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Privacy Policy

Last updated April 30, 2025

Empact Technologies, Incorporated ("Empact Technologies," "we," or "us") values individual privacy, and we are committed to protecting individuals' information. We are also committed to keeping you as an individual user ("you") informed about how we collect and use information about you.

This Privacy Policy (this "Policy") is provided to inform you about Empact Technologies' practices regarding collection, use, disclosure, processing and storage of information, and how you can contact us with any questions about our information practices or to access or request changes to information about you.

Please review this Policy carefully to understand our practices, and how we collect and use personal information. If this Policy is unacceptable to you or if you do not agree with our information practices, you may choose not to visit our websites and not to use any services that we offer.

If you have any questions or concerns that are not addressed here, please contact us at info@empacttechnologies.com or as provided below.

1. Scope of this Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to information that we collect from you through:

  • Public websites of Empact Technologies, at empacttechnologies.com, and any Empact Technologies websites that directly link to this Policy (collectively, the "Sites");
  • Any other features, communications, content, downloads, products or services that are produced, provided, operated or maintained by Empact Technologies or on behalf of Empact Technologies, including your interactions with Empact Technologies personnel (collectively and together with the Sites, the "Services").

In addition, this Policy includes any separate privacy notices and notices relating to personal data that may be posted on or within certain Sites, or disclosed to users as part of specific Services. Such separate notices may provide additional details regarding information that we collect via those certain Sites or Services, the purpose of collecting that information, and choices you may have about the ways we use that information.

This Policy does not apply to information collected by third parties, third-party websites, or content or applications of third parties, including any that may be linked to or accessible from the Services.

2. Information We Collect and How We Collect It

Empact Technologies collects information using the Services through various means.

(a) Information that You Provide to Us

Empact Technologies collects information that you provide to us through the Services. For example, to use certain of the Services, you may be required to provide information about yourself, which may include your first and last name, email address, telephone number, home or work address, employer, professional title, age, and gender. We may ask you to provide information in the following situations:

  • When you register for a user account on the Services
  • When you use the Services
  • When you submit payment for the Services
  • When you submit content to the Services
  • When you request Empact Technologies to provide information or alerts to you
  • When you communicate with Empact Technologies for any other reason

In these cases, you will know what information is collected through the Services because you will actively provide that information to us. Certain of the Services require specific personal information from you in order to utilize the Services.

If there is information that you are required to provide to us or that we are required to collect, based on either law or contract, we will advise you of the requirement at the time we collect that information, and we will also provide information about any consequences of a failure to provide required information.

Empact Technologies does not collect sensitive personal information, but in the event that we do collect any sensitive personal information, we will endeavor to provide additional appropriate disclosures and obtain your explicit consent as required by applicable law.

(b) Information that We Collect Automatically

As part of the standard operation of the Services, Empact Technologies automatically collects information from your computer or device about your activities relating to the Services. This may include:

  • Device and technical information such as IP address, geographical location, information about the type of device or platform used, device identifiers and browser information
  • Browsing information such as domain name, referral or exit data, and language
  • Information and analytics about how you use the Services, such as date and time, how often and the amount of time you spend using the Services, and other click-stream data

Information collected automatically is generally statistical data, and it does not necessarily identify you personally.

(c) How We Use Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies

Like many websites and applications, Empact Technologies uses cookies and other tracking technologies to help tailor the Services to the needs and interests of users and to improve users' experience of the Services, as well as for systems administration, troubleshooting, and security purposes. A cookie is a small text file stored on your device or computer when you access the Sites or Apps.

There are two basic types of cookies:

  • Session cookies are temporary files that are cleaned up (deleted) when you close your browser program.
  • Persistent cookies store your information and settings for longer periods, in order to remember your information and preferences between visits to a website.

In providing the Services, we use both types of cookies for the following purposes: Preferences, Authentication, and Analytics.

We also use Google Analytics, an analytics service provided by Google, in offering our Services. To learn more about Google's partner services and to opt out of tracking of analytics by Google, go to policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

(d) How We Use Mobile Devices

When we collect company information from you by mobile, we do so through phone call. This includes only the data necessary to provide the Services and the data will not be shared for marketing or promotional purposes. Text messaging is only used at your request. If you have requested SMS communication, standard message and data rates may apply. Reply STOP to opt out or HELP for assistance at any time.

3. How We Use Information We Collect

Empact Technologies uses information that we collect, including personal information about you, to provide the Services to you and to continually evaluate and improve the Services we offer.

(a) General Uses of Information

We may use personal information about you for the following general purposes:

  • To provide our Services according to your requests
  • To present information or content that you may access via the Services, including personalization
  • To process transactions, including financial transactions, related to your use of the Services
  • To communicate with you about your user account or transactions and to send you information about the Services
  • To optimize and improve our Services and operations
  • To maintain our Services, operations and any content or information provided through our Services
  • To respond to your questions or requests for information
  • To provide you with information about our Services, updates, editorial content, industry education, or similar information
  • To detect, investigate and prevent activities that may violate our policies or that may be harmful or illegal
  • To perform statistical, demographic, marketing or other analyses of users of the Services
  • For any other purpose that we might describe at the time we collect your information, or with your consent

(b) Combining Information about You

We may combine information collected about you from Sites or otherwise across our Services, as well as information collected through off-line interactions or from third parties, into individualized user records, analyses or reports.

