Privacy Statement
We have developed this Privacy Statement because we want you to feel confident about the privacy and security of your personal information. We take all reasonable care to prevent any unauthorised access to your personal information. Please read this Privacy Statement carefully.When we refer to 'personal information' in this Privacy Statement, we mean information which identifies you as an individual, or is capable of doing so. For that reason, we may hold and use data about you in your capacity as a consumer, a business customer, or as an individual acting on behalf of a business customer.
What does this Privacy Statement cover?
This Privacy Statement applies only to our web sites and services. It does not apply to any third party services or to any third party sites even if we host them or you access them from our web sites. If you disclose your personal information directly to other companies, your personal information will be dealt with according to their privacy policies and practices.
What Information Do We Collect?
When you visit our Web site you may provide us with two types of information: personal information you knowingly choose to disclose that is collected on an individual basis, and Web site use information collected as you and others browse our Web site.
For how long do we keep information?
The time period for which we keep information varies according to what the information is used for. In some cases there are legal requirements to keep data for a minimum period. Unless there is a specific legal requirement for us to keep the information, we will retain it for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which the data was collected or for which it is to be further processed.
How Do We Use the Information That You Provide to Us?
We use the personal information gathered for purposes of administering our business activities, providing customer service and making available other products and services to our customers and prospective customers. Occasionally, we may also use the information we collect to notify you about important changes to our Web site, new services and special offers we think may be of interest to you. You may notify us at any time if you do not wish to receive these offers.
Your Consent
By using our Web site you consent to our collection and use of your personal information as described in this Privacy Statement.
Personal Information You Choose to Provide
Registration Information: When you register for certain services, or register for email newsletters and alerts you will provide us information about yourself, your firm or business.
Credit Card Information: If you choose to purchase products or services from us or our partners, you may need to give personal information and authorisation to obtain information from various credit services. For example, you may need to provide the following information:
- Name
- Mailing address
- Email address
- Credit or Debit card number
- Home and business phone numbers
Email Information: If you choose to correspond with us through email, we may retain the content of your email messages together with your email address and our responses. We provide the same protections for these electronic communications that we employ in the maintenance of information received by mail and telephone.
Protecting Your Information and Secure Information Transmissions?
E-mail is not recognised as a secure medium of communication. For this reason, we request that you do not send confidential information to us by email. Some of the information you may enter on our Web site may be transmitted securely via Secure Sockets Layer SSL, 128 bit encryption. Pages utilising this technology will have URLs that start with https. Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns.
Web Site Use Information
Similar to other commercial Web sites, our Web site utilises a standard technology called "cookies" and Web server logs to collect information about how our Web site is used. Information gathered through cookies and Web server logs may include the date and time of visits, the pages viewed, time spent at our Web site, and the Web sites visited just before and just after our Web site.
What Are Cookies?
A 'cookie' is a text file which is allocated by our server to your PC. The text file contains a random number which, unless the cookie is deleted, allows your PC to be identified if you visit our web sites again.
How Do We Use Information We Collect from Cookies?
For customers and visitors to our web site we use cookies to collect information. Our servers use two different types of cookies. The first type is known as a 'session-based' cookie and is allocated to your PC only for the duration of your visit to our web site. It helps you to move around the web site faster and, if you're a registered customer, it allows us to give you information relevant to your selected service. This cookie automatically expires when you close down your browser. The second type of cookie known as a 'persistent' cookie is allocated to your PC only if you agree by selecting the 'Remember Me' function. This cookie, if chosen, will remain on your PC for a period of time.
This cookie allows us to:
- welcome you as an individual when you log on to our web site
- limit how often you see particular advertisements or announcements on our web site
- identify your defaults if you have set up a customised homepage
- provide you with relevant self-help information
- track where you have come from if you have come to our web site from another web site
- track how many times you visit a page or advertisement
Other companies which advertise or offer their products or services on our web sites may also allocate cookies to your PC. The types of cookies they use and how they use the information generated by them will be governed by those companies' Privacy Policies, not ours.
