Evaluation Associates LLC (“EVALUATION ASSOCIATES”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us. The purpose of this privacy policy is to set out the principles governing our use of personal information. If you give us personal information, we will treat it according to this policy.
Collection of information and security
Aggregate information
Like many companies, we monitor the use of this Web site by collecting aggregate information. No personally identifiable data are collected in this process. Typically, we collect information about the number of visitors to the Web site, to each Web page and the originating domain name of the visitor's Internet Service Provider. This information is used to improve the usability, performance, and effectiveness of the Web site.
How we collect aggregate information
In some instances, EVALUATION ASSOCIATES may collect aggregate data through cookies and similar files. The majority of Web browsers accept cookies and similar files, but you can usually change the browser settings to prevent this. However, if you do so, some functionality of this Web site may be lost.
Personal information
When you register for, subscribe to, or purchase a product or service on this Web site, we may ask you to provide us with personal and professional information. This information may include name, street address, phone number, e-mail address, and other personal information. If you are an advisor or institution, you may need to furnish us with your clients’ and customers’ personally identifiable information to allow us to provide you with the products or services in question. In addition to information you give us, we may collect data related to your use of the Web site and its services (such as calculators and other features), and information about your transactions, interactions, and communications with us.
The personal information you provide and the personalized data you enter, upload, or create and save on the Web site is used to provide services to you and to inform you of products, services, or other opportunities that may be available through EVALUATION ASSOCIATES or its affiliates. Except as provided below, it is EVALUATION ASSOCIATES’ policy not to share this personal information with anyone.
Security
We store your personal data on a secure server that is password protected and shielded from the outside world by a firewall. We have in place security policies that are intended to ensure, as far as possible, the security and integrity of all our information, including your personal information. However, no system or information can ever be fully protected against every possible hazard. As a result, we cannot ensure or warrant the security and privacy of any information you provide to us and, accordingly, you do so at your own risk.
Sharing your personal information
Data processing and storage
We may share personal information within EVALUATION ASSOCIATES for purposes of data processing or storage.
Authorized third-party agents
We may share your personal information with authorized third-party agents or contractors in order to provide a requested service or transaction. For example, if we need to ship something to you, we must share your name and address with a shipping company. We only provide third-party agents with the minimum amount of personal information necessary to complete the requested service or transaction.
Legal requirements and illegal activities
We may respond to subpoenas, court orders, or other legal processes by disclosing your personal information and other related information. We may collect and share personal information in order to investigate or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, violations of EVALUATION ASSOCIATES' Terms of Use, or as otherwise required by law or by government and regulatory entities.
Web site administration
Personal information may be used to administer our business, the Web site, and our services. This may include disclosure of such information to employees, representatives, officers, agents, affiliates, third parties, and service providers.
Electronic authentication
Collection and use of information for authentication purposes is part of the “log on” process for clients registered to use the Web site. A combination of authentication criteria such as your user information, transactional data, session surveillance, device fingerprint, IP information, and pattern recognition may be collected and used by us.
Notice and choice for onward transfer
We will ask you for your opt-in consent to share your personal information with a third party for any other reason.
Children
Our Web sites do not target and are not intended to attract children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect information from or about children.
Access and corrections
You may review your data at any time and instruct that it be corrected, updated, or deleted, by contacting us via email at: info@evaluationassociates.com. We will take all reasonable steps to make the requested changes promptly. However, you should be aware that it is not technologically possible to change or delete each and every instance of the information we hold on you from our systems, and data may remain in non-erasable forms. We may retain data for a period in our backup systems. We may also retain some information for longer periods as required by law, contract, or auditing requirements.
Opting out
We may, from time to time, contact you by e-mail with information about our products or services. If you do not wish to receive such e-mails you may opt out by sending an e-mail to: info@evaluationassociates.com.
Third-party links
Our Web site may provide links to other third-party Web sites that are outside our control and not covered by this policy. We encourage you to review the privacy policies posted on these (and all) sites.
Change
We may change our privacy policy from time to time. We therefore ask you to check it occasionally to ensure that you are aware of the most recent version. The policy was last updated October 1, 2007.
How to contact us
We welcome feedback and questions regarding this privacy policy. If for any reason you wish to contact us, please send an email to: info@evaluationassociates.com.
This Web site is provided by Evaluation Associates LLC (“EVALUATION ASSOCIATES”). You may contact EVALUATION ASSOCIATES by sending an e-mail to: info@evaluationassociates.com. References to "EVALUATION ASSOCIATES," "we," "us," and "our" herein are references to Evaluation Associates LLC and its affiliates.
This privacy policy does not supersede the Terms and Conditions that govern your use of the Web site. Any conflict between the two shall be determined in favor of the Terms and Conditions.