Thank you for entrusting us with your personal information. How we manage your  information is described below. Daniel B. Stark and Company is the sole owner of all information collected.

To subscribe to monthly articles, index and ranking updates, called The Stark Updates, and the STAR CTA Database, users are asked for their name and email address.

To be contacted by us, people are asked for their full name, address telephone number, type of account, initial service being considered, how they found us, who the actual referral is, or from what association.

Future Information Collected:
Under certain circumstances, we use a third party service providers. In particular we use a payment and auto-responder service provider. These companies do not retain, share, store or use personally identifiable information for any secondary purpose. Credit card and other information you provide is protected under their Privacy Statements. Once subscribed to the DBS site, a password and user name is required.

How We Use Information:
We store information collected through log files and data bases. The information is only used to disseminate information requested. We also use feedback to improve services.

Communication From the Sites:
All new subscribers are sent a welcome e-mail to verify their subscription information.

Newsletter and Service Announcements:
The Stark STAR CTA Datanase notifies clients of ranking and index updates, periodic research reports, new services, investment ideas or anything we perceive as useful. Anyone can opt-in or out at any time.

Customer Service:
We communicate with people on a regular basis in reference to all services provided by DBS and it's alliances. 

Account Billing:
Once a client elects consulting, risk or investment management and business development, client accounts are billed monthly or quarterly. Every invoice is electronically sent to the client and Futures Commission Merchant where account is domiciled.

The Stark Investment Consulting Agreement has an advisory executed by each client. Under this agreement a client authorizes DBS to be compensated from their account paid directly by the Futures Commission Merchant.

Legal Disclaimer:
At times, personal information may need to be disclosed when required by law when we have a good-faith "belief" that the action is necessary to comply with a current judicial proceeding, court order or legal process served on our web site.

Service Providers:
We partner with futures industry services, such as trading advisors, clearing firms Granite Asset Management.  Under these circumstances, when people become clients, it is necessary to share names with these people. These people are not allowed to use personally identifiable information except for the purpose of providing these services.

Opt-Out Services:
Anyone can choose to buy a product or subscribe to a service, yet NOT receive our newsletter or other communication.

Links:
Be aware that our site has links to other sites. We encourage our audience to carefully read the private statement for every site they contact through us. In reference to Chat Rooms, Message Boards, and Public forums: Whenever you voluntarily disclose personal information online, that information can be collected and used by others and you may receive unsolicited messages.

Security:
This web site takes every precaution to protect users information both on and off line.

Correcting/Updating/Deleting:
When the personal information changes, or someone chooses to no longer use our services, we provide a way to correct, update or delete the information. This will be managed at the member information page, when on-line services are activated.

Notification of Changes:
All changes in this statement will be posted at our website. Newsletter subscribers will be notified via-email. Please contact us with any questions, or concerns.