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Welcome to The Authority Collective! We encourage you to take advantage of the content and features available on theauthoritycollective.com and all The Authority Collective-owned websites (each, a “website”).
Please read these non-negotiable terms of use carefully before using the website. By continuing to use the website, you (the “user”) agree to be bound by these terms of use.
If you purchase any subscription products or services from The Authority Collective (“Services”), the terms of use for those Services will be set forth in a separate sales contract between you and The Authority Collective. These TERMS OF USE will not in any way change or limit your rights and obligations under your The Authority Collective sales contract.
If you have not yet purchased Services from The Authority Collective or are not already a The Authority Collective Client, we encourage you to contact us to learn more about the benefits and value that The Authority Collective can provide.
This Website and all translations are the property of The Authority Collective and are protected by U.S. and international copyright law and conventions. The Authority Collective grants to User the right to access and use the Website, and in some cases a license to make a limited machine translation, so long as such use is for internal information purposes, and User does not alter, copy, disseminate, redistribute, or republish any content or feature of this Website. User acknowledges that access to and use of this Website is subject to these TERMS OF USE and any expanded access or use must be approved in writing by The Authority Collective.
The Authority Collective reserves the right to change, update, or discontinue any aspect of this Website at any time without notice. Your continued use of the Website after any such change constitutes your agreement to these TERMS OF USE, as modified.
The Authority Collective does not make any warranties, express or implied, including, without limitation, those of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, with respect to this Website. Although The Authority Collective takes reasonable steps to screen this Website for infection by viruses, worms, Trojan horses, or other code manifesting contaminating or destructive properties, The Authority Collective cannot guarantee that it will be free of infection, code vulnerabilities, or that it will be available at any particular time or location.
While the information contained on this Website has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, The Authority Collective disclaims all warranties as to the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of such information. User assumes sole responsibility for the use it makes of this Website to achieve his/her intended results.
This Website may contain links to other third-party websites, which are provided as additional resources for the convenience of Users. The Authority Collective does not endorse, sponsor, or accept any responsibility for these third-party websites. User agrees to direct any concerns relating to these third-party websites to the relevant website administrator.
In no event will The Authority Collective be liable for: (a) damages of any kind, including without limitation, direct, incidental or consequential damages (including, but not limited to, damages for lost profits, business interruption, and loss of programs or information) arising out of the use of or inability to use this Website, or any information provided on this Website, or (b) any claim attributable to errors, omissions, or other inaccuracies in the information provided on this Website.
In accessing and using this Website, User agrees to comply with all applicable laws and agrees not to take any action that would compromise the security or viability of this Website. The Authority Collective may terminate User’s access to this Website at any time for any reason. The terms hereunder regarding Disclaimer of Warranty, Accuracy of Information, Indemnification, and Third-Party Rights shall survive termination.
User agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless The Authority Collective, its affiliates, licensors, and their respective officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against all losses, expenses, damages, and costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising out of User’s use/misuse of this Website.
The terms hereunder regarding Disclaimer of Warranty, Limitation of Liability, and Indemnification are for the benefit of The Authority Collective, and its licensors, employees, and agents, each of whom shall have the right to assert and enforce those terms against a User.
Any provision in any written communication received by The Authority Collective in connection with this Website which is inconsistent with, or adds to, these TERMS OF USE is void. If any term hereunder is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, all remaining terms will remain in full force and effect.
These TERMS OF USE and the resolution of any dispute arising hereunder shall all be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of [Your State], without regard to its conflicts of law principles. User consents to the jurisdiction of the courts of the state of [Your State].
User’s right to privacy is of paramount importance to The Authority Collective. When you register to use our Website, The Authority Collective will ask you to provide your name, organization, email address, and other related information. The Authority Collective will use this information to provide you with a more personalized online experience and, where applicable, to process orders, as well as to keep track of what topics are of interest to our Users. The Authority Collective will not share this information with any third party.
