Privacy Policy

Root Causes has created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy. The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for this website: rootcauses.com. If at any time you find this privacy policy unacceptable, you must immediately leave this website.

We respect your privacy. Any information we collect from you, including your email address, will simply be used to send you the information you have requested. We will not give or sell your personal information to any unaffiliated third party. If you give us your email and permission to send more information, you may opt-out of receiving any additional email messages at any time, by unsubscribing from our email list.

Important Disclosure
We do not share your contact information or opt-in data with third parties for marketing purposes. Your personal information will only be used in accordance with this privacy policy, and we respect your privacy rights.

Compliance with Privacy Laws

This privacy policy complies with relevant privacy laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for EU users and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) for California residents.

Data Controller

The data controller for your personal information is Root Causes. You can contact us at 855.275.2994 or email info@rootcauses.com for any privacy-related concerns or requests.

User Rights

You have the following rights regarding your personal information:

• Access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Correction: You can request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Deletion: You can request that we delete your personal data.
• Objection: You can object to the processing of your personal data.
• Restriction: You can request that we restrict the processing of your personal data.
• Data Portability: You can request to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
• Complaint: You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

Information Gathering

We use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server and to administer our website by (1) identifying which parts of our site are most heavily used (2) to tailor site content to user needs and (3) to generate aggregate statistical reports. We do not link IP addresses to anything personally identifiable. This means that user sessions will be tracked, but the users will remain anonymous.

You need not provide Root Causes with personally identifying information (e.g., name, telephone number, email address, city and/or province of residence) as a condition of using our site. However, your failure to provide certain personally-identifying information when asked will prevent certain features of the website from functioning or will prevent Root Causes from effectively responding to certain of your requests. The website will collect only that personally-identifying information that you affirmatively provide in response to a direct request.

Legal Basis for Processing

We process personal data based on the following legal grounds:

• Consent: When you have given your explicit consent for us to process your personal data for specific purposes.
• Contract: When processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with you.
• Legal Obligation: When processing is necessary to comply with a legal obligation.
• Legitimate Interests: When processing is necessary for our legitimate interests, provided your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests.

Data Retention

We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. The criteria used to determine retention periods include the nature of the data, the purpose of processing, and any legal or regulatory requirements.

International Data Transfers

If we transfer your personal data internationally, we will ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to protect the data, such as standard contractual clauses or Privacy Shield certification.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use a tool called “Google Analytics” to collect information about use of this site. Google Analytics collects information such as how often users visit this site, what pages they visit when they do so, and what other sites they used prior to coming to this site. We use the information we get from Google Analytics only to improve our website. Google Analytics collects only the IP address assigned to your browser on the date of your visit, instead of your name or other identifying information. We do not combine the information collected through the use of Google Analytics with any personally identifiable information. Although Google Analytics plants a “cookie” on your web browser to identify you as a unique user the cookie cannot be used by anyone but Google. Google’s ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to this site is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of Use and the Google Privacy Policy. You can prevent Google Analytics from recognizing your return visits to this site by disabling cookies on your browser. Please refer to your browser settings for additional information on disabling cookies or visit Google Analytics’ currently available opt-outs for the web.

Third-Party Sites

Links within our site may connect to external sites outside of our domain as a convenience to you. If you use these links, you will leave the Root Causes site. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites and do not make any representations about them. Before visiting or providing personally-identifying information to any third-party website, you should review its privacy policy and practices, and should take those steps necessary to, at your discretion, protect your privacy.

Copyright

Unless otherwise noted, all contents of the Root Causes website are copyright of Root Causes. All rights reserved.

Security

Root Causes has implemented and maintains reasonable security procedures and practices to protect against the unauthorized access, use, modification, destruction, or disclosure of your personally-identifying information.

Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action

Root Causes is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its relations with students and staff members, without regard to age, citizenship status, color, disability, marital or parental status, national origin, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation.

Changes to the Privacy Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new privacy policy on this page. You are advised to review this privacy policy periodically for any changes.

Contacting the Homepage

If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this website, you can contact Root Causes at 855.275.2994 or email info@rootcauses.com.