Discovery USA Advocacy Privacy Notice

Discovery USA Advocacy (“we,” “us,” or “our”) brings together stakeholders from the advocacy community to exchange ideas.  This Privacy Notice sets out how we collect, use, share, and protect any information we collect through this website and in providing our services (collectively the “Services”).  This Privacy Notice also explains the measures we take to safeguard your information and describes how you may contact us regarding our privacy practices. 

Introduction

Any data collected through our Services, including personal data or personal data (as defined under applicable data protection laws, referred to collectively as “Personal data”), will only be used for the purposes set out in this Privacy Notice. Notwithstanding, we may use information that does not identify you (including information that has been aggregated or de-identified) for any purpose except as prohibited by applicable law.

Please read this Privacy Notice thoroughly. If you disagree with the way personal information will be used, please do not use this website and contact us at advocacy@discoveryworldwide.com. 

Our website may include links to other websites, including social media platforms. This Privacy Notice only covers our Services and does not apply to the data practices of other websites. We encourage you to read the privacy notices available on other websites you visit.

I.      What personal data do we collect and process through our Services?

The following table describes the categories of personal data we collect.

Categories of the sources of personal data we may collect:

We may collect the Personal data outlined above from the following categories of sources:

·   Directly from you, for example, when you send us your questions or comments using the query form or make usage of your privacy rights.

·   From publicly available sources, data brokers, partners (e.g., that offer co-branded services, sell or distribute our products, or engage in joint marketing activities), advertising networks, internet service providers, data analytics providers, operating systems and social networks.

·   Directly from our clients who provide the data pursuant to contractual obligations.

·   Indirectly from you by using automated technologies, such as cookies, pixels, third party tags, scripts, log files and other means to automatically collect information about the use of our website. Further information about our use of cookies can be found in our Cookie section below.

II.              Purpose of data collection

The following table provides information about our purposes and legal basis for collecting your personal data:

As indicated below, vendors and other parties may act as our service providers, or in certain contexts, independently decide how to process your information. We encourage you to familiarize yourself with and consult their privacy policies and terms of use.

III.            With whom do we share personal data?

We may share your personal data for various business purposes, outlined below:

Sharing for Legal Purposes: In addition, we may share personal data with other parties in order to: (a) comply with legal process or a regulatory investigation (e.g. regulatory authorities’ investigation, subpoena, or court order); (b) enforce our Terms of Service, this Privacy Notice, or other contracts with you, including investigation of potential violations thereof; (c) respond to claims that any content violates the rights of other parties; and/or (d) protect the rights, property or personal safety of us, our platform, our customers, our agents and affiliates, its users and/or the public. We likewise may provide information to other companies and organizations (including law enforcement) for fraud protection, and spam/malware prevention, and similar purposes.

Sharing In Event of a Corporate Transaction: We may also share personal data in the event of a major corporate transaction, including for example a merger, investment, acquisition, reorganization, consolidation, bankruptcy, liquidation, or sale of some or all of our assets, or for purposes of due diligence connected with any such transaction.

Aggregate, Deidentified, or Anonymised Information: We may aggregate, de-identify and/or anonymise any information collected so that such information can no longer be linked to you or your device (“Aggregate/De-Identified Information”). We may use Aggregate/De-Identified Information for any purpose, including without limitation for research and marketing purposes, and may also share such data with any other party, including advertisers, promotional partners, and sponsors, in our discretion, unless otherwise prohibited by applicable law

IV.            Your rights and choices regarding your personal data

1.             Where you are a California resident

Your California Rights and Choices

California residents, under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”), have specific rights with regard to their personal data. This section describes how to exercise those rights and our process for handling those requests.  (To the extent permitted by applicable law, we may charge a reasonable fee to comply with your request.)

Our website is intended to provide information and services to job applicants and business clients. You understand and agree that information collected about you is solely within the context of (i) your role as an employee, job applicant, owner, director, officer, or contractor or (ii) Discovery Advocacy USA’s conducting due diligence regarding, or providing or receiving a product or service to or from your employer.

1.1          Information from our clients

We also acknowledge that you may have rights under the CCPA in connection with the personal data we process on behalf of our clients. If personal data about you has been processed by us as a service provider on behalf of a client and you wish to exercise any of the rights described below, please provide the name of our client on whose behalf we processed your personal data. We will refer your request to that client, and will support them to the extent required by applicable law in responding to your request.

