Effective August 31, 2023
Lightspeed Systems has updated its Privacy Policy as follows:
- Cookies and Other Technologies:
- Added a link to our クッキーに関する通知 for additional details on how we handle cookies on our websites
- Added Supplemental Notice for Virginia Data Subjects and their rights under the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (“VCDPA”)
- International Data Transfers:
- Added language detailing Lightspeed Systems’ affirmative commitment to comply with the new EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF) and the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, which replaced Privacy Shield.
- Added clarifying language to:
- inform individuals about the possibility, under certain conditions, for the individual to invoke binding arbitration, following the procedures and subject to conditions set forth in DPF原則の付属書I
- Inform individuals about Lightspeed Systems’ liability in cases of onward transfers to third parties
- Dispute resolution: Updated alternative dispute resolution provider to BBB 全国プログラム紛争解決プロセス
At Lightspeed Systems, we care deeply about your privacy and are committed to being transparent about our privacy practices.
We encourage you to read the full プライバシーポリシー to get more detailed information of our data privacy practices.
Please feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns at プライバシー@lightspeedsystems.com
Effective December 19th, 2022
Lightspeed Systems has updated its Privacy Policy as follows:
- Added California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) language under the ‘California Privacy Rights’ section. CPRA is the new California law which amends and expands on the CCPA effective Jan 1, 2023.
- Added the following clarifying language (in italics) on how data is shared with 3rd parties in the ‘Third Parties – How We May Share Your Data’ section:
Third Parties Supporting our Offerings: Agents and service providers (sub-processors) that act on our behalf to support our services, such as technology services (e.g. web hosting and analytics services), subject to confidentiality obligations set out in the executed contracts with the service providers. We contractually prohibit our service providers from retaining, using, or disclosing information about you for any purpose other than performing the services for us. Please note that these providers have no access to sensitive student data – strict access controls are in place. Additional information about the sub-processors we use to support our service delivery can be found on our Security and Compliance ページ
- Added the following heading and the following language under the ‘Student Safety’ section”
COPPA and Children Under 13
- Students are not allowed to sign up for any Lightspeed Systems solutions.
- Added SDPC and Student Privacy Pledge as its own heading as follows:
- 私たちは 学生データプライバシーコンソーシアム 署名者であり、 学生プライバシー誓約
- Added the following language under the “Security: How We Store & Protect Your Information” section:
- Users cannot communicate with untrusted users via our platforms. No personal information is displayed publicly.
Review the full Privacy Policy at: https://www.lightspeedsystems.com/privacy-policy/
Effective June 23rd, 2022
- Updated Lightspeed Systems physical address in the ‘Contacting Lightspeed Systems section to: 12013 Fitzhugh Rd, Austin, TX 78736, USA
Review the full Privacy Policy at: https://www.lightspeedsystems.com/privacy-policy/
Effective May 10th, 2022
Lightspeed Systems has updated its Privacy Policy as follows:
- Added the following language in the ‘California Privacy Rights’ section:
How and when we are expected to handle your request
検証可能なリクエストの受領を 10 日以内に確認し、リクエストの処理方法に関する情報を提供します。
We will respond to your request within 45 days of its receipt. Should we need more time, we will explain to you the reasons why, and how much more time we need. Should we deny your request, we will explain to you the reasons behind our denial.
We do not charge a fee to process or respond to your verifiable request unless such request is manifestly unfounded or excessive. In such cases, we may charge a reasonable fee, or refuse to act on the request. In either case, we will communicate our choices and explain the reasons behind them.
- Added the following language under the ‘How to Contact Lightspeed Systems’ section:
- 私たちは 学生データプライバシーコンソーシアム signatory
Review the full Privacy Policy at: https://www.lightspeedsystems.com/privacy-policy/
Effective June 4th, 2021
Lightspeed Systems has updated its privacy policy as follows:
- Added the following language under the ‘Applicability of This Privacy Policy’ section:
- 各学校は、サービスのインスタンスとそのインスタンス内で処理される関連データ(「学校データ」)を管理していることにご注意ください。学校のプライバシー慣行についてご質問がある場合は、該当する学校にお問い合わせください。データの管理者が誰であり、どのような状況であるかの詳細については、 「データに関するあなたの権利」 以下のセクションを参照してください。
- Added California Privacy Rights Act (CCPA) Notification under the ‘California Privacy Rights’ section.
