Introduction
Leidos Digital Solutions, Inc. (“DSI,” “we,” “us” or “our”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Leidos, Inc., provides you with information in this Privacy Statement (“Statement”) about how DSI collects, uses, and discloses your Personal Information and the rights you may have with respect to your Personal Information.
Scope
This Statement generally applies to the Intranet Quorum solution (“IQ”) available at leidosiq.com (the “Site”).
DSI provides products and services to current and former federal, state, and local elected officials and government offices (collectively “Customers”). Accordingly, while we may collect and process Personal Information and other data on behalf of our Customers (collectively, “Customer Data”), our normal business practice is to do so only at the request or direction of our customers and solely for the purpose(s) agreed to in the applicable customer contract. We collect and process such Customer Data responsibly and in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and customer contract obligations.
If you are a resident of certain U.S. states, you have additional rights, which are explained in the section. These rights may apply regardless of whether we collect your Personal Information through our Site or through other means.
If there is a conflict between this Statement and the terms of any written agreement between a DSI customer and DSI, the terms of such written agreement will control.
What Types of Personal Information Are Collected via the Site?
For the purposes of this Statement, “Personal Information” generally means data, or a combination of data from one or more sources, that identifies or could reasonably be used to identify an individual.
When you visit the Site, DSI may collect the following categories of Personal Information from or about you. These categories of Personal Information may include, but are not limited to, the types of Personal Information identified for each category of Personal Information:
- Contact Information – name, e-mail address, telephone number;
- Network Information – IP address, network and geo-location;
- Professional Information – organization name and job title;
- Questions and Comments – customer support queries and questions you submit to us about our products and services;
- Usage Information – the searches you perform and actions you take while visiting or using our Site; and
- Voluntarily Disclosed Information – any information you provide to us through web forms or other communication tools available to you while visiting or using our Site.
DSI also collects Analytics Data as described in the “Data Collected for Analytics, Marketing and Advertising Purposes” section of this Statement.
If you choose not to provide us with this Personal Information when prompted, we may be unable to provide you with the information or services you have requested.
Why is this Personal Information Collected?
Certain areas of the Site, however, may request your Personal Information so that you can use specific features, learn more about IQ or access certain content. For example, we may ask you to submit Personal Information if you:
- express an interest in our products, such as by requesting a product demo, downloading or accessing information about our products or services;
- watch video content on our Site;
- submit a contact form to request customer or technical support;
- ask to have an IQ employee contact you;
- request that we send materials to you;
- are an account manager for one of our Customers and communicate with us in relation to that Customer’s account; or
- verify your identity.
Use of Personal Information
We use Personal Information we collect for the following purposes:
- to communicate with you about our products and services that you have shown an interest in;
- to send you advertising and marketing messages;
- to provide you with access to our services and content on our Site;
- to manage our contractual relationship with you or the company you work for;
- to conduct research, analytics and development;
- to identify and address bugs or system errors;
- to protect the security and integrity of our systems and facilities, including protecting our systems from and investigating malicious or unauthorized activity;
- to protect our property and enforce our rights;
- to conduct internal auditing;
- as required by law; or
- for any other purpose stated when you provide your Personal Information to us.
Where permitted, we may also use what we know about you to highlight products and services that may be of interest to you, or we may combine your Personal Information and other information about you with information collected from other sources or information we already have.
Disclosure of Personal Information
We may disclose Personal Information to:
- our parent company or affiliates;
- companies that provide services to us;
- our advisors, such as legal advisors or accountants;
- our advertising partners, as further described in the “Interest-Based Advertising” section;
- potential buyers of our company or our business;
- regulators, government agencies or law enforcement; and
- other third parties if required to enforce our rights or defend legal claims.
We may disclose Personal Information with the above third parties to:
- provide our products and services;
- respond to questions about our product or services;
- send communications, including email newsletters, or other marketing materials;
- comply with applicable laws, obey judicial orders, respond to subpoenas; cooperate with law enforcement authorities, and respond to law enforcement requests;
- detect or prevent suspected or actual illegal activities or harm to our personnel or property;
- help us run our day-to-day business operations;
- protect our legal rights under any applicable laws or regulations, or to enforce our Terms of Use or DSI policies;
- protect the rights or property of others, including our customers;
- detect, suppress, and prevent fraud; and
- respond to and/or assist our auditors and legal advisors.
We may also disclose Personal Information:
- when legally required (e.g., for government reports);
- in connection with or in the performance of a sale, merger, acquisition, or other transfer of all or part of our business to another company, or as part of a bankruptcy proceeding or business reorganization or any due diligence relating to any such sale, merger, acquisition, or other transfer;
- for other legitimate business purposes, such as product or service development, marketing, sales and website administration, where permitted;
- as otherwise permitted or required by law; or
- with your consent.
