GENERAL PRIVACY PRINCIPLES
Personal Data You Provide to Us:
Bain requires Personal Data in connection with your use of the Aura Website and/or registration and use of the Aura Portal and we use the Personal Data that you submit so that we can verify you’re your eligibility, process your requests, connect you with our deal information services, contact you about services, process your communications, or comply with the law.
Limited Use, Disclosure and Retention:
Except as otherwise set forth in this Privacy Policy under the heading Limits of Confidentiality or as required by law, Bain does not use, disclose or retain your Personal Data for purposes other than those for which it was collected or as required by law. Your Personal Data is retained only as long as necessary for the fulfilment of those purposes or as required by law.
Your Personal Data is kept as accurately and completely as is necessary for the purposes for which it is to be used. You have the right to update, modify, amend or correct errors in your Personal Data by updating it in the Aura Portal or contacting Bain by email at aura@bain.com.
Bain protects your Personal Data by using safeguards that Bain believes are appropriate to the sensitivity of the information. We maintain certain administrative, technical and physical safeguards to help protect against loss, misuse or unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration or destruction of your Personal Data. Each of our employees, subcontractors, or business partners who have access to your Personal Data is informed about our Privacy Policy and procedures for protecting Personal Data. Bain undertakes substantial efforts to protect the confidentiality of the Personal Data and other information it has collected about individual Clients and Users, and except as otherwise set forth in this Privacy Policy including, without limitation, under the heading Limits of Confidentiality, will not intentionally disclose this information to anyone outside Bain. Except as otherwise set forth in this Privacy Policy, we restrict access to your Personal Data to employees, affiliates, subcontractors, or business partners who need to know that information in order to perform their jobs or duties and provide services to you. We review our data collection, storage and processing practices and security measures, as well as physical security measures intended to guard against unauthorized access to systems where we store Personal Data, on a periodic basis. Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we do our best to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information transmitted to the Aura Website or Aura Portal. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the Aura Portal. The safety and security of your information also depends on you. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password for access to the Aura Portal, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share your password with anyone.
In the event that there is ever a breach of security regarding your Personal Data, we intend to comply with applicable state and federal law requirements regarding the notification and disclosure to you and to the appropriate authorities of the circumstances surrounding the breach.
Upon request by email to aura@bain.com you will be given access to your Personal Data within a reasonable timeframe. Bain will assist any User who informs us that they need assistance in preparing a request concerning Personal Data. You may also request to have your Personal Data amended as appropriate, or request that Bain delete or correct any of your Personal Data.
Limits of Confidentiality:
By using the Aura Website or the Aura Portal and sharing your Personal Data with us, you will have opted-in to our collection, disclosure and use of your Personal Data and any non-Personal Data under this Privacy Policy. We may use your Personal Data for the purposes of sending you registration and authentication information for the Aura Portal, maintaining your account, processing your requests, providing you with deal information, metrics and other services, processing your communications, and communicating with you by email and phone about the Aura Portal, Bain, and other related services. We may also use Personal Data for auditing, research and analysis to operate and improve Bain’s technologies, systems, and services. We do not sell any of your Personal Data (including your name, email, or phone number) to any companies or third parties, nor will we sell your Personal Data except in a sale or transfer of our business pursuant to subsection (iii) below. We also do not share any of your Personal Data with unaffiliated or non-agent third parties for the purpose of marketing or promoting our products or services to you. Further, when you send email communications to Bain, we may retain those communications in order to process your inquiries, respond to your requests and improve our services. We may share your Personal Data in any of the following circumstances: (i) Affiliated or Third Party Businesses. We may provide your Personal Data to our subsidiaries, affiliated companies, or other trusted businesses or persons (“Affiliated or Third Party Businesses”) for the purpose of processing or storing Personal Data on our behalf. These Affiliated or Third Party Businesses include, without limitation, third parties we use to assist us in our mission of providing you with the Aura Portal such as data center hosting providers. The Personal Data that we process or that is processed for us may be transmitted to and stored on the servers of Affiliated or Third Party Businesses. When we do disclose your information to others, it is subject to agreements that require those parties to process such information in compliance with this Privacy Policy, and in an appropriate confidential and secure manner. (ii) Security and Legal Obligations. Due to the existing legal, regulatory and security environment, Bain may disclose aggregate level and/or Personal Data about its Clients and Users to protect the rights, property or safety of Bain, or the public, to prevent fraud or imminent harm, and in connection with providing for the security of our computer systems, computer network, telecommunications network, products and services. Bain also may use and disclose your Personal Data: (1) to the extent required to respond to a legal or ethical obligation, (2) to the extent necessary to meet national security, public interest or law enforcement obligations, and (3) to the extent expressly permitted by an applicable law, rule or regulation. Additionally, your Personal Data may be disclosed as required by applicable law, to comply with a court order, subpoena, warrant or other legal process, or where the personal data is publicly available (unless otherwise restricted by applicable law). (iii) Sale or Transfer of Business. We may sell or otherwise transfer your Personal Data to a successor of Bain, or any subsidiary or division of Bain in connection with an asset sale, acquisition, merger, consolidation, divestiture, purchase of part or all of the assets of the business, or other corporate transaction, or by way of assignment (whether by operation of law or otherwise) in connection with any such or similar transaction or in connection with the administration of a bankruptcy estate. In the case of such event, Bain’s systems, technology, intellectual property, and data, including Personal Data, will become the property of the successor and will be subject to the successor’s Privacy Policy should they have one.
Bain has appointed an officer who is accountable for Bain’s compliance with this Privacy Policy. All questions regarding this policy can be sent to aura@bain.com.
Minors Under the Age of 18:
Bain is committed to protecting the privacy of minors. Our policy is that we do not knowingly collect, use or disclose Personal Data about Clients or other users that we know are under 18 years of age. This Aura Website or Portal is not directed in any respect to anyone under the age of 18. If we learn that we have collected or received personal information from an individual under the age of 18 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have information from or about an individual under the age of 18, please contact us at: aura@bain.com.
CONSENT
YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND CONSENT ARE REQUIRED FOR THE COLLECTION, USE, OR DISCLOSURE OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IN THE AURA PORTAL. BY SUBMITTING YOUR PERSONAL DATA TO BAIN, YOU HEREBY CONSENT TO BAIN’S COLLECTION, USE AND DISCLOSURE OF SUCH INFORMATION. IF YOU DO NOT CONSENT TO THE COLLECTION, USE AND DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL DATA AS DESCRIBED IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY, YOU SHALL NOT SUBMIT SUCH INFORMATION TO BAIN.