1. Your Acceptance
By using and/or visiting this website (collectively, including all content and functionality available through the PEuniverse.com domain name, the ” PE Universe Website”, ” PE Universe Service”, or “Website”), you signify your agreement to these terms. If you do not agree to any of these terms, please do not use the PE Universe Website. PE Universe may, in its sole discretion, modify or revise these Terms of Use and policies at any time, and you agree to be bound by such modifications or revisions. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to confer any third-party rights or benefits.
2. PE Universe Website
A. These Terms of Use apply to all users of the PE Universe Website, including users who are also contributors of video content, information, and other materials or services on the Website.
B. The PE Universe Website may contain links to third party websites that are not owned or controlled by PE Universe. PE Universe has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third party websites. In addition, PE Universe will not and cannot censor or edit the content of any third-party site. By using the Website, you expressly relieve PE Universe from any and all liability arising from your use of any third-party website.
C. Accordingly, we encourage you to be aware when you leave the PE Universe Website and to read the terms and conditions and privacy policy of each other website that you visit.
3. PE Universe Accounts
A. In order to access some features of the Website, you will have to create a PE Universe account. You may never use another’s account without permission. When creating your account, you must provide accurate and complete information. You are solely responsible for the activity that occurs on your account, and you must keep your account password secure. You must notify PE Universe immediately of any breach of security or unauthorized use of your account.
B. Although PE Universe will not be liable for your losses caused by any unauthorized use of your account, you may be liable for the losses of PE Universe or others due to such unauthorized use.
4. General Use of the Website — Permissions and Restrictions
PE Universe hereby grants you permission to access and use the Website as set forth in these Terms of Use, provided that:
A. You agree not to distribute in any medium any part of the Website, including but not limited to User Submissions (defined below) of other users, without PE Universe’s prior written authorization. You may, however, distribute or share your own User Submissions at your discretion.
B. You agree not to alter or modify any part of the Website.
C. You agree not to access User Submissions (defined below) or PE Universe Website Content through any technology or means other than the video playback pages of the Website itself or other explicitly authorized means PE Universe may designate.
D. You agree not to use the Website for any commercial use, without the prior written authorization of PE Universe. Prohibited commercial uses include any of the following actions taken without PE Universe’s express approval:
Sale of access to the Website or its related services on another website;
Use of the Website or its related services for the primary purpose of gaining advertising or subscription revenue;
The sale of advertising, on the PE Universe website or any third-party website, targeted to PE Universe content; and
Any use of the Website or its related services that PE Universe finds, in its sole discretion, to use PE Universe’s resources or User Submissions with the effect of competing with or displacing the market for PE Universe, PE Universe content, or its User Submissions.
Prohibited commercial uses do not include:
uploading an original video to PE Universe, or maintaining an original channel on PE Universe, to promote your business or artistic enterprise; or
any use that PE Universe expressly authorizes in writing.
F. You agree not to use or launch any automated system, including without limitation, “robots,” “spiders,” or “offline readers,” that accesses the Website in a manner that sends more request messages to the PE Universe servers in a given period of time than a human can reasonably produce in the same period by using a conventional on-line web browser. Notwithstanding the foregoing, PE Universe grants the operators of public search engines permission to use spiders to copy materials from the site for the sole purpose of and solely to the extent necessary for creating publicly available searchable indices of the materials, but not caches or archives of such materials. PE Universe reserves the right to revoke these exceptions either generally or in specific cases. You agree not to collect or harvest any personally identifiable information, including account names, from the Website, nor to use the communication systems provided by the Website (e.g. comments, email) for any commercial solicitation purposes. You agree not to solicit, for commercial purposes, any users of the Website with respect to their User Submissions.
G. In your use of the website, you will otherwise comply with the terms and conditions of these Terms of Use and all applicable local, national, and international laws and regulations.
H. PE Universe reserves the right to discontinue any aspect of the PE Universe Website at any time.
PE Universe endeavors to provide an online environment that is safe to all users. We employ a team to monitor and detect misuse of the Website, harmful conduct towards others, and situations where we may be able to help support or protect the community. If we learn of content or conduct like this, we will take appropriate action – for instance, offering help, removing content, blocking access of certain features, disabling an account, or contacting law enforcement.
