Ethical Advocate (EA) has a deep commitment to respecting and protecting your privacy. The EA Privacy Policy is designed to assist you in understanding how and when we collect and use the personal information you provide to us; and making informed decisions when using our site and our products and services. This Policy applies to our clients to whom we provide services, their employees and stakeholders, people who are interested in knowing about our services and to people submitting reports with respect to our client companies.

We will use the information provided only for its purpose, to give you the information you need, and if you are submitting a report, your organization the information you intend for them to receive. We are committed to providing your organization with the information and processes it needs to address your concerns. We will not intentionally use your information for any unrelated financial gain.

As such the information EA collects from its clients and visitors to its Website located at www.ethicaladvocate.com and Websites hosted by the Company for its clients and affiliates is used only in the manner and for the purposes described in this Policy.

EA is not responsible for the accuracy of the content that is saved to any EA system by incident reporters or client company representatives, nor is EA responsible for the way its customers treat information included in reports.

How Do We Use the Information That You Provide to Us?

Ethical Advocate is committed to protecting the privacy of anyone who enters our site for client case reporting, whether anonymous or not. We will not attempt to manipulate the information and data you submit in any way. Validated reports will remain in its original format, with only the ability to append, not delete or change information. Such appends are clearly identified. Non-English language submissions will also be translated to English for reporting purposes.

Where allowed by law, our Client's employees and stakeholders who use our reporting can remain anonymous and not provide any personal information when reporting issues. If our Client's employees or stakeholders provide personal information when using the Company's reporting services, those individuals consent to the sharing of such personal information with our client in order for the Client to investigate claims as required by applicable laws.

What Do We Collect When You Visit Our Reporting Site?

Nothing. Unlike other commercial web sites, Ethical Advocate will NOT use any information gathering techniques such as "cookies" (see explanation below, "What Are Cookies?") and Web server logs to collect information about how our reporting web site is used. Information gathered through cookies and Web server logs may include the date and time of visits, the pages viewed, time spent at our Web site, and the Web sites visited just before and just after our Web site. We will NOT use any of these information-gathering techniques as part of our client case reporting.

Personal Information You Choose to Provide

Information Requests

You may provide us information about yourself, your firm or company, and your needs when requesting Ethical Advocate background and price quotations. We will use this information only as intended, to provide you with the information you need to make well-informed business decisions. Any information given to us will never be sold, rented, traded, or leased.

EA may disclose personal information about you if it is required or permitted by law or legal process; in connection with legal or administrative proceedings; to protect the rights, reputation, property or safety of the Company or people associated with it; to defend or enforce its rights or our Client's legal obligations; or if the disclosure is required by mandatory professional standards.

Usernames and passwords are stored in our database for your use in our reporting system. This information is kept secure on our private servers and is only used to assist you in accessing your account as a client. You are the only person with this information. EA does not ask for personal information when a person creates a username and password. No information is released outside of the Ethical Advocate system.

Email Information

If you choose to correspond with us through email, we may retain the content of your email messages together with your email address and our responses. This is intended only to meet your needs, our client needs, and the spirit of our agreements.

What Are Cookies?

A cookie is a very small text document, which often includes an anonymous unique identifier. When you visit a Web site, that site's computer asks your computer for permission to store this file in a part of your hard drive specifically designated for cookies. Each Web site can send its own cookie to your browser if your browser's preferences allow it, but (to protect your privacy) your browser only permits a Web site to access the cookies it has already sent to you, not the cookies sent to you by other sites.

Sharing Information with Third Parties

Ethical Advocate will not share your information with any third parties unless you request in writing or as required by law. No newsletter or mailing list companies are allowed to access your information, including your name, address, email, telephone, company name, title, position, or otherwise.

Information Access

No company other than Ethical Advocate and our contracted representatives is allowed to access information stored on our servers, unless formally authorized by Ethical Advocate as part of client reporting requirements. All client reporting areas are kept separate in their own secure area, allowing access of authorized individuals only.

Unauthorized access is a violation of the law. Ethical Advocate has placed security measures in place to prevent outside parties from accessing private information. In the event of a breach of security, Ethical Advocate will press charges to the fullest extent to those parties illegally accessing information on our servers.

International Transfers of Personal Information

EA complies with the EU Safe Harbor framework as set forth by the Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use, and retention of data from the European Union by EA through its sites or the use of any of EA's services. Permitted transfers of information include the transfer of data from one jurisdiction to another. Because privacy laws vary from one jurisdiction to another, personal information may be transferred to a jurisdiction where the laws provide less or different protection than the jurisdiction in which the information originated.

EA will investigate any reported complaints of violations of this Policy and will initiate immediate action if violations are found. EA will cooperate with the EU Data Protection Authorities to resolve any complaints or disputes with respect to this Policy.

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