Welcome to www.margaretgerety.com (the “Site”). Our Site is comprised of various web pages operated by Margaret Gerety Advisors LLC (“we”, “us”, or “our”). We are a professional services organization committed to maintaining your confidence and trust as it relates to the privacy of your information. Please read below and learn how we collect, protect, share and use your information as part of our technology platforms, including, without limitation, the Site and all of our products and services.

 

By using this Site, you signify your acceptance of this policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our Site. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of changes to this policy will be deemed your acceptance of those changes.

  

What Data We Collect

 

We may collect personal identification information (“PII”) from you in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to, when you visit our Site, and in connection with other activities, services, features or resources we make available on our Site. You can always refuse to supply PII, except that it may prevent you from engaging in certain Site related activities.

 

The types of PII we collect may include:

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• Your contact information such as your name, address, phone, and email.

• Billing information such as billing address, billing names, and payment information.

• Information contained in user-uploaded files, particular that found in a typical resume which includes, but is not limited to, your name, contact information, work experience, educational experience, and extracurricular experience.

 

We may also collect non-personal usage information (“Usage Information”) about you whenever you interact with our Site. Usage Information may include the browser name, the type of computer and technical information about your connection to our Site, such as your operating system, IP address, the page served, the time, the preceding page views, the Internet service providers utilized and other similar information.

 

We, or our third party service providers, may place cookies, including the Google Analytics cookie, on your computer or mobile device for security purposes, to facilitate site navigation and to personalize your experience while visiting our Site. Cookies may also be used to associate you with social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter and, if you so choose, enable interaction between your activities on the Site and your activities on such social networking sites. For more information, please refer to our Cookie Policy.

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How We Use Collected Information

 

We may collect and use your information for the following purposes:

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• To improve customer service: Information you provide helps us respond to your customer service requests and support needs more efficiently.

• To personalize user experience: We may use PII in the aggregate to understand how our users as a group use the services and resources provided on our Site.

• To improve our Site: We may use feedback you provide to improve our products and services.

• To process payments: We may use the PII you provide to process your payments and other transactions.

• To run a promotion, contest, survey or other Site feature: We may send you information you agree to receive about topics we think will be of interest to you.

• To send periodic emails: We may use your email address to respond to your inquiries, questions, and/or other requests. If you opt-in to our mailing list, you will receive emails that may include company news, updates, related product or service information, etc. If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, we include detailed unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of each email.

 

How We Store Your Data

 

Our Site is hosted on the Wix.com platform. Wix.com provides us with the online platform that allows us to sell our products and services to you. Your data may be stored through Wix.com’s data storage, databases and the general Wix.com applications. They store your data on secure servers behind a firewall. 

 

All direct payment gateways offered by Wix.com and used by our company adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS as managed by the PCI Security Standards Council, which is a joint effort of brands like Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of credit card information by our store and its service providers. 

 

Information We Receive From Third Parties

 

We may receive information about you from third parties. For example, if you access the Site through a third-party connection or log-in, or otherwise link an account to the Site, that third party may pass certain information about you and your use of its service to us. This information could include the user ID associated with you, any information that you have permitted the third party to share with us, and any information you have made public in connection with that service. You should always review and, if necessary, adjust your privacy settings on third-party websites and services before linking them to the Site. You may also unlink your third party account from the Site by adjusting your settings on the third party service.

 

How We Protect Your Information

 

We adopt data collection, storage and processing practices and security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure or destruction of your personal information, username, password, transaction information and data stored on our Site. However, no electronic data transmission or storage of information can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Please note that we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us, and you use the Site and provide us with your information at your own risk.

 

Sharing Your Personal Information

 

We do not sell, trade, or rent your PII. We may share your information as disclosed at the time you provide your information, as set forth in this Privacy Policy and in the following circumstances:

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• Third Parties: We may share your PII with third parties that perform functions on our behalf (or on behalf of our partners) such as service providers that host or operate our Site, analyze data, process transactions and payments, provide customer service; advertisers; or other third parties that provide marketing or promotional assistance.

• Your Agreement To Have Your Personal Information Shared: While on our Site, you may have the opportunity to opt-in to receive information and/or marketing offers from someone else or to otherwise consent to the sharing of your information with a third party, including social networking sites such as Facebook or Twitter. If you agree to have your PII shared, the PII you disclose will be subject to the privacy policy and business practices of that third party.

• Business Transfers: We may share your PII with other entities and our affiliates primarily for business and operational purposes. In the event that we are involved in a bankruptcy, merger, acquisition, reorganization or sale of assets, your information may be sold or transferred as part of that transaction.

• Legal Disclosure: We may transfer and disclose your information to third parties to comply with a legal obligation; when we believe in good faith that the law or a governmental authority requires it; to verify or enforce our Terms and Conditions or other applicable policies; to address fraud, security or technical issues; to respond to an emergency; or otherwise to protect our rights or property or security of third parties, visitors to our Site or the public.

 

Your Rights

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• The right to access: You have the right to request Our Company for copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.

• The right to rectification: You have the right to request that Our Company correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request Our Company to complete the information you believe is incomplete.

• The right to erasure: You have the right to request that Our Company erase your personal data, under certain conditions.

• The right to restrict processing: You have the right to request that Our Company restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

• The right to object to processing: You have the right to object to Our Company’s processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

• The right to data portability: You have the right to request that Our Company transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

 

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, or for any questions you may have regarding your data protection rights you can contact us via email at info@margaretgerety.com.

 

International / Regional Information

 

California Online Privacy Protection Act: As required by the California Online Privacy Protection Act (“California Act”) and the California Business and Professions Code, this Privacy Policy identifies the categories of personally identifiable information (as that term is defined above and in the California Act) that we collect through our Website about individual consumers who use or visit our Website and the categories of third-party persons or entities with whom such personally identifiable information may be shared. See more about the California Act by clicking here. 

 

Third Party Websites

 

Advertising or other content on our Site may link to the sites and services of our partners, suppliers, advertisers, sponsors, licensors and other third parties. We do not control the content or links that appear on these sites and are not responsible for the practices employed by websites linked to or from our Site. In addition, these sites or services, including their content and links, may be constantly changing. These sites and services may have their own privacy policies and customer service policies. Browsing and interaction on any other website, including websites which have a link to our Site, is subject to that website’s own terms and policies.

 

Children’s Privacy

 

We do not knowingly collect, use or disclose personally identifiable information from anyone under 13 years of age. If we determine upon collection that a user is under this age, we will not use or maintain his/her PII without the parent/guardian’s consent. If we become aware that we have unknowingly collected PII from a child under the age of 13, we will make reasonable efforts to delete such information from our records.

 

Changes To This Privacy Policy

 

We have the discretion to update this privacy policy at any time. When we do, we will revise the updated date at the bottom of this page. If a revision meaningfully reduces your rights, we will notify you via email, as appropriate. ​

 

Contacting Us

 

If you have any questions about this privacy policy, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this site, please contact us at:

 

Margaret Gerety Advisors LLC

info@margaretgerety.com

 

​Effective as October 4, 2020

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