Terms of Use
Shamrock Financial is founded on the principles of helping people to discover new information by enabling them to share what they find interesting with one another. Shamrock Financial knows that you care about how your personal information is used and shared, and we take your privacy very seriously. Please read the following to learn more about our privacy policy. By visiting the Shamrock Financial website, you are accepting the practices outlined in this Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Policy covers Shamrock Financial’s treatment of personal information that Shamrock Financial gathers when you are on the Shamrock Financial website and when you use Shamrock Financial services. This policy does not apply to the practices of third parties that Shamrock Financial does not own or control, or to individuals that Shamrock Financial does not employ or manage.
Information Collected by Shamrock Financial:
We only collect personal information that is relevant to the purpose of our website, which is to enable users to discover and share information with one another. This information allows us to provide you with a customized and efficient experience. We do not process this information in a way that is incompatible with this objective. We collect the following types of information from our Shamrock Financial users:
Information You Provide to Us:
We receive and store any information you enter on our website or provide to us in any other way. You can choose not to provide us with certain information, but then you may not be able to take advantage of many of our special features.
Registration: In order for you to use Shamrock Financial’s services, such as submitting new links to the website, you must complete a registration form. As part of this registration form, we require select personal information (including your full name, city, state and e-mail address).
User Profile: To allow you to express yourself beyond just the information collected during registration, we enable you to provide additional information, such as a bio, favorite URLs, and instant messaging IDs. In addition, you may choose to include photos of yourself in your profile. As indicated below, in the section titled ‘Sharing Your Information’, you can control how your information is displayed and used.
Automatic Information:
We receive and store certain types of information whenever you interact with us. Shamrock Financial and its authorized agents automatically receive and record certain traffic data on their server logs from your browser including your IP address, Shamrock Financial cookie information, and the page you requested. Shamrock Financial uses this traffic data to help diagnose problems with its servers, analyze trends and administer the website.
Shamrock Financial may collect and, on any page, display the total counts that page has been viewed. This includes User Profile pages.
Many companies offer programs that help you to visit websites anonymously. While Shamrock Financial will not be able to provide you with a personalized experience if we cannot recognize you, we want you to be aware that these programs are available.
E-mail Communications:
Shamrock Financial is very concerned about your privacy and we will never provide your email address to a third party without your explicit permission. Shamrock Financial may send out e-mails with Shamrock Financial-related news, products, offers, surveys or promotions.
Cookies:
Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that we transfer to your computer’s hard drive through your Web browser to enable our systems to recognize your browser and tell us how and when pages in our website are visited and by how many people. Shamrock Financial cookies do not collect personal information, and we do not combine information collected through cookies with other personal information to tell us who you are or what your screen name or e-mail address is.
Protection of Shamrock Financial and Others:
We may release personal information when we believe in good faith that release is necessary to comply with a law; to enforce or apply our Terms of Use and other policies; or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Shamrock Financial, our employees, our users, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
Conditions of Use
If you decide to visit Shamrock Financial’s website, your visit and any possible dispute over privacy is subject to this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use, including limitations on damages, arbitration of disputes, and application of Rhode Island state law.
Effective Date of this Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy is effective as of June 1, 2010.
