Last week saw one of the year’s most far-reaching developments in M2M connectivity, as 3GPP’s plenary meeting in Phoenix, Arizona reached a decision on the standardisation of a new NarrowBand IoT (NB-IoT) technology, reports Aapo Markkanen, a principal analyst at Machina Research. (more…)
October 1, 2015
Posted by: IoT global network
The Internet of Things (IoT) has been in the news for its hype value. We’ve all heard about your alarm clock communicating with your coffee machine to have hot coffee ready for you when you step into the kitchen or your refrigerator communicating your grocery needs to the local grocer. Other examples include your mobile-controlled thermostat, your fitness trackers, drone cameras and even Uber cabs. (more…)
September 28, 2015
Posted by: Sukamal Banerjee
The Internet of Things (IoT) has replaced cloud as the IT topic everyone is talking about. Analysts proclaim it as one of their top ten trends for 2015, with IDC predicting that spending on IoT this year will exceed $1.7 trillion. (more…)
September 25, 2015
Posted by: Richard Blanford
By Saverio Romeo, the principal analyst at Beecham Research
The healthcare sector has been an attractive sector for some time for the technology industry. We had the era of the e-health, followed by the subsequent period of the mobile health, and as the Internet of Things evolves into this transformative – almost revolutionary – vision for economies and societies, a growing view on the Internet of Things in healthcare is inevitable. (more…)
Posted by: Saverio Romeo
Event date: December 9, 2015
Virtual event
IoT Slam is the world’s first and largest virtual IoT conference and exhibition, covering Standards, Interoperability, Open Source, Integration, Security, Infrastructure, Business Models, Research, Innovation, Best Practices, Technology, Industry Implementation and Regulatory Compliance, in the world of IoT. (more…)
September 21, 2015
Posted by: IoT global network
Orange is to invest in a new Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) network to support IoT in addition to its cellular network in metropolitan France. LPWA is a narrow-band technology that guarantees connectivity at a reduced energy consumption rate and at a lower cost. (more…)
September 18, 2015
Posted by: George Malim
Numerex and T-Mobile US have announced a technology upgrade programme to offer customers a migration path to move from their old 2G devices to long-term and sustainable LTE technology. (more…)
September 11, 2015
Posted by: George Malim
The Internet of Things is an interesting business, though the terminology can be confusing even for those of us working in it. (more…)
September 7, 2015
Posted by: IoT global network
The NFC ecosystem in particular is set to benefit from new technology which lays foundation for dynamic discovery and dialogue between multiple servers (more…)
September 1, 2015
Posted by: George Malim
Who is collecting user data?
The controller of your data is WeKnow Media Ltd registered at: Suite 138, 80 Churchill Square, Kings Hill, Kent, ME19 4YU
WKM Reg No: 742 7994
General website enquiries:
Please direct any website enquiries to:
Nathalie Millar
Director, WeKnow Media Ltd.
Please direct any data inquiries to our data management team via:
data@wkm-global.com
What information do we collect?
We collect three types of information – anonymous cookies, site analytics and certain user information as per the following:
Cookies:
Files that keep information from the browsers you use, on the websites that you load whether you are registered or not. How does this work in your favour? For instance: it gives our site the intelligence to prevent you from being presented with the same pop-up banners multiple times or it enables you to revisit areas of the website without having to form-fill again.
Analytics:
We use Google Analytics, an industry standard website traffic and activity, monitoring solution. It captures the number of times an article is read and how many users visit our website per calendar month.
Personalised information:
We collect information from you when you register on our site, place an order, subscribe to our newsletter, respond to a survey or fill out a form.
When ordering or registering on our site, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your: name, e-mail address, mailing address, phone number, information about your company, your phone number or credit card information. You may, however still visit our site and access information without registering and with your cookies disabled.
What else do we use your information for?
Any of the information we collect from you may be used in one of the following ways:
Note: If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, we include detailed unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of each email or you can contact us at data@wkm-global.com
Right to review or delete
You have the right to access, edit or delete your data at any time. Please email us at data@wkm-global.com and we will respond on the same business day.
How long do we process and store your data?
The data we collect is continually tested for validity and, if the credentials are still accurate and functioning, WeKnow Media Ltd will store and use that data until the user informs us that they would like to opt-out of the data we hold proves obsolete.
Other purposes of using data than given in consent
If WeKnow Media Ltd would like to use your data for a purpose other than that for which your data was initially collected (such as the launch of their own sister product or service), we will inform you prior to that taking place and you will have full right to opt out at that point.
How do we protect your information?
We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you place an order or submit personal information, online.
We use secure servers only. All personal or payment information supplied is transmitted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology and then encrypted into our payment gateway provider’s database, only to be accessible by authorised individuals with special administrative access rights to these systems. These select individuals are obliged to keep all information confidential.
After a transaction is complete, your private information (any credit card details, social security numbers etc.) will not be stored on our servers.
Campaigns for registered users
WeKnow Media Ltd will only share the contact details you submit via a registration form with the material’s sponsor if you give us consent to do so via a clearly marked opt-in box. Only then may the sponsor contact you. Please note: the companies that you give us permission to share your data with may be registered in a different country to the one you are browsing our website from.
WeKnow Media Ltd reserves the right to share your personal information across our portfolio of brands, namely: IoTNow Transport, VanillaPlus, IoT Global Network, IoT Global Awards and IoTNow.
Third party links and promotions
Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include or offer third party products,or services via our website. These may well link to third party sites and/or registrations forms that have separate and independent privacy policies.
California Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance
Because we value your privacy we have taken the necessary precautions to be in compliance with the California Online Privacy Protection Act. We therefore will not distribute your personal information to outside parties without your consent.
Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance
We are in compliance with the requirements of COPPA (Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act), we do not collect any information from anyone under 16 years of age. Our website, products and services are all directed to people who are at least 16 years old or older.
Online Privacy Policy Only
This online privacy policy applies only to information collected through our website and not to information collected offline.
Your legal rights
You have rights under data protection laws in relation to your personal data. They are as follows: Access to your personal data; Correction of your personal data; Erasure of your personal data; Objection to processing your personal data; Restricting the processing of your personal data; The transfer of your personal data; Right to withdraw consent.
If you wish to exercise any of the rights set out above, please contact us at: data@wkm-global.com and we will respond within one working day.
Terms and Conditions
Please also visit our Terms and Conditions section establishing the use, disclaimers, and limitations of liability governing the use of our website.
Changes to our Privacy Policy
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will update the Privacy Policy modification date below.
This policy was last modified on 22/05/2018
Contacting Us
If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy you may contact us using the information below.
WeKnow Media Ltd
Registered at: Suite 138, 80 Churchill Square, Kings Hill, Kent, ME19 4YU
Email: data@wkm-global.com
August 7, 2015
Posted by: IoT global network