• 23 Dec, 2024

Qube Mark understands that you care about how information about you is used, therefore we have produced this Privacy Policy to show our firm commitment to protecting the information you submit. This privacy statement explains how Qube Mark handles any personal data that is gathered, received, or kept. Through our website and other online services (the "Site"), we gather information about businesses and businessperson ("Business Information") as well as all other sorts of information.

We at Qube Mark take the highest precautions to safeguard your privacy. This privacy statement explains how your personal data is collected and handled and applies to the many ways we gather it.

Qube Mark’s Website: 

You can visit and look around this website without disclosing any personal information. However, we may collect your personal information, such as your name, phone number, or email address, when you download any of our content that has been created by our internal experts, subscribe to our newsletters, or fill out a contact request form. We maintain the strictest levels of confidentiality with regard to your information.

The Website is covered by this section of the policy. Even if the third-party website has links to (or links from) the website, it is not covered by it. You agree to the practices outlined in this policy with relation to the information collected thereby as specified here by accessing, using, and/or submitting information through the Website. If you disagree with this policy, you must stop using or accessing the website and erase all cookies from your browser's cache after viewing.

How does Qube Mark use Cookies

You are not obliged to give any personal information in order to just browse the Website. However, it's possible that we'll compile anonymous data. We use "cookies" and other technology, like most commercial websites do, to gather anonymous information about Website visitors. Web servers can identify the computer used to access a website thanks to cookies. Cookies save data that is accessed through your browser to speed up operations on connected websites and improve the personalization of your online experience. The date and time of visits, the pages visited, IP addresses, links to/from any page, and the length of time spent at a site are just a few examples of the data that can be collected by cookies and web-server log files.

Information obtained from website contributions will be utilized by Qube Mark internally, including for sales, marketing, and investigational purposes. IP addresses may be used by us for managing the Services, determining usage trends, and identifying server issues. Your IP address may also allow us to determine a general location for you. Visitors to the website may have the option to provide information to Qube Mark, for instance, while requesting information about a good or service, downloading content, etc. Such forms might let you enter personal data like your name, work title, employer, email address, or phone number. The IP address you are now using, which is automatically allocated to your computer by your Internet Service Provider, will also be linked to any information you input on a Website. You can delete and/or block the acceptance of cookies in your browser's administrative tools if you use one of the most popular browsers and are uncomfortable receiving cookies from our website. If you disable your browser in this way, your experience on www.qubemark.com or other websites you frequently visit might be impacted.

In order to better understand the sources of traffic and transactions on the website, monitor for potentially fraudulent behaviour, improve and enhance the functionality of the website, and/or deliver targeted adverts, we use cookie data to measure site traffic and usage activity. Additionally, cookies enable our servers to remember your account information for subsequent visits and to deliver simplified and tailored content across related Website pages. You have the option to disable cookies for the website, but doing so may significantly reduce your ability to access it. This Policy does not apply to the use of cookies by our partners, affiliates, tracking utility companies, or service providers. These cookies are not under our control or access.

Qube Mark takes precautions to protect the security of the visitor information it collects on its website, does not sell or licence this information to third parties, and only shares this information with those who have agreed to keep it confidential and maintain its security, and only to the extent necessary to facilitate one of the uses for which Qube Mark is using it.

How does Qube Mark collect & use Customer Information

In order to learn more about our services, sign up for an event hosted by Qube Mark, or take part in a poll, among other things, visitors to our site may opt to provide their name, email address, and/or other information.

It may be necessary for you to register as a user before using any of Qube Mark's products or services. Your email address might occasionally be used by us to inform you about goods and services in which you might be interested. There will always be a mechanism for you to choose not to receive these communications.Your contact information might also be used to get in touch with you with concerns about how you're using our website, such as updates to this privacy statement.

When you use the Services, Customer Information may be used for Qube Mark's legitimate business interests, such as to react to user requests and enquiries, execute transactions, offer customer support, send out administrative information, and tailor user experiences with the Services. We may utilize customer information to enhance the functioning and content of the Services and to better understand our users in general. In the future, we might get in touch with you using the information from your account to let you know about services, offers, and other general Qube Mark information we think you'll find interesting. To look into and prosecute suspected violations of Qube Mark security or licence agreements, we might use customer information.

