OUR COMMITMENT TO PRIVACY
Thank you for visiting the Winding Brook Estate website.
Protecting consumer privacy is very important to us. Our Online Privacy
Statement is available to inform you about our collection and use of personal
information so that you can make informed choices about how your own
information is collected and used. This Online Privacy Statement reflects Winding Brook Estate policies covering personal information collected at this
website.
We believe that information used responsibly benefits consumers and the
economy, whether it is information we house on behalf of consumers conducting
transactions or information we collect on behalf of our business clients. For
example, we use consumer information every day to ensure fast and accurate
processing of transactions. In addition, Winding Brook Estate strives to
better serve our customers by offering goods we believe fit their needs and
interests. When identifying an opportunity, Winding Brook Estate may use
consumer information it has collected in an effort to identify consumers who
may be interested in that opportunity. Each day we strive to reinforce
our commitment to our customers. Central to that commitment is ensuring that we
abide by a set of privacy policies, which are outlined below. These policies
guide us in the collection and use of information as well as responsibilities
in protecting your privacy. We use personal information about consumers only in
a manner consistent with these policies.
COLLECTION OF INFORMATION
Winding Brook Estate collects personal information in order to offer or
provide goods to customers. We may obtain this information from a variety of
sources:
• Directly from customer applications, questionnaires and other materials
submitted to us by customers;
• From transactions in which Winding Brook Estate and consumers are involved;
• From clickthru activity on our web sites; and
• From a variety of third-party sources, such as our business customers,
government repositories, consumer reporting agencies and other financial
institutions.
DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION
Winding Brook Estate does not disclose customer information to third parties, beyond that necessary to effect, administer, or enforce
a transaction requested by you, to companies that perform services for us, or to prevent fraud.
RECIPIENTS OF INFORMATION
Winding Brook Estate may disclose consumer information to companies
affiliated with Winding Brook Estate and to other parties not affiliated with
Winding Brook Estate (subject to consumers' opt-out rights)
These recipients include:
• Financial institutions, such as banks, credit card companies and brokerage
houses;
• Companies that process transactions or provide other services for us;
• Government agencies; and
• In addition, under United Kingdom law Winding Brook Estate is permitted to
disclose customer information to certain recipients, like credit reporting.
WE ARE COMMITTED TO PROTECTING THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF PERSONAL CONSUMER
INFORMATION.
Winding Brook Estate limits access to personal information to those employees
of Winding Brook Estate and its affiliates who need it to fulfill their
business responsibilities. Employees must adhere to Winding Brook Estate privacy policies. Employees violating these policies may be subject to
disciplinary action, up to and including dismissal. Vendors and other
outside contractors we engage are subject to contractual requirements to ensure
that sensitive personal information is safeguarded.
WE USE APPROPRIATE SECURITY SAFEGUARDS.
At Winding Brook Estate, security is a priority. We employ appropriate
measures to protect consumer information against unauthorized access,
disclosure, alteration or destruction. These may include, among others,
encryption, physical access security and other appropriate technologies. Winding Brook Estate continually reviews and enhances its security systems, as
necessary.
WE MAINTAIN PROCEDURES TO ASSURE THE QUALITY OF INFORMATION WE COLLECT
AND WHERE APPLICABLE, WE WILL INFORM CONSUMERS ABOUT HOW THEY CAN ACCESS THEIR
PERSONAL INFORMATION AND MAKE CORRECTIONS, IF NECESSARY.
Winding Brook Estate employs appropriate measures to assure the quality of
information we collect directly from consumers. Where Winding Brook Estate
collects information directly from consumers, we permit them, if possible, to
dispute or correct any erroneous or out-of-date personally identifiable
information. Of course, this correction would not be possible if the
information is proprietary to one of our business customers, reflects
historical transaction information or if correction would violate the privacy
or legal rights of a third party. Where applicable, we abide by laws related to
such information. You can correct factual errors in your personally
identifiable information by sending us a written request that credibly shows
error. We reserve the right to independently verify claims made. To protect
your privacy and security, we also will take reasonable steps to verify your
identity before making corrections. We reserve the right to assess a service
charge for providing you any information in connection with your request.
Winding Brook Estate WEBSITE IS NOT DIRECTED AT CHILDREN UNDER THE
AGE OF 13.
Our website is not directed at children under the age of 13 and Winding Brook Estate does not collect or maintain information at our website from those we
actually know are under the age of 13.
WEBSITE MAY BE LINKED TO OTHER WEBSITES
Winding Brook Estate may create links to third party websites. Winding Brook Estate is not responsible for the content or privacy practices employed by
websites that are linked from our website.
If you have any questions about our Online Privacy Statement, or for some reason believe we have not adhered to our statement, please contact Winding Brook Estate: snathe@WindingBrookEstate.com.
We may alter this statement as needed to abide by local laws or regulations. Winding Brook Estate reserves the right to amend or modify this statement from time to time. We urge you to review this statement whenever you visit in order to obtain the most current statement.