Most privacy policies
are pretty standard and so is ours. Basically, as I said on
the 'front' page in the title text, is that we honor and respect other
people's privacy (just as we expect to have our own respected and
honored). We do not share your private information (such as
your email, your name, etc) with any third parties. That's
just wrong on so many levels. The only exception is if you do
something illegal or immoral and it affects us or our site, then we
*will* report you to the proper authorities. We do no harm
and we wish to be treated in the same manner.
That said... here's the "official legaleze privacy policy"
for your perusal:
Welcome to
AffordaSoft.com (the "Site").
We understand that privacy online is important to users of our Site,
especially when conducting business. This statement governs
our privacy policies with respect to those users
of the Site ("Visitors") who visit without transacting business and
Visitors who register to transact business on
the Site and make use of the various services offered by
AffordaSoft.com (collectively, "Services") ("Authorized
Customers").
"Personally Identifiable
Information"
refers to any information that identifies or can be used to identify,
contact, or locate the person to whom such information pertains,
including, but not limited to, name, address, phone number, fax number,
email address, financial profiles, social security number, and credit
card information. Personally Identifiable Information does not include
information that is collected anonymously (that is, without
identification of the individual user)
or demographic information not connected to an identified individual.
What Personally Identifiable
Information is
collected?
We may collect basic user
profile information
from all of our
Visitors.
We collect the following additional information from our Authorized
Customers: the names, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses of
Authorized Customers, the nature and size of the business, and the
nature and size of the advertising inventory that the Authorized
Customer intends to purchase or sell.
What organizations are collecting the information?
In addition to our direct collection of
information, our
third party
service vendors (such as credit card companies, clearinghouses and
banks) who may provide such services as credit, insurance, and escrow
services may collect this information from our Visitors and Authorized
Customers. We do not control how these third parties use such
information, but we do ask them to disclose how they use personal
information provided to them from Visitors and Authorized Customers.
Some of these third parties may be intermediaries that act solely as
links in the distribution chain, and do not store, retain, or use the
information given to them.
How
does the Site use Personally Identifiable
Information?
We use Personally
Identifiable Information to
customize the
Site, to
make appropriate service offerings, and to fulfill buying and selling
requests on the Site. We may email Visitors and Authorized Customers
about research or purchase and selling opportunities on the Site or
information related to the subject matter of the Site. We may also use
Personally Identifiable Information to contact Visitors and Authorized
Customers in response to specific inquiries, or to provide requested
information.
With whom
may the information may be shared?
Personally
Identifiable Information about
Authorized
Customers may be
shared with other Authorized Customers who wish to evaluate potential
transactions with other Authorized Customers. We may share aggregated
information about our Visitors, including the demographics of our
Visitors and Authorized Customers, with our affiliated agencies and
third party vendors. We also offer the opportunity to "opt out" of
receiving information or being contacted by us or by any agency acting
on our behalf.
How is
Personally Identifiable Information stored?
Personally
Identifiable Information
collected by
AffordaSoft.com is securely stored and is not accessible to
third parties or employees of AffordaSoft.com except for use
as indicated above.
What
choices are available to Visitors regarding
collection,
use and distribution of the information?
Visitors
and Authorized Customers may opt out of
receiving unsolicited
information from or being contacted by us and/or our vendors and
affiliated agencies by responding to emails as instructed, or by
contacting us via our Contact
Feedback
Page.
Are
Cookies Used on the Site?
Cookies are
used for a variety of reasons. We use
Cookies to
obtain
information about the preferences of our Visitors and the services they
select. We also use Cookies for security purposes to protect our
Authorized Customers. For example, if an Authorized Customer is logged
on and the site is unused for more than 10 minutes, we will
automatically log the Authorized Customer off.
How does AffordaSoft.com use login information?
AffordaSoft.com uses login information,
including, but not
limited to, IP addresses, ISPs, and browser types, to analyze trends,
administer the Site, track a user's movement and use, and gather broad
demographic information.
What
partners or service providers have access to
Personally
Identifiable Information from Visitors and/or Authorized Customers on
the Site?
AffordaSoft.com has entered
into and will
continue to enter
into partnerships and other affiliations with a number of vendors.
Such vendors may have access to certain Personally
Identifiable
Information on a need to know basis for evaluating Authorized Customers
for service eligibility. Our privacy policy does not cover their
collection or use of this
information. Disclosure of Personally Identifiable Information to
comply with law.
We will disclose Personally Identifiable Information in order to comply
with a court order or subpoena or a request from a law enforcement
agency to release information. We will also disclose Personally
Identifiable Information when reasonably necessary to protect the
safety of our Visitors and Authorized Customers.
How does the Site keep Personally Identifiable
Information
secure?
All of our employees are
familiar with our
security policy
and
practices. The Personally Identifiable Information of our Visitors and
Authorized Customers is only accessible to a limited number of
qualified employees who are given a password in order to gain access to
the information. We audit our security systems and processes on a
regular basis. Sensitive information, such as credit card numbers or
social security numbers, is protected by encryption protocols, in place
to protect information sent over the Internet. While we take
commercially reasonable measures to maintain a secure site, electronic
communications and databases are subject to errors, tampering and
break-ins, and we cannot guarantee or warrant that such events will not
take place and we will not be liable to Visitors or Authorized
Customers for any such occurrences.
How can Visitors correct any inaccuracies in
Personally
Identifiable Information?
Visitors and
Authorized Customers may contact us
to update
Personally
Identifiable Information about them or to correct any inaccuracies by
emailing us at our contact page.
Can a Visitor delete or deactivate Personally
Identifiable
Information collected by the Site?
We
provide Visitors and Authorized Customers with
a mechanism
to
delete/deactivate Personally Identifiable Information from the Site's
database by contacting us via our feedback page.
However, because of backups and records of deletions, it may be
impossible to delete a Visitor's entry without retaining some residual
information. An individual who requests to have Personally Identifiable
Information deactivated will have this information functionally
deleted, and we will not sell, transfer, or use Personally Identifiable
Information relating to that individual in any way moving forward.
What happens if the Privacy Policy
Changes?
We will let our Visitors and
Authorized Customers
know about
changes to
our privacy policy by posting such changes on the Site. However, if we
are changing our privacy policy in a manner that might cause disclosure
of Personally Identifiable Information that a Visitor or Authorized
Customer has previously requested not be disclosed, we will contact
such Visitor or Authorized Customer to allow such Visitor or Authorized
Customer to prevent such disclosure.
Links:
This web site contains
links to other web sites.
Please note
that when
you click on one of these links, you are moving to another web site. We
encourage you to read the privacy statements of these linked sites as
their privacy policies may differ from ours. Most legitimate
marketers *will* respect your privacy and you need not worry, but it's
always the best to read each site's policies just to be safe.
We care about our customers & visitors, it's just
that simple.
:-)
