BLT Privacy Policy
Bottom Line Technologies (dba BLT) is a US owned and operated company. This privacy policy will explain how our organization uses the personal data we collect from you when you use our website.
TOPICS:
- What data do we collect?
- How do we collect your data?
- How will we use your data?
- How do we store your data?
- Course Registration and Information Collection
- Marketing
- What are your data protection rights?
- What are cookies?
- What types of cookies do we use?
- How to manage cookies
- Privacy Policies of other websites
- Changes to our privacy policy
- How to contact us
What data do we collect?
For any events, including but not limited to, classes, workshops, webinars, in-person events, meetings, etc. BLT collects only the information you provide to us. Typically, BLT collect name, email, title, company, and phone.
Additionally, BLT collects aggregated website traffic data to improve website performance and user experience.
How Do We Collect Your Data?
You directly provide our company with most of the data we collect. We collect and process data when you:
- Register for a class, workshop or webinar
- Voluntarily complete a survey or provide feedback
- Submit a form on our website, including our contact form
- Directly send us an email
- Use or view our website via your browser’s cookies
- Through the use of Google Analytics 4
Our company may also receive your data indirectly through the following sources:
- Purchasing a class through AMD Xilinx
- Purchasing Xilinx training credits in BLT’s exclusive AMD Xilinx training regions
- Through affliates of AMD, Xilinx, and their distributors
How Will We Use Your Data?
BLT collects your data so that we can:
- Complete your course registration.
- Email you information about your course, workshop, webinar, or other event.
- Email you information about upcoming training, special events and offers.
- Contact you directly about design services or training services.
- Website experience and improvement
- Marketing
If you agree, BLT will share your data with our partner organizations so that they may offer you their products or services.
- AMD
- Avnet
Specifically, we will ask your permission to share your information with AMD when you register for a paid class.
AMD may request registration reports for workshops or webinars sponsored by, or promoted by AMD.
BLT never sells any data it collects.
How Do We Store Your Data
Our company stores your data in two locations. Your data is stored locally at our headquarters in a secure environment indefinitely, unless you request removal. If you have signed up for our email newsletters, your data is stored in our email marketing tool. You can opt out any time.
Data collected via the website is purged on a regular basis.
Course Registration and Information Collection
When you register for one of BLT’s training classes, in addition to a form of payment, BLT requires you to supply your e-mail address and phone number. In doing so, you are consenting to its collection and use in accordance with this policy.
During registration, you are asked if BLT may share your information with third parties. Unless you specifically give us permission, BLT will never intentionally share your personal information.
Marketing
BLT would like to send you information about services of our that we think you might like, as well as those of our partner companies.
- AMD
- Avnet
- Intel
- Lattice
- Microchip
If you have agreed to receive marketing, you may always opt out or change your preferences at any time.
You have the right to stop our company from contacting you for marketing purposes or giving your data to our partners.
If you no longer wish to be contacted for marketing purposes, please email [email protected].
Third-Party Data Collection
BLT uses multiple tools and apps to improve website functionality, provide classes, and to market to you. The tools and apps BLT uses to collect and/or use data are:
- Zoom
- Webex
- Teams
- Google Analytics 4
- Google Search Console
- SEMRush
- MailChimp
- WordPress (including plugins)
What Are Your Data Protect Rights?
BLT would like to make sure you are fully aware of all your data protection rights. Ever user is entitled to:
The right to access – You have the right to request our company for copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this.
The right to rectification – You have the right to request that BLT correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request BLT to complete information you believe is incomplete.
The right to erasure – You have the right to request that BLT erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to restrict processing – You have the right to restrict that our company restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to BLT’s processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to data portability – You have the right to request that BLT transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise these rights, please contact us at our email: [email protected]
Call us at 1-888-945-4691
Or write to us at:
9881 Broken Land Pky, Suite 400
Columbia, MD 21030
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard internet log information and visitor behavior information. When you visit our website, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology.
For further information, visit: allaboutcookies.org.
How Do We Use Cookies?
BLT uses cookies in a range of ways to improve your experience on our website, including:
- Improving page load times by caching
- Showing links already visited
- Understanding how you use our website
What Types of Cookies Do We Use?
There are a number of different types of cookies. However, our website uses:
- Functionality – BLT uses these cookies to that we recognize you on our website and remember your previously selected preferences. A mix of first-party and third-party cookies are used.
- Advertising – BLT uses these cookies to collect information about your visit to our website, the content you viewed, the links you followed and the information about your browser, device, and your IP address. Our company sometimes shares some limited aspects of this data with third parties for advertising purposes. We may also share online data collected through cookies with our advertising partners. This means that when you visit another website, you may be shown advertising based on your browsing pattern on our website.
How to Manage Cookies
You can set your browser not to accept cookies, and the above website tells you how to remove cookies from your browser. However, in a few cases, some of our website features may not function as a result.
Privacy Policies on Other Websites
The BLT website contains links to other websites. Our privacy policy applies only to our website. If you click on another website, you should read their privacy policy.
Changes to Out Privacy Policy
BLT keeps its privacy policy under regular review and places any updates on this webpage. This privacy policy was last updated 8-15-2023.
How to Contact Us
If you have any questions about BLT’s privacy policy, the data we hold on you, or you would lie to exercise one of your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Email: [email protected]
Call us at 1-888-945-4691
Or write to us at:
9881 Broken Land Pky, Suite 400
Columbia, MD 21046
If you wish to report a complaint or if you feel that BLT has not addressed your concern in a satisfactory manner, you may contact the US Data Protection Authority.
You may always find BLT’s privacy policy at www.bltinc.com/privacy-policy/