This privacy policy (“Policy”) describes how GeoFuels LLC, a Texas limited liability company, together with its affiliates (the “Company”), collect, use, disclose, store, retain, process and share personal information of consumer users of this website, www.geofuels.com (the “Site”). This Policy also applies to any of our other websites that post this Policy, including the Site and services offered by the Company or requested by you (collectively the “Services”). This Policy does not apply to websites that post different statements.
We get information about you in a range of ways.
Information You Give Us. In order to verify your identity and protect against fraud, among other reasons discussed below, we, or a third-party service hired by us, may collect your name, title, postal address, email address when you communicate with us over our Site or through social media pages, phone number, account username and password (if applicable), demographic information (such as your gender and occupation), including but not limited to date of birth. . With regard to institutional clients, we or a third-party service hired by us, may collect the following information: entity name; state documents evidencing the entity’s existence(e.g. articles of incorporation, certificate of formation, etc.); Employer Identification Number (“EIN”); beneficial owners’ names, identification information, email addresses, phone numbers, and proofs of identity.
Financial Data. In addition to identify verification, we or a third-party service hired by us, may collect commercial and financial information (such as transaction history, payment card number) to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements (e.g., anti-money laundering laws) and our own internal policies; in order for this to function, we must share certain of your Personal Data with these third parties.
Information We Get From Others. We may get information about you from other sources. We may add this to information we get from this Site.
Marketing Data. We collect and process your preferences in receiving marketing from us, your email address, including hashed identifiers derived from email addresses for the purposes of cross-device tracking for targeted advertising, and where you may have seen Company advertisements. Information Automatically Collected. We automatically log information about you and your computer. For example, when visiting our Site, we log your computer operating system type, browser type, browser language, the website you visited before browsing to our Site, pages you viewed, how long you spent on a page, access times and information about your use of and actions on our Site.
Cookies. We may log information using "cookies." Cookies are small data files stored on your hard drive by a website. We may use both session Cookies (which expire once you close your web browser) and persistent Cookies (which stay on your computer until you delete them) to facilitate, personalize and make your visit an interactive experience on our Site. This type of information is collected to make the Site more useful to you and to tailor the experience with us to meet your special interests and needs.
Please see our Cookie Policy for additional information. You can also adjust your browser settings to disable cookies, but it may affect your ability to use the Service and our Site.
Location Information. To provide theServices, we must collect information regarding your location. Your attempt tointerfere with our collection of your location may cause you to lose access tothe Services. Depending on your location and subject to applicable law, you mayhave certain data subject rights.
We may use your personal information as follows:
We may share personal information as follows:
We may also share aggregated and/or anonymized data with others for their own uses.
Third parties. If you authorize applications or third-party integrations on or using our Service, these parties may receive detailed information about your account, your use of the Service, transaction history or even the ability to take actions on your behalf. Information collected by these applications or third-party integrations are subject to their terms and policies and are required by contract by Company to maintain the confidentiality and security of your Personal Data.
We may allow others to provide analytics services and serve advertisements on our behalf across the internet and in applications. These entities may use cookies, web beacons, device identifiers and other technologies to collect information about your use of the Services and other websites and applications, including your IP address, web browser, mobile network information, pages viewed, time spent on pages or in apps, links clicked and conversion information. This information may be used by Company and others to, among other things, analyze and track data, determine the popularity of certain content, deliver advertising and content targeted to your interests on our Services and other websites and better understand your online activity. For more information about interest-based ads, or to opt out of having your web browsing information used for behavioral advertising purposes, please visit www.aboutads.info/choices.
The Company is headquartered in the United States. Many of our affiliates and third-party service providers are based outside the US, so processing of your Personal Data may involve a transfer of your Personal Data outside the US and may be maintained or accessed in servers or files located in countries outside the US.
By voluntarily providing your Personal Data on or via this Site or app (if any), you consent to its transfer, processing and storage in the United States or other countries outside the US, some which have not been deemed by the US to have “adequate” privacy safeguards.
Whenever we transfer any Personal Data outside the US, we will put in place an adequate level of protection to ensure that any such transfers comply and are consistent with applicable US data protection laws.
We retain the information described in this Privacy Policy for a reasonable amount of time as determined by us, even after you deactivate or cancel your account with the Company, to enforce the terms of our User Agreement and to comply with applicable laws and regulations.
