Privacy Policy

Welcome to the website (the “Site”) operated by BlastWave! BlastWave is building a military-grade, remotely accessible virtual air-gap security solution (the “Service”), and is a company that is headquartered in the State of California in the United States (“we,” “us,” “our,” and “BlastWave”).

We are committed to protecting the privacy and confidentiality of the data we collect on our website. This Privacy Policy describes what information we collect about you, what we do with it, and options available to you. By accessing or using the Site, you accept and agree to the terms and conditions this Privacy Policy describes and to any terms and conditions incorporated by reference.

Information Collection Not Covered by This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy does not apply to personal information that you provide to us for employment-related purposes, whether through this Site or through a third-party service provider on the behalf of BlastWave.

Information We Collect
When you visit our Site, we may collect Personal Information and other information from you, as further described below:

“Personal Information” means any information from or about a person that identifies that person specifically or that makes that person identifiable when combined with other information from or about that person from any source. Personal Information is no longer personal when it has been aggregated or otherwise anonymized such that the individual is no longer identifiable using reasonable efforts.

When you use our Site, we may collect the following information:

Information You Provide Directly
If you choose to communicate with us through an online form, by sending us an email, by registering for one of our offerings, by purchasing goods or Services from us, or by otherwise contacting us, we will collect the information, including personal information, that you choose to provide to us. We will combine that with other information that we collect as described in this Privacy Policy.

“Do Not Track” Requests
Our Site currently does not respond to “do not track” (DNT) or similar signals, and operates as described in this Privacy Policy whether or not a DNT signal is received. If we do respond to DNT requests in the future, we will describe how we do so in this Privacy Policy.

Use of Your Information
We use the information we collect from you primarily to measure interest in and further develop our web pages and marketing plans, as well as to customize content you view on your Site visits based on activity from your past visits, diagnose technical issues, and to generally operate our Site.
In addition, we may use your information for the following purposes:

• To provide you, including to your email address, information regarding our Services;
• To administer our Site and Services, including by monitoring and analyzing our Site and Services traffic and usage patterns.

Sharing Your Information
Personal information we collect is for internal use only. Except to the extent necessary to fulfill our business obligations, to accomplish one of the lawful purposes described in this Privacy Policy, or in response to your express instructions, we do not sell, transfer, or otherwise disclose personal information that we collect from or about you.

We will not authorize the release of this information outside of BlastWave, except:

To comply with legal requirements:

• To demonstrate compliance with applicable privacy and data security laws
• To comply with incident monitoring, reporting, assessment, and notification requirements
• To comply with applicable criminal and civil law and regulatory requirements under federal, state, and international law
• If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of any or all of our business and/or our assets to a third party

To third parties who perform service functions to you on our behalf, including:

• To administer, operate, maintain, and secure our Site
• To monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with our Site
• To assist us in providing our products and services to you, including by acting on our behalf to fulfil orders, deliver packages, send postal mail and email, remove repetitive information from customer lists, analyze data, provide marketing assistance, process credit card payments, and provide customer assistance
• To prevent and investigate fraudulent transactions, unauthorized access to our Site, and other illegal activities
• To verify compliance with internal policies and procedures
• For accounting, recordkeeping, backup, and administrative purposes

To the greatest extent possible, personal information will be aggregated or otherwise anonymized data to accomplish these purposes, or provided only to the extent reasonably necessary to perform the service or function. Any personal information provided will continue to be treated in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Security
We take appropriate and reasonable security measures to protect Personal Information from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. However, no data protection procedures are entirely infallible. As a result, while we strive to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee the absolute security and safety of your Personal Information. If you have any questions about the security of your Personal Information, you may contact us at support@blastwave.com.

Promotional Communications
We will periodically send you free newsletters and emails that directly promote the use of our Site or the purchase of our products or Services. When you receive newsletters or promotional communications from us, you may indicate a preference to stop receiving further communications from us—you will have the opportunity to “opt-out” by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in the email you receive or by contacting us directly. Should you decide to opt-out of receiving future mailings, we may share your email address with third parties to ensure that you do not receive further communications from third parties. Despite your indicated email preferences, we may send you notices of any updates to our Privacy Policy.

Third-Party Websites
Some projects, tools, forums, or other publicly-available resources associated with BlastWave may be hosted on third-party websites. Additionally, we may provide links to third-party websites for informational purposes. The privacy practices of those sites may differ from our practices, are not controlled by BlastWave, and are not covered by this Privacy Policy. We do not make any representations about third-party websites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before submitting your personal data to such sites.

International Visitors
BlastWave’ Site(s) and Services are hosted and operated in the United States (“US”) and elsewhere in the world. By using the Site and Services, you are consenting to the transfer of your personal information to the US. If you are accessing the Services from outside the US, please be advised that US law may not offer the same privacy protections are the law of your jurisdiction.

