At Stockworm we recognize that privacy is important. This document outlines the types of personal information we collect when you use our services as well as some of the measures we take to safeguard that information and your choices to opt out of certain provisions.
information we collection and how we use it:
- Information you provide - When you sign up for a Stockworm subscription or other service, we ask you for personal information (such as your name, email address and an account password). For paid services, we also request credit card or other payment account information. You may also store portfolio transactions, strategies, and other data with your account. We use this information to help us service your account, to improve our services to you, to provide you with products you have requested, and to inform you about additional products or services that may be of interest to you.
- Cookies - When you visit Stockworm, we send one or more cookies, a small file containing a string of characters, to your computer that uniquely identifies your browser. We use cookies to improve the quality of our service by storing user preferences and tracking user trends.
- Log information - When you visit Stockworm, our servers or third party servers automatically record information that your browser sends. These server logs may include information such as your web request, Internet Protocol address, browser type, browser language, the date and time of your request and one or more cookies that may uniquely identify your browser. We use this information to improve the quality of our service and gain feedback from marketing initiatives.
- User communications - When you send email or other communication to Stockworm, we may retain those communications in order to process your inquiries, respond to your requests and improve our services.
information security:
At Stockworm we recognize that the security of your information is important. All transactions on our site use 256 bit Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol (or the highest encryption level supported by your browser). Additionally, your account information is stored in an encrypted area of our server. We take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction of this data. These include internal reviews of our data collection, storage and processing practices and security measures, as well as physical security measures to guard against unauthorized access to systems where we store personal data. We restrict access to personal information to Stockworm employees, contractors and agents who need to know that information in order to operate, develop or improve our services. These individuals are bound by confidentiality obligations and may be subject to discipline, including termination and criminal prosecution, if they fail to meet these obligations.choices for personal information:
- Prior consent - If we intend to use any information in a manner different than the purpose for which it was collected, we will ask for your consent prior to such use and will offer you an effective way to opt out.
- Cookies - Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies, but you can set your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent if you wish.
information sharing:
We at Stockworm will never sell or share your personal information with any third party and only share personal information with other companies or individuals outside of Stockworm in the following limited circumstances:- We have your consent. We require opt-in consent for the sharing of any sensitive personal information.
- We provide such information to other businesses or persons for the purpose of processing personal information on our behalf (such as our payment processor PayPal). We require that these parties agree to process such information based on our instructions and in compliance with this policy and any other appropriate confidentiality and security measures.
- We have a good faith belief that access, use, preservation or disclosure of such information is reasonably necessary to (a) satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or enforceable governmental request, (b) enforce applicable Terms of Use, including investigation of potential violations thereof, (c) detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues, or (d) protect against imminent harm to the rights, property or safety of Stockworm, its users, or the public as required or permitted by law.
