Privacy Policy

Additional Information

Effective as of March 1, 2011.

INTRODUCTION:

This Privacy Policy describes how Dow Jones & Company, Inc. ("Dow Jones," "us" or "we") will collect and use your personally identifiable information ("PII") (that is -- your full name, email address, mailing address, telephone number, or credit card number) as well as data that can, under certain circumstances, indirectly lead to PII ("Related Data") when you visit or register at FINS (www.fins.com) and related services or sites that link to this Privacy Policy.

From time to time Dow Jones may revise this Privacy Policy. If we make revisions that change the way we collect or use your PII or Related Data, those changes will be posted in this Privacy Policy and the effective date will be noted at the beginning of the Policy. Therefore, you should review it periodically so that you are up to date on our most current policies and practices. If we make material changes to our practices regarding use of your PII or Related Data, your PII and Related Data will continue to be governed by the Privacy Policy under which it was subject prior to those changes, unless you have been provided notice of, and have not objected to, the changes.

INFORMATION THAT WE COLLECT:

Generally. When you register with our products or services, we collect PII and Related Information from you. We also may collect PII and Related Information from you when you contact us about your registration or participate in activities like: our resume database; job searches; forums; message boards; chats; creating a profile; rating and commenting; or surveys, sweepstakes, contests, or games. When you visit our web sites, we automatically collect non PII such as IP addresses and web site usage information from you.

We do not, however, knowingly collect PII from children under the age of thirteen.

When you provide PII to us, we will make sure you are informed about the types of uses we will make of the information to the extent it is being used in a manner that differs from what is allowed pursuant to this Privacy Policy.

Cookies. Cookies are small bits of information that our web sites place on the hard drive of your computer. We use cookies to, among other things, facilitate our login processes; allow you to personalize and store your settings; collect usage information; determine our total audience size and traffic; and help us improve our sites by measuring which areas are of greatest interest to users.

Third party advertisements displayed on our sites may also contain cookies set by Internet advertising companies or advertisers. We do not control these cookies and visitors to our web sites should check the privacy policy of the advertiser to see whether and how it uses cookies. (See the " Notice" section below for more information on third party advertisements).

You can set the browser on your computer to warn you each time a cookie is being sent, block third party cookies or block all cookies. However, by blocking all cookies you may not have access to certain features on our web sites.

We also use web beacons (invisible images often referred to as pixel tags or clear GIFs) on our sites in order to recognize users and assess traffic patterns, and we include web beacons and cookies in our e-mail messages, including newsletters, in order to count how many e-mail messages have been opened.

When you view an ad for our publications on other sites, our third-party advertising company may place or recognize a unique cookie on your browser. We and our advertising company may also use web beacons (invisible images often referred to as pixel tags or clear GIFs) to note which pages you visit after viewing our ads. The information that is collected through the use of these images is not personally identifiable and is used only to track response to our advertising efforts.

Third Party Ad Servers. Some of the advertisements and other services that appear on our web site(s) are delivered to you by Internet advertising companies. These companies utilize certain technologies including cookies to deliver advertisements and marketing messages and to collect anonymous information about your visit to our sites and other web sites. If you would like more information about this practice or to opt out of having this information used by companies that are part of the Network Advertising Initiative to provide targeted ads, please visit http://www.networkadvertising.org/optout_nonppii.asp

NOTICE:

Third Party Web Sites. Our web sites link to web sites operated by other companies. Some of these third party sites may be co-branded with a FINS, Wall Street Journal, or other Dow Jones logo, even though they are not operated or maintained by us. For example, FINS offers Custom Credit Card Processing for Recruiters served through an external website.

We're not responsible for the privacy practices of web sites operated by third parties that are linked to or integrated with our sites or for the privacy practices of third party Internet advertising companies. Once you've left our site via such a link or by clicking on an advertisement, you should check the applicable privacy policy of the third party or advertiser site to determine how they will handle any PII they collect from you.

Our web sites may also be linked to sites operated by companies affiliated with us (i.e., that are part of the News America Group ("Affiliated Companies")). Although all Affiliated Companies adhere to the News America corporate Privacy Principles, visitors to those Affiliated Company sites should still refer to their separate privacy policies and practices, which may differ in some respects from this Privacy Policy.

FINS Resume Database/Job Alerts.

FINS offers you the opportunity to create an online profile and store it in our database. When you create a profile on our system, you can choose one of the following options:

  • You can designate your profile as "Private" which means that your profile will not be shared with employers or recruiters unless you apply directly for a job.
  • You can designate your profile as "Searchable" which means you allow your profile, including your name and contact information, to be searchable and viewable by employers or recruiters.
  • IF YOU ELECT TO MAKE YOUR PROFILE SEARCHABLE, ALL INFORMATION (INCLUDING PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION) THAT YOU INCLUDE IN YOUR PROFILE MAY BE VIEWED BY RECRUITERS AND EMPLOYERS. YOU SHOULD NOT ENTER ANY INFORMATION IN THE BODY OF YOUR PROFILE THAT YOU WISH TO REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL.

    We do not screen the credentials of employers or recruiters before allowing them to conduct searches in our database. Dow Jones is not responsible for the retention, use or privacy practices of that employer or recruiter after it has received your information.

    You may remove your resume from our searchable database at any time. However, third parties who accessed the database or obtained a copy of your resume may have retained a copy of your resume in their own files or databases. We are not responsible for the retention, use or privacy of resumes in these instances.