5. Your Use of Content on the Site
In addition to the general restrictions above, the following restrictions and conditions apply specifically to your use of content on the PE Universe Website.
A. The content on the PE Universe Website, except all User Submissions (as defined below), including without limitation, the text, software, scripts, graphics, photos, sounds, music, videos, interactive features and the like (“Content”) and the trademarks, service marks and logos contained therein (“Marks”), are owned by or licensed to PE Universe, subject to copyright and other intellectual property rights under the law. Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only and may not be downloaded, copied, reproduced, distributed, transmitted, broadcast, displayed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited for any other purposes whatsoever without the prior written consent of the respective owners. PE Universe reserves all rights not expressly granted in and to the Website and the Content.
B. You may access User Submissions solely:
for your information and personal use;
as intended through the normal functionality of the PE Universe Service; and for Streaming.
“Streaming” means a contemporaneous digital transmission of an audiovisual work via the Internet from the PE Universe Service to a user’s device in such a manner that the data is intended for real-time viewing and not intended to be copied, stored, permanently downloaded, or redistributed by the user. Accessing User Videos for any purpose or in any manner other than Streaming is expressly prohibited. User Videos are made available “as is.”
C. User Comments are made available to you for your information and personal use solely as intended through the normal functionality of the PE Universe Service. User Comments are made available “as is”, and may not be used, copied, reproduced, distributed, transmitted, broadcast, displayed, sold, licensed, downloaded, or otherwise exploited in any manner not intended by the normal functionality of the PE Universe Service or otherwise as prohibited under this Agreement.
D. You may access PE Universe Content, User Submissions and other content only as permitted under this Agreement. PE Universe reserves all rights not expressly granted in and to the PE Universe Content and the PE Universe Service.
E. You agree to not engage in the use, copying or distribution of any of the Content other than expressly permitted herein, including any use, copying or distribution of User Submissions of third parties obtained through the Website for any commercial purposes.
F. You agree not to circumvent, disable or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the PE Universe Website or features that prevent or restrict use or copying of any Content or enforce limitations on use of the PE Universe Website or the Content therein.
G. You understand that when using the PE Universe Website, you will be exposed to User Submissions from a variety of sources, and that PE Universe is not responsible for the accuracy, usefulness, safety, or intellectual property rights of or relating to such User Submissions. You further understand and acknowledge that you may be exposed to User Submissions that are inaccurate, offensive, indecent or objectionable, and you agree to waive, and hereby do waive, any legal or equitable rights or remedies you have or may have against PE Universe with respect thereto, and agree to indemnify and hold PE Universe, its Owners/Operators, affiliates, and/or licensors, harmless to the fullest extent allowed by law regarding all matters related to your use of the site.
6. Your User Submissions and Conduct
A. As a PE Universe account holder you may submit video content (“User Videos”) and textual content (“User Comments”). User Videos, User Multimedia Presentations, User Spreadsheets, User Images, other User-created Documents, and User Comments are collectively referred to as “User Submissions.” You understand that whether or not such User Submissions are published, PE Universe does not guarantee any confidentiality with respect to any User Submissions.
B. You shall be solely responsible for your own User Submissions and the consequences of posting or publishing them. In connection with User Submissions, you affirm, represent, and/or warrant that: you own or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, and permissions to use and authorize PE Universe to use all patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights in and to any and all User Submissions to enable inclusion and use of the User Submissions in the manner contemplated by the Website and these Terms of Use.
C. For clarity, you retain all of your ownership rights in your User Submissions. However, by submitting User Submissions to PE Universe, you hereby grant PE Universe a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicenseable and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform the User Submissions in connection with the PE Universe Website and PE Universe’s (and its successors’ and affiliates’) business, including without limitation for promoting and redistributing part or all of the PE Universe Website (and derivative works thereof) in any media formats and through any media channels. You also hereby grant each user of the PE Universe Website a non-exclusive license to access your User Submissions through the Website, and to use, reproduce, distribute, display and perform such User Submissions as permitted through the functionality of the Website and under these Terms of Use. The above licenses granted by you in User Videos terminate within a commercially reasonable time after you remove or delete your User Videos from the PE Universe Service. You understand and agree, however, that PE Universe may retain, but not display, distribute or perform, server copies of User Submissions that have been removed or deleted. The above licenses granted by you in User Comments are perpetual and irrevocable.
