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This
document sets forth the Tech4Learning Online Privacy Policy (the
"Privacy Policy") for this Web site (the "Site"). If
you have objections to the Privacy Policy, you should not access or use
this Site.
Changes in Privacy Policy
All "personal information" ("personal
information" is defined as any information that identifies or can
be used to identify, contact, or locate the person to whom such
information pertains) that we collect and maintain will be subject to
the version of the Privacy Policy in effect at the time of such
collection. Tech4Learning reserves the right to change the Privacy
Policy from time to time at its sole discretion, and will provide notice
of material changes on the home page of the Site. You will be deemed to
have been made aware of, and will be subject to, such changes by your
continued use of the Site after such notice has been posted for thirty
(30) days. Tech4Learning will not sell or lease your personal
information except, if
Tech4Learning (or a division or subsidiary) is acquired by or merged
with, another entity, Tech4Learning may provide to such entity customer
information that is related to that part of our business that was sold
to or merged with the other entity without your consent.
Entities collecting personal information
Personal
information on this Site is collected by Tech4Learning Incorporated.
Tech4Learning's address is
10981 San Diego Mission Rd. Suite 120, San Diego, CA 92108, and its telephone number is 619-563-5348.
The Site contains links to other sites at which personal information is
collected. In such instances, unless expressly provided to the contrary,
the collection and use of your personal information will be governed by
the privacy policy applicable to that site.
Collection of personal information
As a visitor to this Site, you can engage in many activities without
providing any personal information. In connection with other activities,
such as subscribing to the collaboration services offered on the Site or
utilizing online software applications, Tech4Learning may ask you to
provide certain information about yourself by filling out and submitting
an online form. It is completely optional for you to engage in these
activities. If you elect to engage in these activities, however,
Tech4Learning may ask that you provide us personal information, such as
your first and last name, mailing address (including ZIP code), e-mail
address, employer, job title and department, telephone and fax numbers,
and other personal information.
When ordering products or services on the Site, you may be asked to
provide a credit card number. Depending upon the activity, some of the
information that we ask you to provide is identified as mandatory and
some as voluntary. If you do not provide the mandatory data with respect
to a particular activity, you will not be able to engage in that
activity.
When you use the Site, Tech4Learning or third parties authorized by
Tech4Learning may also collect certain technical and routing information
about your computer to facilitate your use of the Site and its services.
For example, we may log environmental variables, such as browser type,
operating system, CPU speed, and the Internet Protocol (IP) address of
your computer. We use these environmental variables to facilitate and
track your use of the Site and its services. Tech4Learning also uses
such environmental variables to measure traffic patterns on the Site.
Without expressly informing you in each particular circumstance, we do
not match such information with any of your personal information.
When you submit personal information to Tech4Learning through this Site,
you understand and agree that this information may be transferred across
national boundaries and may be stored and processed in any of the
countries in which Tech4Learning and its affiliates and subsidiaries
maintain offices, including, without limitation, the United States. You
also acknowledge that in certain countries or with respect to certain
activities, the collection, transferring, storage, and processing of
your information may be undertaken by trusted vendors of Tech4Learning.
Such vendors are bound by contract not to use your personal information
for their own purposes or provide it to any third parties.
Tech4Learning has established relationships with various service
providers whose services are available to you from this Site or from Web
sites that are linked to this Site. Typically, these providers offer
services that Tech4Learning customers might find useful, such as those
that can be used in conjunction with Tech4Learning services and
products. In order to use those services, you may be required to provide
personal information to the providers. Unless expressly provided to the
contrary, personal information that you provide while you are visiting a
provider's Web site will be subject to the privacy policy posted on such
site, and personal information that you provide while on this Site in
conjunction with a provider's service will be subject to this Privacy
Policy. You should be aware that our agreements with these service
providers often provide that they will share with Tech4Learning personal
information collected from you. In such instances, Tech4Learning may use
this information in a manner consistent with this Privacy Policy.
