PRIVACY POLICY
Stonebridge Consulting, LLC (“Stonebridge”), created this privacy policy in order to demonstrate our commitment to your online privacy. The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for Stonebridge’s website. Please note that when you access any external links from Stonebridge’s website, they may have different privacy policies specific to those sites. We encourage you to read all privacy policies posted on the websites that you visit.
1. Personal Information Collection
Stonebridge may collect personal information such as name, telephone number, e-mail address, date of birth, home or business and mailing address when you access certain areas of the Stonebridge website that require registration for certain services, or if you require more information about those services.
Device Information. When you are connected to our services via custom applications (apps), we may collect device-specific information such as your device model, operating system, unique device identifiers, and mobile network information. We may associate your unique device identifier or phone number with information that you may have used to register for certain services or purchase products. Server logs that are maintained by us or by our third-party service providers may contain information about the services that you have used and your device-specific information. We may use your device’s IP address or MAC address to track device-event information such as crashes, system activity, hardware settings, browser type, browser language, the date and time of your request and referral URL.
Specialized Information. We may collect and store information (including personal information) locally on your device using mechanisms such as browser web storage (including HTML 5) and application data caches. Certain services may include a unique application number in connection with the installation of apps. This number and information, including, without limitation, operating system type and app version number may be sent to our service providers when you install, update or uninstall apps. We may also collect and process information about your actual location.
At other times, Stonebridge may collect information that cannot be used to identify you. For example, we may aggregate non-personal information about you and other customers who visit our site. Aggregated information will not contain any information that can be linked directly back to you.
2. How Stonebridge Collects Personal Information
Stonebridge may use any number of tools to collect information about you, your computer access points, mobile devices, and the web browser that you use to connect to our site. For example, “cookies” are tiny text files that may be placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit our site. We may use cookies to personalize your interactions with our site. You do not have to accept our cookies and you may set your browser to restrict their use and you may delete them after they have been placed on your computer or mobile devices. If you do not accept or delete our cookies, some areas of our Sites may take more time to work, or may not function properly. Under the laws of certain countries, cookies may be served, as long as individuals have provided their consent, having been given clear and comprehensive information, in particular about the purposes for which their personal data will be processed. Effective consent may be provided by using your browser settings, as long as you take positive action. Before using Stonebridge’s site, you are advised to check your current browser settings to ensure that the settings reflect your consent for Stonebridge to place cookies on your devices.
Stonebridge may also collect additional information from your web browser each time you visit our site. We may collect information about the pages that you visit and the time spent on each web page or area of the site, the promotions or advertisements that you click on, and other actions that you take while using our Sites. This information may include your Internet protocol (“IP”) address, the type of browser, the time that your browser was used to access our sites, and the referring website’s address.
Our Internet service providers may also use other standard web-based technologies to analyze your movements while accessing our site. The technologies may include web “beacons,” “pixel tags,” and “clear GIFs.” These technologies help ascertain the effectiveness of product and service campaigns and marketing programs, allow us to customize the services offered on or through our site, and help determine the best use for site content and product and service offerings. Some of this information, including the IP address, may be stored on our Internet service provider’s server logs and may be available for extended periods of time.
3. Choice
Stonebridge allows you to choose (opt out) whether your personal information is to be disclosed to a non-related third party for purposes other than Stonebridge-related communications, business or services. Stonebridge shall treat sensitive personal information received from an individual the same as the individual would treat it.
4. Our Use and Disclosure of Your Personal Information
At times Stonebridge may use the services of independent companies to provide certain services to you, including, without limitation, website hosting services, product promotions, and visitor surveys.
Stonebridge may share your personal information with the Internet service providers as appropriate under our business models. We do not share personally identifiable information with non-related third parties without your consent, except to the extent necessary to complete your request for products and services offered through the Stonebridge website.
Stonebridge may use your personal information to contact you via mail, email, or mobile device in order to give you updates about Stonebridge’s special events, new services, payment confirmations, current information regarding our products, or other promotions that may be of interest to you. We also use return e-mail addresses to answer the email we receive from you. Your email address will not be shared with non-related third parties for use with their direct marketing programs, other than to comply with US laws. We may also use your IP address or unique devices identification numbers to help protect Stonebridge and our Internet service providers from fraud.
