Privacy Policy

At QMS IT, we deeply value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard your data when you visit our website, qmsit.com. We are dedicated to complying with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

Information We Collect

We collect various types of information to provide and improve our services. The data we gather can be broadly categorized as follows:

  • Personal Information: This includes data you voluntarily provide, such as your name, email address, phone number, and any other information you submit through forms on our website (e.g., contact forms, newsletter sign-ups, or account registration).
  • Log Files: Like many other websites, qmsit.com uses log files. These files automatically collect data, including your IP address, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and clickstream data. This information is used to analyze trends, administer the site, track user movement, and gather broad demographic information. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.
  • Cookies: Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. We use cookies to enhance your experience, personalize content, and analyze website traffic. Cookies may collect information such as your browsing history, preferences, and login details. You can control the use of cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling cookies may limit your access to certain features of our website.
  • Web Beacons: Web beacons (also known as pixel tags or clear GIFs) are small electronic images that may be used on our website or in our emails. They help us track user behavior, such as whether you have opened an email or clicked on a link. This information is used to improve our content and marketing efforts.

DoubleClick DART Cookie

Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on qmsit.com. Google’s use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to users based on their visit to qmsit.com and other sites on the Internet.

Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy at the following URL – https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads

Amazon Associates Program

QMS IT is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. As part of this program, Amazon may track your browsing activity through cookies and other technologies to provide personalized advertising and to measure the effectiveness of its advertising campaigns. Please refer to Amazon’s privacy policy for more information on how they handle your data.

Advertising Partners Privacy Policies

You may consult this list to find the Privacy Policy for each of the advertising partners of qmsit.com.

Third-party ad servers or ad networks use technologies like cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons that are used in their respective advertisements and links that appear on qmsit.com, which are sent directly to users’ browser. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. These technologies are used to measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see on websites that you visit.

Note that qmsit.com has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.

Third Party Privacy Policies

QMS IT’s Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites. Thus, we are advising you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt-out of certain options.

You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. More detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers can be found at the browsers’ respective websites.

CCPA Privacy Rights (Do Not Sell My Personal Information)

Under the CCPA, California residents have the following rights:

  • The right to know: You have the right to request information about the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, the sources of the information, the purposes for collecting it, and the categories of third parties with whom we share it.
  • The right to delete: You have the right to request that we delete your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
  • The right to opt-out: You have the right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information. QMS IT does not sell your personal information. However, if we were to do so in the future, we would provide a clear and conspicuous “Do Not Sell My Personal Information” link on our website.
  • The right to non-discrimination: You have the right not to be discriminated against for exercising your CCPA rights.

To exercise your CCPA rights, please contact us at [insert contact email]. We will respond to your request within the timeframes required by law.

GDPR Data Protection Rights

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have the following data protection rights under the GDPR:

  • The right to access: You have the right to request access to your personal data that we hold.
  • The right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
  • The right to erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, subject to certain exceptions (e.g., if we need to retain the data to comply with a legal obligation).
  • The right to restrict processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
  • The right to data portability: You have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and to transmit that data to another controller.
  • The right to object: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances, such as for direct marketing purposes.
  • The right to withdraw consent: If we are processing your personal data based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.

To exercise your GDPR rights, please contact us at [insert contact email]. We will respond to your request within the timeframes required by law. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

Children’s Information

Protecting the privacy of young children is especially important. QMS IT does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will do our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.