CSR Group, LLC is committed to protecting your privacy and creating a safe and secure online environment for anyone who visits the Bottarelli Research Web site. We at CSR Group, LLC take your privacy rights seriously and have posted this Privacy Policy to let users know what information is collected from them, why it is collected, and what we do with it. Our goal is to collect and use only the information that we think is necessary for legitimate business interests, such as to better understand you, to provide a higher level of service to you, and to reduce the risk of fraud. Except as otherwise set forth in this Privacy Policy, CSR Group, LLC will not share, sell, or otherwise transfer your personally identifiable information with any third parties unless you give CSR Group, LLC permission to do so or except as required by law or to cooperate with law enforcement authorities.

In order to subscribe to Bottarelli Research, CSR Group, LLC requires that you provide the following personally identifiable information: name, e-mail, and mailing address. Additionally, we may ask for other optional information so that we can learn more about who our users are, how we can provide them with a better Web experience, and how we can optimize communications. The above mentioned information is stored by CSR Group, LLC. Payment information, such as credit card numbers, may also be collected during the subscription and/or renewal process. All payment sensitive information is processed and stored exclusively by VeriSign for security purposes. No credit card information is stored by CSR Group, LLC.

Passive technical information is automatically stored using cookies to distinguish Bottarelli Research members from non-members. Cookies are small data files that are sent from a server to your computer during a browsing session so that the Web site can uniquely identify you. CSR Group, LLC never stores personally identifiable information in cookies.

The information we collect helps us better protect and serve you. Our goal in collecting information from and about you is to enhance your Web experience, whether by providing interactive or personalized content on the Web site or to better prepare future content based on the interests of you and the rest of our users, and to help reduce the risk associated with online fraud. When you make an online payment with Bottarelli Research, some of the information you provide will be shared with the appropriate third party in order to ensure the completion of your purchase. This includes any third parties responsible for facilitating the transaction (e.g., payment authorization companies such as VeriSign).

From time to time, we may share general statistical information about our Web site and visitors — such as number of visitors, aggregate and non-personally identifiable demographic data, number and type of goods and services purchased, etc. — with our advertisers and partners. This information is not linked to any personally identifiable information before it is disclosed unless CSR Group, LLC has obtained your consent.

CSR Group, LLC may disclose information against someone who poses a threat to CSR Group, LLC’s interests (e.g., customer fraud or computer hackers) or whose activities could bring harm to others. In addition, it may be necessary for CSR Group, LLC to provide customer information to third parties, such as credit card companies, for the purpose of resolving disputes that arise in the normal course of business.

CSR Group, LLC maintains practices and procedures that are designed to ensure the security, integrity and confidentiality of customer information. When you make a purchase on the Bottarelli Research Web site, you are doing so in a safe and secure environment. We currently use the most popular and trusted payment service on the Internet today — VeriSign (http://www.verisign.com). For information regarding how this company handles information sent to them, please refer to their Web site’s Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions. When you pay using your credit card, your payment information will be processed by VeriSign. Credit card information is transmitted online to VeriSign using industry standard security measures called SSL (secure socket layer encryption). Current Internet security methods and technologies are used to prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy and ensure correct use of information. This means that information such as your credit card number is encrypted, sent through the Internet as a jumbled code, then decoded and passed on to VeriSign’s secure systems. These safeguards are expressly implemented for the purpose of protecting your information.

However, no transmission of data over the Internet or any other public network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Although we make reasonable efforts to safeguard your personal information once we receive it, we cannot warrant the security of information you transmit to us.

The account profile information you save is securely stored and can only be accessed using your Bottarelli Research e-mail and password (both of which you set when ordering a subscription to Bottarelli Research). If you wish to update, correct or access any pertinent personally identifiable information that you saved to your account on the Bottarelli Research Web site, you can make the changes by clicking on Update Information after logging on to the Members Area.

Advertisements
Bottarelli Research could allow other companies, called third-party ad servers or ad networks, to display advertisements on the Bottarelli Research Web site. Some of these ad networks may place a persistent cookie on your computer. Doing this allows the ad network to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement. In this way, ad networks may compile information about where you, or others who are using your computer, saw their advertisements and determine which ads are clicked on. This information allows an ad network to deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. Bottarelli Research does not have access to or control of the cookies that may be placed by the third-party ad servers or ad networks.

Mergers/Acquisitions
In the event that Bottarelli Research or substantially all of CSR Group LLC’s assets are acquired, customer information may be transferred to the successor company. In the event such a transfer occurs, the transferred information will be subject to the same protection as it was prior to the transfer.

Testimonials and Customer Feedback
Bottarelli Research often receives testimonials and comments from customers who have had positive and/or profitable experiences with the services offered on the Web site. We reserve the right to occasionally publish such positive content in marketing efforts with or without the permission of the author. Testimonials will never include the full name of the author — just the first name, last initial and hometown.

Minors
To subscribe to Bottarelli Research however, you must be over the age of 18 due to federal regulations. Personal information of all subscribers is collected, used and disclosed as described in this Statement of Privacy.

Links
Some pages on the Bottarelli Research Web site include links to third party Web sites. These sites are governed by their own privacy statements, and CSR Group, LLC is not responsible for their operations, including but not limited to their information practices. Users submitting information to or through these third party Web sites should review the privacy statement of these sites before providing them with personally identifiable information.

If you have any questions about this privacy statement or you have concerns regarding your privacy or security on the Bottarelli Research Web site, you can contact us via e-mail at support@bottarelliresearch.com.