Global CTI Group, Inc. Website Privacy Statement. This document was last updated on October 7, 2024.
Global CTI Group, Inc. is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Statement sets forth our current privacy practices about the information we collect when you or your computer interacts with our website. By accessing Global CTI Group, Inc./www.gcti.com, you acknowledge and fully understand Global CTI Group, Inc.’s Privacy Statement and freely consent to the information collection and use practices described in this Website Privacy Statement.
Use of this website acknowledges your consent to this Privacy Policy for Global CTI Group, Inc. Protecting your private information is our priority and we are committed to safeguarding your privacy online. This Privacy Policy explains what personal information we may collect about you through our website, when we collect it, how we may use it, who we may disclose it to, and is intended to help you understand the terms and conditions surrounding the collection and use of your data.
Our primary goal in collecting your personal information is to enable us to personalize your interactions and experiences with our website.
We may collect information that identifies, relates to, describes, references, is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, to you (“Personal Information”). In particular, our website has collected the following categories of Personal Information within the last twelve (12) months:
Categories of Personal Information | Types of Personal Information Collected |
A. Identifiers | Name, telephone number, postal address, e-mail address, social security number, date of birth, account name, IP address, or other information you voluntarily provide to initiate a purchase transaction or to opt in to receiving future communications from us. |
B. Personal information that identifies, relates to, describes, or is capable of being associated with, a particular individual, including, but not limited to, his or her name, signature, social security number, physical characteristics or description, address, telephone number, passport number, driver’s license or state identification card number, insurance policy number, education, employment, employment history, bank account number, credit card number, debit card number, or any other financial information. | Name, address, telephone number, physical address, zip code, email address, company name, credit card number, income, or other financial information you may provide to obtain a quote or complete a purchase transaction. |
C. Internet or other similar network activity | Type and version of browser, service provider, device identification information, any search engine or other referring site you may have used to locate our website, and information regarding your interaction with the website, application, or advertisements. |
D. Geolocation data. | Signals from your device that allow us to determine your location, with reasonable precision. |
E. Professional or employment-related information. | Occupation, name of employer, employment status, employment history, or business email address. |
F. Inferences drawn from other Personal Information. | Information regarding your interaction with the website, application, or advertisements; browsing history |
We collect Personal Information that you voluntarily give or that has been given through some other direct contact from you. When you access our website, we may also passively or automatically collect additional Personal Information and non-personally identifiable data regarding the means you use to access our website and the content you view when you use our website, for example, via cookies on our website or completing a form.
If you request a price quote, you may be asked to provide Personal Information such as your name, address, telephone number, zip code, email address and other transactional information related to the desired unit purchase. Your Personal Information may be used to contact you with the requested quote or to request additional information. While not required, you may voluntarily provide financial information so that a determination can be made regarding units that meet the parameters of your requested unit quote or your pre-qualification for financing, if interested.
If you submit an online order, you will be required to provide Personal Information to complete the purchase transaction. This information includes your name, email address, and shipping address as well as financial information to facilitate payment for the transaction and for billing purposes. If your online unit order is not processed correctly, your Personal Information may be used to contact you to finalize the transaction. In order to process a purchase transaction, it may be necessary for us to supplement the information you provide with information we receive from third-party sources to obtain approval from a financial lending institution. Your Personal Information may also be shared with third parties to assist with finalizing the purchase transaction such as shipping companies (i.e., UPS, USPS, FedEx) and credit card processing companies. These third-party companies do not, to our knowledge, retain, share, store, or use Personal Information for any secondary purposes outside of the purpose of providing the required services.
We use IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’s movement, and gather broad demographic and geographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses are only linked to Personal Information if you submit a form requesting additional information.
From time to time, this website may offer contests or request information from you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new service/solution that may be offered. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and you are not obligated to disclose the Personal Information requested such as your name, email address, mailing address, or demographic information (i.e., age, zip code). If you elect to participate in a contest, the contact information provided will only be used to notify the winners and award prizes if a prize is being offered. Survey information will only be used for purposes of monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction of this website.
We may use or disclose the Personal Information we collect for one or more of the following business purposes:
Our website may use “cookies” to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
Cookies can be used for various purposes such as to detect whether your device has accessed a particular online service before. We use cookies on pages to make your visit to our website more enjoyable and to enable the use of certain functions, including the ability to identify units that have been previously viewed on your device.
