CFD Consulting & Analysis: Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

NOTE: Unless you are a Customer or User, providing any information to us is optional. We will still do our best to help; it is just much easier if we know what is important to you and have a way to contact you.

1. Definitions

Throughout this document, we may use certain words or phrases, and it is important that you understand the meaning of them. The following is a non-exhaustive list of definitions of words and phrases found in this document:

"Program" or "Programs" refers to our software application(s).
"CFD-CA" refers to our company, known as "CFD Consulting & Analysis", our Site, our Products, our Service, or a combination of all or some of the preceding definitions, depending on the context in which the word is used.
"Service" refers to the services that we provide, including our Site and our Programs.
"Site" refers to our website: http://www.cfd-ca.de.
"User" refers to anyone who uses our Program, Site, or Service in general.
"You" refers to you, the person who is governed by this Privacy Policy.

2. Information we collect

Identifying Information

When you contact us, we collect certain personal information from you that can be used to identify you, including any information that we deem necessary to provide you with our Service or which you may provide to us voluntarily. The information we collect from you, to the extent that it is private, is disclosed only in accordance with our Terms of Service and/or this Privacy Policy.

Non-identifying information

Whenever you visit our Site, we may collect non-identifying information from you, such as your IP address, referring URL, browser, operating system, cookie information, and Internet Service Provider. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, this information alone cannot usually be used to identify you

3. What we do with your information

Keep it confidential.
Improve this website so that it better fits your needs.
Improve our products so that they better fit your needs.

4. What we do NOT do with your information

Sell or provide your information to anyone outside CFD-CA.

5. Updating your information

To change your email address, email us both your old and new email addresses.

6. Deleting your information

At any time, you can request CFD-CA to delete all your personal information from its database and we will do so, except when not permitted by a law enforcement agency or for legal reasons.

7. Third-party websites

CFD-CA may post links to third-party websites on its Site. These third-party websites are not screened for privacy or security issues by CFD-CA, and you release us from any liability for the conduct of these third-party websites.

Please be aware that this Privacy Policy and any other policies in place, along with any amendments, do not create rights enforceable by third parties or require disclosure of any personal information relating to members of the Service or Site. CFD-CA bears no responsibility for the information collected or used by any third-party website. Please review the privacy policy and terms of service for each site you visit through third-party links.

8. Third-party access to your information

Although you are entering into an Agreement with CFD-CA to disclose your information to us, we do use third-party individuals or organizations to assist us, including contractors, web hosts, or others.

Throughout the course of our provision of our Service to you, we may delegate our authority to collect, access, use, and disseminate your information. For example, our web host stores the information that you provide to us, and we may hire outside contractors to perform maintenance or assist us in securing our Site.

It is therefore necessary that you grant the third parties we may use in the course of our business the same rights that you afford us under this Privacy Policy. For this reason, you hereby agree that for every authorization which you grant to us in this Privacy Policy, you also grant to any third party that we may hire, contract, or otherwise retain the services of to operate, maintain, repair, or otherwise improve or preserve our website or its underlying files or systems. You agree not to hold us liable for the actions of any of these third parties, even if we would normally be held vicariously liable for their actions and that you must take legal action against them directly should they commit any tort or other actionable wrong against you.

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, you authorize us to collect, share, store, exchange, analyze, and otherwise use your information in conjunction with Google Analytics, a service which compiles visitor statistics on our web site. You can opt out of Google Analytics using a browser extension.

9. Release of your information for legal purposes

At times it may become necessary to release your information in response to a request from a government agency or a private litigant. You agree that we may disclose your information to a third party where we believe, in good faith, that it is desirable to do so for a civil action, criminal investigation, or other legal matter. In the event that we receive a subpoena affecting your privacy, we may elect to notify you to give you an opportunity to file a motion to quash the subpoena, or we may attempt to quash it ourselves, but we are not obligated to do either. We may also proactively report you and release your information to third parties where we believe that it is prudent to do so for legal reasons, such as our belief that you have engaged in fraudulent activities. You release us from any damages that may arise from or relate to the release of your information to a request from law enforcement agencies or private litigants.

10. Commercial and non-commercial communications

By providing information to the Site that forms the basis of communication with you, such as contact information, you waive all rights to file complaints concerning unsolicited emails from CFD-CA since, by providing such information, you agree to receive communications from us or anyone else covered under this Privacy Policy. However, you may unsubscribe from certain communications by notifying CFD-CA that you no longer wish to receive solicitations or information and we will endeavor to remove you from the database.

11. Security measures

We take certain measures to enhance the security of our Site and Service, as it is in our interest to do so. However, we make no representations as to the security or privacy of your information. It is in our interest to keep our websites secure, but we recommend that you use anti-virus software, firewalls, and other precautions to protect yourself from security threats.

12. Your California online privacy rights

CFD-CA permits residents of California to use its services. Therefore, it is the intent of CFD-CA to comply with the California Business and Professions Code §§ 22575-22579. If you are a California resident, you may request certain information regarding our disclosure of personal information to any third parties for their direct marketing purposes. Various provisions throughout this Privacy Policy address requirements of the California privacy statutes. In summary, you must presume that we collect electronic information from all visitors. You may contact us at info@cfd-ca.de with any questions.

13. International transfer

Your information may be transferred to and maintained on computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the privacy laws may not be as protective as those in your jurisdiction. If you are located outside Germany and choose to provide information to us, CFD-CA transfers Personal Information to Germany and processes it there. Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.

14. Amendments

We may amend this Privacy Policy at any time. When we amend this Privacy Policy, we will update this page accordingly. You must read this page each time you use our Service, and your continued use of our Service shall constitute your acceptance of any such amendments.