You should be aware that Qube Mark never sells, distributes, or gives your personal information to a third party without your knowledge and consent, unless it's to deliver goods or services in which you have clearly expressed interest, when you have granted Qube Mark permission, or in the following situations:

  1. When working with contracted outsourcing partners who work on behalf of Qube Mark. These partners are subject to strict confidentiality agreements
  2. Additionally, these companies are not given any free rein to disclose this information to their associates
  3. If we should have to respond to legal action, subpoenas, court orders or legal process, or to establish or exercise our legal rights or defend against legal claims
  4. We consider it essential to exchange information in order to look into, defend against, or act in cases involving possible threats to the physical safety of any person, suspected fraud, or as otherwise required by law
  5. In the event of a corporate merger or acquisition, we may transmit your information. This Privacy Policy and the commitments stated herein will be fully disclosed during this transition.

Since Qube Mark takes data security seriously, access permission to systems that house such data is only granted to those who have a need to know. It's possible that Qube Mark will occasionally collaborate in online promotions with other third-party businesses. However, Qube Mark disclaims responsibility for any personal data provided to outside suppliers or to websites that are linked to this one. Qube Mark also advises any website visitor who accesses the www.qubemark.com website on behalf of a firm to follow the security and privacy policies of the organisations they work for. The website team at Qube Mark is aware that receiving, sending, disseminating, or propagating unwanted emails (Spam) is a serious problem. Any and all emails sent from Qube Mark will adhere to all anti-Spam legal requirements. Please send an email to info@qubemark.com with the word "Erase" in the subject line if you would want Qube Mark to delete, modify, or remove any personally identifiable information that has been gathered about you.

What methods does Qube Mark use to gather business data for its Products & Services?

"Business Contact Information” means any of the following information as used in connection with an individual’s business or profession: Name, Title, Company Name, Business Email Address, Business phone number, Work address, Public professional profile address, and/or supplementary information such as business role and responsibility designations. 

Qube Mark develops profiles of businesspeople and companies, which we refer to as "Contacts," using proprietary technology from a variety of sources, such as corporate websites, annual reports, social networks, tradeshows, conferences, user groups, publications, associations, news releases, technical papers, list directories, communities, blogs, press releases, company reports, trade magazines, journals, newsletters, professional and social networking sites, and search engines.

After gathering business information about a person or firm, we compile various references to that person or business into a CONTACTS. Our clients and business partners are then given access to the resulting master of Contacts.

The General Data Protection Regulation GDPR For EU Residents

By processing data in accordance with GDPR standards, Qube Mark conforms with the most recent GDPR rule. There are six equally valid justifications for processing personal data under GDPR. These include permission and justifiable interest, both of which are pertinent to our business (direct B2B marketing). The processing of personal data for direct marketing purposes may be viewed as being carried out for a legitimate interest, as stated in Recital 47 of the GDPR. The following conditions must be completed in order to use legitimate interest as the foundation for B2B marketing:

“The processing must be related to your company's or a specific third party's legitimate interests, provided that the data subject's interests or basic rights do not supersede those of the company.”

"The processing must be required to further the organization's legitimate interests."

Along with the aforementioned compliance, Qube Mark Does Not Share Personal Data With Customers Or Partners, Records All Data Processing Activities, Does Not Source Any Sensitive Information Such As Religion, Political Affirmations, Gender, Age, Etc., And Has An Explicit Opt-In, Opt-Out Process.

Qube Mark honours the GDPR law by adhering to the following data privacy standards as a "data processor" (Article 13 and 14). Qube Mark honours the rights of data subjects set forth in GDPR Articles 12-23, including the right to be forgotten, and provides notification to all data subjects in accordance with GDPR Articles 13 or 14, as applicable.

