Last updated January 24, 2025
This Privacy Notice for Otter International, LLC
(“we,” “us,” or “our”), describes how and why we
might access, collect, store, use, and/or share (“process”) your
personal information when you use our services (“Services”),
including when you:
* Visit our website at https://alanotter.com, or any website
of ours that links to this Privacy Notice
* Engage with us in other related ways, including any sales,
marketing, or events
Questions or concerns? Reading this Privacy Notice will help
you understand your privacy rights and choices. We are responsible for making
decisions about how your personal information is processed. If you do not agree
with our policies and practices, please do not use our Services. If you still
have any questions or concerns, please contact us at bus.socio@gmail.com.
** SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS
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This summary provides key points from our Privacy Notice,
but you can find out more details about any of these topics by clicking the
link following each key point or by using our table of contents (#toc) below to
find the section you are looking for.
What personal information do we process? When you visit,
use, or navigate our Services, we may process personal information depending on
how you interact with us and the Services, the choices you make, and the
products and features you use. Learn more about personal information you
disclose to us (#personalinfo).
Do we process any sensitive personal information? Some of
the information may be considered “special” or “sensitive”
in certain jurisdictions, for example your racial or ethnic origins, sexual
orientation, and religious beliefs. We may process sensitive personal information,
when necessary, with your consent or as otherwise permitted by applicable law.
Learn more about sensitive information we process (#sensitiveinfo).
Do we collect any information from third parties? We do not
collect any information from third parties.
How do we process your information? We process your
information to provide, improve, and administer our Services, communicate with
you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law. We may also
process your information for other purposes with your consent. We process your
information only when we have a valid legal reason to do so. Learn more about
how we process your information (#infouse).
In what situations and with which parties do we share
personal information? We may share information in specific situations and with
specific third parties. Learn more about when and with whom we share your
personal information (#whoshare).
How do we keep your information safe? We have adequate
organizational and technical processes and procedures in place to protect your
personal information. However, no electronic transmission over the internet or
information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so we
cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorized
third parties will not be able to defeat our security and improperly collect,
access, steal, or modify your information. Learn more about how we keep your
information safe (#infosafe).
What are your rights? Depending on where you are located
geographically, the applicable privacy law may mean you have certain rights
regarding your personal information. Learn more about your privacy rights
(#privacyrights).
How do you exercise your rights? The easiest way to exercise
your rights is by submitting a data subject access request by contacting us. We
will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data
protection laws.
Want to learn more about what we do with any information we
collect? Review the Privacy Notice in full (#toc).
** TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT? (#infocollect)
2. HOW DO WE PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION? (#infouse)
3. WHAT LEGAL BASES DO WE RELY ON TO PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL
INFORMATION? (#legalbases)
4. WHEN AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
(#whoshare)
5. DO WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES?
(#cookies)
6. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION? (#inforetain)
7. HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE? (#infosafe)
8. DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS? (#infominors)
9. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS? (#privacyrights)
10. CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES (#DNT)
11. DO UNITED STATES RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS?
(#uslaws)
12. DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS NOTICE? (#policyupdates)
13. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE? (#contact)
14. HOW CAN YOU REVIEW, UPDATE, OR DELETE THE DATA WE
COLLECT FROM YOU? (#request)
** 1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
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** Personal information you disclose to us
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In Short: We collect personal information that you provide
to us.
We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide
to us when you express an interest in obtaining information about us or our
products and Services, when you participate in activities on the Services, or
otherwise when you contact us.
Personal Information Provided by You. The personal
information that we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us
and the Services, the choices you make, and the products and features you use.
The personal information we collect may include the following:
* names
* phone numbers
* email addresses
* job titles
Sensitive Information. When necessary, with your consent or
as otherwise permitted by applicable law, we process the following categories
of sensitive information:
* financial data
All personal information that you provide to us must be
true, complete, and accurate, and you must notify us of any changes to such
personal information.
** 2. HOW DO WE PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?
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In Short: We process your information to provide, improve,
and administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud
prevention, and to comply with law. We may also process your information for
other purposes with your consent.
