Privacy Policy

Last updated: Aug 5, 2024

TrendMD is dedicated to safeguarding your personal information. This privacy policy ("Privacy Policy") governs TrendMD’s handling of data collected by us, including any and all personal information. Personal information refers to data that relates to you and can identify you as an individual. We manage your personal information in accordance with all applicable laws.
As the data controller, TrendMD has implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to ensure the protection of personal data processed through its products (widget, website, and blog).

Who we are

This Privacy Policy applies to TrendMD Inc., a corporation registered in Delaware (USA), and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “TrendMD,” or “we“, “us“, “our“). We operate in various offices around the world and partner with publishers and advertisers worldwide.

What we do

TrendMD is a content recommendation engine that provides personalized “related article” recommendations to visitors looking for peer-reviewed content. Our mission is to match the right content with the right reader at the right time, helping thousands of publishers build their readership, increase citations, and maximize impact.
To achieve our mission, we enter into agreements with:
  • Publishers who watch to grow their readership and increase pageviews per reader
  • Advertisers who want readers to view their content which appears as a sponsored recommendation on the website of publishers selected by TrendMD who have agreed to participate in TrendMD's service
  • Third-party partners who help us serve relevant recommendations.

Definitions and legal references

Personal Data (or Data) / Personal Information (or Information): Any information that directly, indirectly, or in connection with other information — including a personal identification number — allows for the identification or identifiability of a natural person.
Sensitive Personal Information: Sensitive Personal Information means any Personal Information that is not publicly available and reveals information considered sensitive according to the applicable privacy law.
Consent: Any freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous indication of the data subject’s wishes by which he or she, by a statement or clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her.
Usage Data: Information collected automatically through TrendMD (or third-party services employed in TrendMD), which can include: the IP addresses or domain names of the computers utilized by the Users who use TrendMD, the URI addresses (Uniform Resource Identifier), the time of the request, the method utilized to submit the request to the server, the size of the file received in response, the numerical code indicating the status of the server's answer (successful outcome, error, etc.), the country of origin, the features of the browser and the operating system utilized by the User, the various time details per visit (e.g., the time spent on each page within the Website) and the details about the path followed within the Website with special reference to the sequence of pages visited, and other parameters about the device operating system and/or the User's IT environment.
Data Subject: The natural person to whom the Personal Data refers.
Data Processor (or Processor): The natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body that processes Personal Data on behalf of the Controller, as described in this privacy policy.
Data Controller: The natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body that, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of processing Personal Data, including the security measures concerning the operation and use of TrendMD. The Data Controller, unless otherwise specified, is TrendMD.
TrendMD (or this Website): The means by which the Personal Data of the User is collected and processed.
Service(s): The service provided by TrendMD as described in the relative terms (if available) and on this Website.
Sale: Sale means any exchange of Personal Information by TrendMD to a third party, for monetary or other valuable consideration, as defined by the applicable privacy US state law. Please note that the exchange of Personal Information with a service provider pursuant to a written contract that meets the requirements set by the applicable law does not constitute a Sale of your Personal Information.
Sharing: Sharing means any sharing, renting, releasing, disclosing, disseminating, making available, transferring, or otherwise communicating orally, in writing, or by electronic or other means, a consumer's Personal Information by the business to a third party for cross-context behavioral advertising, whether for monetary or other valuable consideration, including transactions between a business and a third party for cross-context behavioral advertising for the benefit of a business in which no money is exchanged, as defined by the California privacy laws. Please note that the exchange of Personal Information with a service provider pursuant to a written contract that meets the requirements set by the California privacy laws does not constitute sharing of your Personal Information.
Targeted advertising: Targeted advertising means displaying advertisements to a consumer where the advertisement is selected based on Personal Information obtained from that consumer’s activities over time and across nonaffiliated websites or online applications to predict such consumer’s preferences or interests, as defined by the applicable privacy US state law.
European Union (or EU): Unless otherwise specified, all references to the European Union in this document include all current member states of the European Union and the European Economic Area.
Cookie: Cookies are Trackers consisting of small sets of data stored in the user's browser.
Tracker: Tracker indicates any technology — e.g Cookies, unique identifiers, web beacons, embedded scripts, e-tags, and fingerprinting — that enables the tracking of Users, for example, by accessing or storing information on the user’s device.