We do not sell, rent or lease our customer lists to third parties. We may share your Personal Information with:
In the preceding twelve (12) months, we’ve disclosed the following categories of Personal Information for a business purpose:
If we are required to do so by law, or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary, we will disclose your Personal Information, without notice, to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on our company or the website; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of our company; and (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of our website, or the public.
We retain Personal Information we collect from you for the period of time that is necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy (for example, to provide you with a service you have requested or to comply with applicable legal, tax or accounting requirements), unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
This website may contain links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to read the privacy statements of every website that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this website.
We take precautions to protect your information. When you submit sensitive information via our website, your information is protected both online and offline. Whenever we collect sensitive information, that information is encrypted and securely transmitted to us. We do not collect sensitive Personal Information in online forms you may voluntarily complete to indicate your interest in a solution or service. The computers and servers in which we store Personal Information are kept in a secure environment.
We believe that it is especially important to protect children’s privacy online. We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from children under the age of thirteen, regardless of the source. Nor do we share with any third party for any purpose whatsoever Personal Information from website visitors younger than thirteen years of age. If you are under the age of thirteen, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website.
This Privacy Notice for California Residents supplements and is expressly made part of the information contained in the Privacy Policy and applies solely to all visitors, users, and others who reside in the State of California (“consumers” or “you”). We adopt this Notice to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (“CCPA”). Any terms defined in the CCPA have the same meaning when used in this Notice.
Under the CCPA, we are required to disclose whether we sell Personal Information. We do not sell Personal Information, but we may share Personal Information with third parties or allow them to collect Personal Information from our Site or services if those third parties are authorized service providers or business partners who have agreed to our contractual limitations as to their retention, use, and disclosure of such Personal Information, or if you direct us to disclose your Personal Information to third parties.
California law grants you the right to know:
Please note that we are not required to:
In connection with any Personal Information we may share, or disclose to a third party for a business purpose, you have the right to know the categories of Personal information that we:
Subject to certain exceptions set out below, on receipt of a verifiable request from you, we will:
When submitting a lead form on www.GCTI.com and it’s social media platforms/online services, express written permission is granted to Global CTI Group, Inc. and its partners to contact me at the number and email provided, via email, phone, text message (SMS/MMS) and/or cell phone (including use of automated dialing equipment and pre-recorded calls and/or messages). This consent is not a condition of receiving services.
Do Not Track Signals
Our website currently does not respond to “Do Not Track” (DNT) signals or other mechanisms that provide consumers with the ability to exercise choice regarding the collection of personally identifiable information about their online activities over time and across third-party websites or online services.
However, we respect your privacy and strive to provide you with the ability to manage your preferences regarding data collection. You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings or opt out of certain data collection practices by visiting the respective third-party websites’ privacy policies. If you have any questions about our privacy practices or how we handle DNT signals, please contact us at marketing@gcti.com.
SMS Privacy Policy
SMS opt-in consent and phone numbers for the purpose of SMS won’t be shared under any circumstances.
Global CTI Group, Inc. (“we,” “us,” or “GCTI”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy (the “Policy”) governs how we treat the Personal Information that we collect and receive from you in connection with your use of the SMS Service (“Service”), which we make available to you through a third-party service provider. This Policy is incorporated into the Terms of Service. By using the Service, you agree to the terms of this Policy. GCTI reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify or change this Policy at any time with or without prior notice to you. The date of the last update will be posted at the top of this Policy for your convenience. This Policy, and any changes, are effective as soon as posted. Your continued use of the Service following the posting of any changes to the Policy constitutes your full acceptance of those changes.
“Personal Information” is information that individually identifies you, such as your mobile phone number or user/screen name, as well as any Personal Information that you choose to include in messages you send through the Service.
Collection of information:
Through the use of the Service, we will receive the following information from our third-party service provider:
We may also collect Personal Information about you using cookies or similar technologies. Cookies are pieces of information that are stored by your browser on the hard drive or memory of your device. Cookies enable personalization of your experience on the Service.
Disclosure of your information:
We will not rent or sell your Personal Information to other companies or individuals unless we have your consent. We may use or disclose such information in any of the following limited circumstances:
We may share aggregated or de-identified information with others without further notice. An example of this would be the number of people who used the Service in a given month or the total number of texts sent in a given week.