We process your personal information for a variety of
reasons, depending on how you interact with our Services, including:
* To respond to user inquiries/offer support to users. We
may process your information to respond to your inquiries and solve any
potential issues you might have with the requested service.
* To enable user-to-user communications. We may process your
information if you choose to use any of our offerings that allow for
communication with another user.
* To save or protect an individual’s vital interest. We may
process your information when necessary to save or protect an individual’s
vital interest, such as to prevent harm.
** 3. WHAT LEGAL BASES DO WE RELY ON TO PROCESS YOUR
INFORMATION?
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In Short: We only process your personal information when we
believe it is necessary and we have a valid legal reason (i.e., legal basis) to
do so under applicable law, like with your consent, to comply with laws, to
provide you with services to enter into or fulfill our contractual obligations,
to protect your rights, or to fulfill our legitimate business interests.
If you are located in the EU or UK, this section applies to
you.
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and UK GDPR
require us to explain the valid legal bases we rely on in order to process your
personal information. As such, we may rely on the following legal bases to
process your personal information:
* Consent. We may process your information if you have given
us permission (i.e., consent) to use your personal information for a specific
purpose. You can withdraw your consent at any time. Learn more about
withdrawing your consent (#withdrawconsent).
* Performance of a Contract. We may process your personal
information when we believe it is necessary to fulfill our contractual
obligations to you, including providing our Services or at your request prior
to entering into a contract with you.
* Legal Obligations. We may process your information where
we believe it is necessary for compliance with our legal obligations, such as
to cooperate with a law enforcement body or regulatory agency, exercise or
defend our legal rights, or disclose your information as evidence in litigation
in which we are involved.
* Vital Interests. We may process your information where we
believe it is necessary to protect your vital interests or the vital interests
of a third party, such as situations involving potential threats to the safety
of any person.
If you are located in Canada, this section applies to you.
We may process your information if you have given us
specific permission (i.e., express consent) to use your personal information
for a specific purpose, or in situations where your permission can be inferred
(i.e., implied consent). You can withdraw your consent (#withdrawconsent) at
any time.
In some exceptional cases, we may be legally permitted under
applicable law to process your information without your consent, including, for
example:
* If collection is clearly in the interests of an individual
and consent cannot be obtained in a timely way
* For investigations and fraud detection and prevention
* For business transactions provided certain conditions are
met
* If it is contained in a witness statement and the
collection is necessary to assess, process, or settle an insurance claim
* For identifying injured, ill, or deceased persons and
communicating with next of kin
* If we have reasonable grounds to believe an individual has
been, is, or may be victim of financial abuse
* If it is reasonable to expect collection and use with
consent would compromise the availability or the accuracy of the information
and the collection is reasonable for purposes related to investigating a breach
of an agreement or a contravention of the laws of Canada or a province
* If disclosure is required to comply with a subpoena,
warrant, court order, or rules of the court relating to the production of
records
* If it was produced by an individual in the course of their
employment, business, or profession and the collection is consistent with the
purposes for which the information was produced
* If the collection is solely for journalistic, artistic, or
literary purposes
* If the information is publicly available and is specified
by the regulations
** 4. WHEN AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL
INFORMATION?
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In Short: We may share information in specific situations
described in this section and/or with the following third parties.
We may need to share your personal information in the
following situations:
* Business Transfers. We may share or transfer your
information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of
company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business
to another company.
* Business Partners. We may share your information with our
business partners to offer you certain products, services, or promotions.
* Other Users. When you share personal information or
otherwise interact with public areas of the Services, such personal information
may be viewed by all users and may be publicly made available outside the
Services in perpetuity. Similarly, other users will be able to view
descriptions of your activity, communicate with you within our Services, and
view your profile.
** 5. DO WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES?
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In Short: We may use cookies and other tracking technologies
to collect and store your information.
We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like
web beacons and pixels) to gather information when you interact with our
Services. Some online tracking technologies help us maintain the security of
our Services, prevent crashes, fix bugs, save your preferences, and assist with
basic site functions.
