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Effective as of August 13, 2024
This Privacy Policy ("Policy") applies to metismediationservices.com and Metis Mediation Services ("Company") and governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to the Company include metismediationservices.com. The Company's website is a services site. By using the Company website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
In order to better provide you with products and services offered, the Company may collect personally identifiable information, such as your name, address, email, and phone number.
We do not collect any personal information about you unless you voluntarily provide it to us. However, you may be required to provide certain personal information to us when you elect to use certain products or services. These may include registering for an account, entering a sweepstakes or contest sponsored by us or one of our partners, signing up for special offers from selected third parties, sending us an email message, or submitting your credit card or other payment information when ordering and purchasing products and services. We will use your information to communicate with you in relation to services and products you have requested from us. We may also gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future.
The Company does not sell, rent, or lease its customer lists to third parties.
The Company may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to the Company, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
The Company may disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on the Company or the site, to protect and defend the rights or property of the Company, or to act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of the Company or the public.
The Company may keep track of the websites and pages our users visit, in order to determine what Company services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content within the Company to visitors whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.
The Company may automatically collect information about your computer hardware and software. This information can include your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times, and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding the use of the Company's website.
Subject to certain exceptions set out below, on receipt of a verifiable request from you, we will delete your personal information from our records and direct any service providers to delete your personal information from their records.
We may not be able to comply with requests to delete your personal information if it is necessary to: complete a transaction or fulfill a contract with you; detect security incidents or protect against fraudulent or illegal activity; debug to identify and repair errors; exercise free speech or another right provided by law; comply with the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act; engage in public interest research consistent with applicable ethics and privacy laws, with your informed consent; enable internal uses reasonably aligned with your expectations based on our relationship; comply with an existing legal obligation; or otherwise use the information internally in a lawful manner compatible with the context in which it was provided.
The Company does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13. If you are under the age of 13, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website.
The Company reserves the right to change this Policy from time to time, for example when there are changes in our services, changes in our data protection practices, or changes in the law. When changes to this Policy are significant, we will inform you, which may include sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your account, placing a prominent notice on our website, and/or updating this page. Your continued use of the website and services after such modifications constitutes acknowledgment of, and agreement to be bound by, the modified Policy.
The Company welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Policy. If you believe the Company has not adhered to this Policy, please contact us.
Email: info@metisadvantage.com
Phone: (240) 221-1066