All types of cookies can be removed from your PC. However, if you do this there is likely to be a deterioration of your experience of our web sites (e.g. you may end up being shown endless numbers of pop up boxes containing the same advertisements or not being able to see a personalised page). Your browser lets you choose whether to accept, not to accept or to be warned before accepting cookies. These settings can be found in the advanced preferences -
In Internet Explorer, select: Tools menu > Internet options > Security > Custom Level
In Netscape 4.x select: Edit menu > Preferences > Advanced
For removing the 'Remember Me' cookie, just un-tick the box when you sign in. Cookies do not allow us to gather any personal information about you and we do not generally store any personal information that you provided to us in your cookies.
IP Addresses
An IP address is a number that is used by computers on the internet to identify your computer. IP addresses are used by your computer every time you are connected to the Internet. Your IP addresses are automatically collected by our web server as part of demographic and profile data known as traffic data so that data (such as the Web pages you request) can be sent to you.
Referrers
A Referrer is the information passed along by a web browser that references the Web URL you linked from, and is automatically collected by our web server as traffic data. We use traffic data to credit your referral to a partner or affiliate who referred you to our web site. This information by also be used by Activeware.net Limited to identify broad demographic trends that may be used to provide information tailored to your interests. You will not be personally identified from this information.
Sharing Information
We may enter into alliances or partnerships with third parties who may be given access to personal information including your name, address, telephone number and email for the purpose of providing you information regarding products and services that we think will be of interest to you. In connection with alliances or partnerships, we may also provide certain information to third parties if we have determined that the information will be used in a responsible manner by a responsible third party. For example, some of our partners operate stores or provide services on our site, while others provide offerings developed by us for your use. We also use third parties to facilitate our business, including, but not limited to, sending email and processing credit card payments. In connection with these offerings and business operations, our partners and other third parties may have access to your personal information for use in connection with business activities. As we develop our business, we may buy or sell assets or business offerings. Customer and visitor information is generally one of the transferred business assets in these types of transactions. We may also need to transfer such information in the course of corporate divestitures, mergers, or any dissolution.
Notice of New Services.
Occasionally, we may also use the information we collect to notify you about important changes to our Web site, new services and special offers we think you will find valuable. As our customer, you will be given the opportunity to notify us of your desire not to receive these offers by sending us an email request to info@activeware.net
Employee Access to Your Information?
Our corporate values, ethical standards, and practices are committed to the appropriate protection of customer and visitor information. Our business practices limits employee access to confidential information, and limits the use and disclosure of such information to authorised persons.
How Can You Access and Correct Personal Information?
At your request we will provide you in writing a copy your personal information that we collect online and maintain in our database. If the information we hold about you is inaccurate, please let us know and we will make the necessary amendments and confirm that these have been made.
What About Legal Disclosure of Information?
We may disclose information when legally compelled to do so, or when we believe that the law requires it, or for the protection of our legal rights.
What About Other Web Sites Linked to Our Web Site?
We are not responsible for the practices employed by Web sites linked to or from our Web site nor the information or content contained therein.Often links to other Web sites are provided solely as pointers to information on topics that may be useful to the users of our Web site.Please remember that when you use a link to go from our Web site to another Web site, our Privacy Statement is no longer in effect. Your browsing and interaction on any other Web site, including Web sites which have a link on our Web site, is subject to that Web site's own rules and policies. Please read over those rules and policies before proceeding.
How do we protect your data when it is transferred out of Europe?
European countries are required to have a similar standard of protection of personal data. This is not always the case outside that area. We do sometimes transfer data outside that area but before doing so we take steps to ensure that there is adequate protection, as required by data protection laws.
Changes to Privacy Statement
Our Privacy Statement and Terms of Use may change over time. You should check these documents to see if any modifications have been made since your last visit. If you continue to use the services after any such changes, your continued use will constitute your consent and acceptance to such changes.
Last modified
This Privacy Statement was last modified on 23/02/06
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Contact Us.
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Statement, the practices of Activeware.net Ltd or your dealings with our web site, please contact us by any means using the details listed on the Contact page.