Privacy Statement
Last Updated: January 13, 2022
Introduction
Ronsen Consulting, LLC d/b/a Curiosity Tank (“Company,” “we,” or “us”) provides research services, consulting, and educational services (collectively the “Services”) to our customers and students (“Clients”) and others who use the curiositytank.com website (the “Website”). This Privacy Statement (“Privacy Statement”) describes the type of information we may collect from you when you visit our Website or otherwise use our and our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting and disclosing that information. This Privacy Statement only applies to the personal information we collect and process in connection with our Website and Services, and it does not apply to any third party.
1. Personal Information We Collect
Company, and third-party service providers we hire to perform business functions on our behalf (“Service Providers”) may collect, receive and use various categories of personally identifiable information (“PII”) about you. PII is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual. Different pieces of information, which, when combined, can lead to the identification of a particular person, is also considered personal PII. The type of PII we collect about you depends on the nature of your interactions with us and the purposes for which you are using the Services or Website.
For example, if you are a research subject, we collect Personal Information necessary carryout the research request of a research sponsor. If you are a student participating in a class or cohort, we collect information necessary to facilitate your participation or registration in the class or cohort. If you are a consumer who has visited our website, we may not need to collect as much information from you. Such PII may include the following:
A. Contact Information and Identifiers: A real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, and telephone number.
B. Protected Classification Characteristics: Age (40 years or older), race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, religion or creed, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, sex (including gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy or childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, veteran or military status.
C. Commercial Information: Records of products or services purchased and use of products.
D. Internet activity: Browsing history, search history, information on a consumer’s interaction with a website, application, or advertisement.
E. Professional or employment related information: Current or past job history.
F. Inferences drawn from other personal information: Profile reflecting a person’s preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, and aptitudes.
Other Information: we may collect video recording of your participation in research you participate in and we collect information that you may provide or create when you interact with our Website. We may also automatically collect certain usage information when you access our Website ("Usage Data"), such as Internet Protocol ("IP") addresses, log files, click stream data, unique device identifiers, pages viewed, browser type, any links you click on to leave or interact with our Website, and other usage information collected from cookies and other tracking technologies. Our Website may change over time and we may introduce new features that may collect new or different types of information.
2. How We Use Your Information
We may use your information, including your PII, for the following purposes:
A. Class and Cohort Registration and Use
We may use your name, address, phone number, and email address to register for a class or cohort. If you are logged in using your Company account, we may track the activities you engage in while using our Website and Service, and we may store those details in connection with your account (for example, you may log into your account and see a record of all the purchases you have made using your account).
B. To Improve our Website and Services
We will use your information to personalize or customize your experience and the Services, develop new features or services, and to improve the overall quality and experience of the Company's Website.
C. Surveys and Feedback
We may use any information you volunteer in surveys and screeners you answer for us to better understand our Website and Services, and how we may improve them. Answering any survey is optional. We may also collect any personal information you provide to us in a “contact us” or similar section on our Website or Services, and any other feedback or comments you may provide to us.
D. Research and Usage
We may prepare and share information about research subjects with third parties, such as research sponsors, for research, academic, and/or marketing. We will only use this data in a way that would not allow you or any other person to be identified.
E. Other Uses
We may also use your personal information:
To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it.
To provide you with notices about your account/classes
To carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and us, including for billing and collection.
In any other way we may describe when you provide the information. For any other purpose with your consent.
3. Disclosure of Your Information
We do not rent or sell your personal information (such as name, address and telephone number) to third parties for their marketing purposes. We may share your information with third parties to provide products and services you have requested, when we have your consent (if required by law), or as described in this Privacy Statement.
We may disclose aggregated information about users of our Website and Services, and information that does not identify any individual, without restriction.
We may disclose personal information that we collect or you provide as described in this Privacy Statement:
To contractors or students in a Company class or cohort, Service Providers and other third parties we use to support our business or perform analytics and who are bound by contractual obligations to keep personal information confidential and use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them.
To a buyer or other successor in the event of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution or other sale or transfer of some or all of our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation or similar proceeding, in which personal information held by us about our Website users is among the assets transferred.
To fulfill the purpose for which you provide it.
For any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information. With your consent, if required by law.
We may also disclose your personal information:
To comply with any court order, law or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request.
To respond to authorized information requests of governmental authorities or where required by law. Company reserves the right to use or disclose personal information provided to Company in response to a lawful request by public authorities, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements, or if Company reasonably believes that use or disclosure is necessary to protect Company's rights and/or to comply with a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process. In exceptionally rare circumstances where national, state, or company security is at issue, Company reserves the right to share our entire database of visitors and clients with appropriate government authorities.
To enforce or apply our terms of use or terms of sale and other agreements, including for billing and collection purposes.
We will not, under any circumstances, sell your personal information.
