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Elizabeth Fulghum, CMP
Baycare Health System
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Meetings & Incentives WW
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Intrinxec.com
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Califonia Assoc. for Adult Day Services
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Advancing Neuromuscular, Musculoskeletal, & Electrodiagnostic Medicine
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AV Concepts
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ATPCA
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NBC Universal
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Privacy Policy
Effective date: July 1, 2025
Animatic Media, LLC ("us", "we", or "our") operates the www.eventproinstitute.com website (the "Service").
This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data.
We use your data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions, accessible from www.eventproinstitute.com
Definitions
Service
Service is the www.eventproinstitute.com website operated by Animatic Media, LLC
Personal Data
Personal Data means data about a living individual who can be identified from those data (or from those and other information either in our possession or likely to come into our possession).
Usage Data
Usage Data is data collected automatically either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).
Cookies
Cookies are small pieces of data stored on your device (computer or mobile device).
Data Controller
Data Controller means the natural or legal person who (either alone or jointly or in common with other persons) determines the purposes for which and the manner in which any personal information are, or are to be, processed.
For the purpose of this Privacy Policy, we are a Data Controller of your Personal Data.
Data Processors (or Service Providers)
Data Processor (or Service Provider) means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Data Controller.
We may use the services of various Service Providers in order to process your data more effectively.
Data Subject (or User)
Data Subject is any living individual who is using our Service and is the subject of Personal Data.
Information Collection and Use
We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.
Types of Data Collected
Personal Data
While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you ("Personal Data"). Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:
- Email address
- First name and last name
- Phone number
- Cookies and Usage Data
We may use your Personal Data to contact you with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials and other information that may be of interest to you. You may opt out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from us by following the unsubscribe link or instructions provided in any email we send.
Usage Data
We may also collect information how the Service is accessed and used ("Usage Data"). This Usage Data may include information such as your computer's Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
Tracking & Cookies Data
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and hold certain information.
Cookies are files with small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Tracking technologies also used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our Service.
You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.
Examples of Cookies we use:
- Session Cookies. We use Session Cookies to operate our Service.
- Preference Cookies. We use Preference Cookies to remember your preferences and various settings.
- Security Cookies. We use Security Cookies for security purposes.
Use of Data
Animatic Media, LLC uses the collected data for various purposes:
- To provide and maintain our Service
- To notify you about changes to our Service
- To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service when you choose to do so
- To provide customer support
- To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our Service
- To monitor the usage of our Service
- To detect, prevent and address technical issues
- To provide you with news, special offers and general information about other goods, services and events which we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about unless you have opted not to receive such information
Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data Under General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
If you are from the European Economic Area (EEA), Animatic Media, LLC legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described in this Privacy Policy depends on the Personal Data we collect and the specific context in which we collect it.
Animatic Media, LLC may process your Personal Data because:
- We need to perform a contract with you
- You have given us permission to do so
- The processing is in our legitimate interests and it's not overridden by your rights
- To comply with the law
Retention of Data
Animatic Media, LLC will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.
Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our Service, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.
Transfer of Data
Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your jurisdiction where data protection laws may differ.
If you are located outside the United States and choose to provide information to us, note that we transfer and process data in the United States.
Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission represents your agreement to that transfer.
Disclosure of Data
Legal Requirements
Animatic Media, LLC may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
- Comply with a legal obligation
- Protect and defend the rights or property of Animatic Media, LLC
- Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
- Protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public
- Protect against legal liability
Security of Data
We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, but we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Your Data Protection Rights Under GDPR
If you are a resident of the EEA, you have certain data protection rights. You may:
- Access, update or delete your Personal Data
- Have your information rectified
- Object to processing
- Request restriction of processing
- Request data portability
- Withdraw consent
You have the right to complain to a Data Protection Authority.
Service Providers
We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service. These Service Providers are obligated not to disclose or use your Personal Data for any other purpose.
Links to Other Sites
Our Service may contain links to other sites not operated by us. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.
Children's Privacy
Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 18. If we discover such data has been collected, we will delete it.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you via email and/or a prominent notice on our Service, and update the effective date at the top of this policy.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
By email: info@animatic.com