Privacy Policy

(Last Updated: February 26, 2018)

Risk360 Media Inc., InternalAudit360.com, and its affiliates (together, “Risk360”) respect the privacy rights of our users and are strongly committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy applies to this website, any newsletters subscribed to via this website, information collected and provided to Risk360 when you subscribe to newsletters and digital editions and other products and services offered by Risk360.

Collection and Use of Personal Information

Risk360 or a designated service provider collects personal information that you voluntarily provide on this website, on third-party websites and applications when subscribing to digital newsletters, editions of Journal of Internal Auditing, or to download digital products or to participate in webcasts or live events, which may include your name, address, e-mail address, billing information, etc. For example, Risk360 or a designated service provider collects personal information when you register on this website, request certain Risk360 services or products, or submit information to purchase products or services.

Do not provide information about others unless you are authorized to do so and consent to have all information used, disclosed, and transferred in accordance with this Privacy Policy. By submitting the information about others, you represent and warrant that you are authorized to do so and that you have received authorization from the person about whom you are providing the information and that person has consented to have all information used, disclosed, and transferred in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

This information is used to provide you your requested service or product, to communicate with you, and enforce any terms of service or agreement related to this website. We use any credit card or payment information we acquire from you to fulfill your order, which is done via a third-party payment processor. Risk360 may use your personal information to provide you with information, special offers, and promotions via various means including e-mail. You may instruct Risk360 at any time not to use your personal information covered by this Privacy Policy to provide you with special offers and promotions by contacting us here or, if you an IA360 Inbox subscriber, by clicking on the IA360 Inbox Opt-out link at the bottom of any newsletter. Your choice does not apply to any other Risk360 products or services to which you may subscribe or purchase. Please note that if you exercise choice in this manner, you will continue to receive communications concerning your account and products and services you requested, and in response to any requests for information by you. Please also note that this opt-out process may take some time to complete, consistent with applicable law.

Use of Cookies and Other Electronic Tools

Risk360 and the parties with whom we work (e.g., service providers, business partners, payment processors, advertisers, and advertising servers) 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, 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 an advertisement.

Risk360 and the parties with whom we work may use the information collected for various reasons, either on behalf of Risk360 or for the other parties’ own purposes, including research, analysis, to better serve visitors to this website (such as by enabling log-in, providing access to certain sections of this website, providing customized content, or presenting online advertising on this website or other websites tailored to your interests as described further below), 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 assist us with the uses described in this Privacy Policy, information collected about your use of this website or other websites may be combined with personal or other information about you from other online or offline sources. If you prefer that we not combine non-personal information that has been collected, through cookies, about your use of this website or other websites with personal or other information about you, then please delete and disable cookies for each browser, on each computer you use to surf the Web.

Most browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually set your browser to disable cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. Likewise, most mobile devices allow you to disable the ability for geo-location information to be collected from your mobile device. The help function on most browsers and mobile devices contains instructions on how to set your browser to notify you before accepting cookies, disable cookies entirely, or disable the collection of geo-location data. You need to set each browser, on each device you use to surf the web. Thus, if you use multiple browsers (e.g., Chrome, Safari, Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc.), you should repeat this procedure with each one. Similarly, if you connect to the web from multiple devices (e.g., work and home), you need to set each browser on each device. However, if you disable cookies or refuse to accept a request to place a cookie, it is possible that some parts of this website, such as the polls, surveys, contests, and product sales, and certain areas of the website for which you need to log in, will not function properly, and the advertising you receive when you visit this website may not be advertisements tailored to your interests.

Collection of Data from Third Parties

Risk360 and InternalAudit360 occasionally acquires and uses information and personal data from third-party sources, such as data and list providers, LinkedIn, twitter, Facebook, and other sources. We may supplement the information we collect about you through this website with such information from third parties in order to enhance our ability to serve you, to tailor our content to you, or to offer you opportunities to purchase products or services that we believe may be of interest to you. That data is subject to the Privacy Policy. The request alteration of that data or to opt-out from it’s use, please fill out the form here. Please note that (i) this opt-out process may take some time to complete, consistent with applicable law; and (ii) even after such opt-out process is completed, your personal and other information may continue to be used by our affiliates (including affiliated websites under common ownership or control) and designated service providers. Please note too that while we will make every effort to honor your requests to change or not use your information, those requests will not be passed on to the original source of the information, nor can we provide information about how such information was collected or the original source.

