Gridstone Research Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy pertains to our website at www.gridstoneresearch.com (Website) including its password protected web pages (Service)

We collect the e-mail addresses of those who communicate with us via e-mail, aggregate information on what pages users access or visit, and information volunteered by the user (such as survey information and/or site registrations). The information we collect is used to improve the content of our Website and the quality of our Service, and 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:

It is 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 Terms of Service, or as otherwise required by law.

We transfer information about you if Gridstone Research is acquired by or merged with another company. In this event, Gridstone Research will notify you before information about you is transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy.

INFORMATION GATHERING AND USAGE

When you register for our Service we ask for information such as your name, email address, billing address, credit card information. Members who sign up for the free beta or trial account are not required to enter a credit card.

Gridstone Research uses collected information for the following general purposes: products and services provision, billing, identification and authentication, services improvement, contact, and research.

COOKIES

A cookie is a small amount of data, which often includes an anonymous unique identifier that is sent to your browser from a web site’s computers and stored on your computer’s hard drive.

Cookies are required to use the Service. We use cookies to record current session information, but do not use permanent cookies. You are required to log in to your Gridstone Service after a certain period of time has elapsed to protect you against others accidentally accessing your account contents.

DATA STORAGE

Gridstone Research uses third party vendors and hosting partners to provide the necessary hardware, software, networking, storage, and related technology required to run the Website, including the Service. Although Gridstone Research owns the code, databases, and all rights to the application that runs the Gridstone Service, you retain all rights to your data.

DISCLOSURE

Gridstone Research may disclose personally identifiable information under special circumstances, such as to comply with subpoenas or when your actions violate the Terms of Service.

CHANGES

Gridstone Research may periodically update this policy. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to the email address specified in your Gridstone account or by placing a prominent notice on our Website.

QUESTIONS

Any questions about this Privacy Policy should be addressed by filling out our Contact Us form on the Website, or by mail at: Gridstone Research, 1900 Alameda de las Pulgas, Suite 100, San Mateo, CA, 94403, USA.