TrendMD user types

In this Privacy Policy, we describe how we collect, process, use, and disclose information that we obtain through the following contexts:
  • Our website, www.trendmd.org, and any TrendMD website displaying this Privacy Policy (collectively, the “Sites”);
  • Our widget, analytics tools, and other technical applications that we provide on third-party websites (collectively, the “TrendMD Network”); and
  • Our software enabling personalized recommendations (together with “TrendMD Network”, “Services”)
When you visit our Sites or use or interact with any of our Services, we collect information from or about you and your device. This may include personal information or personal data as defined by applicable privacy laws (“Personal Information” or “Personal Data”) (collectively, the “Information”). This Information will be managed as outlined in this Privacy Policy.
The Information collected through our Sites and Services may be used in various ways, depending on whether you are:
  • A publisher or advertiser that has a contractual relationship with TrendMD and has access to TrendMD Dashboard (a “User”);
  • A visitor to our partners’ websites where our widget is implemented (a “Reader“); or
  • A visitor to the TrendMD Sites (a “Site Visitor“), which may include Users and prospective users.
Privacy Policy outlines specific provisions for each of these categories and provisions that apply to all three categories.

Types of data collected

Users

We collect User information directly from our Users in the following ways:
  • We normally require you to sign up for an account to use our Services. To do so, we will ask you for certain personal information, such as the company name, the name of the company's representative, an email address, a telephone number, etc.
  • We may collect payment card information, billing information, and any other information you may choose to provide to us for using our Services.
  • When you contact us, we keep a record of your communication to help solve any issues you might be facing. We may use your email address to inform you about our Services, such as letting you know about upcoming changes or improvements
  • We will collect any other information you choose to provide to us, such as the contents of messages or forms you submit through our Sites or via email.
  • We may also gather information about prospective customers from publicly available sources.

Readers

When you interact with our widget appearing on our partner websites, we may collect and store certain general data and information on our servers. We may collect the following types of information:
  • The browser types and versions used
  • The operating system used by the accessing system
  • The website from which you access our widget
  • The date and time of access to the Internet site
  • An Internet protocol address (IP address)
  • Any other similar data and information that does not allow identification of the reader
  • A randomly-generated unique identifier that is stored on the user's device upon receiving consent for activating various features or setting certain preferences
When using the aforementioned general data and information, we do not intend to draw any conclusions about your true identity, such as your real name, nickname, physical address, or email address. Rather, this information is needed to:
  • Provide readers with personalized reading recommendations
  • Ensure that we can comply with the readers' data privacy requests
  • Collect correct statistical information (avoid treating multiple views from the same computer as multiple views for statistical purposes)
If certain data that we collect can be matched with other pieces of information in our possession in order to identify the reader, we use pseudonymization, anonymization, and encryption techniques to adjust personal data in a way that prevents the identification of the originating person. Although we strive to provide the same level of protection to all of our readers, sometimes it is beyond our abilities. We guarantee that pseudonymization, anonymization, and encryption techniques will be used to prevent the possibility of identification of all readers from the EEA. However, we reserve the right to adopt a selective use of such techniques in other instances.

Site Visitors

We collect information directly from you or from third parties who gather this information while you use our sites.
  • We may gather information directly from you. For example, when you send us an email with a question or fill out a form on our sites to receive marketing materials or newsletters, we collect the information you provide. We may also obtain any additional information you choose to give us, such as the content of messages submitted through our sites.
  • We may obtain your information about you from third parties that collect data on our behalf during your use of the site, such as web analytics companies. This information can include but is not limited to, details about your operating system, IP address, settings and system configurations, device model, device ID and other unique device identifiers, mobile-related information, the web pages you visit within our sites, the website that referred you to our sites, the website you visit after leaving our sites, the dates and times you access our sites, event information (e.g., system crashes), and web log data.

General provisions applicable to Users, Readers, and Site Visitors

Why we collect and use your Personal Information
The Data concerning you is collected to allow TrendMD to provide its Service, comply with its legal obligations, respond to enforcement requests, protect its rights and interests (or those of its users or third parties), detect any malicious or fraudulent activity, as well as the following: Analytics, contacting you, advertising and traffic optimization and distribution.
Unless specified otherwise, all Data requested by TrendMD is mandatory, and failure to provide this Data may make it impossible for TrendMD to provide its Services. In cases where TrendMD specifically states that some Data is not mandatory, you are free not to communicate this Data without consequences to the availability or the functioning of the Service.
If you are uncertain about which Personal Data is mandatory are welcome to contact TrendMD.
Any use of Cookies – or of other tracking tools — by TrendMD or by the owners of third-party services used by TrendMD serves the purpose of providing the Service required by you, in addition to any other purposes described in the present document and in the Cookie Policy.

