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SMARTCompetitionPrivacyPolicyandTerms&ConditionsPage1|5SMARTEDUCATIONFOUNDATION,HOSTTOTHESMARTCOMPETITIONPRIVACYPOLICYANDSITETERMS&CONDITIONSI.
WHATPERSONALINFORMATIONDOWECOLLECTFROMTHEPEOPLETHATVISITOURBLOG,WEBSITEORAPPTheonlyPersonallyIdentifiableInformation(PII)collectedisasthecompetitionregistrationinformationisbeingcompleted.
Theinformationrequiredtoregisterasaneducator,team,orvolunteerisforcompetitionpurposes.
Generally,theregistrationrequirementsincludeyourname,emailaddress,mailingaddress,phonenumberorotherdetailstohelpyouwithyourexperience.
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WHENDOWECOLLECTINFORMATIONWecollectinformationfromyouwhenyouregisteronoursite,placeanorderorenterinformationonoursite.
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HOWDOWEUSEYOURINFORMATIONWemayusetheinformationwecollectfromyouwhenyouregister,makeapurchase,signupforournewsletter,respondtoasurveyormarketingcommunication,surfthewebsite,orusecertainothersitefeaturesinthefollowingways:Topersonalizeyourexperienceandtoallowustodeliverthetypeofcontentandofferingsinwhichyouaremostinterested.
Toimproveourwebsitetobetterserveyou.
Toallowustobetterserviceyouinrespondingtoyourcustomerservicerequests.
Toaskforratingsandreviewsofthecompetitionorotherservices.
IV.
HOWDOWEPROTECTYOURINFORMATIONOurwebsiteisscannedonaregularbasisforsecurityholesandknownvulnerabilitiestomakeyourvisittooursiteassafeaspossible.
WeuseregularMalwareScanning.
Yourpersonalinformationiscontainedbehindsecurednetworksandisonlyaccessiblebyalimitednumberofpersonswhohavespecialaccessrightstosuchsystems,andarerequiredtokeeptheinformationconfidential.
AccesstoyourPIIisavailablethroughauniqueUserIDandpasswordselectedbyyou.
Thispasswordisencrypted.
Westronglyrecommendthatyoudonotdivulgeyourpasswordtoanyone.
Inaddition,allsensitive/creditinformationyousupplyisencryptedviaSecureSocketLayer(SSL)technology.
Weimplementavarietyofsecuritymeasureswhenauserplacesanorderenters,submits,oraccessestheirinformationtomaintainthesafetyofyourpersonalinformation.
Alltransactionsareprocessedthroughagatewayproviderandarenotstoredorprocessedonourservers.
SMARTCompetitionPrivacyPolicyandTerms&ConditionsPage2|5V.
DOWEUSE"COOKIES"Yes.
Cookiesaresmallfilesthatasiteoritsserviceprovidertransferstoyourcomputer'sharddrivethroughyourWebbrowser(ifyouallow)thatenablesthesite'sorserviceprovider'ssystemstorecognizeyourbrowserandcaptureandremembercertaininformation.
Forinstance,weusecookiestohelpusrememberandprocessthecompetitionmaterials.
Cookiesarealsousedtohelpusunderstandyourpreferencesbasedonpreviousorcurrentsiteactivity,whichenablesustoprovideyouwithimprovedservices.
Wealsousecookiestohelpuscompileaggregatedataaboutsitetrafficandsiteinteractionsothatwecanofferbettersiteexperiencesandtoolsinthefuture.
Weusecookiesto:Helprememberthematerialsandcompetitionitemsthataremostimportanttoyou.
Understandandsaveuser'spreferencesforfuturevisits.
Compileaggregatedataaboutsitetrafficandsiteinteractionstoofferbettersiteexperiencesandtoolsinthefuture.
Wemayalsousetrustedthird-partyservicesthattrackthisinformationonourbehalf.
Youcanchoosetohaveyourcomputerwarnyoueachtimeacookieisbeingsent,oryoucanchoosetoturnoffallcookies.
Youdothisthroughyourbrowsersettings.
Sincebrowsersarealittledifferent,lookatyourbrowser'sHelpMenutolearnthecorrectwaytomodifyyourcookies.
