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Privacy and cookies policy

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W-ALL VENTURES® intends for w-all.com ("Our Site") to complement the services that the firm provides. This statement, set forth below, is our privacy statement for the global network of leading wallcovering manufactures, professional services firms and their affiliated and associated entities.

Here we describe the practices we follow to respect the privacy of all visitors to Our Site. At W-ALL VENTURES® , we have focused on implementing fair information practices that are designed to protect your privacy. We believe that everyone benefits from the free flow of information when that information is gathered and used responsibly.

If you have questions or you do not feel that your concerns have been addressed in our privacy statement, contact us.

Collection, use, disclosure, choice

Registration is not required for you to use Our Site. If you are merely a visitor, we do not collect any personal information about you, except to the limited extent through the use of cookies, which are described below. However, there may be circumstances in which you choose to register to ongoing updates from W-ALL VENTURES® .

In these cases, W-ALL VENTURES®  may contact registrants to invite them to special events, provide them with information about our services, publications and products, or for other marketing purposes.

Information collected at registration is protected using industry-standard encryption technology as it is sent over the Internet. For example, you may choose to register for:

  1. Email alerts

    W-ALL VENTURES®  offers an email alert service to site visitors, in which we send subscribers email updates when new information is added to Our Site. If you decide to subscribe, we will collect basic contact information about you, such as your name and email address.
  2. Expressing an interest in working for W-ALL VENTURES®

    Our Site enables you to register your interest in working for us or applying for an advertised vacancy. For more detail about the recruitment process and the information required, visit the JOIN US section of Our Site.
  3. Sample requests

    To receive W-ALL VENTURES® wallcovering material samples, registration is required. When you register, you must provide your name, email and mailing addresses, country, industry, company, position and phone number. At the time of registration, you are also asked whether or not you are a client of W-ALL VENTURES® , and whether or not you would like to be informed of upcoming sample collections via email alerts.
  4. Event registration

    W-ALL VENTURES®  facilitates event registration via Our Site or, at times, via third party web sites. Personal information may be collected via event registration forms and the type of information collected will vary. W-ALL VENTURES®  may share registrant information with third parties in association with the event.
    Examples of "third parties" include hotels, sponsors or co-sponsors, promoters, event organizers (including via third party web sites), speakers, panellists, etc. Please check the details provided at individual events to understand fully how your information will be used.
  5. W-ALL VENTURES®  Client Portal

    If you have been given access rights to W-ALL VENTURES®  Client Portal by your W-ALL VENTURES® contact, we would recommend you take note of the full privacy notice associated with this service. You will have access to the notice once you log onto W-ALL VENTURES® Client Portal.

Sensitive personal data

W-ALL VENTURES®  does not intentionally collect any sensitive information via Our Site unless legally required to do so, for example recruitment purposes. Sensitive personal information includes race or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or other beliefs, trade union membership, physical or mental health, sexual life or criminal records and in some cases social security numbers or financial information.

W-ALL VENTURES®  works to protect the confidentiality and security of such information it obtains in the course of business. Access to such information is limited and policies and procedures are in place designed to safeguard the information from loss, misuse and improper disclosure.

Disclosure

W-ALL VENTURES®  subscribes to the Safe Harbor Principles published by the U.S. Department of Commerce and will only disclose personal data to third parties that have agreed in writing to provide an adequate level of privacy protection. As such, we may disclose your personal information for the following reasons:

  • Where the transfer is necessary to fulfil your request and involves a third party organization with which W-ALL VENTURES®  has a relationship (see “Third Party Links” below); or
  • In order to fulfil a request that involves more than one W-ALL VENTURES®  member Firms; or
  • When explicitly requested by you, the site visitor; or
  • As required by a court order or any other legal or regulatory requirement; or
  • The disclosure is reasonably related to the sale or other disposition of all or part of our business.

Note: W-ALL VENTURES®  does not collect or compile personal data or information obtained by this site for dissemination or sale to outside parties for consumer marketing purposes or host mailings on behalf of third parties.

Data amendments and retention
Information collected from visitors to Our Site will only be kept in order to provide the required service. Once the service has been completed all information will be destroyed in accordance with W-ALL VENTURES® ’s data retention policies. Should you require your information to be updated, amended or deleted from our records please contact us outlining your requirements.

Third-party links
Please be aware that W-ALL VENTURES® .com sometimes contains links to other sites that are not governed by this privacy policy. Visitors to Our Site may be directed to third-party sites for more information, such as about our thought leadership, events, content sponsorships, vendor services, government entities, non-profits, and social networks.

W-ALL VENTURES®  makes no representations or warranties regarding how user data is stored or used on third-party servers. We recommend reviewing the privacy policy of each third-party site linked from Our Site to determine their use of your personal data.

Cookies and Web Beacons

Our Site uses cookies and Web beacons to improve Our Site’s performance and to enhance your browsing experience. Certain areas of Our Site also use cookies to understand more about you, so we can offer you a more personalised browsing experience.

What is a cookie?

A "cookie" is technology that allows Our Site to store tokens of information (an 'identifier') in your browser used only by Our Site while you are on Our Site. Cookies are not used to determine the personal identity of anyone who is merely visiting Our Site. They serve to help us track traffic patterns to determine a user’s preferred location and language so that we can direct them to the correct country home page when thW-ALL VENTURES®  visit Our Site.

