What This Privacy Policy Covers
This policy covers how Spread Trade Systems treats personal information that Spread Trade Systems collects and receives, including information related to your past use of Spread Trade Systems products and services, your use of www.spreadtradesystems.com, or any Spread Trade Systems web sites. Personal information is information about you that is personally identifiable like your name, address, email address, or phone number, and that is not otherwise publicly available.
Clients
Spread Trade Systems services and products are developed for the use of, and distributed to, third party clients. Spread Trade Systems encourages its clients to adopt privacy policies similar to, or more stringent than, its own. Spread Trade Systems sells its services and products only to reputable and ethical clients. Spread Trade Systems cannot be held responsible if a client chooses unethical or immoral use of the information that the Spread Trade Systems products gather.
This policy does not apply to the practices of companies that Spread Trade Systems does not own or control, or to people that Spread Trade Systems does not employ or manage.
Information Collection and Use
When you register for a Spread Trade Systems event, we ask that you provide basic contact information such as your name, address, and email address. In addition, other questions specifically for an event might be asked and recorded so as to better equip the event hosts for customizing their event.
Upon successful registration, you automatically opt in for Spread Trade Systems service communications, as specified on the Web form.
Spread Trade Systems collects personal information when you register with Spread Trade Systems, when you use Spread Trade System products or services, when you visit Spread Trade Systems pages or the pages of certain Spread Trade Systems partners, and when you enter promotions or sweepstakes. Spread Trade Systems may combine information about you that we have with information we obtain from business partners or other companies.
From time to time, Spread Trade Systems may send (or provide name and email address to its business partners in order to allow them to send) emails or other correspondence from business partners who provide complimentary products or services that we believe may be of interest to you. All emails, whether sent directly from Spread Trade Systems or from our business partners, provide accurate subject and return address information, a working opt-out link, and otherwise comply with all aspects of the Can Spam Act.
Spread Trade Systems automatically receives and records information on our server logs from your browser, including your IP address, Spread Trade Systems cookie information, and the page you request.
Spread Trade Systems uses information for the following general purposes: to customize the advertising and content you see, fulfill your requests for products and services, improve our services, contact you, conduct research, and provide anonymous reporting for internal and external clients.
Computer configuration: We automatically receive and log information from your browser, including your IP address, your computer's name, your operating system, browser type and version, CPU speed, and connection speed.
Referral, clickstream, and site interaction data: We may also record the URL you linked from to get to spreadtradesystems.com, your clickstream through and from our Web site, and other generally accepted tracking information.
Email delivery and open rates: To help us make our emails more useful and interesting, and to ensure that we are delivering the services you have ordered, we often receive a confirmation when you receive and/or open email from spreadtradesystems.com
Information from Other Sources
We may receive information about you from other sources, add it to our account information and treat it in accordance with this policy.
Customer and order data from our partners: If you registered directly with a business partner for which we provide fulfillment or other services, your account information and order information is passed to us.
Updated delivery and address information: We may obtain updated contact information from third parties in order to correct our records and fulfill your orders or deliver communications to you.
Demographic and purchase information: We may reference other sources of demographic and purchase information in order to provide you with more targeted communications and promotions.
Information Sharing and Disclosure
Spread Trade Systems does not rent, sell, or share personal information about you with other people or nonaffiliated companies except to provide products or services you've requested, when we have your permission, or under the following circumstances: Trusted third parties: we will make your Personal Information available to trusted third parties (business partners) who offer products and services we think may be of interest to you so that you can receive information or opportunities related to those products and services. A trusted third party may use shared information in accordance with its own privacy policy; We transfer information about you if Spread Trade Systems is acquired by or merged with another company.
Spread Trade Systems displays targeted advertisements based on personal information. Advertisers (including ad serving companies) may assume that people who interact with, view, or click on targeted ads meet the targeting criteria - for example, women ages 18-24 from a particular geographic area. Spread Trade Systems does not provide any personal information to the advertiser when you interact with or view a targeted ad. However, by interacting with or viewing an ad you are consenting to the possibility that the advertiser will make the assumption that you meet the targeting criteria used to display the ad. Spread Trade Systems sends email communications to our users in connection with our providing Spread Trade Systems services. The following outlines the types of email Spread Trade Systems sends to our users, and the choices you have about which messages to receive.
Messages required to service event registrations: Spread Trade Systems will send you email notifying you of your event details. We may also send you communications related to your upcoming event, for example reminding you of the details, or when those details change.
Messages required to service your Spread Trade Systems account: Spread Trade Systems may send newly registered users a welcoming email, as well as messages confirming each event you register for at our registration websites; confirming your account changes; inviting you to participate in customer surveys; and informing you of important product or service updates related to our core business.
Marketing messages about Spread Trade Systems: We may send you marketing messages related to our services you receive, for example, encouraging you to register for more Webinars or extend your Web event presence.
Optional marketing messages from Spread Trade Systems: Registered users may also occasionally receive information or special promotions from Spread Trade Systems about additional services. You may update your preference with regard to receiving such messages by opting out in the footer of each email.
Optional marketing messages from trusted third parties: Spread Trade Systems may share your Personal Information with trusted third parties so that you may receive information or opportunities from them about relevant products and services they offer. You may update your preference by opting out in the footer of each email.
Cookies
Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that a Web site can store on your computer's hard drive. When you visit spreadtradesystems.com, create a user account, or otherwise interact with a Spread Trade Systems event online, we may set cookies on your personal computer. We require that cookies be enabled in your Web browser so that we can identify you as a repeat visitor or customer and maintain session information for logged-in users. We also use cookies to track usage trends and patterns in order to better understand and improve areas of our Web site. Spread Trade Systems may allow other companies that are providing content on our site to set and access their own cookies on your computer. Other companies' use of cookies is subject to their respective privacy policies.
Your Ability to Edit and Delete Your Account Information and Preferences.
We reserve the right to send you certain communications relating to the Spread Trade Systems service, such as service announcements, administrative messages and the Spread Trade Systems Newsletter, that are considered part of your Spread Trade Systems account, without offering you the opportunity to opt-out of receiving them.
Confidentiality and Security
We limit access to personal information about you to employees who we believe reasonably need to come into contact with that information to provide products or services to you or in order to do their jobs.
We have physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that comply with federal regulations to protect personal information about you.
'No Spyware' Policy
Spread Trade Systems does not contain Spyware. Spyware is software that is installed deceptively to gather information about you without your knowledge. This can include centrally recording your personal internet usage, monitoring your keyboard strokes or capturing personal information. If you think that you downloaded and/or installed spyware, we suggest reporting it on the alt.privacy.spyware newsgroup. Available on Google Groups.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
Spread Trade Systems may update this policy. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your Spread Trade Systems account or by placing a prominent notice on our site.
Questions and Suggestions
If you have questions or suggestions, please use the following contact information: Feedback: feedback@spreadtradesystems.com
Spread Trade Systems
3130 West Maple Loop
Lehi, UT 84043