Personal Information We Collect

Bloomberg Industry Group, or where relevant a designated service provider, collects personal information that you choose to provide or we receive from other sources. This may include, for example, personal information you provide through this Site, through registering for our products or services, through requesting certain Bloomberg Industry Group services or products, by submitting the information to enter a sweepstakes, contest, or other promotion, or when completing a survey or poll.

We and designated service providers, may obtain the following types or personal information in connection with this Site:

• Your name, phone number, email address, work address, or other contact information
• Signature, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, or other similar identifiers
• Account login credentials (i.e. usernames & passwords), user content, usage information, browsing history, search history, and preferences
• Professional, industry, education, and employment related information (i.e. job title, professional background, etc.)
• Demographic information
• Audio and video recordings or similar information with your consent
• Internet or other electronic network activity information, including, but not limited to, browsing history, search history, preferences, and information regarding a user’s interaction (including reading habits) with an Internet website, application, advertisement
• Inferences drawn from the personal information identified above to create a profile about a consumer reflecting the consumer’s preferences and behavior

If you do not provide certain personal information, not all functionality on this Site will be available.

Personal information is obtained directly from you, from others authorized to provide the information, such as from your employer or educational institution, from activity on this Site, and from other parties with whom we work, such as service providers, business partners, advertisers, advertising technology providers, advertising servers, data analytics providers, and social networks. Do not provide information about others unless you are authorized to do so and you and those persons agree to have all information used, disclosed, and transferred in accordance with this Privacy Policy. By submitting the information about others, you represent and warrant that you are authorized to do so and that you have received authorization from the person about whom you are providing the information, and that person has consented to have all information used, disclosed, and transferred in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

How We Collect and Use Your Personal Information

Bloomberg Industry Group uses this information for carefully considered business purposes, which also benefit our customers, and which include some or all of the following:

• to provide and facilitate our products and services
• to operate our services, products, and systems properly
• to provide more relevant products and services
• to help Bloomberg Industry Group improve, upgrade, or enhance our services and products and develop new services and products
• to communicate with you
• to provide support for our products and services
• to maintain the quality and safety of our products and services, and for internal quality control purposes, including debugging to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality
• to provide you with offers and promotions about services and products of Bloomberg Industry Group or other parties that may be of interest to you
• to create a “lookalike audience” or “matched audience” of (prospective) customers for targeted advertising on social media platforms
• to enhance your experience with this Site, including to save your preferences and login information, create hashed identifiers that can be used to help us identify you on our site and third-party sites, provide customized content or contextual advertisements, and provide tailored advertisements on our site and third-party sites
• to analyze web site usage, analyze use of the Site, and analyze and measure ad impressions
• to identify and analyze product or service usage metrics and/or trends (e.g. pages visited, functions used, etc.) and develop data analysis, including for research, audit, reporting or other business operation purposes
• to protect the interests, rights, safety, or property of Bloomberg Industry Group or others and to monitor compliance with and enforce any terms of any agreement with Bloomberg Industry Group
• to monitor to detect security incidents and protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity, and hold those responsible for that activity.

You may instruct Bloomberg Industry Group at any time not to use your personal information covered by this Privacy Policy to provide you with offers and promotions by clicking here.  Please also note that if you exercise choice in this manner, you will continue to receive communications concerning your account and products and services you requested, and in response to any requests for information by you. Please also note that this opt-out process may take some time to complete, consistent with applicable law. You can also update your settings for receiving offers and promotions from Bloomberg Industry Group’s affiliates, including Bloomberg L.P. and Bloomberg Finance L.P., by clicking here. Please note that these processes may take some time to complete, consistent with applicable law.

To assist us with the uses described in this Privacy Policy, information we or our designated service providers have collected about you through this Site, including your use of this Site, may be aggregated, analyzed or enhanced with personal or other information about you that we have from other sources.

