Last Updated: August 29, 2022

This Privacy Policy explains how Cascade Asset Management Company (“Cascade,” “we,” or “us”) collects, uses, and discloses information about you. This Privacy Policy applies when you use a Cascade website that links to this Privacy Policy (our “Site”), contact us, engage with us on social media, or otherwise interact with us online.

We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make changes, we will notify you by revising the date at the top of this policy and, in some cases, we may provide you with additional notice (such as adding a statement to our Site). We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy regularly to stay informed about our information practices and the choices available to you.

CONTENTS

COLLECTION OF INFORMATION

Information You Provide to Us

To use our Site, you are not required to provide information about yourself. However, if you voluntarily share information (including personal information) directly with us, for example, when you email us or otherwise communicate with us online, such submissions will be subject to this Privacy Policy in addition to our Submission Terms.

Information We Collect Automatically When You Interact with Us

When you access or use our Site or otherwise communicate with us, we automatically collect certain information, including:

  • Activity Information: We collect information about your activity on our Site, such as access times, pages viewed, links clicked and the page you viewed before navigating to our Site.
  • Device Information: We collect information about how you access our Site, including data about the device and network you use, such as your operating system version, aggregated IP addresses of Site visitors, and browser type.
  • Information Collected by Cookies and Similar Tracking Technologies: We (and our Site and content providers) use tracking technologies, such as cookies and web beacons, to collect information about you. Cookies are small data files stored on your hard drive or in device memory that help us improve our Site and your experience, see which areas and features of our Site are popular, and count visits. Web beacons (also known as “pixel tags” or “clear GIFs”) are electronic images that we use on our Site to help deliver cookies, count visits, and understand usage. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, review your Cookie Settings and the Your Choices section below.

Information We Collect from Other Sources

We may obtain information from third-party sources. For example, we may collect information about you from identity verification services if you submit a resume, and data analytics providers when you use our Site.

USE OF INFORMATION

We use the information we collect to perform site usage analytics, perform recruitment efforts for jobs within our company, field and respond to media inquiries, and gather information about investment opportunities. We also use the information we collect to:

  • Provide, maintain, and improve our Site;
  • Improve your experience on our Site;
  • Respond to your comments and questions;
  • Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with our Site;
  • Detect, investigate, and prevent security incidents and other malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity and protect the rights and property of Cascade and others;
  • Debug to identify and repair errors in our Site;
  • Comply with our legal and financial obligations; and
  • Carry out any other purpose described to you at the time the information was collected.

SHARING OF INFORMATION

We share personal information in the following circumstances or as otherwise described in this policy:

  • We share personal information with vendors, service providers, content creators, and consultants that need access to personal information in order to perform services for us, such as companies that assist us with web hosting, content creation, and usage analytics.
  • We may disclose personal information if we believe that disclosure is in accordance with, or required by, any applicable law or legal process, including lawful requests by public authorities to meet national security or law enforcement requirements.
  • We may share personal information if we believe that your actions are inconsistent with our user agreements or policies, if we believe that you have violated the law, or if we believe it is necessary to protect the rights, property, and safety of Cascade, our Site viewers, the public, or others.
  • We share personal information with our lawyers and other professional advisors where necessary to obtain advice or otherwise protect and manage our business interests.
  • We may share personal information in connection with, or during negotiations concerning, any merger, sale of assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our operations by another entity.
  • Personal information may be shared between and among Cascade and our current and future parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries and other entities under common control and ownership.
  • We share personal information with your consent or at your direction.

We also share aggregated or de-identified information that cannot reasonably be used to identify you.

ANALYTICS

We allow others to provide analytics services on our behalf across the web. These entities may use cookies, web beacons, device identifiers, and other technologies to collect information about your use of our Site and other websites and applications, including aggregated IP addresses, browser type, pages viewed, links clicked, and conversion information. This information may be used by Cascade and others to, among other things, analyze and track data, determine the popularity of certain content, and better understand your online activity.

TRANSFER OF INFORMATION TO THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER COUNTRIES

Cascade is headquartered in the United States, and we have operations and service providers in the United States and other countries. Therefore, we and our service providers may transfer your personal information to, or store or access it in, jurisdictions that may not provide levels of data protection that are equivalent to those of your home jurisdiction. We will take steps to ensure that your personal information receives an adequate level of protection in the jurisdictions in which we process it.

YOUR CHOICES

Cookies

Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually adjust your browser settings to remove or reject browser cookies. Please note that removing or rejecting cookies could affect the availability and functionality of our Site. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, review your Cookie Settings.

YOUR CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS

The California Consumer Privacy Act or “CCPA” (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.100 et seq.) affords consumers residing in California certain rights with respect to their personal information. If you are a California resident, this section applies to you.

California Consumer Privacy Act

In the preceding 12 months, we have collected the following categories of personal information: Identifiers, Personal Information described in Section 1798.80(e) of the California Civil Code, Characteristics of Protected Classifications Under California or U.S. Law, Internet or Other Electronic Network Activity Information and Professional or Employment Information. For details about the precise data points we collect and the categories of sources of such collection, please see the Collection of Information section above. We collect personal information for the business and commercial purposes described in the Use of Information section above. In the preceding 12 months, we have disclosed the following categories of personal information for business purposes to the following categories of recipients:

Category of Personal Information Categories of Recipients
Identifiers, such as a real name, postal address, email address, and other similar identifiers voluntarily submitted by you as described in the “Information You Provide to Us” section above. Cloud Service Providers; HR Service Providers
Personal Information Described in Section 1798.80(e) of the California Civil Code, such as name, telephone number, address, education, employment, or employment history voluntarily submitted by you as described in the “Information You Provide to Us” section above. Cloud Service Providers; HR Service Providers
Characteristics of Protected Classifications Under California or U.S. Law, such as age voluntarily submitted by you as described in the “Information You Provide to Us” section above. Cloud Service Providers; HR Service Providers
Internet or Other Electronic Network Activity Information, such as information regarding your interaction with our Site as described in the “Information We Collect Automatically When You Interact with Us” section above. Cloud Service Providers; Analytics Company; Content Creation Service Provider
Professional or Employment Information, such as employment history voluntarily submitted by you as described in the “Information You Provide to Us” section above. Cloud Service Providers; HR Service Providers

Cascade does not sell your personal information.

Subject to certain limitations, you have the right to (1) request to know more about the categories and specific pieces of personal information we collect, use, and disclose, (2) request deletion of your personal information, if any is collected, and (3) not be discriminated against for exercising these rights. You may make these requests by emailing us at webterms@CascadeAssetManagment.com. We will verify your request by asking you to provide information related to your recent interactions with us, such as your name, email address and when you contacted us. We will not discriminate against you if you exercise your rights under the CCPA.

If we receive your request from an authorized agent, we may ask for evidence that you have provided such agent with a power of attorney or that the agent otherwise has valid written authority to submit requests to exercise rights on your behalf. If you are an authorized agent seeking to make a request, please contact us.

CONTACT US

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at webterms@CascadeAssetManagment.com.