Privacy & Terms

Privacy Policy

(Effective October 5, 2022)

This Privacy Policy (the “Privacy Policy” or “Policy”) describes how Secant Group, LLC “Secant Group”, “we”, “our”, or “us”) collects and uses personal information of users of this website, www.secant.com (the “Site”) and other individuals who contact Secant Group.

Please read this policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your information and how we will treat it.  If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not visit or use the Site.

We periodically update this Privacy Policy and reserve the right to change the provisions of this Policy or our privacy practices at any time.  We encourage you to review this Site periodically; if we change this Policy, we will alert you that changes have been made by updating the Effective Date of this Policy.

Your use of the constitutes consent to this Policy and any changes in this Policy as in effect on the date of such use.

What is personal information?

Personal information means information that identifies an individual person, such as name, mailing address, email address, and phone number. It may also include information about your use of the Site, such as your IP address, or cookies placed on your computer when you use this Site, if that other information is linked to your personal information.

How your information is collected

Secant Group collects personal information that you provide to us. For example:

  • Directly from you. For example, if you utilize the Contact page on this Site, Secant Group will ask you to provide your name, email address, phone number, and other information.
  • If you apply for a job with Secant Group, we may ask you to provide more detailed and sensitive personal information required for compliance with our hiring and equal opportunity policies and practices.
  • Indirectly from you. For example, from observing your actions on our Websites.
  • From third parties. For example, our Site includes social media features, such as links to our YouTube and LinkedIn pages. Your interactions with these features are governed by the privacy policy of those social media companies. If you do not want us to collect information from social networks, you should review and adjust your privacy settings on those networks as desired.  We may also collect personal information from third party providers and advertising companies, our affiliates, and from other vendors who provide services or information to us.

We also collect some of your information automatically when you visit this Site or log on to the Platform. For example, this Site may collect your Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, the files viewed on our Site (e.g., HTML pages, graphics, etc.), operating system, date/time stamp, and/or clickstream data that records the pages that you visit and other information about your activity on the Site.  The information we collect automatically may include personal information, or we may maintain it or associate it with personal information we collect in other ways or receive from third parties.

Like many other websites, we may ask you to allow us to use “cookies” and other technologies to remember information about you and improve your browsing experience on our Site. If you reject cookies, you may still use our Site, but your ability to use some features or areas of our Site may be limited.  The technologies we use for this automatic data collection may include:

  • Cookies (or browser cookies). A cookie is a small file placed on the hard drive of your computer. You may refuse to accept browser cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your browser. However, if you select this setting, you may be unable to access certain parts of our Site. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you direct your browser to our Site.
  • Web Beacons. Pages of our Site may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit Secant Group, for example, to count users who have visited those pages and for other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of certain website content and verifying system and server integrity).

We may also work with third-party providers who may use cookies on our Site. For more information about cookies, including how to set your internet browser to reject cookies, please go to https://www.allaboutcookies.org or https://www.networkadvertising.org. If you are located in the European Union, please go to https://www.youronlinechoices.eu. Please note that you will continue to receive generic ads.

We also may receive your information from another party that has collected it from you, such as our clients or your employer, so that we can contact you in furtherance of their business. Their collection of your information is governed by their own privacy policies. If you believe that we received your personal information and you would like to request that it be removed from our database, please contact us at secant.marketing@secant.com.

What we do with your information

Secant Group may use your personal information to:

  • Offer our products and services to you.
  • Send requested information or otherwise respond to questions, concerns, and client support inquiries.
  • Send marketing communications.
  • Allow you to participate in interactive features on our Site.
  • Create demographic profiles of our clients and visitors to target our email alerts and website marketing.
  • Improve the functionality of our Site.
  • Identify and evaluate applicants for potential employment.
  • Fulfill any other purpose for which you provided your personal information.
  • To carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and us, including for billing and collection.

Disclosure of your information

We may disclose personal information that we collect or that you provide as described in this Privacy Policy:

  • To our subsidiaries and affiliates.
  • To contractors, service providers, and other third parties we use to support our business and who are bound by contractual obligations to keep personal information confidential and use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them.
  • To a buyer or other successor in the event of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of Secant Group’s assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which personal information held by Secant Group about our Site users is among the assets transferred.
  • To fulfill the purpose for which you provide it.
  • For any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information.
  • With your consent.

We may also disclose your personal information:

  • To comply with any court order, law, or legal process, including to respond to any law enforcement, government, or regulatory request.
  • To enforce or apply our terms of use and other agreements, including for billing and collection purposes.
  • If we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of Secant Group, our customers, or others.

