InvestorConnected Privacy Policy
Last updated: 22/09/13
Investor Connected Limited (InvestorConnected, we, us) takes your privacy very seriously. We use your personal information for providing and improving the
Service.
By using the Service you consent to the collection and use of your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. This privacy policy applies to the
website www.investorconnected.com which is owned and operated by Investor Connected Limited. This privacy policy describes how InvestorConnected collects
and uses the personal information you provide on www.investorconnected.com. It also describes the choices available to you regarding our use of your
personal information and how you can access and update this information.
This Privacy Policy is incorporated and forms part of the InvestorConnected Member Agreement. Please also read the InvestorConnected Member Agreement
before using the site. InvestorConnected reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify or replace this Privacy Policy by posting an updated version
on its site. It is your responsibility to check this Privacy Policy periodically for changes. Your continued use of the Service following the posting of
any changes to this Privacy Policy constitutes your acknowledgement and acceptance of those changes.
Collection of your personal information
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We may collect and process the following information about you:
(a)
information (such as your name, email and postal address, telephone number, sex, country of residence and financial information) that you
provide by completing forms on the site, including if you register as a Member of the Service, upload or submit any material through the site,
or request any information;
(b)
your log-in and password details;
(c)
information that you provide to us when you communicate with us (including by email or telephone);
(d)
information that you provide to us by completing surveys;
(e)
any information that you contribute to the site in any form or through any channel; and
(f)
information obtained by us from supplementary third party sources in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Use of your personal information
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We use the information you provide and held about you in the following ways:
(ea)
to identify you when you sign-in to your account;
(b)
to enable us to provide you with the Service;
(c)
to send you information we think you may find useful or which you have requested from us; and
(d)
to ensure that the site and the Service is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer.
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To improve the site and the Service.
(a)
to discharge our obligations arising under law or from any agreements entered into between you and us;
(c)
to use for any other purpose that we may disclose to you when we request information from you.
Disclosure of your information
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We will share your personal information with third parties only in the ways that are described in this Privacy Policy. We do not sell your personal
information to third parties.
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We may disclose your personal information to:
(a)
Companies that provide services to assist with the provision of the Service including, but not limited to, any of its functionalities (such as
financial profiling) and the fulfilment of any of your requests.
(b)
Third parties, including but not limited to third party advertisers, on an aggregated basis. However, we will not disclose information about
identifiable individuals to third party advertisers.
(c)
Any member of our group, which means our subsidiaries, our ultimate holding company and its subsidiaries.
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We may disclose your personal information to third parties in the following circumstances:
(a)
in the event that we sell or buy any business or assets, in which case we may disclose your personal data to the prospective seller or buyer of
such business or assets;
(b)
if InvestorConnected Limited or substantially all of its assets are acquired by a third party, in which case personal data held by it about its
Members will be one of the transferred assets; and
(c)
If we are required to do so by law or in order to apply or enforce any agreement InvestorConnected has with you.
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Any personal information or content that you voluntarily disclose in public areas of the site or the Service will be publicly available and can be
collected and used by other Members or third parties. You should exercise caution before disclosing your personal information through these public
venues.
Control of your information
To amend or delete your personal information, please log in and update the information on your account. We may retain certain information as necessary to
comply with our legal obligations, to resolve disputes or apply or enforce any agreement InvestorConnected has with you.
You can exercise your right to prevent us from processing your personal information by contacting us at info@investorconnected.com.
Our use of cookies
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Our site uses cookies to distinguish you from other Members of our site. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our
site and also allows us to improve our site. By continuing to browse the site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.
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A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer if you agree. Cookies contain
information that is transferred to your computer's hard drive. Cookies help us to identify and enable the functioning of InvestorConnected
features, including your ability to log into your account. You can find out more information about cookies by visiting www.allaboutcookies.org.
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We use the following cookies:
(a)
Strictly necessary cookies. These are cookies that are required for the operation of our site. They include, for example, cookies that enable
you to log into secure areas of our site or make use of e-billing services.
(b)
Analytical/performance cookies. They allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our site when
they are using it. This helps us to improve the way the site works, for example, by ensuring that Members are finding what they are looking for
easily.
(c)
Functionality cookies. These are used to recognise you when you return to our site. This enables us to personalise our content for you, greet
you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).
(d)
Targeting cookies. These cookies record your visit to our site, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We will use this
information to make our website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with
third parties for this purpose.
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Please note that third parties (including, for example, advertising networks and providers of external services like web traffic analysis services)
may also use cookies, over which we have no control. These cookies are likely to be analytical/performance cookies or targeting cookies. Please
read their privacy policies to ensure that you are comfortable with the manner in which they use cookies.
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If you do not want to receive cookies, you can block cookies by changing the setting on your browser to refuse the setting of all or some cookies.
However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our
site. The InvestorConnected site will not work properly without cookies. If you use InvestorConnected without changing your browser settings, we
will assume that you are happy to receive all cookies on the InvestorConnected site.
How we store, process and secure your personal information
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The information that we collect from you may be transferred to, and stored at, a destination inside or outside the European Economic Area (EEA). It
may also be processed by persons operating inside or outside the EEA who are engaged by us or by one of our suppliers. By submitting your personal
information, you agree to this transfer, storing and/or processing. We will take such steps as we consider reasonably necessary to ensure that your
personal information is protected.
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All information you provide to us via email or www.investorconnected.com is stored on our secure servers.
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InvestorConnected follows generally accepted standards to protect the personal information you provide to us, both during transmission and once we
receive it. However, no method of transmission over the internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee
the absolute security of the information which you provide to us. You provide all such information at your own risk of loss.
Links to third party websites
The site may, from time to time, contain links to and from the websites of our suppliers, partner networks, advertisers, affiliates and other third
parties. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites should have their own privacy policies and we do not accept any
responsibility or liability for these policies or the content or operation of these websites. Please check these policies and the terms of the websites
before you submit any personal data to these websites.
Questions
If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please email us at
info@investorconnected.com.