This Privacy Policy describes how Open Source Investigations collects, uses, and discloses information, and what choices you have with respect to the information.
Updates in this version of the Privacy Policy reflect changes in data protection law.
When we refer to “Open Source Investigations”, we mean the entity that acts as the controller or processor of your information, as explained in more detail in the “Identifying the Data Controller and Processor” section below.
Applicability of the Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy applies to Open Source Investigations’s online platform and applications (collectively, the “Services”), Open Source Investigations.net and other websites (collectively, the “Websites”), and other interactions (e.g., customer service inquiries, user conferences, etc.) you may have with Open Source Investigations. If you do not agree with the terms, do not access or use the Services, websites, or any other aspect of Open Source Investigations’s business.
This Privacy Policy does not apply to any third-party applications or software that integrate with the Services through the Open Source Investigations platform (“Third Party Services”), or any other third-party products, services, or businesses. In addition, a separate agreement governs delivery, access, and use of the Services (the “Customer Agreement”), including the processing of any messages, files, or other content submitted through Services accounts (collectively, “Customer Data”). The organization (e.g., your employer or another entity or person) that entered into the Customer Agreement (“Customer”) controls their instance of the Services (their “Organization”) and any associated Customer Data. If you have any questions about specific Organization settings and privacy practices, please contact the Customer whose Organization you use. If you have received an invitation to join an Organization but have not yet created an account, you should request assistance from the Customer that sent the invitation.
Data we collect and receive
Open Source Investigations may collect and receive Customer Data and other information and data (“Other Information”) in a variety of ways:
Customer Data. Customers or individuals granted access to an Organization by a Customer (“Authorized Users”) routinely submit Customer Data to Open Source Investigations when using the Services.
Other Information. Open Source Investigations also collects, generates, and/or receives Other Information:
1. Organization and Account Information. To create or update an Organization account, you or your Users (e.g., your employer) supply Open Source Investigations with an email address, phone number, password, and/or similar account details. In addition, Customers that purchase a paid version of the Services provide Open Source Investigations (or its payment processors) with billing details such as banking information and/or a billing address.
2. Usage Information.
Services Metadata. When an Authorized User interacts with the Services, metadata is generated that provides additional context about the way Authorized Users work. For example, Open Source Investigations logs the organizations, deals, projects, people, features, content and links you interact with, the types of files shared, and what Third Party Services are used (if any).
Log data. As with most websites and technology services delivered over the Internet, our servers automatically collect information when you access or use our Websites or Services and record it in log files. This log data may include the Internet Protocol (IP) address, the address of the web page visited before using the Website or Services, browser type, and settings, the date and time the Services were used, information about browser configuration and plugins, language preferences, and cookie data.
Device information. Open Source Investigations collects information about devices accessing the Services, including type of device, what operating system is used, device settings, application IDs, unique device identifiers and crash data. Whether we collect some or all of this Other Information often depends on the type of device used and its settings.
Location information. We receive information from you, your Customer and other third parties that helps us approximate your location. We may, for example, use a business address submitted by your employer, or an IP address received from your browser or device to determine the approximate location. Open Source Investigations may also collect location information from devices in accordance with the consent process provided by your device.
3. Cookie Information. Open Source Investigations uses cookies and similar technologies in our Websites and Services that help us collect Other Information. The Websites and Services may also include cookies and similar tracking technologies of third parties, which may collect Other Information about you via the Websites and Services and across other websites and online services. For details please visit our Cookie Policy.
4. Third Party Services. Customer can choose to permit or restrict Third Party Services for their Organization. Typically, Third Party Services are software that integrate with our Services, and Customer can permit its Authorized Users to enable and disable these integrations for their Organization. Once enabled, the provider of a Third Party Service may share certain information with Open Source Investigations. For example, if a cloud storage application is enabled to permit files to be imported to an Organization, we may receive user name and email address of Authorized Users, along with additional information that the application has elected to make available to Open Source Investigations to facilitate the integration. Authorized Users should check the privacy settings and notices in these Third Party Services to understand what data may be disclosed to Open Source Investigations. When a Third Party Service is enabled, Open Source Investigations is authorized to connect and access Other Information made available to Open Source Investigations in accordance with our agreement with the Third Party Provider. We do not, however, receive or store passwords for any of these Third Party Services when connecting them to the Services.
5. Contact Information. In accordance with the consent process provided by your device, any contact information that an Authorized User chooses to import (such as an address book from a device) is collected when using the Services.