User will not (i) violate the security of the Site nor attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Site, data, materials, information, computer systems, or networks connected to any server associated with the Site, through hacking, password timing, or any other means; (ii) take nor attempt any action that, in the sole discretion of The Authority Collective, imposes or may impose an unreasonable or disproportionately large burden on the Site or its infrastructure; (iii) use nor attempt to use any scraper, robot, bot, spider, data mining, computer code, or any other automated device, program, tool, algorithm, process, or methodology to access, index, acquire, copy, or monitor any portion of the Site, any data or content found on or accessed through the Site without the prior written consent of The Authority Collective; (iv) forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any other content; (v) use nor attempt to use any data or content found on or accessed through the Site as input into or for the training or development of generative artificial intelligence, machine learning, algorithms, software, or related technologies, to create any derivative works, compilations or collective works, or for any purpose that infringes, misappropriates, or otherwise violates any intellectual property right, or that allows any third parties to access, use or benefit from our proprietary intellectual property in any way.
We respect the intellectual property rights of others and will not tolerate infringing activity on our Sites. If you are a copyright owner or agent, and you believe your rights under applicable copyright laws are being infringed by us or another person or entity using our Sites or Services, you may submit to our Designated Copyright Agent (ip@theauthoritycollective.com) a written notification pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) (17 U.S.C. § 512), which includes the following information:
We reserve the right to seek damages from any person who knowingly, materially submits a DMCA notification claim under this section in violation of the law.
The DSA sets out rules for digital service providers in the European Union (EU) to ensure a safe and trusted online environment for our website users. More information about the DSA can be found here. We are committed to complying with the DSA by actively managing and monitoring content and activities on our site(s) and supporting the rights of our users in the EU.
Should you encounter content or activities on our site(s) which you believe to be illegal, in breach of our Terms of Use or guidelines, or violate the rights and safety of others, we encourage you to report this to us immediately, by contacting legalcompliance@theauthoritycollective.com.
When reporting such content or activities to us, please include the following information in your email:
Effective Date: July 2024
The Authority Collective and its affiliates are committed to protecting your information. Please read this Privacy Policy (“the Policy”) carefully as it sets out important information relating to how we handle your personal information.
In this Policy, references to “we,” “us,” or “The Authority Collective” are references to The Authority Collective Inc. and all its group companies doing business under The Authority Collective name. Certain The Authority Collective products and/or services which may be linked through our website or The Authority Collective group companies with different business models have their own applicable privacy policies, and this Policy does not apply to them.
The Authority Collective and all its group companies will have access to information on individuals covered by this Policy.
Questions, comments and requests regarding this Privacy Policy should be addressed to our Data Protection Office by completing the form on our website, via email at privacy@theauthoritycollective.com or regular mail at:
Global Data Protection Office Legal Department [Your Address] [City, State, ZIP Code] USA
This Policy sets out how we collect and use personal information, and your choices and rights regarding our use of your personal information.
This Policy describes our practices when using your information when you:
This Policy also applies to information we collect from you via our survey or diagnostic tools as outlined in more detail below. You may be shown an additional confidentiality notice before participating in a survey or diagnostic. Please note that in cases where the terms of any such survey- or diagnostic-specific confidentiality notice conflict with any terms in this Policy, the terms of that notice will take precedence over the terms in this Policy. We will not use information we collect via our survey or diagnostic tools to contact you for marketing purposes.
This Policy will apply whether you have provided the information directly to us or we have obtained it from a different source, such as a third party.
Information we collect directly from you or from the following sources:
Categories of information we collect about you include:
We use this information for certain activities, including:
We use this information because:
Information we collect when you register for, and attend one of our virtual or in-person conferences:
Categories of information we collect about you include:
We use this information for certain activities, including:
We use this information because:
Information we collect from users of:
Categories of information we collect about you include:
We use this information for certain activities, including:
We use this information because:
Information we collect about the use of our website and apps from users:
Categories of information we collect about you include:
We use this information for certain activities, including:
We use this information because:
Information we collect from participants of a survey or diagnostic:
Categories of information we collect about you include:
We use this information for certain activities, including:
We use this information because:
Information we collect when you create a The Authority Collective Peer Insights or The Authority Collective Peer Community profile and participate in either via the website or app:
Categories of information we collect about you include:
We use this information for certain activities, including:
We use this information because:
Certain types of personal information are more sensitive than others. This includes information about health, disability, race, ethnicity, criminal offenses (or alleged offenses), political opinions, biometric information, or religion. It is voluntary for you to disclose this information, but where we collect and receive these types of information about you, we have identified the type of special information, how we will use it and why we will use it.
