This privacy policy describes how York Telecom Corporation dba Yorktel, York Telecom Limited, York Telecom Ireland Limited and Yorktel SAS (collectively, “we,” “our,” or “Yorktel”) uses and protects any information that you provide when you use the Yorktel website; products and services; www.yorktel.com domains; and any other portals owned or operated by us. This privacy policy also describes how Yorktel collects, shares and secures the personal information you provide, as well as your choices regarding use, access and updating your personal information.

Yorktel is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website and our services, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy policy.

Yorktel may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. If we make a material change to this policy, we will notify you by email (sent to the e-mail address specified in your account) or by means of a notice on this website prior to the change becoming effective.

This policy is effective from 28 October, 2019

Children Under the Age of 13

Our website, products and services are not intended for children under 13 years of age. No one under age 13 may provide any information through our website, products or services. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are under 13, do not use or provide any information on this website or on or through any of our products or services or any of their features. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 13, please contact us at the contact information set forth below.

What we collect

We may collect the following information from you:

  • Information by which you may be personally identified, such as name, job title, email address, phone number, physical and/or postal address and other information relevant to customer surveys and/or offers (“personal information”); and
  • Information that is about you but does not identify

We may collect the following information automatically from your device:

  • Information about you that does not directly identify you, such as device type or IP address.

Information we collect on or through our website, products or services may include:

  • Information that you provide by filling in forms on our website or in connection with our products or services. We may also ask you for information when you report a problem to us.
  • Information you provide to us at a trade show or other
  • Records and copies of your correspondence (including email addresses), if you contact us.
  • Your responses to surveys that we might ask you to complete for research purposes.
  • Details of transactions you carry out with us, including, through our website and of the fulfillment of your orders.
  • Your search queries on our

We may also collect your contact information, including name and email address, from a third party, in the case where your employer licenses our services and provides you with an account. If you believe your personal information has been provided to us from your employer and would like to request that it be removed from our database, please contact your employer for this request.

If one of your contacts invites you to a meeting using our service, we will collect your name and email address in order to schedule that meeting and send you a meeting notification. Your personal information will not be used for any other purpose.

Individuals may have the right to limit the use and disclosure of their personal information as required by the Data Privacy Framework’s Principles, such as whether your personal information is disclosed to a third party or used for purposes materially different from the purpose for which the personal information was originally collected or subsequently authorized by you.

Should we decide to use your information for a purpose that is materially different from the purpose(s) for which it was originally collected or subsequently authorized by you, we will obtain your consent at that time or establish the use under a lawful basis under applicable law, before such use occurs. If you wish to limit the use and disclosure of personal information in accordance with the Data Privacy Framework Principles, please contact us at privacy@yorktel.com, or call us at 855-499-7527 (available in U.S. only).

Our careers page includes features allowing you to refer a friend or to email a job listing to a friend. We will collect your friend’s name and email address if you choose to use these features. This information will only be used to refer another person to job openings within Yorktel. Do not provide us with any personal information about any third party unless they have agreed to this privacy policy and you have their permission to do so. If you believe your personal information has been provided to us and would like to request that it be removed from our database, please email us at privacy@yorktel.com, or call us at 855-499-7527 (available in U.S. only).

How we use cookies and other technologies

Yorktel and its partners use cookies or similar technologies. A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.

We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic, gather demographic information about our user base as a whole and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.

Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website experience, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. Cookies also facilitate customer engagement by providing relevant advertisement. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.

You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to disable cookies if you prefer. This may, however, prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.

As is true of most websites, we gather certain information automatically. This information may include Internet protocol (IP) addresses, 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 to analyze trends in the aggregate and administer the site.

What we do with the information we gather

We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and, in particular, for the following reasons:

  • To provide you with a service
  • To keep internal records
  • To provide usage reports and statistics to your company under which your account for services is contracted with.
  • To improve our products and services
  • To provide customer service and technical assistance
  • To periodically send promotional emails about new products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided
  • Occasionally we may contact you for market research We may contact you by email, phone or mail. We may use the information to customize the website according to your interests
  • To re-engage web site visitors with relevant products and services information

Sharing with Third Parties

We may share your information with third parties who provide services on our behalf to help with our business activities. These companies are authorized to use your personal information only as necessary to provide these services to us.

These services may include:

  • Payment processing
  • Providing customer service
  • Fulfilling services
  • Conducting research and analysis
  • Providing cloud computing infrastructure and services

We may share your information with a service provider to send you marketing communications on our behalf. If you would like to discontinue receiving this information, you may update your email preferences by using the “Unsubscribe” link found in emails we send to you or by contacting us at privacy@yorktel.com, or calling us at 855-499-7527 (available in U.S. only)..

