Instant Technologies Privacy PolicyLast updated: January 2012
Instant Technologies understands that you care how personal
information that you provide to us through this Web site may be used and shared
with others. This policy discloses the information practices for visitor
information obtained through the Instant Technologies Web site and any other
Web sites owned and controlled by Instant Technologies (these sites are
referred to collectively as the "Web site" or "Instant
Technologies Web site") and addresses the following:
* Collection and
Use of Information
* Legal Disclaimer
* Sharing
Information
* Choice/Opt-Out
Links to Other Sites
* Security of Collected
Information
* Access to
Collected Information
* Changes to this
Policy
* Contacting Us
By using the Instant Technologies Web site and/or
registering with Instant Technologies, you agree to the practices described in
this Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Policy does not cover information that may be
collected through any software downloaded from the Web site. The collection and
use of such information will be addressed in the software license agreement
included with such software.
Collection and Use of Information
Anonymous Information/Cookies: You generally can visit this
Web site without revealing your identity or any other personal information
about yourself. However, like most other Web sites, we collect anonymous
information from visitors to our Web site. For example, our Web servers collect
the Internet protocol (IP) addresses, domain name addresses, and browser type
of visitors to the Web site. We also collect and measure information on visitor
activity on the Instant Technologies Web site, such as the number of visits to
the Web site, average time spent on the Web site, pages viewed, and similar
information.
This anonymous information is sometimes known as
"clickstream data". Instant Technologies uses analysis software to
process this data in the aggregate, to analyze trends and statistics and to
measure the use of our Web site, to improve the Web site, and to help us provide
better customer service. Also, when we collect personal information from you in
connection with a transaction, we may extract some information about that
transaction in an anonymous format and combine it with other anonymous
information such as clickstream data. This combined information is used and
analyzed only at an aggregate level to help us understand trends and patterns.
(If you do not want your transaction details used in this manner, you can
disable your cookies.)
We collect the anonymous information we mentioned in the
previous paragraphs through the use of various technologies, including one
called "cookies". A cookie is an element of data that a Web site can
send to your browser, which may then be stored on your system. Some pages of
the Instant Technologies Web site use cookies sent by Instant Technologies or
its third party vendors or other technologies to better serve you when you
return to the site. You can set your browser to notify you before you receive a
cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether to accept it. You can also set
your browser to turn off cookies. If you do so, however, some areas of the Web
site may not function properly.
Personal Information
There are portions of this Web site where we may request
"Individual Identification Information" from you, such as to provide
you with certain information you request or to support a trial download. The
"Individual Identification Information" collected from you may
include your name, address, telephone, fax number, Web site address (URL) and
e-mail address. If you wish to purchase any products or services through this
Web site, "Individual Identification Information" will also include
credit card information.
We use the Individual Identification Information you provide
to respond to your inquiry or to process your request. We may also use
Individual Identification Information (excluding credit card information) to
provide product and service announcements and other promotional communications,
unless you tell us otherwise (See "Choice/Opt-Out" below.)
Information Regarding Children
This Web site is not intended for persons under 13 years of
age. We do not knowingly solicit or collect personal information from or about
children, and we do not knowingly market our products or services to children.
Legal Disclaimer
We may use and disclose information about you, including
Individual Identification Information, if we believe it is appropriate to
conform to requirements of the law or to comply with legal proceedings, a court
order or legal process served on Instant Technologies or the Web site, to
protect the rights, property or safety of Instant Technologies, its users or
others, or in other legally limited circumstances (for example, to protect your
account from fraud).
Sharing Information
We do not share, sell, trade or lease Individual Identification
Information about you, except as outlined in this Privacy Policy.
If you choose to provide us with your Individual
Identification Information, we may transfer this information within Instant
Technologies, including any subsidiaries, affiliates and agents, as necessary
to respond to and process your request. Also, if Instant Technologies is merged
with or acquired by another company, sells a portion of its assets or otherwise
goes through a business transition, Individual Identification Information and
other customer information will likely be part of the transferred assets.
We may share the Individual Identification Information you
provide with other companies we have hired to provide services for us. These
companies - our vendors and service providers - are permitted to use that
information we share with them only to perform the services we have hired them
to provide. They are not permitted to use that information for any other
purpose. We may share the Individual Identification Information (excluding
credit card information) with our business partners whose products or service
we think may interest you. If you do not wish to receive such promotional
communications from our business partners, see "Choice/Opt-Out"
below.
We will release information about you if you direct us to do
so. We also may disclose to third parties the anonymous information we collect
from the Web site for purposes of analysis and improvement of the Web site and
customer services.
Your information (including Individual Identification
Information) may be stored, transferred and processed across borders, and from
your country or jurisdiction to the United States and other countries or
jurisdictions around the world as described in this Privacy Policy, and by
using this Web site, you consent to such cross-border activities.
Choice/Opt-Out
Instant Technologies does not require that you provide us
with Individual Identification Information. The choice is yours. However, if
you do not desire to give this information, access to some content on this Web
site will not be available to you. When you are asked to provide Individual
Identification Information on the Web site, you will be given the opportunity
to opt-out of having that information used for purposes not directly related to
the Web Site, like promotional uses. Also, if at any time you do not want to
receive promotional communications from Instant Technologies, its service
providers and/or its business partners, please contact the Instant Technologies
Webmaster. Instant Technologies will record your opt-out request in our Web
database and will not contact you on any electronic communications campaigns
that draw from this system.
Instant Technologies will record your opt-out
request in our Web database and will not contact you for promotional purposes. Instant
Technologies also will request its service providers and business partners to
not contact you for promotional purposes using the Individual Identification
Information you provided.
However, if you have purchased products or services from Instant
Technologies, Instant Technologies and its service providers and agents may
still contact you with notifications and information regarding such products or
services, as part of the products or services provided or as Instant
Technologies deems necessary for your use of the product or service.
Links to Other Sites
Instant Technologies' Web site may contain links to other
sites, such as Instant Technologies' business partners and sales affiliates.
While we try to link only to sites that share our high standards and respect
for privacy, we are not responsible for the content, security, or privacy
practices used by other sites.
Security of Collected Information
When we collect any Individual Identification Information,
we maintain safeguards to protect your personal information from unauthorized
or inappropriate access. We restrict access to Individual Identification
Information about you to those Instant Technologies employees who need to know
the information to respond to your inquiry or request or as otherwise
authorized under this Privacy Policy.
To further protect your privacy, you should not share with
anyone else your login information to access certain portions of the Web site.
Changes to this Policy
Instant Technologies may change this Privacy Policy from
time to time and will post the revised policy on the Web site, so please check
this Privacy Policy periodically to inform yourself of any changes. If we
intend to use or disclose Individual Identification Information in a manner
different from that stated when the information was collected, we will provide
notice to you on this Web site for at least 30 days.
Although we do not anticipate changing our Privacy Policy,
if you are concerned about possible changes, you should check the Privacy
Policy section of our Web site periodically and before you submit any
Individual Identification Information.
Contacting Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please
use the Contact Us page on this Web site. We welcome your questions and
suggestions about our Privacy Policy. |
