Privacy Policy

TJ COLLINS, CHASE & CO. takes privacy and the protection of personal data seriously and makes transparency our priority.

We are therefore committed to protecting the fundamental right to privacy and data protection in every step of our actions and to manage personal data in a responsible and transparent way.

This privacy policy explains what data, for what purposes, on which legal grounds, for how long and more fundamentally in which manner TJ COLLINS, CHASE & CO. manages your personal data in accordance with privacy and data protection guidelines.

Who controls the processing of personal data?

TJ COLLINS, CHASE & CO. a private limited liability corporation incorporated under the laws of Wisconsin with a registered office at 200231 State Hwy 34 Junction City, Wisconsin is responsible for the processing of personal data.

What personal data do we collect and process?

The range of personal data that we collect depends on the purposes of our processing activities. Generally, we may collect and process the following categories of personal data:

• Personal and financial identification data: such as name, (e-mail) address, phone number, date of birth, gender, business and education data and other financial identification data.
• Electronic identification data: such as IP address and other browsing data;
• Data necessary for the administration and management of personnel;
• Data necessary for the development and improvement of our products and services;
• Data about interests or affiliations or publicly stated positions on political matter, corporate matters and similar;

We may also collect and further process personal data indirectly, i.e. not directly collected from data subjects, but from third parties or otherwise publicly available.

For what purposes do we collect personal data?

We collect and process your personal data for varying purposes.  We may collect and further process personal data for the following purposes, in particular:

• To provide high-quality services to our clients;
• To develop and improve our products and services;
• To market new products or services;
• To administer and manage our personnel and workforce;
• To communicate information to our clients and to manage registration and/or subscription to our communication tools

In general, TJ COLLINS, CHASE & CO. undertakes to use personal data it collects for the purposes described above.  We may also process personal data for other purposes that are compatible with the purposes set out in this privacy policy, such as archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes if and when this is permitted by applicable data protection laws.

On what grounds do we process personal data?

The legal basis TJ COLLINS, CHASE & CO. relies on to process personal data varies according to the purposes for which it is processed and the categories of data concerned.

For instance, we process the personal data of our clients to perform the services they entrusted us with because it is necessary for the performance of the contract we entered into with them.  This is also the case in respect of TJ COLLINS, CHASE & CO. employees’ personal data.

On other occasions, processing activities with a view to performing the services contracted with our clients will rely on TJ COLLINS, CHASE & CO. legitimate interests to operate its business.  The personal data we may process on those occasions includes, notably, contact details, e-mail addresses, etc.

On limited occasions, certain processing activities may be required by law.  In this case, TJ COLLINS, CHASE & CO. processes personal data to comply with its legal obligations.

TJ COLLINS, CHASE & CO. may also rely on the consent of data subjects to process their personal data for certain purposes.  The use of cookies (see below for more information on cookies) on TJ COLLINS, CHASE & CO. website equally relies on data subject’s consent.

Where processing activities are based on consent, data subjects are always entitled to withdraw such consent.  Withdrawing consent shall not affect the lawfulness of processing activities prior to such withdrawal.

Who and where do we transfer personal data to?

When we share or otherwise disclose personal data, we make sure we only do so with organizations capable of guaranteeing an equivalent level of protection to the one we apply to our processing activities.

Personal data will not be shared or otherwise disclosed other than as described in this privacy policy.  We may be compelled to share personal data when it is required by law or government and law enforcement authorities.

We may share personal data with our agents, partners, clients, contractors, professional advisors or government or regulatory bodies for the following purposes: (a) to provide our services to clients or otherwise receive assistance in processing transactions and performing our contracts; (b) to fulfil requests for information, receiving and sending communications, updating marketing lists, analyzing data; (c) to facilitate the operation and effective management of our businesses; (d) to comply with a legal obligation or in connection with a legal claim or dispute or to otherwise protect our legal rights; (e) to assist in other ancillary to the operation of tasks, from time to time.

Do we use cookies and other tracking technologies?

We may also collect personal data using cookies and other tracking technologies.

There are different categories of cookies:

• Essential/necessary cookies: without which a website cannot run smoothly;
• Functional cookies: which enable certain functionalities (like sharing the content of a website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, etc);
• Preference cookies: which enhance the browsing experience of users by gathering their browsing preferences (language, region, etc.);
• Analytics cookies: which aggregate statistical data;
• Third party cookies: which improve the interactivity of a website;
• Marketing cookies: which gather information and data with a view to creating advertising profiles and tracking users across the internet.

TJ COLLINS, CHASE & CO. does not use or otherwise place marketing cookies onto terminals of data subjects without their consent.  Other types of cookies may however be placed onto data subjects’ terminals.  Cookies are developed in a manner that they will only be placed on terminals after a positive action from data subjects consenting on their placement, except as essential/necessary cookies are concerned.  This is because without these cookies, the website cannot run smoothly.

How long do we store personal data?

When a minimal storage period is imposed by law, we make sure not to store personal data beyond this period.  We may process and store personal data for longer periods, in particular for statistical purposes.  Where such processing activities occur, TJ COLLINS, CHASE & CO. ensures that appropriate organizational and technical measures are in place to safeguard your rights.

Automated decision-making and profiling

TJ COLLINS, CHASE & CO. does not process personal data using automated decision-making processing means, i.e. without human intervention, which produce legal effects concerning data subjects or which significantly affect data subjects.

How do we protect personal data?

TJ COLLINS, CHASE & CO. understands that the security of personal data is paramount. We make our best efforts to protect personal data from misuse, interference, loss, unauthorized access, modification or disclosure.  We have implemented various technical and organizational measures to best ensure the security and integrity of personal data, such as multi-levels access control, firewalls, anti-virus or encryption of data.

Updates to this privacy policy

TJ COLLINS, CHASE & CO. may update this privacy policy from time to time in response to changing legal, technical or business developments.  When TJ COLLINS, CHASE & CO. updates its privacy policy, it will take appropriate measures to inform data subjects of the changes brought to the privacy policy.

In case of queries and comments regarding TJ COLLINS, CHASE & CO. privacy and data protection policies, please send an e-mail to [email protected].

This privacy policy was last updated on 07/05/2024.