Use of Cookies and Other Electronic Technologies

Bloomberg Industry Group and the parties with whom we work (e.g designated service providers, business partners, advertisers, ad technology providers and advertising servers) may place, view and/or use “cookies,” web server logs, web beacons, or other electronic technologies to collect statistical and other information about you and your use of this Site. A cookie is a small text file placed on your computer, which most browsers are set to accept by default. The information collected via these technologies may include your IP address, browser type, language, operating system, your mobile device, device ID, computer platform, and the state or country from which you accessed this Site’s services, the web pages visited, the date and the time of your visit, the web sites you visited immediately before and after visiting this Site, the number of links you click within this Site, the functions you use on this Site, the databases you view and the searches you request on this Site, the data you save on or download from this Site, and the number of times you view an advertisement.

Bloomberg Industry Group and the parties with whom we work may use the information collected for various reasons, either on behalf of Bloomberg Industry Group or for the other parties’ own purposes, including research, analysis, to better service visitors to the Site (such as by enabling log-in, providing access to certain sections of this Site, providing customized content, or customized contextual advertisements, or presenting online advertising on this Site or other websites tailored to your interested as described further below), to compile aggregate and anonymous information about usage on this Site and other websites, other statistics, etc. However, if you have deleted or disabled cookies, these uses will not be possible, to the extent they are based on cookie information.

To assist us with the uses described in this Privacy Policy, information collected about you and your use of this Site or other websites may be aggregated, analyzed or combined with personal or other information about you from other online or offline sources. If you prefer that we not combine non-personal information that has been collected, through cookies, about your use of this Site or other websites with personal or other information about you, then please delete and disable cookies for each browser, on each computer you use to surf the Web.

Most browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually set your browser to disable cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. You need to set each browser, on each device you use to surf the Web. Thus, if you use multiple browsers (e.g., Chrome, Safari, Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc.), you should repeat this procedure with each one. Similarly, if you connect to the Web from multiple devices (e.g., work and home), you need to set each browser on each device. Depending on your jurisdiction, you may be able to utilize additional cookie management tools. However, if you disable certain cookies or refuse to accept a request to place a cookie, it is possible that some parts of this Site, such as the polls, surveys, contests, and product sales, and certain areas of this Site for which you need to log in, will not function properly, and the advertising you receive when you visit this Site may not be advertisements tailored to your interests.

Advertisements

Bloomberg Industry Group and the parties with whom we work may also place or recognize unique cookies on your computer or use other electronic technologies in order to help display advertisements that you see on this Site or on other websites. Information about your visits to, and activity on, this Site and other websites, an IP address, the number of times you have viewed an advertisement, your interests and preferences and other such usage information is used, alone or in combination with other information, to (i) display on your device screen advertisements that may be of particular interest to you and (ii) to create aggregate groups of users and to display advertisements that may be of particular interest to you or a group of users with similar interests to you. We may use Web beacons, provided by third-party advertising companies, to help manage and optimize our online advertising and product performance. Web beacons enable us to recognize a browser’s cookie when a browser visits this Site, and to learn which banner ads bring users to this Site. The use and collection of your information by these service providers or third-party advertisers and their advertising servers is not covered by this Privacy Policy. To opt-out of advertising cookies placed by the Network Advertising Initiative’s (“NAI”) members, and thereby limit the tracking of your online activity and the targeted advertising, please click here. To opt-out of advertising cookies for Your Online Choices if you are based in the EU, please click . To opt-out of Google Ads, please click here.

In addition, as stated above, we may use your personal information to enhance your experience on our Site and other sites. In order to accomplish this, we may share information about you along with a hashed version of your email address or phone number with third-party advertising companies so that they and we can facilitate customized ad campaigns and other offers on our Site and on other platforms. “Hashing” transforms your email into an unrecognizable series of numbers and letters (e.g. a “hashed” version of jane@email.com would be k5f7g23@email.com). You may opt out by clicking here and also by adjusting the settings under “Advertising” within Bloomberg Industry Group’s Cookie Preference Manager.

