Privacy Policy and Terms of Use

1. Introduction

Alterian Software Holdings LLC together with its affiliates and subsidiaries (“Alterian”, “we”, “our”) is committed to protecting your privacy and meeting our legal obligations when you visit our website, make contact with us, when we have collected your details as a customer or a supplier and when you use our CX platform.

We are registered with the UK supervisory authority, Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) in relation to our processing of Personal Data under registration number ZA301272. This Privacy Notice explains what personal data Alterian collects as a data controller in each of these cases, how we process your personal data and your rights. It also provides details of how to contact us about your personal data or to exercise your rights.

If Alterian processes data about you because it has been provided to us or added to one of our software platforms by or on behalf of an Alterian customer, we are acting as a data processor and this Privacy Notice does not apply. You should review the privacy Notice of the Alterian customer that collected your personal data and added it to our software platform.

We update this Privacy Notice from time to time in response to changes in applicable laws and regulations, changes to our processing practices and to products and services we offer. When changes are made, we will update the final section of this Notice. Please review this Privacy Notice periodically to check for updates.
 

2. Purpose of this privacy notice

The purpose of this privacy notice is to explain what Personal Data we collect about you and how we process it. This privacy notice also explains your rights, so please read it carefully. If you have any questions, you can contact us using the information provided below under the ‘How to contact us’ section.
 

3. Who this privacy notice applies to

This privacy notice applies to you if :

  • You visit our website
  • You purchase products or services from us
  • You use our CX Platform
  • You enquire about our products and/or services
  • You sign up to receive newsletters and/or other promotional communications from us

 

4. Personal Data Collected

The type of Personal Data we collect about you will depend on our relationship with you. For the types of Personal Data we collect, see the table below in the sections entitled ‘Purposes for using your personal data and Lawful bases for using your personal data.

Website Visitors & People Contacting Us

When you contact us using the web form on our website, a corporate email account or through one of our social channels (including X and Linkedin) we collect the information you provide to us.

This typically includes your name, email address, telephone number and company / employer’s name (where applicable) and any additional information you include in your message.

When you visit our website, we will collect limited personal data automatically through the use of cookies on our website. For more details see the section on cookies, below.

Customers & Suppliers

If you are a customer, partner or supplier, we collect personal data about our key contacts at  your organisation. This includes their name and business contact details including email address, telephone number, job title and company / employer’s name.

If you are a prospective customer, we collect personal data about individuals in your organisation who are likely to be interested in our products and services, including their name, business email address, business telephone number, job title and company / employer’s name.
 

5. Cookies & Social Media

Alterian uses cookies on our website and CX platform. Cookies are small text files that may be downloaded to your device when you visit a website unless you have set your browser to stop them.

We use cookies to remember your preferences, improve your overall experience on our site and track visitors to our website.

For more information on the cookies and web pixels used on our website please see our Cookie Notice . You can manage your cookie preferences through your web browser settings, as set out in our Cookie Policy. You can also contact us at privacy@alterian.com if you have any questions about the use of cookies on our website.

Our website includes links to our social media channels. When you use one of these buttons or links you are visiting a 3rd party website (such as Xor Linkedin) and this Privacy Notice will no longer apply. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for 3rd party websites and you should check their privacy policies before you submit any personal data to them.
 

6. Purposes for Using Your Personal Data

We use your personal data for the following purposes:

  • Respond to your enquiry.
  • Personalise your browsing experience when you visit our website.
  • Develop a sales relationship with you, by telephone and email, and to market our products and services to you, including sharing news, industry updates, events, promotions and competitions, reports and other information and carrying out market research campaigns.
  • Provide our services to you as a customer, including granting access to our software platforms, account management, for billing and contract management and to provide service updates, support and professional services. Where Personal Data is processed because it is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party, we will be unable to provide our services without the required information.
  • Monitoring and analysing use of our software platforms to help ensure they remain available, secure and to improve our products and services.
  • Subscribe you to our newsletter or other direct marketing communications if you have agreed to us doing so or have signed up to receive these on our website.
  • Detect and prevent money laundering, fraud and illegal activities and to meet our legal obligations.
  • Manage our relationship with you as a supplier.