Ifyouturncookiesoff,someofthefeaturesthatmakeyoursiteexperiencemoreefficientmaynotfunctionproperly.
Itwon'taffecttheuser'sexperiencethatmakeyoursiteexperiencemoreefficientandmaynotfunctionproperly.
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THIRD-PARTYDISCLOSUREWedonotsell,trade,orotherwisetransfertooutsidepartiesyourPersonallyIdentifiableInformationunlessweprovideuserswithadvancenotice.
Thisdoesnotincludewebsitehostingpartnersandotherpartieswhoassistusinoperatingourwebsite,conductingourbusiness,orservingourusers,solongasthosepartiesagreetokeepthisinformationconfidential.
Wemayalsoreleaseinformationwhenit'sreleaseisappropriatetocomplywiththelaworlegalprocessservedonus,enforceoursitepolicies,orprotectoursorothers'rights,propertyorsafetyorotherwisecomplywithapplicablelaws.
However,non-personallyidentifiablevisitorinformationmaybeprovidedtootherpartiesformarketing,advertising,orotheruses.
VII.
THIRD-PARTYLINKSOccasionally,atourdiscretion,wemayincludeorofferthird-partyproductsorservicesonourwebsite.
Thesethird-partysiteshaveseparateandindependentprivacypolicies.
Wethereforehavenoresponsibilityorliabilityforthecontentandactivitiesoftheselinkedsites.
Nonetheless,weseektoprotecttheintegrityofoursiteandwelcomeanyfeedbackaboutthesesites.
SMARTCompetitionPrivacyPolicyandTerms&ConditionsPage3|5VIII.
HOWDOESOURSITEHANDLEDONOTTRACKSIGNALSWehonorDoNotTracksignalsandDoNotTrack,plantcookies,oruseadvertisingwhenaDoNotTrack(DNT)browsermechanismisinplace.
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DOESOURSITEALLOWTHIRD-PARTYBEHAVIORALTRACKINGIt'salsoimportanttonotethatwedonotallowthird-partybehavioraltrackingX.
COPPA(CHILDRENONLINEPRIVACYPROTECTIONACT)Whenitcomestothecollectionofpersonalinformationfromchildrenundertheageof13yearsold,theChildren'sOnlinePrivacyProtectionAct(COPPA)putsparentsincontrol.
TheFederalTradeCommission,UnitedStates'consumerprotectionagency,enforcestheCOPPARule,whichspellsoutwhatoperatorsofwebsitesandonlineservicesmustdotoprotectchildren'sprivacyandsafetyonline.
Wedonotspecificallymarkettochildrenundertheageof13yearsold.
Wedonotletthird-parties,includingadnetworksorplug-inscollectPIIfromchildrenunder13.
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FAIRINFORMATIONPRACTICESTheFairInformationPracticesPrinciplesformthebackboneofprivacylawintheUnitedStatesandtheconceptstheyincludehaveplayedasignificantroleinthedevelopmentofdataprotectionlawsaroundtheglobe.
UnderstandingtheFairInformationPracticePrinciplesandhowtheyshouldbeimplementediscriticaltocomplywiththevariousprivacylawsthatprotectpersonalinformation.
InordertobeinlinewithFairInformationPracticeswewilltakethefollowingresponsiveaction,shouldadatabreachoccur:WewillnotifyyouviaemailWithin7businessdaysWewillnotifytheusersviain-sitenotificationWithin7businessdaysWealsoagreetotheIndividualRedressPrinciplewhichrequiresthatindividualshavetherighttolegallypursueenforceablerightsagainstdatacollectorsandprocessorswhofailtoadheretothelaw.
Thisprinciplerequiresnotonlythatindividualshaveenforceablerightsagainstdatausers,butalsothatindividualshaverecoursetocourtsorgovernmentagenciestoinvestigateand/orprosecutenon-compliancebydataprocessors.
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CANSPAMACTTheCAN-SPAMActisalawthatsetstherulesforcommercialemail,establishesrequirementsforcommercialmessages,givesrecipientstherighttohaveemailsstoppedfrombeingsenttothem,andspellsouttoughpenaltiesforviolations.
Wecollectyouremailaddressinorderto:Sendinformation,respondtoinquiries,and/orotherrequestsorquestionsTobeinaccordancewithCANSPAM,weagreetothefollowing:Notusefalseormisleadingsubjectsoremailaddresses.
SMARTCompetitionPrivacyPolicyandTerms&ConditionsPage4|5Identifythemessageasanadvertisementinsomereasonableway.
Includethephysicaladdressofourbusinessorsiteheadquarters.
Monitorthird-partyemailmarketingservicesforcompliance,ifoneisused.
Honoropt-out/unsubscriberequestsquickly.
Allowuserstounsubscribebyusingthelinkatthebottomofeachemail.
Ifatanytimeyouwouldliketounsubscribefromreceivingfutureemails,youcanemailusatFollowtheinstructionsatthebottomofeachemailandwewillpromptlyremoveyoufromALLcorrespondence.
CONTACTINGUSIfthereareanyquestionsregardingthePrivacyPolicyorTerms&Conditionspolicy,youmaycontactususingtheinformationbelow.
SMARTCompetition3217EShea,Suite500Phoenix,AZ85028USAwww.
smartcompetition.
orgm.
andrews@smartcompetition.
orgSMARTCompetitionPrivacyPolicyandTerms&ConditionsPage5|5SMARTCOMPETITIONWEBSITETERMS&CONDITIONSByaccessingtheSMARTCompetitionwebsite,youareagreeingtobeboundbythesewebsiteTermsandConditionsofUse,allapplicablelawsandregulations,andagreethatyouareresponsibleforcompliancewithanyapplicablelocallaws.
Ifyoudonotagreewithanyoftheseterms,youareprohibitedfromusingoraccessingthissite.
Thematerialscontainedinthiswebsiteareprotectedbyapplicablecopyrightandtrademarklaw.
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UseLicense–BentleySystemsSoftwarea.
BentleySystems(www.
bentley.
com)providesthesoftwareusedintheCompetition.
Permissionandspecificcorporatepoliciesandproceduresapply.
b.
TeamsingoodstandingaregrantedbyBentleySystemstoaccessthecompetitionsoftware.
Limitstoaccess,eithercloudbasedordirectlydownloaded,isbasedonBentleySystemscorporatepoliciesandtheirTermsandConditions.
c.
Thelicensetousethesoftwaremayberevokedifthetermsandconditionsareviolatedorthereisanethicalbreachrelatedtoitsusedetected.
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Disclaimera.
Thematerialsprovidedforthecompetitionincludinginstructions,guidance,thesoftware,etc.
areprovidedforthefairandexclusiveuseofthecompetition.
b.
Non-SMARTCompetitionresourcesidentifiedundertheResourcetabarecreatedbyothersources.
Linksandcontentsperiodicallychangeandsearchresultsarenotalwayspredictableorreliable.
TheSMARTCompetitionnotwarrantormakeanyrepresentationsconcerningtheaccuracy,likelyresults,orreliabilityoftheuseofthematerialsonitsInternetwebsiteorotherwiserelatingtosuchmaterialsoronanysiteslinkedtothissite.
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LimitationsTheSMARTCompetition,innoevent,oritssuppliers,stafforvolunteers,willbeliableforanydamagesarisingfromtheuseofanymaterialsorsoftwareprovidedthroughthewebsite.
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SiteTermsofUseModificationsTheSMARTCompetitionmayrevisethesetermsofuseforitswebsiteatanytimewithoutnotice.
ByusingthiswebsiteyouareagreeingtobeboundbythethencurrentversionoftheseTermsandConditionsofUse.
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GoverningLawAnyclaimrelatingtotheSMARTCompetitionwebsiteshallbegovernedbythelawsoftheStateofArizonawithoutregardtoitsconflictoflawprovisions.
CONTACTINGUSIfthereareanyquestionsregardingthePrivacyPolicyorTerms&Conditionspolicy,youmaycontactususingtheinformationbelow.
SMARTCompetition3217EShea,Suite500Phoenix,AZ85028USAwww.
smartcompetition.
orgm.
andrews@smartcompetition.
org