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Thetawave respects
individual privacy and values the confidence of its customers,
employees, consumers, business partners and others. Not only does
Thetawave strive to collect, use and disclose personal information
in a manner consistent with the laws of the countries in which it
does business, but it also has a tradition of upholding the highest
ethical standards in its business practices. This Safe Harbor
Privacy Policy (the "Policy") sets forth the privacy principles that
Thetawave follows with respect to personal information transferred
from the European Economic Area (EEA) (which includes the fifteen
member states of the European Union (EU) plus Iceland, Liechtenstein
and Norway) to the United States.
SAFE HARBOR
The United States
Department of Commerce and the European Commission have agreed on a
set of data protection principles and frequently asked questions
(the "Safe Harbor Principles") to enable U.S. companies to satisfy
the requirement under European Union law that adequate protection be
given to personal information transferred from the EU to the United
States. The EEA also has recognized the U.S. Safe Harbor as
providing adequate data protection (OJ L 45, 15.2.2001, p.47).
Consistent with its commitment to protect personal privacy,
Thetawave adheres to the Safe Harbor Principles.
SCOPE
This Safe Harbor Privacy
Policy (the "Policy") applies to all personal information received
by Thetawave in the United States from the European Economic Area,
in any format including electronic, paper or verbal.
DEFINITIONS
For purposes of this
Policy, the following definitions shall apply:
"Agent" means any third
party that collects or uses personal information under the
instructions of, and solely for, Thetawave or to which Thetawave
discloses personal information for use on Thetawave's behalf.
"Thetawave" means
Thetawave, Incorporated, its successors, subsidiaries, divisions and
groups in the United States.
"Personal information"
means any information or set of information that identifies or is
used by or on behalf of Thetawave to identify an individual.
Personal information does not include information that is encoded or
anonymized, or publicly available information that has not been
combined with non-public personal information.
"Sensitive personal
information" means personal information that reveals race, ethnic
origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, or
trade union membership, or that concerns health or sex life. In
addition, Thetawave will treat as sensitive personal information any
information received from a third party where that third party
treats and identifies the information as sensitive.
PRIVACY PRINCIPLES
The privacy principles in
this Policy are based on the Safe Harbor Principles. Thetawave
collects, processes, and stores personal information for the
following purposes:
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Determining, evaluating,
and implementing employment-related actions and obligations.
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Designing, evaluating,
and administering compensation, benefits, and other human
resources programs.
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Designing, evaluating,
and implementing employment-related education and training
programs.
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Monitoring and evaluating
employee conduct and performance.
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Maintaining business and
employee security, health and safety.
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Collecting and storing
customer information.
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Making data subjects'
names, images, and other items of business-contact information
available by means of website posting, business cards, brochures,
and other promotional media to Thetawave’s present and potential
customers, suppliers, contractors, joint venture partners, other
business associates, and employees.
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Maintaining business
records relating to past, present, and potential customers,
suppliers, contractors, joint venture partners, other business
associates, and employees.
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Conducting auditing,
accounting, financial, and economic analyses.
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Facilitating business
communications, negotiations, transactions, conferences, and
compliance with contractual and legal obligations.
NOTICE: Where
Thetawave collects personal information directly from individuals in
the EEA, it will inform them about the purposes for which it
collects and uses personal information about them, the types of
non-agent third parties to which Thetawave discloses that
information, and the choices and means, if any, Thetawave offers
individuals for limiting the use and disclosure of their personal
information. Notice will be provided in clear and conspicuous
language when individuals are first asked to provide personal
information to Thetawave, or as soon as practicable thereafter, and
in any event before Thetawave uses or discloses the information for
a purpose other than that for which it was originally collected.
Where Thetawave receives
personal information from its subsidiaries, affiliates or other
entities in the EEA, it will use and disclose such information in
accordance with the notices provided by such entities and the
choices made by the individuals to whom such personal information
relates.
CHOICE: Thetawave
will offer individuals the opportunity to choose (opt-out) whether
their personal information is (a) to be disclosed to a non-agent
third party, or (b) to be used for a purpose other than the purpose
for which it was originally collected or subsequently authorized by
the individual.