6. Third Party Data. Open Source Investigations may receive data about organizations, industries, Website visitors, marketing campaigns and other matters related to our business from parent corporation(s), affiliates and subsidiaries, our partners or others that we use to make our own information better or more useful. This data may be combined with Other Information we collect and might include aggregate level data, such as which IP addresses correspond to zip codes or countries. Or it might be more specific: for example, how well an online marketing or email campaign performed.
7. Additional Information Provided to Open Source Investigations. We receive Other Information when submitted to our Websites or if you participate in a focus group, contest, activity or event, apply for a job, request support, interact with our social media accounts or otherwise communicate with Open Source Investigations.
Generally, no one is under a statutory or contractual obligation to provide any Customer Data or Other Information (collectively, “Information”). However, certain Information is collected automatically and, if some Information, such as Organization setup details, is not provided, we may be unable to provide the Services.
How we use data
Customer Data will be used by Open Source Investigations in accordance with Customer’s instructions, including any applicable terms in the Customer Agreement and Customer’s use of Services functionality, and as required by applicable law. Open Source Investigations is a processor of Customer Data and Customer is the controller. Customer may, for example, use the Services to grant and remove access to an Organization, assign roles and configure settings, access, modify, export, share and remove Customer Data and otherwise apply its policies to the Services.
Open Source Investigations uses Other Information in furtherance of our legitimate interests in operating our Services, Websites and business. More specifically, Open Source Investigations uses Other Information:
To provide, update, maintain and protect our Services, Websites and business. This includes use of Other Information to support the delivery of the Services under a Customer Agreement, prevent or address service errors, security or technical issues, and analyze and monitor usage, trends, and other activities or at an Authorized User’s request.
As required by applicable law, legal process or regulation.
To communicate with you by responding to your requests, comments and questions. If you contact us, we may use your Other Information to respond.
To develop and provide search, learning and additional features. Open Source Investigations tries to make the Services as useful as possible for specific Organizations and Authorized Users. For example, we may improve search functionality by using Other Information to help determine and rank the relevance of content or expertise to an Authorized User, make Services suggestions based on historical use and predictive models, identify organizational trends and insights, to customize a Services experience or create new features and products.
To send emails and other communications. We may send you service, technical and other administrative emails, messages and other types of communications. We may also contact you to inform you about changes in our Services, our Services offerings, and important Services-related notices, such as security and fraud notices. These communications are considered part of the Services and you may not opt out of them. In addition, we sometimes send emails about new product features, promotional communications or other news about Open Source Investigations. These are marketing messages so you can control whether you receive them.
For billing, account management and other administrative matters. Open Source Investigations may need to contact you for invoicing, account management and similar reasons and we use account data to administer accounts and keep track of billing and payments.
To investigate and help prevent security issues and abuse.
If Information is aggregated or de-identified so it is no longer reasonably associated with an identified or identifiable natural person, Open Source Investigations may use it for any business purpose. To the extent Information is associated with an identified or identifiable natural person and is protected as personal data under applicable data protection law, it is referred to in this Privacy Policy as “Personal Data.”
Data retention
Open Source Investigations will retain Customer Data in accordance with a Customer’s instructions, including any applicable terms in the Customer Agreement and Customer’s use of Services functionality, and as required by applicable law. Depending on the Services plan.
Customer Data is retained as long as the Customer uses Services. Once the Customer cancels use of Services, Customer Data is retained for a period of 5 years after which is going to be permanently deleted. Customers may ask Open Source Investigations to delete its Customer Data at any moment after canceling the use of Services by sending a request to contact[at]Open Source Investigations.net.
The deletion of Customer Data and other use of the Services by Customer may result in the deletion and/or de-identification of certain associated Other Information. For more detail, please contact Customer. Open Source Investigations may retain Other Information pertaining to you for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy. This may include keeping your Other Information after you have deactivated your account for the period of time needed for Open Source Investigations to pursue legitimate business interests, conduct audits, comply with (and demonstrate compliance with) legal obligations, resolve disputes and enforce our agreements.
How share and disclose information
This section describes how Open Source Investigations may share and disclose Information. Customers determine their own policies and practices for the sharing and disclosure of Information, and Open Source Investigations does not control how they or any other third parties choose to share or disclose Information.
Customer’s Instructions. Open Source Investigations will solely share and disclose Customer Data in accordance with a Customer’s instructions, including any applicable terms in the Customer Agreement and Customer’s use of Services functionality, and in compliance with applicable law and legal process.
Displaying the Services. When an Authorized User submits Other Information, it may be displayed to other Authorized Users in the same or connected Organizations. For example, an Authorized User’s email address may be displayed within their Organization profile.