Mode and place of processing the Data

  • Methods of processing: TrendMD takes appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, or unauthorized destruction of the Data. The Data processing is carried out using computers and/or IT-enabled tools, following organizational procedures and modes strictly related to the purposes indicated. In addition to TrendMD, in some cases, the Data may be accessible to certain types of persons in charge, involved with the operation of TrendMD (administration, sales, marketing, legal, system administration) or external parties (such as third-party technical service providers, mail carriers, hosting providers, IT companies, communications agencies) appointed, if necessary, as Data Processors by TrendMD. The updated list of these parties may be requested from TrendMD at any time.
  • Place: The Data is processed at TrendMD's operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. Depending on your location, data transfers may involve transferring your Data to a country other than their own. To find out more about the place of processing of such transferred Data, you can check the section containing details about the processing of Personal Data.
  • Retention time: Unless specified otherwise in this document, Personal Data shall be processed and stored for as long as required by the purpose they have been collected for and may be retained for longer due to applicable legal obligation or based on your consent.

Analytics

TrendMD uses tracking technologies like Google Analytics to help recognize your visit and track visitors' use of and interaction with the Services. We use this data to determine the number of people using our Services, better understand how they find and use our products, and see their journey through our network.

Google Analytics (Google LLC)

Google Analytics is a web analysis service provided by Google LLC (“Google”). Google utilizes the Data collected to track and examine the use of TrendMD, to prepare reports on its activities and share them with other Google services.
Google may use the Data collected to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network. In Google Analytics, IP addresses are used at collection time and then discarded before Data is logged in any data center or server. Users can learn more by consulting Google’s official documentation.
In order to understand Google's use of Data, consult their partner policy and their Business Data page.
Place of processing:  United States —  Privacy Policy – Opt Out.
Category of Personal Information collected according to the CCPA: internet or other electronic network activity information.

Contacting the User - subscription

You are given the opportunity to subscribe to our notifications and newsletters. The subscription form used for this purpose determines what personal data are transmitted and when the notifications and newsletters are requested from the controller.
A confirmation e-mail will be sent to the e-mail address provided by you for the first time. This confirmation e-mail is used to prove whether the owner of the e-mail address, as the data subject, is authorized to receive the information we send out. The subscription to our notifications and newsletters may be terminated at any time.
The notifications and newsletters may contain so-called tracking pixels. A tracking pixel is a miniature graphics embedded in such e-mails, which are sent in HTML format to enable log file recording and analysis. This allows a statistical analysis of the success or failure of online marketing campaigns. Based on the embedded tracking pixel, we may see if and when you open a certain email message that we sent. We may also track which links in the email message you clicked on. This information is used to provide better service to you.

Cookie Policy

This Policy informs you about the technologies that help TrendMD achieve the purposes described below. Such technologies allow TrendMD to access and store information (for example, by using a Cookie) or use resources (for example, by running a script) on your device as they interact with TrendMD.
For simplicity, all such technologies are defined as "Trackers" within this document — unless there is a reason to differentiate.
For example, while Cookies can be used on both web and mobile browsers, it would be inaccurate to talk about Cookies in the context of mobile apps as they are a browser-based Tracker. For this reason, within this document, the term Cookies is only used where it is specifically meant to indicate that particular type of Tracker.
Some of the purposes for which Trackers are used may also require the User's consent. Whenever consent is given, it can be freely withdrawn at any time, following the instructions provided in this document.
TrendMD uses Trackers managed directly by TrendMD (so-called “first-party” Trackers) and Trackers that enable services provided by a third party (so-called “third-party” Trackers). Unless otherwise specified within this document, third-party providers may access the Trackers managed by them.
The validity and expiration periods of Cookies and other similar Trackers may vary depending on the lifetime set by TrendMD or the relevant provider. Some of them expire upon termination of your browsing session.
In addition to what’s specified in the descriptions within each of the categories below, you may find more precise and updated information regarding lifetime specification as well as any other relevant information — such as the presence of other Trackers — in the linked privacy policies of the respective third-party providers or by contacting TrendMD using this contact form.

