Proseon Inc. is the sole owner of the information collected on www.investarindia.com. we collects information from our users at several different points on our web site.
During registration a user is required to give contact information including name, email address, phone numbers and mailing address. We use this information to ensure account security and uniqueness and to contact a user in case a problem occurs. In addition, if registered users provide payment information (such as credit card number and expiration date), the information is used for billing purposes only. If we have trouble processing an order, the information is used to contact the user.
A profile is stored information that is kept on individual users that details their viewing preferences and is then used for marketing purposes. InvestarIndia.com does not use stored user settings for marketing purposes. User settings (Favorite Users, Favorite Stocks, etc.) are kept solely for the purpose of customizing our paying users' visits. We do not share your profile with other third parties.
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user's computer tied to information about the user. We use both session ID cookies and persistent cookies. For the session ID cookie, once you close your browser, the cookie simply terminates. A persistent cookie is a small text file stored on your hard drive for an extended period of time. Persistent cookies can be removed by following your browser's help file directions.
We use a session cookie to control access to our membership areas.
f you reject the use of cookies, you will not be able to access the paid areas of investarindia.com however you will still be able to use the free areas of the web site.
Some of our business partners use cookies on our site (for example, advertisers). However, we have no access to or control over these cookies.
Like most web sites, we use web server log files. Records in our log files include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser types, internet service providers (ISP), referring pages, exit pages, platform types, and date/time stamps. We use web server log files to administer the site, to provide broad traffic information for site planning purposes, and to ensure that our terms of service agreement is being adhered to. IP addresses are not tied to personally identifiable information in our web server log files.
We send all new members a welcoming email to verify their email address and password. Paying members will also receive a reminder email when their account is about to expire. Members who choose our monthly auto-renew feature will also receive an email message if their credit card is about to expire. We also send a final message to expired members just before their account is permanently erased. Users cannot opt-out of this type of messages, though they can deactivate their account.
If a user wishes to subscribe to our newsletter, we ask for their email address. Out of respect for our users' privacy, we provide a way to opt-out of these communications. Please see the Choice and Opt-out sections.
On rare occasions it is necessary to send out a strictly service related announcement. For instance, if our service is interrupted for a prolonged period we might send all users an email message. Users cannot opt-out of this type of messages, though they can deactivate their account.
In response to a user's direct inquiry, we will send email providing assistance with their account or their use of the web site.
Though we make every effort to preserve user privacy, we may need to disclose personal information when required by law wherein we have a good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a current judicial proceeding, a court order or legal process served on our web site.
Model disclosure: We reserve the right to disclose your personally identifiable information as required by law and when we believe that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights and/or comply with a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process served on our Web site.
We may share broadly aggregated demographic information with our partners and advertisers. An example of this kind of information is the number of pages served each day, week, or month. This information is not linked to personally identifiable information in any way.
We use Third Party Online Payment Providers (PayPal and 2checkout.com) to bill users for goods and services.These companies do not retain, share, store, or use personally identifiable information for any secondary purpose.
In the event investarindia.com, Inc. goes through a business transition, such as a merger, an acquisition or a buy out, users' personal information will, in most instances, be part of the assets transferred. Personally identifiable information will be used in accordance with this privacy statement. For more information see our Notification of Changes section.
This web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we, investarindia.com Inc., are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every web site that they visit. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this web site.
From time-to-time, this site requests additional demographic information from users via on-line surveys. Participation in such surveys is completely voluntary and the user has a choice whether or not to disclose any additional information. Survey information will be used for the purpose of monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction of this site. Though we may use an intermediary to conduct these surveys, they may not use any personally identifiable information for any secondary purposes.
This site contains links that allow users to send invitations to join InvestarIndia.com. Investarindia.com does not store or use any email addresses entered for this purpose.
We provide a way for users to update their personally identifiable information on our web site. Paying members can update their information using the "My Investar" link on the members home page.
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this web site.
If you have any questions or suggestions regarding our privacy policy, please contact us using our web-based feedback form.