Collaborating with Others. The Services provide different ways for Authorized Users working in an Organization to collaborate, such as public projects. Other Information, such as an Authorized User’s profile Information, may be shared, subject to the policies and practices of the Organization(s).
Customer Access. Owners, administrators, Authorized Users and other Customer representatives and personnel may be able to access, modify or restrict access to Other Information. This may include, for example, your employer using Service features to export logs of Organization activity, or accessing or modifying your profile details.
Third Party Service Providers and Partners. We may engage third party companies or individuals as service providers or business partners to process Other Information and support our business. These third parties may, for example, provide virtual computing and storage services.
Third Party Services. Customer may enable or permit Authorized Users to enable Third Party Services. When enabled, Open Source Investigations may share Other Information with Third Party Services. Third Party Services are not owned or controlled by Open Source Investigations and third parties that have been granted access to Other Information may have their own policies and practices for its collection and use. Please check the privacy settings and notices in these Third Party Services or contact the provider for any questions.
Corporate Affiliates. Open Source Investigations may share Other Information with its corporate affiliates, partners and/or subsidiaries.
During a change to Open Source Investigations’s business. If Open Source Investigations engages in a merger, acquisition, bankruptcy, dissolution, reorganization, sale of some or all of Open Source Investigations’s assets or stock, financing, public offering of securities, acquisition of all or a portion of our business, a similar transaction or proceeding, or steps in contemplation of such activities (e.g. due diligence), some or all Other Information may be shared or transferred, subject to standard confidentiality arrangements.
Aggregated or De-identified Data. We may disclose or use aggregated or de-identified Other Information for any purpose. For example, we may share aggregated or de-identified Other Information with prospects or partners for business or research purposes, such as telling a prospective Open Source Investigations customer the average amount of time spent within a typical Organization.
To Comply with Laws. If we receive a request for information, we may disclose Other Information if we reasonably believe disclosure is in accordance with or required by any applicable law, regulation or legal process.
To enforce our rights, prevent fraud, and for safety. To protect and defend the rights, property or safety of Open Source Investigations or third parties, including enforcing contracts or policies, or in connection with investigating and preventing fraud or security issues.
With Consent. Open Source Investigations may share Other Information with third parties when we have consent to do so.
Security
Open Source Investigations takes security of data very seriously. Open Source Investigations works hard to protect Other Information you provide from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access or disclosure. These steps take into account the sensitivity of the Other Information we collect, process and store, and the current state of technology. To learn more about current practices and policies regarding security and confidentiality of the Services, please see our Security Policy. Given the nature of communications and information processing technology, Open Source Investigations cannot guarantee that Information, during transmission through the Internet or while stored on our systems or otherwise in our care, will be absolutely safe from intrusion by others.
Age limitations
To the extent prohibited by applicable law, Open Source Investigations does not allow use of our Services and Websites by anyone younger than 18 years old. If you learn that anyone younger than 18 has unlawfully provided us with personal data, please contact us and we will takes steps to delete such information.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
Open Source Investigations may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. Laws, regulations and industry standards evolve, which may make those changes necessary, or we may make changes to our business. We will post the changes to this page and encourage you to review our Privacy Policy to stay informed. If we make changes that materially alter your privacy rights, Open Source Investigations will provide additional notice, such as via email or through the Services. If you disagree with the changes to this Privacy Policy, you should deactivate your Services account. Contact the Customer if you wish to request the removal of Personal Data under their control.
International data transfers Privacy Shield and Contractual Terms
Open Source Investigations may transfer your Personal Data to countries other than the one in which you live. We deploy all safeguards if Open Source Investigations transfers Personal Data originating from the European Union to other countries not deemed adequate under applicable data protection law.
Identifying the data Controller and Processor
Data protection law in certain jurisdictions differentiates between the “controller” and “processor” of information. In general, Customer is the controller of Customer Data. In general, Open Source Investigations is the processor of Customer Data.
Your rights
Individuals located in certain countries, including the European Economic Area, have certain statutory rights in relation to their personal data. Subject to any exemptions provided by law, you may have the right to request access to Information, as well as to seek to update, delete or correct this Information. You can usually do this by contacting the Customer for additional access and assistance. To the extent that Open Source Investigations’s processing of your Personal Data is subject to the General Data Protection Regulation, Open Source Investigations relies on its legitimate interests, described above, to process your data. Open Source Investigations may also process Other Information that constitutes your Personal Data for direct marketing purposes and you have a right to object to Open Source Investigations’s use of your Personal Data for this purpose at any time.
Data Protection Authority
Subject to applicable law, you also have the right to (i) restrict Open Source Investigations’s use of Other Information that constitutes your Personal Data and (ii) lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.