Additional uses of your non-personal and personal information will allow us to tailor products and services specific to your needs, to help organize and manage our relationship with you or your business, to conduct business, to provide you with customer and guest support, to perform functions that are described to you at the time of collection, and to enforce our site’s Terms of Use. We reserve the right to provide non-personal identifying information, such as aggregate data, to third parties.
We may also use non-personal aggregate information to improve our site. For example, our Internet service providers may report to us that there were a particular number of visitors to a certain area of our site, or that a certain number of businesses or a certain number of individuals completed our registration forms in particular areas of our site. Such information may also be used to analyze the effectiveness of our business and advertising models.
If you submit a resume or seek to fulfill other staffing requirements, we will use that information solely in connection with your application for current or future staffing requirements, and we may also share your resume or application information with our business partners or affiliates that have staffing requirements for which you may be qualified.
Stonebridge may also disclose your personal information as is necessary to: (a) comply with a subpoena or court order; (b) cooperate with law enforcement or other government agencies; (c) establish or exercise our legal rights; (d) protect the property or safety of our company and employees, contractors, vendors, suppliers, and customers; (e) defend against legal claims; (f) help with internal and external investigations; or (g) as otherwise required by law or permitted by law. We may disclose your information in connection any transaction that involves the sale or assignment of some or all of our assets.
5. Data Storage and Security
Stonebridge makes reasonable efforts to ensure that our Internet service providers have implemented physical, electronic, and procedural security measures to assist with safeguarding your personal information, and to help protect against unauthorized access and disclosure. Only our authorized personnel and our Internet service providers who perform legitimate business functions for Stonebridge are authorized to access your personal information. Notwithstanding our efforts, the Internet has inherent security risks. Stonebridge cannot promise, and you should not expect, that your personal information, personal searches, and other communications will always remain secure. You should take care with regard to how you handle and disclose your personal information or any username or password that you are required to use to access services on our site.
6. Children and Data Collection
Stonebridge’s website is a general audience site. Stonebridge’s site content is not directed toward children who are under the age of majority. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children or minors. If Stonebridge or its Internet service providers become aware that a child has provided us with personal information without parental consent, that information will be deleted from our databases. If you have questions about personal information that may have been submitted by a child, please email us at info@sbconsulting.com.
7. How You May Access and Change the Information that Stonebridge Collects
The first time that you provide us with registration information through our site, you may be offered the opportunity to subscribe to and receive additional information about our products and services. After your first use, you can change your initial choices by contacting our customer service email at info@sbconsulting.com. Each commercial email that we send to you will offer you the opportunity to opt-out of continuing to receive such messages. We may take up to 10 business days to process your opt-out requests. In some instances, we may have already shared your information with one of our authorized third parties before you changed your information preferences, and you may briefly continue to receive email even after you have opted out. FTC email compliance guidance allows us to send you transactional and relationship email without offering you the opportunity to opt-out of receiving those types of email. You may also write to us at:
Stonebridge Consulting
101 Park Avenue, Suite 1050
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102
Attn: Email Opt-out
For site users located in Canada, we are required by law to advise you that your personal information may, at times, be accessible by individuals who are located worldwide. By providing us with your personal information, you are consenting to our use of it in accordance with Stonebridge’s privacy policy, including the transfer of your personal information across international boundaries to jurisdictions anywhere in the world as permitted by local law, including, without limitation the United States.
8. Data Integrity
Stonebridge will only process personal information in a way that is compatible with and relevant for the purpose for which it was collected or authorized by you. To the extent necessary for those purposes, Stonebridge will take reasonable steps to ensure that personal information is accurate, complete, current and reliable for its intended use.
9. Enforcement
Stonebridge uses a self-assessment approach to assure compliance with this privacy policy and periodically verifies that the policy is accurate, comprehensive for the information intended to be covered, by our privacy principles. We encourage interested persons to raise any concerns using the contact information provided and we will investigate and attempt to resolve any complaints or disputes regarding the use and disclosure of personal information in accordance with the principles.
10. General Information and Privacy Support Contact
Stonebridge may update this privacy policy from time to time, and you should take the time to review it each time that you visit one of our Site. Stonebridge is committed to protecting your personal privacy. If you have questions or comments about our efforts to protect your personal privacy, or if you require additional information about Stonebridge’s privacy commitment, please contact us at info@sbconsulting.com.