For sensitive personal
information, Thetawave will give individuals the opportunity to
affirmatively and explicitly (opt-in) consent to the disclosure of
the information to a non-agent third party or the use of the
information for a purpose other than the purpose for which it was
originally collected or subsequently authorized by the individual.
Thetawave will provide
individuals with reasonable mechanisms to exercise their choices.
DATA INTEGRITY:
Thetawave will use personal information only in ways that are
compatible with the purposes for which it was collected or
subsequently authorized by the individual. Thetawave will take
reasonable steps to ensure that personal information is relevant to
its intended use, accurate, complete, and current.
TRANSFERS TO AGENTS:
Thetawave will obtain assurances from its agents that they will
safeguard personal information consistently with this Policy.
Examples of appropriate assurances that may be provided by agents
include: a contract obligating the agent to provide at least the
same level of protection as is required by the relevant Safe Harbor
Principles, being subject to EU Directive 95/46/EC (the EU Data
Protection Directive), Safe Harbor certification by the agent, or
being subject to another European Commission adequacy finding (e.g.,
companies located in Hungary and Switzerland). Where Thetawave has
knowledge that an agent is using or disclosing personal information
in a manner contrary to this Policy, Thetawave will take reasonable
steps to prevent or stop the use or disclosure.
ACCESS AND CORRECTION:
Upon request, Thetawave will grant individuals reasonable access to
personal information that it holds about them. In addition,
Thetawave will take reasonable steps to permit individuals to
correct, amend, or delete information that is demonstrated to be
inaccurate or incomplete.
SECURITY: Thetawave
will take reasonable precautions to protect personal information in
its possession from loss, misuse and unauthorized access,
disclosure, alteration and destruction.
ENFORCEMENT:
Thetawave will conduct compliance audits of its relevant privacy
practices to verify adherence to this Policy. Any employee that
Thetawave determines is in violation of this policy will be subject
to disciplinary action up to and including termination of
employment.
DISPUTE RESOLUTION:
Any questions or concerns regarding the use or disclosure of
personal information should be directed to the Thetawave Privacy
Office at the address given below. Thetawave will investigate and
attempt to resolve complaints and disputes regarding use and
disclosure of personal information in accordance with the principles
contained in this Policy. For complaints that cannot be resolved
between Thetawave and the complainant, Thetawave has agreed to
participate in the dispute resolution procedures of the panel
established by the European data protection authorities to resolve
disputes pursuant to the Safe Harbor Principles.
LIMITATION ON
APPLICATION OF PRINCIPLES
Adherence by Thetawave to
these Safe Harbor Principles may be limited (a) to the extent
required to respond to a legal or ethical obligation; and (b) to the
extent expressly permitted by an applicable law, rule or regulation.
INTERNET PRIVACY
Thetawave sees the Internet
and the use of other technologies as valuable tools for
communicating and interacting with consumers, employees, healthcare
professionals, business partners, and others. Thetawave recognizes
the importance of maintaining the privacy of information collected
online and has created a specific Internet Privacy Policy (the "IPP")
governing the treatment of personal information collected through
web sites that it operates. With respect to personal information
that is transferred from the European Economic Area to the U.S., the
IPP is subordinate to this Policy. However, the IPP also reflects
additional legal requirements and evolving standards with respect to
Internet privacy. Thetawave’s Internet Privacy Policy can be found
at
www.Thetawave.com/privacy.htm.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Questions or comments regarding this Policy should be submitted to
the Thetawave Privacy Office by mail as follows:
Thetawave Privacy Office
Thetawave, Incorporated
8439 Music Street
Chagrin Falls, OH 44022
CHANGES TO THIS SAFE HARBOR PRIVACY POLICY
This
Policy may be amended from time to time, consistent with the
requirements of the Safe Harbor Principles. A notice will be posted
on the Thetawave web page (www.Thetawave.com) for 60 days whenever
this Safe Harbor Privacy Policy is changed in a material way
EFFECTIVE DATE: July
24, 2003 |