When it is no longer necessary to retain your information, we will securely delete it, subject to applicable law and regulations.
In some circumstances, we may anonymize your information (so that it can no longer be associated with you) for research or statistical purposes in which case we may use this information indefinitely without further notice to you.
If you request that we stop sending you marketing materials, we will continue to keep a record of your contact details and appropriate information to enable us to comply with your request not to be contacted by us.
Our marketing emails tell you how to “opt-out.” If you opt out, we may still send you non marketing emails. Non-marketing emails include emails about your business with us.
You may send requests about personal information to our Contact Information below. You can request to change contact choices, opt-out of our sharing with others, and update your personal information.
You can typically remove and reject cookies from our Site with your browser settings. Many browsers are set to accept cookies until you change your settings. If you remove or reject our cookies, it could affect how our Site works for you.
If you are located in certain jurisdictions, by way of example, and without limitation, the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, and California, your applicable legislation may give you specific additional rights related to your personal information, including but not limited:
To access the Personal Data we maintain about you. We will provide you free of charge (up to twice a year) with a copy of your Personal Data, but we may charge you a fee to cover our administrative costs if you request further copies of the same information.
To be provided with information about how we process your Personal Data. This will include information on the categories of data, the sources from which it originated, the purpose and legal basis for the processing, the expected retention period, and the safeguards regarding data transfers to other jurisdictions, subject to the limitations set out in applicable laws and regulations.
To correct your Personal Data. You have the right to ask us to rectify Personal Data you think is inaccurate or incomplete. In some cases, you will need to make certain of these changes yourself by using the tools we provide in the Data Sources.
To have your Personal Data erased. You have the right to ask us to delete your Personal Data. In some cases, you will need to do the deletion yourself using the tools we provide in the Data Sources. We will decline your request for deletion if processing your Personal Data is necessary: (i) for the continued performance of a contract, (ii) to comply with our legal obligation; (iii) in pursuit of a legal action; (iv) to detect and monitor fraud; or (v) for the performance of a task in the public interest.
To object to how we process your Personal Data. Where we process your Personal Data based on our legitimate interest (or that of a third party), you have the right to object to this processing on grounds relating to your particular situation if you feel it impacts on your fundamental rights and freedoms. We will decline your request where we have a compelling legitimate ground for the processing which override your rights and freedoms, or where the processing is in connection with the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.
To be informed about direct marketing. You have the right to request us to tell you how your Personal Data has been shared, if at all, with third parties for the third parties’ direct marketing purposes.
To stop your Personal Data being used for direct marketing purposes. At your request (as feasibly possible) and in compliance with all applicable law, we will stop sharing your Personal Data (opt-out) for the purpose of direct marketing. After we receive your opt-out request, we will not or share your personal information, unless you later authorize us to do so again.
If you want to stop us from contacting you in connection with marketing communications, please email us at the email address specified below.
To restrict how we process your Personal Data. At your request, we will limit the processing of your Personal Data if:
We may continue to store your Personal Data to the extent required to ensure that your request to limit the processing is respected in the future.
The right to data portability. You have the right to receive your Personal Data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, if:
Please note information might already be available to you via the Data Sources.
To exercise the above rights, please contact us at the email address specified below. We will consider and process your request within a reasonable period of time. Please be aware that under certain circumstances, or in relation to certain types of data, including pseudonymous data, the applicable legislation may limit your exercise of these rights.
CHILDREN’S PRIVACY. Our Site is designed for a general audience and are not intended to children under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect or solicit information from anyone under the age of 18 on this Site. If we learn that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child under 18, we will promptly delete that information. If you believe that we might have any information from a child under 18, please contact us a specified in the section below.
WAIVER. You acknowledge and agree that we may collect, store, use, disclose and transfer your information for purposes described in this Privacy Policy or any additional terms and conditions.
CONTACT INFORMATION. We welcome your comments or questions about this privacy policy or exercise your privacy rights via email. You may contact us at info@geofuels.com.
CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY. We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy at any time. Amendments to this policy shall be posted to our Site, along with a link to the last revised Privacy Policy. If you don’t agree with our privacy practices, or any amendments, you may choose how to engage with our Company to minimize your concerns by limiting personal information you give to us.