1. Introduction
Welcome to the alert-invest.com newsletter. This Privacy Policy outlines how alert-invest.com (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, discloses, and protects your personal information. By subscribing to our newsletter, you consent to the data practices described in this policy.
2. Information We Collect
- Information You Provide Directly:
- Email Address: Collected when you subscribe.
- Voluntary Information: Optional information you may provide, such as your investment objectives.
- Information Collected Automatically:
- Usage and Analytics Data: We automatically collect your IP address, device type, open rates, click-through rates, and interaction times via tracking technologies.
- Commercial Information: If you engage in any transactions with us in the future (e.g., purchasing a premium report or product), we will collect information about your orders and interactions.
3. How We Use Your Information and Our Legal Basis
We use your information for legitimate business purposes. Our legal basis for processing your data includes your consent, our need to perform the service you requested, and our legitimate interests. The purposes include:
- To Deliver Our Service: To send you the newsletter.
- Communication and Support: To respond to your inquiries.
- Analysis and Improvement: To monitor and analyze performance to improve our content and services.
- Research: We may use your information to administer focus groups, market studies, and surveys.
- Marketing and Promotions: To send you promotional materials, special offers, and other marketing communications.
- Personalization: To tailor content and ads based on your stated interests.
- Security and Legal Compliance:
- To enforce our terms, prevent fraud, and protect our rights.
- To Comply with Law: We process your information where necessary to comply with applicable laws and regulations and to evidence our compliance with them.
- To Assist Law Enforcement: We may disclose information to assist with legal investigations or as required by law.
4. Data Sharing and Disclosure
- Third-Party Service Providers: We share information with our service providers who help us operate our newsletter, including Brevo, Beehiiv, and Lemlist. They are bound by contract to only use the data for the services they provide to us.
- Legal Requirements and Business Transfers: We may disclose your information to comply with a legal obligation or in the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of our assets. You will be notified of any such change in ownership.
5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Our emails contain tracking technologies (pixels) to measure engagement. By subscribing, you consent to the use of these technologies.
6. Data Retention
We retain your information only as long as we need it for legitimate and lawful business purposes. The retention period varies by the category of information and is determined by considering:
- The amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal information.
- The potential risk of harm from its unauthorized use or disclosure.
- Our legal, tax, accounting, and regulatory requirements.
- Whether we can achieve the purposes of the processing without using the personal information.
When you unsubscribe, we will take commercially reasonable steps to delete your information from our active databases.
7. Data Security
We implement reasonable security measures to protect your information. However, no system is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security. You acknowledge that we are not responsible for the circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures we may provide.
8. Your Rights and Choices
- Unsubscribe: You can opt-out at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” link in any email.
- Access and Update: You can contact us to access or update your information.
- Consent Withdrawal: Where we rely on your consent to process information, you may withdraw it at any time by unsubscribing or contacting us. This will not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
9. International Data Transfers
Our services are operated from servers located in the United States. If you are accessing our newsletter from outside the United States, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States. By using our service, you consent to this transfer.
10. Children’s Privacy
Our service is intended for users who are at least 18 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under the age of 18. If we learn that we have collected information from a child under 18, we will delete that information as quickly as possible. If you believe we may have such information, please contact us.
11. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time. We will notify you of material changes by email or by posting a notice on our website.
12. Contact Us
For any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
stan@alert-invest.com
13. Financial Disclaimer
The content provided in the alert-invest.com newsletter is for informational purposes only. We are not registered investment, legal, or tax advisors. We provide data and information regarding the buying and selling activities of certain value investors. This information should not be construed as investment advice or a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any particular security. You are solely responsible for your own investment decisions. You should always conduct your own research and due diligence and consult a qualified financial advisor before making any investment decisions. We are not liable for any losses or damages that may result from your reliance on the information provided in our newsletter.