California Privacy Rights
California law allows California residents to ask companies with whom they have an established business relationship to provide certain information about the companies’ sharing of personal information with third parties for direct marketing purposes. BlastWave does not share any California consumer personal information with third parties for marketing purposes without consent. California customers who wish to request further information about our compliance with this law or have questions or concerns about our privacy practices may contact us at support@blastwave.com.

Transfers of Personal Information from Other Countries
BlastWave will comply with applicable law regarding collection and transfer of personal information from countries that have privacy or data security laws that are inconsistent with the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

Our Policy Within the European Economic Area
This section describes our privacy statement for data subjects whose personal information may be collected in the European Union

EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”)

BlastWave is a global brand and thus may conduct business with individuals from within the European Economic Area (“EEA”). In order to carry out business with these individuals, we may transfer personal information from individuals (“Data Subjects”) located within the EEA. Personal information that may be collected by us from a Data Subject in the EEA may include:

• Name
• Address
• Phone Number
• Email Address‍

Lawful grounds to process and obtain consent
‍Data subjects whose personal information is collected in the EEA may withdraw consent at any time where consent is the lawful basis for processing his/her information. Should a data subject withdraw consent for processing or otherwise object to processing that impedes BlastWave’s ability to comply with applicable regulations, a data subject may be unable to avail him/ herself of the services that BlastWave provides.‍

Data subjects’ rights
All individuals whose personal information is held by BlastWave have the right to:

• ask what information BlastWave abs holds about them and why;
• ask for a copy of such information or access to such information;
• be informed how to correct or keep that information up to date; and
• be informed on how BlastWave is meeting its data protection obligations.

Furthermore, for data collected in the EEA, data subjects have the right to:

• ask for a copy of such information to be sent to a third party;
• ask for data to be erased if possible and required under the GDPR;
• ask for processing of personal information to be restricted if possible and required under GDPR;
• object to processing of personal information if possible and required under GDPR;
• object to automated decision-making where applicable; and
• contact a supervisory authority in the EEA to lodge a complaint regarding BlastWave’s processing of your personal information.

Automated decision-making
BlastWave does not engage in automated decision-making.

‍Non-disclosure of information
BlastWave does not share any personal information with any nonaffiliated third parties, except in the following circumstances:

• as necessary to provide the service that the customer has requested or authorized, or to maintain and service the customer’s account;
• as required by regulatory authorities or law enforcement officials who have jurisdiction over BlastWave and its affiliates or as otherwise required by any applicable law; and
• to the extent reasonably necessary to prevent fraud and unauthorized transactions.

BlastWave personnel are prohibited, either during or after termination of their employment, from disclosing personal information to any person or entity outside BlastWave, including family members, except under the circumstances described above. An employee is permitted to disclose personal information only to such other employees who need to have access to such information to deliver our services to the customer.

BlastWave contact information for persons located within the EEA
If you are located in the European Economic Area (“EEA”) or Switzerland and have questions or concerns regarding the processing of your personal information, you may email us at: support@blastwave.com. If, as an EEA Citizen, you believe that BlastWave has not adequately resolved any such issues, you have the right contact the EU supervisory authority.

Our Policy on Children’s Information
Our Services are not designed for or directed at children under the age of 13, and we will not intentionally collect or maintain information about anyone under the age of 13. If you are based in the EEA you may only use our Services if you are over the age at which you can provide consent to data processing under the laws of your country or if verifiable parental consent for your use of our Services has been provided to us. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that we might have any Personal Information from your child that you would like us to remove, please contact us at support@blastwave.com.

Changes
This Privacy Policy was last updated on July 6, 2018. Our Site may change from time to time. As a result, at times it may be necessary for BlastWave to make changes to this Privacy Policy. Please review this policy regularly, and especially before you provide any Personal Information. BlastWave reserves the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time and from time to time without prior notice. If we materially change our Privacy Policy, we may provide a more prominent notice, as required by law. If you continue to use the Site or Services after any modifications to this Privacy Policy are in effect, you agree to the new policy. If you do not agree with the changes, then you should stop using the Site or Services and notify us that you do not want your information used in accordance with the changes.

Additional Options
In addition to various options regarding your Personal Information already discussed in this policy, we would like to make all visitors aware of these options:

• You may request information about, and access to, the Personal Information that we collect from you
• You may ask us for a copy of the information that we collected from you

To exercise any of your options presented throughout this document or for additional information about our privacy and data security practices, contact us at support@blastwave.com.

Contact Us
We welcome any questions, comments, or complaints you may have regarding this Privacy Policy. Please do not hesitate to contact us at support@blastwave.com.