Opting in:
A mobile user might opt-in by:
Opting out
Global CTI Group, Inc.’s third-party service provider gives you the ability to opt out of the Service for any reason. You can opt out by texting “STOP” or “QUIT” to a telephone number messaging you. We reserve the right to send you certain communications relating to the Service, such as announcements and administrative messages, without offering you the opportunity to opt out of receiving them.
You have the right to request access to the Personal Information we hold about you, to limit use and disclosure of sensitive Personal Information, to correct inaccurate Personal Information, and to request its deletion. To exercise these rights, please contact us at marketing@gcti.com or visit the Consumer Privacy page.
Questions or concerns?
If you have any additional questions regarding this Policy, please feel free to contact us any time by texting “HELP” to the telephone number messaging you
SMS Terms of Service
Use of the Global CTI Group, Inc. text message-based services (the “Service”) is subject to the following Terms of Service. Please read them carefully.
1. Agreement to Terms
By signing up for Service from GCTI, you agree to these SMS Terms of Service (“Terms”) and any amendments. If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not sign up for the Service.
2. Service Description
We provide SMS messages to inform you about our products, services, promotions, and updates. Message frequency may vary.
3. User Consent
By providing your mobile phone number, you consent to receive SMS messages from us. You confirm that you are the owner of the mobile phone number or have the owner’s permission to receive SMS messages at that number. You understand that anyone with access to your mobile phone may be able to view the messages you receive when using the Service, and you agree that GCTI will not be liable to you if this occurs. You understand that you are not required to consent to the Service to receive any other services from GCTI.
4. Charges and Fees
Global CTI Group, Inc. does not charge for SMS messages. However, your mobile carrier’s standard messaging rates and data charges may apply. Check with your carrier for details. For all questions about the Service provided by these Terms, you can send an email to marketing@gcti.com.
5. Opt-Out and Help
You can cancel the Service at any time. Just text “STOP” to the telephone number messaging you. After you send the SMS message “STOP” to us, we will send you an SMS message to confirm that you have been unsubscribed. After this, you will no longer receive SMS messages from us. If you want to join again, just sign up as you did the first time, and we will start sending SMS messages to you again.
If at any time you forget what keywords are supported, just text “HELP” to the telephone number messaging you. After you send the SMS message “HELP” to us, we will respond with instructions on how to use our Service as well as how to unsubscribe.
6. Covered Carriers
We are able to deliver messages to the following mobile phone carriers. Major carriers: AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Sprint, T-Mobile, MetroPCS, U.S. Cellular, Alltel, Boost Mobile, Nextel, and Virgin Mobile. Minor carriers: Alaska Communications Systems (ACS), Appalachian Wireless (EKN), Bluegrass Cellular, Cellular One of East Central IL (ECIT), Cellular One of Northeast Pennsylvania, Cincinnati Bell Wireless, Cricket, Coral Wireless (Mobi PCS), COX, Cross, Element Mobile (Flat Wireless), Epic Touch (Elkhart Telephone), GCI, Golden State, Hawkeye (Chat Mobility), Hawkeye (NW Missouri), Illinois Valley Cellular, Inland Cellular, iWireless (Iowa Wireless), Keystone Wireless (Immix Wireless/PC Man), Mosaic (Consolidated or CTC Telecom), Nex-Tech Wireless, NTelos, Panhandle Communications, Pioneer, Plateau (Texas RSA 3 Ltd), Revol, RINA, Simmetry (TMP Corporation), Thumb Cellular, Union Wireless, United Wireless, Viaero Wireless, and West Central (WCC or 5 Star Wireless). ***Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages***
7. Privacy
Your privacy is important to us. Please refer to our SMS Privacy Policy for information on how we collect, use, and protect your information.
8. Disclaimer of Warranties
The Service is provided “as is” and “as available” without any warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.
9. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, GCTI shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of or in connection with your use of the Service, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages.
10. Governing Law
These Terms and any disputes arising out of or related to them will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict of law principles.
11. Changes to Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. Your continued receipt of SMS messages after any changes signifies your acceptance of the new Terms. <p>
12. Contact Us
If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at: