NorthStar Privacy Policy
Effective Date: [February 26, 2024]
The security of your personal information is very important to us, and we are committed to protecting the information we collect. NorthStar has put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to protect against the loss, misuse, or alteration of information that we have collected from you on our website. NorthStar’s server logs information about visitors, including IP addresses, date and time visited, referring website, length of stay, and other web analytics data. The collection of this data enables us to track and analyze how visitors interact with our website. Additionally, website analytic tools assist our marketing division in better understanding visitor behavior, such as how users find NorthStar websites (referring websites), when they visit (date and time), how long they stay during a visit (length of stay), and general geographic locations (inferred from IP addresses). This information is crucial for optimizing website performance, improving user experience, and strategizing marketing efforts.
Your privacy is of paramount importance to us. This Privacy Policy outlines the types of personal information we collect, how it is used, and the measures we take to ensure your data is protected in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
1. Information We Collect
We collect information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer or device. This may include but is not limited to:
- Personal identifiers such as your IP address, email address, name, and other similar identifiers.
- Internet or other similar network activity including, but not limited to, browsing history, search history, information on your interaction with our website, application, or advertisements.
- Geolocation data as indicated by your device or browser.
NorthStar uses cookies and similar technologies such as pixel tags, web beacons, clear GIFs, and JavaScript (collectively, "Cookies") to enable our servers to recognize your web browser and tell us how and when you visit and use our website, to analyze trends, learn about our user base and operate and improve our services. Cookies are small pieces of data– usually text files – placed on your computer, tablet, phone, or similar device when you use that device to visit us.
We use the following types of Cookies:
Essential Cookies. Essential Cookies are required for providing you with features or services that you have requested. For example, certain Cookies enable you to log into secure areas of our website. Disabling these Cookies may make certain features and services unavailable.
Functional Cookies. Functional Cookies are used to record your choices and settings, maintain your preferences over time and recognize you when you return to our website. These Cookies help us to personalize our content for you, greet you by name, and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).
Performance/Analytical Cookies. Performance/Analytical Cookies allow us to understand how visitors use our website such as by collecting information about the number of visitors, what pages visitors view and how long visitors are viewing pages. Performance/Analytical Cookies also help us measure the performance of our advertising campaigns in order to help us improve our campaigns and site content for those who engage with our advertising.
Retargeting/Advertising Cookies. Retargeting/Advertising Cookies collect data about your online activity and identify your interests so that we can provide advertising that we believe is relevant to you.
You can decide whether or not to accept Cookies through your internet browser's settings. Most browsers have an option for turning off the Cookie feature, which will prevent your browser from accepting new Cookies, as well as (depending on the sophistication of your browser software) allow you to decide on acceptance of each new Cookie in a variety of ways. You can also delete all Cookies that are already on your computer. If you do this, however, you may have to manually adjust some preferences every time you visit a site and some Services and functionalities may not work.
2. How We Use Your Information
Your information is used for purposes including but not limited to:
- Providing, maintaining, and improving our services.
- Understanding how you use our website and services to help us improve user experience.
- Communicating with you, including sending notices about your account and updates about our services.
- For marketing purposes, with your consent where required.
3. Sharing Your Information.
We do not sell personal information to third parties. We may share your information with third parties for business purposes, as permitted by law, including:
- Service providers and advisors who perform services for us under confidentiality agreements.
- Legal compliance, to comply with laws, to respond to lawful requests and legal processes, to protect our rights and property, or in an emergency, to protect the safety of any person.
4. Your Rights Under GDPR and CCPA.
Under the GDPR and CCPA, you have rights that allow you greater access to and control over your personal data. These rights include:
- The right to know and access the personal information we collect about you.
- The right to request deletion of your personal information.
- The right to opt-out of the sale of personal information (Note: We do not sell personal information).
- The right to non-discrimination for exercising your privacy rights.
5. Exercising Your Rights.
To exercise the rights described above, please submit a verifiable consumer request to us by contacting us at [email protected].
6. Data Security.
We use encryption, firewalls, and access controls to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of your personal information. Our security measures are designed to prevent unauthorized access and ensure data protection
7. NorthStar Non-Network Policy.
At NorthStar, we prioritize the privacy and autonomy of our clients above all else. To uphold these values, we have established a strict non-network policy. Under this policy, we do not utilize the experiences, affiliations, or client history of our existing clients to promote or sell NorthStar services. Furthermore, we do not sell or share client contact, business, or account information with any third parties. This approach ensures that our clients do not receive unsolicited inquiries or calls, safeguarding their time and privacy. We are committed to maintaining a respectful and non-intrusive relationship with each client, without imposing any obligations to participate in marketing or network activities. This policy is integral to our ethos of trust and discretion in all client interactions.
8. Changes to This Privacy Policy.
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The effective date of the current privacy policy is noted at the top of this page. We encourage you to review our privacy policy periodically.
9. Contact Us.
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our practices, please contact us at: [email protected]
