stockflare

Terms of Service

  1. INTRODUCTION

    1. Stockflare Limited (“Stockflare”} wants you to be familiar with how we collect, use and disclose information from and about you.
    2. This Privacy Policy applies to information we collect from all sources including in connection with our websites, mobile sites, applications (“apps”), electronic newsletters and widgets (collectively the “Services”) that link to this Privacy Policy.
    3. This Policy describes Stockflare’s collection and use of users’; Personal Information. It also describes generally Stockflare’s practices for handling Other Information (e.g., interests, demographics and services usage) collected through our Services or from a third party to the extent such information is associated with a particular device, user or user account. By using the Services or by providing personal information to us, you agree to the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy.
    4. Our Services are not targeted to children, and do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 14 years of age.

  2. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

    1. Stockflare and our service providers may collect the following information from and about you:
      1. Personal Information. “Personal Information” is the information that identifies you as an individual, such as name, postal address, telephone number, email address, credit or debit card number, profile picture, or social media account ID.
      2. Personal Information from You. We collect Personal Information when, for example, you register for or subscribe to certain products or services, create a profile, participate in a sweepstakes, contest or game, take a survey, visit our Services, use an interactive feature (such as sharing), or participate in a community forum.
      3. Personal Information We Receive from Third Parties. We may receive Personal Information about you from third parties, such as social media services, commercially available sources, business partners, and, if applicable to you, the third party provider of your subscription. The Personal Information we receive from third parties may include, for example, your name, contact information, information about your transactions, purchase history, or relationships with various product and service providers, and your use of certain applications. For example, if you access our Services through a social media service or connect our Services to a social media service, the information we collect may also include your user ID and/or user name associated with that social media service, any information or content the social media service has the right to share with us, such as your profile picture, email address or friends list, and any information you have made public in connection with that social media service. When you access our Services through social media services or when you connect our Services to social media services, you are authorizing Stockflare to collect, store, and use such information and content in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
      4. Other Information. “Other Information” is any information that does not reveal your specific identity, such as browser information, app usage data, information collected through cookies and other technologies, demographic information, and aggregated information.
      5. Other Information You Submit. We collect Other Information when you submit it to us. It may include your gender, zip code, post code, birthday, education, occupation, financial information (such as your income, investments, portfolio transactions and value, and other information), and interests.
      6. Other Information We Receive from Third Parties. We may receive Other Information about you from third parties, including, for example, demographic data, information about your interests, and information about your activities on other websites.
      7. Other Information We Collect Automatically When You are Online. When you access and interact with our Services, we and our service providers may automatically collect certain information about those visits. For example, in order to permit your connection to our Services, our servers receive and record information about your computer, device, and browser, potentially including your IP address, browser type, and other software or hardware information. If you access our Services from a mobile or other device, we may collect a unique device identifier assigned to that device (“UDID”), geolocation data, or other transactional information for that device.
    2. Stockflare and our service providers also may use cookies and other tracking technologies when you visit or use our Services. Third parties that support our Services by serving advertisements or providing services, such as providing users with the ability to comment on content, allowing users to share content, customizing content based on usage, or tracking aggregate site usage statistics, may also use these technologies to collect Other Information. Please see our Cookie Policy for more information about our use of these technologies.

