Privacy Policy

This Privacy Statement (“Privacy Statement” or “Statement”) sets out the privacy practices for Velocity Procurement (Velocity) with respect to Personal Data and Personal Information (which means any information that relates to, identifies, describes, or can be reasonably associated or linked with a natural person or household) we obtain from and about individuals interacting with Velocity and its websites, mobile applications, web applications and services. All Personal Data that we collect, other than information collected in the employment context, is subject to this Privacy Statement.

Please read the information below to learn about the Personal Data collected about you and how it is used. Please note that there is a separate Terms of Use found in the “Terms & Conditions” hyperlink located at the bottom of our website. We may revise this Privacy Statement from time to time and will do so by posting additions or modifications to this page. The most current version of the Statement can always be reviewed by clicking on the “Privacy Statement” link located at the bottom of our website.

If you are located in the European Union (“EU”), United Kingdom (“UK”), Switzerland, or where applicable EU data protection laws so provide, please see the section below titled, “Additional Information for Individuals Located in Europe.”.

Types of Personal Data Collected

The type of Personal Data we collect depends on how you use this website or interact with Velocity.

When you visit our publicly available website, we may be collecting the following types of information, including Personal Data, from you:

• Contact information
• Event registrations and preferences
• Feedback and reviews or request for support
• Log files, information collected by cookies and similar technologies about the pages viewed, links clicked, and other actions taken when accessing our website, which may be considered Personal Data under applicable laws
• Activities, interactions, preferences, transactional information and other computer and connection information (such as IP address) relating to the use of our website and our services

When you conduct business with Velocity, we may collect the following types of Personal Data:

• Contact information
• Financial and billing information
• Event registrations and preferences
• Feedback and reviews or request for support
• Activities, interactions, preferences, transactional information and other computer and connection information
• Resumes and information relevant to our market research activities that: you provide to us directly; we receive about you from referrals; or we collect from publicly available sources and websites

If you are being considered for employment with Velocity, we may collect and process the following types of Personal Data:

• Resume, application, candidate profile, or interview logistics information during the recruiting process. The sources of employment application information include yourself (when you provide information directly to us, for example, through our job postings portal on this website), publicly available information (such as information on job posting websites), and external recruiting sources (such as professional recruiting or placement agencies)

How We Use Personal Data

Velocity collects and uses Personal Data for our legitimate interests as set out herein, or based on your consent (in which case we would ask you separately to provide your consent to a particular processing activity) through:

• Personalizing information about our services
• Personalizing your experience on our website, such as providing recommendations based on your industry or past behavior on the website
• Providing services, training and education, tools (such as Velocity services applications), products (such as books, whitepapers or blogs), and support to our customers, which may also be necessary for the performance of a contract with you
• Conducting business with our suppliers and other entities, including market research activities
• Considering candidates for job vacancies with Velocity entities, including all elements of the procedure leading up to making a decision whether to offer, subject to any appropriate background checks, the applicant a position. Some job applicant data processing may also be necessary to comply with legal obligations
• Providing online education for teaching certificates and arranging temporary placements to enable students of such programs to obtain practical experience
• Other purposes disclosed at the time of collection or otherwise compatible with the above and applicable law

In instances where information is transferred to Velocity through a client data controller and Velocity is acting as the processor, the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract or for our legitimate interest to provide the requested services to our clients. Velocity will assist the client data controller in complying with its legal obligations, discussed below in the Additional Information for Individuals Located in Europe section, where applicable.

With Whom We Share Personal Data

Velocity may share Personal Data we collect with the following entities and for the following purposes:

• Subsidiaries who process Personal Data on behalf of Velocity for the purposes of supporting and providing services to our customers
• Service providers contracted to provide services on behalf of Velocity for discrete business purposes such as provision of IT related services, event planning, talent recruiting, market research interviewees and providers, and travel services
• Other corporate entities when a business transaction occurs such as a merger or acquisition
• Entities with whom Velocity works in providing a service, such as educational establishments with whom Velocity collaborates to provide training and certification, and organizations at which Velocity arranges for students to obtain practical experience

Velocity may disclose Personal Data in special cases when we have a good faith belief that it is necessary: (a) to conform to legal requirements or to respond to lawful requests by public authorities, including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements; (b) to protect and defend our rights or property; (c) to enforce the website Terms and Conditions; or (d) to protect the interests of our users or others.

Retention of Data

We will keep your Personal Data as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes for which Personal Data is collected as stated herein; for as long as is necessary for the performance of the contract between you and us, if any; and to comply with legal and statutory obligations, such as those required by tax, trade and corporate laws. When we no longer need your Personal Data for our purposes, we will destroy, delete or erase that Personal Data or convert it into an anonymous form.

Choice You Have About How Velocity Uses Your Personal Data

We strive to provide you with as many choices and as much control as possible regarding the Personal Data you provide to us.

If you have questions, complaints or concerns regarding this Privacy Statement or wish to access your Personal Data, or update, change or remove your Personal Data, please contact privacy@velocityprocurement.com, or send mail addressed to:

Velocity Procurement LLC
Attn: Privacy Department
1100 E Hector St, Suite 398
Conshohocken, PA 19428

If you wish to opt out of receiving marketing or other communications, you can either respond using the opt out button in the relevant communication, or by contacting us by one of the methods listed above.

How Velocity Protects Your Personal Data

Velocity takes reasonable and appropriate measures to protect Personal Data from loss, misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction, taking into due account the risks involved in the processing and the nature of the data.

Links

This website may contain links to or from other websites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of other websites. This Privacy Statement applies only to the information we collect on this Site or as otherwise described herein. We encourage you to read the privacy notices of other websites you link to from our Site or otherwise visit.

 Children’s Privacy

This website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We will not knowingly collect information from website visitors in this age group. By using the Site, you represent that you are age 13 or over. If you believe that a child may have provided his or her Personal Data to us, please contact us using the contact information at the end of this Statement. In the event we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from a child under the age of 13, we will dispose of that Personal Data immediately.