This is the website of Windroot Corporation (“WindrootCorp” or “Windroot”).

Our postal address is:

1501 E. Woodfield Road
Suite 103E
Schaumburg, IL USA

We can be reached via email at info@windrootcorp.com.

Privacy policy

At Windroot, we place a priority on maintaining the confidentiality and privacy of your information, and we adhere to all professional standards to protect confidentiality, including maintaining internal policies, procedures, and safeguards. Visitors are not required to provide any personal information to use our website. By accessing this website, you willingly accept and consent to the privacy policy as described.

Information we collect

For each visitor to our website, our web server does not automatically recognize information regarding the visitor’s domain or email address. We do, however, collect email addresses and information volunteered by the consumer via subscriptions and forms on our website. This information is not shared with other organizations. We also aggregate information on what pages users access and use it to improve the content of our website.

If you do not want to receive email from us in the future, please let us know by sending us an email at the above address, writing to us at the above address, or contacting us here. To stop receiving e-newsletters from our company, click “Unsubscribe” in the footer of the e-newsletter to update your preference.

Persons who supply us with their telephone numbers online may receive telephone contact from us with information regarding new products and services or upcoming events. If you do not wish to receive such telephone calls, please let us know by sending us an email at the above address, calling us at the above telephone number, writing to us at the above address, or contacting us here.

Cookies

To make this site work properly, we must sometimes place small data files called cookies on your device. Most big websites do this too.

What are cookies?

A cookie is a small text file that a website saves on your computer or mobile device when you visit the site. It enables the website to remember your actions and preferences (such as login, language, font size, and other display preferences) over a period of time, so you don’t have to keep re-entering them whenever you come back to the site or browse from one page to another.

How do we use cookies?

• We use cookies to record session information, record user-specific information on what pages users access or visit, and record past activity at a site in order to personalize site content to user preferences. Cookies may also record websites visited just before and just after our website.
• Cookies also link users to their customer relationship management (CRM) record if a user is a member of the Windroot CRM. This action personalizes site content to visitor preferences (e.g., industry and topic areas of interest).
• Cookies also identify users across devices (e.g., a user clicks a link in an email from his/her desktop, then, later visits the website via mobile or tablet device; we marry those cookies so users have a consistent website experience across devices).
• The cookies we employ are not essential for the website to function properly. Cookies are used to enhance the user experience on the site through personalization.
• We use both session cookies and permanent cookies. A session cookie is stored in temporary memory and is not retained after the browser is closed. In some instances we use permanent cookies. A permanent cookie stores itself on the user’s hard drive in order to remember preferences from session to session.
• We employ targeting cookies to deliver advertisements relevant to you and your interests on outside websites. A cookie records that you have visited a website (ours and others) or conducted a relevant web search. The cookies and advertisements are placed by advertising networks with our permission. We, our advertisers, and ad serving companies may also use small pieces of code called “web beacons” or “clear gifs” to determine which advertisements and promotions users have seen and how users responded to them.
• Cookies will not be used for any purpose other than the ones stated in this notice.

We use Google Analytics to analyze how visitors use our site, including its advertising features. Information sent by your browser, including your IP address, may be used as anonymous aggregated statistical data to analyze our web traffic, improve the quality of our website, and enhance your browsing experience. View Google’s privacy policy. You can opt out of Google’s Advertising features through ad settings, ad settings for mobile, or any other available means. Access Google Analytics’ available opt-outs.

From time to time, we may use customer information for new, unanticipated uses not previously disclosed in our privacy notice. If our information practices change at some time in the future we will post the policy changes to our website to notify you of these changes. If you are concerned about how your information is used, you should check back at our website periodically.

Upon request we offer visitors the ability to have inaccuracies corrected in contact information.

Consumers can have this information corrected by sending us an email at the above address, calling us at the above telephone number, writing to us at the above address, or contacting us here.

With respect to security: We strive to have appropriate security measures in place in our physical facilities to protect against the loss, misuse, or alteration of information that we have collected from you at our site.

If you feel that this site is not following its stated information policy, you may contact us at the above addresses.