Some third-party websites and platforms also allow you to manage the collection and use of your information for advertising purposes. Google Ad Manager, Google Analytics for Display Advertising, and other designated service providers assist Bloomberg Industry Group with advertisement display functions and related analytics for this Site. To opt out of tailored advertising from Google tracking technologies, please click here.

Note that even if you exercise choice for targeted advertising, you will still receive online advertising, but the advertisements will be more general in nature. You may still continue to see targeted advertising if you do not opt-out via the designated methods.

Disclosure of Your Personal Information

Bloomberg Industry Group may disclose the personal information described above with our affiliates (including affiliated websites and other products under common ownership or control) and our designated service providers, including for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, including to the party who authorized your use of this Site, such as your employer or educational institution. Bloomberg Industry Group may also disclose to third parties, including advertising networks, data analytics providers and social networks, your use of our or other websites, including online identifiers, IP address, and Internet or other electronic network activity information, and the services provided by us for the business purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. Bloomberg Industry Group may also disclose to other third parties, including other users of this Site, information about your use of this Site and on this Site or other websites, but only in an aggregated and unattributed manner.

Bloomberg Industry Group may also disclose your personal information to unaffiliated third parties if we believe in good faith that such disclosure is necessary to: (a) comply with any applicable law, rule or regulation or in response to a subpoena, court order, or other legal process; (b) protect the interests, rights, safety, or property of Bloomberg Industry Group or others; (c) monitor compliance with and enforce any terms of service on this Site; (d) provide our services and products (including allowing a purchaser of Bloomberg Industry Group to continue to serve you); (e) perform other activities related to such services and products, including billing and collection; (f) provide you with offers or promotions from Bloomberg Industry Group; or (g) operate the systems that provide our services and products properly. In such an event, Bloomberg Industry Group will use reasonable efforts to do the following:

• Give the User reasonably prompt written notice of such requirement so that the User has an opportunity to comment thereon or object thereto and to preserve the confidential nature of the customer information and personal information that Bloomberg Industry Group is required to disclose.
• At the User’s expense, use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with any of the User’s efforts to preserve the confidential nature of the customer information and personal information that Bloomberg Industry Group is required to disclose.

Please note, use and disclosure of personal information about former customers is governed by this Privacy Policy in the same manner as current customers. However, after the relationship ends, we may use such customer personal information less and less over time. Any personal information contained in Dockets will be treated consistent with the terms of this Privacy Policy.

If you participate in certain features of this Site (e.g. sharing news stories of interest), please note that any information you or others voluntarily disclose through use of these features, becomes available to the public and/or others whom you have designated. If you choose to provide access to designated individuals, please be aware that any information you post will be visible to such individuals for their use. Bloomberg industry Group is not responsible for the information that you or others choose to disclose publicly on this Site, and neither Bloomberg Industry Group’s nor others’ use of such information is subject to this Privacy policy.

The collection, further use, and/or disclosure of your information by Third-party Providers or by other third parties is not the responsibility of Bloomberg Industry Group. Rather, such collection, use, and/or disclosure is governed by the third parties’ privacy policies.

Accuracy, Security, and Retention of Your Personal Information

Any of your personal information collected by Bloomberg Industry Group through this Site is kept on secure servers. Bloomberg Industry Group uses security measures appropriate to the provision of the relevant product or service, such as reasonable administrative, technical, personnel, and physical measures (a) that are designed to safeguard personal information against loss, theft, unauthorized use, disclosure, or modification; and (b) to ensure the integrity of the personal information. To help us protect your privacy, you should maintain the secrecy of your username and password you set up in connection with your participation in this Site’s service, if any. Personal information is retained for as long as is necessary for the purpose(s) described in this Privacy Policy, including legitimate business reasons, and/or as may be permitted under applicable law. To determine the appropriate retention period, we will generally consider the following criteria: the length of time needed to achieve the purpose your information was collected for; whether you ceased using our services or products; the existence of any relevant legal proceedings; or applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

Public Records

Certain databases available to registered users of this Site may contain personal information received from third party data suppliers. This personal information is contained in public records, publicly available information, and non-public information (collectively, “public records information”). Your use of this information is restricted to specific, legitimate purposes, and such information may not be used to violate any applicable laws, rules, or regulations.