D. In connection with User Submissions, you further agree that you will not submit material that is copyrighted, protected by trade secret or otherwise subject to third party proprietary rights, including privacy and publicity rights, unless you are the owner of such rights or have permission from their rightful owner to post the material and to grant PE Universe all of the license rights granted herein.
E. You further agree that you will not, in connection with User Submissions, submit material that is contrary to these Terms of Use.
F. PE Universe does not endorse any User Submission or any opinion, recommendation or advice expressed therein, and PE Universe expressly disclaims any and all liability in connection with User Submissions. PE Universe does not permit copyright infringing activities and infringement of intellectual property rights on its Website, and PE Universe will remove all Content and User Submissions if properly notified that such Content or User Submission infringes on another’s intellectual property rights. PE Universe reserves the right to remove Content and User Submissions without prior notice.
7. Account Termination Policy
A. PE Universe will terminate a User’s access to its Website if, under appropriate circumstances, they are determined to be a repeat infringer.
B. PE Universe reserves the right to decide whether Content or a User Submission is appropriate and complies with these Terms of Use for violations other than copyright infringement, such as, but not limited to, pornography, obscene or defamatory material or excessive length. PE Universe may remove such User Submissions and/or terminate a User’s access for uploading such material in violation of these Terms of Use at any time, without prior notice and at its sole discretion.
8. Digital Millennium Copyright Act –
A. If you are a copyright owner or an agent thereof and believe that any User Submission or other content infringes upon your copyrights, you may submit a notification pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) by providing our Copyright Agent with the following information in writing (see 17 U.S.C 512(c)(3) for further detail):
A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site;
Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled and information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to locate the material;
Information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to contact you, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail;
A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
PE Universe’s designated Copyright Agent to receive notifications of claimed infringement is: dmcopyright@gophersport.com. For clarity, only DMCA notices should go to the Copyright Agent; any other feedback, comments, requests for technical support, and other communications should be directed to PE Universe customer service through customerservice@gophersport.com. You acknowledge that if you fail to comply with all of the requirements of this Section 5(D), your DMCA notice may not be valid.
B. Counter-Notice. If you believe that your User Submission that was removed (or to which access was disabled) is not infringing, or that you have the authorization from the copyright owner, the copyright owner’s agent, or pursuant to the law, to post and use the content in your User Submission, you may send a counter-notice containing the following information to the Copyright Agent:
Your physical or electronic signature;
Identification of the content that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the content appeared before it was removed or disabled;
A statement that you have a good faith belief that the content was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or a misidentification of the content; and
Your name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address, a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal court in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and a statement that you will accept service of process from the person who provided notification of the alleged infringement.
If a counter-notice is received by the Copyright Agent, PE Universe may send a copy of the counter-notice to the original complaining party informing that person that it may replace the removed content or cease disabling it in 10 business days. Unless the copyright owner files an action seeking a court order against the content provider, member or user, the removed content may be replaced, or access to it restored, in 10 to 14 business days or more after receipt of the counter-notice, at PE Universe’s sole discretion.
9. Warranty Disclaimer
YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE PE UNIVERSE WEBSITE SHALL BE AT YOUR SOLE RISK. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, PE UNIVERSE, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN CONNECTION WITH THE WEBSITE AND YOUR USE THEREOF. PE UNIVERSE MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THIS SITE’S CONTENT OR THE CONTENT OF ANY SITES LINKED TO THIS SITE AND ASSUMES NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY (I) ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES OF CONTENT, (II) PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF OUR WEBSITE, (III) ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SECURE SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION AND/OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN, (IV) ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM OUR WEBSITE, (IV) ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE WHICH MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH OUR WEBSITE BY ANY THIRD PARTY, AND/OR (V) ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENT OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF ANY CONTENT POSTED, EMAILED, TRANSMITTED, OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE VIA THE PE UNIVERSE WEBSITE. PE UNIVERSE DOES NOT WARRANT, ENDORSE, GUARANTEE, OR ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE ADVERTISED OR OFFERED BY A THIRD PARTY THROUGH THE PE UNIVERSE WEBSITE OR ANY HYPERLINKED WEBSITE OR FEATURED IN ANY BANNER OR OTHER ADVERTISING, AND PE UNIVERSE WILL NOT BE A PARTY TO OR IN ANY WAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING ANY TRANSACTION BETWEEN YOU AND THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS OF PRODUCTS OR SERVICES. AS WITH THE PURCHASE OF A PRODUCT OR SERVICE THROUGH ANY MEDIUM OR IN ANY ENVIRONMENT, YOU SHOULD USE YOUR BEST JUDGMENT AND EXERCISE CAUTION WHERE APPROPRIATE.