- Added the CCPA table detailing the categories of personal information collected by Lightspeed Systems and categories of 3rd parties to whom information is shared/disclosed for business purpose
- Added ‘Supplemental Notice for Nevada Residents’
- Added the following language under the ‘Your Data: How We Collect and Use Information’ section:
- 従業員および雇用申請: Please see our 応募者および従業員のプライバシーポリシー
- Added contact details for Lightspeed Systems EU and UK GDPR representatives under the ‘European Union and United Kingdom’ section, pursuant to the GDPR Article 27 requirements.
Effective December 18th, 2020
Lightspeed Systems has updated its privacy policy as follows:
- Added the following language under the ‘Security: How We Store and Protect Your Information’ section:
- “For more detailed information on our data security practices, please visit our Trust page”
Review the full Privacy Policy at: https://www.lightspeedsystems.com/privacy-policy/
Effective July 28th, 2020
Lightspeed Systems has updated its privacy policy as follows:
- We updated Section 10 to address the invalidation of the Privacy Shield by the European Court of Justice.
- Effective April 13th, 2020
- Lightspeed Systems has updated its privacy policy as follows:
- We improved the format of our privacy policy to make it easier to find and understand the information relevant to you.
- We added Section 1 ‘Applicability of This Privacy Policy’ to describe what our policy applies to.
- We added Section 6 to address California Consumer Privacy (CCPA) rights
- We rearranged and inserted Section 8 to make it clear how long we retain your information
- We updated Section 9 – Data Retention: We removed “or within 90 days” to clarify analytics, reporting and logging data may be kept longer than 90 days to fulfil service agreements.
- We added Section 10 to address both European Union and United Kingdom
- We added Section 11 to address our Legal Basis of Processing Information
- We added the following language under the ‘How To Contact Lightspeed Systems’ section: We have signed the 学生プライバシー誓約!
Review the full Privacy Policy at: https://www.lightspeedsystems.com/privacy-policy/
Effective July 10th, 2020
Lightspeed Systems has updated its privacy policy as follows:
- Added a link to our COPPA Notice under the ‘Student Safety’ as follows:
Effective November 2019
Lightspeed Systems has updated its privacy policy as follows.
- Added language to Section 1, Third Party Analytics to clarify we do NOT perform remarketing. “We do NOT use these for remarketing.”
- Added language to Section 5, Security to identify key security practices in place. “Practices:
We have in place and maintain procedures and practices to ensure data security. These include a Data Governance Team, Security Policy, Privacy Inquiry Policy, Incident Response Plan, Privacy/Security by Design, Vendor Assessments, Security Assessments and regular specific Security Training.”
弊社の努力にもかかわらず、完璧または侵入不可能なセキュリティ対策は存在しないことをご了承ください。弊社はお客様と弊社の両方のデータを保護するためにベストプラクティスを実装していますが、これらの対策が完璧であることを保証または保証するものではありません。
セキュリティ侵害が判明した場合、弊社のインシデント対応計画またはデータ処理/共有契約に従ってお客様に通知します。お住まいの地域によっては、セキュリティ侵害の通知を書面で受け取る法的権利がある場合があります。
Review the full Privacy Policy at: https://www.lightspeedsystems.com/privacy-policy/
Effective March 2019
Lightspeed Systems has updated its privacy policy as follows.
To address the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Brexit) we have updated our Framework Compliance to include the United Kingdom. The wording in Bold have been added.
