Privacy Policy
IRN's Privacy Policy is hereby incorporated into this Agreement and applies to the collection, use, disclosure, retention, protection and accuracy of your personal information and your business's information (the "Information") collected for the purposes of the Services offered through our website. Our Privacy Policy is based on applicable legislation as well as 10 internationally recognized privacy principles, and may be updated from time to time.
Privacy Terms
Using our website or those of certain third parties results in IRN collecting certain information about you. That information is both personal and non-personal. For purposes of this Privacy Policy, "personal information" is information about you that can be used to personally identify you and that is not otherwise publicly available. "Non-personal" information is everything else. IRN Inc. may also collect information about your transactions with our Company and/or your transactions with its business affiliates, third parties, etc.
We automatically receive and record information in our server logs from your browser, including your IP address, cookie information (including without limitation cookies and similar tracking technologies), and the pages you request. We may use some or all of your information for the following general purposes:
- To customize the user experience of its and its affiliates' websites
- To customize the content you see
- To offer customized features
- To improve our services
- To conduct research
We do not sell or rent your personal information or your business's information, and we do not provide it to third parties without your permission, other than as specified in this Privacy Policy. We may use aggregated or de-identified information that does not identify you or your restaurant to operate, analyze, and improve the Services.
Scope
For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, the term "Site" means this website, www.irnworks.com, all related webpages, and all related websites operated by affiliates or divisions of IRN, but does not include any third-party websites which are linked to or may link from this website whether or not such third-party websites are used in connection with the Services.
1. Accountability
We have designated a Privacy Officer responsible for the creation, oversight and implementation of our Privacy Policy and procedures to protect Personal Information, for receiving your privacy-related questions, and for providing you with information about our privacy practices.
You can contact our Privacy Officer:
Eirini Sakellari
Privacy Officer
21 Tanner Street
Haddonfield, NJ 08033
USA
eirini@irnworks.com
2. Identifying Purposes
IRN collects, uses, and discloses Personal Information only for the purposes of providing you with our Services and for such other ancillary purposes consented to by you as a member of our community.
3. Personal Information
More specifically, IRN collects, uses and discloses information (which may include Personal Information) for the following purposes:
- To provide you with our Services
- To promote or offer you products, services and offers that may be relevant to you and your business
- To contact you for the purposes of product information, service updates, notifications relating to the Services and newsletters
- To monitor system usage, server and software performance, to improve system design
- To assist you with technical support issues
- To comply with any laws, regulation, court orders, subpoenas or other legal process
- To assist in due diligence relating to any corporate action such as a financing, merger, amalgamation, sale or divestiture
4. Consent
IRN takes a consent-based approach to the collection, use and disclosure of Personal Information. We collect Personal Information directly from you and for the purpose of providing you with our Services. At any time, members can opt-out of email communication from us by choosing to not receive our newsletter or any other notifications from us.
5. Limiting Collection
We collect only the information required to fulfill the identified purposes. It will be the minimum amount of information required to facilitate the Services. We do not knowingly or intentionally collect Personal Information from visitors who are under the age of eighteen (18).
6. Limiting Use, Disclosure and Retention
IRN will not use or disclose Personal Information for purposes other than the identified purposes of the Services. We will retain Personal Information only for the duration of your IRN membership. If you choose to withdraw from the Services, we will securely destroy your Personal Information in our possession and control within 45 days unless we are required to retain such Personal Information longer.
7. Accuracy
We trust that the Personal Information you provide to us while using the Services is as accurate, complete and up-to-date as necessary for the purposes for which it is to be used. You are welcome to make changes, request deletion or corrections to Personal Information at any time by contacting us.
8. Safeguards
We implement industry best practices appropriate to the sensitivity of your Personal Information. We use administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your Personal Information against loss, theft, and unauthorized access, use, disclosure, copying, modification, disposal, or destruction.
9. Openness
We make clear and transparent notice of our privacy practices publicly available via our Privacy Commitment and this policy. We will advise you at the first reasonable opportunity upon discovering or being advised of an incident where your personal information is lost, stolen, accessed, used, disclosed, copied, modified or disposed of by unauthorized persons.
10. Challenging Compliance
Our Privacy Officer is responsible for receiving your privacy-related questions. You may send us your privacy-related questions or challenge our compliance with our Privacy Commitment and Privacy Policy by contacting:
Eirini Sakellari
Privacy Officer
21 Tanner Street
Haddonfield, NJ 08033
USA
eirini@irnworks.com
11. Information Received from Third Party Services
Should IRN retrieve information regarding you and/or your business from other third party service providers for the purpose of providing our Services, we shall not review this information for any purpose, including but not limited to accuracy. It is entirely your responsibility to ensure the accuracy, completeness and timeliness of any information required by us or any third party service providers in connection with any of the Services.
12. Notification of Privacy Policy Changes
We may update this privacy policy to reflect changes to our information practices. If we make any material changes we will notify you by email (sent to the e-mail address specified in your account) or by means of a notice on our website prior to the change becoming effective. We encourage you to periodically review our Privacy Policy for the latest information on our privacy practices.
Miscellaneous
Digital Millennium Copyright Act
Some of the content provided on the website from time to time may be contributed by members, users and/or our collaborators. You represent and warrant that any content or material provided to us does not breach the rights, including copyright, of others.
Procedure for Reporting Copyright Infringement Claims
If you believe your copyright in any work has been infringed and such work is accessible through our website, you may notify IRN's copyright agent pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (DMCA). Contact our Designated Agent:
Eirini Sakellari
21 Tanner Street
Haddonfield, NJ 08033
USA
eirini@irnworks.com
Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies
As is true of most websites, we gather certain information automatically and store it in log files. This information may include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and/or clickstream data. Technologies such as cookies or similar technologies are used by IRN, our advertising and analytics partners, and affiliates.
We use cookies for session tracking to make it possible to navigate the secure environment inside our Site. Users can control the use of cookies at the individual browser level. If you reject or refuse cookies, you will not be able to use the signed-in areas of IRN.
Data Security
Secure data transmission: When you load a page in your browser, or upload something to IRN, all information is transmitted using TLS encryption.
Secure data storage: Your data is stored on servers that have strict physical access protocols. The facilities are controlled with 24/7 monitoring, and the technology is digitally protected.
Independent Restaurant Network Inc. (collectively "IRN", "we", "us", or "our") values your trust and respects your privacy. We strive to support independent restaurant owners like you by offering you programs by our approved vendors and price comparison, while respecting your privacy expectations and protecting your Personal Information.