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Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to stocklocks.org (“we”, “us”, “our”, “the Site”). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal information when you visit or use our site. By accessing or using our Site you consent to the practices described in this policy.

2. What information we collect

We collect the following categories of information:

  • Contact / Registration Data: If you provide your email address (for example to subscribe to a newsletter, comment, or create an account) then we collect that email address.
  • Technical / Usage Data: When you visit the Site we automatically collect your IP address, browser type and version, device type, operating system, date/time of access, referral source, pages viewed, duration of visit.
  • Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to recognize you when you return, collect information about how you use the Site, and customize your experience (for example: remembering preferences).
  • Other information you choose to provide: e.g., in contacting us, submitting forms, commenting, we may collect additional personal data you enter.

3. Why we collect information / How we use it

We use the collected information for the following purposes:

  • To provide and maintain the Site, to manage your use of the Site (e.g., enabling newsletter subscriptions, comments, account features).
  • To respond to your inquiries, support requests, or feedback.
  • To send you updates, newsletters or other communications if you have opted-in.
  • To monitor and analyze usage of the Site, improve its features, user experience, and performance.
  • To detect, prevent and address technical issues, security incidents or misuse of the Site.
  • To comply with any legal obligations we have.

4. Disclosure to third parties

We may disclose your personal information to:

  • Service providers, contractors or agents who perform services for us (for example hosting, analytics, email delivery) under contract, subject to confidentiality and data protection commitments.
  • Legal or regulatory authorities if required by law, or in response to valid legal process or when we believe disclosure is necessary to protect our rights or public safety.
  • We do not sell your personal data to third parties for their marketing purposes.

5. Use of cookies and similar technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies to track activity on our Site and hold certain information. You can set your browser to refuse cookies, but some parts of the Site may not function properly if you do so.

6. Opt-out / Your choices

  • If you have subscribed to our email communications you can unsubscribe at any time by using the “unsubscribe” link in any email you receive from us.
  • If you leave a comment or submit content you may request deletion of your comment and associated personal data by contacting us (see section 8).
  • You may control or disable cookies in your browser settings; for certain cookies you may also use opt-out tools provided by third-party providers (if applicable).
  • You may request access to, correction or deletion of your personal information (see below).

7. Data retention

We will retain your personal data only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, to comply with legal obligations, to resolve disputes and enforce our agreements.

8. Your rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have rights regarding your personal data, including: the right to access the personal data we hold about you, request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information, request deletion of your personal data (in certain circumstances), and withdraw your consent where processing is based on consent. To exercise your rights, please contact us at the contact details below.

9. Security

We take reasonable administrative, technical and physical measures to protect the personal information we collect. However no method of transmission or storage is 100 % secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. International transfers

Since the Site may rely on servers or service providers located in other countries, you acknowledge and consent to the transfer of your personal information to jurisdictions that may have different data protection laws.

11. Children’s privacy

The Site is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal data from children under that age. If you believe we have inadvertently collected data from a child under that age, please contact us and we will delete such data.

12. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post the updated version on the Site and indicate the date of last revision. Your continued use of the Site after changes become effective constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.