Introduction
This website (“Site”) is owned and operated by Attractor Consulting Limited.
We are committed to maintaining your confidence and trust with respect to the information we collect from you. This privacy policy explains what information we collect about you, how we use your information, and the choices you have about how we use your information.
We may update this Privacy Policy at any time, with or without advance notice. Notice of all changes that materially affect ways in which your personal information may be used or shared will be posted in updates to our Privacy Policy.
In the event there are significant changes in the way we treat your personally identifiable information, or in the Privacy Policy document itself, we will display a notice or send you an email.
Using the Services after a notice of changes has been sent to you or published on our site shall constitute consent to the changed terms or practices.
Your Obligations
As a User, you have certain obligations to other Users –
- Some obligations are imposed by law and regulations, others arise from membership of a user-friendly community of like-minded members,
- You must, at all times, abide by the terms and conditions of the then-current Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.
- You must not download or otherwise disseminate any information that may be deemed to be injurious, violent, pornographic, libelous or defamatory, racist or xenophobic, or which may otherwise violate the purpose and spirit of the community of Users,
- You must respect all intellectual property rights belonging to third parties (including the organisations you work for, other organisations and Users),
- You must not provide other Users information you believe might be injurious, misleading, or detrimental to other organisations or individuals.
- You must keep your username and password confidential and not share it with others.
- Any violation of these guidelines may lead to the restriction, suspension or termination of your account.
Our Commitments
Putting You in Control
Attractor wants to put you in control of your personal information. Using the tools on available in attractorconsulting.com, you can:
- Review, enhance or edit your personal information through your personal profile page;
- Choose what information you make available to search engines through your profile;
- Control the messages you receive from other Users and how these messages are sent;
- Change your settings to control visibility and accessibility through our website; and
- Tell us to close your account.
If you communicate with other Users in Groups and Forums information you choose to provide there can be read, collected, or used by other Users, as well as Platform Developers and other third parties, and could be used to send you unsolicited messages.
Please note that by becoming a User, you have given us your express and informed consent to store, transfer and process data that you provide to us within the European Union or the United States.
Collecting Personal Information
We collect information at various stages -
- When you register an account to become a user of the Site (“User”), such as your name, e-mail and a password.
- When you add to your profile with further information about yourself, where you work, your connections with others, the Groups and Forums you join and any comments or communications you have with other members.
- We use cookies and other technologies to recognize you, customize your experience, and serve advertisements.
- We automatically receive your internet use information like your IP address, the URLs of sites from which you arrive or leave attractorconsulting.com, your type of browser, your operating system, your mobile provider, your mobile device, and your ISP.
- We may retain information you provide in connection with Premium Services which are available through attractorconsulting.com and which are joined voluntarily.
Using Personal Information
We use the information you provide to -
- Enable you to share your information and communicate with other Users,
- Administer your account with us,
- Technical support to maintain and develop the Site generally,
- customize service provided to you and other Users,
- Communicate with you about changes or updates to the Site and our services and,
- With your consent, send you promotional communications through email and notices on the Site,
- To deliver certain services (for example, Premium Services), we may share information with third parties (for example, to process subscription payments made by you)
Retaining Personal Information
We retain the personal information we collect from you for as long as the information is relevant to our business purposes or until you request that we remove the data.
Disclosure of Personal Information to Third Parties
Access to your personal information is restricted to our employees, agents, representatives and service providers.
With your consent, we also may share your personal information with affiliated or partner organisations that wish to send you information about their products and services that may be of interest to you, and users who have consented to receive such information may receive communications from these third parties.
We will not otherwise disclose any personal information without your consent except under the following circumstances:
- in response to subpoenas, court orders, or legal process, or to establish or exercise our rights to defend against legal claims;
- if we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, safety of person or property, violation of our policies, or as otherwise required by law.
Data Security
We recognize your privacy is important to you, and endeavour to keep your personal information confidential. The personal and demographic information about each user is stored on our servers that are behind a firewall and physically housed within a secured data center. All data will be secured with industry standards and technology.
Furthermore, our internal practices help protect your privacy by limiting employee access to and use of such information. However, we do not represent, warrant, or guarantee that your personal information will be protected against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or alterations, and do not accept any liability for the security of such information submitted to us nor for your or third parties’ use or misuse of such information.
Since the internet is not a 100% secure environment, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit through attractorconsulting.com. There is no guarantee that information may not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed by breach of any of our physical, technical, or managerial safeguards.
This Site may contain links to other websites that are beyond our control. Other websites to which you link may contain privacy policies that are different from this privacy policy. We encourage you to check the privacy policy of each website you visit before submitting any information to them.
You are responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your unique password and account information and for controlling access to your email communications at all times.
Business and Commercial Information
The Attractor Learning Network was established to help people communicate about business issues with the aim of helping people share thoughts and ideas and resolve problems in the workplace.
Attractor Consulting aims to be an active partner, helping people to exchange ideas, learn, explore options and opportunities, assess ideas, make decisions and resolve business problems. In addition to broad information and advice, Attractor may (with the agreement of Users) suggest specific consulting interventions to organisations using the Attractor Learning Network. Attractor may also share the lessons learned from one organisation with others – without disclosing the identity of the organisation in question.
Attractor will, at all times respect the need for business confidentiality and will not, without consent, disclose confidential information or communications to third parties. Where necessary or appropriate, Attractor will enter into confidentiality or non-disclosure agreements.
