Website Privacy Policy

Last update: November 1, 2023

This Website Privacy Policy describes our policies and procedures on the collection, use and disclosure of your information when you use our Website and tells you about your privacy rights and how the law protects You.

Please note that this Website Privacy Policy covers only our Website walrusfi.com. It does not cover the DoubleCheck® Service (located at app.walrusfi.com), which has a separate privacy policy.

We use your Personal Data to provide and improve the Website. By using the Website, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Website Privacy Policy.

Interpretation and Definitions

Interpretation

The words below have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.

Definitions

For the purposes of this Website Privacy Policy:

Affiliate means an entity that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with a party, where “control” means ownership of 50% or more of the shares, equity interest or other securities entitled to vote for election of directors or other managing authority.

Agreement means an Order and Master Services Agreement between Walrus and a Customer, under which the Customer purchases a subscription to use the DoubleCheck® service.

Company (referred to as either “the Company”, “we”, “us” or “our” in this Website Privacy Policy) refers to Walrus Security, Inc., 222 Broadway, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10038.

Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website.  Cookies serve different purposes, like helping us understand how a site is being used, letting you navigate between pages efficiently, remembering your preferences and generally improving your browsing experience.

Country refers to: New York, United States.

Customer means an individual or entity that contracts with Walrus for our paid DoubleCheck® Service under an Agreement.

Device means any device that can access the Website such as a computer, a mobile phone or a digital tablet.

Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.

Website Provider means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Company. It refers to third-party companies or individuals employed by the Company to facilitate the Website, to provide the Website on behalf of the Company, to perform services related to the Website or to assist the Company in analyzing how the Website is used.

Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Website or from the Website infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).

Website refers to Walrus Security’s marketing website, accessible from walrusfi.com. This Website Privacy Policy does not cover app.walrusfi.com, which has its own privacy policy.

You means the individual accessing or using the Website, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Website, as applicable.

Collecting and Using your Personal Data

Types of Data Collected

Personal Data

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you interact with our Website, such as when you fill out contact forms, subscribe to newsletters, or request information. Personal information may include, but is not limited to:

  • Email address
  • First name and last name
  • Phone number
  • Title and company affiliation

Usage Data

Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Website. Usage Data may include information such as your device’s Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Website that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

When you access the Website by or through a mobile device, we may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device you use, your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of your mobile device, your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser you use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

We may also collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Website or when you access the Website by or through a mobile device.

Tracking Technologies and Cookies

We, our service providers, and our business partners may automatically log information about you, your computer or mobile device, and activity occurring on or through our Website. The information that may be collected automatically includes your computer or mobile device operating system type and version number, manufacturer and model; device identifier; browser type; screen resolution; IP address; the website you visited before browsing to our Website; general location information such as city, state or geographic area (which may be inferred from your IP address or similar technical information); and information about your use of and actions on the Website, such as pages or screens you viewed, how long you spent on a page or screen, navigation paths between pages or screens, information about your activity on a page or screen, access times, and length of access. Our service providers and business partners may collect this type of information over time and across third-party websites and mobile applications.

For more information, please see our Cookie Notice.

Use of your Personal Data

The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes:

To provide and maintain our Website: Including to monitor the usage of our Website and to enforce the Terms and Conditions that govern our Website.

To contact you: To contact you by email, telephone calls, SMS, or other equivalent forms of electronic communication regarding updates or informative communications related to the functionalities, products or contracted services, including the security updates, when necessary or reasonable for their implementation.

To provide you with news, special offers and general information: We may use your information to contact you about other goods, services and events which we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about unless you have opted not to receive such information.

To manage your requests: To attend to and manage your requests to us.

For business transfers: We may use your information to evaluate or conduct a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which Personal Data held by us about our Website users is among the assets transferred.

For security reasons: We may use your information to detect bugs, report errors, prevent, identify, investigate and deter fraudulent, harmful, unauthorized, malicious, unethical or illegal activity, including cyberattacks and identity theft, and to perform activities to maintain the quality or safety of our Website.

Internal processes and compliance: We may use your information to audit our internal processes for compliance with legal and contractual requirements and internal policies;

For other purposes: We may use your information for other purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns and to evaluate and improve our Website, products, services, marketing and your experience.

We may share your personal information in the following situations:

  • With Website Providers: We may share your personal information with Website Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Website, to contact you.
  • For business transfers: We may share or transfer your personal information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of Company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
  • With Affiliates: We may share your information with our Affiliates. Affiliates may include, as applicable, parent companies, subsidiaries, joint venture partners or other companies that we control or that are under common control with us.
  • With business partners: We may share your information with our business partners to offer you certain products, services or promotions.
  • With professional advisors: We may share your information with professional advisors, such as lawyers, auditors, bankers and insurers, where necessary in the course of the professional services that they render to us.
  • With your consent: We may disclose your personal information for any other purpose with your consent.

Retention of your Personal Data

The Company will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Website Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies, or to to strengthen the security of or to improve the functionality of our Website.

Transfer of your Personal Data

Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at the Company’s operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. It means that this information may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction.

Your consent to this Website Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.

The Company will take all commercially reasonable steps to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Website Privacy Policy.

Delete your Personal Data

You have the right to delete or request that we assist in deleting the Personal Data that we have collected about you. You may contact us to request access to, correct, or delete any personal information that you have provided to us by emailing us at privacy-requests@walrusfi.com.

Please note, however, that we may need to retain certain information when we have a legal obligation or lawful basis to do so.

Disclosure of your Personal Data

Business Transactions

If the Company is involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, your Personal Data may be transferred. If you are a Customer, we will provide notice before your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Website Privacy Policy.

Law enforcement

Under certain circumstances, the Company may be required to disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court, law enforcement agency or other government agency).

Other legal requirements

The Company may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

  • Comply with a legal obligation;
  • Protect and defend the rights or property of the Company;
  • Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Website;
  • Protect the personal safety of users of the Website or the public;
  • Protect against legal liability.

Security of your Personal Data

The security of your Personal Data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Children’s Privacy

Our Website does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from anyone under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.

If we need to rely on consent as a legal basis for processing your information and your country requires consent from a parent, we may require your parent’s consent before we collect and use that information.

Links to Other Websites

Our Website may contain links to other websites 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 Website 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.

Changes to this Website Privacy Policy

We may update our Website Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Website Privacy Policy on this page.

You are advised to review this Website Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Website Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page. We will maintain a “Last updated” date at the top of this Website Privacy Policy.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Website Privacy Policy, you may contact us at privacy-requests@walrusfi.com.