AVANT Insights

Capital One Mega-Breach May be “Just the Tip of the Iceberg”

Ken Presti 07/31/19

The latest major IT security breach, which involves Capital One Financial Corporation, may be the ‘tip of the iceberg,” according to a cybersecurity expert who consults with AVANT Communications on matters of data loss prevention. On Wednesday July 30, Ray Watson, VP of Innovation at Masergy, told AVANT Research & Analytics that he expects the Capital One Breach to be the “tip of the iceberg.” Read more...

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Last updated: 2020-08-28 10:26:05

We value your privacy very highly. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully before using the Website (the "Website") operated by Avant Communications, a(n) Corporation formed in Illinois, United States ("us", "we", "our") as this Privacy Policy contains important information regarding your privacy and how we may use the information we collect about you.

Your access to and use of the Website is conditional upon your acceptance of and compliance with this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy applies to everyone, including, but not limited to: visitors, users, and others, who wish to access or use the Website.

By accessing or using the Website, you agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy. If you disagree with any part of the Privacy Policy, then you do not have our permission to access or use the Website.

What information we collect, where we get this information from, and how we use this information

We collect any and all information that you enter on this Website or provide to us by any other form of communication, including, but not limited to electronic mail, regular mail and phone calls.

We collect the following information about you:

Category of information	Specific piece of information	Where we get this information from	How we use this information
Identifying information	Name	Information submitted by the consumer; Tracking pixels.	Analytics; Marketing and advertising; Participation in surveys and contests; Providing customer service; Resolving disputes; Verifying customer information.
Identifying information	Phone number	Information submitted by the consumer.	Participation in surveys and contests; Performing services; Providing customer service; Resolving disputes; Verifying customer information.
Identifying information	IP address	Tracking pixels.	Analytics.
Identifying information	Email address	Information submitted by the consumer.	Participation in surveys and contests; Performing services; Providing customer service; Resolving disputes; Verifying customer information.
Identifying information	Online identifier	Tracking pixels.	Analytics.

With whom we share your information

We do not share your personal information with any third parties.

Sale of your information

We do not sell your personal information.

A cookie is a small piece of data sent from a website and stored on your computer by your web browser. The file is added once you agree to store cookies on your computer or device, and the cookie helps analyze web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow sites to respond to you as an individual. The Website can also tailor its operations to your needs, likes, and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.

This Website collects cookies and may use cookies for reasons including, but not limited to:

Analyze our web traffic using an analytics package;
Identify if you are signed in to the Website;
Test content on the Website;
Store information about your preferences;
Recognize when you return to the Website.

Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better Website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.

You can accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This setting may prevent you from taking full advantage of the Website.

Children's Privacy

This Website is intended for use by a general audience and does not offer services to children. Should a child whom we know to be under 18 send personal information to us, we will use that information only to respond to that child to inform him or her that they cannot use this Website.

Analytics Programs

This Website uses Google Analytics to collect information about you and your behaviors. If you would like to opt out of Google Analytics, please visit https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/.

Your rights

Depending upon where you reside, you may have the following rights with regard to your personal information.

Right	Applies To
The right to access your information.	Everyone
The right to know whether your personal information is sold or disclosed and to whom.	Everyone
The right to say no to the sale of your personal information.	Everyone
The right to request that we delete all or some of the personal information that we have collected on you.	Everyone
The right to equal service and price, even if you exercise your privacy rights.	Everyone

Exercising your rights

You may exercise the rights specified above by submitting a consumer request via email - privacy@goavant.net

We will need to verify your identity prior to effectuating your request. To verify your identity, you will need to provide us with the following information with your request:

Name;
Phone number;
Email address;
Online identifier.

Please note that we may be unable to process your request if you do not provide us with the above information.

You may also designate an authorized agent to exercise your rights on your behalf. You may designate an agent via any of the ways used to submit your request. We will request the agent to verify that he or she has the authority to submit requests on your behalf. We will do so by asking the agent to submit the following information:

The requester's valid government-issued ID;
The authorized agent's valid government ID.

Please note that we may not be able to process your request if your designated agent and/or you do not provide us with the above information.

We will respond to most consumer requests within 45 days days of receipt. However, some requests may take longer. We will notify you in writing if we need more time to respond (up to 90 days). Any disclosures that we make in response to your request will cover the 12 months prior to your request.

We have the ability to deny your request(s) if certain exceptions in the law apply. If we do deny your request, we will provide you with the reasons for such denial. Normally, we do not charge a fee to process or respond to consumer requests. However, we may charge a fee if the request is excessive, repetitive or manifestly unfounded.

Third-Party websites

This Website may contain hyperlinks to websites operated by parties other than us. We provide such hyperlinks for your reference only. We do not control such websites and are not responsible for their contents or the privacy or other practices of such websites. It is up to you to read and fully understand their Privacy Policies. Our inclusion of hyperlinks to such websites does not imply any endorsement of the material on such websites or any association with their operators.

Do Not Track

Do Not Track is a preference you can set on your web browser to inform websites that you do not want to be tracked. We support Do Not Track ("DNT"). You can either enable or disable DNT by visiting the Preferences or Settings page of your browser.

Changes to Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy at any time.

Questions

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at Privacy@goavant.net.