April 2023
Your privacy is important to SimplyTest. We want you to know what information we collect, use, disclose, transfer, and store, so we invite you to take a moment to read through our privacy practices and Contact Us if you have any questions.
This Privacy Policy applies to personal information collected on our SimplyTest.com website (the “Website”), through our Website, the services offered through our Website (the “Services”), and anywhere else this Privacy Policy is posted. Although there are links from the Website to other websites, such as the websites of our partners or sponsors, this Privacy Policy applies only to this Website and not to websites operated by others.
If you reside in or are located in the European Economic Area (“EEA”), the United Kingdom (“UK”), Canada, or anywhere else other than in the United States, our Website and Services are not directed to you and not intended for your use. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a non-U.S. resident, we will delete that information.
Neither the Website nor our Services are directed to or intended for persons under 16 years of age unless such person has obtained the consent of such person’s parent or guardian. We do not knowingly collect, sell, or share personal information from persons under 16. If you are under 16, do not use or provide any information on this Website or through any of its features, register on the Website, or provide any information about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone number, email address, or any screen name or username you may use.
If we receive any information from a visitor under the age of 16 without the consent of the visitor’s parent or guardian, we will delete all information about that visitor from our system as quickly as possible. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 16, please contact us using the information provided in the Contact Us section.
If you are under the age of 16 and would like to use our Website and Services, have your parent or guardian contact us using the information provided in the Contact Us section so that we may obtain the affirmative consent of your parent or guardian to the collection and use of your personal information as set out herein.
California residents under 16 years of age may have additional rights regarding the collection and sale of their personal information. Please see Your California Privacy Rights for more information.
This Policy applies to information we collect:
This Policy does not apply to information collected by:
By using the Website, you agree to us collecting, using, storing, disclosing, and otherwise processing your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you do not consent to the collection, use, storage, disclosure, or other processing of your personal information as described in this Policy, you should discontinue using our Website and not affirmatively provide your personal information. This Policy may change from time to time (see Changes to Our Privacy Policy). Your continued use of this Website after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes. Please check the Policy periodically for updates.
We have not sold or shared your personal information for monetary consideration in the preceding 12 months.
In the preceding twelve (12) months, we have sold (if considered a sale under applicable state privacy laws), shared, and/or disclosed for a business purpose the following categories of personal information to the categories of third parties indicated in the chart below:
Category of Personal Information | Third Parties with Which We Have Shared in the Past 12 Months |
Identifiers – (e.g. Name, alias, unique personal identifier, etc.) | Affiliates, Service Providers, Business Partners, Social Media |
Customer Records Information — (e.g. Name, signature, etc.) | Affiliates, Service Providers, Business Partners, Social Media |
Characteristics of Protected Classifications (e.g. Race, religion, etc.) | N/A |
Commercial Information — (e.g. Purchase history, etc.) | Affiliates, Service Providers, Business Partners, Social Media |
Biometric or Genetic Data — (e.g. Hair color, fingerprints, etc.) | N/A |
Internet or Other Electronic Network Activity — (e.g. Browsing history, etc.) | Affiliates, Service Providers, Business Partners, Social Media |
Geolocation Data – (e.g. city) | Affiliates, Service Providers, Business Partners, Social Media |
Audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information | N/A |
Professional or employment-related information | Affiliates, Service Providers, Business Partners, Social Media |
Non-public education information — (e.g. non-public education data) | N/A |
Inferences — Preferences, Characteristics, Psychological trends · Predispositions, Behavior, Attitudes, Intelligence, Abilities, Aptitudes | N/A |
Log-In, Account, or Financial Card Number, in combination with required Access Code | N/A |
“Service Providers, Business Partners, and Social Media” include Data Analytics, Hosting Services, Ad Network, Sales and Marketing Tool, and Social Networks.
We sell (if considered a sale under applicable state privacy laws), share, and/or disclose this personal information for the same purposes set out in Purpose of Collecting Personal Information.