Website terms of use

Please read these disclosures and legal terms of use (“Terms”) carefully before using this Windroot Corp LLC and its affiliates (“WindrootCorp” or “Windroot”) website (“Site”). By using this site you indicate that you acknowledge and accept these Terms.

Use of material

Windroot either owns the intellectual property rights in the underlying HTML, text, images, audio clips, video clips, software, and other content (collectively, the “Material”) that is made available to you on this Site, or has obtained the permission of the owner of the intellectual property in such Material to use the Material on this Site. Except as provided in these Terms, Windroot prohibits the use, redistribution or copying of any Material on this Site without its express written permission.

Windroot hereby authorizes you to display on your computer, download, and print pages of this website, subject to the following provisions: (i) the copyright notice appears on all such printouts; (ii) the Material will not be altered in any manner; and (iii) the Material is only to be used for personal educational and non-commercial use and will not be redistributed, broadcast, or copied to any other media.

The product names, company names, logo, trademarks, and service marks (collectively, the “Marks”) displayed on this Site, are either owned by Windroot and/or third-party licensors. You are not permitted to use the Marks without the prior written consent of Windroot or such third party that may own the Marks. Any unauthorized use of any such Marks may be a violation of the rights of Windroot or a third party. The Site, and the Material contained herein in no way grant any license or right to use any Mark displayed on the Site. Users are prohibited from using the Marks displayed on the Site or the Material or any other content on the Site, except as provided in these Terms.

Disclaimer

The information at this Site has been provided by Windroot for general information purposes. The Site, and the related Material, do not implicate any client, advisory, fiduciary, or professional relationship between you and Windroot and neither Windroot nor any other person is, in connection with the Site and Material, engaged in rendering auditing, accounting, tax, legal, medical, investment, advisory, consulting, or any other professional service or advice. Neither the Site nor the Material on or accessed through the Site should be considered a substitute for your independent investigation and your sound technical business judgment. You should consult with a professional advisor familiar with your particular factual situation for advice or service concerning any specific matters.

Windroot is not licensed to practice law, nor does it practice law. The Site, and the related Material, is for general guidance purposes and not a substitute for compliance obligations. The reader also is cautioned that this Material may not be applicable to, or suitable for, the reader’s specific circumstances or needs, and may require consultation with counsel if any action is to be contemplated. The reader should contact his or her Windroot or other professional prior to taking any action based upon this information. Windroot assumes no obligation to inform the reader of any changes in laws or other factors that could affect the information contained herein.

THE CONTENT OF THIS WEBSITE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WINDROOT EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY; FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE; OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. ALTHOUGH WINDROOT USES REASONABLE EFFORTS TO MAINTAIN THE ACCURACY AND CURRENCY OF THE MATERIAL OF THIS SITE, WINDROOT MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS AS TO ITS ACCURACY OR CURRENCY. THIS SITE MAY CONTAIN TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS AND TECHNICAL INACCURACIES. WINDROOT ASSUMES NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE MATERIAL OF THIS SITE.

Limitation of liability

Neither Windroot nor any of its affiliates shall be liable for any damages of any kind arising from or in connection with the use of the Site or the Material, including mistakes, omissions, interruptions, deletion of files or email, errors, defects, viruses or delays in operation or transmission, even if Windroot is expressly advised of the possibility of such damages. This is a comprehensive limitation of liability that applies to all damages of any kind, including compensatory, direct, indirect, punitive, special, incidental or consequential damages, including but not limited to damages for lost profits, loss or inaccuracy of data or loss of revenue.

Links to third-party sites

Links to information on sites other than those operated by, or on behalf of, Windroot are for your convenience only and are not an endorsement or recommendation of those sites.

General

Windroot reserves the right to make changes to these Terms from time to time. When using this Site, you should review the current Terms, and privacy policy, to determine if they have been amended since your last visit.

California Privacy Rights

The California Consumer Privacy Act “CCPA” provides consumers (California residents) with specific rights regarding their personal information. This section describes your CCPA rights and explains how to exercise those rights.