 

7. Lawful Bases for Using Your Data

Our legal basis for collecting and processing your personal data as described above, will depend on the relationship we have with you.

If we reply to your inquiry, it is in our legitimate business interests to respond to you.

It is also in our legitimate business interests to develop a sales relationship with, and market our products and services to you; to provide you with our services if you are a customer; to monitor and analyse use of our software for reasons of security and improvement; and to manage our relationship with you as a supplier.

Where you have subscribed to our newsletter or other direct marketing communications, we send these to you with your consent. You can withdraw your consent and unsubscribe at any time using the ‘unsubscribe’ link in our emails or by contacting us at privacy@alterian.com.

In some cases, we may have a legal obligation to collect and use your personal data.

It is also in our legitimate interests to use your personal data to detect and prevent money laundering, fraud and other illegal activities.

We only use cookies with your consent. Please see our Cookie Notice for more information on the cookies used on our website.
 

8. Sharing Your Data & International Transfers

We will share your personal data with suppliers to our business who process data on our behalf. This includes, for example, cloud service and SaaS providers. In such cases, our suppliers are data processors and may only use the data in line with our instructions and not for any other purpose.

Alterian is a global business and as such your personal data may be shared with our subsidiaries in the UK, USA or Australia to respond to your enquiry properly, for the purposes of our relationship.

It is possible that we may be required to share your data to comply with applicable laws or with valid legal processes, such as in response to a court order or with government or law enforcement agencies.

Alterian  do not sell your personal data to any third party.

If you are in the United Kingdom (UK)  European Economic Area (EEA) and your personal data is collected in or processed by our subsidiary Alterian Software Limited, your information will be shared with Alterian Software Holdings LLC in the US and/or with Alterian Software Pty Ltd in Australia..  When this becomes necessary for the purposes for which we have collected it we will enter into either International Data Transfer Agreements (IDTAs) and/or Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs), approved by the UK ICO, which contractually oblige the entities in those countries to operate to the data protection standards expected within the UK.
 

9. How long we keep your data

We will retain your personal data for as long as it necessary for the purpose of our relationship or until you object to us processing it or withdraw your consent.
 

10. Your Rights

You have rights relating to your personal data, subject to local data protection laws. Depending on these laws and, in particular, if you are located in the EEA or the UK, these rights may include:

  • The right of access to your personal data and can request copies of it and information about our processing of it.
  • To rectify or add to the personal data we hold about you, if you information is incorrect or inaccurate.
  • Where we are using your personal data with your consent, you can withdraw your consent at any time.
  • Where we are using your personal data because it is in our legitimate interests to do so, or for direct marketing, you can object to us using it this way.
  • You can ask us to restrict the use of your personal data if:
    • It is not accurate.
    • It has been used unlawfully but you do not want us to delete it.
    • We do not need it anymore, but you want us to keep it for use in legal claims; or
    • if you have already asked us to stop using your data but you are waiting to receive confirmation from us as to whether we can comply with your request.
  • In some circumstances you can compel us to erase your personal data, request a machine-readable copy of your personal data to transfer to another service provider and compel us to erase your personal data.
  • The right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing (including profiling) that produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you.

 
If you are in the EEA or the UK, you will not have to pay a fee to access your personal data (or to exercise any of the other rights). However, we may charge a reasonable fee if your request for access is clearly unfounded or excessive. Alternatively, we may refuse to comply with the request in such circumstances.

If you wish to exercise your rights, please contact us at privacy@alterian.com.

You can also complain to a data protection supervisory authority if you are in the EEA. Contact details for supervisory authorities in the European Union are available here and for the UK supervisory authority the contact details are available here.
 

11. How to contact us

Alterian has designated a Data Protection Officer in relation to processing of personal data falling within the EU General Data Protection Regulation, UK General Data Protection Regulation and Data Protection Act 2018. You can contact our DPO, or Alterian more generally, about this Privacy Notice and your personal data by emailing us at privacy@alterian.com.

Alternatively, you can write to us at Alterian, 1550 Wewatta Street, 2nd floor, Denver, CO 80202, USA.
 

12. Changes to this Notice

This Privacy Notice was published on May 05, 2018 and last updated on March 21, 2024.