Information we collect when you attend one of our virtual or in-person conferences:
Categories of information we collect about you include:
We use this information for certain activities, including:
We use this information because:
Special category information that you choose to provide voluntarily as part of a survey or diagnostic:
Categories of information we collect about you include:
We use this information for certain activities, including:
We use this information because:
Where we collect and use information for our legitimate interests as mentioned above, a legitimate interest will only apply when we consider that your interests or rights requiring protection of your personal information do not override our legitimate interests. For more information regarding our legitimate interests as applied to your personal information, please contact us.
Our websites and online services are for individuals who are at least 18 years old. Our online services are not designed to be used by individuals under the age of 18.
In certain circumstances, if you do not provide personal information which is required (for example, in relation to activating your The Authority Collective license), we will not be able to perform our contractual obligations or provide you with products and services. When this is the case, we will make it clear.
We may ask to record calls for training, quality, and research purposes. All recordings will be treated as confidential. If you do not want us to record your call, you will be given a chance to opt out. If your call is already in progress, you may ask us to turn off the recording at the start of the call.
You may use the send-to-colleague functionality on some of our sites or apps to send your colleagues information from The Authority Collective or its subsidiaries. In order to fulfill this request, we will ask you for your and your colleagues’ names and email addresses. We do not retain this data after the email is sent. Please be aware that your name and email address may be included in the communication sent to your colleague.
Where you choose to pay for any The Authority Collective products or services using your payment card, we will collect your personal data connected to your payment card. We use this personal data in order to process your payment and to prevent fraudulent transactions. We do this on the basis of your consent to process this information.
The My Favorites feature of the member websites allows clients to save content available to the member’s Favorites list, add labels, tags, and notes to saved content, and share content and notes with and receive content and notes from other clients. We may review information about your use of My Favorites, including the content you save, folders you create, any tags, labels, or notes you add to your saved content or folders you have created, and any content that you share, and use such information to recommend content, tools, or other The Authority Collective services we think may be of interest to you. Information about your use of My Favorites will only be accessible to The Authority Collective and will not be visible to or otherwise shared with other The Authority Collective clients unless you choose to share it.
If you access the Restricted Areas of any of our sites (via browser or a The Authority Collective app), we may collect information about your access to and use of research materials, decision-support tools, and other online and offline resources we offer.
The Authority Collective and its affiliates may use information disclosed through surveys or diagnostics or otherwise provided to or generated by The Authority Collective or its Affiliates (collectively “Research Data”) for validation, research, and benchmarking purposes and product development. Unless otherwise specified prior to collection, Research Data will be disclosed in the aggregate and presented in anonymous form and will not include (directly or by inference) any information identifying participating organizations or any identifiable individual as the source of such data. Access to Research Data will be restricted to those individuals who need such access to deliver The Authority Collective products and/or services.
We recommend content & topics based on users’ role, industry, and activities with The Authority Collective. Users’ activities include research content users read, topics that were followed, webinars views, discussions with The Authority Collective. Recommendations depend on the freshness of the content and the popularity of the content amongst similar users.
Our algorithm will refine over time based on users’ continuous interactions with The Authority Collective in order to provide high-quality, decision-relevant content.
We take users’ roles, industries, and activities data (primarily users’ readership, topic follow data) to train deep learning recommendation models. Most models only update daily with some reacting close to real-time to users’ actions.
Our models predict the most relevant content and topics that users are interested in after adjusting for user entitlements and use-case-specific suppressions.
Primarily used in:
Surfacing high-quality, decision-relevant contents to enable users to make better and faster decisions and make progress on their priorities.
We may disclose your personal information to third parties as follows:
Your personal information may be shared if we anonymize and/or aggregate it, as in these circumstances the information will cease to be personal information.
We may share information with our organizational clients about how their employees use the sites and the resources available to them through the sites (e.g., how employees used certain features of the sites, utilization trends, which features were most popular with the client’s employees).
In certain circumstances, you have certain rights regarding your personal information. A summary of each right and how you can exercise it is set out below. To opt out of receiving commercial communications, please send an email to privacy@theauthoritycollective.com. To exercise any of your other rights (such as the right to access or deletion of your information), please complete the form on our website. Such requests should include information to allow us to verify your identity (e.g., your name, address, email address or other information reasonably required). If you are a California resident, please refer to Section 10 below for more detailed information on your rights under California law.