Sensitive Personal Information
We do not sell or share your Sensitive Personal Information for monetary consideration.
We may sell (if considered a sale under applicable state privacy laws) or share your Sensitive Personal Information reflecting geographic location and website activity of searches and interests in health or medical areas, to the extent this may be considered Sensitive Personal Information. We do not sell or share Sensitive Personal Information reflecting race or ethnicity; religion; citizenship; genetic data; biometric data used to identify a person; personal information of children; union membership; SSN; DL or passport number; financial account with password or security code; and contents of mail, email or texts (unless a business is the intended email recipient).
You have a right to opt-out of the sale or sharing of Sensitive Personal Information, see To Exercise Your Right to Opt-Out.
We may use cookies, pixel tags, local storage, and other technologies to automatically collect information through the Website. These technologies allow us to understand who has interacted with us and also help us to operate our Website and Services more efficiently. These technologies also help us deliver online advertising to you.
Session Cookies expire once you close your web browser. Persistent Cookies stay on your computer or mobile device until you delete them. For information on cookies that SimplyTest uses, please see our Cookie Policy.
Tracking/Marketing/Advertising cookies track your online activity to help advertisers deliver more relevant advertising or to limit how many times you see an ad. These cookies can share that information with other organizations or advertisers. These are persistent cookies and usually originate with third parties. You can opt-out of almost all of these cookies by updating your preferences on www.aboutads.info.
Categories of Cookies
There are different ways to classify cookies, including based on when they expire or whether they are managed by us or a third party.
Type of Cookie | Description |
First-Party Cookies | First-Party Cookies are those that may be managed by SimplyTest and originate from our Website. |
Third-Party Cookies | Third-Party Cookies originate with service providers or business partners providing services on or through our Website, and can be used by these third parties to recognize your device when it visits other websites. Third-Party Cookies may also be used for other purposes, such as analytics, advertising, and social media features. |
Strictly Necessary |
These cookies are necessary for the Website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems…
You can set your browser to block these cookies or to alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the Website will not work if you select such settings. |
Performance Cookies | Performance cookies are sometimes called analytics cookies… All information collected through these performance cookies is aggregated and anonymous. This information is combined with data from a large number of other users to create an overall picture of Website use, and is not identified individually or personally and is not linked to any other information we store about you. |
Overview
SimplyTest uses the following types of cookies: Analytics Cookies, Tracking/Marketing/Advertising Cookies, Performance Cookies, First-Party Cookies, and Strictly Necessary Cookies.
Why Do We Use Cookies?
We use cookies to learn how you interact with our Website and improve your experience and provide you with additional functionality on the Website. We may also use pixels for the same purposes. Certain things we do using cookies include subjects such as remembering your language preference, remembering Services you may have requested, and providing you with content and advertisements consistent with your interests.
In some of our email messages, we use a “click-through URL” linked to content on the SimplyTest website. These URLs assist us in determining interest in particular topics and measuring the effectiveness of our communications.
How Do Third Parties Use Cookies on Our Website?
We work with third parties to provide certain services on the Website. These third parties may include LinkedIn and Twitter. Third parties may use their own cookies to collect information about your actions on our Website and/or the advertisements you click on. They may use this information to deliver advertisements they believe are most likely of interest to you based on content you have already viewed. Third parties may also use this information to measure the effectiveness of certain advertisements. SimplyTest does not control third-party cookies.
For more information on how some of our third-party service providers collect and use information please refer to their privacy policies.
How do I Control Cookies?
If you choose, you can set your browser to reject cookies, or you can manually delete individual or all of the cookies on your computer by following your browser’s help file directions. However, if your browser is set to reject cookies or you manually delete cookies, this may alter your access and use of some of the pages and features on our Website. Users can visit Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on Download Page, for information on how to opt-out of Google Analytics.
