Invested.in Inc. (together with its parent, affiliates, successors and assigns, “Invested.in,” the “Company” or “we”) is committed to respecting your privacy and recognizes your need for appropriate protection and management of any Personal Information that you might share with us when you visit any web sites owned, operated, licensed or controlled by us (collectively, the “Websites”).
This Privacy Policy is designed to assist you in understanding how we collect, use, and safeguard the Personal Information you provide to us, and to assist you in making informed decisions when using the Websites, and any of our products and services (collectively, the “Services”). This Privacy Policy will be continuously assessed against new technologies, business practices and our visitors’ needs. Access to and use of any Websites and Services is available only to individuals who can form legally binding contracts under applicable law. If you do not qualify, you may not use the Websites and Services. If you are a minor under the age of 18, you are not authorized to register, become an Invested.in member or participate in features of the Websites and Services that require registration.
User Consent:
“Personal Information” is information about you that is personally identifiable to you like your name, address, e-mail address, or phone number.
“Non-Personal Information” means information that is not associated with or linked to your Personal Information. Non-Personal Information does not permit the identification of individual persons. Non-Personal Information, such as information regarding your hardware IDs and device type, your Internet service provider, your location and your use of the Websites and Services, does not by itself identify you to us, though such information may be unique or consist of or contain information that you consider personal.
By submitting Personal Information through our Websites and Services and using our Websites and/or Services, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy and to our use of your Personal Information for the purposes given where the information is collected. You expressly consent to the processing of your Personal Information according to this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, you are not authorized to use our Websites or Services.
By consenting to this Privacy Policy, you confirm that your command and knowledge of English is sufficient to understand the terms and conditions set forth herein.
[For persons in the European Union, as used herein, terms such as “Personal Information” refer to “personal data” as defined by the Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data. We will not collect any personal data from you unless you provide it to us voluntarily with your freely given specific and informed consent. By using our Website or Services, you agree that we may transfer your Personal Information outside the European Union in connection with the purposes stated in this Privacy Policy. Your personal data may be transferred to the United States (and/or other non-European Union jurisdictions, as applicable).You agree that your Personal Information may be processed by us in the country where it was collected as well as other countries (including the United States) where laws regarding processing of Personal Information may be less stringent than the laws in your country.
What Information Is Collected:
We collect Personal Information from our online visitors and users on a voluntary basis and only to the extent necessary to fulfill your requests and to create or enhance our relationship with you. We may collect personal information from you in connection with your participation in activities like Website registration; Service-specific registration; promotions; polls, surveys, or questionnaires; purchases through the Websites; and in connection with chats or monitored message boards, or because you want us to furnish you with technical/product support, Services, information, or feedback. Personal Information collected may include, but is not limited to, your name, e-mail address, phone number, fax number, home address, and age.
Online visitors who purchase products or services through our Websites will be required to provide additional personal information such as credit card information, shipping and billing addresses.
We may collect general, aggregated, demographic, and Non-Personal Information from our online visitors. The Non-Personal Information will not be linked to any Personal Information of our online visitors, through cookies or other means, without consent. This type of anonymous, aggregated profiling and session data may include information provided to us through surveys, polls or questionnaires, but will not be tied to any Personal Information without consent. The Non-Personal Information collected may also include aggregated anonymous information about Website usage and the customer base.
As part of the registration process for certain Services, online visitors may be asked to provide information that is not personally identifiable, such as information concerning entertainment preferences, hobbies and interests, and hardware/software profiles. We request this information to understand you better and to also alert you to new services, programs, or offers that may be of interest to you.
How the Information Is Collected:
We collect Personal Information via conventional internet forms and mail and e-mail correspondence with you. New visitors to the Websites may be asked to register. We may request specific details, which may include your name, phone number, fax number, and home address. This information will then be associated with your e-mail account, so that you may identify yourself during future visits to the Websites. We may receive Personal Information about you from other sources like telephone or fax, or from third parties that provide services for us in connection with the Services. We may add, and you hereby agree to the addition of, this information to the information we have already collected from you in order to improve our community and the Services.
We may collect Non-Personal Information passively or actively. As you navigate our Websites or use the Services, certain information may also be collected passively, including your Internet protocol address, browser type, and operating system.
We may use web site browser software tools such as cookies, web beacons, and web server logs to gather information about our users’ browsing activities in order to constantly improve our Websites and better serve our visitors. This information assists us in designing and arranging our Websites in the most user-friendly manner, and in continually improving our Websites to better meet the needs of our visitors and prospective visitors.
