This privacy statement is applicable to BriteFutures.com
BriteFutures.com does not collect personally identifiable information about individuals except
when such individuals specifically provide such information on a voluntary basis. For example, such
personally identifiable information may be gathered from a contest or sweepstakes registration, the
registration process for subscription sites or services and in connection with content submissions,
community postings (e.g., chat and bulletin boards), suggestions, voting/polling activities and
transactional areas.
BriteFutures.com reserves the right to contact a subscriber regarding account status, changes to
the subscriber agreement and other matters relevant to the underlying service and/or the
information collected.
BriteFutures.com reserves the right to perform statistical analyses of user behavior and
characteristics in order to measure interest in and use of the various areas of the site and to
inform advertisers of such information as well as the number of users that have been exposed to
or clicked on their advertising banners. BriteFutures.com will provide only aggregated data from
these analyses to third parties. Also, users should be aware that BriteFutures.com may sometimes
permit third parties to offer subscription and/or registration-based services through a
BriteFutures.com site. BriteFutures.com is not responsible for any actions or policies of such
third parties and users should check the applicable privacy policy of such party when providing
personally identifiable information.
Users also should be aware that non-personal information and data may be automatically collected
through the standard operation of BriteFutures.com's internet servers or through the use of
"cookies." "Cookies" are small text files a web site can use to recognize repeat users,
facilitate the user's ongoing access to and use of the site and allow a site to track usage
behavior and compile aggregate data that will allow content improvements and targeted advertising.
Cookies are not programs that come onto a user's system and damage files. Generally, cookies work
by assigning a unique number to the user that has no meaning outside the assigning site. Users
should be aware that BriteFutures.com cannot control the use of cookies or the resulting
information by advertisers or third parties hosting data for BriteFutures.com. If a user does not
want information collected through the use of cookies, there is a simple procedure in most
browsers that allows the user to deny or accept the cookie feature; however, users should note
that cookies may be necessary to provide the user with certain features (e.g., customized chart
settings, the use of the BriteTrak portfolio tracking system, etc.) available on the
BriteFutures.com Site.
Upon a user's request, BriteFutures.com will use commercially reasonable efforts to functionally
delete the user and his or her personal information from its database; however, it may be
impossible to delete a user's entry without some residual information because of backups and
records of deletions.
Disclosure to Non-Affiliated Third Parties
BriteFutures.com does not share any of your information with non-affiliated third parties,
except as required by law. BriteFutures.com may disclose personal information with non-affiliated
companies and regulatory authorities as permitted or required by applicable law. For example,
we may disclose personal information to cooperate with regulatory authorities and law enforcement
agencies to comply with subpoenas or other official requests, and as necessary to protect our
rights or property. Except as described in this privacy policy, we will not use your personal
information for any other purpose unless we describe how such information will be used at the
time you disclose it to us or we obtain your permission to do so.
Disclosure to Affiliated Third Parties
BriteFutures.com may share your information with our affiliate, ALTAVEST Worldwide Trading, Inc.
(AWT) under limited circumstances. For example, if you request free access to premium
BriteFutures.com content or if you request information about brokerage services, your
information may be shared with AWT. Any information shared with AWT will be safeguarded
according to the
AWT privacy policy.
The foregoing policies are effective as of August 15, 1999. BriteFutures.com reserves the right
to change this policy at any time without notifying users of the existence of a new privacy
statement. Users may check back to this page to view any changes. This statement and the policies
outlined herein are not intended to and do not create any contractual or other legal rights in or
on behalf of any party.
Last Updated: Nov 5, 2008