You may also reject or block all or specific types of cookies from our Website by setting your preferences. You can change those preferences at any time.
You may also visit https://allaboutcookies.org/ or https://www.aboutcookies.org/ for details on how to delete, reject, or block cookies and for further information on cookies generally.
Users can visit Ad Settings (google.com) for more information about its settings.
To opt-out of interest-based advertising from advertisers and third parties that participate in certain self-regulatory programs, please visit the Network Advertising Initiative and the Digital Advertising Alliance. Opt-outs are generally device and browser specific, meaning that you will need to opt-out on each device and browser you use. Please note, even if you opt-out of interest-based advertising, you will continue to receive ads, but they will not be targeted to your interests. Users of mobile applications may opt-out of receiving targeted advertising in mobile apps through participating members of the Digital Advertising Alliance by installing the AppChoice mobile app and selecting the user’s choices.
If you do not wish to have your email address or other contact information used by SimplyTest to promote our products or services, you can opt-out by Contact Us. If we have sent you a promotional email, you may send us a return email asking to be omitted from future email distributions. This opt-out does not apply to information provided to SimplyTest as a result of a contractual relationship you may have with us.
If you do not want us to use information that we collect or that you provide to us to deliver advertisements according to our advertisers’ target-audience preferences, you can opt-out by Contact Us.
Residents of certain states, such as California, Colorado, Connecticut, Iowa, Nevada, Utah, and Virginia may have additional personal information rights and choices. Please see Your State Privacy Policy for more information.
State consumer privacy laws may provide their residents with certain rights regarding the use of their personal information. To learn more about California residents’ privacy rights, see <> and <>.
Colorado, Connecticut, Iowa, Utah, and Virginia may, as applicable, provide their residents with rights to:
If you choose to exercise any of your state privacy rights, we will not retaliate by:
However, we may offer you certain financial incentives permitted by law that can result in different prices, rates, or quality levels. Any legally-permitted financial incentive we offer will reasonably relate to your personal information’s value and contain written terms that describe the program’s material aspects. Participation in a financial incentive program requires your prior opt-in consent, which you may revoke at any time. We do not currently provide any such incentives.
SimplyTest does not process your personal information for profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects.
The parents or guardians of residents of Virginia, and the parents or guardians of Colorado residents under the age of thirteen (13), may exercise the above rights on behalf of the resident. However, our Website is not intended for users under 16 years of age.
If you are a resident of the above states, you may exercise your privacy rights by following the procedures set forth in Exercising Your Privacy Rights, To Exercise Your Right to Opt-Out, and Appeal Process.
Nevada provides its residents with a limited right to opt-out of certain personal information sales, including personal information such as your first and last name, postal address, email address, telephone number, SSN, an identifier that allows you to be contacted either physically or online, or any other information about you that, in combination with an identifier, makes the information personally identifiable. Nevada residents who wish to exercise this sale opt-out right may submit a request by using the information provided in the
Contact Us section below. However, please know we do not currently sell data triggering that statute’s opt-out requirements.
To the extent provided for by law and subject to applicable exemptions, you have the following rights in relation to the personal information about you that we have collected:
Right to Access: You have the right to access and request disclosure of the personal information listed concerning your Right to Know.
Right to Correct: You have the right to request that we correct inaccurate personal information. In considering this request, we take into account the nature of the personal information and the purposes of the processing of the personal information. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to correct the inaccurate personal information you have requested.
Right to Delete: You have the right to request that we delete your personal information. Subject to certain exceptions, we will endeavor to delete your personal information and direct any service provider to delete your personal information. Once we receive your request and confirm your identity (see Exercising Your Privacy Rights), we will review your request to see if an exception allowing us to retain the information applies. We may deny your deletion request if retaining the information is necessary for us or our service provider(s) to:
We will delete or de-identify personal information not subject to one of these exceptions from our records and will direct our service providers to take similar action. We do not provide these deletion rights for business-to-business (B2B) personal information unless otherwise required to do so by applicable law.