We also use “Cookies” and navigational data like Uniform Resource Locators (URL) to gather information regarding the date and time of your visit and the information for which you searched and viewed. “Cookies” are small pieces of information that a website sends to your computer’s hard drive while you are viewing a website. We may use both session Cookies (which expire once you close your web browser) and persistent Cookies (which stay on your computer until you delete them) to provide you with a more personal and interactive experience on the Website. Persistent Cookies can be removed by following Internet browser help file directions. This type of information is collected to better understand how you use our community and make the community and the Services we provide more useful to you. Most browsers are automatically set to accept Cookies. Please contact your PC consultant if you need additional information on Cookies. If you choose to disable Cookies, some areas of the Websites may not work properly. Personal Information collected through the use of Cookies and other technology will be handled in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you would like more information about cookies and how to control and delete cookies in various browsers, such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Opera and Chrome, please visit http://www.aboutcookies.org/.
We may also contract with third parties in order to promote the products and/or services of these third parties by placing ads on the Websites. We may use information that was posted by our members to tailor the display of ads to the interest of our members. Clicking on such ads will direct you to the website of the third party and the third party may also use Cookies in connection with these ads. Please be advised that we are not responsible for these other websites or any content on these other websites and that this Privacy Policy does not govern your visit of these other websites. You are encouraged to check the privacy policies of advertisers and/or ad services to learn about their use of cookies and other technology. The ads appearing on our Website may be delivered to you by third-party advertising companies. These companies may use information about your visits to this and other web sites in order to provide advertisements on this site and other sites about goods and services that may be of interest to you. If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices about not having this information used by these companies, please click here http://www.networkadvertising.org/optout_nonppii.asp.
Information Usage and Distribution:
Broadly speaking, we use Personal Information for purposes of administering our business activities, such as processing customer service inquiries, customizing the Websites to user preferences or interests, and general marketing research and demographics studies, and making available other products and services to our visitors and prospective visitors. Occasionally, we may also use the information we collect to notify you about important changes to the Websites and Services and special offers we think you will find valuable. The lists used to send you product and service offers are developed and managed under our standards and those of our service provider, which are designed to safeguard the security and privacy of our visitors’ Personal Information.
Advertising on the Websites
From time to time you may notice offers from outside companies advertised on the Websites. We take measures to select product or service providers that are reputable. However, we cannot make any representations about the practices and policies of these companies.
Sharing Information
Except as otherwise stated in this Privacy Policy, we do not trade, rent, or share your Personal Information with third parties, unless you ask or authorize us to do so. We may provide your Personal Information to third party service providers who work on behalf of or with us to provide some of the services and features of the Services and to help us communicate with the our members. However, these service providers do not have any independent right to share this information (except pursuant to a legal requirement such as a subpoena or warrant).
Although we currently do not have a parent company, any subsidiaries, joint ventures, or other companies under a common control (collectively, “Affiliates”) , we may in the future. We may share some or all of your Personal Information with these Affiliates, in which case we will require our Affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy.
You understand that we may enter into strategic marketing alliances, partnerships or agreements with third parties who may be given access to Personal Information you have provided to us, including, but not limited to, your name and email address, for the purpose of providing you with information regarding products and services that we think will be of interest to you or for other business services. In connection with any such arrangements, we intend to enter into agreements with these third parties regarding the maintenance of confidentiality, security, and integrity of any information that we share with them. We expect the third parties to protect the information that is shared with them by having developed and implemented privacy policies. We will generally retain ownership over all information provided by our online visitors, users and our members in connection with the Services; provided, however, we make no guarantees with respect thereto. In addition, we will NOT share information regarding your personal financial data or Social Security number, if the same has been collected. By using the Websites or the Services, you agree to allow such sharing of your Personal Information with third parties and you further waive any claims that could be made against us in relation thereto.
If you do not want us to share your information with third parties, you can let us know by so indicating at the time you register as a member on the Websites or each time we request information from you or at other points.
We sometimes share general, demographic, or aggregated Non-Personal Information with third parties about our user base, but that information should not include any Personal Information.
We may disclose your Personal Information if we believe in good faith that such disclosure is necessary to (a) comply with relevant laws or to respond to subpoenas or warrants served on us; or (b) to protect and defend the rights or property of us, users and visitors of our Websites or Services, or third parties.
Transfer of Business Assets
In the event that we undergo a change of control or is sold or transferred, or in the event that substantially all of its assets are sold or transferred to a third party, the Websites, Services, and any Personal Information we collected, will be among the transferred assets. By using the Websites or the Services, you hereby agree and consent to such transfer or assignment of your Personal Information collected by us or to a change of control of Invested.in, and you further waive any claims that could be made against us in relation thereto.
Your Choices Regarding Your Choices Regarding Your Personal Information:
We offer you choices regarding the collection, use and sharing of your Personal Information. When you receive newsletters or promotional communications from us, you may indicate a preference to stop receiving further communications from us and you will have the opportunity to “opt-out” by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in the e-mail you receive or by contacting us directly (please see contact information below) .
