WEBSITE VISITORS

Like most website operators, Independence Contract Drilling collects information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. Independence Contract Drilling’s purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how Independence Contract Drilling’s visitors use its website. From time to time, Independence Contract Drilling may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website.

Independence Contract Drilling also collects potentially personally identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for logged-in users and for users leaving comments on icdrilling.com. Independence Contract Drilling only discloses logged-in user and commenter IP addresses under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally identifying information as described below.

GATHERING OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFYING INFORMATION

Certain visitors to Independence Contract Drilling’s websites choose to interact with Independence Contract Drilling in ways that require Independence Contract Drilling to gather personally identifying information. The amount and type of information that Independence Contract Drilling gathers depends on the nature of the interaction. For example, we ask visitors who sign up at icdrilling.com to provide a username and email address or we may ask potential job applicants to provide their name, address, resume and social media information. We encourage you to carefully read the terms and privacy notice of any third-party website, integration, or application you engage with.

You are responsible for data, including personal information that you provide to third parties, including marketplace partners, using our API or any other method.

In each case, Independence Contract Drilling collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitor’s interaction with Independence Contract Drilling. Independence Contract Drilling does not disclose personally identifying information other than as described below.

Independence Contract Drilling may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to its websites. Independence Contract Drilling may display this information publicly or provide it to others. However, Independence Contract Drilling does not disclose personally identifying information other than as described below.

THIRD PARTY LINKS, INTEGRATIONS AND APPLICATIONS

Our website includes links, integrations, and applications associated with third parties with privacy practices that may differ from those of Independence Contract Drilling, Inc.  For example, when applying for a job via our website, you will be forwarded to our landing page on our third-party HR platform.  If you submit information to any of those third parties via, your information is governed by the terms and privacy policies of those third parties which are included on such pages.

PROTECTION OF CERTAIN PERSONALLY IDENTIFYING INFORMATION

Independence Contract Drilling discloses personally identifying information only to those of its employees, contractors, and affiliated organizations that (i) need to know that information in order to process it on Independence Contract Drilling’s behalf or to provide services available at Independence Contract Drilling’s websites, and (ii) that have agreed not to disclose it to others. Some of those employees, contractors, and affiliated organizations may be located outside of your home country; by using Independence Contract Drilling’s websites, you consent to the transfer of such information to them.

Independence Contract Drilling will not rent or sell your information to anyone. Other than to its employees, contractors, and affiliated organizations, as described above, Independence Contract Drilling discloses potentially personally identifying and personally identifying information only in response to a subpoena, court order, or other governmental requests, or when Independence Contract Drilling believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of Independence Contract Drilling, third parties or the public at large.

If you have provided Independence Contract Drilling an email address, Independence Contract Drilling may occasionally send you emails to tell you about new features, and industry trends, solicit your feedback, or just keep you up to date with what’s going on with Independence Contract Drilling and our products. If you do not wish to receive emails from Independence Contract Drilling, you may unsubscribe at any time by contacting us. All requests to be unsubscribed from our email lists are strictly followed. To be removed from our marketing email list, contact us.

If you are located outside of the United States, please be aware that your information will be transferred to, processed, and stored in the United States and in other countries where we do business. By submitting your personal data, you agree that we may transfer, process, and store your data in this way. Wherever the data is, it will be treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable privacy laws of the United States. These laws may be different from the privacy laws in your country. However, this does not change our commitment to safeguard your privacy and we will comply with all applicable laws relating to the cross-border data disclosure of your personal information.

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure we have put in place suitable electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard the information we collect online through the use of a variety of commercially reasonable, industry-standard physical, administrative, and technical safeguards. This includes, but is not limited to access controls, employee training, industry-standard encryption, firewalls, and server authentication technology to protect data when the Sites are accessed. We host data in a secure server and cloud-based environment that uses firewalls and other industry-standard technology in an effort to prevent interference or access from outside intruders. The Internet, however, is not perfectly secure and we are not responsible for security incidents not reasonably foreseeable or reasonably within our control.

COOKIES

A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer, and that the visitor’s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. Independence Contract Drilling uses cookies to help Independence Contract Drilling identify and track visitors, their usage of the Independence Contract Drilling website, and their website access preferences. Independence Contract Drilling visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using Independence Contract Drilling’s websites, with the drawback that certain features of Independence Contract Drilling’s websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies.

BUSINESS TRANSFERS

If Independence Contract Drilling, or substantially all of its assets, were acquired, user information would be one of the assets that is transferred or acquired by a third party. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur and that any acquirer of Independence Contract Drilling may continue to use your personal information as set forth in this policy.

PRIVACY POLICY CHANGES

Independence Contract Drilling may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, as well as to comply with updated regulations and policies. Independence Contract Drilling encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.
If you have any inquiries, comments, or suggestions about our collection or use of your personal data or this statement, we would be pleased to receive them if you CONTACT US.

If you would like to receive information about the personal data we have in relation to you, to update such personal data, to withdraw any consent you have provided to us previously, or to be removed from our systems, please CONTACT US.

YOUR RIGHTS

All visitors or users of this website have the following rights with regard to their personal information:

1. The right to opt out of use of your personal information for the purposes of targeted advertising.
2. The right to access the personal information that we have collected about you.
3. The right to say no to the sale of your personal information.
4. The right to opt out of the use of your personal information for the purposes of profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning you.
5. The right to request that we delete all or some of the personal information that we have collected on you.
6. The right not to be discriminated against based upon your exercise of your privacy rights.
7. The right to ask us to transmit your personal information that we have collected on you to another provider (where technically feasible).
8. The right to request that we amend any of the information that we have collected about you.
9. The right to withdraw your consent to the processing of your data.
10. The right to request that we restrict the processing of your data.
11. The right to lodge a complaint regarding our collection, sharing and processing of data with competent authorities in the proper jurisdiction.
12. The right to stop receiving unwanted direct marketing.
13. The right to receive the personal information that we hold about you in a portable and, to the extent feasible, a readily usable format that allows you to transmit this information to another entity.
14. The right to confirm whether we are processing your personal information

If you wish to exercise any of your rights, please CONTACT US.