This Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy” or “Policy”) covers how World Inspection Network International LLC or its affiliates (collectively, “WIN,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) handles the processing of Personal Information in connection with our website https://wini.com/ (“Site”) and https://wini.com/services("Services").
This Policy, along with our Terms of Use, governs your use of this Site and our Services. A link to our Terms of Use is provided at the bottom of each page of this Site. Your use of this Site and our Services constitutes your agreement that all information collected from or about you will be subject to the terms of the Policy and our Terms of Use. If you do not consent to the collection, use, processing, disclosure, and transfer of your information as described in this Policy (and any Privacy Notices that apply to you), you may not use this Site or our Services. If you have questions about this Policy, or any Privacy Notice, please contact us using the information provided below.
“Personal Information” is data about an individual who can be identified from that data, or by combining it with other data. Personal Information is usually your name in combination with another identifier, such as date of birth, postal address, telephone number, or government-issued identification number. Personal Information does not include anonymous or aggregated data that can no longer be used to identify a specific person, even if combined with other data. The specific definition of Personal Information varies from one jurisdiction to another.
The Personal Information WIN collects depends on how you interact with WIN. When you book an inspection, connect to our Services, contact us (including by social media), participate in an online survey, or otherwise interact with WIN, we may collect a variety of information, including:
Device Information. Data such as computer or mobile device type, browser type, online and/or unique personal identifiers, IP address, and geolocation information.
Identity. Data such as name.
Contact Information. Data such as email address, physical address (or other property details), phone number, or other contact information
Other Information You Provide to Us. Details such as the content of your communications with WIN, including interactions with customer support and contacts through social media channels, and information regarding services you have obtained or are considering obtaining
If you interact with us on social media platforms (such as Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Google, and YouTube), we may collect information that you or the platform shares with us. For more information about these platforms’ privacy practices, please review their privacy policies and privacy settings.
You are not required to provide the Personal Information that we have requested. However, if you choose not to do so, in many cases we will not be able to provide you with our Services or respond to requests you may have.
WIN may receive Personal Information about you from other individuals, from businesses or third parties acting at your direction, from our partners who work with us to provide our services and assist us in security and fraud prevention, and from other lawful sources.
In addition to the purposes mentioned above, WIN uses Personal Information to power our Services, to communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law. We may also use Personal Information for other purposes with your consent.
We may also use your Personal Information to improve our Site and to enforce this Policy and our Terms of Use.
WIN may share Personal Information with WIN-affiliated companies, employees who perform their jobs and service your needs, service providers who act on our behalf, our partners, and developers, or others at your direction:
In addition, we may share aggregate, non-individual information, incapable of identifying a particular person, with third parties for lawful purposes.
Cookies are small, sometimes encrypted text files that are stored on computer hard drives by websites that you visit. They are used to help users navigate websites efficiently as well as to provide information to the owner of the websites. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, please visit https://allaboutcookies.org
When you visit the Site, we may place a “cookie” or other online tracking device (e.g. web beacons, clear GIF, pixels, internet tags, code snippets, and app embeds) that recognizes you when you visit the Site. These are used for technical convenience to store information on your computer. The Site utilizes, when enabled, advertising cookies to inform targeted advertising initiatives. These cookies further track advertising performance to deliver relevant WIN products and services through third party platforms.
You may set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie. Many web browsers also allow you to block cookies. If you block cookies you may not be able to access certain parts of the Site. You can disable cookies from your computer system by following the instructions on your browser or at www.youradchoices.com. To manage your cookies within our Site, click here.
This Site also uses tools to collect web traffic data to better understand how visitors engage with us. Please refer to the following privacy policies for more information about each tool:
Our Site allows for third party “targeting” advertisements which permits tracking information to be shared with advertisers and marketing partners, data analytics providers, and social media networks.
For more information about targeted advertising, visit the Network Advertising Initiative (“NAI”) at http://www.networkadvertising.org/understanding-online-advertising/how-does-it-work.
Some third parties like Google and Facebook may know if you visited the Site if you use their services. You can opt out of Google targeted advertising at https://www.google.com/settings/ads/anonymous.
WIN uses Google Analytics to better understand how customers use the Site. For more information about how Google collects and processes data, visit: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites. You can also opt-out of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
To manage third party targeted advertising on our Site, click here, or on the “Manage Cookies” or “Do Not Sell My Personal Information” links on our home page.
We take reasonable precautions to provide a level of security appropriate to the sensitivity of the information we collect. Although we use reasonable measures to help protect your Personal Information against unauthorized use or disclosure, we cannot guarantee the security of information provided over the Internet or stored in our databases and, to the extent permitted under applicable law, we assume no liability or responsibility for disclosure of your information due to errors in transmission, unauthorized access by third parties, or other causes beyond our control. We will not keep your Personal Information for any longer than is necessary for the purposes we collected it.
This Site may link to third-party sites and services, or otherwise display third-party content through our Site. These links are provided for your reference and convenience only and do not imply any endorsement of the products or services sold or information provided through these websites, nor any association with their operators. We have no control over these linked sites, each of which has separate privacy and data collection policies and practices independent from us. As such we have no responsibility or liability for these independent policies or actions and are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of any such websites. Any information you provide to third parties on their websites is covered under their privacy and data collection policies and is not covered by this Policy. We urge you to review the privacy policy posted on any site you visit before using the site or providing any personal information.
The Site is not intended for users under the age of 13 and WIN does not knowingly collect, use or disclose personal information from individuals under the age of 13. If you are aware of, or suspect that, someone under the age of 13 is using the Site without permission, please notify us immediately by contacting us as detailed below. If you have questions or concerns about the Internet and privacy for your child, we encourage you to check out the FTC Guidelines for protecting your child’s privacy online.
Under the California Consumer Privacy Act, residents of California are provided with certain rights regarding their personal information:
For all California residents, any such inquiries shall be responded to within forty-five (45) days and at no cost to you. We must verify your identity with respect to such inquiries. Depending on the nature of the Personal Information at issue, we may require additional measures or information from you as part of that verification. You (or a person registered with the California Secretary of State you have authorized to act on your behalf) may make up to two such inquiries within a twelve-month period.
WIN does not provide your Personal Information to third parties who would directly market to you via mail, telephone, or email.
Our Site allows for third party “targeting” advertisements which permits tracking information to be shared with advertisers and marketing partners, data analytics providers, and social media networks. You can opt out of third party targeted advertising on our Site here, by clicking on the “Manage Cookies” or “Do Not Sell My Personal Information” links on our home page.
To contact us to exercise any of the California rights listed above, please email us at websupport@wini.com with “Privacy” in the subject line.
This Privacy Policy is effective as of the date at the top of this policy. WIN has the discretion to update this Privacy Policy at any time. We will post those changes on the website or update the “last updated” date of the Privacy Policy. In the event of a material change to this Privacy Policy, we will provide a message through our website or via email informing you of the change.
If there are any questions regarding this Policy you may contact us using the information below: websupport@wini.com\ (312) 557-9319