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This Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) applies to personal information processed by Financial Data Professional Institute. (“FDPI,” "we", "us," or "our"). This Privacy Policy explains the types of personal information we collect, how we use that information, who we share it with, and how we protect that information. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully before using fdpinstitute.org website (the “Website”). This Privacy Policy covers all personal information processed by FDPI, which means information that enables you to be identified directly or indirectly. For the purposes of applicable data protection laws, FDPI is the data controller. We can be contacted at privacy@fdpinstitute.org. FDPI respects the importance of your privacy. We know that when you provide personal information to us, you are showing your trust in us, and we take that seriously. You have a right to make choices about how your personal information is collected and processed. FDPI is committed to providing the premier charter for alternative investment professionals. This commitment means that our business will continue to evolve as we strive to offer improved services and features through our Website. Because of this, from time to time our policies will be reviewed and may be revised. FDPI will place any updates to this Privacy Policy on our Website with an “updated on” date at the top. We will inform you of any material changes to the Privacy Policy via a notice on our Website. 1. How We Collect
Personal Information You may provide personal information to FDPI in a number of ways.
2. What Personal Information
We Collect or Use We also generate exam history and outcomes for participants in our FDPI Charter Program. 3. Our Use of Cookies Our Website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses cookies to help analyze how users use the Website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the Website will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this anonymous information on behalf of FDPI for the purpose of evaluating Website usage, compiling reports on Website activity, and providing FDPI with other services relating to Website activity. The “Help” portion of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, or how to disable cookies altogether. However, if you disable cookies, you will not be able to take full advantage of Website services. For example, we will not be able to personalize the Website each time you visit. You can also opt out from being tracked by Google Analytics with effect for the future by downloading and installing Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Addon for your current web browser: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en 4. How We Use Personal
Information
Where we process your personal information to provide a product or service, we do so because it is necessary to perform contractual obligations. All of the above processing is necessary in our legitimate interests to provide products and services, to maintain our relationship with you, and to protect our business, for example, against fraud. In addition, we may process your personal information in order to comply with legal requirements to which we are subject (for example, tax or financial reporting requirements). If you choose not to provide us with personal information, we need to provide you with a product or service, we may not be able to provide you with the product or service. 5. When We Will Contact
You
If you are receiving information about FDPI and do not wish to receive this information any longer, you may remove your name from our list by e-mailing us at privacy@fdpinstitute.org and asking to be removed from our mailing list. Please allow 14 days for this request to be processed. 6. How We Disclose or
Share Personal Information Third Party Processors and Transaction Processing
Third Party Preparation Provider Products and Services
FDPI Networking and Social Media Sites
Other
Except as described above, FDPI will not otherwise disclose any information about you without your consent unless:
7. Storage,
Transmission, and Security of Your Personal Information 8. Retention of
Personal Information 9. Cross-Border Data
Transfers Please note also that FDPI or its service providers may use overseas facilities to process or back up its information. As a result, we may transfer your personal information to our overseas facilities for storage. However, this does not change our commitment to safeguard your privacy. 10. Access to Your
Personal Information You also have the right to obtain from us confirmation as to whether personal information concerning you is being processed and, where that is the case, to request access to the personal information. The information you may access includes:
This is not an absolute right, and the interests of other individuals can restrict your right of access. You may request copies of the personal information undergoing processing by e-mailing us at privacy@fdpinstitute.org. You have the right to obtain one copy of the personal information undergoing processing free of charge. For additional copies, we will charge a reasonable fee based on administrative costs. 11. Changing and
Rectifying Your Personal Information You have the right to obtain from us the rectification of inaccurate personal information concerning you by e-mailing us at privacy@fdpinstitute.org. Depending on the purposes of the processing of the information, you may have the right to have incomplete personal information completed, including by means of providing a supplementary statement. 12. Requesting
Restriction of Processing of Your Personal Information 13. Objecting to the
Processing of Your Personal Information You may also prevent the processing of your personal information by requesting that your FDPI Account Profile be blocked. This will make your Account Profile inaccessible to you and will prevent your personal information from being processed by FDPI. You may request that your Account Profile be blocked by e-mailing us at privacy@fdpinstitute.org. 14. Withdrawing
Consent to Processing Your Personal Information 15. Requesting
Data Portability 16. Requesting Erasure
of Your Personal Information 17. Your Rights
Under Applicable Data Protection Law 18. FDPI and Links to
Other Websites 19. Children’s Online
Privacy Protection 20. What to Do if
You Have a Problem or Question You may also have the right to lodge a complaint with the local data protection authority if you believe that we have not complied with applicable data protection laws. If you are based in, or the issue relates to, the UK, the Information Commissioner’s Office can be contacted as follows: Telephone:
+44 0303 123 1113 If you are based in, or the issue you would like to complain about took place, elsewhere in the European Economic Area (EEA), please click here for a list of local data protection authorities in the other EEA countries: http://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/article29/item-detail.cfm?item_id=612080 |