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Exchange Privacy Statement
Your privacy, and the privacy of all registered users of HoustonStreet.com, is of the highest priority. The following privacy statement tells you, among other things, what information we gather from you on our Web site, how it may be used or disclosed by us, and the efforts we make to protect it. Please read this statement carefully. If you have any questions, please contact us at: info@houstonstreet.com. Information we
collect from you For example, when you register to use our site, we ask for and store your or your business' name, address, and email address, along with other identifying contact data. If you have executed a Trading Agreement to use the Trading Floor, we ask for and collect regulatory identifiers such as license numbers. Additionally, you provide us with your "rating" of other potential energy traders registered on our site. If you use HoustonStreet.com and have submitted ratings to us of other companies, those ratings are never revealed to anyone except yourself, to identify your own assessment of a buyer or seller in an online electrical power transaction. In addition to the individually-oriented information above, we also collect and store statistics and other information about the online activities of registered users, such as tracking the number of people who view certain pages or use certain features of the Web site, and the number and magnitude of trades conducted using the system. Finally, to ensure the integrity of trades and our quality of service, we may monitor trades and email or conversations between our personnel and our customers or users. Safeguarding your
information Please remember that you play a valuable part in security as well. Your HoustonStreet.com password to access the Web site and Trading Floor, which you select at registration, is confidential and should never be shared with anyone and should be changed frequently. And, after you have finished using the Web site and/or Trading Floor, be sure to log out of the HoustonStreet.com Web site and exit your browser, so no unauthorized persons can use the system Web site using your name and account information. Regardless of the precautions taken by you and by us, "perfect security" does not exist on the Internet. We cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us, and you transmit such information at your own risk. Cookies When you log in to HoustonStreet.com, cookies are used to track your user preferences for that session, such as a list of expanded sections on the Information Panel, or expanded threads on the Pending Transactions screen. These cookies are only used for a single session, and are useless after you log out. Our use of your
information We may use your information to fulfill certain legal and regulatory requirements. In addition, we may provide your name and email address to one or more third parties who may contact you regarding other products and services that may be of interest to you. Please contact us at info@houstonstreet.com if you do not wish us to disclose your name to third parties. Finally, we may utilize your email address to correspond with you regarding service and product information that we believe may be of interest to you. Please contact us at info@houstonstreet.com if you do not wish to receive unsolicited electronic communications from us. Disclosure of
your information However, we may disclose aggregated data and statistics, as described above, in order to describe our Web site and services to prospective partners, advertisers, and other third parties, and for other lawful purposes. Additionally, we may disclose part or all of your or a user's personal information when we believe, in good faith, that the law requires or compels such disclosure, or when we have good faith reason to believe that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights or property, the rights of another user or to prevent harm. Editing and updating
your information Additional Privacy
Information We are continually looking for ways to improve your experience utilizing HoustonStreet.com. We reserve the right to update this privacy policy as needed. |