We also permit third parties and service providers to use
online tracking technologies on our Services for analytics and advertising,
including to help manage and display advertisements, to tailor advertisements
to your interests, or to send abandoned shopping cart reminders (depending on
your communication preferences). The third parties and service providers use
their technology to provide advertising about products and services tailored to
your interests which may appear either on our Services or on other websites.
To the extent these online tracking technologies are deemed
to be a “sale”/”sharing” (which includes targeted
advertising, as defined under the applicable laws) under applicable US state
laws, you can opt out of these online tracking technologies by submitting a
request as described below under section “DO UNITED STATES RESIDENTS HAVE
SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS? (#uslaws) “
Specific information about how we use such technologies and
how you can refuse certain cookies is set out in our Cookie Notice.
** 6. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?
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In Short: We keep your information for as long as necessary
to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Notice unless otherwise
required by law.
We will only keep your personal information for as long as
it is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Notice, unless a
longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax,
accounting, or other legal requirements).
When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process
your personal information, we will either delete or anonymize such information,
or, if this is not possible (for example, because your personal information has
been stored in backup archives), then we will securely store your personal
information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is
possible.
** 7. HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE?
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In Short: We aim to protect your personal information
through a system of organizational and technical security measures.
We have implemented appropriate and reasonable technical and
organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any
personal information we process. However, despite our safeguards and efforts to
secure your information, no electronic transmission over the Internet or
information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so we
cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorized
third parties will not be able to defeat our security and improperly collect,
access, steal, or modify your information. Although we will do our best to
protect your personal information, transmission of personal information to and
from our Services is at your own risk. You should only access the Services
within a secure environment.
** 8. DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?
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In Short: We do not knowingly collect data from or market to
children under 18 years of age.
We do not knowingly collect, solicit data from, or market to
children under 18 years of age, nor do we knowingly sell such personal
information. By using the Services, you represent that you are at least 18 or
that you are the parent or guardian of such a minor and consent to such minor
dependent’s use of the Services. If we learn that personal information from
users less than 18 years of age has been collected, we will deactivate the
account and take reasonable measures to promptly delete such data from our
records. If you become aware of any data, we may have collected from children
under age 18, please contact us at bus.socio@gmail.com.
** 9. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?
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In Short: Depending on your state of residence in the US or
in some regions, such as the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom (UK),
Switzerland, and Canada, you have rights that allow you greater access to and
control over your personal information. You may review, change, or terminate
your account at any time, depending on your country, province, or state of
residence.
In some regions (like the EEA, UK, Switzerland, and Canada),
you have certain rights under applicable data protection laws. These may
include the right (i) to request access and obtain a copy of your personal
information, (ii) to request rectification or erasure; (iii) to restrict the
processing of your personal information; (iv) if applicable, to data
portability; and (v) not to be subject to automated decision-making. In certain
circumstances, you may also have the right to object to the processing of your
personal information. You can make such a request by contacting us by using the
contact details provided in the section “HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS
NOTICE? (#contact) ” below.
We will consider and act upon any request in accordance with
applicable data protection laws.
If you are located in the EEA or UK and you believe we are
unlawfully processing your personal information, you also have the right to
complain to your Member State data protection authority
(https://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/bodies/authorities/index_en.htm)
or UK data protection authority
(https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/data-protection-complaints/data-protection-complaints/).
If you are located in Switzerland, you may contact the
Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner
(https://www.edoeb.admin.ch/edoeb/en/home.html).
Withdrawing your consent: If we are relying on your consent
to process your personal information, which may be express and/or implied
consent depending on the applicable law, you have the right to withdraw your
consent at any time. You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us
by using the contact details provided in the section “HOW CAN YOU CONTACT
US ABOUT THIS NOTICE? (#contact) ” below.
However, please note that this will not affect the
lawfulness of the processing before its withdrawal nor, when applicable law
allows, will it affect the processing of your personal information conducted in
reliance on lawful processing grounds other than consent.
