Privacy Policy

Protecting your private information is our priority. This Statement of Privacy applies to www.L8C.com, and Layer8 Consulting, Incorporated and governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to Layer8 Consulting, Incorporated include www.L8C.com and Layer8. The Layer8 website is a company news and information site. By using the Layer8 website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement. 

  

Collection of your Personal Information 

In order to better provide you with information on our products and services offered, Layer8 may collect personally identifiable information, such as your: 

  

  • First and last name 
  • Email address 
  • Company name
  • Job Title 

  

We do not collect any personal information about you unless you voluntarily provide it to us. However, you may be required to provide certain personal information to us when you elect to use certain products or services. These may include: (a) registering for an event; (b) signing up for special offers from selected third parties; (c) sending us an email message; (d) submitting your information when ordering and purchasing products and services. To wit, we will use your information for, but not limited to, communicating with you in relation to services and/or products you have requested from us. We also may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future. 

  

Use of your Personal Information 

Layer8 collects and uses your personal information to operate and deliver the services you have requested. Layer8 may also use your information to inform you of other products or services available from Layer8 and its affiliates. 

  

Sharing Information with Third Parties 

Layer8 does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. Layer8 may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Layer8, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information. 

  

Layer8 may disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Layer8 or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Layer8; and/or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Layer8, or the public. 

  

 

Tracking User Behavior 

Layer8 may keep track of the websites and pages our users visit within Layer8, in order to determine what Layer8 services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Layer8 to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area. 

  

Automatically Collected Information 

Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by Layer8. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Layer8 website. 

  

Links 

This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information. 

  

Security of your Personal Information 

Layer8 secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. When personal information is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol. 

  

We strive to take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or alteration of your personal information. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, you acknowledge that: (a) there are security and privacy limitations inherent to the Internet which are beyond our control; and (b) security, integrity, and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you and us through this Site cannot be guaranteed. 

  

Right to Deletion 

Subject to certain exceptions set out below, on receipt of a verifiable request from you, we will: 

  • Delete your personal information from our records; and 
  • Direct any service providers to delete your personal information from their records. 

  

Please note that we may not be able to comply with requests to delete your personal information if it is necessary to: 

  • Complete the transaction for which the personal information was collected, fulfill the terms of a written warranty or product recall conducted in accordance with federal law, provide a good or service requested by you, or reasonably anticipated within the context of our ongoing business relationship with you, or otherwise perform a contract between you and us; 
  • Detect security incidents, protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity; or prosecute those responsible for that activity; 
  • Debug to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality; 
  • Exercise free speech, ensure the right of another consumer to exercise his or her right of free speech, or exercise another right provided for by law; 
  • Comply with the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act; 
  • Enable solely internal uses that are reasonably aligned with your expectations based on your relationship with us; 
  • Comply with an existing legal obligation; or 
  • Otherwise use your personal information, internally, in a lawful manner that is compatible with the context in which you provided the information. 

  

Children Under Thirteen 

Layer8 does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen. If you are under the age of thirteen, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website. 

  

E-mail Communications 

From time to time, Layer8 may contact you via email for the purpose of providing announcements, promotional offers, alerts, confirmations, surveys, and/or other general communication. If you would like to stop receiving marketing or promotional communications via email from Layer8, you may opt out of such communications by replying to any marketing email and requesting they no longer be contacted.

  

External Data Storage Sites 

We may store your data on servers provided by third party hosting vendors with whom we have contracted. 

  

Changes to this Statement 

Layer8 reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your account, by placing a prominent notice on our website, and/or by updating any privacy information. Your continued use of the website and/or Services available after such modifications will constitute your: (a) acknowledgment of the modified Privacy Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by that Policy. 

  

Contact Information 

Layer8 welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Layer8 has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Layer8 at: 

  

Layer8 Consulting, Inc. 

P.O. Box 1154

Westminster, Maryland 21158 

Email: info@L8C.com 

Telephone: (443) 609-4259 

  

Effective as of December 18, 2023