Assurance Data, Inc., shares your concerns about privacy on the Internet. In order to better protect your privacy, Assurance Data, Inc., has provided this notice explaining its online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used on the Site. Furthermore, this Privacy Policy, being part of the Terms, works in conjunction with the Terms and Conditions of Use, but does not modify or supercede it.
Assurance Data, Inc., Collection and Use of Your Information
In the course of using the Site, Assurance Data, Inc., may ask you for your name, e-mail address, postal address, telephone number, fax number as well as other relevant information. Assurance Data, Inc., also may collect certain non-personally identifiable information when you visit many of our web pages such as the type of browser you are using (e.g., Netscape, Internet Explorer), the type of operating system you are using, (e.g., Windows '98 or Mac OS), the domain name of your Internet service provider (e.g., America Online, Earthlink), aggregate data about the number of visits to the Site and/or aggregate data about the pages visited.
How Assurance Data, Inc., Uses the Information
Assurance Data, Inc., uses the non-personally identifiable information ("Aggregate Data") to improve the design and content of the Site and to enable Assurance Data, Inc., to personalize your Internet experience. Assurance Data, Inc., may use the Aggregate Data to analyze Site usage as well as create services and/or products to fit your needs. Also, Assurance Data, Inc., shares this Aggregate Data with Assurance Data, Inc., related entities, advertisers, partners and/or other third party vendors. Assurance Data, Inc., shall own such Aggregate Data and maintain copies of such as part of its records.
Except as otherwise indicated, Assurance Data, Inc., uses the personally identifiable information ("Personal Information" ) you provide about yourself: (a) to respond to any of your inquiries or questions about our products and/or services; (b) for internal marketing purposes; (c) to provide you additional and updated information, materials and other advertisements regarding Assurance Data, Inc.'s products and/or services; (d) to offer you other materials and/or information that Assurance Data, Inc., believes may be of interest to you; (e) to cooperate with government officials or parties in litigation under process of law, or as otherwise required by law; (f) to protect the security or integrity of the Site; (g) to protect against a threat of safety or destruction of property; and/or (h) to protect against legal liability. In all cases, however, Assurance Data, Inc.'s agents, employees and contractors who have access to Personal Information are required to protect this information in a manner that is consistent with this Privacy Policy. Furthermore, Assurance Data, Inc., encourages all its business partners to adopt and adhere to standards of protection consistent with this Privacy Policy. Assurance Data, Inc., will not use the Personal Information, except as set forth herein, without your permission; provided, however, Assurance Data, Inc., shall own all such Personal Information and maintain copies of such as part of its records. If you do not wish to receive any such information or to allow Assurance Data, Inc., the right to use your personally identifiable information as described, please contact Assurance Data, Inc. The Aggregate Data and Personal Information may be transferred, distributed or sold as part of Assurance Data, Inc., or its assets.
Opt-Out
You may choose not to receive such information and/or to allow Assurance Data, Inc., to use your information in the manner described above by simply notifying Assurance Data, Inc. Upon receipt and processing of an "opt out" request, Assurance Data, Inc., will, within its commercially reasonable amount of time, remove your information from any future marketing communications.
Security; No Liability
Assurance Data, Inc., has implemented security measures to help protect against the risk of loss, misuse and alteration of any information under Assurance Data, Inc.'s control. Nevertheless, such security measures may not prevent all loss, misuse or alteration of information on the Site, and Assurance Data, Inc. is not responsible for any damages or liabilities relating to any such security failures. You understand that data and communications, including e-mail and other electronic communications, may be accessed by unauthorized third parties when communicated over the Internet. Furthermore, the Site contains links to other web sites. Assurance Data, Inc. is not responsible for nor can Assurance Data, Inc. ensure the privacy practices or content of such other sites.
IP Addresses and Cookies
Like other web sites, Assurance Data, Inc. uses your IP address to help diagnose problems with Assurance Data, Inc.'s servers, to administer the Site and for security purposes.
"Cookies" are pieces of data sent from a Web server through a Web browser, which writes a file on your local PC. This file enables a Web server to identify users that visit a site hosted by that server. Assurance Data, Inc. may use Cookies in order to identify you to our site so that Assurance Data, Inc. can provide more customized information and services to you. In addition, our site may contain advertisements that may contain Cookies. In general, if you choose, you can disable the use of Cookies by reviewing your browser's preferences and options. If you disable the use of Cookies, it will make some portions of our site inoperable.
Modification of Privacy Policy
Assurance Data, Inc. may change this Privacy Policy at any time, consistent with the terms set forth in the Terms and Conditions of Use, by posting the changed or amended Privacy Policy on the Site. Your continued viewing of or use of this Site following the posting of any changes to this Privacy Policy will signify your assent to any such changes or amendments.
How to Contact Assurance Data, Inc. for Any Reason
You may contact Assurance Data, Inc., with questions or comments regarding this Privacy Policy, updating any personally identifiable information or anything else related to Assurance Data, Inc. and/or this site.
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