Privacy Policy
Last Updated: June 28, 2022
This Privacy Policy applies to the websites (together, the “Sites”) that are owned or operated by ME Research LLC (DBA Mauldin Economics) (referred to herein as “we,” “us,” and “our”), including Mauldineconomics.com, Johnmauldin.com and any other websites that display or link to this Privacy Policy. We collect certain personal information based upon and as a result of the use of our Sites by visitors and subscribers (referred to herein as “you” or “your”). Our collection and use of your information will be conducted in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
1. Information That We Collect.
Cookie Policy
Introduction
The purpose of this Cookie Policy is to describe how ME Research LLC, a Florida limited liability company, and its affiliates, subsidiaries, divisions and brands (collectively, "ME," "we," "us," or "our," as the context may require) collect, use and share cookies at and through websites owned and controlled by ME, including but not limited to www.mauldineconomics.com (the "Site"), including all content, functionality, applications and services offered on or through the Site (together with the Site, the "Services"). Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do. If you do not understand any aspect of this Cookie Policy, please feel free to contact us as described at the end of this policy.
What Are Cookies?
To allow the Services to work properly and to provide you with a personalized experience, we sometimes place cookies on your device. A cookie is a small file containing a string of characters that is sent to your computer when you visit a website. When you visit the website again, the cookie allows that site to recognize your browser. Cookies may store unique identifiers, user preferences, and other information, such as what pages you visit, your IP address, or how you arrived on the Site.
What Types of Cookies Do We Use?
ME uses both persistent and session cookies. Session cookies are only stored in the cookie file while you are actually using the Site. Persistent cookies are stored for a specific time, but each cookie may have a different lifespan.
The Site uses both first party cookies (set by ME) [and third party cookies (set by third parties). Third party cookies are cookies provided by our service providers for analytics and advertising. The information that they collect may be associated with your personal information or they may collect information, including personal information, about your online activities over time and across different websites and other online services. We do not control these third parties’ use of cookies or how they may be used.
How Do We Use Cookies?
We and our service providers use cookies, web beacons, and other technologies to receive and store certain types of information whenever you interact with the Services through your computer or mobile device. Cookie information allows us to analyze use of the Services and our online advertisements, improves your experience on the Services, and allows you to use certain features on the Services. We also use cookies to help ensure the marketing you see on the Services is relevant to you and your interests.
Below is a detailed description of the purposes for which we use cookies on our Site:
Essential Cookies: These cookies are essential for you to browse the Site and use its features. Without these cookies, the Site would not perform properly and you may not be able to use certain Services or features of our Site.
| Cookie Name | Purpose of Cookie |
|---|---|
| <33 random hexadecimal characters> | Mautic current session identifier |
| AWSALB | Amazon load balancing identifier tells amazon which server your last request came from |
| AWSALBCORS | Amazon Cross Origin Resource Sharing identifier allows us to establish trust in external code authenticity |
| exp_csrf_token | CSRF Secure form submission |
| exp_expiration | Date when we’ll expire your session |
| mtc_sid | Mautic session identifier keeps your session intact between page views. |
| PHPSESSID | PHP Session identifier keeps your session intact between page views for PHP code. |
| _dc_gtm_UA-7045067-1 | Google tag manager dynamic scripting and universal analytics. Fires tags based on user interaction. |
Preference Cookies: These cookies allow our Site to remember choices you have made in the past, like what language you prefer or what your user name and password are so you can automatically log in.
| Cookie Name | Purpose of Cookie |
|---|---|
| exp_anon | Allows you to control your anonymity with our site |
| modalShown | Flag to not show repeated popups and site exit offers. |
Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how you use our Site, like which pages you visited and which links you clicked on, help us record and debug any issues you may have with the Site, and show us how effective our advertising is. This information cannot be used to identify you because it is all aggregated and, therefore, anonymized. The purpose of performance cookies is to improve how the Site functions and to help us understand the traffic on our Site.
| Cookie Name | Purpose of Cookie |
|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics unique client and user identification. |
| _gali | Used by Google Analytics to determine which links on a page that are being clicked. |
| _gid | Used by Google Analytics to count and track pageviews. |
| _parsley_session | Parsely session cookie to track the type of content visited in a given browsing session. |
| _parsley_visitor | Parse.ly cross session content analytics and browsing history. |
| <random 24 character string> | Unique device identification and statistics for form submission and clicks. |
| client_tracking_id | Allows us to connect your current web browser with your user account. |
| exp_last_activity | Tracks the frequency you log in to the site. |
| exp_last_visit | Tracks the frequency you visit the site. |
| exp_order_num | Set when you order a product to keep track of your last purchase. |
| exp_subscribed_<3-5 letter code> | Tracks which newsletters you are subscribed to |
| exp_tracker | Stores the your last five pages viewed |
| exp_user_type_cookie | User teir tracking to improve content suggestions. |
| exp_as | Assigns an Audience Segment identifier to improve content. |
| mautic_device_id | Device identifier determines the type of device you are using to view the website |
| mautic_referer_id | Offsite referrer keeps track of who referred you to us. |
| newwebsite<3-5 letter code>optinform | Internal subscription tracking to display targeted content. |
| owner_track_id | Identifies the first link you originally came from. |
| session_tracking_id | Allows us to connect your current session with your user account. |
| user_tracking_id | Allows us to identify your user account. |
| visit_track_id | Most recent external link you followed to our site. |
Marketing Cookies: These cookies track your online activity to help our advertisers deliver more relevant advertising. These cookies are almost always third party cookies.
| Cookie Name | Purpose of Cookie |
|---|---|
| _fbp | Placed by Facebook to track your interactions with our sites content. |
How Can You Control Cookies
You can control and/or delete cookies as you wish. You can delete all cookies that are already on your computer, and you can reset your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. You may refuse the use of cookies or modify or withdraw your consent to the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser. However, please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of the Site.
