Privacy Policy
Introduction
We at Gamma view our responsibilities to safeguard your personal privacy and data security very seriously. This includes taking actions to secure your data including email addresses, physical addresses, IP addresses, or other personally identifiable information. Your information will not be shared by Gamma except for the following standard business practices: emailing out our investment letters and supplements as well as processing subscription payments. One a rare occasion, it could be disclosed with regards to legal requirements or process as required by law. In addition, we may need to disclose it to protect Gamma’s rights, property and safety
Gamma uses your information and data to complete administrative tasks, improve customer experiences and rate content. We gather information that you voluntarily provide us via email, online forms, surveys, direct subscriber engagement, commenting as well as other direct contact from you. Occasionally, third party statistics platforms and cookies are used to compile data in order to analyze improper user behavior and monitor content popularity.
We may reach out to you via email to inform you about new products, content, subscription status, modifications to our privacy policy as well as other Gamma news. At any time, you can “opt-out” or unsubscribe from our emails.
What Information We Collect
We may collect personally identifiable information about you including your full name, email address, mailing address and website activity linked to your account. As part of the subscription process, we will need you to complete forms and we may compile information provided in person or via customer service. Client’s contributed content (comments on our research publications) can be stored on our CMS system through WordPress. Third party statistical providers such as Google Analytics collect subscriber behavior.
How We Use Your Information
Personally identifiable information, for example, email addresses are used for administrative purposes such as customer service, subscription maintenance, newsletters, and notifications. Our data can be used to follow and analyze user preferences, readership trends, improve customer service and improve website functionality. Gamma may possibly use aggregate user data for promotional purposes.
Data and Information Storage
Your data and information may be processed and stored in the U.S. or any other country in where Gamma its subsidiaries, affiliates, or service providers maintain data storage facilities. Information is stored in our trusted host sites. When you submit sensitive personal information via the website, your information is protected both online and offline as we take precautions to protect your information.
Online: All sensitive information that is collected is encrypted and transmitted to Gamma in a secure way. We want to be as transparent as possible and make sure you have the strongest protection. We are transparent about all the data we may store on an individual. Our website’s security can verify two ways: 1) Finding the “Lock” icon in the address bar and 2) locating the “https” at the beginning of the address of the web page. Offline: Gamma uses a strong encryption process to protect your sensitive information transmitted via online. Offline information and data are protected as our employee access is limited. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job function are granted access to personally identifiable information.
We respect users’ rights to their data and all data is secured to the best of our ability. It is most frequently used to enhance client’s experience and manage subscriptions. We will use your information to make website improvement and enhancements. We will not share any individually identifiable information with any third parties outside our organization.
Cookies
Gamma uses “cookies” and marketing analytics tools on our website. A cookie is a piece of data stored on a site visitor’s hard drive to help us improve your access to our site and identify repeat visitors to our site. Cookies can store information like your login credentials so that you can stay logged in. Cookies can also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance their experience on our site. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information on our site.
Data Breaches
A data breach is the unauthorized acquisition or use of sensitive personal information such as a financial information, social security number, driver’s license number and credit card info that creates a substantial risk of identity theft or fraud. In case of a serious data breach, Gamma will notify all mandated supervisory authorities in accordance with Florida/Connecticutt state law.
Information Protections
If you log in as a paid or trial subscriber on our website, an anonymous tracking number may be assigned to your site visit before and/or after logging in so that we can use Google Analytics to see which services or pages are most valuable to our clients. This identification number is different than your subscriber account number /site login and does not allow Google to individually identity you. However, your IP address could conceivably allow individual users to be identified. Your account information will be maintained in a separate database and is not sent to Google Analytics or other third-party analysis partners.
Links
The Gamma website may contain links to other websites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or 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 any other site that collects personally identifiable information. For email storage, Gamma works in accordance with the privacy policy established by __________, which you can read here.
Mandatory Data
Different levels of membership may require different amounts of information in order to use this website and receive the services requested. During registration a user is required to give certain information (such as name and email address). This information is primarily used to contact you about site content. All mandatory fields are marked on every online form and will be communicated when applicable in person. Unmarked fields, while not required, are helpful in pursuing your interests and improving your overall experience with Gamma.
Right To Be Forgotten
Upon user request, some data may be removed from our records or removed from public view, but some may be retained for business operations and historic record. We will seek your permission for users who suggest story topics or ideas. Subscribers may also request removal of their past comments on topics, but we cannot guarantee that we can or will remove all traces of such comments. Publicly posted comments or posts by Gamma readers are kept in perpetuity and remain publicly viewable unless the individual requests removal, and such requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Even if we remove individual comments or posts from our websites, they may still persist online in other forms and other users may have screenshots and records stored externally and outside our control.
Third Parties
Gamma will not share or sell personally identifiable information except in the course of necessary business practices including our standard tasks as well as those of our partners (our banks will use the address information you provide in the context of processing credit card payments.) Information may also be disclosed as required by applicable law, response to legal processes, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Gamma.
User Rights
You have the right to be informed about how Gamma is using your personal data, a right to access what information we have stored about you, a right to have your data rectified, and a right to object to how your data is being used.
You Can Contact Us
We will provide reasonable access to your personal data and information that we have gathered. Please contact us any time to: request information we have about you, correct any information we have about you, opt. out of any email services or change the number of emails received.