If you would like to exercise your right to deletion, you can call, email, or write us as set out in the Contact Us section.
Right to Know Personal Information Shared and To Whom: For the prior 12 months, you have the right to request disclosure of:
You may make up to two (2) requests to know within a 12-month period. If you would like to exercise your rights, you can call, email, or write us as set out in the Contact Us section.
Right to Data Portability: You have the right to have your data ported to a new service provider.
Right to Opt-Out: You have the right to direct us not to sell or share your personal information (see To Exercise Your Right to Opt-Out).
Right to Opt-In: If you are between the ages of 13 and 16 years of age, you have the right to opt-in, or to have a parent or guardian opt-in on your behalf, to the selling and sharing of your personal information. Please Contact Us to opt-in.
If you have exercised your right to opt-out of the sharing of your Personal Information, you have the right to opt-in to the sharing of your personal information, please Contact Us.
Right to Non-Discrimination: You have the right not to receive discriminatory treatment for exercising any of the rights described above. In response to your exercising these rights, we will not:
However, we may offer you certain financial incentives permitted by law that can result in different prices, rates, or quality levels. Any legally-permitted financial incentive we offer will reasonably relate to your personal information’s value and contain written terms that describe the program’s material aspects. Participation in a financial incentive program requires your prior opt-in consent, which you may revoke at any time. We do not currently provide any such incentives.
In addition to the rights described above, California’s “Shine the Light” law permits California residents to request certain information regarding our disclosure, if any, of certain categories of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes during the immediately preceding calendar year. To make such a request, please contact us as set out in the Contact Us section, Attn: California Shine the Light Inquiry. This request may be made no more than once per calendar year.
Verification: Only you, or someone legally authorized to act on your behalf, may make a request to exercise your privacy rights. We will need to verify your identity before processing your request. In order to verify your identity, we will generally either require you to login to your account or we must be able to match certain information you provide us to the information we maintain about you. Your request must:
Certain requests may require us to obtain additional personal information from you. We cannot respond to your request or provide you with personal information if we cannot verify your identity or authority to make the request and confirm the personal information relates to you. We will only use the personal information provided in the request to verify the requestor’s identity or authority to make the request.
Method: To exercise any of your state privacy rights, please email or write to us as provided in the Contact Us section below.
You can opt-out of the sharing of your personal information or you can limit the use of your Sensitive Personal Information by emailing us at info@simplytest.com.
You may also exercise your opt-out rights by managing your preferences, as set out in the Cookie Policy. Please note that there are some categories of personal information that are required and that may not be subject to the opt-out rights, such as personal information needed to complete a transaction you requested. This is disclosed further in the Your State Privacy Rights< section.
Colorado and Connecticut Residents:
As of July 1, 2023, if you are a resident of Colorado or Connecticut, you can opt-out of the processing or use of your personal information for targeted advertising by emailing us at info@simplytest.com or by contacting us via the information in the Contact Us section of this Privacy Policy.
If you do not wish to receive email or text communications from us, you may opt-out of receiving such communications by emailing or writing to us as provided in the Contact Us section below. You may also reply to the email or text in question and request that you receive no further correspondence from us. You may follow this same procedure to change or update the information you have previously provided to us.
Your election not to receive promotional and marketing correspondence from us will not (a) preclude us from corresponding with you, by email, text, or otherwise, regarding your existing or past relationship with us, nor (b) preclude us, including our employees, contractors, agents and other representatives, from accessing and viewing your personal information while maintaining and improving the Website.
We endeavor to respond to a verifiable consumer request within forty-five (45) days of its receipt. If we require more time (up to another 45 days), we will inform you of the reason and extension period in writing prior to the expiration of the original 45 days.
We will deliver our written response electronically to the email address we have on file for you, regardless of the email address from which you submitted the request.