Framework Compliance: Lightspeed Systems, Inc. complies with the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework (Privacy Shield) as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use, and retention of personal information transferred from the European Union and the United Kingdom, to the United States in reliance on Privacy Shield. Lightspeed Systems, Inc. has certified to the Department of Commerce that it adheres to the Privacy Shield Principles with respect to such information. If there is any conflict between the terms in this privacy policy and the Privacy Shield Principles, the Privacy Shield Principles shall govern. To learn more about the Privacy Shield program, and to view our certification, please visit https://www.privacyshield.gov/.
Review the full Privacy Policy at: https://www.lightspeedsystems.com/privacy-policy/
Effective April 2018
Lightspeed Systems has updated its privacy policy as follows.
利用規約 Updated “terms and conditions” to “terms of use”. This eliminates confusion and matches the document name. We also added a hyperlink to the terms of use document to make it easier to find.
Review the full Privacy Policy at: https://www.lightspeedsystems.com/privacy-policy/
Effective September 2017
Lightspeed Systems has updated its privacy policy as follows.
Employment Applications
In connection with a job application or inquiry, we may collect data about you, including your educational background, résumé or curriculum vitae, and other information, including your ethnicity or criminal background information where required or permitted by law. We may use this information throughout Lightspeed Systems for the purpose of employment consideration. We will keep the information for future consideration unless you direct us not to do so.
データ管理者
By providing Lightspeed Systems, Inc. information via our website, Tradeshow, Lightspeed event, Partner event, e-mails, phone calls, chat or support cases, and maintained in our systems, you authorize Lightspeed Systems, Inc. to serve as the Data Controller.
データ処理者
By licensing to use Lightspeed Systems, Inc. services, you authorize Lightspeed Systems, Inc. to serve as the Data Processor for the licensed services.
Further, Lightspeed Systems, Inc. recognizes its potential liability when onward transferring EU individuals’ data received pursuant to the EU-US Privacy Shield. An individual has the ability, under certain conditions, to invoke binding arbitration for complaints regarding Privacy Shield compliance not resolved by any of the other Privacy Shield mechanisms. Please refer to Annex I of the Privacy Shield for additional information.
Adult users of Lightspeed Systems, Inc. Services should contact their educational institution or other organization providing the Service about access requests to be forgotten, electronic copies of data, requests for data deletion, and/or data depersonalization.
User-data retention
Following termination or deactivation of a School account, Lightspeed Systems, Inc. may retain profile information and content for a commercially reasonable time for backup, archival, or audit purposes, but all Student Data associated with the School will be deleted in accordance with Lightspeed Systems, Inc. Data Deletion policy, or in accordance with active DPA, DSA or SLA, or within 90 days.
データポータビリティ
License holders of Lightspeed Systems, Inc. products may request in writing that the data they provided be returned to them in electronic format. Within a reasonable time Lightspeed Systems, Inc. will return the data provided by the license holder for the products they have licensed.
Individuals who provided information via our websites, Tradeshow, Lightspeed event, Partner event, e-mail or phone call may request in writing that the data they provided be returned to them in electronic format. Within a reasonable time Lightspeed Systems, Inc. will return the data provided.
For Data, we collect from visitors of our websites
Account information and settings: Adult users and visitors of the Lightspeed Systems, Inc. website have a right to access the data collected and used by Lightspeed Systems, Inc. To make requests to access or change account information, be forgotten, electronic copies of data, data deletion, and/or data depersonalization, please contact us via the contact information below. Users and visitors may opt out of receiving future promotional electronic mailings from Lightspeed Systems, Inc. by following the unsubscribe procedures indicated in the mailing.
Children’s data: Lightspeed Systems, Inc. does not knowingly solicit or attempt to collect information from children via its websites. We ask that anyone under the age of 13 not use our websites or submit information to us. Please contact us via the contact information below if you have any questions, concerns, need to access, change, or delete the Personal Information that has been submitted by a child.
User-data retention: Lightspeed Systems, Inc. may retain profile information and content for a commercially reasonable time. We may maintain anonymized or aggregated data, including usage data, for analytics purposes. If you have any questions about data retention or deletion, please contact us via the contact information below.
You also have a right to raise any data protection-related concerns with the supervisory data protection authority in your jurisdiction.
Review the full Privacy Policy here.