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

  • To our subsidiaries and
  • 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 Yorktel’s assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which personal information held by Yorktel is among the assets
  • To fulfill the purpose for which you provide

We may also disclose your personal information:

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

Processing of Employment Applications

If you apply for employment at Yorktel via our Careers page, your information will be collected and processed by our third-party employment portal, which processes applications on our behalf. Your information is governed by this Privacy Policy.

Security

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, we have put in place generally accepted physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online. If you have any questions about the security of your personal information, you can contact us at privacy@yorktel.com, or call us at 855-499-7527 (available in U.S. only). Your personal information will not be used for any other purpose.

Links to other websites or applications

Our website may contain links to other websites or applications of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website or application. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites or applications and such sites or applications are not governed by this privacy policy. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy policy applicable to the website or application in question.

Use of Third Party Applications, Services and Plug-ins

Some services provided by Yorktel may be used with third party applications or services not provided directly by Yorktel. These services may be used by the use of a plug-in to a Yorktel application, through a Yorktel website or independently of any Yorktel website or application and service. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy policy. Information pertaining to the privacy of these application and services should be collected from the third party providing the work.

Accessing and updating your personal information

Upon request Yorktel will provide you with information about whether we hold any of your personal information. You may access, correct, or request deletion of your personal information by contacting us at privacy@yorktel.com, calling us at 855-499-7527 (available in U.S. only), or writing to us at the address below. We will respond to your request within a reasonable time frame. We hold your information for as long as is necessary for the purpose for which it was collected. In certain circumstances, we may be required by law to retain your personal information, or may need to retain your personal information to continue providing a service. We may not accommodate a request to change information if we believe the change would cause the information to be incorrect.

Controlling your personal information

We may use your personal information to send you promotional information about third parties which we think you may find interesting if you tell us that you wish this to happen.

You may choose to restrict our collection or future use of your personal information in the following ways:

  • If you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by writing to us at the address below, emailing us at privacy@yorktel.com, calling us at 855-499-7527 (available in U.S. only), or clicking on the “unsubscribe” link found in the emails we send to you.

We partner with a third party to manage our advertising on other sites. Our third party partner may use cookies or similar technologies in order to provide you advertising based upon your browsing activities and interests. If you wish to opt out of interest-based advertising click here, or if located in the European Union or Switzerland click here. Please note you will continue to receive generic ads.

Except as contemplated in this Privacy Policy, we will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so, such as to comply with a subpoena or other legal process, when we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, protect your safety or the safety of others, investigate fraud, or respond to a government request.

York Telecom Corporation, dba Yorktel, and its subsidiary company(ies) complies[comply] with the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (EU-U.S. DPF), the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF, and the Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (Swiss-U.S. DPF) as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce. Yorktel has certified to the U.S. Department of Commerce that it adheres to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Principles (EU-U.S. DPF Principles) with regard to the processing of personal data received from the European Union in reliance on the EU-U.S. DPF and from the United Kingdom (and Gibraltar) under the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF. Yorktel has certified to the U.S. Department of Commerce that it adheres to the Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Principles (Swiss-U.S. DPF Principles) with regard to the processing of personal data received from Switzerland in reliance on the Swiss-U.S. DPF. If there is any conflict between the terms in this privacy policy and the EU-U.S. DPF Principles and/or the Swiss-U.S. DPF Principles, the Principles shall govern. To learn more about the Data Privacy Framework (DPF) program, and to view our certification, please visit https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/.

Yorktel is responsible for the processing of personal data it receives, under the DPF, and subsequently transfers to a third party acting as an agent on its behalf. Yorktel complies with the DPF Principles for all onward transfers of personal data from the EU, UK, and Switzerland, including the onward transfer liability provisions

The Federal Trade Commission [OR U.S. Department of Transportation] has jurisdiction over Yorktel’s compliance with the EU-U.S. DPF, the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF, and the Swiss-U.S. DPF. In certain situations, Yorktel may be required to disclose personal data in response to lawful requests by public authorities, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements.

In compliance with the EU-U.S. DPF, the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF, and the Swiss-U.S. DPF, Yorktel commits to refer unresolved complaints concerning our handling of personal data received in reliance on the EU-U.S. DPF, the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF, and the Swiss-U.S. DPF to TRUSTe, an alternative dispute resolution provider based in the United States. If you do not receive timely acknowledgment of your DPF Principles-related complaint from us, or if we have not addressed your DPF Principles-related complaint to your satisfaction, please visit https://feedback-form.truste.com/watchdog/request for more information or to file a complaint. These dispute resolution services are provided at no cost to you.

For complaints regarding DPF compliance not resolved by any of the other DPF mechanisms, you have the possibility, under certain conditions, to invoke binding arbitration. Further information can be found on the official DPF website.

Contact Information

Email: privacy@yorktel.com

Toll Free (Only available in U.S.): 855-499-7527 Chief Information Security Officer

81 Corbett Way

Eatontown, NJ 07724 USA

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