Despite your indicated e-mail preferences, we may send you administrative e-mails regarding the Services or notices of any updates to our Terms of Service or this Privacy Policy.
You may change any of the Personal Information in your Invested.in profile by editing your information in your Invested.in profile. Subject to security and privacy concerns (e.g., regarding your password and credit card number), we will give you the ability to review, correct, delete, and/or update your information. You may do so at an online profile area (i.e. your Invested.in profile).
Since 2005, California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits our customers who are California residents to request certain information regarding our disclosure of Personal Information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. For inquiries regarding our disclosure policy, please contact us at support@invested.in.
We do not require registration or submission of Personal Information to obtain basic access to the Websites; however, you may not be able to access all areas and functions of the Websites. In addition, to participate in certain Services, you may be asked to share your Personal Information (such as your name and address) with other Invested.in members. If you do not want to share such Personal Information, DO NOT participate in these Services. By participating in such Services, you understand and agree that you are sharing your Personal Information with Invested.in members voluntarily and that Invested.in has no control over the use of the Personal Information that you share with other Invested.in members and is not liable for such other Invested.in members’ use of the Personal Information that you share with them.
Public Forums:
We may make chat rooms, job postings, message boards, news groups, and other community services available to you on the Websites. While visiting and using these publicly available sections, you agree to comply with and abide by our Terms of Service available at http://invested.in/terms-and-conditions. If you do not agree, you may not use these areas. PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT ANY INFORMATION THAT IS DISCLOSED IN THESE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE SECTIONS BECOMES PUBLIC INFORMATION. WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER ITS USE AND ARE NOT LIABLE IN ANY WAY FOR ANYONE’S USE, MISUSE, COLLECTION OR DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION DISCLOSED IN PUBLICLY AVAILABLE SECTIONS. YOU SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AND JUDGMENT WHEN DECIDING TO DISCLOSE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION OR ANY OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF. The information presented in these publicly available sections reflects the views of the individual users.
Children’s Privacy:
Our website and Services are not directed toward anyone under the age of 18. If you are under the age of 18, you may not give us any Personal Information, you may not create an account or register on our Websites, and you may not sign up for or participate in any of our Services. Except as may be required by law, we will not knowingly collect, maintain, or disclose any personal information from children under the age of 18.
We do not intentionally gather Personal Information about visitors or users who are under the age of 18. If you believe that we have collected personal information about a visitor or user who is under the age of 18, please contact us at support@invested.in or [(323) 596-1723], and such account will be deleted.
Links to Third Party Sites:
Our provision of links to other websites or locations is for your convenience and does not signify our endorsement of such other websites or location or its contents. Links to other websites or locations may also be posted by our members. We have no control over, do not review, and cannot be responsible for these outside websites or their content. Please be aware that the terms of our Privacy Policy do not apply to these outside websites. If you are concerned about the privacy policy of a certain third party, you may contact them directly or visit their individual web sites to learn more about their individual privacy policies.
Data Security:
We use reasonable administrative, technical, personnel and physical measures to safeguard your Personal Information in our possession against loss, theft and unauthorized use, disclosure or modification. We store personal information provided by our online visitors in database that is accessible by authorized employees only on a need-to-know basis, in a secure physical environment behind a firewall. A password will be required from you and any authorized Invested.in employee who has access to your data prior to gaining access. Whenever you give us sensitive or confidential information, such as credit card numbers, we will use standard encryption technology when transferring or receiving such information to ensure that your privacy is protected. Unless otherwise specified herein or on the site where you make a purchase, credit card numbers are used only for payment processing and are not retained for marketing purposes. In addition, we also use reasonable methods to make sure that your personal information is accurate, up-to-date and appropriately complete.
While we take precautions against possible breaches in its web sites and customer databases, no website or Internet transmission is completely secure. Accordingly, we cannot guarantee that unauthorized access, hacking, data loss, or other breaches will never occur. Your use of the Websites and Services is at your own risk. We urge you to take steps to keep your personal information safe by memorizing your password or keeping it in a safe place (separate from your account information), logging out of your user account, and closing your web browser.
General Terms and Conditions of Service:
The terms of this Privacy Policy are incorporated into our general Terms of Service. Please review our Terms of Service http://invested.in/terms-and-conditions.
Privacy Policy Updates:
This Privacy Policy is subject to occasional revision, and if we make any substantial changes in the way we use your Personal Information, we will post a notice on this page. If you object to any such changes, you must cease using our Websites and Services where Personal Information is collected. Continued use of our Websites and Services following notice of any such changes will indicate your acknowledgement of the changes and agreement to be bound by the new terms and conditions.
Questions or Concerns:
If you have any questions, complaints, or comments regarding our Privacy Policy, please contact us by email at support@invested.in