Where we receive your request to exercise one of these rights, we will respond without undue delay and within the time required by applicable law. This may be extended in certain circumstances, e.g., where requests are complex or numerous.
We will provide the information free of charge, except where requests are manifestly unfounded or excessive, e.g., because of their repetitive character. In these circumstances, we may charge a reasonable fee or may refuse to act on the request. We will advise you of any fees prior to proceeding with a request. We may ask for additional information to verify your identity before carrying out a request.
You have the right to access personal information we hold about you and to be provided with a copy of the information (in most circumstances). You also have the right to correct any information we may hold about you that is inaccurate.
You have the right to ask us to restrict processing of your personal information where one of the following applies:
You have the right to ask us to delete your personal information in certain circumstances. If you want to opt-out from receiving marketing communications, the best way to do so is to allow us to retain your information with a “do not contact” tag so we know not to contact you in the future.
There are also certain exceptions where we may refuse a request for erasure, for example, where the personal information is required to comply with a legal obligation or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
You may object to our use of your personal information for marketing purposes.
You may also object to the processing of your personal information in cases where we have used legitimate interests as the basis for processing. In such cases, we will stop processing your personal information until we verify that we have compelling legitimate grounds for processing that outweigh your interests, rights, and freedoms in asking us to stop processing the data, or in limited cases where we need to continue processing the data for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
In most cases, you have the right to receive all personal information you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and to transmit this data to another data controller, where technically feasible.
If you object to our processing of your personal information, you have the right to complain to the data protection authority (“DPA”) in the country where you reside, where you work, or where the alleged infringement of data protection laws has taken place.
We agree that any disputes regarding our privacy policies and related actions regarding personal information from data subjects in the EU can be heard by a DPA, and we will be subject to the determination of those bodies. Please contact us to be directed to the relevant DPA.
The Authority Collective is a global company, and we may transfer personal information to other The Authority Collective group companies or suppliers outside your country. The Authority Collective will take reasonable steps to ensure that personal information is protected and any such transfers comply with applicable law.
The Authority Collective may transfer and maintain the personal information of individuals covered by this Policy on servers or databases outside the European Economic Area (“EEA”). Some of these countries may not have the equivalent level of protection under their data protection laws as in the EEA.
The countries to which we transfer data outside of the EEA may include any of the countries in which The Authority Collective does business.
All The Authority Collective entities have signed an Intragroup Agreement containing the European Union (“EU”) Commission Approved Standard Contractual Clauses for the transfer of data outside the European Economic Area. All The Authority Collective entities have the same technical, physical, and administrative security controls and are required to comply with our data protection policies and procedures, applicable laws, and the terms of our client and member contracts governing the collection and use of information.
The Authority Collective complies with the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (EU-U.S. DPF) and the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF, and the Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (Swiss-U.S. DPF) as set forth by the US Department of Commerce. For more information, refer to our Data Privacy Framework Notice.
We will retain your personal information for as long as required to perform the purposes for which the data was collected, depending on the legal basis for which that data was obtained and/or whether additional legal/regulatory obligations require us to retain it.
In general terms, this will mean that your personal information will be kept for the duration of our relationship with you and:
We believe it is important to give you choices about the use of your information. We will use your information as described in this Policy (or any other conference- or service-specific Privacy Policy). If we want to use your information for a purpose not described in this Policy, we will first get your consent to do so.
We will respect your wishes not to receive marketing communications. You can change your marketing preferences by contacting us at the address here. If you gave us your email address to receive marketing communications, you can opt out at any time by using the unsubscribe links or instructions included at the bottom of our emails. Please note that we will continue to send you service-related communications regardless of any opt-out request. We will not sell or share your information with third parties (other than our subsidiaries or affiliates) for their own promotional or marketing purposes unless you give us consent to do so and where permitted by applicable law.
We have implemented administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help prevent unauthorized access. Despite these measures, no data transmission over the Internet can be entirely secure, and we cannot guarantee or warrant the security of any information you transmit via our websites or apps. Please note that you are responsible for maintaining the security of your credentials used to access any The Authority Collective service or account, and you must report suspected unauthorized activity to us.
We make reasonable efforts to restrict access to information to only those employees, contractors, and agents who need such access in order to operate, develop, improve, or deliver our programs, products, and services.