Activities strictly necessary for the operation of TrendMD and delivery of the Service

TrendMD uses so-called “technical” Cookies and other similar Trackers to carry out activities that are strictly necessary for the operation or delivery of the Service.

First-party Trackers

Storage duration: up to 3 months

How to manage preferences on TrendMD

You can set or update your preferences via the relevant privacy choices panel available on TrendMD.
With regard to any third-party Trackers, you can manage your preferences and withdraw your consent (TO BE REMOVED) via the related opt-out link (where provided), by using the means indicated in the third party's privacy policy, or by contacting the third party.

How to control or delete Cookies and similar technologies via your device settings

You may use your own browser settings to:
  • See what Cookies or other similar technologies have been set on the device;
  • Block Cookies or similar technologies;
  • Clear Cookies or similar technologies from the browser.
The browser settings, however, do not allow granular control of consent by category.
Users can, for example, find information about how to manage Cookies in the most commonly used browsers at the following addresses:
You may also manage certain categories of Trackers used on mobile apps by opting out through relevant device settings, such as the mobile device advertising settings or tracking settings in general (you may open the device settings and look for the relevant setting).

Consequences of denying the use of Trackers

You are free to decide whether or not to allow the use of Trackers. However, please note that Trackers help TrendMD to provide a better experience and advanced functionalities to you (in line with the purposes outlined in this document). Therefore, if you choose to block the use of Trackers, TrendMD may be unable to provide related features.

Data Controller

Since the use of third-party Trackers through TrendMD cannot be fully controlled by TrendMD, any specific references to third-party Trackers are to be considered indicative. In order to obtain complete information, you are kindly requested to consult the privacy policies of the respective third-party services.
Given the objective complexity surrounding tracking technologies, you are encouraged to contact TrendMD should you wish to receive any further information on the use of such technologies by TrendMD. For such questions, use this contact form.

Further information for individuals within the European Union

Legal basis of processing:
Given the objective complexity surrounding tracking technologiTrendMD may process Personal Data relating to you if one of the following applies:es, you are encouraged to contact TrendMD should you wish to receive any further information on the use of such technologies by TrendMD. For such questions, use this contact form.
  • you have given your consent for one or more specific purposes;
  • provision of Data is necessary for the performance of an agreement with you and/or for any pre-contractual obligations thereof;
  • processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which TrendMD is subject;
  • processing is related to a task that is carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in TrendMD;
  • processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by TrendMD or by a third party.
In any case, TrendMD will gladly help to clarify the specific legal basis that applies to the processing, and in particular whether the provision of Personal Data is a statutory or contractual requirement, or a requirement necessary to enter into a contract.

Further information about retention time

Unless specified otherwise in this document, Personal Data shall be processed and stored for as long as required by the purpose they have been collected for and may be retained for longer due to applicable legal obligations or based on the Users’ consent.
Therefore:
  • Personal Data collected for purposes related to the performance of a contract between TrendMD and you shall be retained until such contract has been fully performed.
  • Personal Data collected for the purposes of TrendMD’s legitimate interests shall be retained as long as needed to fulfill such purposes. You may find specific information regarding the legitimate interests pursued by TrendMD within the relevant sections of this document or by contacting TrendMD.
TrendMD may be allowed to retain Personal Data for a longer period whenever you have given consent to such processing, as long as such consent is not withdrawn. Furthermore, TrendMD may be obliged to retain Personal Data for a longer period whenever required to fulfill a legal obligation or upon order of an authority.
Once the retention period expires, Personal Data shall be deleted. Therefore, the right to access, the right to erasure, the right to rectification, and the right to data portability cannot be enforced after the expiration of the retention period.

