PRIVACY POLICY
This Privacy Policy discloses the online privacy practices for Eastone Equities LLC, a New York limited liability company and its affiliates (collectively, “Eastone” or “we”) and applies to the information we collect through eastoneequities.com (and any mobile site or mobile application that link to this Privacy Policy) (collectively, the “Site”).
PLEASE READ THIS PRIVACY POLICY CAREFULLY. BY ACCESSING AND/OR USING THE SITE, YOU, THE USER (“YOU”) ARE CONSENTING TO THE COLLECTION, STORAGE, AND DISCLOSURE OF DATA AS DESCRIBED IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY, PLEASE DO NOT USE THE SITE.
1. Modifications
Eastone reserves the right, at any time, to modify, alter, update, or remove portions of this Privacy Policy. We will post any changes to this Policy on this page so you can readily review the most current version. We will alert you that changes have been made by indicating on the bottom of this Privacy Policy the date it was last updated. We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed about how Eastone is helping to protect the personal information we collect. If we intend to apply the modifications or amendments to this Privacy Policy retroactively, we will provide you with notice of the modifications or amendments. Your continued use of this Site constitutes your agreement to this Privacy Policy and any updates.
2. Information we collect from you
Eastone collects, stores and uses information about your visits to the Site and about your computer, tablet, mobile or other device through which you access the Site. This includes the following: (i) anonymous information that does not identify you directly or indirectly, and includes statistical information concerning how you use our Site or information that is linked to a cookie ID or other ID that is not paired in our records with your identifiable information, including name, phone number, or email address; (ii) information about you and your computer collected automatically using common tracking technologies when you visit the Site, including your web browser type and operating system, your IP address, and information regarding the content you view and features you access on the Site, cookies, analytical tools, or other technologies; and (iii) free widgets for social sharing that interact with the online advertising operations on behalf of other parties.
3. Personal Information Collected
The Site does not automatically collect any personally identifiable information about its visitors, and you are not required to provide any personal information on any areas of the Site. If at any time Eastone allows you to sign up to receive updates or newsletters from us via the Site, Eastone may ask you to provide personal information about yourself, including, without limitation your name and email address. Any personal information about you that you provide at our request through the Site is referred to in this Privacy Policy as “Personal Information.”
4. Use and Disclosure of Personal Information
Except as provided in this Privacy Policy, to the extent it collects Personal Information, Eastone will not sell, trade or otherwise provide Personal Information to any third party other than to entities affiliated with Eastone or contractors and agents that Eastone engages to perform functions on our behalf. Eastone may compile and provide aggregate statistics about our Site visitors to third parties, but these statistics will not include any Personal Information. Eastone may also use the Personal Information collected where we have your specific consent to do so, or where Eastone has a legitimate interest in or other legal basis for processing such information.
5. Security of your Personal Information
Eastone uses appropriate physical, technical and organizational security measures to protect personal information both online and offline from unauthorized use, loss, alteration, destruction or modification. We use physical and procedural security measures to protect information. Where data processing is carried out on our behalf by a third party, we take steps to ensure that appropriate security measures are in place to prevent unauthorized disclosure of personal information. Despite these safeguards, however, Eastone cannot and does not guarantee the security of any Personal Information or other information we collected.
6. Data Retention Policy
Eastone retains Personal Information, as necessary, for the duration of the relevant business relationship. We may also retain Personal Information for longer than the duration of the business relationship should we need to retain it to protect ourselves against legal claims, use it for analysis or historical record-keeping, or comply with our information management policies and schedules. If you request that we delete your personal data, Eastone will make reasonable attempts to delete all instances of the information in their entirety.
7. Sensitive Personal Information
We do not generally seek to collect sensitive personal information through our Site. Sensitive personal information for purposes of this Privacy Policy is information relating to racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade-union membership, health or sex life, sexual orientation, genetic or biometric information. If we do collect sensitive personal information, we will ask for your explicit consent as required by applicable law to our proposed use of that information at the time of collection.
8. Protection of Children’s Personal Information
The Site is not directed at children, and WE DO NOT ALLOW INDIVIDUALS WHO WE KNOW ARE UNDER 18 TO USE THE SITE. YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OLD TO USE OUR SITE. If we learn that we have collected Personal Information from a child under 18, subject to applicable law, we will either (i) delete this information from our databases, in accordance with our deletion procedures; or (ii) obtain verifiable parental consent, in accordance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. Please understand that we cannot necessarily tell if a user is providing us with his or her true age.
9. Submission Information
Any information collected through the Site other than Personal Information (including, without limitation, unsolicited submissions, business proposals and feedback regarding the Site) is referred to in this Privacy Policy as "Submission Information." Eastone does not accept or collect Submission Information on a confidential or proprietary basis. Consequently, we are free to use Submission Information for any purpose whatsoever.
