Brokerbuzz LLC. (“Brokerbuzz” or “we”) operates Brokerbuzz.com. This Privacy Policy describes Brokerbuzz’s use and sharing of personally identifiable information (“PII”-- your full name, email address, mailing address, telephone number, or credit card number) that Members voluntarily provide to Brokerbuzz when they register (also known as “Registration PII”). The Term “User” refers to a Visitor or a Member. This Privacy Policy applies to the services offered by Brokerbuzz, including any Brokerbuzz-branded URL (the “Brokerbuzz Website”), and any other features, content, or applications offered from time to time by Brokerbuzz in connection with the Brokerbuzz Website (collectively, the “Brokerbuzz Services”). The Brokerbuzz Services are hosted in the United States.

The Brokerbuzz Website is a general audience site and does not knowingly collect PII from anyone under 18 years of age.

From time to time Brokerbuzz may modify this Privacy Policy to reflect industry initiatives or changes in the law, our PII collection and use practices, the features of the Brokerbuzz Services, or technology, and such modifications shall be effective upon posting by Brokerbuzz on the Brokerbuzz Website. Your continued use of the Brokerbuzz Services after Brokerbuzz posts a revised Privacy Policy signifies your acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy. It is therefore important that you review this Privacy Policy regularly to ensure you are updated as to any changes. If Brokerbuzz materially changes its practices regarding collection or use of your PII, your PII will continue to be governed by the Policy under which it was collected unless you have been provided notice of, and have not objected to, the change.

COLLECTION AND SUBMISSION OF PII AND NON-PII ON BROKERBUZZ

General. When Brokerbuzz collects PII from you it is because you are voluntarily submitting Registration PII to us in order to register as a Member of Brokerbuzz. Brokerbuzz may also collect PII from you if you choose to participate in Brokerbuzz Services activities like sweepstakes, contests, and surveys, because you want us to furnish you with products, services, newsletters, or information, or in connection with content or suggestions you submit to Brokerbuzz for review.

In addition, Brokerbuzz collects other non-PII including IP address, aggregate user data, and browser type. This data is used to manage and improve the Brokerbuzz Services, track usage, and for security purposes.

Brokerbuzz Members may also choose to provide or store non-PII information in their profiles, including but not limited to date of birth, interests, hobbies, lifestyle choices, groups with whom they are affiliated (schools, companies), forum private messages, etc. Registration information for a Member’s account is provided at his or her sole discretion.

Brokerbuzz Members can change their Registration PII and Profile Information at any time and can control how Visitors, other Members and Brokerbuzz communicate with them by controlling their account settings, available within the “Edit Profile” portion of their Brokerbuzz profile. Simply click the “update account” link to change your personal information.

Cookies. Cookies are small bits of information that Brokerbuzz places on your computer. Brokerbuzz uses cookies to identify your Internet browser, store Users’ preferences, and determine whether you have installed the enabling software needed to access certain material on the Brokerbuzz Services. Data in cookies may be read to authenticate user sessions or provide services.

Third party advertisements displayed on Brokerbuzz Services may also contain cookies set by Internet advertising companies or advertisers (known as “third party cookies”). Brokerbuzz does not control these third party cookies and Users of the Brokerbuzz Services should check the privacy policy of the Internet advertising company or advertiser to see whether and how it uses cookies. See the “Notice” section below for more information on customized advertising on Brokerbuzz. A pixel tag is a tiny image inserted in a webpage and used to record the number and types of views for that page. Brokerbuzz may allow third party pixel tags to be present on Brokerbuzz Services for purposes of advertising, providing services or data and statistics collection.

You can program your computer to warn you each time a cookie is being sent, block third party cookies or block all cookies. However, by blocking all cookies you may not have access to certain features on the Brokerbuzz Services.

NOTICE: BROKERBUZZ WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH NOTICE ABOUT ITS PII COLLECTION PRACTICES

When you voluntarily provide PII to Brokerbuzz, we will make sure you are informed about who is collecting the information, how and why the information is being collected and the types of uses Brokerbuzz will make of the information to the extent it is being used in a manner that differs from what is allowed pursuant to this Privacy Policy.

At the time you provide your PII, Brokerbuzz will notify you of your options regarding our use of your PII (See “Choice” below). Except as described in this Privacy Policy, Brokerbuzz will not share your PII with third parties unless you have given Brokerbuzz permission to do so (See “Use” below).

