Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

knowledge-wise.com (the “Website,” or “we”) is committed to protecting the privacy and security of users of our Website. This Privacy Policy sets forth how the Website collects and uses personal information, and is incorporated by reference into our Terms of Use. Using our Website constitutes an acknowledgement and agreement that you have read and accepted our privacy practices set forth below. Please do not use this Website if you do not agree to our privacy practices.

• CONFIDENTIALITY AND SECURITY OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

This Website follows generally accepted industry standards to protect personally identifiable information sent to our Website, both during transmission and thereafter. We maintain our servers in a secure and environmentally controlled location and protect our network with a secure firewall. Also, we store personal information only on computers which are connected to the Internet, and actively limit employee, agent, and service providers’ access to users’ information. Despite all of our efforts to maintain your confidentiality and security, no method of transmission over the Internet and no method of electronic storage is completely secure and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your personal information.

• PERSONAL INFORMATION WE WILL COLLECT – CONSUMER NOTICE

You are not required to register in order to use our Website, but you must sign up to receive samples or freebies. If you elect to sign up, you will be required to provide your full name, email address, phone number, date of birth, and address. In an effort to provide you with the most relevant samples or freebies available, you may also be asked to provide other information including but not limited to your relationship status, whether or not you ever use coupons, health matters, and your employment status. We routinely collect and log the IP addresses of our users’ computers in order to enable us to detect unauthorized access and to better manage website traffic, and to detect and log the name of the website they are navigating. We also utilize geo-location technology to capture and log users’ zip code, city, state, region, and country. Moreover, we automatically associate collected and logged information with the registered users’ information that they submit. We also may occasionally supplement the information we collect from our Website with information we receive from outside sources. Our privacy notices comply with all applicable laws, regulations and industry best practices, such as the Digital Advertising Alliance’s Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Data and Multi-Site Data. Users understand that the placement, use and reading of cookies and related technologies, and the collection, sharing and use of data in relation to activity by users, including: (i) that third parties may directly collect user data directly from us for their own use and subject to their own privacy policies not described herein, including but not limited to certain data partners; and (ii) that we collect PII that users have voluntarily disclosed and shares such PII and non-PII with third parties in a hashed or encrypted format or, if we include PII in the data, we have collected PII that users have voluntarily disclosed and share such PII with third parties for tailoring targeted advertisements to users on our Website and elsewhere based on the users’ expressed or presumed interests. To the extent that you enter information into the Website’s webform, please note that we utilize third-party service providers, including ActiveProspect and/or Jornaya, who record consumer interaction on the Website and any entry of information into the Website’s webform, including key strokes and click stream data, for the purpose of tracking Website activity, and documenting and retaining a record of consumer consent. By visiting the Website and interacting with the Website, you consent to such tracking, recording, and storage.

• PURPOSES FOR WHICH WE WILL USE PERSONAL INFORMATION

We will collect personal information from you for the following purposes:

• To notify you of third party offers;
• To identify your needs and/or preferences;
• To use standard analytics tracking on our Website;
• To provide tracking/conversion information about users clicking on advertisements;
• To meet legal and regulatory requirements;
• To record and maintain records of consumer consent obtained through the Website;
• To administer, maintain, manage, and improve our business operations; and
• As otherwise required by law.

• SHARING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

We may share your personal information under the following circumstances:

• If you have indicated to us that you want to receive notifications from one of our partners about samples or freebies;
• If we are required by law to do so, or if we believe that the disclosure is required or necessary to protect our rights and/or comply with a judicial processing or legal process served on our Website;
• If we believe that it is required by law enforcement in order to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, or a potential threat to the physical safety of a third party;
• In the event of an assignment of this Website for any reason, in which case we will notify you via email of any such change in ownership or control of personal information;
• If we share your email address with our preferred emailing partner for the purpose of sending third party email promotions on our behalf;
• If we enter into a partnership agreement with a marketing company to initiate email, postal mail, or other marketing campaigns on our behalf;
• With our third party service providers who document and maintain records of consumer consent obtained through the Website;
• If the information is required by our legal, financial, and other professional advisors, or our web developers when we upgrade or improve our Website; and
• If we obtain your advance consent as required by law.

Except as provided above, we will not share any of your information with any third party without permission.

• ACCESS TO YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

To update, delete, or correct personal information on file with us, you should submit a written request mailed to us at the address listed in the “Contact Us” section below.

