Privacy Policy

Welcome to Trademarky.  

Trademarky provides trademark services (“Trademarky Services“) through its proprietary platform (the “Trademarky Platform”). 

This “Privacy Policy” describes how Trademarky protects data that you enter into the Trademarky Platform to use the Trademarky Services.  Among other things, this Privacy Policy explains what information Trademarky collects (including Personal Data as defined below), how it uses and shares that information, and your choices concerning such use.  

Trademarky considers “Personal Data” to be any information that alone or in combination with other information could be used to identify you or other users, and does not include data that you provide for public consumption, such as the data that you provide to help us file your trademark application (i.e., which must be made public). This Privacy Policy also does not apply to data provided by third parties whose software integrates with the Trademarky Platform (“Third Party Services”), as the use of such data is governed by the privacy policies of such third parties. 

For purposes hereof, the terms Personal Data is also referred to as “your information.” 

As a Trademarky customer, you maintain control over your account including your information associated with it.  If you work for an employer that maintains a Trademarky account and have questions about its settings, please contact your employers’ account administrator.

Furthermore, please do not use the Trademarky Services if you do not agree with this Privacy Policy. 

 

  1. OUR PRIVACY PRINCIPLES

You must provide information to Trademarky to use the Trademarky Services.  This Privacy Policy explains how such information is used.  For example, the following rules apply:

  • Trademarky only uses your information for your use of the Trademarky Services.  
  • Trademarky safeguards the security of your information as if it were its own. 
  • Trademarky does not sell your information.

 

  1. INFORMATION THAT TRADEMARKY COLLECTS

When you interact with Trademarky, it receives Personal Data and other information about you (“Other Information”):

  • Information You Provide to Trademarky. Trademarky collects your Personal Data when you register and actually use the Trademarky Service, or when you update your account information, or when Trademarky adds additional services, or when Trademarky submits information to verify your identity, or when you contact Trademarky’s customer support, or when you contact Trademarky with questions or feedback, or when you communicate with Trademarky. Personal Data may vary depending on what Trademarky Services you use.  It will, however, include your email address, street address, telephone number, credit card or banking information, demographic information, account information and account preferences.
  • Other Information. Trademarky may also collect, generate and/or receive the following information that comprises your information:
    • Trademarky Services Metadata. Metadata concerning the way that you utilize the Trademarky Services.
    • Log Data. Log files generated from your use of the Trademarky Services such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type, the date and time of your usage, and your language preferences and cookie data.
    • Device Information. Trademarky may collect information about your devices that access the Trademarky Services, including its type, its operating system, its settings, application IDs, unique device identifiers and crash data. Whether Trademarky collects some or all the above depends on the type of device used and its settings.
    • Location Information. Trademarky may receive information that  approximates your location. It may also collect location information from your devices.
    • Cookie Information: Trademarky uses cookies and similar technologies to operate and administer the Trademarky Services. Cookies can be stored on your computer for different periods of time. Some expire after a certain time period or upon logging out (session cookies), while others survive after your browser is closed (persistent cookies).
    • Additional Information Provided. Trademarky may also receive Other Information when you participate in a user group, contest, activity or event.

 

  1. HOW WE USE INFORMATION

Trademarky uses your information in accordance with your instructions, its Terms of Service, this Privacy Policy and as required by law. 

Trademarky may use and share your information as follows:

  • To provide the Trademarky Services. Trademarky uses your information to provide, update, maintain and protect the Trademarky Services.
  • To improve the Trademarky Platform and Trademarky Services.  Trademarky may use your information to improve its user experience.  
  • To respond to inquiries, comments, feedback, or questions. Trademarky may use your information to respond to your inquiries. 
  • To communicate with you. Trademarky may send you service, technical and other administrative emails, messages and notices. Trademarky may also contact you about changes in the Trademarky Services. These communications are considered part of the Trademarky Services, and you may not opt out of them.
  • To advertise and market to you. Trademarky may contact you about new or relevant product features, or to send promotional communications. Trademarky may utilize cookies, beacons and mobile SDKs to recognize your browser or mobile device to analyze the effectiveness of its advertising and marketing campaigns. 
  • For Investigative Purposes.  Trademarky may use your information to investigate and prevent security issues. 
  • To Comply with Applicable Law, Regulation, or Legal Process. Trademarky may use your information as permitted by or to comply with applicable law and enforce this Privacy Policy.
  • With Consent. Trademarky may share your information with third parties when it has your consent to do so.

