Privacy Policy
Effective Date
This Privacy Policy is effective as of August 1, 2018.
This privacy policy is to make visitors to our web site located at www.sobeltinarieconomics.com (the “Site”) aware of Sobel Tinari Economics Group (“STEG” or “we”) practices regarding the information we gather and receive from you when you visit the Site.
Binding Agreement; Changes
Any user who accesses all or any part of the Site agrees that he/she is at least eighteen (18) years old and has agreed to this Privacy Policy. Each time a user accesses the Site, the Privacy Policy should be reviewed because STEG reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time.
By visiting and using our Site, you and your company expressly consent to and agree to the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy, including our use and disclosure of your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use www.sobeltinarieconomics.com/disclaimer. If you do not agree, then please do not use our Site to access our products and/or services. Further, as a visitor to our Site, you are also bound by the Terms of Use and this Privacy Policy – regardless of whether or not your company purchases products or services from us. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS PRIVACY POLICY OR OUR TERMS OF USE, PLEASE DO NOT USE OUR SITE.
We make no representations that content and materials (licensed or otherwise) on the Site are legal or appropriate for use from outside the United States nor do we represent that this Privacy Policy is consistent with requirements outside the United States. IF YOU CHOOSE TO ACCESS THE SITE FROM LOCATIONS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, YOU DO SO AT YOUR OWN RISK and are responsible for compliance with any and all local laws. You may not use the Site in violation of U.S. export laws and regulations.
Information Collected
Through the Site, STEG collects limited personally-identifiable information to the extent reasonably necessary for legitimate business purposes, including responding to your requests for information regarding our products and services. We do not distribute our newsletters; to view our newsletters, you may access them through our Site.
PLEASE NOTE: When you submit a request for information, please provide ONLY your business email. WE DO NOT WANT YOUR PERSONAL EMAIL INFORMATION. This Site and our products and services are not intended for individuals’ personal use.
PLEASE DO NOT INCLUDE ANY CONFIDENTIAL, CLIENT OR ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT MATERIALS IN YOUR REQUEST FOR INFORMATION THROUGH OUR WEBSITE. WE ARE NOT ATTORNEYS AND ANY INFORMATION YOU SUBMIT THROUGH THE WEBSITE IS NOT PROTECTED BY ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGE.
Contact Request Submission Information: includes your name, company telephone number, and company email address, and your message to us, which is not protected by attorney client privilege. Our Site is hosted by a third party. We do NOT knowingly gather personal telephone numbers, home addresses or other similar information. PLEASE DO NOT PROVIDE SUCH INFORMATION TO STEG.
PLEASE FURTHER NOTE: If you chose to submit a request for us to contact you, we will store your name, email address, and your phone number. You are not required to create a password when submitting inquiries to us, or to download the forms and/or newsletters available on our Site. While we use reasonable measures intended to protect the limited personal information you submit through the Site, we cannot guarantee that this information may not be compromised. For this reason, we again direct you to only provide business contact information, and not personal contact information.
Usage information. We collect, track and store certain usage information, such as the use of the Site, namely when and how many times you and other persons from your company use, access or download information from and/or through our Site, including how often our newsletters and/or forms are accessed.
We may also collect from you and your browser domain names, IP addresses, browser information, operating system information, or the particular pages and links that users access, utilize or visit on the Site.
Changes to Your Information: To update your contact information, please contact us by email at: info@sobeltinarieconomics.com, by calling us at 973-992-1800, or by writing to our home office at: Sobel Tinari Economics Group, 293 Eisenhower Parkway, 2nd Floor, Livingston, NJ 07039.
How the Information is Used
STEG may use your information to provide services to you or provide information and notices that STEG believes you may find interesting or useful, including responses to your e-mails. We do not distribute our newsletters to you, so you do not need to “opt in” or “opt out;” instead you select and download only those newsletters you wish to view.
We may use “cookies” to enhance your online experience with the Site. A ‘cookie’ is a small file that your Web browser will place on your hard drive or device. It allows us to remember you and keep track of your preferences. Use of cookies allows us to deliver content specific to your interests. You can set your browser to reject cookies; however, this may affect your use of our Site.