• EMAIL REQUESTS FOR PERSONAL INFORMATION

We will never initiate a request for personal information by email. If you receive a request by email, please do not respond and notify us as set forth below. If you ever believe that you have been a victim of fraud, please report it to the police and take all available actions to protect yourself. Also, please notify us, so that we can take all possible actions to protect you and the other users of this Website.

• CHILDREN

Our Website is committed to protecting the privacy of children. For this reason, we restrict the use of our Website to persons eighteen (18) years of age or older, and we do not knowingly or intentionally collect personal information from children under the age of thirteen (13).

• CONTACT WITH YOU

We may contact you from time to time via your email address, in order to send notices required by law, to provide information regarding this Website, or to resolve any complaint. We also reserve the right to email information to you about our services, to provide offers, or to send out promotions to you. You may at any time choose to unsubscribe (or “opt-out”) by entering your email here: Unsubscribe. In the alternative, you may always unsubscribe via our unsubscribe link in each of our email messages, which shall never expire. We will honor your unsubscribe request submitted via email on or before the tenth (10th) day following our receipt of your request. Unsubscribing via the link in any email message you receive from us will remove your name from our list immediately.

• THIRD PARTIES

Our Website contains advertisements and promotional offers by third parties. Any links to third party websites will be moderated by third party companies and will not be subject to this privacy policy. You should read any third party’s privacy policy to confirm that you agree to its terms prior to registering as a member of its website or agreeing to complete any personal information requests. If you wish to opt out of receiving mailings from third parties, you must do so directly with such third parties. Users understand and agree (a) that demographic or other interest data may be associated with their browsers or devices and (b) that such data may be used online for the purpose of serving them advertising targeted based on their presumed interests. We allow third-party companies to collect certain information when you visit our Website such as your IP address and information about your browser, devices or operating system, and may place or recognize a unique cookie on your browser for the purpose of enabling interest-based content or advertising to you. These companies may utilize cookies, pixels or other technologies to collect and use non-personally identifiable information (e.g., hashed data, click stream information, browser type, time and date, subject of advertisements clicked or scrolled over) during your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services likely to be of greater interest to you. The cookies placed by our third party partners contain no personally identifiable information; they may contain demographic or other interest-based data in a de-identified form. The information in these cookies may be linked to data you voluntarily have submitted to us, such as your name, postal address or email, which we may share in hashed or encrypted form. To learn more about this behavioral advertising practice or to opt-out of this type of advertising and data provider cookies, you can visit the websites of the Digital Advertising Alliance at www.aboutads.info and Networking Advertising Initiative at www.networkadvertising.org/choices/ Our third party partners or we may place cookies (or permit Cookies to be placed on behalf of our third parties or partners) on users’ browsers or email clients while they are using the Website. Users understand our use of third party cookies is for the purpose of serving targeted advertising or marketing by email; (ii) that by continuing to browse on our Website, users consent to the use of cookies for the purpose of serving targeted advertising or marketing by email; and (iii) users are allowed to learn more about and object to the use of cookies.

• OTHER LEGAL NOTICES

Any dispute over privacy or security will be subject to this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. We will always make every effort to resolve any concerns regarding privacy that arise in connection with this Privacy Policy.

• INFORMATION FOR CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS

This section is specific and applies only to Website visitors who are California residents, under the meaning of Section 17014 of Title 18 of the Cal. Code of Regulations. Under the “Shine the Light Law” (California Civil Code Section 1798.83), California residents who have submitted personal information to us are permitted to request certain information regarding our disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. If you are a California resident and would like to learn how your personal information is shared with third-parties; what categories of personal information that we have shared with third-parties in the preceding year; as well as the names and addresses of those third-parties, please e-mail us at: [email protected]; or send us U.S. Mail to: 414 S SERVICE ROAD #311, PATCHOGUE NY 11772. Within thirty (30) days of receiving any such request, we will provide a list of the categories of personal information disclosed to third parties for third party direct marketing purposes during the immediately preceding calendar year, along with the names and addresses of these third parties. This request may not be made more than once per calendar year. If you are a California resident and want a copy of this notice, please submit a written request to the following address: knowledge-wise.com, 414 S SERVICE ROAD #311, PATCHOGUE NY 11772. Place “California Third Party Disclosure” in the subject line and outside envelope. Further, if you are a resident of the State of California and would like to opt-out from the disclosure of your personal information to any third-party for marketing purposes, please e-mail us at: [email protected]; or send us U.S. Mail to: 414 S SERVICE ROAD #311, PATCHOGUE NY 11772. Pursuant to The California Online Privacy Protection Act of 2003 (“CalOPPA”) we do not collect nor do we allow third parties to collect personally identifiable information over time and across third party websites and online services. The only third party that has access to data does this only on our Website. As such we have no need of response to browser Do-Not-Track (“DNT”) signals or other mechanisms that provide consumers with choice regarding the collection of such information. We only collect data from our Website (to provide our users with more relevant freebies as they visit our Website). Please carefully read our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy as well as this section related to the other categories of personally identifiable information (“PII”) collected and with whom it is shared. California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”) (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.100 et seq.).  In addition to the foregoing, if you are a resident of the State of California certain other privacy-related rights may apply to you in accordance with the CCPA, including:

