Privacy Policy

IMPORTANT – This Privacy Policy Statement outlines the use of all identifying personal information submitted and collected on https://www.optionsbro.com. This privacy notice does not encompass other websites or third-party links referenced to or by The Options Bro, also called OptionsBro.com, and OptionsBro, in any way, including but no limited to print, online, or in e-mail. The Options Bro, its affiliates, clients and all of their respective authorized representatives, officers, directors, employees, agents, shareholders, licensors, attorneys, successors, and assigns (“The Options Bro”), is firmly committed to protecting personal and financial information. This Privacy Policy statement embodies our commitment to its protection through adherence to fair electronic information practices.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
The Options Bro is committed to protecting its affiliates’ and clients’ privacy. This Privacy Policy Statement sets forth our current privacy practices with regard to the information we collect when you or your computer interact with our Site. By accessing our Site, you acknowledge and fully understand the Privacy Statement and freely consent to the information collection and use practices described in this Site Privacy Policy Statement.

INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND HOW WE USE IT
When you use or connect to our Site through your computer or a mobile device, the owners and publishers of the Site collect certain information from and about its users in a few ways, directly from our web server logs, from you, with the aid of cookies, with web beacons, and through the use of website analytics through a third party service provider. Because at this time Options Bro is not an online store, we do not collect personally identifiable information, like registration and billing from customers who purchase products and services online.

The Options Bro’s proxy is a gateway for the user’s network, and is set for the purposes of retrieving such information, and base marketing material on it. We do not collect any sensitive information.
We also collect your IP computer and network address. If you are purchasing a service or signing up for a service, financial information might be required, but it will NOT be visible by us nor will it be collected by us. This information will be collected by the website asking for this information. It is important to note that even though www.optionsbro.com operates as an online business, www.optionsbro.com will never ask for any personally identifiable information from you, the user.

WEB SERVER LOGS
When you visit our Site, we may track information through web server logs to better administer the site and analyze its usage. Examples of information we may track include but is not limited to your Internet Protocol address(“IP”), the type of browser or computer you use, the number of links you click within the Site, the geographical location from which you accessed the Site, the date and time of your visit, the name of your Internet service provider, any web pages you linked to our Site from, and pages you viewed on the Site.

USE OF COOKIES
The Options Bro and its marketing partners may use cookies to personalize or enhance your user experience. A cookie is a small text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server to identify that specific user the next time he or she visits the website. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a Web Server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. For example, if you personalize a web page, or navigate within a site, a cookie helps the site to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. Hence, this simplifies the process of delivering relevant content and eases site navigation by providing and saving your preferences and login information as well as providing personalized functionality.

We do not allow other companies on our Site to place cookies, unless there is a temporary overriding of a part in the Site (such as integrating another site, that relies on third-party cookies, into the existing website).

MODIFYING COOKIE SETTINGS
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to delete or decline cookies. If you reject cookies by changing your browser settings then be aware that this may disable some of the functionality on our Site.

SPECIAL PRIVACY POLICY FOR EUROPEAN UNION (EU) USERS
If you are an EU resident, an employee of an EU resident, or a customer of an EU resident, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) mandates that you have certain privacy rights. These rights may differ from the rights set forth in this Privacy Policy. As of the time of this Privacy Policy, prior to GDPR going into effect on 05/25/2018, the only personal data collected from users of this site is in the form of cookies. As described above, the collection of cookies is done to enhance the user experience and is in no way personally identifiable. This site does NOT collect or store any personally identifying numbers, like ID numbers, SSNs, passport numbers, or other unique numbers. Moreover, this site does NOT collect any names, birthdates, or personal addresses. Only general location and network information is collected and stored for a maximum period of 250 days, and this information is for analytical purposes, i.e. average session duration of site sessions from visitors on the West Coast of the United States vs the East Coast. Any questions or complaints about the collection of your personal data, should there by any personal data collection, are to be directed to [email protected]

YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS AND OPTIONS
You have the right to know what personal data we process about you and may request a copy. As of this time, no personal identifying data is collected from visitors on optionsbro.com If this should change, and it may without notice, you are also entitled to have incorrect personal data about you corrected and you may in some cases ask us to delete your personal data. Additionally, you can object to the collection of your personal data by emailing us. Please note that the limitation or deletion of your personal data may prevent you from engaging in certain Website-related activities. You also have the right to receive a copy of your personal data at any time, should there be any.

PARENTAL CONSENT FOR MINORS’ PERSONAL DATA
The GDPR requires parental consent for the processing of children’s personal data under the age of 16. You are responsible for informing Options Bro if you are under the age of 16 so proper parental consent can be obtained.

HOW TO CONTACT US
If you have any questions about this privacy policy and/or how we process your cookies, or wish to exercise one of the aforementioned-rights, email our support team at [email protected] or via Kao Technologies.

USE OF WEB BEACONS OR GIF FILES
This Site may contain electronic images known as “Web Beacons” (also called single-pixel gifs) that allow the owners and publishers of the Site to count users who have visited those pages and to deliver similar services. The owners and publishers of the Site may include Web Beacons in promotional e-mail messages or newsletters in order to determine whether messages have been opened and acted upon.

Some Web Beacons may be placed by third party service providers to help us determine the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns or e-mail communications. These Web Beacons may be used by these service providers to place a persistent cookie on your computer, for the benefit of The Options Bro. This allows the service provider to recognize your computer each time you visit certain pages or e-mails and compiles anonymous information in relation to those page views, which in turn enables us and our service providers to learn which advertisements and e-mails bring you to our website and how you use the Site. The Options Bro’s Web Beacons are not used to collect or access your identifying personal information.

NOTICE ON DISCLOSURE OF USER PERSONAL INFORMATION
The Options Bro reserves the right to share aggregated site statistics with partner companies, sites and affiliates, including brokers, to help enhance its service offerings, but does not sell or forward identifying personal information to third party companies. Personal User information collected by or submitted to The Options Bro shall not be disclosed to any third parties without your permission, unless such information: (i) to fulfill your service requests; (ii) is required to be disclosed by law, regulation, legal process, law enforcement or government regulatory authorities, in which case we shall give you as much advance notice as is reasonably practicable in order to allow you to limit or restrict to such disclosure; or (iii) is required to be disclosed in order for us to protect our legal rights or defend against liability; or (iv) in connection with a merger, acquisition, or liquidation of The Options Bro.

OPTING OUT
If you wish, you may choose not to receive emails, newsletters or other communications from the The Options Bro by clicking the “Unsubscribe” link in the email communication sent to your registered email account with the Site.

INTERNET BASED DATA TRANSFER
Given that the Internet is a global environment, using the Internet to collect and process personal data necessarily involves the transmission of data on an international basis. Therefore by browsing this Site and communicating electronically with us, you acknowledge and agree to our processing of personal data in this manner.

CHANGES TO THIS STATEMENT
The owners and publishers of the Site have the discretion to periodically update this Privacy Policy Statement. We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Policy statement to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the personal information we collect. Your continued use of the service constitutes your agreement to this Privacy Policy statement and any updates.

CONTACT US
If you have questions regarding the security of the Site, our Privacy Policy Statement, its implementation, and/or our information collection and dissemination practices, please contact us via our support desk at [email protected]