  3. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

    1. We use the Personal Information we collect from and about you for the purposes set forth below. Please note that we may use and disclose Other Information for any purpose,except where we are required to do otherwise under applicable law. If we are required to treat Other Information as Personal Information under applicable law, then we may use and disclose it for all the purposes for which we use and disclose Personal Information. We may combine Other Information with your Personal Information, and when we do, we treat the combined information as Personal Information.
    2. To improve the quality of our products and services and to personalize your experience by presenting content, products and offers tailored to you, we may also combine the Personal and Other Information we collect with information relating to your use of other Stockflare products, services and websites. In addition, we may supplement the Personal and Other Information we collect with information from other sources, such as publicly available information from social media services, commercially available sources and information from business partners.
    3. To provide and manage our services. We use the information we collect from and about you to provide our products and services and features to you, including: to process and fulfill your subscription, to send you information about your relationship or transactions with us, to measure and improve those services and features, to allow you to comment on content and participate in online games, contests, promotions or rewards programs, to provide you with customer support, including online chats, and to respond to inquiries. Some of our Services use the information we collect in site-specific ways. For example:
      1. To deliver relevant content and recommendations. To make your experience more interesting and personalized, we may use any of the Personal and Other Information we collect to assist us in delivering content on any of our Services.
      2. To deliver relevant online advertising. Our Services and our service providers may use any of the information we collect from and about you (in certain cases, such as with respect to financial information, only with your express permission) to assist us in delivering relevant ads to you when you use our Services or another service provided by Stockflare or unaffiliated third parties. (See Information We Collect, above, for details on the types of information we may use.) As noted above, we may work with third party online advertising companies and advertisers who help deliver these ads to you. Information about your activities on our Services and other non-personally identifiable information about you may be used to limit the online ads you encounter to those we believe are consistent with your interests.
      3. To allow social sharing functionality. If you log in with or connect a social media service account with our Services, we may use Personal and Other Information to facilitate your sharing of information between our Services and your social media service.
      4. To contact you. Stockflare may periodically send promotional materials or notifications related to our products and services. To help make these promotional materials more relevant to you, we may use and combine any of the Personal and Other Information we collect to assist us in sending you promotional materials. If you want to stop receiving promotional materials from us, you can change your account setting through the appropriate link on the website account services page or follow the unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of each email. There are certain service notifications that you may not opt-out of, such as renewal notices and notifications of changes to Stockflare products and services or policies. If you have installed a mobile app and you wish to stop receiving push notifications, you can change the settings either on your mobile device or through the app. We may also use your information to respond to inquiries or requests you make to us.
      5. To protect the rights of Stockflare and others. Stockflare may use your Personal Information as we believe to be necessary or appropriate in order to: (i) protect, enforce, or defend the legal rights, privacy, safety, or property of Stockflare, our employees, agents and contractors (including enforcement of our agreements and our terms of use); (ii) protect the safety, privacy, and security of users of our products and services or members of the public; (iii) protect against fraud or for risk management purposes; (iv) comply with the law or legal process, including laws outside your country of residence; or (v) to respond to requests from public and government authorities including public and government authorities outside your country of residence.

  4. HOW WE SHARE YOUR INFORMATION

    1. Information Made Public Through Use of Our Services and User Privacy Settings. Certain features on our Services give you an opportunity to interact with us and others. These may include the Collaboration Tools, community forums, chats, submitting a letter to the editor, creating community profiles, and rating, tagging and commenting on articles. When you use these features, you should be aware that any information you submit, including your name, user name, location, email address, profile information, picture, likes, status, and comments, including any political or religious or other beliefs you express, may be publicly available to anyone, including other users, search engines, advertisers, third party application developers, and anyone else with access to our Services. We are not responsible for any information you choose to submit and make public through these interactive features.
    2. Our Disclosure of Information. Stockflare Limited and its subsidiaries may share your Personal Information with one another for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including for each company’s marketing purposes.
    3. In addition, we may share your Personal Information with non-affiliated third parties when we believe sharing is permitted by you or authorized by this Privacy Policy. We share your Personal Information:
      1. To manage corporate, third-party, and student subscriptions. If your subscription is provided in whole or in part by a third party, we may notify the provider when you access or use your subscription. If you have a student subscription associated with a professor or school, we may notify your professor or school to confirm your subscription, access or use. When providing these notices, we may reveal limited amounts of your Personal Information such as your name or email address.
      2. To allow third-party service providers to assist us in providing and managing our services. We may make your Personal Information available to certain third-party service providers, such as contractors, agents or sponsors, who help us manage or provide our products and services by, for example: developing or supporting products and features; sending email messages on our behalf; processing payments; fulfilling orders; delivering subscriptions; auditing; processing data or statistics; and serving, customizing or delivering marketing or ads. These outside service providers are required to protect Personal Information entrusted to them and not use it for any other purpose than the specific service they are providing to us.
      3. We may share your Personal Information with unaffiliated third parties for such parties’; own marketing purposes if you have given us permission to do so.
      4. To allow social sharing functionality. If you log in with or connect a social media service account with our Services, we may share your user name, picture, and likes, as well as your activities and comments with other users of our Services and with your friends associated with your social media service. We may also share the same information with the social media service provider. By logging in with or connecting your account with our Services and your social media service, you are authorizing us to share information we collect from and about you with the social media service provider, other users and your friends, and you understand that the social media service’s use of the shared information will be governed by the social media service’s privacy policy. If you do not want your Personal Information shared in this way, please do not connect your social media service account with your account with our Services, and do not participate in social sharing on our Services.
      5. To protect the rights of Stockflare and others. There may be instances when Stockflare may disclose your Personal Information, including situations where we have a good faith belief that such disclosure is necessary in order to: (i) protect, enforce, or defend the legal rights, privacy, safety, or property of Stockflare, our employees, agents and contractors (including enforcement of our agreements and our terms of use); (ii) protect the safety, privacy, and security of users of our products and services or members of the public; (iii) protect against fraud or for risk management purposes; (iv) comply with the law or legal process, including laws outside your country of residence; or (v) to respond to requests from public and government authorities including public and government authorities outside your country of residence.
      6. To complete a merger or sale of assets. If Stockflare sells all or part of its business or makes a sale or transfer of its assets or is otherwise involved in a merger or transfer of all or a material part of its business, Stockflare may transfer your information to the party or parties involved in the transaction as part of that transaction.