1. Notice at Collection: at or before the point of collection, the right to receive notice of our practices, including the categories of personal information and any sensitive personal information to be collected; the purposes for which such information is collected or used; whether such information is sold or shared; and the length of time that such information is retained. This information is found within this section.
2. Right to Know What Personal Information is Collected & Right to Access Personal Information: The right to know what personal information the business has collected about the consumer, including the categories of personal information, categories of sources from which the personal information is collected, the business or commercial purpose for collecting, selling, or sharing personal information, the categories of third parties to whom the business discloses personal information, and the specific pieces of personal information the business has collected about the consumer;
3. Right to Delete: The right to request that a business delete personal information that the business has collected from the consumer, subject to certain exceptions;
4. Right to Correct: The right to correct inaccurate personal information that a business maintains about a consumer;
5. Right to Opt-Out of the Sale or Sharing of Personal Information: if the business sells or shares personal information, the right to opt-out of the sale or sharing of personal information by the business;
6. Right to Limit the Use or Disclosure of Sensitive Personal Information: if the business uses or discloses sensitive personal information for reasons other than those in § 7027(m), the right to limit the use or disclosure of such sensitive personal information; and
7. Right to No Discrimination: The right not to receive discriminatory treatment by the business for the exercise of CCPA privacy rights.

Information regarding our collection, disclosure, and sale/sharing practices are detailed below, in addition to instructions on how to exercise your CCPA rights.

Categories of Personal Information We Collect We collect information that identifies, relates to, describes, references, is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular User or device (“personal information”). In particular, we have collected the following categories of personal information from Users within the last twelve (12) months:

Disclosure of Personal Information

Except as to personal information that is sold or shared, as noted below under the “What Information Do We Sell or Share?” heading, we have not disclosed personal information for a business purpose in the preceding twelve (12) months. We do not use or disclose sensitive personal information.

What Personal Information Do We Sell or Share?

We have sold or shared personal information for a business purpose to the following categories of third parties in the preceding twelve (12) months:

We do not have any actual knowledge of the sale or sharing of personal information of consumers under 16 years of age.
Notice of Right to Opt-out of Sale/Sharing
You have the right to opt-out of the sale or sharing of your personal information. You have the right to direct a business that sells or shares your personal information to stop selling or sharing your personal information, and to refrain from doing so in the future.
Our homepage features a “CA Consumers: Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” link, which you can click to submit your request to opt-out of the sale or sharing of your personal information. You may also submit a request to opt-out of sale/sharing by e-mailing us at: [email protected].
How to Submit a Request Under the CCPA
To submit a request to know, request to delete, and/or request to correct, you may email us at [email protected]. To process your request, we may require that you submit the following information in conjunction with your request: your first name, last name, a California address, and email address. The information which you provide will be used to verify your request and to attempt to identify you within our data records. The information which you submit in conjunction with your request to know will be used for the express purposes of verification and providing you with responsive information to your request, if required. Please note that we utilize a two-step process for requests to delete, whereby you first submit your request to delete, and second, you separately confirm that you want your personal information deleted. The CCPA permits requests to know regarding collection and sale or sharing from the same consumer no more than twice in a twelve (12) month period.
How an Authorized Agent Can Make a Request Under the CCPA
If you elect to use an authorized agent to exercise your right to submit a request to know, request to delete, and/or request to correct, before processing the request, we require the purported authorized agent to provide proof of your signed permission to submit the request (unless there is a power of attorney in place pursuant to Probate Code §§ 4121-4130). We also require that you directly verify your own identity with us, and directly confirm with us that you provided the authorized agent permission to submit the request on your behalf. The information submitted will not be used for any purposes other than to verify the request, fulfill the request, and fraud prevention.
Updates
We may revise this section from time to time as implementing regulations further develop and come into effect and we are able to provide you with better information on your CCPA rights and how to exercise them.
Need More Information or Having Difficulty Accessing this Information?
If you have any questions or concerns regarding your California privacy rights, or our general privacy policy or practices, you may contact us via email at [email protected], or by mail at 414 S SERVICE ROAD #311, PATCHOGUE NY 11772. Further, if you have a disability which interferes with your ability to access this policy, we can make accommodations to present the policy in an alternative format, to assist you. If you would like to receive this information in another format that is accessible to your needs (for example: audio, large print, etc.) please contact us.