    FINS offers you the opportunity to sign up for job match alerts. These matches are generated by comparing a user's profile to our job database using our matching software If you would like to review, change or delete your resume or job match alert, you can do so by signing in here and following directions to edit.

    USE: HERE'S HOW WE USE PII

    Generally. We may use information in the following ways:

    • For the purposes for which you specifically provided it including, without limitation, to enable us to process and fulfill your registration or other requests.
    • To send you information about your relationship or transactions with us.
    • To notify you about our products, services, and special offers.
    • To otherwise contact you with information that we believe will be of interest to you.
    • To enhance or develop features, products and services.
    • To provide advertisers and other third parties with aggregate information about our web site user base and usage patterns.
    • To allow us to personalize the content and advertising that you and others see on our web sites.
    • To allow other select companies to send you promotional materials about their products and services (that is, unless you've told us not to do so (see Choice below)).
    Information about your activities on our sites and other non-personally identifiable information about you may be used to limit the online ads you encounter to those we believe are consistent with your interests.

    We may combine the information that we collect from you with information that you provide to us in connection with your use of other Dow Jones products, services and web sites, or information we collect from third parties.

    Sharing your Information

    Except as set forth herein, or if we inform you otherwise at the time of data collection, we will not share your PII or Related Data outside of Dow Jones.

    Affiliates: We may share your PII with companies that are affiliated with us, that is, are part of the News America Group of companies.

    Service Providers: We may use other companies to perform services including, without limitation, facilitating some aspects of our web sites, sending e-mail, fulfilling purchase requests, serving, customizing or delivering marketing or ads, and auditing. These other companies may be supplied with or have access to your PII and Related Data solely for the purpose of providing these services to us or on our behalf.

    Special Circumstances: There may be instances when we may disclose PII or Related Data without providing you with a choice in order to protect the legal rights of Dow Jones, other companies within the News America Group or their employees, agents and contractors; to protect the safety and security of visitors to our web sites; to protect against fraud or for risk management purposes; or to comply with the law or legal process. In addition, if Dow Jones sells all or part of its business or makes a sale or transfer of assets or is otherwise involved in a merger or business transfer, we may transfer your PII to a third party as part of that transaction.

    Third Party Promotional Offers: We will not sell, rent, swap, or authorize any third party to use your personally identifiable information for such party's own marketing purposes, unless you choose in advance to have your personally identifiable information shared for this purpose.

    Social Network and Interactive Tools. Certain features on our web sites give you an opportunity to interact with us and others. These may include forums, message boards, chats, submitting a letter to the editor, creating community profiles, and rating, tagging and commenting on articles. When you use these features you should be aware that any information you submit, including your name, location and e-mail address, may be publicly available to others. We are not responsible for any information you choose to submit through these interactive features.

    Our comment tool is provided by a third party online comment system called Disqus. Disqus is a third party application that allows visitors to post comments on our web sites and connect those and other comments across multiple web sites. You may use your Disqus or certain select social media accounts to log-in and post comments on our web sites. When you log in and post a comment on our web sites, Disqus may collect information about your visit to this and other Disqus partner sites, including information that you post and your IP address. If you register with and use Disqus, Disqus may collect and use additional information from and about you. This policy does not apply to, and we are not responsible for, Disqus' collection or use of your information. We encourage you to review Disqus' privacy policy to learn more.

    When an individual chooses to post information that will be publicly disclosed, he or she is responsible for ensuring that such information conforms to all local data protection laws. We are not responsible under any data protection laws for user posted information.

    Non PII. Anonymous click stream, number of page views calculated by pixel tags, and aggregated demographic information may also be shared with our advertisers and business partners.

    CHOICE: WE WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH CHOICES ABOUT THE USE OF YOUR PII

    To opt out of receiving marketing communications from FINS, if you are registered member, visit My Alerts & Settings. Others may notify us by contacting Customer Service at support@fins.com or by calling us at 800-FINS-450.

    ACCESS: HOW TO ACCESS, CORRECT OR UPDATE YOUR PII

    You may review and update the personally identifiable information that you have provided to us by contacting Customer Service at support@fins.com. Most registered members of FINS can also update their information online by signing on to their accounts and visiting My Account.

    SECURITY: WE PROTECT THE SECURITY OF PII

    We use commercially reasonable administrative, technical, personnel and physical measures to safeguard PII and Related Data in our possession against loss, theft and unauthorized use, disclosure or modification.

    DATA RETENTION

    We retain your information for as long as necessary to permit us to use it for the purposes that we have communicated to you and comply with applicable law or regulations.

    TRANSFER TO US OR OTHER COUNTRIES

    Your information may be stored and processed in the United States or any other country where Dow Jones has facilities, and by registering with and/or using our publications, you consent to the transfer of information outside of your country.

    YOUR CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS

    California Law permits our customers who are California residents to request certain information regarding our disclosure of personal information to third parties for their own direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please write to us at:

    Dow Jones & Company
    Attn: DM Disclosure Manager
    200 Burnett Road
    Chicopee, MA 01020,

    and include your name and the address to which you would like us to respond.

    REMEDIES AND COMPLIANCE: HOW TO CONTACT US ABOUT PRIVACY CONCERNS

    If you have any questions, comments or concerns about our Privacy Policy, you may contact us at support@fins.com.

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