10. Disclosures for Legal Reasons
Eastone will also disclose Submission Information or Personal Information when it believes, in its sole discretion, that the law requires such disclosure or that such disclosure is necessary to comply with the law, protect and defend our rights or property or that of others, or act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of the public or the users of the Site.
11. Cookies, Analytical Tools, And Related Technologies
Our Site uses browser cookies for analytics, functionality, and for various other services. Browser cookies are small pieces of data that are stored on your computer or device so that our servers can identify your browser software when you visit the Site. We may also use similar technologies that serve similar purposes such as HTML5 local storage, “Flash” cookies, and web beacons. We may also use location aware browsing functionality provided by your browser for functionality or analytics. If you don't want us to use cookies when you use the Site, you can set your Internet browser not to accept cookies. However, if you block cookies, some of the features on the Site may not function as a result. You can find more information about how to do manage cookies for all the commonly used internet browsers by visiting www.allaboutcookies.org. This website will also explain how you can delete cookies which are already stored on your device.
12. Links
This Privacy Policy applies only to information collected by Eastone. Other Web sites (including those that the Site may link to) may have their own policies. Eastone has no responsibility for or control over the information-collection practices of such third party web sites. The Site may, from time to time, contains links to and from the websites of our advertisers and affiliates, including social media networks. YOU ACCESS LINKED SITES AT YOUR OWN RISK AND UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL EASTONE BE LIABLE IN ANY WAY FOR ANY ASPECT ANY LINKED SITE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENT OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF ANY LINKED SITE.
13. Your General Rights
Where granted by local law, you may have the right to request access to the Personal Information that we have collected about you for the purposes of reviewing, modifying, or requesting deletion of the data. You may also have the right to request a copy of the Personal Information that we have collected about you and to have any inaccuracies in that data corrected. In certain circumstances, you may also request that we cease processing your Personal Information. If you would like to make a request to access, review, or correct the Personal Information we have collected about you, or to discuss how we process your Personal Information, please contact us as provided in the “How to Contact Us” section below. To help protect your privacy and security, we will take reasonable steps to verify your identity before granting access to your Personal Information. We will make reasonable attempts to promptly investigate, comply with, or otherwise respond to your requests as may be required by applicable law. Different laws may prevent us from providing access to your Personal Information or otherwise fully complying with your request depending upon the circumstances and the request, such as for example, where producing your information may reveal the identity of someone else. We reserve the right to charge an appropriate fee for complying with your request where allowed by applicable law, and/or deny your requests where they may be manifestly unfounded, and/or excessive, or otherwise objectionable or unwarranted under applicable law. You may also unsubscribe from mailing lists or any registrations on the Site. To do so, please either follow instructions on the page of the Site on which you have provided such information, subscribed or registered or contact us at the address provide in the “How to Contact Us” section below.
14. Your California Privacy Rights
Pursuant to California Civil Code Section 1798.83(c)(2), Eastone does not share your personal data with third parties for those third parties’ direct marketing use. If you are a California resident under the age of 18, and a registered user of any of the Sites where this Privacy Policy is posted, California Business and Professions Code Section 22581 permits you to request and obtain removal of content or information you have publicly posted. To make such a request, please send an email with a detailed description of the specific content or information to the address as provided in the “How to Contact Us” section below. Please be aware that such a request does not ensure complete or comprehensive removal of the content or information you have posted and that there may be circumstances in which the law does not require or allow removal even if requested.
15. International Transfers
If you are located in the European Economic Area (“EEA”): To deliver services and products to you, it is necessary for us to transfer your personal information out of the EEA. This includes the USA. Where personal information is transferred to and stored in a country not determined by the European Commission as providing adequate levels of protection for personal information, we take steps to provide appropriate safeguards to protect your personal information by implementing standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission. If you want further information on the specific mechanism used by us when transferring your personal information out of the EEA, please contact us as provided in the “How to Contact Us” section below.
16. Exercising Your Rights
You can exercise any of your rights as described in this Privacy Policy and under applicable data protection laws by contacting us as provided in the “How to Contact Us” section below.
17. Complaints
If you have any questions or complaints regarding our Privacy Policy or practices, please contact us as provided in the “How to Contact Us” section below.
If you are in located in the EEA, you also have the right to complain to the relevant supervisory authority in the EEA.
18. How to Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please email us at info@eastoneequities.com.
19. Further Resources
If you wish further information concerning privacy policies in general, and concerning online social networking and safety, you should visit the following site: http://www.ftc.gov/privacy/index.html
Updated 4/17/2019