10. Limitation of Liability
IN NO EVENT SHALL PE UNIVERSE, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM ANY (I) ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES OF CONTENT, (II) PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF OUR WEBSITE, (III) ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SECURE SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION AND/OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN, (IV) ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM OUR WEBSITE, (IV) ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE, WHICH MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH OUR WEBSITE BY ANY THIRD PARTY, AND/OR (V) ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENT OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF YOUR USE OF ANY CONTENT POSTED, EMAILED, TRANSMITTED, OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE VIA THE PE UNIVERSE WEBSITE, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT THE COMPANY IS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE FOREGOING LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW IN THE APPLICABLE JURISDICTION. YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT PE UNIVERSE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR USER SUBMISSIONS OR THE DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE, OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY AND THAT THE RISK OF HARM OR DAMAGE FROM THE FOREGOING RESTS ENTIRELY WITH YOU. The Website is controlled and offered by PE Universe from its facilities in the United States of America. PE Universe makes no representations that the PE Universe Website is appropriate or available for use in other locations. Those who access or use the PE Universe Website from other jurisdictions do so at their own volition and are responsible for compliance with local law.
11. Indemnity
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the PE Universe, its officers, directors, employees and agents, from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney’s fees) arising from: (i) your use of and access to the PE Universe Website; (ii) your violation of any term of these Terms of Use; (iii) your violation of any third party right, including without limitation any copyright, property, or privacy right; or (iv) any claim that one of your User Submissions caused damage to a third party. This defense and indemnification obligation will survive these Terms of Use and your use of the PE Universe Website.
12. Ability to Accept Terms of Use
You affirm that you are either more than 18 years of age, or an emancipated minor, or possess legal parental or guardian consent, and are fully able and competent to enter into the terms, conditions, obligations, affirmations, representations, and warranties set forth in these Terms of Use, and to abide by and comply with these Terms of Use. In any case, you affirm that you are over the age of 18, as the PE Universe Website is not intended for people under 18. If you are under 18 years of age, then please do not use the PE Universe Website. There are lots of other great web sites for you. Talk to your parents about what sites are appropriate for you.
13. Assignment
These Terms of Use, and any rights and licenses granted hereunder, may not be transferred or assigned by you, but may be assigned by PE Universe without restriction.
14. General
You agree that: (i) the PE Universe Website shall be deemed solely based in Minnesota; and (ii) the PE Universe Website shall be deemed a passive website that does not give rise to personal jurisdiction over PE Universe, either specific or general, in jurisdictions other than Minnesota. These Terms of Use shall be governed by the internal substantive laws of the State of Minnesota, without respect to its conflict of laws principles. Any claim or dispute between you and PE Universe that arises in whole or in part from the PE Universe Website shall be decided exclusively by a court of competent jurisdiction located in Steele County, Minnesota. These Terms of Use and any other legal notices published by PE Universe on the Website, shall constitute the entire agreement between you and PE Universe concerning the PE Universe Website. If any provision of these Terms of Use is deemed invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Terms of Use, which shall remain in full force and effect. No waiver of any term of this these Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term, and PE Universe’s failure to assert any right or provision under these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. PE Universe reserves the right to amend these Terms of Use at any time and without notice, and it is your responsibility to review these Terms of Use for any changes. Your use of the PE Universe Website following any amendment of these Terms of Use will signify your assent to and acceptance of its revised terms. YOU AND PE UNIVERSE AGREE THAT ANY CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE PE UNIVERSE WEBSITE MUST COMMENCE WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES. OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.