• INFORMATION FOR COLORADO RESIDENTS

Pursuant to the Colorado Privacy Act (“CPA”), the categories of personal data that are collected or processed and the purposes for such collection or processing are identified under the “Categories of Personal Information We Collect” heading. Except as to personal information that is sold or shared, there are no disclosures to make regarding categories of personal data that are shared with third parties and the categories of such third parties. More information is provided under the “Disclosure of Personal Information” heading. The categories of third parties to whom we sell personal data are identified under the “What Personal Information Do We Sell or Share?” heading. If you would like to opt-out of the sale of your personal information to any third-party, please e-mail us at: [email protected]; or send us U.S. Mail to: 414 S SERVICE ROAD #311, PATCHOGUE NY 11772. We use personal data for targeted advertising. Targeted advertising is displaying advertisements to a consumer that are selected based on personal data obtained or inferred over time from the consumer’s activities across nonaffiliated websites, applications, or online services to predict consumer preferences or interests. Colorado residents have the following data rights under the CPA:

• Right to opt-out: of the processing of personal data for targeted advertising, sale of personal data, or profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning a consumer;
• Right to access: may request confirmation on whether we process personal data concerning the consumer and to access the consumer’s personal data;
• Right to correction: may correct inaccuracies in the consumer’s personal data, taking into account the nature of the personal data and the purposes of the processing;
• Right to deletion: may delete personal data; and the
• Right to data portability: in conjunction with the right to access, a consumer may obtain the personal data in a portable and, to the extent technically feasible, readily usable format.

Colorado residents that wish to exercise any of the above data rights under the CPA may submit a request that specifies the right(s) they wish to invoke by e-mailing us at: [email protected]; or sending us U.S. Mail to: 414 S SERVICE ROAD #311, PATCHOGUE NY 11772. We require the following information to authenticate your identity: your first name, last name, a Colorado address, and email address. Authorized agents of Colorado residents may submit a request in the same manner. Please note that we must be able to authenticate, with commercially reasonable effort, the identity of the consumer and the authorized agent’s authority to act on such consumer’s behalf, by requiring the following information: the Colorado resident’s first and last name and Colorado address, and proof that such Colorado resident has authorized the agent to submit a request on their behalf.

Our contact information is below. To the extent that we decline to act upon your request, you may appeal by e-mailing us at: [email protected]. You may contact the Attorney General if you have concerns about the result of the appeal.

• INFORMATION FOR CONNECTICUT RESIDENTS

Pursuant to the Connecticut Act Concerning Personal Data Privacy and Online Monitoring (“CTDPA”), the categories of personal data that are processed and the purposes for processing are identified under the “Categories of Personal Information We Collect” heading. Except as to personal information that is sold or shared, there are no disclosures to make regarding categories of personal data that are shared with third parties and the categories of such third parties. More information is provided under the “Disclosure of Personal Information” heading. The categories of third parties to whom we sell personal data are identified under the “What Personal Information Do We Sell or Share?” heading. Connecticut residents have the following rights under the CTDPA:

• Right to confirmation and access: Confirm whether or not a controller is processing the consumer’s personal data and access such data (unless confirmation or access would require the controller to reveal a trade secret);
• Right to correct: may correct inaccuracies in the consumer’s personal data;
• Right to delete: may delete personal data provided by, or obtained about, the consumer;
• Right to data portability: may obtain a copy in a portable and, to the extent technically feasible, readily usable format that allows consumer to transmit data to another controller without hindrance, where processing is carried out by automated means, provided that controller shall not be required to reveal any trade secret; and
• Right to opt-out of certain data processing: may opt-out of the processing of personal data for targeted advertising, sale of personal data, or profiling in furtherance of solely automated decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning the consumer.