Access to Specific Information and Data Portability Rights

You have the right to request that we disclose certain information to you about our collection and use of your personal information over the past 12 months. Once we receive and confirm your verifiable consumer request, we will disclose to you:

• The categories of personal information we collected about you.
• The categories of sources for the personal information we collected about you.
• Our business or commercial purpose for collecting that personal information.
• The categories of third parties with whom we share that personal information.
• The specific pieces of personal information we collected about you (also called a data portability request).

Windroot collects volunteered information that is categorized as Identifiers and Personal information under CCPA.

Personal information does not include:

Publicly available information from government records.

De-identified or aggregated consumer information.

Information excluded from the CCPA’s scope, like:

• • health or medical information covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the California Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (CMIA) or clinical trial data;
  • personal information covered by certain sector-specific privacy laws, including the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) or California Financial Information Privacy Act (CFIPA), and the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act of 1994.

Deletion Request Rights

You have the right to request that we delete any of your personal information that we collected from you and retained, subject to certain exceptions. Once we receive and confirm your verifiable consumer request, we will delete (and direct our service providers to delete) your personal information from our records, unless an exception applies.

We may deny your deletion request if retaining the information is necessary for us or our service providers to:

1. Complete the transaction for which we collected the personal information, provide a good or service that you requested, take actions reasonably anticipated within the context of our ongoing business relationship with you, or otherwise perform our contract with you.
2. Detect security incidents, protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity, or prosecute those responsible for such activities.
3. Debug products to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality.
4. Exercise free speech, ensure the right of another consumer to exercise their free speech rights, or exercise another right provided for by law.
5. Comply with the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act (Cal. Penal Code § 1546 et seq.).
6. Engage in public or peer-reviewed scientific, historical, or statistical research in the public interest that adheres to all other applicable ethics and privacy laws, when the information’s deletion may likely render impossible or seriously impair the research’s achievement, if you previously provided informed consent.
7. Enable solely internal uses that are reasonably aligned with consumer expectations based on your relationship with us.
8. Comply with a legal and regulatory obligations.
9. Make other internal and lawful uses of that information that are compatible with the context in which you provided it.

Exercising Access, Data Portability, and Deletion Rights

To exercise the access, data portability, and deletion rights described above, please submit a verifiable consumer request to us by either:

• Calling us at (847) 999-4525.
• Or using our “Contact us” page.

Only you or a person registered with the California Secretary of State that you authorize to act on your behalf, may make a verifiable consumer request related to your personal information. You may also make a verifiable consumer request on behalf of your minor child.

You may only make a verifiable consumer request for access or data portability twice within a 12-month period. The verifiable consumer request must:

• Provide sufficient information that allows us to reasonably verify you are the person about whom we collected personal information or an authorized representative.
• Describe your request with sufficient detail that allows us to properly understand, evaluate, and respond to it.

We cannot respond to your request or provide you with personal information if we cannot verify your identity or authority to make the request and confirm the personal information relates to you. Making a verifiable consumer request does not require you to create an account with us. We will only use personal information provided in a verifiable consumer request to verify the requestor’s identity or authority to make the request.

Response Timing and Format

We endeavour to respond to a verifiable consumer request within 45 days of its receipt. If we require more time (up to 90 days), we will inform you of the reason and extension period in writing. If you have an account with us, we will deliver our written response to that account. If you do not have an account with us, we will deliver our written response by mail or electronically, at your option. Any disclosures we provide will only cover the 12-month period preceding the verifiable consumer request’s receipt. The response we provide will also explain the reasons we cannot comply with a request, if applicable. For data portability requests, we will select a format to provide your personal information that is readily useable and should allow you to transmit the information from one entity to another entity without hindrance.

We do not charge a fee to process or respond to your verifiable consumer request unless it is excessive, repetitive, or manifestly unfounded. If we determine that the request warrants a fee, we will tell you why we made that decision and provide you with a cost estimate before completing your request.

Non-Discrimination

We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA rights. Unless permitted by the CCPA, we will not:

• Deny you goods or services.
• Charge you different prices or rates for goods or services, including through granting discounts or other benefits, or imposing penalties.
• Provide you a different level or quality of goods or services.
• Suggest that you may receive a different price or rate for goods or services or a different level or quality of goods or services.