1.2          Right to request access to your personal data

California residents have the right to request that we disclose what categories of personal data that we collect, use, disclose, or sell about them. In particular, California residents may request:

·       the specific pieces of personal data that we have collected about you

·       the categories of personal data we have collected about you;

·       the categories of sources from which the personal data was collected;

·       the categories of personal data about you we disclosed for a business purpose or sold;

·       the categories of third parties to whom the personal data was disclosed for a business purpose or sold; and

·       the business or commercial purpose for collecting or selling the personal data.

1.3          Right to request deletion of your personal data

You may also request that we delete any personal data that we collected from you.  However, we may retain personal data for certain important purposes, as set out by law.    When we receive and verify your request to delete your personal data we will proceed to delete the data unless an exception applies.

1.4          Right to nondiscrimination. 

We will not deny, charge different prices for, or provide a different level of quality of goods or services if you choose to exercise these CCPA rights.

1.5          Right to Opt-out of the sale of your personal data.

We do not sell any personal data as the term ‘sell’ is used in the CCPA.

1.6          Shine the Light

Customers who are residents of California may request (i) a list of the categories of personal data disclosed by us to third parties during the immediately preceding calendar year for those third parties’ own direct marketing purposes; and (ii) a list of the categories of third parties to whom we disclosed such information. To exercise a request, please write us at the email or postal address set out in the “Further Information” section below and specify that you are making a “California Shine the Light Request.”

1.7          How to exercise your CCPA privacy rights

California residents may exercise their CCPA privacy rights by sending an email to privacyofficer@publicisgroupe.com.

For security purposes (and as required under California law), we will verify your identity – in part by requesting certain information from you – when you request to exercise your California privacy rights.  For instance, if you request categories or specific pieces of personal data we have collected about you, you may need to confirm your possession of an identifier (such as an email address) or to provide a piece of identification that confirms you are the person you claim to be. 

If we are unable to complete your request fully for any reason, we will provide you additional information about the reasons why we could not comply with your request.

You may also designate an agent to make requests to exercise your rights under CCPA as described above. We will take steps both to verify the identity of the person seeking to exercise their rights as listed above, and to verify that your agent has been authorized to make a request on your behalf through providing us with a signed written authorization or a copy of a power of attorney.

2.             Where you are a Nevada Resident

Nevada law (NRS 603A.340) requires each business to establish a designated request address where Nevada consumers may submit requests directing the business not to sell certain kinds of personal data that the business has collected or will collect about the consumer. A sale under Nevada law is the exchange of personal data for monetary consideration by the business to a third party for the third party to license or sell the personal data to other third parties. If you are a Nevada consumer and wish to submit a request relating to our compliance with Nevada law, please contact us as at privacyofficer@publicisgroupe.com.

3.             Your general rights regarding to data collection

3.1          Do Not Track:

Your browser settings may allow you to automatically transmit a “Do Not Track” signal to online services you visit. Note, however, there is no industry consensus as to what site and app operators should do with regard to these signals. Accordingly, unless and until the law is interpreted to require us to do so, we do not monitor or take action with respect to “Do Not Track” signals. For more information on “Do Not Track,” visit http://www.allaboutdnt.com. 

3.2          Analytics:

We may use our own technology or third-party technology to track and analyze usage information to provide enhanced interactions and more relevant communications, and to track the performance of our advertisements.

For example, we use Google Analytics (“Google Analytics”), a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.  You can learn about Google’s privacy practices by going to www.google.com/policies/privacy/‌partners/.

Google Analytics uses cookies to help us analyze how our websites are used, including the number of visitors, the websites from which visitors have navigated to our websites, and the pages on our websites to which visitors navigate. This information is used by us to improve our websites. We use Google Analytics with restrictions on how Google can process our data enabled. For information on Google’s Restricted Data Processing go to https://privacy.google.com/businesses/rdp/.

3.3          Interest-Based Advertising:

The companies we work with to provide you with targeted ads are required by us to give you the choice to opt out of receiving targeted ads. Most of these companies are participants of the Digital Advertising Alliance (“DAA”) and/or the Network Advertising Initiative (“NAI”). To learn more about the targeted ads provided by these companies, and how to opt out of receiving certain targeted ads from them, please visit: (i) for website targeted ads from DAA participants, https://www.aboutads.info/choices; (ii) for app targeted ads from DAA participants, https://www.aboutads.info/appchoices; and (iii) for targeted ads from NAI participants, https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/. Opting out only means that the selected participants should no longer deliver certain targeted ads to you, but does not mean you will no longer receive any targeted content and/or ads (e.g., in connection with the participants’ other customers or from other technology services).