Secant Group may also use personal information for internal purposes, such as to monitor the performance of its Site, or to track the effectiveness of and improve its marketing efforts. Secant Group may also share aggregate, deidentified, or pseudonymous data with third parties.

Secant Group may disclose aggregated information about our users, and information that does not identify any individual, without restriction.  Secant Group may also share aggregate, deidentified, or pseudonymous data with third parties.

How Secant Group Protects Personal Information

Secant Group utilizes reasonable and appropriate physical, technical, and administrative procedures to safeguard the information we collect and process and to prevent unauthorized disclosure of data.

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 Site. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the site.

Children Under the Age of 16

Our Site is not intended for children under 16 years of age. No one under age 16 may provide any personal information to or on the Site. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you are under 16, do not use or provide any information on this Site or through any of its features, register on the Site, use any of the interactive or public comment features of this Site, 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 learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 16 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 16, please contact us at secant.marketing@secant.com.

Opting Out

If you subscribe to our email newsletter(s), we will use your name and email address to send our marketing/update emails to you. You may choose to stop receiving our marketing/update emails by following the unsubscribe instructions in those emails, or you can contact us at secant.marketing@secant.com.

Who to Contact

To report any issues or concerns, or to contact Secant Group with any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, email us at secant.marketing@secant.com

TERMS & CONDITIONS 

(Effective October 5, 2022)
These terms of use are entered into by and between You and Secant Group, LLC (“Secant Group,” “we,” or “us”). The following terms and conditions, together with any documents they expressly incorporate by reference (collectively, “Terms & Conditions”), govern your access to and use of www.secant.com, including any content, functionality and services offered on or through www.secant.com (the “Site”).

Please read the following Terms & Conditions before using any Secant Group Site (the “Site”). By using the Site, you accept and agree to be bound and abide by these Terms & Conditions and our Privacy Policy, found at www.secant.com/privacy-terms.

I. Changes to the Terms & Conditions

We may revise and update these Terms & Conditions from time to time in our sole discretion. All changes are effective immediately when we post them and apply to all access to and use of the Site thereafter.  If we change these Terms & Conditions, we will alert you that changes have been made by updating the Effective Date of this Policy.

Your continued use of the Site following the posting of revised Terms & Conditions means that you accept and agree to the changes. You are expected to check this page frequently, so you are aware of any changes, as they are binding on you.

II. License Grant

Secant Group grants you a limited, nonexclusive, nontransferable license to access and use the Site and its contents for informational and personal purposes. You are not permitted to use the Site for any purposes or in any manner other then as intended. You agree to use the Site and its contents only for proper, lawful purposes and not for any illegal, unethical, fraudulent, deceptive or other unauthorized purposes. You agree not to use any device, software, or routine to interfere with the proper working of the Site. You agree not to attempt to collect information about others, including email or personal data.

III. Site Disclaimer

The information contained in this Site (“Information”) has been prepared for general information and it is not intended that the Information be relied on by recipients. Secant Group does not give any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of the Information and accepts no responsibility for updating or correcting any part of the Information. Secant Group and its directors, officers, employees and consultants do not accept any liability (whether arising in contract, or tort, or negligence or otherwise) for any error, omission or misrepresentation in relation to the Information or for any loss, damage, cost or expense (whether direct, indirect, consequential or otherwise) incurred by any person whatsoever arising out of or referable to the Information on this Site or accessed through this Site.

You understand that we cannot and do not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading from the internet or the Website will be free of viruses or other destructive code. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy your particular requirements for anti-virus protection and accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to our site for any reconstruction of any lost data.

WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY A DISTRIBUTED DENIAL-OF-SERVICE ATTACK, VIRUSES OR OTHER TECHNOLOGICALLY HARMFUL MATERIAL THAT MAY INFECT YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, DATA OR OTHER PROPRIETARY MATERIAL DUE TO YOUR USE OF THE SITE OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITE OR TO YOUR DOWNLOADING OF ANY MATERIAL POSTED ON IT, OR ON ANY WEBSITE LINKED TO IT.

YOUR USE OF THE SITE, ITS CONTENT AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE SITE, ITS CONTENT AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. NEITHER THE COMPANY NOR ANY PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMPANY MAKES ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPLETENESS, SECURITY, RELIABILITY, QUALITY, ACCURACY OR AVAILABILITY OF THE SITE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NEITHER THE COMPANY NOR ANYONE ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMPANY REPRESENTS OR WARRANTS THAT THE SITE, ITS CONTENT OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITE WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, ERROR-FREE, OR UNINTERRUPTED, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, THAT OUR SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS OR THAT THE SITE OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITE WILL OTHERWISE MEET YOUR NEEDS OR EXPECTATIONS.