How
your personal information is used
Tech4Learning
collects your information in order to record and support your
participation in the activities you select. If you subscribe to a
service or register a product, for example, the information is used to
register your rights, if any, to technical support or other benefits
that may be made available to registered users. As another example, if
you enter a contest, information is collected to qualify the entry and
contact you regarding the contest or prize awards. Your personal
information is also used to keep you informed about product upgrades,
special offers, and other products and services of Tech4Learning and
selected third parties.
Tech4Learning may collect information about the use of the Site; such as
the types of services used and how many users we receive daily. This
information is collected in aggregate form, without identifying any user
individually. Tech4Learning may use this aggregate, non-identifying
statistical data for statistical analysis, marketing, or similar
promotional purposes.
Your
choices with respect to personal information
Tech4Learning
recognizes and appreciates the importance of responsible use of
information collected on this Site. Without your consent, Tech4Learning
will not communicate any information to you regarding products, services
and special offers available from Tech4Learning, although we may find it
necessary to communicate with you regarding your use of the services on
this Site. Except in the particular circumstances described in this
Privacy Policy, Tech4Learning will also not provide your name to other
companies or organizations without your consent.
There are other instances in which Tech4Learning may divulge your
personal information. Tech4Learning may provide your personal
information if necessary, in Tech4Learning's good faith judgment, to
comply with laws or regulations of a governmental or regulatory body or
in response to a valid subpoena, warrant, or order or to protect the
rights of Tech4Learning or others.
Protection
of your personal information
The
personal information that you provide in connection with registering
yourself as a user of Tech4Learning products or services or registering
an Tech4Learning product is classified as Registration Information.
Registration Information is protected in several ways. Access by you to
your Registration Information is available through a password and unique
customer ID selected by you. This password is encrypted. We recommend
that you do not divulge your password to anyone. In addition, your
Registration Information resides on a secure server that only selected
Tech4Learning personnel and contractors have access to via password.
Tech4Learning encrypts your personal information and thereby strives to
prevent unauthorized parties from viewing such information when it is
transmitted to Tech4Learning.
Personal information that you provide that does not constitute
Registration Information also resides on a secure server and is
accessible only to selected Tech4Learning personnel and contractors via
password. Since this information is not accessible by you, you will not
be asked to select a password in order to view or modify such
information.
Please note that any information you post to a public bulletin board or
chat room is available to all persons accessing that Site.
This Site complies with the terms
of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) of 1998.
Tech4Learning does not collect personally identifiable information from
individual users under the age of 13.
Use of cookies
When you visit this Site, you can browse the Site and access
important information without revealing your identity. In order to
improve our Site, we use "cookies" to track your visit. A
cookie is a small amount of data that is transferred to your browser by
a Web server and can only be read by the server that gave it to you. It
functions as your identification card, and enables Tech4Learning to
record your passwords, purchases, and preferences. It cannot be executed
as code or deliver viruses.
Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies. You can set your
browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, giving you the chance
to decide whether to accept it. (For some Web pages that require an
authorization, cookies are not optional. Users choosing not to accept
cookies will probably not be able to access those pages.)
While Tech4Learning uses cookies to track your visit to
Tech4Learning.com, and our Web servers automatically log the IP/Internet
address of your computer, Tech4Learning does not use this information to
identify you personally.
Privacy-related complaints
Tech4Learning takes its users' privacy concerns seriously. If you
believe that Tech4Learning has not complied with this Online Privacy
Policy with respect to your personal information, you may write the
Tech4Learning Privacy Officer at the address indicated above.
In your letter, please describe in as much detail as possible the ways
in which you believe that the Tech4Learning Online Privacy Policy has
not been complied with. We will investigate your complaint promptly.
Please note that if you provide Tech4Learning with inconsistent privacy
preferences (for example, by indicating on one occasion that third
parties may contact you with marketing offers and indicating on another
occasion that they may not), Tech4Learning cannot guarantee that your
most recent privacy preference will be honored.
Also, please note that Tech4Learning is not responsible for the content
or privacy practices of non-Tech4Learning Web sites to which this Site
or any other Tech4Learning Web site may link. You should review the
privacy policy of such sites before using the sites.
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