Privacy Policy

River Stone (UK) Ltd (“River Stone (UK) Ltd“) operates River Stone (UK) Ltd website and may operate other websites. It is River Stone (UK) Ltd policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating our websites.

Website Visitors

Like most website operators, River Stone (UK) Ltd collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. River Stone (UK) Ltd purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how River Stone (UK) Ltd visitors use its website. From time to time, River Stone (UK) Ltd may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website.

River Stone (UK) Ltd also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for logged in users and for users leaving comments on River Stone (UK) Ltd blogs/sites. River Stone (UK) Ltd only discloses logged in user and commenter IP addresses under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally-identifying information as described below, except that commenter IP addresses and email addresses are visible and disclosed to the administrators of the blog/site where the comment was left.

Personally Identifying Information

Certain visitors to River Stone (UK) Ltd websites choose to interact with River Stone (UK) Ltd in ways that require River Stone (UK) Ltd to gather personally-identifying information. The amount and type of information that River Stone (UK) Ltd gathers depends on the nature of the interaction. For example, we ask visitors who sign up at River Stone (UK) Ltd to provide a username and email address. Those who engage in transactions with River Stone (UK) Ltd are asked to provide additional information, including as necessary the personal and financial information required to process those transactions. In each case, River Stone (UK) Ltd collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitor’s interaction with River Stone (UK) Ltd. River Stone (UK) Ltd does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below. And visitors can always refuse to supply personally-identifying information, with the caveat that it may prevent them from engaging in certain website-related activities.

Aggregated Statistics

River Stone (UK) Ltd may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to its websites. River Stone (UK) Ltd may display this information publicly or provide it to others. However, River Stone (UK) Ltd does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below.

Protection of Certain Personally-Identifying Information

River Stone (UK) Ltd discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only to those of its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations that (i) need to know that information in order to process it on River Stone (UK) Ltd behalf or to provide services available at River Stone (UK) Ltd websites, and (ii) that have agreed not to disclose it to others. Some of those employees, contractors and affiliated organizations may be located outside of your home country; by using River Stone (UK) Ltd websites, you consent to the transfer of such information to them.

River Stone (UK) Ltd will not rent or sell potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information to anyone. Other than to its employees, contractors and affiliated organizations, as described above, River Stone (UK) Ltd discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only in response to a subpoena, court order or other governmental request, or when River Stone (UK) Ltd believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of River Stone (UK) Ltd, third parties or the public at large.

If you are a registered user of an River Stone (UK) Ltd website and have supplied your email address, River Stone (UK) Ltd may occasionally send you an email to tell you about new features, solicit your feedback, or just keep you up to date with what’s going on with River Stone (UK) Ltd and our products.

If you send us a request (for example via email or via one of our feedback mechanisms), we reserve the right to publish it in order to help us clarify or respond to your request or to help us support other users. River Stone (UK) Ltd takes all measures reasonably necessary to protect against the unauthorized access, use, alteration or destruction of potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information.

Cookies

A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer, and that the visitor’s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. River Stone (UK) Ltd uses cookies to help River Stone (UK) Ltd identify and track visitors, their usage of River Stone (UK) Ltd website, and their website access preferences. River Stone (UK) Ltd visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using River Stone (UK) Ltd websites, with the drawback that certain features of River Stone (UK) Ltd websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies.

Opting out of Cookies

Most web browsers allow some control of non-essential cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.

One thing to note: if you opt to not allow the saving of cookies using your browser, you are likely to see the Cookie Information pop-up every time you visit most websites, as it is likely your preference will not be saved. To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Business Transfers

If River Stone (UK) Ltd, or substantially all of its assets, were acquired, or in the unlikely event that River Stone (UK) Ltd goes out of business or enters bankruptcy, user information would be one of the assets that is transferred or acquired by a third party. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur, and that any acquirer of River Stone (UK) Ltd may continue to use your personal information as set forth in this policy.

Ads

Ads appearing on any of our websites may be delivered to users by advertising partners, who may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement to compile information about you or others who use your computer. This information allows ad networks to, among other things, deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This Privacy Policy covers the use of cookies by River Stone (UK) Ltd and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.

Privacy Policy Changes

Although most changes are likely to be minor, River Stone (UK) Ltd may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and in River Stone (UK) Ltd sole discretion. River Stone (UK) Ltd encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. If you have a River Stone (UK) Ltd account, you might also receive an alert informing you of these changes. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.