(c) Get a Copy of Your Personal Data

To get a copy of your personal data, please email your request to info@empacttechnologies.com.

4. How We Disclose Information

Empact Technologies may disclose aggregate statistical information about our users, which does not identify individual users, without restrictions.

(a) Disclosures of Personal Information

Personal information about you may be disclosed to third parties as follows:

  • Third Parties You Engage via the Services. If you engage with a third party via the Services, we will provide personal information about you to that third party.
  • Third Party Agents of Empact Technologies. We may share personal information about you with our third party service providers, who perform functions on our behalf, such as hosting, billing, payment processing, analytics, notifications, and customer service. These third party agents are bound by confidentiality obligations.
  • Trusted Business Partners. We may provide personal information about you to our trusted business partners to enable them to provide you with information about other products or services that you may be interested in.
  • Empact Technologies Entities. We may share personal information about you with Empact Technologies subsidiaries and affiliates.

Empact Technologies may also disclose personal information in the following circumstances: as required by law, to enforce our contractual rights, in connection with a merger or business transfer, or to protect the rights, property, or personal safety of ourselves, our customers, or others.

(b) Disclosures of Statistical or De-Identified Information

Empact Technologies also uses statistical and aggregate information about users, as well as de-identified information, which does not identify specific individuals. We may use and disclose aggregate information without restrictions for a broad range of purposes, including analyzing and sharing characteristics of users of the Services and developing and publishing industry research and reports.

5. How Long We Keep Personal Information

Empact Technologies maintains personal information about you for as long as you maintain a user account, as long as needed to provide the Services to you, or with your consent, for our internal business purposes. We may also retain personal information for a reasonable time for backup, archival, reactivation or audit purposes, or as needed to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes or enforce our agreements. If you have any questions, please contact us at info@empacttechnologies.com.

6. International Transfers of Personal Information

For the purposes described in this Policy, Empact Technologies may transfer information across borders, including from your country or jurisdiction to other countries or jurisdictions around the world, where applicable laws may not provide the same level of protection of personal information. In those cases, we take steps to ensure that information will be provided the same level of protection in the recipient country or jurisdiction.

By visiting or using the Services, you hereby consent to the transfer of your personal information to countries including, without limitation, the United States, in accordance with this Policy.

7. Accessing and Requesting Changes to Personal Information

If you have registered to use the Services, you can review and change your personal information through your user account. If you have not registered or cannot access certain personal information but still wish to access, correct, update, or delete it, please send us your request via info@empacttechnologies.com. Please understand that, before responding to your request, we may ask you for additional information in order to verify your identity.

8. Your Choices

(a) Cookies

You can control or delete cookies through your browser or device settings. For more details, please visit allaboutcookies.org. However, please understand that if you limit or reject cookies, certain functions may be affected. To learn more about our use of cookies, see our Cookies Statement at empacttechnologies.com/cookies-statement.

(b) Advertising Partners

Empact Technologies has engaged third parties to manage our advertising on other sites. We do not control these third parties' tracking technologies. If you prefer not to have information used for the purpose of serving you personalized advertising, you may learn more about your choices at optout.aboutads.info or optout.networkadvertising.org.

(c) Email and Other Communications

If you would like to change the types of communications you receive from us, including opting out of promotional communications, you may do so at any time by updating the communication preferences in your user account, or by using the opt-out link in any promotional emails we send. Please understand that, even if you opt out of marketing communications, Empact Technologies may continue to send non-promotional communications such as confirmations of transactions or changes to the Services.

(d) Do-Not-Track

The Sites do not respond to "do-not-track" requests or similar browser settings.

9. Security

Empact Technologies strives to use commercially reasonable means and to follow generally accepted industry data practices to protect the personal information submitted to us from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. However, no physical or electronic security system is impenetrable, and there is no completely secure or error-free method of data transmission over the Internet.

You are also responsible for the safety and security of your information. It is your responsibility to keep secret any username and password that you use to log into or access the Services. If you ever suspect or believe that your username or password have been compromised, please promptly tell us by emailing us at info@empacttechnologies.com.

10. Children's Privacy

The Services are not intended for children under the age of 13 or as defined by applicable local law, and children should not use the Services for any purpose. Empact Technologies does not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from children. If we learn that we have collected or received personal information from a child, we will delete that information. If you believe that we may have any personal information about a child, please contact us at info@empacttechnologies.com.

11. Changes to this Privacy Policy

Empact Technologies may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes to our information practices. If we make material changes to this Policy, we will provide notice to you by changing the "Last Updated" date at the top of this Policy. We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Policy to learn of any changes to how we treat the personal information with respect to the Services.

12. Contact Us

Please feel free to contact us with any questions, comments, complaints, or suggestions regarding this Privacy Policy or our information practices:

Empact Technologies, Incorporated
1000 Main Street, Suite 2300-1087
Houston, TX 77002
info@empacttechnologies.com