1. Overview
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2. Personal Information Collected
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3. Personal Information from Other Sources
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4. Use of Personal Information
This Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy” or “Policy”) covers how World Inspection Network International LLC or its affiliates (collectively, “WIN,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) handles the processing of Personal Information in connection with our website https://wini.com/ (“Site”) and https://wini.com/services("Services")..
5. Sharing of Personal Information
This Policy applies to https://wini.com/, WIN-branded franchise websites, online booking and contact forms, and other WIN services and communications, including services operated on WIN’s behalf. It describes how WIN and participating independently owned and operated WIN franchise locations handle Personal Information in connection with those services.
6. Mobile Messaging
This Policy, along with our Terms of Use, governs your use of this Site and our Services. A link to our Terms of Use is provided at the bottom of each page of this Site. Your use of this Site and our Services constitutes your agreement that all information collected from or about you will be subject to the terms of the Policy and our Terms of Use. If you do not consent to the collection, use, processing, disclosure, and transfer of your information as described in this Policy (and any Privacy Notices that apply to you), you may not use this Site or our Services. If you have questions about this Policy, or any Privacy Notice, please contact us using the information provided below.
7. Cookies and Third-Party Tools
“Personal Information” is data about an individual who can be identified from that data, or by combining it with other data. Personal Information is usually your name in combination with another identifier, such as date of birth, postal address, telephone number, or government-issued identification number. Personal Information does not include anonymous or aggregated data that can no longer be used to identify a specific person, even if combined with other data. The specific definition of Personal Information varies from one jurisdiction to another.
8. Targeted Advertising
For purposes of this Policy, “Mobile Information” includes mobile phone numbers, text-message content, SMS opt-in and opt-out information, messaging preferences, and records demonstrating an individual’s consent to receive text messages.
9. Your Privacy Rights
The Personal Information WIN collects depends on how you interact with WIN. When you Schedule an inspection, connect to our Services, contact us (including by social media), participate in an online survey, or otherwise interact with WIN, we may collect a range of information, including:
10. Security and Retention of Personal Information
If you interact with us on social media platforms (such as Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Google, and YouTube), we may collect information that you or the platform shares with us. For more information about these platforms’ privacy practices, please review their privacy policies and privacy settings.
11. External Links
You are not required to provide the Personal Information that we have requested. However, if you choose not to do so, in many cases we will not be able to provide you with our Services or respond to requests you may have.
12. Children
WIN may receive Personal Information about you from other individuals, from businesses or third parties acting at your direction, from our partners who work with us to provide our services and assist us in security and fraud prevention, and from other lawful sources.
13. California Privacy Rights Act (CCPA)
In addition to the purposes mentioned above, WIN uses Personal Information to power our Services, to communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law. We may also use Personal Information for other purposes with your consent.
14. Changes to This Policy
We may also use your Personal Information to improve our Site and to enforce this Policy and our Terms of Use.
15. Contact Us
WIN may share Personal Information with affiliated companies, employees, independently owned and operated WIN franchise locations, service providers, partners, and others as described below. The purposes and limitations applicable to Mobile Information are described in the “Mobile Messaging” section of this Policy.
WIN does not sell, rent, or trade Personal Information to franchisees, affiliates, or third parties. WIN may disclose Personal Information to franchisees, service providers, and other parties only for the business and operational purposes as described in this Policy. We may share aggregate, non-individual information, incapable of identifying a particular person, with third parties for lawful purposes.
When you provide your mobile phone number and consent to receive text messages, WIN and its independently owned and operated franchise locations may use your mobile number to communicate with you as described below.
Mobile Information may also be provided to telecommunications carriers, messaging-platform providers, and other service providers that support the transmission, administration, and operation of the WIN messaging program. These providers may use Mobile Information only to provide services to WIN and may not use it for their own marketing or promotional purposes.
SMS opt-in information and messaging consent are not sold or transferred to another organization for unrelated marketing or promotional use.
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When you visit the Site, we may place a “cookie” or other online tracking device (e.g. web beacons, clear GIF, pixels, internet tags, code snippets, and app embeds) that recognizes you when you visit the Site. These are used for technical convenience to store information on your computer. The Site uses, when enabled, advertising cookies to inform targeted advertising initiatives. These cookies further track advertising performance to deliver relevant WIN products and services through third party platforms.