Defensive Networks is a Next Generation Solution Provider, built for the Cloud-First world. We exist to take the guesswork out of Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Wide Area Networks, Telecommunications, and Information Management. We combine subject matter expertise with the best in class, battle-tested solutions to remove the friction of next-generation technology procurement and adoption. We have numerous offerings, including but not limited to Zero Trust, Cloud Native Security, Networks, Hyperscale, Data Centers, Private Cloud, Telecommunications, Unified Communications, and Information Management. Our Offerings are designed to provide cutting-edge security solutions to our customers. For more information about Defensive, please see the “About Us” section of our Website www.Defensive.com/together/
Privacy Notice
This Privacy Notice (“Notice”) describes the manner in which Defensive Networks, Inc. and its affiliates (collectively “Defensive”) collect, use, maintain, and disclose information from users of our websites (e.g., Defensive.com, Shop.Defensive.com) (collectively, “Websites”), event participants, prospective customers, or other situations in which Defensive is a data controller, and from the use of our products and the performance of our services (our “Offerings”). For purposes of this Notice, the terms “user,” “customer,” “you,” and “your” are meant to refer to the individuals about whom we may collect personal information, and at times may be used within the Notice interchangeably.
If you have any questions or concerns about our use of your personal information, then please contact us using the contact details provided at the bottom of this Privacy Notice.
Legal Basis for Processing Personal Information (EEA Visitors Only)
If you are a visitor from the European Economic Area and the United Kingdom, Defensive’s legal basis for collecting and using the personal information collected will depend on the personal information concerned and the specific context in which we collect it.
In most circumstances, we collect personal information (i) where it is needed for the performance of a contract, (ii) where the processing of the personal information is in our legitimate interests and not overridden by your rights, or (iii) where you provide your consent. Other times, your personal information may be collected in order for us (iv) to comply with a legal obligation, (v) to perform a task for the public interest, or (vi) for the protection of your or another’s vital interests.
If we collect and use your personal information in reliance on our legitimate interests or those of any third party, we will make clear to you at the relevant time through this notice or otherwise what those legitimate interests are. Often times, legitimate interests involve our normal day-to-day operations, such as the ability to operate our platform and communicating with you as necessary to provide our services, responding to your inquiries, or marketing. We may transfer personal information to companies that help us provide our service. Transfers to subsequent third parties are covered by the service agreements with our customers.
If you have questions about or need further information concerning the legal basis on which we collect and use your personal information, please contact us using the contact details provided at the bottom of this Privacy Notice.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
Defensive and our service providers use cookies, local storage (HTML5), scripts and similar technologies to (disclose general purpose of collection and use).
How We Protect Your Information
The security of customer data and your personal information is not only important to us but also to our mission. We adopt data collection, storage, and processing practices and security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction of customer data and your personal information. We follow generally accepted practices to protect customer data and the personal information collected and submitted to us, both during transmission and once we receive it. If you have questions about the security of your personal information collected through our Offerings or Websites, you can contact us at [email protected].
Retention of Personal Information
We will retain your personal information for as long as needed to fulfill the purpose for which we collected it and for a reasonable period thereafter in order to comply with audit, contractual, or legal requirements, or where we have a legitimate interest in doing so. We will retain and use your information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. We may retain aggregated or de-identified data indefinitely or to the extent allowed by applicable law. We may retain personal information preserved in automatically generated computer back up or archival copies generated in the ordinary course of our information technology systems procedures.
European Economic Area, United Kingdom, and Switzerland Residents
If you are a resident of the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, or Switzerland and where Defensive is a data controller, your data protection rights are as follows:
- If you wish to access, correct, update or request the deletion of your personal information, you can do so at any time by contacting Defensive using the contact details provided below or by email at [email protected].
- You can object to the processing of your personal information, ask us to restrict the processing of your personal data, or request the portability of your personal information. You can exercise these rights by contacting Defensive using the contact details provided below or by email at [email protected]
- You have the right to opt out of marketing communications we send to you at any time. You can exercise this right by clicking on the “unsubscribe” or “opt-out” link in the marketing e-mails we send you. To opt out of other forms of marketing, such as telemarketing, then please contact Defensive using the contact details provided below or by email at [email protected]
- If Defensive has collected and currently processes your personal information with your consent, then you can withdraw your consent at any time. Withdrawing your consent will not affect the lawfulness of any processing we conducted prior to your withdrawal, nor will it affect the processing of your personal information conducted in reliance on lawful processing grounds other than consent.
- You have the right to complain to a data protection authority about Defensive’s collection and use of your personal information.
Defensively response to verifiable requests received from individuals who wish to exercise their data protection rights in accordance with applicable data protection laws. When contacting us, please provide us with detailed information about the personal information you are requesting we correct, update, amend, or remove, and the timeframe and way you believe we came to collect your personal information. If we obtained your personal information from a customer or third party acting on your behalf, you should contact the company or person you provided your information to. If you would no longer like to be contacted by one of our customers or would like to have your personal information corrected, updated, amended, or removed, please contact the customer (“data controller”) that you interact directly.