THE COMPANY HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT, NOT LIMITED TO, ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY WARRANTIES WHICH CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

IV. Limitation on Liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL SECANT GROUP, ITS AFFILIATES OR THEIR LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS OR DIRECTORS BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SITE, ANY WEBSITES LINKED TO IT, ANY CONTENT ON THE SITE OR SUCH OTHER WEBSITES OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITE OR SUCH OTHER WEBSITES, INCLUDING ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PERSONAL INJURY, PAIN AND SUFFERING, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, LOSS OF REVENUE, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS OR ANTICIPATED SAVINGS, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF GOODWILL, LOSS OF DATA, AND WHETHER CAUSED BY TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF FORESEEABLE.

THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY LIABILITY WHICH CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

V. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Secant Group, its affiliates, licensors and service providers, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses or fees (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms & Conditions or your use of the Site, including, but not limited to, any use of the Site’s content, services, and products other than as expressly authorized in these Terms & Conditions, or your use of any information obtained from the Site.

VI. Security & Information

While Secant Group strives to protect your information and to prevent unauthorized access to any Information on this Site, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed as totally secure. Secant Group cannot ensure the security of any information transmitted to or from the Site or the security of Information contained on the Site. Secant Group and its directors, officers, employees and consultants do not accept any liability for any loss, damage, cost or expense incurred by any person whatsoever arising out of or referable to any unauthorized access to any Information on this Site or information transmitted to or from this Site.

VII. Copyright and Trademarks

Copyright in all information and other materials on this Site (including information and its arrangement) is owned by Secant Group. All rights are reserved. Except as permitted under applicable laws, no part of this Site may be reproduced, adapted, distributed, displayed, transmitted or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose without the express written consent of Secant Group. In particular, you may not use a part of this Site on any other Site, or link any other Site to this Site, without the express written consent of Secant Group. Nothing contained on this Site should be construed as granting any license or right of use of any trademark displayed on the Site without the express written consent of Secant Group.

VIII. Your Feedback, Comments, and Ideas.

While Secant Group is pleased to receive feedback, comments and ideas from visitors to this Site, Secant Group hereby informs you that any information that you submit through this Site will be considered non-personal, non-confidential, and non-proprietary. If you transmit any ideas, information, concepts, know-how or techniques or materials to Secant Group through this Site, you hereby grant Secant Group an unrestricted, royalty-free, irrevocable license to use, reproduce, display, perform, modify, transmit, and distribute them in any medium, and agree that Secant Group is free to use them for any purpose. You agree that Secant Group shall not be under any obligation whatsoever to return any unsolicited submissions from you. You agree that Secant Group shall be entitled to the unrestricted use of the unsolicited submissions for any purpose whatsoever, commercial or otherwise, without compensation to you or any other provider of the unsolicited submissions.

IX. Third Party Links

This Site contains links to other Sites. Secant Group does not accept any liability for the availability of, or any content or material contained in or obtained through such Sites, or for the privacy practices of such Sites.  When you link to another Site, you are subject to the terms and conditions of that Site.

X. General

Secant Group reserves the right to seek all remedies available at law and in equity for violations of these Terms and Conditions, including but not limited to the right to block access from a particular internet address to the Site and its features.

Secant Group’s failure to exercise or enforce any right or provisions of these Terms and Conditions shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provisions.

If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is found to be invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Terms and Conditions, which shall remain in full force and effect. No waiver of any of these Terms and Conditions shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or any other term or condition. The provisions of these Terms and Conditions shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of both your successors and assignees and Secant Group’s successors and assignees.

If you violate these Terms and Conditions in a way that causes harm to others, you agree to hold Secant Group harmless against any liability for that harm.

By using this Site, you agree that the only proper jurisdiction and venue for any dispute with Secant Group, or in any way relating to your use of this Site, is in the state and federal courts in the State of Pennsylvania, U.S.A. You further agree and consent to the exercise of personal jurisdiction in these courts in connection with any dispute involving Secant Group or its affiliates, employees, officers, directors, agents, or suppliers.

These Terms and Conditions are governed by the internal substantive laws of the State of Pennsylvania, without respect to its conflict of laws and principles, and the federal laws of the United States.

These Terms and Conditions and Secant Group’s Privacy Policy together constitute the entire agreement between you and Secant Group related to your use of the Site and its content.