Questions and How to Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, complaints or suggestions regarding this Cookie Policy or otherwise need to contact us, please contact us at:
Phone: 1-877-631-6311 (1-602-626-3100 if calling internationally)
Email: subscribers@mauldineconomics.com
Postal Address:
1417 Sadler Road
PMB 415
Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
2. Consent.
By providing your Personal Information through the Sites, you consent to our collection and use of your Personal Information and other information in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy.
3. Our Use of Your Personal Information.
a.
We will use your Personal Information to process your subscription or requests for information. We may also use such Personal Information to offer additional information to you about us, our products and/or services, personalize the types of information you receive from us, evaluate how our Sites are being used and the audience our Sites are reaching, identify market trends and market interests that help us improve the products and services that we offer, and develop and improve the content and operation of our Sites to better serve the needs of our customers.
(1) Online Orders.
When you purchase a subscription from us, we will request certain Personal Information, including credit card information. Individuals who do not have a Visa, MasterCard or American Express credit card are not permitted to make purchases with us online.
(2) Sharing Information with Other Companies.
We may share your Personal Information (but never your credit card or password information) with our affiliates, John Mauldin and his affiliated companies or with third parties who provide services to us and agree to keep your Personal Information confidential.
(3) Mailing and Email Addresses.
We will use your mailing and email addresses to send you the publications you have subscribed to. We may also contact you with questions about your subscription or service, or to remind you of your password, if necessary. If you submit an inquiry via email about one of your subscriptions, for security reasons we may ask you to provide additional information so we can verify your identity.
b.
We may send you information and special offers on our other products. We may also, on occasion, use your mailing or email address to send you information or special offers from select companies that offer products, services or information we believe may be of interest to you or from companies that are affiliates of John Mauldin. Though we hope you gain value from the email messages you receive, you can choose to opt out of receiving further messages by following the instructions provided at the bottom of each email.
You may, at any time, request to not have your mail and email information used for information and offers from us or other companies by contacting our customer service center at 1-877-631-6311 (1-602-626-3100 if calling internationally).
c.
We will only disclose your Personal Information to our employees, affiliates, agents, contractors, or other third parties including John Mauldin affiliated companies who have a need to know such information for the uses listed above. Except as provided above, we will not disclose Personal Information to any other third parties.
d.
Personal Information may also be aggregated with such information from other visitors to the Sites such that the information no longer personally identifies you. We may use the aggregated information for the general purpose of evaluating our market and/or business trends, our customer demographics, interests and behavior, our past and future product or service offerings and/or pricing, or other aspects of our business. We may share such aggregated information with our business partners, vendors, distributors or other collaborators, for these same purposes. We may also sell or license such aggregate information to one or more third parties for use in a similar manner.
e.
We also retain the right to release your Personal Information when required by law or when we, in good faith, believe that we must release the information in order to: (1) satisfy a legal order or comply with legal process; (2) defend our rights or those of our affiliates or business partners; or (3) protect the personal safety of our employees, agents, affiliates, business partners, customers, or site users. We also retain the right to transfer your Personal Information in the context of the sale of all or part of our business.
4. Security.
Although we take the security of your Personal Information very seriously and are constantly improving our efforts to protect it, no electronic communication over the Internet can be guaranteed to be completely secured. Though we take great care to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of any information that you submit to us, and you do so at your own risk.
5. Advertising and Linked Websites.
Our Sites may feature products and services that are co-sponsored by other websites. One example of such a feature is our stock quote data, which is provided to us by a third party. Additionally, our Sites contain links to other websites, including those of advertisers. We are not responsible for the claims or representations made by advertisers or sponsors. While these co-sponsored activities, banner ads, and links originate on our Sites, we do not necessarily operate them.
For example, if you click on a link or banner advertisement, you’ll be directed to the advertiser’s site. These other sites may use cookies, collect data, or solicit personal information from you. Since we do not have control over the privacy practices or the content of these sites, we recommend that you check their privacy policies before giving out any personal information. We do not own, control, have access to, or maintain any information collected by our co-sponsors or advertisers. Some e-letter issues also include advertising. By opting to receive e-letters from Mauldin Economics, you also agree to receive such advertisements.
6. Changes to Privacy Policy.
From time to time, we may revise this Privacy Policy. If we make revisions that change the way we collect or use your Personal Information, those changes will be posted in this Privacy Policy and the effective date will be noted at the bottom of the Privacy Policy. 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 this Privacy Policy, we will notify you by placing a notice on the Sites and by sending a notice to you via email to your last email address in our records.
Please note that you are responsible for updating your personal information with us, including any changes to your email address. In the event that the last email address you have provided us is not valid, or for any other reason is not capable of delivering to you the notice described above, our sending of the email containing such notice will nonetheless constitute effective notice of the changes described in the notice.
7. Contacting Us.
You may contact us regarding this Privacy Policy by contacting our customer service center at 1-877-631-6311 (1-602-626-3100 if calling internationally) or by writing to:
1417 Sadler Road
PMB 415
Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
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Contact Information
ME Research, LLC
1417 Sadler Road
PMB 415
Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
(877) 631-6311 toll-free
(602) 625-3100 main
subscribers@mauldineconomics.com