 Advertisements

Risk360, its designated service providers, or third-party advertisers or their advertising servers may also place or recognize unique cookies on your computer or use other electronic tools in order to help display advertisements that you see on this website or on other websites. Information about your visits to, and activity on, this website and other websites, an IP address, the number of times you have viewed an advertisement, and other such usage information is used, alone or in combination with other information, to display on your device screen advertisements that may be of particular interest to you. We may use Web beacons, provided by third-party advertising companies, to help manage and optimize our online advertising and product performance. Web beacons enable us to recognize a browser’s cookie when a browser visits this website, and to learn which banner ads bring users to this website. The use and collection of your information by these third-party service providers, and third-party advertisers and their advertising servers is not covered by this Privacy Policy. Risk360 adheres to the industry’s Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising located here. To “opt out” of advertising cookies placed by participating companies in the Self-Regulatory Program for Online Behavioral Advertising, and thereby limit the tracking of your online activity and the targeted advertising you receive, please click here. To “opt out” of advertising cookies placed by the Network Advertising Initiative’s (“NAI”) online behavioral advertising member networks, and thereby limit the tracking of your online activity and the targeted advertising you receive, please click here. To opt out of advertising cookies for Your Online Choices if you are based in the EU, please click here.

Note that even if you exercise choice for targeted advertising, you will still receive online advertising when using Risk360 sites, including IternalAudit360.com.

Adsense and Third-Party Ad Networks

Risk360 may use third-party ad networks that serve ads to our users, including AdSense, which is administered by Google.

  • Third party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to your website or other websites.
  • Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to your users based on their visit to your sites and/or other sites on the Internet.
  • Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Ads Settings.

Disclosure of Personal Information and Other Information

Risk360 may share your personal and other information with our affiliates (including affiliated websites under common ownership or control) and designated service providers. Risk360 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 anonymous and aggregate basis. Risk360 may also share your personal information with a sponsor or other third party (“Third-Party Provider”) that provides you with special offers or promotions that may be of interest to you. You may instruct Risk360 at any time not to share your personal information covered by this Privacy Policy with such Third-Party Providers by completing the form here. Please note that (i) this opt-out process may take some time to complete, consistent with applicable law; and (ii) even after such opt-out process is completed, your personal and other information may continue to be used by our affiliates (including affiliated websites under common ownership or control) and designated service providers.

If you participate in certain features of this website (e.g., sharing news stories of interest), please note that any information you or others voluntarily disclose through use of these features, becomes available to the public and/or other users whom you have designated. If you choose to provide access to designated individuals, please be aware that any information you post will be visible to such individuals for their use. Risk360 is not responsible for the information that you or others choose to disclose publicly on this website, and neither Risk360’s nor others’ use of such information is subject to this Privacy Policy.

Risk360 may also disclose your personal and other information to unaffiliated third parties if we believe in good faith that such disclosure is necessary: (a) to comply with the law or in response to a subpoena, court order, or other legal process; (b) to protect the interests, rights, safety, or property of Risk360 or others; (c) to enforce any terms of service on this website; (d) to provide you and other users of this website with the services or products requested by you and/or the other users (including allowing a purchaser of Risk360 or a Risk360 division to continue to serve you), and to perform other activities related to such services and products, including billing and collection; (e) to provide you with special offers or promotions from Risk360 that may be of interest to you; or (f) to operate Risk360’s systems properly.

The collection, further use, and/or disclosure of your information by Third-Party Providers or by other third parties is not the responsibility of Risk360. Rather, such collection, use, and/or disclosure is governed by the third parties’ privacy policies.

Accuracy and Security of Personal Information

Any personal information you provide to Risk360 is kept on secure servers. Risk360 uses reasonable administrative, technical, personnel, and physical measures (a) to safeguard personal information against loss, theft, unauthorized use, disclosure, or modification; and (b) to ensure the integrity of the personal information. To help us protect your privacy, you should maintain the secrecy of any logon IDs and passwords you may have set up in connection with your participation in this website’s service.

Accessing and Updating Your Personal Information

To access, review, rectify, or delete your personal information covered by this Privacy Policy, please contact us by clicking here. While Risk360 will make reasonable efforts to accommodate your request, we also reserve the right to impose certain restrictions and requirements on such access requests, if allowed or required by applicable laws.

Transfer of Personal Information To Other Countries

Some of the uses and disclosures mentioned in this Privacy Policy may involve the transfer and processing of your personal information to and in various countries around the world that may have different levels of privacy protection than your country. By submitting your personal information, you consent to such transfers and processing, including to and in the United States. Any information you provide may be stored and maintained in a secure database in the United States or transferred to a secure database outside the United States. By providing us with your information, you consent to this transfer.

Links To Third-Party Websites

Risk360 may provide links to third-party websites, including social networking websites. Since we do not control third-party sites and are not responsible for any information you may provide while on such sites, 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 by clicking here and choosing the Other category. Please include “Privacy” in the Subject line of your inquiry.

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 Risk360 Media Inc. 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 contact@internalaudit360.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:
Risk360 Media Inc.

Attn: Data Management Dept.

56 Kensington Rd.

Dedham, MA 02026

Modifications To This Privacy Policy

Risk360 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.

Please contact us with any additional questions or concerns you may have regarding our Privacy Policy or on how we are using your data.