Cookies have other uses as well. On certain pages of Our Site, cookies are used to help us track your interests while you browse the internet, so we can tailor more relevant advertising to you, and to understand what is important to you.

How do I disable cookies?

If you do not want to receive a cookie from Our Site or the Webcast Section, you have the option of setting your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, so that you may determine whether to accept it or not. However, please be aware that if you do turn off 'cookies' in your browser, you will not be able to fully experience some of Our Sites. For example, you will not be able to benefit from automatic log-on and other personalization features of the Webcast Section.

What cookies do we use?

The cookies used by Our Site perform four functions, as classified below:

       
  1. Essential/Strictly Necessary Cookies

    Some cookies we use are essential to the functioning of Our Site. For example, remembering your log-in details to certain parts of Our Site.
  2. Performance Cookies

    Some cookies help us with the performance and design of Our Site. This allows us to measure how many times a page has been visited, whether a page has been visited on Our Site through an advertisement or by other means.
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  4. Functionality Cookies

    Some cookies help us to remember your settings which you may have selected, or assist with other functionality when you browse and use Our Site. This helps us to remember what you have selected, so on your return visit we remember your preferences.
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  6. Targeting and Tracking Cookies

    On certain pages of Our Site, we use cookies to help us understand your interests as you browse the internet, so we can tailor and deliver to you a more personalised service in the future. This assists us in delivering relevant advertising to you during various advertising campaigns we may run from time to time through participating third party sites.

These cookies collect information relating to the origin of your visit, where you were exposed to W-ALL VENTURES®  advertising, what advertising feature you saw, whether you arrived directly or indirectly to Our Site, the device you used to visit Our Site and which downloads you performed. This information is collected on an anonymous basis via third party suppliers.

In addition, we also utilise cookies on certain pages of Our Site to communicate with third party data suppliers in order to extrapolate your digital behaviour. This help us to understand and target more relevant advertising in the future. The information we receive is all aggregate and anonymous, but will include statistics such as demographics, online behaviour, product interests and lifestyle. Targeting and tracking cookies are provided via trusted third party suppliers. Should you require more information regarding our suppliers and how these cookies operate please contact us.

What are Web Beacons?

W-ALL VENTURES®  occasionally advertises on third party Web sites. As part of our effort to track the success of our advertising campaigns, we may at times use a visitor identification technology such as "web beacons," or "action tags," which count visitors who have come to Our Site after being exposed to an W-ALL VENTURES®  banner ad on a third party site. We do not use this technology to access your personal information and it is only used to compile aggregated statistics about visitors who come to Our Site to gauge the effectiveness of our ads.

By navigating on Our Site, you agree that we can place cookie and web beacons on your computer or device. If you prefer not to receive cookies or web beacons, then you should stop using Our Site, or consult your browsing settings.

Apps, QR Codes and other related technologies

When you scan a QR Code, the third party that we engage to provide our QR Codes (3GVision) may collect certain information from your mobile device (such as your mobile device identifier and IP address). 3GVision uses this information only on our behalf for the purpose of providing anonymised statistical reports to us about users of our website and services.

Social Media Platforms

You may wish to participate in the various blogs, forums, wikis and other social media platforms hosted by W-ALL VENTURES®  (“Social Media Platforms") which we make available to you. The main aim of these Social Media Platforms is to facilitate and allow you to share content. However, W-ALL VENTURES®  cannot be held responsible if you share personal information on Social Media Platforms that is subsequently used, misused or otherwise appropriated by another user.

W-ALL VENTURES®  may also provide links to other social media platforms maintained on separate servers by individuals or organizations over which W-ALL VENTURES®  has no control. W-ALL VENTURES®  makes no representations or warranties regarding the accuracy or any other aspect of the information located on such servers.

A link to a third party’s website should not be construed as an endorsement by either W-ALL VENTURES®  or that third party of the other or its products and services. W-ALL VENTURES®  makes no representations or warranties regarding how user data is stored or used on third-party servers. We recommend reviewing the privacy policy of each third-party site linked from Our Site to determine their use of your personal data.

Children

This privacy statement is not intended for use by children. We understand the importance of protecting children’s information, especially in an online environment, and we do not knowingly collect or maintain information about children.

Changes to this policy

W-ALL VENTURES®  may change this policy statement as needed. If changes to the statement are made, please note that it may take up to 30 business days before new privacy practices are implemented. Check this page periodically if you would like to monitor changes.

Unsubscribe

W-ALL VENTURES®  gives you choices regarding the collection and usage of your personally identifiable information. If you have registered for any W-ALL VENTURES®  related updates through W-ALL VENTURES® .com, and do not wish to receive future e-mails, please visit our unsubscribe page within the application you registered.

Further information

For more information on the extent to which this privacy statement applies, please see the legal statement.

W-ALL VENTURES®  refers to the global organization, and may refer to one or more, of the member firms, each of which is a separate legal entity. This site uses cookies to provide you with a personalised browsing experience. By using this site you agree to our use of cookies as explained in our Privacy Policy. Please read our Privacy Policy for more information on how we use cookies and how you can manage them.

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