Please note that if you opt out using any of these methods, the opt out will only apply to the specific browser or device from which you opt out. We are not responsible for the effectiveness of, or compliance with, any opt out options or programs, or the accuracy of any other entities’ statements regarding their opt out options or programs.

3.4          E-mails:

You can opt-out of receiving promotional emails from us at any time by following the instructions as provided in emails to click on the unsubscribe link, or emailing us at the email address set out in the “Further Information” section below with the word unsubscribe in the subject field of the email. Please note that you cannot opt-out of non-promotional emails, such as those about transactions, servicing, or our ongoing business relations.

V.             Children

 The website is intended for general audiences and is not directed at children. We do not knowingly collect personal data (as defined by the U.S. Children’s Privacy Protection Act, or “COPPA”) from children. If you are a parent or guardian and believe we have collected personal data in violation of COPPA, contacts us at privacyofficer@publicisgroupe.com.  We will remove the personal data in accordance with COPPA. We do not knowingly “sell,” as that term is defined under the CCPA, the personal data of minors under 16 years old who are California residents.

VI.            Data Security

We use a variety of methods, such as firewalls, intrusion detection software and manual security procedures, designed to secure your data against loss or damage and to help protect the accuracy and security of information and to prevent unauthorized access or improper use. Nevertheless, transmission via the internet is not completely secure and we cannot guarantee the security of information about you. If you think that the website or any personal data is not secure or that there has been unauthorized access to the website or your personal data, please contact privacyofficer@publicisgroupe.com immediately.

VII.          Use of cookies, other tracking technology, social media and social media plug-ins

Cookies are small pieces of text or code sent to your device when you visit the website. Cookies are used to optimize the viewing experience, count visitors to a webpage, troubleshoot any problems, keep websites secure, and better serve content. The following cookies are used on the website:

·       Functional and required cookies are always used to allow our hosting platform, to securely serve this Website to you.

·       Analytics and performance cookies are used on the Website to view site traffic, activity, and other analytics data.

Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not.  You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.

If you follow us on social media (for example, through our accounts on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter or Instagram), we will also collect personal data about you in order to understand our followers better and understand the public response to our products and services. We may use this information to contact you/ send you marketing information which we think may be of interest to you/ engage in social listening to identify and assess what is being said about us publicly to understand industry trends and market sentiment. Any information you provide to us when you engage with our content (such as through our brand page or via Facebook Messenger) is treated in accordance with this Privacy Notice. Also, if you publicly reference us or our website on social media (such as by using a hashtag associated with us in a tweet or post), we may use your reference on or in connection with our website.

We provide social media plug-ins on the website to allow you to easily share content from our website through social media, and in doing so, we may receive your personal data from the social media platform that you have authorized to share with us. When you share content using these buttons, a new page will pop up from the relevant social media platform. If you’re already logged into your account on that social media platform, then you will probably be automatically logged into this pop-up page, so that you don’t have to log in again. If, however, you are not logged in (or if you are not registered with the social media platform), the page will ask you for your information.

We have no control over how social media platforms use your personal data and they may independently collect information about you when you leave our website. The information collected and stored by those parties remains subject to their own policies and practices, including what information they share with us, your rights and choices on their services and devices, and whether they store information in the U.S. or elsewhere. We encourage you to read the privacy notices on the various social media platforms you use.

Find out more about how these social media platforms use your personal data:

·       Facebook

·       Twitter

·       YouTube (Google’s general privacy policy)

·       Instagram

·       LinkedIn

VIII.        Notification of changes

Any changes to this Privacy Notice will be promptly communicated on this page and you should check back to see whether there are any changes. Continued use of the website and our Services after a change in the Privacy Notice indicates your acknowledgement and acceptance of the use of Personal Data in accordance with the amended Privacy Notice.

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IX.            Further Information

This Privacy Notice has been designed to be accessible to people with disabilities. If you experience any difficulties accessing the information here, please contact us at advocacy@discoveryworldwide.com.

If you consider that we are not complying with this Privacy Notice, if you have any questions in relation to this Privacy Notice, or have questions about your rights and choices, please contact privacyofficer@publicisgroupe.com.

If you have any questions about Discovery USA Advocacy's data practices or you wish to exercise your rights or know about the contractual protections in place, please contact the Publicis Chief Data Privacy Officer on privacyofficer@publicisgroupe.com.

Updated: 07/27/2021