Individuals are notified by Qube Mark about how their personal data is collected and used, how long it will be stored, and with whom it will be shared. At the time that their personal data is being collected, people are given privacy information as part of the GDPR's primary transparency requirement. When Qube Mark acquires personal information from external sources, we give people privacy information as soon as reasonably possible after acquiring the information and no later than one month. If Qube Mark learns that it has any information about an EU resident, it will give that person a notice outlining the information it has on them, how it will be used, and their rights regarding it. These rights include the right to know what information Qube Mark has on them, the right to have that information corrected, and the right to completely opt out of data collection. Email info@qubemark.com to unsubscribe from the Qube Mark database if you fall into this category.

We provide consumers with information that is succinct, transparent, understandable, readily available, and written in clear, everyday language. We regularly examine our privacy policies, and when required, we change them. Before we begin processing, we make care to notify a person if there are any additional purposes for their personal data.

CCPA(California Consumer Privacy Act)

We receive information that you actively transmit to us through our website and our partners, as well as information that we track when you make information requests or otherwise actively send us information. We often gather information like your name, email address, postal address, phone number, and details about the company you work for.

The CCPA-outlined rights for data subjects are upheld by Qube Mark. After verification, California residents have the right to:

  • The right to know which personal information is being collected
  • The right to know if personal data is being sold or shared, and to whom
  • The right to object to the sale of personal data
  • The right to access one’s own personal information
  • The right to equal service and price, even for consumers who exercise their privacy rights

If keeping the information is required by us or our service providers for the following reasons:

  1. Complete the transaction for which the personal information was gathered, give you the product or service you requested, take actions that were logically expected given the circumstances of our ongoing business relationship with you, or otherwise carry out our obligations under our contract with you.
  2. Identify security incidents, prevent harmful, dishonest, fraudulent, or illegal behaviour, or bring legal action against individuals involved.
  3. Debug products to find and fix issues that prevent them from functioning as intended.
  4. Exercise your right to free expression, protect another consumer's right to free speech, or utilise another legal right.
  5. The California Penal Code Sections 1546 and subsequent of the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act.
  6. Engage in public or peer-reviewed scientific, archival, or statistical research that serves the public interest and complies with all other applicable laws and ethical standards, especially when deleting the information could make the research impossible or seriously hamper its success if you had previously given your informed consent.
  7. Allow only internal usage that are substantially consistent with what customers would expect given your relationship with us.
  8. Comply with a legal obligation.
  9. Use the information for further internal and legal purposes that are consistent with the context in which you submitted it.

Disclosures of Public Profiles

Any Business Information that users provide for our Directory, that we gather from open web sources, or that we obtain a licence from a third party may be made available to visitors to the Site, our business partners, and our clients.

Disclosures to Service Providers

Qube Mark may occasionally divulge Business Information or other gathered data to service providers, but only as necessary to carry out tasks associated with the operation of the Site and for no other reason. For instance, 

Qube Mark employs software that is hosted by a service provider to give us information about the activity of our users on our website. This service provider may get information about your browsing habits on our site and set cookies on our behalf when you visit.

Disclosures for Legal Reasons

We may disclose collected information, including Business Information, to a third party if we have a good faith belief that such disclosure is necessary or desirable to: I respond to legal requests, subpoenas, search warrants, or orders by public authorities, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements; (ii) address a legal violation; (iii) protect the rights, property, or safety of Qube Mark, its users, or the public; or (iv) allow Qube Mark to

Disclosures to a Buyer of the Company

Information about you and/or information you supply to Qube Mark may be among the transferred assets in the event that our firm, or nearly all of our assets, are bought, if we merge with another company, or if we go bankrupt. Any time there is a change in ownership or uses of your personal information, you'll be told via email and/or a conspicuous notice on our website. You'll also have the option to exercise any of your legal rights in relation to your personal data.

Other Disclosures

Your information will typically be given to the speaker if you sign up for a Qube Mark event with a third-party speaker.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We encourage you to examine our privacy policy periodically as we reserve the right to modify, revise, or update it at any time. We won't give you a personal notice if this Privacy Policy changes.