  5. SECURITY

    Stockflare uses commercially reasonable administrative, technical, personnel and physical measures to safeguard Personal Information in its possession against loss, theft and unauthorized use, disclosure or modification. However, no one can guarantee the complete safety of your information. If you have reason to believe that your interaction with us is no longer secure (for example, if you feel that the security of any account you might have with us has been compromised), please immediately notify us of the problem by contacting us in accordance with the instructions below.

  6. HOW TO ACCESS, CORRECT OR UPDATE YOUR INFORMATION

    Subscribers and registered users can update their Personal Information online by signing on to their accounts and visiting the appropriate account management sections of our websites and Services.

  7. OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION

    1. Updates to Privacy Policy. Stockflare may modify this Privacy Policy. Please look at the Effective Date at the top of this Privacy Policy to see when this Privacy Policy was last revised. Any changes to this Privacy Policy will become effective when we post the revised Privacy Policy on our Services. Your use of our Services or your provision of personal information to use following these changes means that you accept the revised Privacy Policy.
    2. Location of Data. Your Personal Information may be stored and processed in any country where we have facilities or in which we engage service providers, and by using our products and services, you consent to the transfer of information to countries outside of your country of residence, including the United States, which may have different data protection rules than in your country.
    3. Data Protection. Your Personal Information is protected in the UK by the Data Protection Act 1998. This provides that the information which we hold about you should be processed fairly and lawfully, should be accurate, relevant and not excessive, not be retained for longer than is necessary and, if applicable, be kept up to date. For more information on the Data Protection Act 1998 and your related rights please see http://ico.gov.uk.
    4. Data Retention. We will retain your Personal Information for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy unless a longer retention period is required or allowed by law.
    5. Collection of Personal Financial Information by a Payment Service. In some cases, we may use an unaffiliated payment service to allow you to purchase a product or make payments (“Payment Service”). If you wish to purchase a product or make a payment in such a case, you will be directed to a Payment Service webpage. Any information that you provide to a Payment Service will be subject to the applicable Payment Service’s privacy policy, rather than this Privacy Policy. We have no control over, and are not responsible for, any Payment Service’s use of information collected through any Payment Service.
    6. Linked Services. Our Services may also be linked to sites operated by third parties, and may carry advertisements or offer content, functionality, games or applications developed and maintained by third parties.
    7. Stockflare is not responsible for the privacy practices of any such third parties, and once you leave our Services or click an advertisement, you should check the applicable privacy policy of the other service.

  8. CONTACT US

    If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at [email protected].

    We ask that you not disclose any sensitive Personal Information (e.g. social security numbers, information related to racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religion or other beliefs, health, criminal background or trade union membership) when contacting us.