This Privacy Policy (the “Privacy Policy”) describes the information WorldQuant, LLC and its affiliates (“WorldQuant”, “we,” “us,” “our,” or other similar pronouns) may collect when you use this website (the “Website”). The Website’s personal information collection is limited to information collected through CookieYes and through Google Analytics cookies for which you have provided consent.
By using the Website, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy as it may be amended from time to time. This Privacy Policy is incorporated into, and is part of, the Website Terms of Use and any other agreement you may enter into with us.
Collection
The Website collects only the following categories of personal information:
Cookie-Based Collection
The Website uses an opt-in cookie framework managed by CookieYes. Personal information is collected through CookieYes and, where you provide consent through CookieYes, through Google Analytics cookies. You may change or withdraw your consent through the CookieYes consent controls. The categories of personal information collected through these cookies are described below.
CookieYes consent information, including your cookie-consent choices and preferences;
Information collected through Google Analytics cookies about your use of the Website, including pages viewed, interactions with the Website, browser and device information, and related usage data.
How We Use Your Information
We use personal information collected through the Website for the following limited purposes:
Information We Infer
in order to comply with applicable law and regulations;
in order to establish, exercise, or defend our legal rights or for purposes of legal proceedings;
to administer and honor your cookie-consent choices;
to operate, maintain, secure, and improve the Website;
to process and respond to requests to exercise rights under applicable privacy laws;
to support auditing, legal, or compliance functions related to the Website;
to analyze Website performance and usage in accordance with the consent choices described in the Collection section
How We Share Information
We may disclose personal information collected through the Website in the following limited circumstances:
to personnel of WorldQuant, LLC solely to support the Website and the purposes described in this Privacy Policy;
to CookieYes, Google Analytics, and other service providers and technology providers that support consent management, website analytics, hosting, security, or related Website operations, to the extent necessary for those services and consistent with your consent choices;
as required by, or to comply with, applicable law, regulation, court process, or other statutory requirement, or to enforce our legal rights or agreements with you or others;
to respond to requests from regulatory, supervisory, or governmental authorities;
where we have reason to believe that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights or property, other Website users, or anyone else who could be harmed by the relevant activity;
if WorldQuant, LLC is involved in a transaction, merger, division, liquidation, acquisition, or sale of assets or a business, your information may be disclosed in connection with that transaction
Third Parties
CookieYes and Google Analytics are third-party services used in connection with the Website as described in the Collection and How We Share Information sections. Any third-party website or online service linked from the Website is governed by its own privacy policy, and we are not responsible for its practices.
International Transfer of Information
WorldQuant, LLC is based in the United States, and personal information collected through the Website is governed by U.S. law. CookieYes, Google Analytics, and other providers supporting the Website may process that information in countries outside your home country, which may have different privacy protections.
Where personal information is transferred outside your jurisdiction, we will take measures designed to ensure that the transfer is subject to appropriate safeguards consistent with legal requirements, such as standard contractual clauses.
Cookie Consent Choices
You may change or withdraw your consent to Google Analytics cookies through the CookieYes consent controls. Please see the Collection section for a description of the Website’s cookie-based collection.
Data Retention
We retain personal information collected through the Website only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including to honor your cookie choices, analyze Website usage, maintain security, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, prevent fraud, and enforce our agreements. Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and the provider involved.
Security
We utilize reasonable security measures appropriate to the limited cookie-based personal information collected through the Website, such as reasonable administrative, technical, personnel, and physical measures designed to help protect personal information against loss, theft, unauthorized use, disclosure, or modification. However, while we will endeavor to protect the security and integrity of your personal information, due to the inherent nature of the Internet as an open global communications vehicle, we cannot guarantee that any personal information will be absolutely safe from intrusion by others during transmission through the Internet or while stored on our systems or otherwise in our care.
Children
We do not knowingly collect or maintain personal information from anyone under the age of 16, and no part of the Website is designed to attract anyone under the age of 16.
Your Privacy Choices
Region-Specific Choice
You may have additional privacy choices under the laws of your jurisdiction. Please see the sections below for information about those choices and how to exercise them.
U.S. State-Specific Disclosures
If you are a resident of certain states within the United States, you may have privacy rights under applicable law with respect to personal information collected through this Website, as described in the Collection section.
Rights
Subject to applicable law and verification of your request, these rights may include the right to:
Know or access the categories or specific pieces of personal information collected through the Website;
Request correction of inaccurate personal information maintained about you;
Delete personal information collected through the Website; and
Opt out of certain processing activities, including the sale or sharing of personal information, if applicable under law.
Exercising Rights
This section sets out how to exercise your rights:
Verifiable Rights. If you would like to exercise the rights described above, please submit your request by email to [email protected] or by mail to WorldQuant, LLC, Attn: General Counsel, 1700 E. Putnam Avenue, Third Floor, Old Greenwich, CT 06870. Please specify which right you are seeking to exercise and the scope of your request. We will respond to your request consistent with applicable law and may require specific information from you to help us verify your identity and process your request. If we are unable to verify your identity, we may deny your request.
This section applies only to individuals who are entitled to rights under applicable U.S. state privacy laws and does not create rights beyond those provided by applicable law.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to change or update this Privacy Policy, or any other of our policies or practices, at any time, and will notify users of the Website by posting the changed or updated Privacy Policy on this page. Any changes or updates will be effective immediately upon posting to the Website. We will notify you of material changes or updates to our Privacy Policy by additional means where appropriate, such as posting a notice on the front page of the Website.
Global Privacy Rights
Depending on where you live, you may have additional rights under applicable privacy laws regarding personal information collected through the Website, including rights to access, correct, delete, or restrict or object to certain processing of your personal information, and to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent. We will honor those rights to the extent required by applicable law.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, or our privacy related practices, you can contact us at [email protected] or in writing sent to WorldQuant at Attn: General Counsel, WorldQuant, LLC, 1700 E. Putnam Avenue, Third Floor, Old Greenwich, CT 06870, with a copy to [email protected].