The term “company” or “us” or “we” or “our” or “Sandpiper” or “Sandpiper Marketing Group” or “SPMG” or “politicsandportfolio” refers to Sandpiper Marketing Group, LLC, the owner of the website and email list. The term “you” or “your” or “subscriber” or “investor” refers to the user or viewer of our website, emails, reports, other media, and products.

As a condition to accessing our websites, emails, articles, reports, premium services, advertisements, or other media, you agree to our Email Notice, Data Use Policy, DMCA Policy, Terms of Use and Disclaimer and Privacy Policy including without limitation all disclaimers of warranties and limitations on liability contained therein.

This privacy policy describes what we do to protect your privacy and any information you provide to us. We take your privacy very seriously. This privacy policy describes how we handle the data that you provide, we collect and how we use it. We view your privacy as a very important issue and take every step to provide you with the highest degree of safety and security. We only want to communicate with consumers who want our communications. You can always decide to have your data deleted from our database.  This privacy statement applies to this website and all SPMG websites and email lists.

Choice and Opt-Out Policy

We take your privacy and email communications very seriously, for ANY reason. If you ever want to unsubscribe from our free email communications, just click the unsubscribe button and/or link we provide at the bottom of every email.  If you encounter a technical issue unsubscribing, please send an email to service@politicsandportfolio.

To cancel or unsubscribe from a paid product, please contact our Customer Service Department by telephone at 855-965-7426, Monday through Friday between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. ET or via email to service@politicsandportfolio

What Information We Collect

When you visit our websites or you may provide us with two types of information: personal information you knowingly choose to disclose that is collected on an individual basis and web site information collected on an aggregate basis as visitors browse our site. This information is used for three primary purposes; (1) to deliver the products, services, and information requested by customers, (2) to maintain a customer database for in-house business operations and those operations authorized by this Privacy Policy, and (3) to make website visitors’ and email readers’ experiences easier, relevant and more convenient.

You must be over 18 to register and use the Site. We will not intentionally collect or use personal information from users that we have reason to believe you are under 18 years of age.

We may collect Personal Information when you choose to provide us through the website, as well as through other sources, such as joint marketing partners; social media platforms; from people with whom you are friends or otherwise connected on social media platforms, and from other third parties. We may collect information about your use of the website such as:

IP address and information about the device you use to access the website, such as your Media Access Control (MAC) address, computer type, screen resolution, operating system name and version, device manufacturer and model, language, Internet browser type and version and the name and version of the software you are using, and other data.

We may also collect your IP address and your location. We also collect or compile other information about you (such as enrollment numbers or demographic group information). We may collect and compile information about your mailing address, phone number, or demographic data and other information not specifically described.

We may use, rent, sell or share any and all information with third parties for any lawful purpose.

If you provide a phone number, you authorize us or our third party partners to contact you regardless of being listed on the national “Do Not Call” registry. You agree to be contacted via phone and/or email by us or our third party partners at the phone number provided (which may include Mobile / Cellular). You may receive an automated call generated from an automated dialing system.

You may be charged by your service provider for receiving text messages.

How We Use Personal Information

We primarily use this information to provide the website, email content and related features to you and to:

 - Fulfill your requests and respond to your questions
 - Send administrative information to you, such as changes to our terms, conditions, and policies.
 - Administer promotions or contests in which you choose to participate
 - Facilitate social sharing functionality
 - Analyze and monitor website and email usage and to make improvements
 - Help secure the website, prevent fraud and enforce our policies
 - Personalize our website and email content for you
 - Contact you about other services or those of our affiliates or other third parties
 - Send you advertising and marketing messages
 - Perform other activities with your consent
 - Provide “send to friend” type functionality on the website
 - Conduct data analysis, audits, develop new products, identifying usage trends, determining the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns and operating and expanding our business activities

How We Share Personal Information

We will share Personal Information collected through the website as described in this policy.

Specifically, we may share your Personal Information With third parties who may rent, buy or be given the data in whole or in part, including but not limited to:

With companies and vendors that help us to operate our business by providing services such as website hosting, data analysis, information technology and related infrastructure provision, customer service, email delivery, auditing and other similar services.