A cookie is a small text file which includes a unique identifier that is sent by a web server to the browser on your computer, mobile phone or any other internet-enabled device when you visit an online site. Cookies and similar technologies are widely used to make websites work efficiently and to collect information about your online preferences. For simplicity, we refer to all these technologies as “cookies”.
Some of our website pages may contain electronic images known as web beacons (also known as clear gifs, tags or pixels) that allow us to count users who have visited our pages. Web beacons collect only limited information, e.g. a cookie number, time and date of a page view, and a description of the page on which the web beacon resides. We may also carry web beacons placed by third-party advertisers. These beacons do not carry any information that could directly identify you.
We also include web beacons in e-mail messages or newsletters to track whether you open the messages. We use this information to customize our services and measure the overall effectiveness of our online content, advertising campaigns, and products and services we offer through the Site. Flash cookies operate differently than browser cookies, and cookie management tools available in a web browser will not remove flash cookies. To learn more about how to manage flash cookies, you can visit the Adobe website and make changes at the Global Privacy Settings Panel.
More detailed information on how we use cookies and other web technologies can be found in our Cookie Policy.
We provide links to other websites or resources that are not part of the products, programs, or services run by The Authority Collective. We do not control these websites or their privacy practices, and any information you provide to these sites is subject to the Privacy Policies of those sites and not this Policy.
From time to time, we may change and/or update this Policy. If this Policy changes in any way, we will post an updated version on this website. We recommend you regularly review this website to ensure that you are always aware of our information practices and any changes to such. Any changes to this Policy will go into effect on posting to this page.
California law requires us to provide California residents with additional information regarding how we collect, use, and share your personal information.
In Section 1 above, and otherwise throughout this Policy, we discuss in detail the specific pieces of information we collect from and about users. Below are the categories of personal information we collect:
We may disclose the categories of personal information identified above for our operational purposes where the use is reasonably necessary and proportionate to achieve the operational purpose for which it was collected or processed, or for another compatible operational purpose.
Based on the definition of “sell” under California law and under current regulatory guidance, we do not believe we engage in such activity and have not engaged in such activity in the past twelve months (including that we do not “sell” the personal information of minors under 16 years of age).
We do share certain information as set forth in Sections 1 and 2 of this Policy, and allow third parties to collect certain information about your activity, for example through cookies, as explained in our Cookie Policy. You can opt-out of sharing your personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising by clicking the link below. Please note that if you opt out of this sharing, you may still continue to see advertising on other companies’ websites from The Authority Collective, but those ads may not be as relevant to you. Sharing for cross-context behavioral advertising is limited to data collected from our public websites and does not occur when individuals are logged into their The Authority Collective.com account.
[Do Not Share My Personal Information]
California law may provide you with certain rights and permit you to request the following:
You may have the right to receive information about the financial incentives that we offer to you (if any). You also have the right to not be discriminated against (as provided for in applicable law) for exercising certain of your rights. Certain information may be exempt from such requests under applicable law. For example, we need certain types of information so that we can provide the Services to you and for compliance with applicable law. If you ask us to delete certain information, you may no longer be able to access or use the Services.
If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please complete the form on our website or send your written request to Data Protection Counsel, The Authority Collective, [Your Address]. You will be required to verify your identity before we fulfill your request. You can also designate an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf. To do so, you must provide us with written authorization or a power of attorney, signed by you, for the agent to act on your behalf. You will still need to verify your identity directly with us.
Subject to certain limits under California Civil Code § 1798.83, California residents may request certain information regarding our disclosure of information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please contact us as specified at the beginning of this Privacy Policy.
Do Not Track (“DNT”) is a privacy preference that users can set in certain web browsers. We do not recognize or respond to browser-related DNT signals, as the industry is currently working toward a common approach to responding to DNT. To learn more about Do Not Track, please click here.
Nevada law requires us to provide certain Nevada consumers the ability to opt out of the “sale” of “personally identifiable information” as such terms are defined under Nevada law. We do not engage in such activity; however, if you are a Nevada resident who has purchased goods or services from us, you may submit a request to opt out of any potential future sales under Nevada law by emailing privacy@theauthoritycollective.com. Once verified, we will maintain your request in the event our practices change.