Use of Analytics Technology
We use Google Analytics to enhance navigation and functionality of the Site, and to let us know how users are using the Site, so that we can make Site improvements, where necessary. Google Analytics uses “cookies” (as described above) and “web beacons” which are typically images used to pass information from your computer to a website or server. The information about your usage of the Site collected through cookies and web beacons is transmitted to and stored on Google’s servers.
You may prevent Google Analytics from collecting information by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. This add-on instructs the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js, analytics.js, and dc.js) running on websites to prohibit sending information to Google Analytics. To opt-out of analytics for the Site, visit the Google Analytics opt-out page and install the add-on for your browser.
You may also opt out of the use of cookies (and web beacons when used in connection with cookies) by configuring your own browser settings directly to handle cookies. If you elect to opt out of cookies and web beacons, it may affect your ability to use the Site.
California Residents – Your Privacy Rights
Pursuant to Section 1798.83 of the California Civil Code, residents of California can obtain certain information about the types of personally identifiable information that companies with whom they have an established business relationship have shared with third parties for direct marketing purposes during the preceding calendar year. In particular, the law provides that companies must inform consumers about the categories of personally-identifiable information that have been shared with third parties, the names and addresses of those third parties, and examples of the types of services or products marketed by those third parties.
All requests in writing for this information should be sent to the attention of directed to our home office by email at: info@sobeltinarieconomics.com, by calling at: 973-992-1800, or by writing to Sobel Tinari Economics Group, 293 Eisenhower Parkway, 2nd Floor, Livingston, NJ 07039.
NOTE: STEG does not disclose your personally identifiable information to third parties for direct marketing purposes.
California Do Not Track Disclosures
We do not track Site users to provide targeted advertising, and therefore, we do not respond to Do Not Track (or DNT) signals. STEG reserves the right to add such capability to its Site at any time in the future and will notify Site visitors of this change in capability through an update to this Privacy Policy.
Aggregated Information
STEG may share or disclose non-personally identifiable information, whether aggregated or otherwise, with third parties.
External Distribution of Personally Identifiable Information and of Confidential Information
Subject to the following paragraphs, STEG does not “externally distribute” personally-identifiable information that is provided by our Site users.
Distribution/Onward Transfer to Third Parties of Personally‑Identifiable Information
Transferring personally-identifiable information in connection with the following limited distributions is considered an onward transfer to third parties and is permitted under this Privacy Policy:
Third parties may be engaged by us to perform a variety of services and functions, including providing technical and hosting services for our Site. These third parties may have access to your personally-identifiable information if necessary to perform such services and functions; however, they are only authorized to use such personal information for the purpose of performing such services and functions, and are not authorized by us to use your personally-identifiable information for any other purpose. In addition, STEG may transfer your personally-identifiable information in connection with the sale of STEG’s assets, or a sale of any of its products or services, or in connection with a merger, reorganization or acquisition of STEG.
We may also disclose user personal information to third parties if we reasonably believe that the law requires it, or that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, or the rights of another user or person, or to prevent harm. We reserve the right to disclose any personal information as reasonably necessary, in our judgment, to protect STEG or its assets or to comply with law or with appropriate requests or directions made by law enforcement, government agencies or any court.
Links
The Site may contain links to facilitate user access to external or third party sites, none of which are controlled or offered by STEG. Therefore, third party sites linked from our Site are not subject to this Privacy Policy. You are responsible for reviewing the privacy policies of any linked third party sites to determine how your personal information will be collected, utilized, and protected by such third party sites. STEG is not responsible for any content, features, or activities of any linked third party sites (including their privacy practices), and STEG disclaims any and all responsibility and/or liability for the contents, features, and activities, and the collection and use of personal information by such third party sites.