The rights of individuals based on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

In compliance with the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), TrendMD provides specific additional rights for individuals who interact with TrendMD, such as the right to access, rectification, right to object, complaint, erasure, and blockage. More specifically and under certain circumstances:
  • the right to request information about whether and which personal data is processed by us, and the right to demand that personal data is rectified or amended;
  • the right to request that personal data should be deleted;
  • the right to demand that the processing of personal data be restricted;
  • withdraw your consent to the processing and use of your data completely or partially at any time with future applications;
  • have the right to obtain your personal data in a common, structured, and mechanically readable format;
  • contact us if there are any questions, comments, complaints or requests in connection with our statement on data protection and the processing of your personal data.
  • the right to complain to the responsible supervisory authority if believed that the processing of your personal data is in violation of the legislation.
You are also entitled to learn about the legal basis for Data transfers abroad, including to any international organization governed by public international law or set up by two or more countries, such as the UN, and about the security measures taken by TrendMD to safeguard your Data.

Details about the right to object to processing

Where Personal Data is processed for a public interest, in the exercise of an official authority vested in TrendMD, or for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by TrendMD, you may object to such processing by providing a ground related to their particular situation to justify the objection.
However, if your Personal Data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you can object to that processing at any time, free of charge and without providing any justification. Where you object to processing for direct marketing purposes, the Personal Data will no longer be processed for such purposes.

How to exercise these rights

Any requests to exercise your rights can be directed to TrendMD through the contact details provided in this document. Such requests are free of charge and will be answered by TrendMD as early as possible and always within one month, providing Users with the information required by law. Any rectification or erasure of Personal Data or restriction of processing will be communicated by TrendMD to each recipient, if any, to whom the Personal Data has been disclosed unless this proves impossible or involves disproportionate effort. At your request, TrendMD will inform them about those recipients.
Please contact us with any questions about exercising the above rights using this contact form.

Further information for Users in Switzerland

This section applies to individuals in Switzerland and supersedes any other possibly divergent or conflicting information in the privacy policy for such individuals.

The rights of individuals according to the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection

You may exercise certain rights regarding your Data within the limits of the law, including the following:
  • right of access to Personal Data;
  • right to object to the processing of their Personal Data (which also allows you to demand that processing of Personal Data be restricted, Personal Data be deleted or destroyed, and specific disclosures of Personal Data to third parties be prohibited);
  • right to receive your Personal Data and have it transferred to another controller (data portability);
  • right to ask for incorrect Personal Data to be corrected.

How to exercise these rights

Any requests to exercise your rights can be directed to TrendMD through the contact details provided in this document. Such requests are free of charge and will be answered by TrendMD as early as possible, providing you with the information required by law.
Please contact us with any questions about exercising the above rights using this contact form.

Further information for individuals in the United States

This part of the document integrates with and supplements the information contained in the rest of the Privacy Policy and is provided by the business running TrendMD and, if the case may be, its parent, subsidiaries, and affiliates (for the purposes of this section referred to collectively as “we”, “us”, “our”).
The information contained in this section applies to all individuals (Users, Readers, and Site Visitors), who are residents in the following states: California, Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Texas, Oregon and Montana.
For such Users, this information supersedes any other possibly divergent or conflicting provisions contained in the Privacy Policy.
This part of the document uses the term Personal Information.

Notice at collection

The following Notice at collection provides you with timely notice about the categories of Personal Information collected or disclosed in the past 12 months so that you can exercise meaningful control over our use of that Information.
We won’t process your Information for unexpected purposes or for purposes that are not reasonably necessary to and compatible with the purposes originally disclosed without your consent.

What are the sources of the Personal Information we collect?

We collect Personal Information, either directly or indirectly, from you when you use TrendMD.
For example, you directly provide your Personal Information when you submit requests via any forms on TrendMD. You also provide Personal Information indirectly when you navigate TrendMD, as Personal Information about you is automatically observed and collected.
We may collect your Personal Information from third parties that work with us in connection with the Service or with the functioning of TrendMD and features thereof.

Your privacy rights under US state laws

You may exercise certain rights regarding your Personal Information. In particular, to the extent permitted by applicable law, you have:
  • the right to access Personal Information: the right to know. You have the right to request that we confirm whether or not we are processing your Personal Information. You also have the right to access such Personal Information;
  • the right to correct inaccurate Personal Information. You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate Personal Information we maintain about you;
  • the right to request the deletion of your Personal Information. You have the right to request that we delete any of your Personal Information;
  • the right to obtain a copy of your Personal Information. We will provide your Personal Information in a portable and usable format that allows you to transfer data easily to another entity – provided that this is technically feasible;
  • the right to opt out from the Sale of your Personal Information; We will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights;
  • the right to non-discrimination.