1) The information available through this website is the property of PE Universe and is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. Any printouts using or referencing content from this website shall contain the following copyright notice: “Copyright PE Universe, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED,” along with PE Universe’s logo that appears above. You agree not to reproduce, retransmit, photocopy. distribute. disseminate, sell, publish, broadcast, or circulate the information received through this website to anyone without the express prior written consent of PE Universe. Copying and distributing PE Universe’s original copyright-protected content to third parties from this website is forbidden.
2) PE Universe reserves the right to monitor your use of this website to ensure compliance with this Agreement. If it is determined you are not in compliance with this Agreement. PE Universe reserves the right to take such action as is deemed necessary. Systematic access or extraction of content from this website, including the use of “bots” or “spiders,” is prohibited.
Updated: June 2020
PE Universe is committed to preserving and safeguarding your right to privacy online. We have created this Privacy Policy to demonstrate our commitment to protecting your privacy. You should be fully aware of what happens to your personal information when you visit sparkpe.org. If you have any questions or privacy concerns that are not answered here, we invite you to contact us.
Choice: PE Universe uses and discloses information in accordance with an organization’s or professional’s choice to restrict the use of the information. lf you are resident of California, please see the section of this Privacy Notice entitled “California Residents” for an overview of your California rights.
Accountability for Onward Transfer: Information is disclosed to third parties only for the purposes described in the notice and as permitted under applicable law. If information is shared with third parties, PE Universe requires contracts with those third parties that include limitation on use, provisions regarding compliance with comparable standards of security and data handling procedures as PE Universe provides. PE Universe remains liable for meeting the Privacy Principles if third-party agents that it engages to process personal data on its behalf do so in a manner inconsistent with the Privacy Principles, unless PE Universe can prove that it is not responsible for the event giving rise to the damage.
Data Integrity and Purpose Limitation: PE Universe employs substantive measures to produce high-quality, timely, and reliable data, including direct contact with educational institutions and professionals, as well as quality assurance procedures during data collection and processing. Personal information is used in a manner that is compatible with the purposes for which it was collected or authorized.
Access. Correction and Deletion: PE Universe provides organizations and professionals with access to their business information within PE Universe’s databases and with an opportunity to correct verified inaccuracies.
Data Security: PE Universe applies appropriate technical, physical, and administrative data security measures to protect data against unauthorized access and disclosure.
Accountability: PE Universe seeks to adhere to its Privacy Principles through ongoing compliance, training. documentation, assessment, and dispute resolution initiatives.
This online privacy notice describes the Data Privacy practices that are applicable to PE Universe. This website may provide links to other websites that may employ different information management practices. We encourage you to carefully read the online privacy notices of these other websites to ensure that you understand their practices and the relevant distinctions.
Personal information is generally defined as information that, by itself or in combination with other information, identifies, relates to, describes, references, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer, device or household (“Personal Information”). Personal Information can include, but is not limited to, your name, address, telephone number, email address, username and password, IP Address or other online identifiers, browsing or search history, credit/debit card number or other financial information, professional or employment-related information, office address and other business information, demographic information, consumer preferences, location information, or any other type of information that, directly or indirectly, can be linked to or is reasonably capable of being associated with you.
We also collect information about website visitors indirectly through standard web logs, such as IP addresses, browser types {e.g., Internet Explorer), areas of the website that are visited, and the website from which a visitor came. We routinely use this web log information in the aggregate in order to administer and improve our website. While some of this data may be traceable to an individual, we only seek to identify individuals whom we believe are using our website for improper purposes.
PE Universe uses the individual and business identifiable information that we collect to operate our website, to communicate with website visitors and customers, and to carry out transactions that you request or authorize.
PE Universe shares information with third-party service providers such as payment processors, shipping and mail providers, web hosting and cloud service providers, data analytics suppliers, targeted advertising networks, and legal compliance advisors, in order to support PE Universe Internet websites and business operations. PE Universe contractually requires that these recipients only use the information for the intended purpose of the disclosure and that they destroy or return the information when it is no longer needed.
From time to time, PE Universe compiles online and offline transaction and registration information for internal analyses, such as market research, quality assurance, customer experience, and operational benchmarking initiatives.
PE Universe respects your privacy preferences and offers the following ways through which you may control how we contact you and disclose your information. We will honor your requests accordingly.