We may disclose information that does not personally identify you when necessary for our business operations.
We sometimes hire or contract with other companies and individuals to perform certain functions and services on our behalf. This is a common industry practice. We may need to disclose Personal Information so that they can perform these functions and services, which may include, for example, customer service support, sending or processing postal mail or email, and analyzing or hosting data on cloud-based servers.
Data Collected for Analytics, Marketing and Advertising Purposes
We and our third-party service providers automatically collect certain information such as IP addresses, geo-location data, preference and setting information, browser and device used, number of page visits, pages viewed, durations of visits, dates and times of visits, documents downloaded, videos viewed, search engine referrals, referrals from other websites, browsing activities over time and across other websites (following your visit to our Site), and responses to offline marketing campaigns (together, “Analytics Data”).
We, and our third-party service providers may use (i) cookies or small data files that are stored on an individual’s computer and (ii) other, related technologies, such as web beacons, pixels, embedded scripts, location-identifying technologies and logging technologies (together, “cookies”) to collect this Analytics Data. You can learn more about our use of cookies in the section.
We, and our service providers, use several industry standard analytics and tracking cookies to collect Analytics Data.
We use Analytics Data to:
- develop, maintain, and improve our Site;
- collect and store information about your preferences and settings, including the browser and device you use to visit our Site;
- collect information about your engagement with our Site;
- review whether our Site is operating properly;
- identify new visits to the Site;
- recognize returning visits;
- analyze the effectiveness of our website content and marketing or advertising-related activities;
- better understand IQ’s current and potential customers and website visitors;
- determine whether IQ’s current and potential customers and Site visitors might be interested in additional content, new products or services; and
- tailor our marketing and business development campaigns to individuals who we think may be interested in learning more about our products and services.
Where permitted, we market our business in a number of ways, primarily through digital advertising, social media platforms, email marketing and offline marketing, such as at trade shows and conferences. You can learn about the choices available to you to opt out of receiving marketing from us in the Your Choices section.
Use of Cookies
We may use cookies to enhance your experience on our Site and to collect information about your visits to our Site as described above. We may also allow certain third parties to place cookies on your browser when you visit our Site, so they can collect Analytics Data on our behalf.
You may be able to use your browser or device settings to limit our ability to use cookies to collect information about your use of our Site.
You can also set your preferences for the Site by reviewing the Cookie Settings. This feature allows you to set your cookie preferences when you visit the Site.
Review the following information on the we set. Note that limiting the placement of cookies may result in certain features of our Site not functioning as intended.
Please also note that we may use Google Analytics to measure and understand how visitors use our Site. You can learn more about how Google uses the information it collects by visiting its website at www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners. You can opt out of Google’s collection of this information by downloading the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-On at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.
Your Choices
You have certain choices with respect to the information we collect for advertising and marketing purposes. This section provides you with information about the choices you may have to control the information we collect about you for these purposes and how we use it.
You can opt out of receiving direct marketing from us or change your marketing preferences by contacting us using the email address available in the Questions and Complaints section below.
You can opt out of receiving email marketing communications at any time by using the unsubscribe links or instructions included at the bottom of our emails. Please note that we may continue to send you service-related communications even after you opt out of receiving marketing communications.
Interest-Based Advertising
We may engage third-party advertising service providers to help us target our advertisements to individuals who may be interested in our products and services. These service providers may use cookies to collect information about your activity on the Site. They may also combine this information with the information they collect about you, including information about your activities on other websites and applications over time and any personal information you or a third party may provide to them. They may also associate any information they collect about you across the various browsers and devices you use.
In some jurisdictions, our disclosure of Personal Information to third-party advertising service providers may be considered a “sale” or “sharing” of Personal Information for targeted advertising purposes that individuals have the right to opt out of. You can request to exercise this right here.
You can also learn more about interest-based advertising by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative (“NAI”) or the Digital Advertising Alliance (“DAA”) websites. You can also learn how to opt out from the collection of your information for interest-based advertising purposes by third parties that participate in these self-regulatory programs by visiting the NAI and DAA opt- out pages.