Rights with Respect to Your Personal Information

Depending on the jurisdiction, you may have the following rights with respect to your personal information:

• To access and request certain information about the processing of your personal information
• To obtain a portable copy of your personal information
• To correct personal information
• To delete personal information
• To restrict processing of certain personal information
• To object to the processing of personal information
• To withdraw consent, where this was the lawful reason for processing
• To lodge a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority

Please bear in mind that if you exercise such rights this may affect our ability to provide our products and services.

For inquiries about your personal information, please contact us by clicking here or by emailing us at privacy@bloombergindustry.com. While Bloomberg Industry Group will make reasonable efforts to accommodate your request, we also reserve the right to impose certain restrictions and requirements on such requests, if allowed or required by applicable laws. In the event that we cannot take action with respect to a request relating to your personal information, in certain jurisdictions, you may have the right to appeal that decision by e-mailing us at privacy@bloombergindustry.com.

Please note that it may take some time to process your request, consistent with applicable law.

If you choose to exercise these rights, we ask you to provide sufficient information, including the products and services you have used in the past, your state and country of residence, and contact information, in order for us to verify your identity and process your request. Depending on the types of requests, additional information may be requested.

You may use an authorized agent to submit a request on your behalf related to your personal information. If you choose to use an authorized agent, you should supply your agent with written permission to act on your behalf in relation to your request, and your agent must provide us with proof of such authorization before we process your request.

If you wish to access, correct, delete, or restrict use of your personal information contained in public records information, you will need to contact the third-party supplier of the information directly. If you have any questions regarding public records information on this Site, please contact us at privacy@bloombergindustry.com and include the name of the relevant website or product in the Subject line of your inquiry.

California & Virginia

If you are a California or Virginia resident, the information below applies to you and supplements the information provided above.

Certain information collected on this Site, including your log-in and password, may constitute “sensitive personal information” as that term is defined by California or Virginia privacy law. However, Bloomberg Industry Group only uses such information to provide our services and products or as otherwise permitted under California and Virginia privacy law.

We do not “Sell” your personal information in exchange for money. However, we may “Share” your personal information for cross-contextual behavioral and/or targeted advertising on certain parts of the Site. You may adjust your preferences, at any time, by using the designated mechanisms within Bloomberg Industry Group digital properties described above or by selecting the “Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information” option in this form.

If you choose to exercise the rights set out in this Privacy Notice, you also have the right to not receive discriminatory treatment for exercising these rights.

Where recognized, we treat global privacy control signals as a request to opt-out of the “sale” or “sharing” of personal information. Additionally, certain browser plug-ins provide options for communicating opt-out preference signals such as global privacy control.

California and Virginia privacy law permits you to request information regarding the disclosure of your personal information by Bloomberg Industry Group to its affiliates and/or third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please send an email with your first name, last name, mailing address, email address and telephone number to privacy@bloombergindustry.com. Please include “Privacy Rights” in the Subject line of your email.

You may also make such a request by writing to us at:

Bloomberg Industry Group
Attn: Office of the General Counsel
1801 South Bell Street
Arlington, Virginia 22202

The Site is not directed at children under the age of 16, nor do we have actual knowledge that we “sell” or “share” the personal information of children under the age of 16. If you have knowledge that a child under the age of 16 has submitted personal information to us, we request that you contact us via one of the methods listed above so that we may delete the information.