Brokerbuzz Services may be linked to Internet sites operated by other companies. Brokerbuzz Services may also carry advertisements from other companies. Brokerbuzz is not responsible for the privacy practices of websites or other services operated by third parties that are linked to or integrated with the Brokerbuzz Services or for the privacy practices of third party Internet advertising companies. Once you leave Brokerbuzz Services via such a link, access a third party application (such as widgets) or click on an advertisement, you should check the applicable privacy policy of the third party or advertiser site to determine, among other things, how they will handle any PII they collect from you.

Brokerbuzz may use cookies and similar tools to customize the content and advertising you receive based on the Profile Information you have provided. Profile Information you provide in structured profile fields or questions (multiple choice questions like “Marital Status,” “Education” and “Children”) (“Structured Profile Information”), information you add to open-ended profile fields and questions (essay questions like “About Me,” “Interests” and “Movies”) (“Non-Structured Profile Information”) and other non-PII about you may also be used to customize the online ads you encounter to those we believe are aligned with your interests. For example, based on your music interests we might display an advertisement to make sure you are advised when your favorite band is coming to town. The information used for this feature does not provide your PII or identify you as an individual to third parties.

USE: BROKERBUZZ'S USE OF PII

Brokerbuzz will only use the PII you provide under this Privacy Policy in a manner that is consistent with this Privacy Policy. If Brokerbuzz obtains PII from a third party, such as a business partner, our use of that information is also governed by this Privacy Policy.

If you have consented to receive promotional materials (e.g., newsletters) or notifications from Brokerbuzz, Brokerbuzz may periodically use your email address to send you such materials related to the Brokerbuzz Services, as applicable. If you want to stop receiving such materials from Brokerbuzz, you can change your profile settings under “Update Account,” or follow the unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of each email.

Brokerbuzz employees, agents and contractors must have a business reason to obtain access to your PII. Brokerbuzz may share your PII with those who help us manage or provide Brokerbuzz Services’ information activities (for example, message board administration, order fulfillment, statistical analyses, data processing), or with outside contractors, agents or sponsors who help us with the administration, judging and prize fulfillment aspects of contests, promotions and sweepstakes.

These outside contractors, agents or sponsors may temporarily store some information on their servers, but they may only use your PII to provide Brokerbuzz with a specific service and not for any other purpose. Brokerbuzz may also provide your PII to a third party in those instances where you have chosen to receive certain information and have been notified that the fulfillment of such a request requires the sharing of your PII. Brokerbuzz also may share your PII with Affiliated Companies if it has a business reason to do so.

As described in “Notice” above, Brokerbuzz may customize the advertising and marketing messages you receive on the Brokerbuzz Website, or may work with outside companies to do so. Your non-PII and/or Profile Information may be shared with these companies so this customization can be accomplished. Brokerbuzz prohibits these companies from sharing your non-PII and/or Profile Information with any third party or from using it for any other purpose. Anonymous click stream, number of page views calculated by pixel tags, and aggregated demographic information may also be shared with Brokerbuzz’s advertisers and business partners.

There may be instances when Brokerbuzz may access or disclose PII, Profile Information or non-PII without providing you a choice in order to: (i) protect or defend the legal rights or property of Brokerbuzz, our Affiliated Companies or their employees, agents and contractors (including enforcement of our agreements); (ii) protect the safety and security of Users of the Brokerbuzz Services or members of the public including acting in urgent circumstances; (iii) protect against fraud or for risk management purposes; or (iv) comply with the law or legal process. In addition, if Brokerbuzz sells all or part of its business or makes a sale or transfer of all or a material part of its assets or is otherwise involved in a merger or transfer of all or a material part of its business, Brokerbuzz may transfer your PII to the party or parties involved in the transaction as part of that transaction.

SECURITY: BROKERBUZZ PROTECTS THE SECURITY OF PII

Brokerbuzz uses commercially reasonable administrative, technical, personnel and physical measures to safeguard PII and credit card information in its possession against loss, theft and unauthorized use, disclosure or modification. In addition, Brokerbuzz uses reasonable methods to make sure that PII is accurate, up-to-date and appropriately complete.

If you ask Brokerbuzz to stop using your PII, Brokerbuzz will honor that request while retaining any record of your PII that is necessary to comply with applicable federal, state or local law.

If you would like to communicate with us about this Privacy Policy or Brokerbuzz’s collection and use of your PII please contact Brokerbuzz at:

Email:
info@brokerbuzz.com