This privacy policy explains how our organization uses the personal data we collect from you when you use our website.

Topics included below:

What data do we collect?

The OpenDDS Foundation, a subsidiary of Unity Foundation NP, collects the following data:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Phone number
  • Company name
  • Job title
  • City
  • State
How do we collect your data?

You directly provide the Foundation with most of the data we collect. We collect data and process data when you:

  • Register online or place an order for any of our products or services.
  • Voluntarily complete a customer survey or provide feedback on any of our message boards or via email.
  • Use or view our website via your browser's cookies.
How will we use your data?

The Foundation collects your data so that we can:

  • Address your inquiry
  • Inform you of service offerings, upcoming events, and other information we believe may be of interest to you
  • Consider you for employment purposes
How do we store your data?

We use reasonable and appropriate security measures as required by applicable law. The transmission of information via the Internet is, unfortunately, not completely secure, and despite our efforts to protect your personal data, no security measure can guarantee against compromise.

While no security measure can guarantee against compromise, we use a variety of security technologies and procedures to help protect data from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. For example, we store the personal data you provide on computer systems with limited access that are located in facilities to which access is limited.

We keep personal data as long as it is necessary or relevant for the practices described in this Notice. We also keep personal data as otherwise required by law.

Marketing

The Foundation would like to send you information about products and services of ours that we think you might like, as well as those of our partner open source companies:

  • Unity Foundation, NP
  • Object Computing, Inc.
  • Micronaut Foundation, LLC.
  • Grails Foundation, LLC

If you have agreed to receive marketing, you may always opt out at a later date.

You have the right at any time to stop the Foundation from contacting you for marketing purposes.

What are your data protection rights?

The Foundation would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:

The right to access. You have the right to request that the Foundation provides copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.

The right to rectification. You have the right to request that the Foundation corrects any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request that the Foundation completes information you believe is incomplete.

The right to erasure. You have the right to request that the Foundation erases your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to restrict processing. You have the right to request that the Foundation restricts the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to object to processing. You have the right to object to the Foundation's processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to data portability. You have the right to request that the Foundation transfers the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us by any of the following means:

Email us at: foundation@opendds.org
Call us at: (314) 579-0066
Write to us at:
The OpenDDS Foundation
12140 Woodcrest Executive Dr.
Suite 300
Saint Louis, MO 63141

What are cookies?

Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behavior information. When you visit our websites, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology.

For further information, visit allaboutcookies.org.

How do we use cookies?

The Foundation uses cookies in a range of ways to improve your experience on our website, including understanding how you use our website.

What types of cookies do we use?

There are a number of different types of cookies; however, our website uses only the following:

Functionality. The Foundation uses these cookies so that we recognize you on our website and remember your previously selected preferences. These could include what language you prefer and location you are in. A mix of first-party and third-party cookies are used.

Advertising. The Foundation uses these cookies to collect information about your visit to our website, the content you viewed, the links you followed, and information about your browser, device, and your IP address. The Foundation uses Google Analytics to collect information through cookies. Although the Foundation does not share any aspects of this data with third parties for advertising purposes, the Foundation does not control whether Google Analytics shares such data with third parties for advertising purposes.

How to manage your cookies

You can set your browser not to accept cookies, and allaboutcookies.org tells you how to remove cookies from your browser. However, in a few cases, some of our website features may not function as a result.

Privacy policies of other websites

In the event the OpenDDS website contains links to other websites, our privacy policy applies only to our website. If you click on a link to another website, you should read its privacy policy.

Changes to our privacy policy

The OpenDDS Foundation keeps its privacy policy under regular review and places any updates on this web page. This privacy policy was last updated on 1 March 2023.

How to contact us

If you have any questions about the Foundation's privacy policy, the data we hold on you, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Email us at: foundation@opendds.org
Call us at: (314) 579-0066
Write to us at:
The OpenDDS Foundation
12140 Woodcrest Executive Dr.
Suite 300
Saint Louis, MO 63141