Privacy Policy

 

Stock Market Companion, Inc.

Privacy Policy

 

Last revised: January 16, 2010

 

Stock Market Companion, Inc. shares your concern about the protection of your personal information online. This is our policy regarding the privacy of information we collect on our web site. We have recently revised our policy. Please take some time to review the new version below.

 

This Privacy Policy includes examples of the types of personal information we collect and the kinds of companies with whom we share such information. These examples are illustrative and should not be considered a complete inventory of our information collection, use and sharing practices. We will comply with applicable state laws that may restrict the types of information we may disclose about you or require us to provide you with additional notices.

 

 

Information Gathered and Tracked by Stock Market Companion, Inc.

Stock Market Companion, Inc. gathers two types of data about users: (a) personal information, which individual users provide (i) when registering as a subscriber to one of our premium subscription services, and (ii) voluntarily at certain other points, such as surveys; and (b) tracking information, which is automatically collected about all visitors to our sites.

 

PERSONAL INFORMATION

 

Stock Market Companion, Inc. collects personal information on our website, which is set forth generally below. We will always provide a secure area for you to enter your information, but if you prefer, you may talk offline to a customer service representative and provide the required information over the telephone or via email.

 

In order to subscribe, you’ll have to supply us with your email and postal addresses, home and business phone number, credit card information, and choose a unique User Name and Password.  Additionally, you will be required to verify your email address by clicking on the activation link in the Welcome Letter that will be sent to you upon your submission of a completed registration form.

 

 

Surveys/Polls

At certain times, you may be asked to participate in surveys, which are generally aimed at obtaining general information, for example, your investment experience or your reactions to a particular article. Because information obtained in these surveys is connected with individual subscribers and is used internally to better develop our services, participation is voluntary.

 

TRACKING INFORMATION

 

Tracking data consists of both individual and aggregated tracking information and is automatically gathered using “cookies.” A cookie is a small data file containing information, such as a user’s login name, that is written to the user’s hard drive by a web server and used to track the pages visited.

 

 

Tracking by Stock Market Companion

 

Similar to other commercial websites, we use cookies in several ways to track user behavior. First, the information we gather on an individual basis is used for internal purposes only, such as accessing a member’s account information. We also use tracking information on an aggregate basis (none of this is associated with you as an individual), to track the readership of stories and usage of our products, to analyze traffic patterns on our sites, and to provide anonymous reporting of usage for internal and external clients. In all cases, cookies used by Stock Market Companion Inc. are encoded and contain a unique digital signature to prevent tampering. They do not contain user passwords.

 

We do not use these technologies to capture your individual email address or any personally identifying information about you although they do permit us to send focused online banner advertisements or other such responses to you.

 

You can control your browser’s settings regarding cookies by selecting “Internet Options” or “Preferences” in the menu bar of your browser. This will allow you to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, have your browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, or disable cookies altogether. However, because cookies allow you to easily navigate our web site without having to constantly log in using your User Name and Password, we recommend that you leave them turned on.

 

USE OF THE INFORMATION

 

Stock Market Companion, Inc. uses personal information obtained from its users as stated in this Privacy Policy, and to enhance users’ experiences on our sites.

 

 

Disclosures Permitted by Law

 

The Stock Market Companion does not sell or disclose personal information about you described above to with other people or nonaffiliated companies, except to provide you with products or services, when we have your permission, or under the following circumstances:

 

If we sell or otherwise transfer substantially all of our assets related to our business that we own or operate and any product or service that we offer. In that event, we will require such a third party to honor our current Privacy Policy, until the third party provides you with notice of changes to our Privacy Policy and permits you to exercise any rights you may have under applicable law to limit disclosures of information about you.

 

 

How We Disclose Information to Outside Parties  –

 

Stock Market Companion may disclose all the information we collect as described above to other companies such as direct marketers to perform marketing services on our behalf, or reputable third parties with whom we have joint marketing agreements.

 

 

Other Uses

 

If you’re a subscriber, we use your email address, postal address or fax number, as applicable, to deliver our premium products and services. You can view your account information at any time by visiting the My Subscription page on the Blue Member Menu (when logged in) or by contacting our customer service department by email at  support@stockmarketcompanion.com

 

Special Offers and Advertisements

We may from time to time send you special offers and advertisements for products or services offered by third parties. We will not disclose any of your personal information to such third parties when we do this. If you do not wish to receive third party offers and advertisements, please change your settings on your membership page, or by email at  support@Stockmarketcompanion.com

 

CORRECTING AND UPDATING THE INFORMATION

 

Stock Market Companion, Inc. offers to its members the ability to correct or update online the information we collected during registration by visiting the  My Subscription page on the Blue Member Menu (when logged in). You may also contact our customer service department by email at  support@stockmarketcompanion.com.

 

SECURITY

 

Stock Market Companion, Inc. limits access to personal information about you to those employees whom we determine need access to that information to provide products or services to you. We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with federal standards to guard your personal information. However, no security system is impenetrable. We cannot guarantee the security of our servers, nor can we guarantee that information that users supply will not be intercepted while being transmitted to us over the Internet.

 

 

YOUR INDEPENDENT RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER COMPANIES

 

Please note that this Privacy Policy will not apply to your independent relationships with other companies that from time to time may offer you products and services on the Stock Market Companion site. Those companies’ privacy policies will govern how they collect, use and disclose personal information that you provide to them.

 

Questions or comments regarding this policy should be directed to support@stockmarketcompanion.com. Stock Market Companion, Inc. reserves the right to modify this policy.