Choices About How We Use and Disclose Your Information
We strive to ensure you have choices regarding the personal information you provide to us. We have created mechanisms to provide you with the following control over your information to the extent you may have these rights under applicable law:
We will provide an individual opt-out choice, or opt-in for sensitive data where required by law, before we share your data with third parties other than our agents or others as disclosed in this Privacy Statement, or before we use it for a purpose other than which it was originally collected or subsequently authorized. To request to limit the use and disclosure of your personal information, please submit a written request to privacy@curiositytank.com.
4. Cross Border Transmission:
Company primarily stores and processes the PII we collect in the United States. Depending on the location of a student, research subject or research sponsor, Company may transfer and access information from different places around the world. If you operate outside of the United States, transfer of your data is necessary for you to use our Services, access our Website, or request information from us.
By registering for our Website or otherwise accessing the Services, or by communicating with us by email, you acknowledge and expressly consent to our cross-border transfer of your PII. Each time you email us, register with us, or use our Website or Services you are giving your express consent to the collection, use, retention, transfer and disclosure, including cross-border disclosure, of your information as described in this Privacy Statement. If you wish to opt out and withdraw your consent, you may do so at any time by contacting us at: privacy@curiositytank.com. In addition, if you wish to correct, update, amend, receive a copy of, or delete your personal information that Company controls, to the extent you may have such rights under applicable law, you may contact us by emailing to privacy@curiositytank.com.
5. Tracking Technologies and Advertising
You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this Website or our Service may then be inaccessible or not function properly.
6. Do Not Track
Like most other companies, our Website and Services are not currently configured to respond to browsers' "Do Not Track" signals.
7. Promotional Offers from Company
If you do not wish to have your e-mail address/contact information used by Company to promote its products or services, you can opt-out by clicking on the Unsubscribe link at the bottom of every email. This opt out does not apply to information provided to Company as a result of a class or cohort purchase, service experience or other transactions.
8. Data Retention
In accordance with and as permitted by applicable law and regulations, we will retain your information as long as necessary to serve you, to maintain your account, or as otherwise needed to operate our business. When you close your account, we may continue to communicate with you about our Services, give you important business updates that may affect you, and let you know about products and services that may interest you through our Company Newsletter, unless you have opted out of receiving marketing communications. We may also continue to use some of your information for business purposes and to improve our offerings or in some cases to develop new ones. We will retain and use your information as required by applicable regulations and Company' records and information management policies to comply with our legal and reporting obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
9. Data Subject Rights and Requests
Instructions for submitting requests for the handling of your PII. There are many laws and regulations protecting and enabling individuals’ privacy rights in effect around the world which give individuals rights regarding their personal data such as the ability to request access, erasure, and restriction of processing. While laws may define personal data differently, this is generally any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. If an organization holds and/or processes your personal data, you may request that the organization take an action on your data as allowed by the relevant law. We refer to this request as a Data Subject Request or DSR.
When making a DSR it is important to understand that most laws require you to make the request directly to the organization that has primary control over your data; referred to as the Data Controller. While Company does process PII, we are often acting as a data processor; collecting and processing your data on behalf of our research sponsors who are the data controller. For this reason, we strongly recommend that you contact the data controller directly for the fastest response to your request.
When Company is the data controller, such as when we are sending you marketing related information or with regard to your Company account or directly recruiting for a research project, you may make the request by mail or email at the addresses noted below. Please note that we will only fulfil your Data Subject Request if you are granted the applicable rights to make such request under your applicable laws.
Information to provide us with when we are the data controller and you are making a data subject request:
First Name
Last Name
Email address (if different than that used to send request)
The action you would like us to take regarding your information
We will respond to your request within the timeframe allowed under the applicable law.
Please note that in cases where we are not the data controller and you provide the same information listed above, we will:
Attempt to verify your request and identify the data controller (this may require we contact you for additional information).
If we are able to identify the data controller, we will inform the data controller of your request so that they may communicate with you directly.
Please communicate your request to us at:
Curiosity Tank
ATTN: Privacy
233 Greenwich St.
San Francisco, CA 94133
privacy@curiositytank.com
10. Security of Your Information
Keeping your Information safe is important to us. We provide reasonable and appropriate security measures in connection with securing Personal Information we collect.
11. Children Under the Age of 13
Our Website is not intended for children under 13 years of age. No one under age 13 is permitted to provide any personal information to the Website. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are under 13, do not use or provide any information on this Website or on or through any of its features, register on the Website, make any donations, purchases or transactions through the Website, or provide any information about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address or any screen name or username you may use.
If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 13, please contact us at privacy@curiositytank.com.
12. Changes to this Privacy Statement
This Privacy Statement may change from time to time. If we make any changes to this Privacy Statement, we will post any changes on this page. Where we make any material changes to this Privacy Statement, we will make a more prominent notice in compliance with applicable laws. Your continued use of our Website or Services following such posts or notices will signal that you have read and understand such changes. Please refer to the “Last Updated” date above to see when this Privacy Statement was last updated.
Contact Information
To ask questions or comment about this Privacy Statement and our privacy practices, contact us at: privacy@curiositytank.com.