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NOTICE: PRIVACY POLICY UPDATED, EFFECTIVE 6/15/08
STOCKBROKER.NET Respects Your Privacy
Stockbroker.net respects and values your privacy. As such, this Privacy Policy details Stockbroker.net's treatment of personally identifiable information (PII) that it collects when you provide PII directly to Stockbroker.net through this website.
Stockbroker.net reserves the right to modify this privacy policy from time to time. Changes to the privacy policy will be posted on this website and the effective date of the policy will be modified to reflect the effective date of the most recent version. If a material change to our PII information practices occurs in the future, we will only use PII collected from the time of the policy change forward for these new purposes unless we have your consent.
Types of Information We Collect or Maintain About Consumers
Personally Identifiable Information
PII is information that allows Stockbroker.net to identify and communicate with an individual. Through the use of this website and through the election to receive email on third-party sites in list management arrangements with Stockbroker.net, Stockbroker.net may collect or maintain the following PII about consumers:
- First and Last Name
- Physical Address
- Email Address
- Phone Number
- Fax Number
- Any other PII the user submits during the course of normal correspondence with Stockbroker.net
Non-personally identifiable information is information collected by Stockbroker.net in the normal course of operating its business that does not reveal the specific identity of the consumer. This data records a consumer's activity either on the Stockbroker.net website.
Types of non-personally identifiable information collected include:
- IP Address
- Consumer click-stream data
- Consumer email-open data
- Aggregate click-stream data provided to Stockbroker.net by third-party companies.
Children's Privacy
Stockbroker.net places the highest value on the privacy of children. Stockbroker.net does not knowingly accept PII from children under the age of 13.
How We Use Consumer PII
Consumer PII collected on this site.
Stockbroker.net will use consumer PII collected on this site to contact the consumer in response to consumer-initiated inquiries, to provide services requested by the consumer, to alert consumers to changes in services or features, and to provide consumers with requested information regarding Stockbroker.net or our services. Stockbroker.net may share this PII with service providers who assist us with our efforts, but those service providers will not use this PII for their own marketing purposes and are prohibited by contract from sharing this PII with any party other than Stockbroker.net.
Stockbroker.net will not sell, rent, or lease PII collected on this site to third-party marketers.
Stockbroker.net may also share PII in the following limited circumstances: (1) upon receipt of a properly authorized and authenticated governmental request for information; (2) in response to a subpoena or a court order, (3) to comply with relevant laws; (4) in response to an investigation of fraud regarding a specific consumer, or (5) in an effort to safeguard the person or property of a Stockbroker.net employee or a third party.
Finally, Stockbroker.net may, in the future, decide to sell, merge or otherwise reorganize its business. Stockbroker.net reserves the right to transfer and disclose PII in this circumstance, but data collected by Stockbroker.net will be governed by the same privacy policy that existed prior to any change in business conditions unless you consent to the new privacy policy.
Cookies
Stockbroker.net may employ "cookies" to help customize your access to the website, and for the delivery of targeted notifications. A cookie is a piece of data stored on your hard drive containing information about you. Cookies have many benefits to enhance your experience at our website and to facilitate the receipt of targeted notifications.
We use cookies to track, monitor and target the interests of our users to further enhance the experience on our website, and for subsequent notifications and/or delivery purposes. To find out more about cookies, please visit http://www.cookiecentral.com. To disable and reject cookies generally, click here.
In addition, for the purpose of formatting and delivering future notifications, Stockbroker.net may employ pixel tags (also known as clear gifs) to track: 1) the pages that our users visit on affiliate and/or partner websites; and 2) user opens of, and clicks on, our targeted email notifications. We reserve the right to employ user source information, including applicable category and interest(s), for the notifications. Stockbroker.net reserves the right to retain cookie and pixel tag data indefinitely.
Stockbroker.net reserves the right to provide aggregate or group data about Stockbroker.net users for lawful purposes. Aggregate or group data is data that describes the demographics, usage, or characteristics of Stockbroker.net participants as a group, without disclosing PII.
Security
We endeavor to safeguard and protect our users' information. When users submit information at the website, such information is protected both online and offline. The servers in which we store PII are kept in a secure physical environment. Stockbroker.net has security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse, and alteration of personal information under our control. Currently, Stockbroker.net uses Secure Socket Layer Software (SSL) to protect data and to secure any transactions. SSL encrypts information, including credit card numbers, names and addresses as they are transmitted over the Internet. Please be advised that, although we take reasonable technological precautions to protect your data, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Therefore, Stockbroker.net cannot warrant that your information will be absolutely secure. Any transmission of data at or through our website is at your own risk. However, access to your information is strictly limited, and not accessible to the public.
Access:
Consumers wishing to review PII collected by Stockbroker.net on this site should write to Stockbroker.net, 5005 West Royal Lane, #200, Irving, TX 75063. Stockbroker.net may take reasonable steps to confirm the identity of the consumer in an effort to prevent identity theft.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at info@stockbroker.net or in writing at:
Stockbroker.net
5005 West Royal Lane, #200
Irving, TX 75063
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