PE Universe Email Marketing: We provide individuals with the opportunity to opt out of receiving PE Universe promotional emails, newsletters, and updates about new PE Universe features, products, and services. You may opt out of receiving such promotional communications by sending us an email or calling PE Universe Customer Service at 833-737-275. You may change your preferences at any time. We may continue to send you transactional or service-related emails, such as communications regarding your account or subscription service, despite your desire to not receive promotional or marketing email messages.
PE Universe Direct Mail Marketing: We provide businesses and organizations with the opportunity to place themselves on our company’s internal Do Not Mail list should they no longer wish to receive catalogs or promotional mailers. You may be placed on this list by sending us an email or by calling PE Universe Customer Service at 855-858-5501. We may continue to send you transactional or service-related correspondence despite your desire to not receive marketing mailers.
Website Use Information: You have additional choices regarding website use information that our third-party advertisers and partners may collect or receive through the employment of cookies, Web beacons, pixel tags. clear GIFs, and other similar media. Please see the “Third-Party Advertisers” section below for more information.
We design the layout and features of our website so that new visitors may anonymously learn about our products and services without revealing their identities. For new visitors. we use cookies or Web beacons to collect limited data, such as the date, time, and areas of our website that are visited, as well as the website from which the new visitor came. When you select one of our products or services, register for a newsletter or email alert. or complete a survey, we may try to identify your browser; and we may combine information from cookies, Web beacons, and other information collected online with other data that we maintain about you. By improving the features, marketing, and content of our website and by making your online experience more convenient and meaningful, we are able to better serve our customers’ needs.
A cookie is a small text file that is stored on your computer’s hard drive and that often includes an anonymous unique identifier. When you visit a website, that website’s computer asks your computer for permission to store this text file in a section of your hard drive that is specifically designated for cookies. Each website can send its own cookie to your browser if your browser’s preferences allow it. Your browser will only permit a website to access the cookies that it has previously sent to you and not the cookies sent to you by other websites. Some of our business partners, such as third-party advertisers, may use cookies that originate from their websites. We have no access to, or control over, these cookies. For more information, please see the “Third- Party Advertisers” section below. We use cookies to store login or other information on your computer, which serves to improve our website functionality and tailor our services to your preferences and interests. For certain services. we offer users the ability to store a user ID or password within a cookie so that they do not need to reenter it when they subsequently return to our website. Cookies, in conjunction with our Web server’s log fi les, allow us to calculate the aggregate number of people visiting our website and to assess which parts of the site are most popular. This information helps us to constantly improve our website and better serve our customers. We do not store credit/debit card numbers in cookies. Most Internet browsers allow users to decide whether to accept cookies and how long to keep them on their hard drive. You may reset your browser to refuse cookies and still use our website, although website access and functionality may be slower and less convenient.
A Web beacon is a graphic image, such as a pixel tag or clear GIF, which is placed on a Web page or in an email message to monitor user activity, such as whether the Web page or email message is accessed or clicked. They are often invisible because they are very small in size. They are also used on many Web pages for alignment purposes. We sometimes use Web beacons to provide an independent accounting of how many people visit our website or to gather statistics about browser usage on our website. Some of our Web pages and HTML-formatted email newsletters use Web beacons in conjunction with cookies. It is difficult for you to limit the use of Web beacons because there is no easy way to distinguish their use from alignment and other purposes. Web beacons may also be loaded from a different Web server than the rest of the page.
Except as noted herein, PE Universe does not sell or share your Personal Information with any person or entity outside of PE Universe.
We may disclose certain portions of your Personal Information to analytics providers, advertising networks, and other service providers or third parties for certain business purposes as identified above, and receive something of value in exchange for this disclosure. As referenced in the table of Personal Information we collect, use and share, the Site uses cookies to deliver content specific to your interests, analyze how visitors and customers interact with our Site, and for other purposes disclosed above. We may employ other companies to provide similar marketing services on our behalf. With our approval, these third parties may also place “cookies” for analysis purposes. These third-party companies will have access to the information needed to perform their functions but cannot use that information for any other purpose. We do not use cookies to store credit card information or other financial information. You are not required to accept cookies. However, certain functionality of the Site may not work properly (if at all) if you reject cookies.
Depending on where you reside, the disclosure of your cookie identifiers, including your IP address, in exchange for certain third-party services may be considered a sale of your Personal Information, and you may have the right to opt-out of any such sale of your Personal Information by PE Universe.
