ePublishing, Inc. ("we", "us" or "ePublishing") provides enterprise level publishing solutions. ePublishing collects, and uses including any information that may be used, either alone or in combination with other information, to personally identify a natural person ("Personal Data"), in several ways, as described herein. ePublishing is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.

This Privacy Policy ("Policy") describes how ePublishing treats personal data when you, the user, access the ePublishing website located at https://www.ePublishing.com (the "Website"), or if you otherwise communicate with us, for example by requesting information related to our services or signing up to receive emails and newsletters.

If you choose not to provide any requested Personal Data, you may be unable to access certain areas of the Website, register to use or purchase our products or services, or receive communications from us regarding our products or services or the Website.

Our Site may contain links to third-party websites and services that are not owned or controlled by ePublishing. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of third party websites, services and advertisements, and you visit them at your own risk. This Policy only applies to Personal Data collected by ePublishing, and does not apply to any Personal Data collected by any third party. We encourage you to familiarize yourself with privacy policies applicable to any websites and services operated by third parties as we are not responsible for the privacy practices of any third parties.

For purposes of European Union data protection law, ePublishing is the Data Controller for your Personal Data collected through the Services.

Owner and Data Controller

ePublishing, Inc.
27863 Network Place
Chicago, IL 60673

We may receive and/or collect information, including Personal Data, in the following ways:

User Account Registration

Certain areas and features of the Website may require you to provide Personal Data such as your name, email address, address, company name, job title, phone number, and other business or contact information. No transaction payment data is collected or stored by ePublishing.

Your Activities on the Website

ePublishing may automatically collect information about your activities on and/or usage of the Website, including which web pages you visited, the URL of referring sites, average time spent, your IP address, and more. To accomplish this we may use:

• Web Beacons — Strings of code placed on a webpage in conjunction with Cookies, able to track visits and identify IP addresses.
• IP Address — The numerical label associated with the location of your computing device.
• Cookies — Small data files stored on your device used to remember preferences, personalize content, and monitor aggregate metrics. Two types exist: session cookies (temporary) and persistent cookies (retained between visits). Users may configure their devices to manage or decline cookies.
• Third-Party Cookies — Cookies set by third-party providers embedded in our pages. ePublishing does not control these; consult each provider's privacy policy for details. In addition, ePublishing provides an optional single sign-on using social networks including, but not limited to, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google. If you are logging into the Website using a social network credential, the applicable third party, and not ePublishing, will set cookies. ePublishing does not control or have any access to the cookie information these social networks may set.
• Local Shared Objects (Flash Cookies) — Used to enhance user experience. To manage Flash Cookies, visit adobe.com/products/flashplayer/security.
• Local Storage — ePublishing may use browser local storage to deliver its services.

Content You Provide

Any Personal Data or content you voluntarily upload or disclose on the Website, including discussion boards, profile pages, or images, becomes publicly available and can be collected and used by others. In addition, if you are given the ability to log into your account with any social networking website, or post Content on such site, other third-party website, or through the Website, such Content may be made available to other parties and associated with your Personal Data. Data that is in an aggregate, de-identified form that is no longer considered Personal Data and does not allow the identification of individual users may be used by ePublishing for purposes of research and analysis.

Additional Categories

• Customer service information: Name, signature, address, telephone number, customer number, and records of communications with our customer service team.
• Device Information: IP address, unique personal identifiers, device ID, device type, browser and operating system type.
• Location & Network Activity: Searches, page views, date and time of visits, browser type, mobile carrier, unique device identifier, and referred URLs.
• Professional or employment-related information: If you become a User through your employer.

We do not sell your personal data — such as your name and contact information — to third parties to use for their own marketing purposes. We use the information we collect for our legitimate interests, which include:

• Operation, Maintenance and Flagging: To operate, maintain, and provide features of the Website, complete transactions, and communicate with you.
• Messaging: To track email opens and personalize communication where you have opted in.
• No Commercial Marketing: ePublishing will not use your email for commercial messages without your consent, and will not share your Personal Data with third-party marketers.
• Non-Marketing / Administrative Uses: Such as customer service notifications.
• Quality & Features: To improve the Website, create new features, and analyze performance and user trends.
• URLs & IP Address: To analyze overall trends, determine referring domains, and understand visitor needs.
• Comply with Law: To meet legal obligations and support general business operations.
• Prevent Misuse: To investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, or safety threats.

We will generally use your Personal Data on the following lawful grounds: performance of a contract, legitimate interests, legal or regulatory obligation, or your consent (which may be withdrawn at any time).

Data processing is carried out using computers and/or IT-enabled tools, following organizational procedures strictly related to the stated purposes. Personal Data may be accessible to ePublishing staff in administration, sales, marketing, legal, and system administration roles, as well as to external parties appointed as Data Processors where necessary.

Personal Data is processed at the Owner's operating offices and any locations where involved parties are located. The updated list of these parties may be requested from the Owner at any time.

You have the following rights with respect to the Personal Data we hold about you:

1. The right to know what Personal Data we hold about you. Contact us at [email protected].
2. The right to correct, amend, change, and delete Personal Data about you. Contact us at [email protected].
3. The right to opt out of receiving electronic direct marketing communications from us. All such communications include an opt-out option.
4. If you are a resident of the European Union, you may have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection authority ("DPA") of the EU Member State in which you reside.

We share Personal Data with third parties for the purposes detailed below. This Policy does not apply to third parties, and you should consult their respective privacy policies for more information.

• To Conduct Our Business: With third-party service providers such as data storage providers, HR services, marketing automation services, and data analysis companies, including Google.
• Law Enforcement: Where required by law, subpoena, search warrant, court order, or other valid legal process, or where necessary to protect the safety or security of our users or the public.
• Sale of Business: In the event of a sale, merger, or transfer of assets, to a successor entity that agrees to adhere to the terms of this Policy.
• For Metrics: Aggregate, anonymized statistics shared with advertisers or publishers (e.g., unique views, demographics, conversion rates). This data does not identify individual users.

ePublishing takes reasonable steps to prevent the loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction of Personal Data. We maintain a secure operating environment not available to the public. However, we cannot guarantee the security of Personal Data during transmission or storage, and we do not warrant that our security measures will prevent unauthorized access by third parties such as hackers. We do not warrant or represent that Personal Data about you will be protected against loss, misuse, or alteration by third parties.

ePublishing will not keep Personal Data longer than is necessary for the purpose or purposes for which they were collected. We will take all reasonable steps to destroy or erase data no longer required. ePublishing retains most Personal Data for up to five (5) years from the date it is no longer used, and may retain some Personal Data longer to comply with legal obligations.