Social Media Plugins
Our Site may include plugins from social networks or other third parties. An example of a plugin is the link to the IQ Twitter feed or LinkedIn page. These plugins may communicate with and send information to the party that provided the plugin, even if you do not click on the plugin. This information may include your IP address, information about your browser and device, and the address of the web page you are visiting on our site. Loading, using or clicking the plugins may also place, read and transmit cookies. These cookies may contain a unique identifier the social network or third party assigns to you for use in associating information collected about your browser, so they can deliver interest-based advertising to you. The loading, functionality and your use of the plugins are governed by the privacy policy and terms of the party that provided the plugin.
Minors and Children under 18
The Site is not directed to nor intended for use by minors. We do not knowingly collect or process any Personal Information from or knowingly track the use of our Site by children under the age of 18. If you become aware that we have collected or processed personal information of a child under the age of 18, please contact us using the email address available in the Questions and Complaints section below so we can take appropriate action.
Data Retention
We will retain your Personal Information for as long as required for the purposes for which it was collected. How long we retain this Information depends on a number of factors, including the purpose for which the Information was obtained and/or our legal or regulatory obligations. For example, we may store your Personal Information for longer periods where we are required to do so to meet legal, regulatory, tax, or accounting requirements. We may also store your Personal Information for longer periods to have an accurate record of your interactions with us in the event of any complaints or challenges, or if we reasonably believe there is a prospect of litigation.
Other Websites
You should be aware that hyperlinks on this site may direct you to other websites that we do not control. These websites may be subject to a different privacy statement. DSI is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of websites to which we link, list, rank or identify by means of a search. DSI takes no responsibility for the products, services, policies or actions of third parties or the content of third-party websites. We encourage you to be aware when you are leaving our site and to read the privacy policies of each website you visit.
Additional Rights under Local Laws (Depending on Where You Live)
Depending on where you live, local laws may require that we provide you with additional notices and rights. These rights may include:
- the right to access your Personal Information;
- the right to delete your Personal Information;
- the right to data portability;
- the right to correct your Personal Information;
- the right to restrict our processing of your Personal Information;
- the right not to be subject to automatic decision-making;
- the right to know what Personal Information we collect;
- the right to opt-out of sales or sharing of your Personal Information;
- the right to opt-out of processing for targeted advertising;
- the right to opt-out of processing for profiling;
- the right to know the categories of Personal Information being processed;
- the right to know the specific pieces of Personal Information being processed;
- the right to limit our processing of Sensitive Personal Information (as such term is defined under applicable law); and
- the right to withdraw your consent to our Processing of Personal Information.
You may also have the right to object to our processing of your Personal Information in certain circumstances.
California Privacy Notice. If you are a resident of California, please visit our California Privacy Notice for more information about our processing of your Personal Information and your rights under California law.
Vermont Residents. Although Vermont law does not provide Vermont residents with a right to opt out of sales of their Personal Information, Vermont residents may still be able to remove their Personal Information from the voter data we purchase by contacting L2, Inc. by email at privacy@L2political.com. Voter data is purchased from L2, Inc. each time our customers purchase this data from us. Once L2, Inc. removes you from its databases, your Personal Information will be removed from the data we receive from L2, Inc. when voter data is purchased.
Nevada Residents. If you are a Nevada resident, Nevada law allows you to opt-out of the sale of certain personal information called “covered information.” Covered information includes a Nevada resident’s name, address, and any telephone numbers. If you wish to opt-out of the potential sale of any of your covered information that DSI may possess, please send an email to IQDataRequest@leidos.com.
Texas Data Broker Disclosure
THE ENTITY MAINTAINING THIS WEBSITE IS A DATA BROKER UNDER TEXAS LAW. TO CONDUCT BUSINESS IN TEXAS, A DATA BROKER MUST REGISTER WITH THE TEXAS SECRETARY OF STATE (TEXAS SOS). INFORMATION ABOUT DATA BROKER REGISTRANTS IS AVAILABLE ON THE TEXAS SOS WEBSITE.
Please contact us via an email to at IQDataRequest@leidos.com or by completing the Privacy Rights Request Form, if you wish to exercise any of your rights under Texas law. We will respond to you within a reasonable time and within the time limits established by applicable law. Please note that we may require additional information from you in order to verify your identity and respond to your request(s).
Questions and Complaints
If you have any questions, complaints, or wish to send us comments about this Statement, please send an email to IQDataRequest@leidos.com. We will investigate your complaint and respond as soon as possible.
If you submit a complaint that relates to processing of Customer Data, DSI will communicate your complaint to the relevant Customer for a response (unless it has been agreed otherwise with such Customer). As stated above, DSI will adhere to Customer contract obligations regarding Customer Data.
Changes to this Privacy Statement
We may update this Statement periodically. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Statement on this Site, and we will change the “Last Updated” date above. You should consult this page regularly for any changes.