility for the privacy practices of any third-party sites to which we link. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any such sites before you submit information there.

YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PRIVACY STATEMENT

Please read this Privacy Statement carefully. By browsing the Site or expressly consenting, where required under applicable privacy laws, you agree to be bound by this Privacy Statement.

INFORMATION THAT WE COLLECT AND HOW WE USE IT

What information do we collect?

Whew Corp collects information from you when you create your account for the Site (if applicable), request copies of publications, subscribe for email newsletters and press releases, seek additional information regarding our services, and for marketing communications (via emails, social media platforms) from Whew Corp based on your consent, where required under applicable privacy laws.

Personal information that we collect may include names, addresses, e-mail addresses, phone numbers, IP, geolocation, subject areas of interest and/or demographic information.

If you do not provide such information, you may not be able to create an account for the Site, request copies of publications, subscribe to email newsletters and press releases, seek additional information regarding our services or employment opportunities.

Surveys and events

Whew Corp collects information if you register for trainings and other Whew Corp-sponsored events, and/or take part in surveys run by Whew Corp.

Personal information that we collect may include names, e-mail addresses, phone numbers, IP, unique personal identifiers, subject areas of interest and/or demographic information.

In addition, we may aggregate demographic information and the types of systems and browsers of users. Whew Corp also may conduct user surveys on the Web or use technologies to provide Whew Corp with information on several areas, such as user identity, user viewing habits, whether users found what they were searching for, whether the Site content is relevant to user needs, and similar inquiries.

How do we use personal information?

The purposes and uses of your personal information will depend on the use of the Site and the personal information provided. We process your personal information:

• For the purposes of safeguarding the legitimate business interests pursued by Whew Corp. This includes:
   

  • Communicating with you and managing your requests in relation to your account, subscriptions to Whew Corp newsletters, publications, events, and survey participations

  • Tailoring your experience at the Site with relevant Whew Corp materials

  • Understanding the Site’s user population, identifying subject areas of interest, and determining whether the Site is designed to work with the computer settings of a majority of our visitors

  • Measuring and improving the effectiveness of Whew Corp marketing programs across different channels

  • Improving our web content and navigation

  • Informing you about updates to services and notifying you about other products and services offered by Whew Corp that may be of interest to you, including information regarding publications and events and tracking email engagement activity for internal use only.

 

• Based on your consent where required under applicable privacy laws. Insofar as you have granted us consent to the processing of personal information for specific purposes, the lawfulness of such processing is based on your consent. You may withdraw your consent at any time.

• For compliance with a legal obligation. This includes anti-fraud and anti-money laundering measures as well as tax and social security requirements.

HOW WE MIGHT SHARE YOUR INFORMATION

The third parties with whom we may need to share personal information to help us provide services and products to you and to run our Site include:

• Our affiliates

• Our advisors

• Our third-party service providers who process information on our behalf to help run some of our internal business operations including email distribution, IT services, Site security, and marketing and events services

• Our business partners for publications and events co-organized by Whew Corp and them

• Law enforcement bodies to comply with any legal obligation or court order

RETENTION OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
Whew Corp retains your personal information for so long as is necessary to fulfill the purpose for which it was collected. The criteria used to determine our retention periods include:

• The length of time we have an ongoing relationship with you and provide services to you (for example, for as long as you have an account with us or keep using our services) and the length of time thereafter during which we may have a legitimate need to reference your personal information to address issues that may arise;

• Whether there is a legal obligation to which we are subject (for example, certain laws require us to keep records of your transactions for a certain period before we can delete them); or

• Whether retention is advisable considering our legal position (such as regarding applicable statutes of limitations, litigation, or regulatory investigations).

MARKETING

In our marketing communications with you we monitor and comply with applicable data privacy laws and if, at any time, you prefer not to receive further communications from us in any or all forms you will have the ability to unsubscribe from such communications by means of a link provided in every e-mail that is sent to you by us. When subscribing to Whew Corp e-mail newsletters, you are given the opportunity to select which promotions, news, and information you would like to receive at the time of sign up, and you will have the opportunity to unsubscribe from such communications.

COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES

Whew Corp may use cookies on this Site and in our communications with you to keep track of your visit to our Site and our communications with you. A “cookie” is a small amount of data sent from a Web server to your browser and stored on your computer’s hard drive. Other tracking technologies work similarly to cookies and place a small amount of data on your devices to monitor your website activity to allow us to collect information about how you use our Site and our services. With most internet browsers, you can erase cookies from your computer hard drive, block all cookies, or receive a warning before a cookie is stored on your computer. Please refer to your browser instructions. Once you have given your consent to use cookies, we shall store a cookie on your computer or device to remember this for next time. If you wish to withdraw consent at any time you will need to delete our cookies using your web browsers settings. Please be advised that certain sections or functionalities of the Site may be inaccessible to you if your browser does not accept cookies. We do not currently respond to browser do-not-track signals.

 

SECURITY PROCESSES

Whew Corp has in place appropriate technological and operational security processes designed to protect personally identifiable information from loss, misuse, alteration, or destruction. Only authorized employees and contractors will have access to any data provided by you, and that access is limited by need. Each employee or contractor having access to any personally identifiable information is obligated to maintain its confidentiality. Although we take steps that are generally accepted as industry standard to protect your personally identifiable information, Whew Corp cannot guarantee that your personally identifiable information will not become accessible to unauthorized persons and Whew Corp cannot be responsible for any actions resulting from a breach of security when information is supplied over the internet or any public computer network. Whew Corp will take commercially reasonable measures to protect your data. Such measures will be no less than the measures Whew Corp takes to protect its own data.

 

LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES

This Site contains links to other Web sites that are not operated by Whew Corp.

Whew Corp is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of any non-Whew Corp websites to which we link from the Site. We are not responsible for the protection and privacy of any information you provide whilst visiting other websites and sites not governed by our Privacy Statement. We cannot control the content or security of such websites. We cannot be held responsible for any loss or damage incurred by a user because of visiting such websites. No links are intended to be, nor should be construed as, an endorsement of any kind by us of that other website.

COMPLIANCE WITH LAW

Whew Corp complies with all applicable data privacy laws. Whew Corp may be compelled to surrender personal user or customer information to legal authorities if presented with a court subpoena or similar legal or administrative order, or as required or permitted by the laws, rules and regulations of any nation, state or other applicable jurisdiction. Also, in the event of a violation of the terms and conditions of use of the Site or a violation of any restrictions on use of materials provided in or through the Site, we may disclose personal user information to our affected business partners or legal authorities.

 

 

YOUR RIGHTS

In accordance with applicable data privacy laws, you have a right to request a copy of the personal information we hold about you and details of how we use that information. If any of the information held about you is incorrect or out of date, you have the right to amend or rectify it. Please follow the process outlined below and we will amend our records where appropriate. You also have the right to request that we erase your personal information, stop processing your personal information, restrict the processing of your personal information, and provide your personal information in a portable format. Where processing is based on your consent, you may withdraw your consent to processing. This may not apply if there are other legal justifications to continue processing. If you think we may have incorrect personal information or would like a copy of the personal information we hold on you, or to exercise any other data protection right, please contact us using the link on the “Contact Us” page of our website. Please note that we need you to prove who you are before we can provide you with any personal information. You also have a right to lodge a complaint with a relevant supervisory authority.

 

CHILDREN

Whew Corp understands the importance of protecting children's privacy, particularly in their online interactions. This Site is not designed for and does not intentionally target or solicit to children 18 years of age and younger.

USE OF Whew Corp WEBSITES

Your access to and use of the Site are subject to this Privacy Statement and certain other terms and conditions, contained in our Terms and Conditions of Use.