Cookies and similar technologies: Most Web browsers are set
to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your
browser to remove cookies and to reject cookies. If you choose to remove
cookies or reject cookies, this could affect certain features or services of
our Services.
If you have questions or comments about your privacy rights,
you may email us at bus.socio@gmail.com.
** 10. CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES
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Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems and
mobile applications include a Do-Not-Track (“DNT”) feature or setting
you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your
online browsing activities monitored and collected. At this stage, no uniform
technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been
finalized. As such, we do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any
other mechanism that automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked
online. If a standard for online tracking is adopted that we must follow in the
future, we will inform you about that practice in a revised version of this
Privacy Notice.
California law requires us to let you know how we respond to
web browser DNT signals. Because there currently is not an industry or legal
standard for recognizing or honoring DNT signals, we do not respond to them at
this time.
** 11. DO UNITED STATES RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY
RIGHTS?
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In Short: If you are a resident of California, Colorado,
Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Montana,
Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, or
Virginia, you may have the right to request access to and receive details about
the personal information we maintain about you and how we have processed it,
correct inaccuracies, get a copy of, or delete your personal information. You
may also have the right to withdraw your consent to our processing of your
personal information. These rights may be limited in some circumstances by
applicable law. More information is provided below.
** Categories of Personal Information We Collect
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We have collected the following categories of personal
information in the past twelve (12) months:
Category
Examples Collected
A. Identifiers
Contact details, such as real name, alias, postal address,
telephone or mobile contact number, unique personal identifier, online
identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, and account name
NO
B. Personal information as defined in the California
Customer Records statute
Name, contact information, education, employment, employment
history, and financial information
NO
C. Protected classification characteristics under state or
federal law
Gender, age, date of birth, race and ethnicity, national
origin, marital status, and other demographic data
NO
D. Commercial information
Transaction information, purchase history, financial
details, and payment information
NO
E. Biometric information
Fingerprints and voiceprints
NO
F. Internet or other similar network activity
Browsing history, search history, online behavior, interest
data, and interactions with our and other websites, applications, systems, and
advertisements
NO
G. Geolocation data
Device location
NO
H. Audio, electronic, sensory, or similar information
Images and audio, video or call recordings created in
connection with our business activities
NO
I. Professional or employment-related information
Business contact details in order to provide you our
Services at a business level or job title, work history, and professional
qualifications if you apply for a job with us
NO
J. Education Information
Student records and directory information
NO
K. Inferences drawn from collected personal information
Inferences drawn from any of the collected personal
information listed above to create a profile or summary about, for example, an
individual’s preferences and characteristics
NO
L. Sensitive personal Information
Financial information including account access details
YES
We only collect sensitive personal information, as defined
by applicable privacy laws or the purposes allowed by law or with your consent.
Sensitive personal information may be used, or disclosed to a service provider
or contractor, for additional, specified purposes. You may have the right to
limit the use or disclosure of your sensitive personal information. We do not
collect or process sensitive personal information for the purpose of inferring
characteristics about you.
We may also collect other personal information outside of
these categories through instances where you interact with us in person,
online, or by phone or mail in the context of:
* Receiving help through our customer support channels;
* Participation in customer surveys or contests; and
* Facilitation in the delivery of our Services and to
respond to your inquiries.
We will use and retain the collected personal information as
needed to provide the Services or for:
* Category H – Never collect it.
* Category L – As long as the user has an account with us
** Sources of Personal Information
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Learn more about the sources of personal information we
collect in “WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT? (#infocollect) “
** How We Use and Share Personal Information
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Learn more about how we use your personal information in the
section, “HOW DO WE PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION? (#infouse) “
Will your information be shared with anyone else?
We may disclose your personal information with our service
providers pursuant to a written contract between us and each service provider.
Learn more about how we disclose personal information to in the section,
“WHEN AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION? (#whoshare)
“
We may use your personal information for our own business
purposes, such as for undertaking internal research for technological
development and demonstration. This is not considered to be “selling”
of your personal information.