This Site may use Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager, which are web analytics services that use cookies to analyze your use of our Site. The information collected by these cookies about your use of the Site (including your IP address) is transmitted to and stored on a Google server in the United States. Google uses this information to assess your use of the Site, providing reports on data such as how often you visit, what pages you view when you visit, and what other websites you have visited prior to visiting our Site. Google may transfer this information to third parties, if required by law or if third parties process the information on behalf of Google. View an overview of Google’s data privacy practices for Google Analytics https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245. For more information on Google’s privacy practices generally, please review Google’s privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy.To opt-out of being tracked by Google Analytics, you may be able to download and install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
PE Universe allows cookies, IP addresses and marketing information to be collected and managed by our third-party marketing vendors in order to provide you with targeted ads based on what you appear to be interested in as a result of your activity online, both on our Site and elsewhere. You can opt-out of receiving targeted ads served by us or on our behalf by clicking here.
If you opt-out, you will still see ads but they will not be personalized based on your online activity. Please note that if you disable your cookies or upgrade your browser after opting out, you will need to opt-out again. Further, if you use multiple browsers or devices you will need to execute this opt-out on each browser or device.
You can also generally opt-out of receiving targeted ads from third-party advertisers and ad networks who are members of the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) by visiting http://optout.networkadvertising.org/. You may opt-out of receiving targeted advertisements from other companies that perform interest-based advertising services, including some that we may work with, via the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) site at http://optout.aboutads.info/. Please note that when using the ad industry opt-out tools described above, you may need to execute opt-outs for each browser or device that you use, and that other companies’ opt-outs may function differently than our opt-out.
Certain areas of the Site may integrate with social media sharing services which will let you share content from the Site with other online services. Your use of such features may enable the sharing of information with your friends or the public, depending on the settings you establish with the relevant social sharing service. Please review the privacy policies of those social media services for more information about how such services handle the information you provide to or share through them.
PE Universe neither collects nor sells the Personal Information of minors under 16 years of age.
PE Universe implements commercially reasonable security measures to protect information against unauthorized access and disclosure. These measures include technical, physical, and administrative data security safeguards. PE Universe requires employees to complete appropriate training on data management and security practices.
There is no such thing as “guaranteed security,” whether conducting business online or offline. Having established this fact, PE Universe employs commercially reasonable and appropriate data security safeguards that are consistent with our business operations and generally accepted industry standards.
Data security is our priority, and we commit ourselves to safeguarding our customers’ data. We do this by:
PE Universe retains information for as long as an account is active or as needed to provide services. We retain and use your information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
PE Universe’s website is not targeted, intended or expected to be of use to children. User provided contributions of content or contact information regarding or about children are expressly prohibited.
Jf we make material changes to our information management and Data Privacy practices, we will post these changes on our website in order to keep you informed of how we collect. use, manage, disclose, and protect our information assets. Such changes will be posted in this section of our online privacy notice, and the policy effective date will be updated accordingly.
By using our website, you hereby consent to our collection, use, management, retention, and disclosure of your information as described in this notice.
California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits customers who are California residents to request certain information regarding our disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please see the Access and Correction section above for contact information.
Starting January 1, 2020, under the California Consumer Privacy Act (the CCPA) residents of the state of California have the following rights:
You have the Right to Access Information About Collection, Disclosure and Sale of your Personal Information over the past 12 months. Click here for additional details.
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You have the Right to Deletion of information you have shared with us subject to certain exceptions. Click here for additional details on these exceptions.
We may deny your deletion request if retaining the information is necessary for us or our service providers to:
You have the Right to Opt Out of the Sale of Your Personal Information, unless such personal information was collected from a government source.
You also have a Right Not to be Discriminated Against for exercising your CCPA rights. You do not need to request this right, this a is a right we will always give you in regard to any CCPA rights request.
If you would like to exercise your CCPA rights over the phone, please call us and clearly state that you are a resident of the state of California and wish to exercise your CCPA rights. We will ask for additional information to verify your identity.
We reserve the right to use a third party to verify your identity and this third party may require additional information for verification purposes. The data you provide will only be used to fulfill your CCPA request.
Please see below for the categories of personal information about California consumers that we have collected, sold and disclosed for a business purpose over the past 12 months:
| Categories of Personal Information we collect | We may collect this Personal Information when you… | We collect this Personal Information so that we may… | Types of third parties that may receive this Personal Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contact information and other data that could be used to identify or communicate with you, including your name, alias, signature, mailing/shipping address, email address, telephone number, fax number, company name, job title, role or other professional or business information, and any inferences we might draw from such information. | • Create an account with us; • Register for a webinar; • Submit a request for information on goods or services offered on or through the Services; • Sign up to receive mailings, newsletters, e-mail updates or other communications about PE Universe products and services which may be of interest to you; • Request a PE Universe catalog; • Order and pay for PE Universe products and services; • Submit routing requests for custom shipping; • Contact PE Universe with questions or comments; • Participate in a promotion, contest or survey; • Interact with us at tradeshows and conferences; • Allow us to visit your facility; or • Provide it to us in the content of any communications you direct to PE Universe. |
• Administer your account; • Process and respond to your requests for information; • Process payment information when you order a PE Universe product or service; • Communicate with you regarding the status of your order; • Send you products and anything else you order for shipping; • Respond to your questions and comments; • Provide you with information on new products, services, promotions and other updates in which we think you may be interested; |
• Shipping and mail providers including storage facilities and dropshippers; • Payment processors; • Marketing firms including email marketing vendors; • Survey and other promotional service providers; • Customer service vendors; • Web hosting and cloud service providers; • Data analytics suppliers; • Product experts and technology consultants; or • Legal compliance advisors. |
| Demographic information such as your age, birthday, sex, gender, job title, role, other professional interests, your status as a military veteran, and any inferences we might draw from such information. | • Create an account with us; • Participate in a promotion, contest or survey; • Submit a form on the Site; or • Provide it to us in the content of any communications you direct to PE Universe. |
• Administer your account; • Communicate with you regarding surveys, contests, sweepstakes and other promotions; • Provide customer service; • Analyze your consumer preferences; or • Contact you with information on new products, services, promotions and other updates in which we think you may be interested. |
• Survey and other promotional service providers; • Marketing vendors; • Web hosting and cloud service providers; or • Data analytics suppliers. |
| Credit/debit card or other payment/financial information. | • Order and pay for any goods or services advertised on or through the Services. | • Process or fulfill orders and transactions which you have authorized; or • Detect security incidents, protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent or illegal activity, and prosecute those responsible for such activity. |
• Credit/debit card processors and other payment processing entities. |
| Account access information, including your password. | • Create an account on the Site. | • Administer your Site account; • Detect security incidents; or • Undertake activities to verify, maintain and improve the safety of the Site and the Services. |
• Web hosting and cloud service providers; or • Technology consultants |
| First-party cookie identifiers set directly by PE Universe, which may include information on your interaction with the Site, any PE Universe application, or any PE Universe ad, and any inferences we might draw from such information. | • Visit or use the Site, automatically. | • Recognize you on return visits to the Site; • Analyze how you interact with our Site; • Identify products and services in which you might be interested; • Detect security incidents; • Undertake activities to verify, maintain and improve the quality or safety of the Site and Site-related services; • Debugging to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality with the Site; • Conduct data analysis and testing; • Undertake internal research for technological development and demonstration; or • Monitor Site usage. |
• Web hosting and cloud service providers; or • Data analytics suppliers. |
| Third-party cookie identifiers, internet protocol (IP) addresses, pixels and other online identifiers, browsing history, search history, email activity, information on a consumer's interaction with a website, application, or advertisement, and any inferences we might draw from such information. | • Visit or use the Site, automatically. | • Monitor Site usage; • Count ad views or impressions, verify the positioning and quality of ad impressions; • Evaluate how you review and respond to emails we send you; or • Provide you with information on new products, services, promotions and other updates in which we think you may be interested. |
• Data analytics providers; • Marketing firms including email analytics vendors; or • Targeted advertising networks. |
If you have any questions or comments about this Policy, the Services, or your dealings with PE Universe, please contact us.
PE Universe intends to strictly enforce this Policy. If you believe there has been some violation of this Policy, please contact PE Universe.
This Policy as last updated on June 15, 2020.