Connecticut residents that wish to exercise any of the above rights under the CTDPA may submit a request that specifies the right(s) they wish to invoke by e-mailing us at: [email protected]; or sending us U.S. Mail to: 414 S SERVICE ROAD #311, PATCHOGUE NY 11772. You are permitted to designate an authorized agent. Information provided in response to a consumer request shall be provided free of charge, once per consumer during any twelve-month period. To the extent that we decline to act upon your request, you may appeal by e-mailing us at: [email protected].

• INFORMATION FOR UTAH RESIDENTS

Pursuant to the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (“UCPA”) (§ 13-61-101 et seq.), the categories of personal data that are processed and the purposes for such processing are identified under the “Categories of Personal Information We Collect” heading. Except as to personal information that is sold or shared, there are no disclosures to make regarding categories of personal data that are shared with third parties and the categories of such third parties. More information is provided under the “Disclosure of Personal Information” heading. The categories of third parties to whom we sell personal data are identified under the “What Personal Information Do We Sell or Share?” heading. Consumers have the following rights under the UCPA:

• Right to access: may request confirmation whether a controller is processing the consumer’s personal data; and access the consumer’s personal data;
• Right to delete: may delete the consumer’s personal data;
• Right to obtain a copy/portability: may obtain a copy of the consumer’s personal data, that the consumer previously provided to the controller, in a format that: to the extent technically feasible, is portable; to the extent practicable, is readily usable; and allows the consumer to transmit the data to another controller without impediment, where the processing is carried out by automated means; and
• Right to opt-out of certain data processing: may opt-out of the processing of personal data for purposes of targeted advertising, or the sale of personal data.

Consumers that wish to exercise any of the above rights under the UCPA may submit a request that specifies the right they wish to exercise by e-mailing us at: [email protected]; or sending us U.S. Mail to: 414 S SERVICE ROAD #311, PATCHOGUE NY 11772. We require the following information to authenticate your identity: your first name, last name, a Utah address, and email address. your first and last name and Utah address. Please note that We must be able to authenticate a consumer request to exercise a right under the UCPA, using commercially reasonable efforts.

• INFORMATION FOR VIRGINIA RESIDENTS

Pursuant to the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (“CDPA”) (Code of Virginia § 59.1-571 et seq.), the categories of personal data that are processed are detailed above under the “Categories of Personal Information We Collect” heading. Except as to personal information that is sold or shared, there are no disclosures to make regarding categories of personal data that are shared with third parties and the categories of such third parties. More information is provided under the “Disclosure of Personal Information” heading. The categories of third parties to whom we sell personal data are identified under the “What Personal Information Do We Sell or Share?” heading. Virginia residents have the following rights under the CDPA:

• Right to access: to request confirmation on whether we process the consumer’s personal data and obtain access such personal data;
• Right to correct: to correct inaccuracies in the consumer’s personal data;
• Right to delete: to delete personal data;
• Right to data portability: to obtain a copy in a portable and, to the extent technically feasible, readily usable format; and
• Right to opt-out of certain data processing: to opt-out of the processing of personal data for targeted advertising, sale of personal data, or profiling.

Virginia residents that wish to exercise any of the above rights under the CDPA may submit a request that specifies that you are a Virginia resident and details the right(s) you wish to invoke by e-mailing us at: [email protected]; or sending us U.S. Mail to: 414 S SERVICE ROAD #311, PATCHOGUE NY 11772. To the extent that we decline to act upon your request, you may appeal by e-mailing us at [email protected].

• CONTACT US

If you have any questions or concerns over this Privacy Policy or if you need further information regarding the access to your personal information, or how your personal information is used, you may contact us as listed below:
knowledge-wise.com, 414 S SERVICE ROAD #311, PATCHOGUE NY 11772

• CHANGES AND UPDATES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We may amend this Privacy Policy at any time in our sole discretion without prior notice. If we make any material amendments, we will advise you about those changes by notifying you in a prominent place on our Website. You should check back with us from time to time in order to confirm that there have been no significant changes. Please note that the use of information that we gather is subject to the Privacy Policy then in effect when we gather the information.

• EFFECTIVE DATE

Our Privacy Policy was last modified November 14, 2023.