California Residents
The California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA) provides consumers (California residents) with specific rights regarding the processing of their personal information.
Categories of Personal Information Collected
In the preceding 12 months, Defensive has collected the following categories of personal information about California consumers. We may collect this personal information directly from you, from third parties, and from your interactions with our Websites and Web Portals. For additional details regarding the personal information Defensive collects and where it is collected, please review Section 2.1 above. As defined by CCPA, the personal information categories are:
- Business contact information, including identifiers such a name, email address, address, and phone number;
- Commercial information, such as records of products or services purchased and other transactional data;
- Internet or other network or device activity details, such as technical data about your use of our Websites or Web Portals;
- Geolocation data, such as your approximate location based on IP address;
- Audio, electronic, or visual data, such as part of a photo or recording for a Defensive in-person or virtual event.
In regard to personal information provided by you, from third parties, or from your interactions with our Websites and Web Portals, we may retain personal information for as long as is needed for the purpose(s) for which it was collected and no longer than is relevant and reasonably necessary. Our retention periods vary based on business, legal and regulatory needs.
Purposes for Collection
Defensive may collect the categories of personal information described above for business and operational purposes, marketing and commercial purposes, security purposes, and legal and compliance purposes, as further described above in Section 2.2. In the preceding 12 months and where applicable, we have disclosed each of these categories to our service providers, affiliates, partners, resellers, and event sponsors, in line with the applicable purpose(s) as described above in Section 2.3.
Categories of Personal Information Sold/Shared for Cross-Context Behavioral Advertising
In the preceding 12 months, we have disclosed the above categories of personal information to third-party advertising partners, such as in connection with our use of tracking technologies for cross-context behavioral advertising or by providing lists of email addresses for potential customers, so that we can reach you across the web with advertisements for our products and services. This may be considered “sharing” or a “sale” under the CCPA.
Sensitive Personal Information
In the preceding 12 months, Defensive has not collected, shared, or sold any sensitive personal information as described in the CCPA.
Your Rights
- You have the right to know what personal information we collect, use, disclose, share and sell about you.
- You have the right to request we correct personal information we collect and maintain about you if such personal information is inaccurate.
- You have the right to request we delete personal information we collect and maintain about you.
- You have the right to opt-out of the sale or sharing of your personal data. Defensive shares personal data as described above, which may be considered a “sale” of personal data under the CPRA.
- You have the right to limit the use or disclosure of your sensitive personal data. Defensive does not collect, share, or sell sensitive personal data.
- You have the right not to receive discriminatory treatment from Defensive for exercising your privacy rights under the CCPA.
- You have the right to designate an Authorized Agent to make a request on your behalf when exercising your privacy rights under the CCPA.
How to Contact Defensive about Your Rights
Defensively respond to verifiable requests received from individuals who wish to exercise their data protection rights in accordance with applicable data protection laws. If you would like to exercise your privacy rights under CCPA, please email your request to [email protected] and provide us with your first name, last name, and email address. If you do not provide the requested information, we may not be able to identify you and process your request. The information you provide will be used only to help verify and process your request.
To opt out of the sale/sharing of your personal information, you may do so by emailing your request to [email protected]. You may also opt out by using an Opt-Out Preference Signal, such as the Global Privacy Control (“GPC”). Please note that unless you have previously provided your personal information to Defensive, your request to opt out via GPC will be linked to your browser identifier only because Defensive does not have any of your personal information to associate your GPC out-out with.
If you are an authorized agent making a request on behalf of a California consumer, please email your request to [email protected] and provide us the first name, last name, and email address of the California consumer you are making the request. If you do not provide the requested information, we may not be able to identify the California consumer and process the request. The information you provide will be used only to help verify and process the request. We reserve the right to request you demonstrate evidence of your authorization, either by providing us with a signed permission form or a copy of your power-of-attorney document granting you such authority.
If we obtained your personal information from a customer or third party acting on your behalf, you should contact the company or person you provided your information to. If you would no longer like to be contacted by one of our customers or would like to have your personal information corrected, updated, amended, or removed, please contact the customer (“business”) that you interact directly.
From the period of January 1, 2022, to January 1, 2023, Defensive has received 0 verifiable requests from California consumers.
Changes to this Privacy Notice
Defensive may update this Privacy Notice and its last modified date at any time to reflect changes to our information practices. If we make significant changes in how we use your personal information, we will notify you by email if feasible or by means of a notice on this Website. We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on our privacy practices.
Contacting Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Notice or our privacy practices, please contact us at:
Defensive Networks, Inc
222 North Pacific Coast Highway
Suite 1620
El Segundo, CA 90245
[email protected]