MDLA ("we" or "our") operates the events.mdla.org website. We know that you care how information about you is used and shared, and we appreciate your trust that we will do so carefully and sensibly. This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information when you use our services.

What personal information do we collect?

When ordering or registering on our site, you may be asked to enter the following information:

• Full Name
• Email address
• Birthday
• Gender
• Address
• Phone number
• Information you disclose in your user profile, including your photograph or profile video

When do we collect information?

We collect information from you when you:

• Post a resume or fill out forms with educational, nationality, and professional information
• Like, share, post content, videos, comments, and feedback, submit events, fill out forms, or enter information on our site

How do we use your information?

We may use the information we collect from you when you register, make a purchase, sign up for an event, respond to a survey or marketing communication, surf the website, or use certain other site features in the following ways:

• To personalize user experience and deliver content and product offerings that interest you most
• To improve our website to better serve you
• To respond to your customer service requests more efficiently
• To administer events, surveys, or other site features

Legal Basis

The legal basis for processing your personal information includes your consent, the necessity to perform a contract, compliance with legal obligations, and our legitimate interests, such as improving our services and ensuring site security.

Your Rights

Under GDPR and CCPA, you have the following rights:

• Right to Access: You have the right to request access to the personal data we hold about you
• Right to Rectification: You have the right to request correction of any inaccurate or incomplete personal data
• Right to Erasure: In certain circumstances, you have the right to request the deletion of your personal data
• Right to Restrict Processing: In certain circumstances, you have the right to request the restriction of processing your personal data
• Right to Data Portability: You have the right to receive a copy of your personal data and transfer it to another data controller
• Right to Object: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data based on our legitimate interests
• Right to Withdraw Consent: If we process your personal data based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time

Sensitive Personal Information

If we collect or store sensitive personal information, such as information related to health or beliefs, we will typically ask for your explicit consent. However, there are some limited situations, such as accidents, where this may not occur. If this happens, we will ensure your privacy rights are protected.

Children's Personal Information

Our services and products are directed at business professionals and are not intended for children under the age of sixteen. We do not knowingly collect personal information from users in this age group and will delete such information if we become aware of having collected it.

How we protect personal information

We recognize the importance of protecting and managing personal information. Any personal information provided will be treated with the utmost care and security. This section outlines some of the security measures in place:

• Our website is regularly scanned for security holes and known vulnerabilities to make your visit as safe as possible
• Your personal information is contained behind secured networks and is only accessible by a limited number of persons with special access rights who are required to keep the information confidential. Additionally, all sensitive/credit information you supply is encrypted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology
• We implement a variety of security measures when a user places an order, submits, or accesses their information
• All transactions are processed through a gateway provider and are not stored or processed on our servers

Do we use cookies?

Yes. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer's hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow) that enables the site's or service provider's systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information. For instance, we use cookies to help us remember and process the items in your shopping cart. They are also used to help us understand your preferences based on previous or current site activity, which enables us to provide you with improved services. We also use cookies to help us compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future.

Third-Party Links

This website contains links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these websites and do not accept any liability in connection with their content. We recommend reviewing the privacy policy of each third-party site linked from this website to determine its use of your personal information.

Who personal information is shared with

To provide you with services and products, your information may be shared for specific reasons. This section explains how and why personal data is shared.

Sharing with MDLA Group Companies

We may share your personal information with certain other companies within the MDLA Group. These companies may assist in providing our products and services, carry out internal analysis of the usage of our and their products and services, or where permitted under applicable data protection law, offer relevant products and services which might interest you.

Third-Party Disclosure

No, we do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information unless we provide you with advance notice. This does not include website hosting partners and other parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others' rights, property, or safety. However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or conference exhibition purposes.

Links To Other Sites

Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

Business Reorganization or Changes

In the event that we are subject to negotiations for the sale of all or part of our business to a third party, are sold to a third party, or undergo a reorganization, we may need to transfer some or all of your personal information to the relevant third party or its advisors as part of any due diligence process. Any information that is transferred to that reorganized entity or third party will be used for the same purposes as set out in this policy, or for the purpose of analyzing any proposed sale or reorganization.

Legal or Regulatory Obligations

We may process your personal information to comply with our legal and regulatory requirements or to respond to regulators as appropriate. This may include disclosing your personal information to third parties, court services, and/or regulators or law enforcement agencies in connection with inquiries, proceedings, or investigations by such parties anywhere in the world or where compelled to do so. In some circumstances, we may be legally required to disclose your personal information because a court, the police, another judicial or law enforcement body, or government entity has asked us for it.

How long information is kept

We will only retain personal information for as long as is necessary and as permitted by applicable laws. We will retain personal information while we are using it, as described in the section above. We may continue to retain it after we have ceased such uses for certain legitimate business purposes. For example, if you have opted out of marketing communications from us, we will retain limited details about you to ensure we can honor your opt-out request. We may also continue to retain your personal information to meet our legal requirements or to defend or exercise our legal rights. After you have terminated your use of our platform, we store your information in an aggregated and anonymized format.

Your Privacy Settings

You can access and edit most of your profile information by signing into events.mdla.org. You can delete the User Content you uploaded. We also provide several tools in Settings that allow you to control who can view your videos, send you messages, or post comments to your videos. Should you choose to do so, you may delete your entire account in Settings. You may also be afforded rights in your country under applicable laws, such as the ability to access your data, delete your data, and potentially others. If you have any questions on how to use those tools or want to know about any rights you may have in the country where you live and want to exercise them, please contact us. To delete your account at any time, please visit events.mdla.org Settings.

Updating Your Information and Marketing Preferences

We want to ensure you remain in control of your personal information. We try to ensure the personal information held about you is accurate and up to date. We will always provide the opportunity to unsubscribe or opt out of future marketing communications. Information on how to unsubscribe or opt out will be provided on every marketing email we send you. However, if at any stage you would like to update and/or correct such personal information or opt out of future marketing communications, request this by sending an email to the respective Divisional Data Management team.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

To keep up with changing legislation, best practices, and changes in how we process personal information, we may revise this Privacy Policy at any time by posting a revised version on this website. To stay up to date on any changes, check back periodically. This Privacy Policy was last updated on January 1, 2024.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us here.