BY ACCESSING THE SITE, YOU AGREE THAT ANY DISPUTE WITH RESPECT TO PRIVACY OR THIS PRIVACY POLICY IS SUBJECT TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY AND THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE SITE [INSERT LINK], INCLUDING THAT THE GOVERNING LAW WITH RESPECT TO ANY DISPUTE IS NEW JERSEY, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY CONFLICTS OF LAW PROVISIONS. YOU AGREE THAT IN THE EVENT OF ANY DISPUTE OR CLAIM WITH RESPECT TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY OR ANY PRIVACY ISSUES, THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION FOR BRINGING ANY SUCH ACTION SHALL BE IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY AND YOU WAIVE ANY CLAIM OF INCONVENIENT FORUM. YOU ALSO WAIVE ANY AND ALL RIGHTS YOU MAY HAVE TO A JURY TRIAL.
Disclaimers
STEG does not guarantee or warrant that the Site will be uninterrupted, without delay, error-free, omission-free, or free of viruses.
Limitation of Liability
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL STEG, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND/OR EMPLOYEES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LIABILITY FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, REPUTATION OR GOODWILL), WITHOUT REGARD TO THE FORM OF ANY ACTION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORT ACTIONS, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY CLAIM WITH RESPECT TO A USER’S PRIVACY, THIS PRIVACY POLICY OR A VIOLATION OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY.
Security
STEG uses reasonable safeguards to protect the security, integrity and privacy of personally-identifiable information provided to STEG by you. We also use reasonable measures to protect your information by requiring that all our personnel and employees who have access to or are associated with the processing of your data respect your confidentiality. However, you must carefully consider what information you share with us, as we cannot guarantee that we will be able to block all attempted attacks upon the Site.
ALTHOUGH STEG USES REASONABLE SECURITY PRACTICES WITH RESPECT TO YOUR PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION COLLECTED FROM AND STORED ON OUR SERVERS, STEG CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT ANY OF YOUR PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION STORED ON OUR SERVERS WILL BE FREE FROM UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY LAW, STEG DISCLAIMS AND SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY LOSS OF, UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS OR DAMAGE TO, OR INTERCEPTION OF ANY OF YOUR PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION STORED ON OUR SERVERS, OR TRANSMITTED TO OR FROM OUR PORTAL WHEN YOU ACCESS OUR SITE, OUR PROPRIETARY FORMS AND NEWSLETTERS OR DOWNLOAD IMAGES THEREFROM.
Note also that we will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a distributed denial-of-service attack, viruses or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data or other proprietary material due to your use of our Site.
REMEMBER: WE DO NOT ASK FOR, NOR DO WE WANT TO RECEIVE FROM YOU, YOUR PERSONAL CONTACT INFORMATION. WE ASK THAT YOU LIMIT THE INFORMATION THAT YOU PROVIDE TO US TO YOUR BUSINESS CONTACT INFORMATION (AS TO COMPANY EMAIL AND COMPANY TELEPHONE NUMBER).
Access, Review and Correction Regarding Information
Users can, by inquiry directed to, info@sobeltinarieconomics.com, by calling at: 973-992-1800, or by writing to Sobel Tinari Economics Group, 293 Eisenhower Parkway, 2nd Floor, Livingston, NJ 07039 to access, review and correct the personally identifiable information that has been collected from them.
General
This Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use of the Site constitute the entire agreement between you and STEG regarding the use of the Site, and the Site Content. If any provision of this Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use is deemed invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect. STEG’s failure to enforce any right or provision shall not be deemed a waiver of such right or provision. Headings are for convenience only and should not be given any interpretative effect.
Please also read our Terms of Use at: http://sobeltinarieconomics.com/disclaimer/
Changes to our Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make any changes, we will post the new Privacy Policy to our Site after we make the change.
The date the Privacy Policy was last revised is identified at the top of the page. You are responsible for visiting the Privacy Policy to check for any changes each time you access or use the Site.
Notices: Contact Information
The Site is operated by Sobel Tinari Economics Group, 293 Eisenhower Parkway, 2nd Floor, Livingston, New Jersey 07039. All questions regarding the Site, our Privacy Policy or our Terms of Use shall be directed to our home office by email at: info@sobeltinarieconomics.com, by calling at: 973-992-1800, or by writing to Sobel Tinari Economics Group, 293 Eisenhower Parkway, 2nd Floor, Livingston, NJ 07039.