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Privacy Policy
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Last revised: January 25, 2009
EconoPlay.com, Inc. shares your concern about the protection of your personal information
online. This is our policy regarding the privacy of information we collect on our
web sites. We have recently revised our policy. Please take some time to review
the new version below.
This Privacy Policy includes examples of the types of personal information we collect
and the kinds of companies with whom we share such information. These examples are
illustrative and should not be considered a complete inventory of our information
collection, use and sharing practices. We will comply with applicable state laws
that may restrict the types of information we may disclose about you or require
us to provide you with additional notices.
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Information Gathered and Tracked by EconoPlay.com, Inc.
EconoPlay.com, Inc. gathers two types of data about users: (a)
personal information, which individual users provide (i) when registering
as a member of EconoPlay.com, our free-trial flagship site, (ii)
when registering as a subscriber to one of our premium subscription services, and
(iii) voluntarily at certain other points, such as contests or
surveys; and (b) tracking information, which is automatically collected
about all visitors to our sites.
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
EconoPlay.com collects personal information in several places on our web sites,
which are set forth generally below. We will always provide a secure area of our
sites for you to enter your information, but if you prefer, you may talk offline
to a customer service representative and provide the required information over the
telephone or via email.
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Membership |
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Currently, we do not require users to become members of EconoPlay.com in order to
have access to the free–trial commentary, analysis and news available on our
flagship site, www.EconoPlay.com.
However, if you'd like to receive one or more of our free email newsletters, gain
access select commentary articles we require you to register here to become a member.
In order to register, you'll have to supply us with your email and postal addresses,
choose a unique User Name and Password, and provide us with some additional information
about you (the reason for your visit to EconoPlay.com, what kind of investor you
are, etc.). Additionally, you will be required to verify your email address by clicking
on the activation link in the Welcome Letter that will be sent to you upon your
submission of a completed registration form.
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Premium Services |
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If you'd like access to one or more of our premium subscription-based services,
you first must register as a member of EconoPlay.com
as described above, and then you'll have to pick a unique User Name and Password.
Then, on the subscription registration page for the premium service you are interested
in, you'll need to supply us with the information specified to activate your free
trial or paid subscription.
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TRACKING INFORMATION
Tracking data consists of both individual and aggregated tracking information and
is automatically gathered using "cookies." A cookie is a small data file
containing information, such as a user's login name, that is written to the user's
hard drive by a web server and used to track the pages visited.
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Tracking by EconoPlay.com
We use cookies in several ways to track user behavior. First, the information
we gather on an individual basis is used for internal purposes only, such as accessing
a member's account information. We also use tracking information on an aggregate
basis, to track the readership of stories and usage of our products, to analyze
traffic patterns on our sites, and to provide anonymous reporting of usage for internal
and external clients. In all cases, cookies used by EconoPlay.com, Inc. are encoded
and contain a unique digital signature to prevent tampering. They do not contain
user passwords. We also employ technology that is commonly referred to as "action
tags" (also known as "web beacons" or "one pixel .gif files")
to measure the effectiveness of our advertisements.
You can control your browser's settings regarding cookies by selecting "Internet
Options" or "Preferences" in the menu bar of your browser. This will
allow you to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, have your browser
notify you when you receive a new cookie, or disable cookies altogether. However,
because cookies allow you to easily navigate our web sites without having to constantly
log in using your User Name and Password, we recommend that you leave them turned
on.
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Tracking by our Advertisers
EconoPlay.com's advertisers include financial services companies (such
as brokerage firms, banks, and mortgage companies) and non-financial services companies
(such as computer manufacturers, software companies, automobile makers and retail
stores). EconoPlay.com's advertisers and advertising vendors display targeted advertisements.
Although EconoPlay.com does not provide any personal information to the advertiser
or advertising vendor, by interacting with or clicking on an ad you consent to the
possibility that the advertiser will assume you meet the targeting criteria used.
In addition to cookies placed by EconoPlay.com or its agents, as described above,
advertisers and advertising vendors that serve ads onto our web sites may use their
own cookies or other tracking technologies. We cannot be responsible for the privacy
policies or practices of any such advertisers and vendors.
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USE OF THE INFORMATION
EconoPlay.com, Inc. uses personal information obtained from its users as stated
in this Privacy Policy, and to enhance users' experiences on our sites.
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Disclosures Permitted by Law
EconoPlay.com does not sell or disclose personal information about you
described above to with other people or nonaffiliated companies, except to provide
you with products or services, when we have your permission, or under the following
circumstances:
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a.We provide the information on a confidential basis to nonaffiliated
companies we engage as contractors or agents to perform services for us, such as
maintaining software, sending direct mail or administering a sweepstakes or contest.
Information will be shared with such contractors only to the extent reasonably necessary
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b. In response to subpoenas, court orders, or legal process, from
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c. If we sell or otherwise transfer substantially all of our assets
related to any web site that we own or operate and any product or service that we
offer. In that event, we will require such third party to honor our current Privacy
Policy; until the third party provides you with notice of changes to our Privacy
Policy and permits you to exercise any rights you may have under applicable law
to limit disclosures of information about you.
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Disclosures for Joint Marketing and Servicing
EconoPlay.com may disclose all the information we collect as described
above to other companies such as direct marketers to perform marketing services
on our behalf, or to financial institutions, such as banks, insurance companies
and securities broker-dealers, with whom we have joint marketing agreements.
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Other Uses |
Free Newsletters
If you're a registered member of EconoPlay.com, we use your email address to send
you free email newsletters containing selected stories, market information, advertisements
and links to our sites. You can select which free newsletters you would like to
receive or remove yourself from our free newsletter delivery list at any time by
visiting the account information page or contacting our customer service department
by email at Support@econoplay.com
or by telephone at (212) 780-0532 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. EST. |
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Premium Services
If you're a subscriber, we use your email address, postal address or fax number,
as applicable, to deliver our premium products and services. You can view your account
information at any time by visiting the Account Information page or by
contacting our customer service department by email at Support@econoplay.com or by telephone
at (212) 780-0532, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. EST. |
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Special Offers and Advertisements
We may from time to time send you special offers and advertisements for products
or services offered by third parties. We will not disclose any of your personal
information to such third parties when we do this. If you do not wish to receive
third party offers and advertisements, please change your settings on our account
information page, or contact our customer service department by email at Support@econoplay.com, or by telephone
at (212) 780-0532, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. EST. |
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CORRECTING AND UPDATING THE INFORMATION
EconoPlay.com offers to its members the ability to correct or update online the
information we collected during registration by visiting the Account Information page. You may also
contact our customer service department by email at Support@econoplay.com or by telephone at (212) 780-0532
between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. EST.
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SECURITY
EconoPlay.com, Inc. limits access to personal information about you to those employees
whom we determine need access to that information to provide products or services
to you. We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with
federal standards to guard your personal information. However, no security system
is impenetrable. We cannot guarantee the security of our servers, nor can we guarantee
that information that users supply will not be intercepted while being transmitted
to us over the Internet.
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FORMER CUSTOMERS
EconoPlay.com, Inc. discloses personal information about former customers only in
accordance with this Privacy Policy.
YOUR INDEPENDENT RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER COMPANIES
Please note that this Privacy Policy will not apply to your
independent relationships with other companies that from time to time may offer
you products and services on EconoPlay.com's sites. Those companies' privacy policies
will govern how they collect, use and disclose personal information that you provide
to them.
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Questions or comments regarding this policy should be directed
to Support@econoplay.com.
Econcoplay, Inc. reserves the right to modify this policy. |
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