Your Information and Privacy
Ridge Global, LLC and its affiliates (together, “Ridge Global”) respects the privacy rights of our users and is strongly committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy applies to this website, any emails, updates, or other informational newsletters/updates to which any party subscribes through this website nor thought verbal or other means as well as any information provided to or collected by Ridge Global whether you subscribe directly or through third-party websites and applications, and information collected offline when you provide the same through electronic or physical means unless modified, in a writing signed by the parties.
Collection & Use of Personal Information
Ridge Global, or where relevant a designated service provider, collects personal information that you voluntarily provide on this website or offline in connection with any relationship you may have with Ridge Global, which may include your name, address, email address, contact information, and any other personal and/or identifying information etc. For example, Ridge Global or a designated service provider collects personal information when you register on this website or request certain Ridge Global services or products.
You agree that you will not provide information about any third party unless you are authorized to do so and have received consent from said third party that any and all information used, disclosed, and transferred may be submitted. In addition, you represent and warrant that you have notified said third party of the terms of this Privacy Policy and that said third party has provided you with express authority to have all information used, disclosed, and transferred in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
We use this information for carefully considered business purposes which also benefit our clients and which include some or all of the following:
- to communicate with you, including providing information about our services and products;
- to provide our services and products and to properly do so;
- to help us improve our current and develop new services and products as well as maintain internal quality controls;
- to provide support for our services and products, as might be appropriate;
- to conduct analysis on website usage;
- to monitor compliance with and enforce the terms of any agreement with Ridge Global and protect the interests, rights, safety, or property of Ridge Global or others, as might be appropriate;
Use of Cookies and Other Electronic Tools
Ridge Global and the parties with whom we work (e.g., service providers, business partners, etc.) may place, view, and/or use “cookies”, web server logs, web beacons, or other electronic tools to collect statistical and other information about your use of this website and other websites. This information may include information about the IP address of your computer, browser type, language, operating system, your mobile device, device ID, geo-location data, the state or country from which you accessed this website, the web pages visited, the date and the time of a visit, the websites you visited immediately before and after visiting this website, the number of links you click within this website, the functions you use on this website, the databases you view and the searches you request on this website, the data you save on or download from this website and the number of times you view any item on this website.
Ridge Global and the parties with whom we work may use the information collected for various purposes, either on behalf of Ridge Global or for the other parties’ own purposes, including research, analysis, to better serve visitors to this website to compile aggregate and anonymous information about usage of this Website and other websites, other statistics, etc. However, if you have deleted and disabled cookies, these uses will not be possible to the extent they are based on cookie information. To opt out of Google Analytics, including Demographics and Interest Reporting, please click here. To opt out of Parse.ly analytics, please click here.
To assist us with the uses described in this Privacy Policy, information we collect about your use of this website or other websites may be aggregated, analyzed or combined with other personal or nonpersonal information we have about you either directly or from other online or offline sources. If you prefer that we not combine information that has been collected through cookies about your use of this website or other websites then we advise that you delete and disable cookies for each browser and on each computer you use to surf the Web. Most browsers will be set up to accept cookies by default and it will be your responsibility to disable these features in each browser, including location information provided by mobile devices.
Also, please be aware that clicking on any link on this website which directs you to a non-Ridge Global website may result in your being subject to a Privacy Policy of that website. Ridge Global accepts no responsibility for any disclosure of your information, made directly or indirectly by you, which may fall under these third-party Privacy Policies and recommends strongly that you review those Privacy Policies independent of our Policy.
Disclosure of Your Personal Information
Ridge Global may share your personal information with our affiliates (including websites of affiliated organizations under common ownership or control) and designated service providers, including for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. Ridge Global may share with other third parties information about our website users, such as your use of this website or other websites, and the services provided on this website or other websites, but only on an unattributed and aggregate basis.
Ridge Global may also disclose your personal information to unaffiliated third parties if we believe in good faith that such disclosure is necessary to: (a) comply with any applicable law, rule, or regulation, or in response to a subpoena, court order, or other legal process; (b) protect the interests, rights, safety, or property of Ridge Global or others; (c) provide our services and products; (d) operate the systems that provide our services and products properly; (e) or any other purpose that is reasonably necessary to provide our services and products.
As noted above, the collection, further use, and/or disclosure of your information by Third-Party Providers or by other third parties is not the responsibility of Ridge Global. Rather, such collection, use, and/or disclosure is governed by the third parties’ privacy policies.
Accuracy, Security, And Retention of Your Personal Information
Any personal information you provide to Ridge Global is kept on secure servers. Ridge Global uses security measures appropriate to the provision of the relevant product or service, such as reasonable administrative, technical, personnel, and physical measures for the type of information provided to safeguard personal information against loss, theft, unauthorized use, disclosure, or modification. Personal information is retained for as long as is necessary for the purpose for which it is collected, including legitimate business reasons, and/or legal and regulatory requirements.
Rights With Respect To Your Personal Information
Depending on the jurisdiction, you may have the right to access, correct, delete, or restrict use of certain personal information covered by this Privacy Policy. Depending on the jurisdiction, you may also have the right to request that we refrain from processing personal information. For inquiries about your personal information, please contact us by clicking here. While Ridge Global will make reasonable efforts to accommodate your request, we also reserve the right to impose certain restrictions and requirements on such requests, if allowed or required by applicable laws.
Please note that it may take some time to process your request, consistent with applicable law.
Links To Third-Party Websites
Ridge Global may provide links to third-party websites, including social networking websites. Since we do not control these third-party sites and are not responsible for any information you may provide while on such sites, as noted above, we encourage you to read the privacy policies on those websites before providing any of your information on such sites.
Questions Regarding This Privacy Policy
If you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at info@ridgeglobal.com. Please include “Privacy” in the Subject line of your inquiry. If you have complaints about Ridge Global’s processing of your personal information, you may have the right to contact the applicable supervisory authority.
Your California Privacy Rights
If you are a California resident, California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits you to request information regarding the disclosure of your personal information by Ridge Global, LLC to its affiliates and/or third parties for their direct marketing purposes.
To make such a request, please send an email with your first name, last name, mailing address, email address and telephone number to info@ridgeglobal.com. Please include “California Privacy Rights” in the Subject line of your email.
You may also make such a request by writing to us at:
Ridge Global, LLC
Attn: Legal Department
1140 Connecticut Ave, N.W.
Suite 510
Washington, DC 20036
Modifications to This Privacy Policy
Ridge Global reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time by posting revisions on this Web page. Such changes will be effective upon posting.
