Terms of Use
OptionMONSTER Media, LLC ("OMM") shares your concerns about your privacy and the protection of your personal information online. We are committed to treating personal information we obtain through our website with respect for your privacy concerns, and in accordance with the Privacy Policy set forth below. The following Privacy Policy describes OMM's policies concerning the use of information of all users collected via this website.
In addition, when you use certain specialized features offered to registered website members, we or our Service Providers may collect additional information about you, such as credit card information, stock and fund information, financial information, employment information and other personally identifiable information. For example, if you create a personalized portfolio, you will need to provide stock or fund ticker symbols and financial information relating to the stocks or funds you wish to track. Also, if you register for a fee-based premium service or you purchase OMM products, OMM may collect credit card information, as well as, certain additional information required by the NYSE and NASDAQ Exchanges.
Aggregate information is information that we or our Service Providers collect about our website users on an anonymous basis. We may share aggregate demographic and usage information with our prospective and actual business partners, advertisers and other third parties.
We use reputable third parties to present or serve some or all of the advertisements on our website. These third party network advertisers may set and access their own cookies on your computer. The use of cookies by third parties is subject to such third party's own privacy policies.
Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. If you do not want information collected through the use of cookies, there is a simple procedure in most browsers that allows the user to reject cookies. If you set your browser to reject cookies, you may not be able to take advantage of certain features offered through our website.
Privacy Policy
THIS AGREEMENT WAS LAST UPDATED ON APRIL 26, 2012.OptionMONSTER Media, LLC ("OMM") shares your concerns about your privacy and the protection of your personal information online. We are committed to treating personal information we obtain through our website with respect for your privacy concerns, and in accordance with the Privacy Policy set forth below. The following Privacy Policy describes OMM's policies concerning the use of information of all users collected via this website.
General
Purpose of this Privacy Policy
This privacy policy describes how OMM treats the personally identifiable information that is collected about you when you visit this website. This policy also describes our treatment of personally identifiable information about you that our business partners may share with us.What is Personally Identifiable Information
"Personally identifiable information" is information that can be used to identify you as an individual. Personally identifiable information may include your name, address, telephone number and any other information that is connected with your identity.Information This Privacy Policy Does Not Apply to
This Privacy Policy does not apply to information collected about you by anyone except OMM or a third party service provider acting on our behalf (a "Service Provider"). Any information you provide when you visit other websites or when you purchase any products or services that may be offered or advertised on this website by companies other than OMM is subject to the privacy policies of the third party organizations who run and/or own these websites.Information We Collect
Registered Members
In order to access OMM's services, specifically free trials of its subscription products, you must be a registered website member. When you register with the website, we or our Service Providers may collect personally identifiable information from you including your name, email address, city, state and zip code, as well as other information, such as your employer's name and address, gender, age, occupation, personal interests and similar information.In addition, when you use certain specialized features offered to registered website members, we or our Service Providers may collect additional information about you, such as credit card information, stock and fund information, financial information, employment information and other personally identifiable information. For example, if you create a personalized portfolio, you will need to provide stock or fund ticker symbols and financial information relating to the stocks or funds you wish to track. Also, if you register for a fee-based premium service or you purchase OMM products, OMM may collect credit card information, as well as, certain additional information required by the NYSE and NASDAQ Exchanges.
Promotions and Surveys
Contests, sweepstakes, other promotions or surveys may be offered on the website. In conjunction with such sweepstakes, promotions or surveys, we or our Service Providers may ask participants for personally identifiable information related to the topic of the survey, entry in the promotion, prize notification or fulfillment. For example, we may ask entrants in a sweepstakes for their mailing address, telephone number, and other information that may be used to pick and notify winners.Information From Third Party Sources
OMM may combine information we receive online with information we have obtained through third party sources to enhance our ability to market those products or services that may be of interest to you.Non-Personal Information
As part of the standard operation of this website, OMM or its Service Providers may collect certain non-personal information from you including, but not limited to, your browser type, operating system, Internet Protocol ("IP") address, and website usage information from you when you visit the website. This website usage information may include the date and time you visit the website, the areas or pages of the website that you visit, the amount of time you spend viewing the website, the number of times you return to the website, and other click-stream or site usage data. This information helps us evaluate how our users navigate and use our website.Use of Information
OMM or its Service Providers use information collected from you for the following general purposes:- to fulfill your requests for specific products and services;
- to customize the content and advertising you see;
- to improve the design and content of our site;
- to contact you about special offers, products or services that may be of interest to you;
- to enter you in promotions at your specific request; and
- to provide you with customer service.
Information Sharing and Disclosure
OMM may share or disclose personally identifiable information about you to other companies or individuals when:- we have your consent to share the information;
- we utilize Service Providers to provide products, services or functions on our behalf (such as sending emails or processing credit cards), and require these Service Providers to agree to maintain the confidentiality of your personally identifiable information and not to use your personally identifiable information for any reason except to carry out the purpose(s) for which we hired them;
- we have entered into a business relationship with a third party company or an individual whose use of the information will conform with our Privacy Policy;
- we need to protect our legal rights (for example, if we are trying to collect money you owe us or we are trying to enforce our Terms of Use or other agreement with you);
- we must comply with applicable laws, regulations, or legal or regulatory process; or
- in connection with a sale, merger, transfer, exchange, or other disposition (whether of assets, stock, or otherwise) of all or a portion of the OMM business.
Aggregate information is information that we or our Service Providers collect about our website users on an anonymous basis. We may share aggregate demographic and usage information with our prospective and actual business partners, advertisers and other third parties.
Cookies
OMM or our Service Providers may set and access cookies on your computer. A cookie is a small amount of data (often including a unique identifier), that is sent to your browser from a website's computers and stored on your computer's hard drive. We use cookies to understand site usage and to improve the content and offerings on our site. For example, we may use cookies to identify you as a registered user, personalize your experience at our site, and display relevant content, products, services and advertising. To the extent that OMM utilizes Service Providers to set and access cookies on the computer of our website users on behalf of OMM, OMM requires such Service Providers to agree to maintain the confidentiality of the information collected and not to use such information for any reason except to carry out the purpose(s) for which we hired them.We use reputable third parties to present or serve some or all of the advertisements on our website. These third party network advertisers may set and access their own cookies on your computer. The use of cookies by third parties is subject to such third party's own privacy policies.
Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. If you do not want information collected through the use of cookies, there is a simple procedure in most browsers that allows the user to reject cookies. If you set your browser to reject cookies, you may not be able to take advantage of certain features offered through our website.