Any disclosures we provide will only cover the twelve- (12) month period preceding our receipt of your request. The response we provide will also explain the reasons we cannot comply with a request, if applicable. For data portability requests, we will select a format to provide your personal information that is readily useable and should allow you to transmit the information from one entity to another entity.
We do not charge a fee to process or respond to your verifiable consumer request unless it is excessive, repetitive, or manifestly unfounded. If we determine that the request warrants a fee, we will tell you why we made that decision and provide you with a cost estimate before completing your request.
In certain circumstances, you are permitted to use an authorized agent, as that term is defined by applicable state privacy law (“Authorized Agent”) to submit requests on your behalf where you provide sufficient evidence that the requestor is an authorized agent with written permission to act on your behalf and you successfully verify your own identity with us. An Authorized Agent can make a request on the subject consumer’s behalf by:
If we refuse to take action upon your request to exercise any of your state privacy rights, you may appeal our decision within a reasonable period after you receive notice of our decision. To initiate an appeal, please contact us using the information in the Contact Us section and inform us that you would like to appeal our decision. Within forty-five (45) days after we receive your appeal, we will inform you of any action taken or not taken in response to your appeal, and we will provide you with a written explanation of the reasons in support of our response.
If your appeal is denied, we will also provide you with an online mechanism, if available, or other methods through which you may contact your state attorney general to submit a complaint, should you wish to do so.
Some web browsers may transmit “do-not-track” signals to the Website with which the user communicates. The Website does not monitor or identify “do-not-track” signals, and such signals will not impact the operation of this Website. If you wish to ensure that you are not being tracked while you use the Website, please see the Your Choices in Relation to Tracking and Online Advertising.
SimplyTest takes the security of your personal information very seriously. SimplyTest protects your personal information both during transit and storage using industry-standard encryption and limits access to your personal information as appropriate. When you use some SimplyTest services or applications or post on a SimplyTest forum or social networking service, the personal information and content you share is visible to other users and can be read, collected, or used by them. You are responsible for the personal information you choose to share or submit in these instances. SimplyTest will retain your personal information for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
We protect the personal information we may collect from the Website by using industry-standard security precautions against loss and unauthorized access, destruction, use, modification, or disclosure of that information. We comply with the security safeguards detailed in our computer security policies and procedures and routinely monitor that compliance.
You also share certain responsibilities to ensure the safety and security of your information. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password for access to certain parts of our Website, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share your password with anyone. If you have an account with us and have reason to believe your password has been obtained by a third party without your consent, please reset your password in your account settings and/or the device(s) you use to access the Website. You may also contact us immediately through the contact information in the Contact Us section to inform us of this issue.
Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the Internet is not completely secure. Although we do our best to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information transmitted to our Website. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk. We are not responsible for the circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the Website.
SimplyTest may retain your personal information for as long as it is required for a legitimate business purpose, to comply with its statutory obligations, to perform ongoing due diligence processes, and/or to assert or defend against legal claims.
The information you provide due to your use of the Website may be transferred or accessed by entities outside of the U.S. as described in this Privacy Policy. As stated elsewhere in this Privacy Policy, the Website is not intended or designed for use by residents outside of the U.S.
We may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time as we add new features or as laws change that may affect our Website or Services. If we make material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will post a new version number at the beginning of this Privacy Policy, including the date (year and month) the Policy was last revised. You are responsible for periodically visiting our Website and this Privacy Policy to check for any changes.
If you have any questions or concerns about SimplyTest’s Privacy Policy or data processing, or if you would like to make a complaint about a possible breach of local privacy laws, please Contact Us.
If you have any questions, concerns, or comments about this Privacy Policy, or to exercise any of your state privacy rights, you may contact us at:
SimplyTest
Attn: Webmaster
800 Hudson Way
Huntsville, AL 35806
Phone: 1-877-467-5925
Email: webmaster@simplytest.com