Privacy policy

This “Privacy Policy” describes how JAKOTA Index Portfolios, Inc. (referred to as “we” or “us” or “our”), and our affiliated entities, collect, use, process, and share your personally identifiable information. This Privacy Policy also describes your choices regarding any applicable rights of access, deletion, or correction of your personal information. We refer to personally identifiable information as “information” or “personal data” in this Privacy Policy and it means any information that can identify a person.

This Privacy Policy discloses the privacy practices for jakotaindex.com (the “Site”). By using the Site, you are consenting to our collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. This policy also applies to information that we collect through the content we make available on third-party platforms, our marketing and engagement programs and services, our partner programs, to our branded social media pages, or when you request our newsletters, or participate in our contests, sweepstakes, or promotions.

What information do we gather about you?

We and our third-party vendors collect certain information regarding your use of the Site, such as your IP address and browser type. Your session and the pages you visit on the Site will be tracked, but you will remain anonymous. We may use your IP address to identify the general geographic area from which you are accessing the Site. We connect data from different systems but do not link IP addresses to any personal information. We may also collect other information as described in this policy.

What do we use your information for?

We use the information we gather from you for systems administration purposes, abuse prevention, and to track user trends, and for the other purposes described in this policy. If you send us an email, the email address you provide may be used to send you information, respond to inquiries, and/or other requests or questions. We will not share, sell, rent, swap, or authorize any third party to use your email address for commercial purposes without your permission.

User information may be shared with third-party vendors to the extent necessary to provide and improve web services or other communications to users. For example, we use third parties such as Google Analytics to generate reports on site usage, web traffic, user behavior, and user interests in order to optimize the Site for our visitors. We also use geographic, demographic, and interest-based reports of the Site visitors to create custom audience lists. We prohibit any third parties who receive user information for this purpose from using or sharing user information for any purpose other than providing services for the benefit of our users.

We may also provide your information to third parties in circumstances where we believe that doing so is necessary or appropriate to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request; detect, prevent or otherwise address fraud, security, or technical issues; or protect our rights and safety and the rights and safety of our users or others.

How is this information collected and how can you opt out?

Google and other third parties may use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to collect or receive information from the Site and elsewhere on the internet and use that information to provide measurement services and target ads. For more information on Google Analytics, consult their terms of use, privacy practices, and ads settings. You can opt out of the collection and use of this information through tools like the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.

Cookies

Cookies are small files that are stored on your computer (unless you block them). We use cookies to understand and save your preferences for future visits and compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future. You may disable cookies through your individual browser options or you can opt out of the collection and use of this information through tools like the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.

Other websites and cookies

The Site may contain links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites.

Cookies may be set by parties other than us. These “third-party cookies” may, for example, originate from websites such as YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, or other social media services for which the Site has implemented “plug-ins.” Since the cookie policies of these sites change over time, you should determine their policies by visiting the privacy policy pages of these sites directly.

Information protection

The Site has reasonable security measures in place to help protect against the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under our control. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.

European Resident Privacy Rights

If you are a resident of Switzerland, the United Kingdom, or a country within the European Economic Area (EEA), you may have rights under European data protection laws regarding the processing of your information. You have the right to access the information that we hold about you and, in some cases, to ask that your information be corrected, erased, or transferred (subject to limitations in applicable law). You may also have the right to object to or request that we restrict the processing of your information. If we collected information based on your consent, you have the right to revoke your consent.

If you would like to exercise any of these rights, you may contact us by emailing us at privacy@jakotaindex.com. The rights may not apply in some cases, including where providing access is unreasonably burdensome or expensive under the circumstances or where it would violate the rights of a third party. We may request specific information from you to confirm your identity. In some cases, we may charge a reasonable fee for access to your information.

You may file a complaint with a data protection authority. The data protection authority will require you to first attempt to resolve any complaint with us. Please email us at privacy@jakotaindex.com to file a complaint with us.

With respect to the information that we collect or process as a result of your use or interaction with the Site, we may be considered a joint controller with our third-party partners (e.g. analytics providers or affiliate marketers). Third party partners that are joint controllers as a result of the information that they receive, collect and process from the Site are responsible for obtaining any necessary consent and/or ensuring that they have a lawful basis for processing personal information.

Where we collect information for our own purposes, like when we collect information when you visit the Site, when you interact with our social media pages, email newsletters or other marketing, or the information that we collect about your use of the Site, JAKOTA Index Portfolios, Inc. is the “data controller.” Our lawful basis for collecting this information is with your consent, to fulfill contracts, our legitimate interest in providing the Site and content to you, or to comply with our legal obligations.

We will retain information for as long as necessary to fulfill our legitimate business purpose, to comply with any laws or regulations, resolve disputes, or enforce our agreements. We may retain information longer for our legitimate business interest if retention is not outweighed by your personal rights and freedoms.

Changes to this policy

This Privacy Policy may be amended from time to time. Any such changes will be posted on this page.

Effective date

The effective date of this policy is November 7, 2023.