Welcome to CISO Whisperer (“we”, “us”, “our”). This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website cisowhisperer.com (the “Website”). Please read this policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this policy, please do not access the Website.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Website includes:
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Personal Data: Personally identifiable information, such as your name, email address, postal address, telephone number, or other similar identifiers, that you voluntarily give to us when you subscribe to our newsletter, comment on an article, fill out a form, or contact us.
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Derivative Data: Information our servers automatically collect when you access the Website, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, access times, pages viewed, referring/exit pages, and other usage data.
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Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We may use cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels, and other tracking technologies on the Website to help customize the Website and improve your user experience. For more information, see Section 5 below.
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Third-Party Data: Information from third parties, such as analytics providers, advertising networks, or social media platforms, may also be collected if you interact with the Website via links or integrations.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect in various ways, including to:
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Provide, operate, and maintain our Website
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Improve, personalize, and expand our Website
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Understand and analyse how you use the Website
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Develop new products, services, features, and functionality
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Communicate with you, either directly or via one of our partners, including for customer service, newsletters, marketing, and promotional purposes
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Send you email updates, newsletters, and other information you opt into
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Detect and prevent fraud, misuse, or unauthorized access
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Comply with legal and regulatory obligations
3. Disclosure of Your Information
We may share your information in the following situations:
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Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party service providers who perform services for us or on our behalf (such as email delivery, hosting, analytics).
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Business Transfers: If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your personal data may be transferred.
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Law & Legal Rights: We may disclose your information when required by law, regulation, legal process, or government request; to protect our rights, privacy, safety or property; or in connection with fraud investigations or other legal matters.
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Consent: With your consent or at your direction.
4. Security of Your Information
We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures designed to protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the data you provide, please be aware that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
5. Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies
We and our third-party partners use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Website and hold certain information. Cookies are small data files that are placed on your device. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent, but some parts of the Website may not function properly if you disable cookies.
Examples of cookies we use:
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Essential Cookies: Required for basic website functions.
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Analytics/Performance Cookies: To understand how visitors navigate and use our Website.
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Marketing Cookies: To track visitors across websites for delivering relevant advertising.
You may learn more about our cookie practices by referring to our separate Cookie Policy (if applicable).
6. Your Rights and Choices
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:
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The right to access – You may request copies of your personal data.
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The right to correction – You may request us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
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The right to erasure – You may request us to delete your personal data under certain conditions.
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The right to restrict processing – You may request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
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The right to object – You may object to our processing of your personal data under certain conditions.
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The right to data portability – You may request the transfer of your personal data to another organisation under certain conditions.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact details below. We may need to verify your identity before responding to these requests.
7. Retention of Your Information
We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. When we no longer need to use your personal information, we will securely delete or anonymise it.
8. Children’s Privacy
Our Website is not intended for children under the age of 16 (or as required under local law). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of 16. If you become aware that a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us and we will take steps to delete such information.
9. International Data Transfers
Your information, including personal data, may be transferred to — and processed in — countries other than your own. These countries may have different data protection laws than your country of residence. We’ll take steps to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy when transferred.
10. Links to Other Websites
Our Website may contain links to third-party websites and services that are not operated by us. If you click a third-party link, you will be directed to that third-party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over — and assume no responsibility for — the content, privacy policies or practices of any third-party sites or services.
11. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “Last updated” date at the top of this policy. We encourage you to check this page regularly for any changes. Your continued use of the Website after any changes to the Privacy Policy means you accept the changes.