Privacy Policy |
This Privacy Policy relates solely to the online information collection and use practices of Gridstone Research with respect to our public website at www.gridstoneresearch.com (Website) and not to the password protected sections of the website intended for paid and prospective users of our service. By visiting the Website, submitting information or using any of our services, you are accepting the practices outlined in this Privacy Policy. Gridstone may amend this Privacy Policy from time to time, at its sole discretion. Use of information we collect now is subject to the Privacy Policy in effect at the time such information is used. If we make changes to the Privacy Policy, we will notify you by posting an announcement on the Gridstone website so you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances if any, it is disclosed. What We CollectWhen you visit our public Website, you may provide us with two types of information: (1) e-mail addresses and certain personally identifiable information that you choose to disclose, for instance when you fill up a Contact Form, and (2) general visitor information that does not contain personally identifiable information, which is collected on an aggregate basis as you browse the Website. In some cases, if you choose not to provide us with requested information, you may not be able to access some of our Website's content or services. When you submit information, you are transferring such information into the United States and you hereby consent to such transfer. Use of InformationWe use your email addresses and other personally identifiable information to provide you with the information or content that you have requested, and, in some cases, to contact you about our programs, products, features or services. If you no longer wish to receive updates or any other type of information from us, you may send us an electronic message through our "Contact Us" link. We may use third parties to assist us in processing your personal information, and we require that such third parties comply with our Privacy Policy and any other appropriate confidentiality and security measures. We use aggregated, non-identifying information collected on our Website to better understand your use of the Website in order to improve it. The information we collect is not shared with or sold to other organizations for commercial purposes, except to provide products or services you’ve requested, when we have your permission, or under the following circumstances: If it becomes necessary to share information in order to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, violations of the Terms of Use, or as otherwise required by law CookiesA cookie is a small amount of data, which often includes an anonymous unique identifier that is sent to your browser from a website’s computers and stored on your computer’s hard drive. Cookies are required to use our Website. We use cookies to assist in deliver our Service and to provide a good user experience. Our persistent and session ID cookies are used to identify unique visitors to our sites and to provide our users with easy access to the Service. If you have your browser set to reject cookies, your usage of our Service and the Website is likely to be interrupted. Data SecurityWe take reasonable steps to maintain the security of the personally identifiable information that we collect, including limiting the number of people who have physical access to our database servers, as well as installing electronic security systems that guard against unauthorized access. We may use third parties to host our servers that carry your personal information, and we require that such third parties comply with our Privacy Policy and any other appropriate confidentiality and security measures. However, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Accordingly, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information that you transmit to us, so you do so at your own risk. Compliance with Children’s Online Privacy Protection ActAs a business service, Gridstone Research does not target its offerings toward, and does not knowingly collect any personal information from users under 13 years of age. LinksThis Website contains links to third party sites. Gridstone Research does not take responsibility for the privacy practices of any third party sites. Please be aware that the privacy policies of other websites may differ significantly from the privacy policy of this Website. ContactFor any questions regarding this Privacy Statement, contact us by clicking on the link http://www.gridstoneresearch.com/client-services.html You can also write to us at the following address:
Gridstone Research 1900 Alameda de las Pulgas, Ste 100 Last updated on September 19, 2007 |