The Frustrated CFO is sensitive to the privacy needs of its
visitors and correspondents (“you” or “users”). This privacy policy applies to any personal information collected through The
Frustrated CFO Blog (the “Blog”) and discloses the privacy practices for all
products and services of The Frustrated CFO and its creator, including any type
of identification information disclosed explicitly or implicitly to the Blogger
in submissions via dedicated email with the purpose of featuring in the
“Spotlight” section of the Blog.
This privacy policy does not apply to other websites,
including those that may be accessed through links contained on this Blog. This privacy policy does not apply to
other online or offline activities of Advertisers, Sponsors, Partners, and/or
Affiliates and does not apply to any information you supply to Blog through any
means other than this Blog.
Collection of Personal Information
If the Blog offers certain optional online tools such as
feed subscriptions, shares, contests, polls, tell-a-friend, etc., it will
require users to register or to subscribe in order to enable the utilization of
these tools of the Blog. In these
always optional cases Blog will collect personal information such as your name
and e-mail address, mailing address and phone number to send notifications
related to the Blog’s services.
Consent and Security
It is your choice whether or not you provide your
registration information to the Blog but registration information is required
in order for the Blog to provide you with the online tools that require
registration.
Cookies and Log Files
The Blog’s host, TypePad, may place a text file called a
“cookie” in the browser files of your computer. Cookies can be used to provide
you with tailored information from the Blog. You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a
cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether or not to accept it. TypePad also records information that
your web browser sends whenever you visit any website, such as your Internet
Protocol address.
The Blog uses a variety of technical tools provided by its
host and third parties for tracking purposes, including web beacons. Web beacons are small pieces of data
that are embedded in images on the pages of websites. The Blogger uses these tools to analyze the traffic patterns
on the Blog, such as the frequency with which our users visit various parts of
the Blog. These technical methods
and tools may involve the transmission of information either directly to us or
to another party authorized by us to collect information on our behalf. Information from use of these technical
methods and tools may be collected by the third parties in a form that is
personally identifiable.
Use of Personal Information
The Blog guarantees that none of the personal and
registration information collected within the Blog or by authorized third
parties is ever publicly displayed within the Blog.
The Blog will never use email addresses to send information
with updates about the Blog without first asking its users to opt into such
feature on the Blog. Even after
opting in, users may choose to stop receiving emails at any time by following
the links contained within the emails to Unsubscribe.
User-Generated Content
Any material that you voluntarily post to Comments or any
other public discussion areas can be accessed by the public and can in turn be
used by those people to send you unsolicited communications. You are solely responsible for the
content of any material you post.
Disclosure or Sharing of
Information
Except as otherwise described in this privacy statement, the
Blog will not disclose personal information to any third party unless we
believe that disclosure is necessary: (1) to conform to legal requirements or
to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other legal process received by
Blog, whether or not a response is required by applicable law; (2) to enforce
The Frustrated CFO Terms & Conditions Agreement or to protect the Blogger’s
rights; or (3) to protect the safety of members of the public and users of the
Blog. The Blog reserves the right to transfer personal information to a
successor in interest that acquires rights to that information as a result of
the sale of Blog to that successor in interest.
Use of Usage Information
Your usage information in statistical form may be disclosed
internally within the Blog and in aggregated impersonal form to third
parties. For example, the Blog may
disclose usage information in order to better understand which parts of the
Site users are visiting, to improve the content of the Blog, and for marketing,
advertising, or research purposes.
Third-party Advertisers, Links to
Other Sites
The Blog may allow advertising services companies to serve
advertisements within the Blog.
Advertising may be based on usage, text, demographic, or other
information gathered by or on behalf of the Blog. The Blog’s Privacy Policy does not apply to, and we cannot
control, the activities of advertisers.
This Privacy Policy applies only to the Blog, and not to any
other websites to which the Blog may link.
Surveys and Contests
The Blog may invite users to participate in surveys or
contests. User’s participation in
these surveys or contests is completely voluntary. The information collected from surveys and contests may be
used to identify aggregate demographic characteristics of users to improve our
readership, for marketing purposes, for industry reporting purposes, and/or to
notify the winners and award prizes.
Subject to the user’s preferences, such information also may be shared
with third-party sponsors of such surveys or contests.
Our Commitment To Children’s'
Privacy
Protecting the privacy of children and young adults is
especially important. For that reason, the Blog does not knowingly collect or maintain
personally identifiable information or non-personally-identifiable information
on the Blog from persons under 18 years of age, and no part of the Blog is
directed to persons under 18. In
accordance with The Frustrated CFO’s Terms & Conditions Agreement all users
must be over the age of 18. If you
are under 18 years of age, then please do not use or access the Blog at any
time or in any manner. If the Blog
learns that personally identifiable information of persons under 18 years of
age has been collected on the Site without verified parental consent, then the
Blog will take appropriate steps to delete this information.
Your California Privacy Rights
California Civil Code Section 1798.83 as applicable permits
customers who are California residents to request certain information regarding
its disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct
marketing purposes. To make such a request, please send an e-mail to [email protected].
Effective Date
This Privacy Policy is effective as of July 15, 2010 and
will remain in effect unless changed.
The Blog may modify this Privacy Policy at any time, and such
modifications shall be effective immediately upon posting of the modified
Privacy Policy on the Site.
