Effective date: August 11, 2014
This website is owned and operated by Tilden Research LLC, doing business as Yieldstream (“Yieldstream”). Throughout the website, the terms “Yieldstream,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Yieldstream. This Privacy Policy applies to information that users transmit to the Yieldstream website at www.yieldstream.com (the “Site”).
We are committed to your privacy. This Privacy Policy is designed to inform you of what information we collect from you on our Site and how we and our affiliates use that information.
Please direct any questions regarding this Privacy Policy to us through our Contact form at www.yieldstream.com/contact.
WHAT WE COLLECT AND WHEN
Personally Identifiable Information
We collect information about you on our Site:
- When you purchase services from us;
- When you send email through the Site; or
- When you complete forms on the Site.
The types of information collected include your Internet Protocol (IP) address, name, billing address, email address, and additional contact and transaction-related information, as well as any additional information you choose to include in communications to us. We consider each of the above types of information to be "Personally Identifiable Information" because it is (or it is associated with) individually identifiable information about you.
Other Information
We collect information that is not personally identifiable when you navigate the Site. We log various types of information to help manage and improve our Site, services, and marketing, in general and for you in particular. (For example, we identify items such as domains and browser types to understand how our Site is used. We also record your IP address and any information you enter and we keep track of which pages you click on).
Cookies
Like many websites, we use cookies and other standard web technology to collect information for our own use. A cookie is a small data file that we transfer to your computer’s hard disk for record-keeping purposes. You can instruct your browser, by editing its options, to stop accepting cookies or to prompt you before accepting a cookie and to permit you to refuse it. In some cases refusing a cookie will hamper your navigation of our Site.
Cookies make it easier for you to use the Site and for us to offer opt-in and opt-out opportunities, and they enable us to follow your navigation through the Site and customize it to your interests. They allow us to remember your identity and preferences so we can display content appropriate for you and your interests.
The information is only used to help manage our own website and deliver information, products, and services to you.
HOW WE USE YOUR PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION
We use your Personally Identifiable Information (and at times other information we collect) to:
- Authenticate your visits;
- Send you information related to subscriptions and products;
- Help us make you aware of and provide services and products of ours that may be of interest to you;
- Customize the content you see;
- Conduct research; and
- Provide anonymous reporting for internal and external clients.
We also use the information to manage and improve our Site.
LIMITED DISCLOSURE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION TO THIRD PARTIES
We do not share, sell, rent or trade personal information about you with any third parties other than as described within this Privacy Policy.
We employ other companies and people to perform tasks on our behalf and need to share your information with them to provide products or services to you. Unless we tell you differently, our agents do not have any right to use the personal information we share with them beyond what is necessary to assist us.
We reserve the right to disclose your personally identifiable information as permitted or required by law or as required by subpoena, search warrant, or other legal process. We also share information that we believe is necessary in order to protect our rights, investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, or as otherwise required by law.
The Site may contain links to other sites whose information practices may be different than ours. You should consult the other sites’ privacy policies, as we have no control over information that is submitted to, or collected by, these third parties.
CHOICE
Use of Personally Identifiable Information Only as Necessary
You are not required to register to gain access to many areas of the Site. If you use the Site’s personalized services, however, we will collect your personally identifiable information as described in this Privacy Policy and use it to the extent necessary to provide information and services you request.
MORE ON PRIVACY
Correcting and Updating Information
If your personally identifiable information changes, or if you no longer desire our products or services, you may correct or update it by submitting a request through our Contact form at www.yieldstream.com/contact.
Children’s Online Privacy Protection
We understand the importance of protecting children’s privacy, especially in an online environment. The Site is not designed for or directed at children. It is our policy not to knowingly collect or maintain information about anyone under the age of 13.
International Users
By visiting our Site and providing us with data, you acknowledge and agree that some of the data may be transmitted outside your resident jurisdiction. Furthermore, you acknowledge and agree that such data may be stored on servers located in the United States.
CHANGES TO THIS POLICY
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time as our services change and grow. We will indicate any such changes at the Privacy Policy link at the bottom of our home page. All amendments will be automatically effective 30 days after they are posted on the Site. The most current version of the Privacy Policy can be found at http://www.yieldstream.com/privacy.
CONTACT
Please direct any questions or comments about this Privacy Policy to us through our Contact form at www.yieldstream.com/contact.