Transfer of Your Personal Information To Other Countries

Some of the uses and disclosures mentioned in this Privacy Policy may involve the transfer and processing of your personal information to and in various countries that may have different levels of privacy protection than your country. By using our products and services, you consent to such transfers and processing, including to and in the United States. We implement appropriate safeguards to protect such personal information, which may include (without limitation) European Commission approved Standard Contractual Clauses, to protect your personal information that is transferred. Bloomberg Industry Group’s “Intra-Group Personal Data Protection Statement,” available below, provides additional information about Bloomberg Industry Group’s personal data protection, security and transfer practices and explains how those practices ensure there are appropriate safeguards in place to protect personal information.

Links to Third-Party Web Sites

Bloomberg Industry Group may provide links to third-party web sites. Since we do not control third-party sites and are not responsible for any information you may provide while on such sites, we encourage you to read the privacy policies on those web sites before providing any of your information on such sites.

Questions Regarding This Privacy Policy

If you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at privacy@bloombergindustry.com . Please include “Privacy” in the subject line of your inquiry, as well as the name of the relevant web site or product in the Subject line of your inquiry. If you have complaints about Bloomberg Industry Group’s processing of your personal information, you may have the right to contact the applicable supervisory authority.

Modifications to This Privacy Policy

Bloomberg Industry Group reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time by posting revisions on this web page and are indicated via the “Last Updated” date at the bottom of the Privacy Policy. Such changes will be effective upon posting.

Intra-Group Personal Data Protection Statement

Bloomberg Industry Group is committed to compliance with their privacy obligations in the United States and throughout the world. This Intra-Group Personal Data Protection Statement (“Statement”) sets out information about our personal information protection, security and transfer practices and explains how those practices ensure there are appropriate safeguards in place to protect the personal information we transfer.

Bloomberg Industry Group has implemented robust processes and controls designed to ensure that personal information continues to be protected to the standards required by applicable data protection law if and when transferred cross-border, including personal information originating in the European Union (“EU”) or the United Kingdom (“UK”). For example, the relevant Bloomberg Industry Group companies have entered into an Intra-Group Personal Data Protection Agreement (“IGA”) to ensure that personal information transferred cross-border is subject to appropriate safeguards.

The IGA incorporates unchanged EU Commission Standard Contractual Clauses (“SCCs”), which include specific obligations and rights around transfers of personal information, designed to ensure compliance with applicable data protection laws. The IGA also contains amendments required by applicable data protection law to extend their application to transfers of personal information from non-EU jurisdictions, where relevant. Specifically, the IGA clearly identifies the Bloomberg Industry Group company responsible for transfer of personal information, including Bloomberg Industry Group companies in the EU or UK acting as data exporters, and the Bloomberg Industry Group company acting as data importers.

The IGA include the safeguards we use to ensure the continued protection of personal information, including after it has been transferred cross-border. These include:

• Governance – We maintain a robust personal information governance program. We regularly review and update our governance framework, including roles and responsibilities of personnel.
• Accountability and Recordkeeping – We maintain a personal data map inventory, including documenting flows of personal information within Bloomberg Industry Group’s systems and disclosures to third-party systems.
• Security – We invest in and maintain organizational, technical, and physical safeguards intended to ensure the protection of personal information. We engage in ongoing monitoring and testing of the efficacy of these safeguards. Our data centers are dedicated solely to our products, services, and operations, and have secure and monitored access controls.
• Administrative Controls – We regularly review and update our policies, procedures, and controls to address our data protection obligations. We conduct company-wide privacy training, data protection executive education and tailored training programs for data protection compliance.

In addition, with respect to products and services where Bloomberg Industry Group acts as a data processor to our customers, we make available to our customers additional data processing terms, including SCCs.

Contact Information

Questions or comments regarding this Statement should be submitted to privacy@bloombergindustry.com.

This Statement may be amended from time to time, consistent with the requirements of applicable law, and will be effective immediately.

Updated April 5, 2024