VCC is a publisher of both free and paid
subscription investment newsletters. We offer paid subscriptions,
trial subscriptions, and free newsletters to individuals.
Paid Subscription Newsletters
We sell subscriptions to our paid subscription
newsletters through our web sites. Users respond to our
advertisements and visit our web site to sign up for newsletter
subscriptions. These paid subscription newsletters are fulfilled
through our web site, by email, and by postal mail. Users can expect
to receive notices regarding the status of their subscription
account, issues of the newsletter, and information regarding our
services by way of email.
Newsletter Trials
We offer free 30 day trial memberships to our
newsletters. Users who sign up for such an offer can expect to
receive notices regarding the status of their subscription account,
issues of the newsletter, and information regarding our services by
way of email during their trial membership. At the end of a trial
period, Users can expect to receive our free weekly email newsletter
and information regarding other services provided by VCC and our
partners or advertisers. Users who do not wish to receive future
emails following a trial membership should follow the instructions
within this Email Policy or within a specific email communication
from VCC.
Free Newsletters
We also offer free email newsletters, which we
make available to individuals in several manners.
We allow Users to visit our web site, complete a
form, and in doing so agree to receive our free email newsletter(s).
We offer our free newsletters to Users through
partners web sites and web sites where we advertise, and directly
through our own web sites.
We provide trial Users with a subscription to our
free newsletter(s) at the end of their trial period if they do not
sign up for a paid subscription.
We provide former or expired paid Users with a
subscription to our free newsletter(s) at the end of their paid
subscription period.
Users who do not wish to receive future issues of
free newsletters by emails following a paid membership should follow
the instructions within this Email Policy or within a specific email
communication from VCC.
Email Advertisements
We utilize email as a communication channel to
send information regarding our products and services to our current
paid subscribers, free trial members, and subscribers to our free
email newsletters. We send these email messages only to individuals
who have directly requested information from our firm (i.e. signed
up for a free trial membership or a free newsletter) or have or in
the past have had a direct relationship with our firm (i.e. a
previous customer).
WE ALLOW ANY CURRENT OR FORMER CUSTOMER, TRIAL
MEMBER, OR RECIPIENT OF A FREE EMAIL NEWSLETTER FROM VCC TO CHOOSE
TO DISCONTINUE RECEIVING EMAIL MESSAGES FROM OUR COMPANY AT ANY
TIME. See "Discontinuance of Emails" below.
Third Party Email Advertising
We occasionally advertise via email with qualified
third party companies that are managing their email database(s) of
subscribers in accordance with CAN-SPAM legislation and best
industry practices. When we advertise by email through a third party
or through an agency, we do so in accordance with the following:
1. The advertisement is sent only to users who
have agreed to receive ADVERTISEMENT or SPECIAL OFFER emails from
the list owner.
2. The advertisement is sent FROM the company
owning the email list
3. The advertisement is clearly marked as an
ADVERTISEMENT or SPECIAL OFFER
4. The firm managing the email list has clear
instructions and functionality in place for prompt removal from the
email list
5. Our contact information is made available so
that recipients can contact us and instruct us not to send future
advertisements.
6. We instruct the firm sending the advertisement
on our behalf to compare VCC's "Do Not Mail" file against their
distribution list in order to assure that those who have requested
to NOT receive information from VCC do not receive unwanted
advertisements or offers from our firm.
We occasionally send email advertisements and
offers to our subscribers or members on behalf of third party
advertisers or agencies acting on their behalf, in accordance with
CAN-SPAM legislation and best industry practices. PERSONALLY
IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION OF USERS WILL NOT BE SOLD TO A THIRD PARTY
ADVERTISER EXCEPT IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE OF ALL OR
SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF VCC'S ASSETS. However, as part of this
advertising program, VCC will provide the advertiser with the
required information required to fulfill the Users request. This
includes, but is not limited to name, postal address, email address,
and phone number. Under no circumstance will VCC provide an
advertiser with any credit card information from our Users. When we
send an advertisement or special offer on behalf of a third party or
through an agency, we do so in accordance with the following:
1. The advertisement is sent only to users who
have agreed to receive ADVERTISEMENT or SPECIAL OFFER emails from
VCC.
2. The advertisement is sent FROM VCC or the
specific newsletter to which the recipient is subscribed (i.e.
Rising Star Stocks Special Offers).
3. The advertisement is clearly marked as an
ADVERTISEMENT or SPECIAL OFFER.
4. There are clear instructions and functionality
in place for prompt removal from the email list.
5. Our contact information is made available so
that recipients can contact us and instruct us not to send future
advertisements.
6. We request that advertisers provide VCC with a
"Do Not Mail" file to be compared against our internal list prior to
sending an advertisement in order to assure that those who have
requested to NOT receive information from the third party advertiser
do not receive unwanted advertisements or offers.
Discontinuance of Emails
In accordance with CAN-SPAM legislation, it is our
policy to include instructions and means for removal from our
database at any time in an automated fashion. We provide
instructions for removal at the bottom of every email sent from our
company, with the exception of paid subscription newsletter issues,
which require the subscriber to cancel their membership in order to
discontinue receiving issues of the publication.
At the bottom of each email communication we
include detailed instructions for removal from our email lists,
including:
1. Displaying the recipient's email address that
is in our database and receiving the message.
2. Providing a customized URL that allows the
recipient to click to our web site and automatically manage their
subscriptions, including canceling all email subscriptions or
selecting to receive no further messages from our firm.
3. An active email address to contact us in order
to request manual removal or discontinuance of future email messages
from our firm.
4. Our postal address for mailing a formal request
to our firm.
At our web site, we allow subscribers to manage
their subscriptions, including:
1. Selecting to discontinue a subscription.
2. Selecting to be put on a Do Not Mail List.
VCC maintains a DO NOT MAIL LIST. This is a list
of subscribers who have decided that they never wish to receive
another message from our firm. These email addresses are collected
and maintained in a separate file in our database. These individuals
will not receive future emails from VCC, including free email
newsletters, advertisements directly from VCC, or advertisements
from third party advertisers sent on our behalf. Email addresses on
this list will not receive future email messages from our firm.
Subscribers are encouraged to make sure that the address receiving
emails from VCC is in fact the same address in our database by
clicking the unique URL at the end of an email message from our
firm, or forwarding the received email communication to our customer
service department so that we may see which email address was the
recipient of an email from our firm.
Should you have any questions regarding our Email
Policy or other privacy related issues, please contact us so that we
can address your concerns.
Email:
customerservice@smallcap1.com
MANAGE EMAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS
IF YOU ARE A CURRENT RECIPIENT OF AN EMAIL
NEWSLETTER OR ALERT AND WOULD LIKE TO DISCONTINUE YOUR
SUBSCRIPTION, PLEASE SEND AN EMAIL FROM THE CONTACT PAGE WITH UNSUBSCRIBE ON THE SUBJECT LINE.
ALL VISITORS/SUBSCRIBERS/REFERRED TRAFFIC HEREBY AGREES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT WE DO "BEST EFFORTS" AND IN SUCH HUMAN AND/OR MECHANICAL ERRORS CAN OCCUR. ALL VISITORS HEREBY UNEQUIVOCALLY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO RECOURSE OR MONETARY DAMAGES FROM SUCH ERRORS.
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