Additional rights for Users residing in California

As a California resident, you have the rights listed below. However, these rights are not absolute, and in certain cases, we may decline your request as permitted by law.
  • Information: You can request the following information about how we have collected and used your Personal Information during the past 12 months:
    • The categories of Personal Information that we have collected.
    • The categories of sources from which we collected Personal Information.
    • The business or commercial purpose for collecting and/or selling Personal Information.
    • The categories of third parties with whom we share Personal Information.
    • Whether we have disclosed your Personal Information for a business purpose, and if so, the categories of Personal Information received by each category of third party recipient.
    • Whether we’ve sold your Personal Information, and if so, the categories of Personal Information received by each category of third party recipient.
  • Access: You can request a copy of the Personal Information that we have collected about you during the past 12 months.
  • Deletion: You can ask us to delete the Personal Information that we have collected from you.
  • Opt-out of sales: If we sell your Personal Information, you can opt-out. In addition, if you direct us not to sell your Personal Information, we will consider it a request pursuant to California’s “Shine the Light” law to stop sharing your personal information covered by that law with third parties for their direct marketing purposes.
  • Opt-in: We contractually prohibit our publishing and advertising clients from placing our technology on pages that target individuals younger than 16 years old. If we learn that you are younger than 16, we will ask for your permission (or, if you are younger than 13, your parent or guardian’s permission) to sell your Personal Information before we do so.
  • Nondiscrimination: You are entitled to exercise the rights described above free from discrimination. This means that we will not penalize you for exercising your rights by taking actions such as denying you services; increasing the price/rate of services; decreasing service quality; or suggesting that we may penalize you as described above for exercising your rights.
You may exercise your California privacy rights described above as follows:
  • Use this contact form to submit your request to exercise your information, access, and deletion rights.
  • Opt out of the sale of your Personal Information by using this opt-out link.

Additional rights for individuals residing in Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Texas, Oregon and Montana

In addition to the rights listed above common to all individuals in the United States, as an individual residing in Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Texas, and Oregon, you have:
  • The right to opt out of the processing of your personal information for Targeted Advertising or profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning you;
  • The right to freely give, deny, or withdraw your consent for the processing of your Sensitive Personal Information. Please note that certain exceptions outlined in the law may apply, such as, but not limited to, when the collection and processing of Sensitive Personal Information is necessary for the provision of a product or service specifically requested by the consumer.

Additional rights for users residing in Utah

In addition to the rights listed above common to all Users in the United States, as a User residing in Utah, you have
  • The right to opt out of  the processing of your Personal Information for Targeted Advertising;
  • The right to opt out of the processing of your Sensitive Personal Information. Please note that certain exceptions outlined in the law may apply, such as, but not limited to, when the collection and processing of Sensitive Personal Information is necessary for the provision of a product or service specifically requested by the consumer.

How to exercise your privacy rights under US state laws

To exercise the rights described above, you need to submit your request to us by using this contact form.
For us to respond to your request, we must know who you are. We will not respond to any request if we are unable to verify your identity and, therefore, confirm the Personal Information in our possession relates to you. You are not required to create an account with us to submit your request. We will use any Personal Information collected from you in connection with the verification of your request solely for verification and shall not further disclose the Personal Information, retain it longer than necessary for purposes of verification, or use it for unrelated purposes.
If you are an adult, you can make a request on behalf of a child under your parental authority.

How to exercise your rights to opt out

In addition to what is stated above, to exercise your right to opt-out of Sale or Sharing and Targeted Advertising you can also use the privacy choices link provided on TrendMD.
If you want to submit requests to opt out of Sale or Sharing and Targeted Advertising activities via a user-enabled global privacy control, such as the Global Privacy Control (“GPC”), you are free to do so, and we will abide by such requests frictionless.

How and when we are expected to handle your request

We will respond to your request without undue delay, but in all cases within the timeframe required by applicable law. Should we need more time, we will explain to you the reasons why, and how much more time we need.
Should we deny your request, we will explain to you the reasons behind our denial (where envisaged by applicable law, you may then contact the relevant authority to submit a complaint).
We do not charge a fee to process or respond to your request unless such request is manifestly unfounded or excessive and in all other cases where it is permitted by the applicable law. In such cases, we may charge a reasonable fee or refuse to act on the request. In either case, we will communicate our choices and explain the reasons behind them.

