DIGICOM256.com
recognizes the importance of protecting the privacy of all
information provided by users of our web sites, subscribers to our
magazines, registrants for our events, recipients of our e-mail
newsletters and all of our customers. We created this policy with a
fundamental respect for our users' right to privacy and to guide our
relationships with our users. This privacy statement discloses the
privacy practices for all products and services owned by DIGICOM256.com
INFORMATION
COLLECTION AND USE
DIGICOM256.com
collects information from our website users, subscribers and
customers. In this section of our privacy policy, we will describe
the type of information we collect and how we use it to provide
better services to our customers.
Registration
When using this
website, some of our users may sign up for certain selected services
(such as internet service), users must first register. During
registration, users are required to give their contact information
(such as name, e-mail address, mailing address and phone number). We
also may collect demographic information (such as your address). For
internal purposes, we use this information to communicate with users
and provide requested services, and, for our website visitors, to
provide a more personalized experience on our sites. We use aggregate
demographic information about our audience to improve our service,
for marketing purposes and/or industry reporting purposes.
For our services
that require payment (such as internet access, web hosting and web
design), we also collect credit card information (such as account
name, number and expiration date), which is used for billing purposes
only, and is not otherwise shared.
E-mail Newsletters
If users wish to
subscribe to our e-mail newsletters, we ask for contact information
(such as name, e-mail address and, occasionally, demographic
information). We use this information in the same manner as we use
contact information in the registration and ordering process
described above. Recipients of our newsletters can unsubscribe using
the instructions listed at the end of the e-mail newsletter.
Surveys and Contests
From time to time
we invite users to provide information via surveys or contests.
Participation in these surveys or contests is always voluntary and
the user therefore has a choice whether to disclose requested contact
information (such as name and mailing address) and demographic
information (such as zip code). In addition to other uses set forth
in this policy, contact information collected in connection with
surveys and contests is used to notify the winners and award prizes,
to monitor or improve the use and satisfaction of the site, and may
be shared with sponsors of such surveys or contests.
Interactive Features
We sponsor banner
advertisements. DIGICOM256.com is not responsible for the
content of third party websites, advertisers or sponsors. Note that
all personal information sent or posted via such features becomes
public information for which we are not responsible.
Tell-A-Friend
If users elect to
use our referral service for informing a friend about our sites and
services, we may ask them for the friend's name and e-mail address. DIGICOM256.com
will use this information to send the friend an invitation. This
information may also be used to provide information about our company
and related products and services. The friend may contact us as
specified in the tell-a-friend message to request that no further
communications be sent.
Communications
with Us
We have features
where users can submit information to us (such as our feedback
forms). Letters to the editor and similar submissions may be made
public. Requests for service, support or information may be forwarded
as needed to best respond to a specific request. We may retain
e-mails and other information sent to us for our internal
administrative purposes, and to help us to serve customers better.
Service
Updates, Special Offers
In order to best
serve our customers, we may send updates that contain important
information about our sites and services. For example, we send new
members a welcoming message, and verify password and username for our
password-protected sites. We may also communicate with a user to
provide requested services and for account-related issues via e-mail,
phone or regular mail.
We offer our users
the option to receive information about our company, related
products, services and special deals. Users can choose not to receive
these communications, as set forth in our Permission section below.
Automatic Data Collection
Our web sites have
features that automatically collect information from users, to
deliver content specific to users' interests and to honor their
preferences. This information assists us in creating sites that will
serve the needs of our users.
We use
"cookies," a piece of data stored on the user's hard drive
containing information about the user. Cookies benefit the user by
requiring login only once, thereby saving time while on our site. If
users reject the cookies, they may be limited in the use of some
areas of our site. For example, the user may not be able to
participate in sweepstakes, contests or drawings.
Some of our
business affiliates use cookies on our sites in ads or promotions.
However, we have no access to or control over these business
affiliates' cookies; we urge users to read their privacy policies for
information.
For our internal
purposes, we gather date, time, browser type, navigation history and
IP address of all visitors to our site. This information does not
contain anything that can identify users personally. We use this
information for our internal security audit log, trend analysis and
system administration, and to gather broad demographic information
about our user base for aggregate use.
We may combine
demographic information supplied by a subscriber at registration with
site usage data to provide general profiles, in aggregate
non-personally identifiable form, about our users and their
preferences in the content of the site and advertising. We may share
this composite information with our advertisers and business
affiliates to help them better understand our services.
WITH WHOM YOUR
INFORMATION IS SHARED
When we have
co-branded, customized, private label, powered by or sponsored
products and services, or when we join with other parties to provide
specific services, we may share (provide and receive) personal
information with them. We do not share credit card information with
such third parties.
Other than as set
forth above, we do not share personally identifiable information with
other companies, apart from those acting as our agents in providing
our product(s)/service(s), and which agree to use it only for that
purpose and to keep the information secure and confidential. Also,
our parent, subsidiary and affiliate companies, entities into which
our company may be merged, or entities to which any of our assets,
products, sites or operations may be transferred, will be able to use
personal information. We will also disclose information we maintain
when required to do so by law, for example, in response to a court
order or a subpoena or other legal obligation, in response to a law
enforcement agency's request, or in special cases when we have reason
to believe that disclosing this information is necessary to identify,
contact or bring legal action against someone who may be causing
injury to or interference with (either intentionally or
unintentionally) our rights or property. Users should also be aware
that courts of equity, such as U.S. Bankruptcy Courts, might have the
authority under certain circumstances to permit personal information
to be shared or transferred to third parties without permission.
We may share
aggregate information, which is not personally identifiable, with
others. This information may include usage and demographic data, but
it will not include personal information.
CORRECTION/UPDATING
PERSONAL INFORMATION
If a user's
personally identifiable information changes (such as zip code), or if
a user no longer desires our product(s)/service(s), we provide a way
to correct or update that user's personal data. The user should
contact doclarry at digi-comm dot com
for the applicable product or service.
PERMISSION
Our users are
given the opportunity to choose whether to receive information from
our affiliates and us not directly related to the registered
services. Users also have the opportunity to choose whether to have
personal information shared with third parties for marketing
purposes. Instructions for how to exercise this choice are contained
in e-mails sent by us, on our product websites and in each of our
publications. Please note that we will endeavor to
implement requests within a reasonable time, although for a time
users may continue to receive mailings, etc., transmitted based on
information released prior to the implementation of the request.
Users will continue to receive information directly related to their
registered services, so they always are kept informed.
SECURITY
We use reasonable
precautions to protect our users' personal information and to store
it securely. Sensitive information that is transmitted to us online
(such as credit card number) is encrypted and is transmitted to us
securely. In addition, access to all of our users' information, not
just the sensitive information mentioned above, is restricted. Only
employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for
example, a billing clerk or a customer service representative) are
granted access to personally identifiable information. The servers on
which we store personally identifiable information are kept in a
secure environment.
LINKS
Our web sites
contain links to other sites. DIGICOM256.com is not
responsible for the privacy practices or content of such other sites.
We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to
read the privacy statements of each web site to which we may link
that may collect personally identifiable information.
NOTIFICATION
and CHANGES
If we change our
privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page so our users
are aware of what information we collect, how we use it and under
which circumstances, if any, we disclose it. Users should check this
policy frequently to keep abreast of any changes.
For questions
about this privacy statement, the practices of this site or any
dealings with DIGICOM256.com, please contact us at:
DigiCom256.com
123 West Main Street
Emmett, Idaho 83617
(208) 398-7000
doclarry at digi-comm dot com