With affiliated and non-affiliated third parties. With sponsors of promotions or contests in which you choose to participate

To comply with law or other legal obligations such as responding to subpoenas, including laws and other legal obligations outside your country of residence

To respond to requests from public and government authorities including public and government authorities outside your country of residence

To protect our rights, operations or property, or that of our users

To investigate, prevent, or take action regarding potential or suspected illegal activities, fraud, threats to the personal safety of any person, or violations of the website’s terms and conditions

With other companies that are owned by us as allowed by law. With a purchaser of the company or website (or the majority of its assets), a merger or internal acquisition.

Please note that any information you post to public areas of a website such as on our social media pages may be seen by other visitors.

Sensitive Information

We ask that you not send us, and you not disclose, any sensitive Personal Information (e.g., social security numbers, information related to racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religion or other beliefs, health, criminal background or trade union membership) on or through the website, or emails.

We use reasonable precautions to secure the personally identifiable information we maintain about you on computer servers in an appropriately controlled, secure environment. While we attempt to ensure the integrity and security of our network and systems, we cannot guarantee that our security measures will prevent third-party “hackers” from illegally obtaining this information.

The Company is not responsible for any breach of its security or for the actions of any third parties that may obtain any personal information. You are prohibited from violating or attempting to violate security for or otherwise interfering with the operation of the Site. You may not access information not intended for your use or access.

Email

Any time you subscribe to one of our email lists, your email address is put into a database and used to send you issues, notices, special reports, and occasional advertisements from the service or publication you subscribed to, as well as select third parties and partners. You can easily remove your email address from our email list by following the unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of every email we send. Although email is generally reliable, email can be transmitted improperly or wrongfully intercepted. We do not warrant or guarantee that the transmission of email messages will be uninterrupted or transmitted without error. We may also sell, rent or license your contact information including your email address.

Mailing Address

When you provide your mailing address to us, we will use that information to process and fulfill your order and to send you information on other products that may be of interest to you. We may use information you have provided to identify your mailing address, without you providing the information directly. This is traditionally known in the data industry as a “reverse append.” We may also sell, rent or license your contact information including your mailing address.

How Can I Delete or Change My Information?

If you would like to change or delete any of the information we have on file for you, such as your email address, or mailing address, please by contacting our Customer Service Department by telephone at 855-965-7426, Monday through Friday between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. ET or via email to service@politicsandportfolio

What About Cookies?

A cookie is a very small text document placed on your computer by a web page when you visit it. Cookies can be used to store all sorts of useful information to make browsing easier and more convenient in the future. For example, cookies are used to allow authentication for access to member only areas of our sites.

We use our own cookies, and third party pixels, on all of our websites, advertisements, and emails.

We may also sell, rent or license your cookie data.

What About Pixels?

A Pixel or Tracking Pixel (also called 1×1 pixel or pixel tag) is a graphic that is loaded when a user visits a website, uses an app, or opens an email, and is used to track certain user activities. For example, pixels can track user behavior and IP addresses on a website or when accessing emails. Pixels can also be used to see if you opened an email or not.

We use our own Pixels, and third party pixels, on all of our websites, advertisements, and emails.

We may also sell, rent or license your pixel data.

Certain Disclosures

Under special circumstances we may, and you authorize us to, disclose your personal information without your consent if required to do so by law or subpoena or if we believe that such action is necessary to (a) conform to the law or comply with legal process served on us or Affiliated Parties; (b) protect and defend our rights and property, the Site, the users of the Site, and/or our Affiliated Parties; (c) act under circumstances to protect the safety of users of the Site, us, or third parties. 

Linked Sites

We may link to other sites. We are not responsible for their privacy policies or how they treat information about their users. Even if we are affiliated with a third-party and its site, we have no authority over the linked sites, their security procedures or data collection policies. We have no responsibility or liability for actions of the linked sites and you should only access linked sites at your own risk.

Conditions of Use

We may change this Policy from time to time to take into account new or changing circumstances. By using this Site, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, and consent to receive notice of any changes to this Privacy Policy by postings on the Site.