Accessing and updating your personal information

We will respond to your request without undue delay, but in all cases within the timeframe required by applicable law. Should we need more time, we will explain to you the reasoWhenever you use our Services, we aim to provide you with access to your personal information. If that information is wrong, we strive to give you ways to update it quickly or to delete it — unless we have to keep that information for legitimate business or legal purposes.ns why, and how much more time we need.
We aim to maintain our services in a manner that protects information from accidental or malicious destruction. Because of this, after you delete information from our services, we may not immediately delete residual copies from our active servers and may not remove information from our backup systems.

Information we share

We do not share your personal data with companies, organizations, and individuals outside of our company unless one of the following circumstances applies:
  • With your consent: We will share personal information with companies, organizations, or individuals when we have your consent to do so. We require opt-in consent for the sharing of any sensitive personal information. For certain territories, if the circumstances require, there may be exceptions from this rule; however, under no circumstance, personal data of data subjects from the EEA can be shared with third parties without their consent.
  • For external processing: We may provide personal information to our GDPR-compliant and CCPA-compliant affiliates or other trusted businesses or persons to process it for us, based on our instructions and in compliance with our Privacy Policy and any other appropriate confidentiality and security measures.
  • For legal reasons: We will share personal information with companies, organizations, or individuals if we have a good-faith belief that access, use, preservation, or disclosure of the information is reasonably necessary to:
    • Meet any applicable law, regulation, legal process, or enforceable governmental request;
    • Enforce applicable terms of service, including investigation of potential violations;
    • Detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security, or technical issues;
    • Protect against harm to the rights, property, or safety of TrendMD, our users, or the public as required or permitted by law.
We may share non-personally identifiable information publicly and with our partners — like publishers, advertisers, or connected sites. For example, we may share information publicly to show trends about the general use of our services.
If TrendMD is involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, we will continue to ensure the confidentiality of personal information and give affected users notice before it is transferred or becomes subject to a different privacy policy.
If express or implied consent is given by you, TrendMD reserves the right to show targeted content and/or share user-specific collected information with third party business partners.
Please note that the definition of consent varies depending on the jurisdiction in which you is located. As a data processor, TrendMD applies different privacy protection mechanisms which rely on geolocation technology.

When this Privacy Policy applies

This Privacy Policy applies to all of the Services offered by TrendMD, Inc. and its affiliates, but excludes services that have separate privacy policies that do not incorporate this Privacy Policy.
Our Privacy Policy does not apply to services offered by other companies or individuals, including products or sites that may be displayed to you, sites that may include TrendMD Services, or other sites linked to our services.
Our Privacy Policy does not cover the information practices of other companies and organizations that advertise our Services and may use cookies, pixel tags, and other technologies to serve and offer relevant ads.

Links to other websites

Our widget/website/blog may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have clicked on a widget recommendation or used a link to leave our website/blog, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

Additional information about Data collection and processing

Legal action:
Your Personal Data may be used for legal purposes by TrendMD in Court or in the stages leading to possible legal action arising from improper use of TrendMD or the related Services.
You declare to be aware that TrendMD may be required to reveal personal data upon request of public authorities.
Additional information about User's Personal Data:
In addition to the information contained in this privacy policy, TrendMD may provide you with additional and contextual information concerning particular Services or the collection and processing of Personal Data upon request.
System logs and maintenance:
For operation and maintenance purposes, TrendMD and any third-party services may collect files that record interaction with TrendMD (System logs) or use other Personal Data (such as the IP Address) for this purpose.
Information not contained in this policy:
More details concerning the collection or processing of Personal Data may be requested from TrendMD at any time. Please see the contact information at the end of this document.

Changes to this privacy policy

We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. You should check back here periodically to see if it has been updated. We will always show the date of the latest modification at the top of the page so you can tell when it was last revised.
Should the changes affect processing activities performed on the basis of your consent, TrendMD shall collect new consent from you, where required.

Contact information

If you have questions or concerns or would like to make a request, please fill out this contact form.
TrendMD LLC
4023 Kennett Pike 50094, 19807, Wilmington, Delaware

Legal information

This privacy policy relates solely to TrendMD, if not stated otherwise within this document.

Our general response time is one business day.

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