 

  1. HOW WE SHARE INFORMATION

Trademarky is NOT in the business of selling your Personal Data.   Yet, it may share your information with third parties, including its service providers and sub-processors, for the legitimate business purposes set-forth below.

  • To comply with your instructions. Trademarky may share and disclose your information to comply with your instructions and applicable law.  
  • To integrate with Third Party Trademarky Services.  Trademarky may enable integrated third party service providers to access your information to provide you with the best possible services.  Such third party services are not owned or controlled by Trademarky, and any third parties that have been granted access to your information may have their own policies and practices for the collection, use, and sharing of such information. Any permissions that you have granted a third party service provider will govern their use of your data.
  • To work with our vendors and service providers. Trademarky may engage third parties to process your information and to support its business.
  • To facilitate a change in Trademarky’s business.  Trademarky may share your information with third parties in connection with its involvement in a merger, acquisition, financing, due diligence, reorganization or the transition of services to another provider.
  • To investigate and help prevent security issues and use of the Trademarky Services. Trademarky may share your information to protect the rights, property, and safety of Trademarky, its employees, customers, users and third parties in investigating and preventing fraud or security issues.
  • To comply with applicable law, regulation, or legal process. Trademarky may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, to protect and defend the rights or property of Trademarky, to prevent fraud or other illegal conduct.
  • With corporate affiliates. Trademarky may share your information with its corporate affiliates, parents and/or subsidiaries provided they abide by the terms hereof. 
  • With consent. Trademarky may share your information with third parties with your consent.

 

  1. YOUR CHOICES

Trademarky respects your choices concerning your information. When using the Trademarky Platform and Trademarky Services, you have the following choices:

  • Reviewing, Updating, and Correcting Your Information. You may review, update, or correct your information at any time.
  • Marketing and Promotional Communications. You may unsubscribe from marketing emails by following the instructions contained in each email.
  • Do Not Track.  Trademarky does not respond to “Do Not Track” signals and, at present, there are no known policies regarding same in effect in the United States. 

 

  1. IMPORTANT INFORMATION
  2. Our Policy Toward Children.  Trademarky does not knowingly collect Personal Data from children under the age of 13. If you are under the age of 13, please do not submit Personal Data through the Trademarky Services. Trademarky encourages parents and legal guardians to monitor their children’s Internet use and to enforce this Privacy Policy by instructing children not to provide Personal Data without parental consent. 

 

  1. Security. Trademarky uses commercially reasonable technical, administrative and organizational measures to protect Personal Data both online and offline from loss, unauthorized access, improper disclosure and unlawful alteration. Trademarky also applies the same standards to your information that it applies to its own. However, despite these efforts, no security measures are impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed to prevent interception or misuse.

 

  1. Data Retention.  Trademarky keeps your information for as long as reasonably necessary for business purposes and to comply with legal or regulatory requirements. Trademarky may also retain your information if requested by law enforcement.

 

  1. Aggregated or Pseudonymized Data. To better understand and serve users, Trademarky conducts research on its customers’ demographics, interests and behavior based on the information that they provide. Such research may be compiled and analyzed on an aggregated or pseudonymized basis that does not identify you. Trademarky may  use this information to describe its services to current and prospective customers and other lawful purposes.

 

  1. California Privacy Rights Disclosure.  Under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”), Trademarky may act as a “service provider” for your information in providing the Trademarky Services. If you are a California resident and believe that Trademarky has collected your information outside of a “service provider” relationship, please contact Trademarky for additional information.  

f. Changes to Trademarky’s Privacy Policy.  Trademarky reserves the right to update or modify this policy at any time without prior notice. Please review this policy periodically and before using the Trademarky Services for changes to this policy.