We have not disclosed, sold, or shared any personal
information to third parties for a business or commercial purpose in the
preceding twelve (12) months. We will not sell or share personal information in
the future belonging to website visitors, users, and other consumers.
** Your Rights
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You have rights under certain US state data protection laws.
However, these rights are not absolute, and in certain cases, we may decline
your request as permitted by law. These rights include:
* Right to know whether or not we are processing your
personal data
* Right to access your personal data
* Right to correct inaccuracies in your personal data
* Right to request the deletion of your personal data
* Right to obtain a copy of the personal data you previously
shared with us
* Right to non-discrimination for exercising your rights
* Right to opt out of the processing of your personal data
if it is used for targeted advertising (or sharing as defined under
California’s privacy law), the sale of personal data, or profiling in
furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects
(“profiling”)
Depending upon the state where you live, you may also have
the following rights:
* Right to access the categories of personal data being
processed (as permitted by applicable law, including Minnesota’s privacy law)
* Right to obtain a list of the categories of third parties
to which we have disclosed personal data (as permitted by applicable law,
including California’s and Delaware’s privacy law)
* Right to obtain a list of specific third parties to which
we have disclosed personal data (as permitted by applicable law, including
Minnesota’s and Oregon’s privacy law)
* Right to review, understand, question, and correct how
personal data has been profiled (as permitted by applicable law, including
Minnesota’s privacy law)
* Right to limit use and disclosure of sensitive personal
data (as permitted by applicable law, including California’s privacy law)
* Right to opt out of the collection of sensitive data and
personal data collected through the operation of a voice or facial recognition
feature (as permitted by applicable law, including Florida’s privacy law)
** How to Exercise Your Rights
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To exercise these rights, you can contact us by submitting a
data subject access request by emailing us at contact@alanotter.com, by mailing
to: 30 N Gould St Ste R Sheridan, WY 82801, or by referring to the contact
details at the bottom of this document.
Under certain US state data protection laws, you can
designate an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf. We may deny a
request from an authorized agent that does not submit proof that they have been
validly authorized to act on your behalf in accordance with applicable laws.
** Request Verification
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Upon receiving your request, we will need to verify your
identity to determine you are the same person about whom we have the
information in our system. We will only use personal information provided in
your request to verify your identity or authority to make the request. However,
if we cannot verify your identity from the information already maintained by
us, we may request that you provide additional information for the purposes of
verifying your identity and for security or fraud-prevention purposes.
If you submit the request through an authorized agent, we
may need to collect additional information to verify your identity before
processing your request and the agent will need to provide a written and signed
permission from you to submit such request on your behalf.
** Appeals
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Under certain US state data protection laws, if we decline
to take action regarding your request, you may appeal our decision by emailing
us at bus.socio@gmail.com. We will inform you in writing of any action taken or
not taken in response to the appeal, including a written explanation of the
reasons for the decisions. If your appeal is denied, you may submit a complaint
to your state attorney general.
** California “Shine The Light” Law
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California Civil Code Section 1798.83, also known as the
“Shine The Light” law, permits our users who are California residents
to request and obtain from us, once a year and free of charge, information
about categories of personal information (if any) we disclosed to third parties
for direct marketing purposes and the names and addresses of all third parties
with which we shared personal information in the immediately preceding calendar
year. If you are a California resident and would like to make such a request,
please submit your request in writing to us by using the contact details
provided in the section “HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?
(#contact) “
** 12. DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS NOTICE?
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In Short: Yes, we will update this notice as necessary to
stay compliant with relevant laws.
We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time. The
updated version will be indicated by an updated “Revised” date at the
top of this Privacy Notice. If we make material changes to this Privacy Notice,
we may notify you either by prominently posting a notice of such changes or by
directly sending you a notification. We encourage you to review this Privacy
Notice frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.
** 13. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?
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If you have questions or comments about this notice, you may
email us at bus.socio@gmail.com or contact us by post at:
Otter International, LLC
30 N Gould St
Ste R
Sheridan, WY 82801
United States