PRIVACY POLICY

CitationShares Privacy Policy

1. Collection of Personal Information from Site Visitors
CitationShares may ask you to provide personal information (such as name, address, telephone number, social security number, credit card numbers, profession and email) to enable you to fill out a registration, or to order products and services using the Site. If you choose not to provide your personal information, you may not be able to participate in certain activities.

CitationShares may also collect, aggregate, and maintain anonymous information about the visitors to the Site, such as visitors' hobbies, interests, purchasing habits, preferences, and the like. This data can then be used to tailor Content and advertising to deliver a better experience for our visitors. In addition, CitationShares may also share such aggregate information about our visitors with advertisers, business partners, sponsors, and other third parties; for example, to inform them about the percentage of male/female visitors or percentage of visitors within a particular age range.

2. Use of Personal Data Collected
CitationShares is the owner of this Site. CitationShares operates internationally, and many of our computer systems are currently based in Connecticut and New York. Your personal data will be processed by CitationShares in Connecticut and New York, where data protection and privacy regulations may not offer the same level of protection as in other parts of the world, such as the European Union. By registering as a user, you consent to the collection and/or processing in Connecticut and New York of your personally identifiable information, which includes the use of cookies. By providing any personal information to the Site, all users, including without limitation users in the member states of the European Union, fully understand and unambiguously consent to the collection and processing of such information in Connecticut and New York.

We will not sell customer lists or personal information to third parties. Unless it is for the purposes you have requested or originally agreed, CitationShares will not share the personal information you provide on the Sites with any other parties, except (a) with your consent; (b) as may be required by law or court order or as requested by a law enforcement agency; (c) to persons or companies with whom CitationShares contracts to carry out the internal operations of the Site or our business; (d) to enforce the Terms of Use; (e) to protect the personal safety, security or property of our users, the public, or ourselves; or (f) to respond to an emergency or exigent circumstances. If at any time after you have consented and you change your mind, simply notify us at the listed telephone number or address below.

CitationShares may retain personal information beyond the end of your relationship with us. However, when we use such personal information, we will do so in a manner that is consistent with this policy. You may make a written request for a description of the purposes for which your personal data is being used and the intended recipients to whom such personal data may be disclosed.

CitationShares may combine the information you provide on through the Site with other information we may collect from you or from third parties so that we can more effectively tailor our website, services, and offerings to you. Unless you instruct us otherwise, CitationShares may contact you to provide information about products, services, promotions, or other activities or offerings that may be of interest to you. You can instruct us whether or not you wish to be contacted by e-mailing your request to info@citationshares.com or calling us at the telephone number below. In addition, with each communication you receive from CitationShares, you will be given the opportunity to indicate if you do not wish to receive future communications.

Additionally, by using the Site and providing your personal information you consent to CitationShares' sharing your personal information with other affiliated CitationShares companies, who may want to contact you about products, services, or other offerings that may be of interest to you. Further, only with your consent, CitationShares may share your personal information with specific third parties outside of the CitationShares group of companies who may want to contact you about products, services, or other offerings that may be of interest to you. Please consult the respective privacy policies of each of these companies for further clarification as to their own privacy policy. CitationShares will seek to obtain your consent at the place where the information is collected either by an "opt-out" or "opt-in" method, or by other means such as an e-mail request. If you consent to receiving communications from any of these affiliated CitationShares companies, or third parties, you will need to communicate with them directly if you later decide that you no longer wish to receive their communications. Until we advise you, except as indicated above for the initial decision made with your consent to share your personal information with CitationShares affiliates and/or specific third parties outside of the CitationShares group of companies, changes or amendments to your personal information must be given both to CitationShares and to each such CitationShares affiliate or other company directly, as these changes, amendments, and/or deletions will not be exchanged among CitationShares and other CitationShares affiliates or third parties.

This privacy notice does not restrict or prohibit our use or disclosure of public information. We reserve the right to transfer any and all information that we collect from you to third parties in the event that we sell or transfer substantially all of our assets related to the Site to such third party.

3. Collection of Personal Data from Children
The Site is not intended for use by children under the age of 18. CitationShares does not intentionally collect or post personally identifying information from children under the age of 18. CitationShares does not intentionally provide any personally identifying information collected from children under the age of 18, regardless of its source, to any third party for any purpose whatsoever.

4. Cookies, etc.
For each visitor to the Site, CitationShares' web server automatically recognizes and stores information, such as the visitor's IP address/domain name combination. CitationShares may use this information to understand visitor traffic patterns through the Site for purposes such as enhancing their usability. Your computer provides this information automatically each time you log on, unless you've activated blocking technology available in some browsers. When you visit the Site or advertisements appearing thereon, or use one or more of the Site services, CitationShares uses an industry-wide technology called "cookies" which stores certain information on your computer and which will allow us to customize your experience to better match your interests and preferences, or to simply facilitate your signing in to use the services. Most browsers will allow you to erase cookies from your computer hard drive, block acceptance of cookies, or receive a warning before a cookie is stored. However, if you block or erase cookies, we may not be able to restore any preferences or customization settings you previously specified, and our ability to personalize your online experience would be limited. Please refer to your browser instructions or "help" screen to learn more about these functions.

5. Security
Although CitationShares takes measures to safeguard against the unauthorized disclosure of your personal information, CitationShares cannot assure you that personally identifiable information that we collect will not be disclosed in a manner that is inconsistent with this privacy notice.

6. Correction/Updating Personal Information
If you identify errors or need to change your personal information, please contact us as provided below so that we may promptly update your records. Any request to change your personal information will require verification. We will make every effort to ensure that your personal information is current and accurate.

7. Right to Change Privacy Policy
The terms of this policy will govern the use and any information collected while it is in place. CitationShares reserves the right to change this policy at any time, so please re-visit this page as often as you wish. Changes to this privacy policy are effective at the time they are posted to this Site.

Contact Information
If you need to reach us, you can contact us by phone at 203-542-3000, by fax at 203-861-2707, by email at info@citationshares.com or by mail at CitationShares, Greenwich American Centre, 5 American Lane, Greenwich, CT 06831.

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