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Detailed information on how your information is collected, and utilized. Please note that this document may be updated periodically without warning or notification.
This privacy statement will outline how
your information that is collected from Network Defense Solutions will be utilized. This statement can be applied to ALL information
collected; whether through means of software application
registration, or through means of our members area on this web site, or
any other mediums. We would also like to state that your information
will be kept private.
Collection of Your
Personal Information:
In order to access
some of the services available to you via Network Defense Solutions, you will be asked to sign in with an e-mail
address and password, which we refer to as your credentials. As
part of creating your credentials, you may
also be requested to provide questions and secret answers, which we use
to help verify your identity and assist in resetting your password or
passwords, as
well as an alternate email address. Or, we may e-mail your password to
you by submitting a "Forgot my password" form. Some services may
require added
security.
On some pages, or product
registration forms, we ask you to
provide personal information, such as your e-mail address, name, home
or work address or telephone number. We may also collect demographic
information, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests
and favorites. If you choose to make a purchase or sign up for a paid
subscription service, we will ask for additional information, such as
your credit card number and billing address, that is used to create
a billing account.
We DO NOT collect
information about your
visit, or the pages you view, the links you click and other
actions taken in connection with our web site(s) and services. Nor do
we
collect certain standard information about your browser. We may collect
your IP address, browser type and language,
access times and referring Web site addresses for certain services. Or,
collect geographic locations about your computer, and physical
location(s), is you attempt to break into this site.
When you receive newsletters or
promotional e-mail from Network Defense Solutions. Our web sites
do not utilize 1x1 pixel, beacons or any other type of cookie
placement to determine what you have been viewing, and
when.
Use of Your
Personal Information:
Network Defense Solutions collects and uses
your personal information to operate and improve its sites and deliver
the services or carry out the transactions you have requested. These
uses may include providing you with more effective customer service;
making the site(s) or service(s) easier to use.
We also use your personal
information
to communicate with you. We may send certain mandatory service
communications such as welcome letters, billing reminders, information
on technical service issues, and security announcements. We may also
send out e-mails when we perform partnerships with other organizations,
and or partner up with new affiliates.
Personal
information collected on Network Defense Solutions. and its
services will be stored and
processed in the United States or any other country in which Network Defense Solutions
or its affiliates, subsidiaries or agents maintain facilities, (now or
in the future) and by
using a Network Defense Solution site or service, you consent
to any such transfer of
information outside of your country
Sharing of Your
Personal Information:
Except as described in
this statement, we will not disclose your personal information outside
of Network Defense Solutions and its controlled subsidiaries and
affiliates without
your consent.
Some Network Defense Solution services may be co-branded and offered in conjunction
with
another company. If you register for or use such services, both Network Defense Solutions and the other company may receive
information collected in
conjunction with the co-branded services.
We
may access and/or disclose your personal information if we believe such
action is necessary to: (a) comply with the law or legal process served
on Network Defense Solutions; (b) protect and defend the rights
or property of Network Defense Solutions. (including the
enforcement of our agreements); or (c) act in
urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Network Defense Solutions services or members of the public.
Accessing Your
Personal Information:
You may have the ability
to view or edit your personal information online. In order to help
prevent your personal information from being viewed by others, you will
be required to sign in with your credentials (e-mail address and
password). The appropriate method(s) for accessing your personal
information will depend on the fact that you have an account with us or
not.
Some of our services may
collect personal information that is
not accessible via the links provided on our web site. However, in such
cases, you may be
able to access that information through alternative means of access
described by the service. Or you can write us by using our "Contact Us"
link on our home page. We will normally contact you within 24 / 48
hours upon receiving your inquiry, or 30 days regarding your request.
Security of Your
Personal Information:
Network Defense Solutions is committed
to protecting the security of your personal information. We use a
variety of security technologies and procedures to help protect your
personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. For
example, we store the personal information you provide on computer
systems with limited access. Furthermore, those computer systems
utilize a high level of encryption, and we do not share pass codes, or
passwords with others. In addition to which, if an employee is fired
who does handle this information; access codes are changed 48 hours
before the individual is fired. When we transmit highly confidential
information (such as a
credit card number or password) over the Internet, we protect it
through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL)
protocol.
If a password is used to help
protect your accounts and
personal information, it is your responsibility to keep your password
confidential. Do not share this information with anyone. If you are
sharing a computer with anyone you should always choose to log out
before leaving a site or service to protect access to your information
from subsequent users.
Use of Third Party
Ad Networks:
The majority of the online
banner advertisements you see on Network Defense Solutions are
displayed by third party networks. However, we allow other companies,
called third-party ad
servers or ad networks, to display advertisements on our Web
pages. Some of these ad networks may place a persistent cookie on your
computer in order to recognize your computer each time they send you an
online advertisement. In this way, ad networks may compile information
about where you, or others who are using your computer, saw their
advertisements and determine which ads are clicked on. This information
allows an ad network to deliver targeted advertisements that they
believe will be of most interest to you. Network Defense Solutions does not have access
to the cookies that may be placed by the third-party ad servers or ad
networks.
Network Defense Solutions maintains relationships with a number of the
third-party ad networks currently operating Such information will be
divulged at another time. Ad networks that use persistent cookies may
offer
you a way to opt out of ad targeting. You may find more information at
the Web site of either the individual ad network or the Network
Advertising Initiative.
Controlling "Spam"
or Unsolicited E-mail:
Network Defense Solutions is highly concerned about controlling unsolicited commercial
e-mail, or "spam." Network Defense Solutions has a strict
Anti-Spam Policy
prohibiting spam. However, Network Defense Solutions
may sell, lease or rent its e-mail subscriber
lists to third parties (which may allow you to receive information
about products and services which you seem as beneficial to you). While
Network Defense Solutions continues to actively review
and implement new technology, such as expanded filtering features in
software applications,
there is no currently available technology that will totally prevent
the sending and receiving of unsolicited e-mail. Using tools such as
mail controls, and other add-on applications , and sharing of
your e-mail
address wisely, while online will help reduce the amount of
unsolicited e-mail
you receive.
Changes to This
Privacy Statement:
We will occasionally
update this privacy statement to reflect changes in our services and
customer feedback. When we post changes to this Statement, we will
revise the "last updated" date at the top of this statement. If there
are material changes to this statement or in how Network Defense Solutions will use
your personal information, we will notify you either by prominently
posting a notice of such changes prior to implementing the change or by
directly sending you a notification. We encourage you to periodically
review this statement to be informed of how Network Defense Solutions is protecting
your information.
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