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Privacy Policy as of February 14, 2005
Your Privacy Matters to Us
AutoHomeUSA respects your privacy and is committed to protecting
all personal information you choose to share with us. This privacy
statement explains when we might ask you for personal information,
what we might do with it, and how we will protect its confidentiality.
When Do We Ask for Your Personal Information
Where possible, we enable you to browse our Web site without providing
us with any personal information. When we do ask you for personal
information, we only use it for specific purposes in order to enhance
the service we provide to you.
We will ask you when we need information that personally identifies
you or allows us to contact you to provide a service or carry
out
a transaction that you have requested. Examples include: receiving
information about AutoHomeUSA products and services, entering
a
contest, ordering e-mail newsletters, filling out a survey, downloading
software or license keys, requesting additional information, applying
to our Partner Program, logging into certain limited-access sections
of our Web site (such as for support, partners, press), and signing
up for an event or training. The personal information we collect
may include your name, title, company or organization name, work
e-mail, work phone, information about your job function, and information
about your company. If you are applying for credit as part of
our
Partner Program, additional information about your company may
be requested.
Our Web site may collect certain information about your visit,
such as the name of the Internet service provider and the Internet
Protocol (IP) address through which you access the Internet; the
date and time you access the site; the pages that you access while
at the site and the Internet address of the Web site from which
you linked directly to our site. This information is used to help
improve the site, analyze trends and administer the site.
Access to certain limited-access portions of our Web site may
require a login id and a password. The use of such web pages,
and the information
or programs downloadable from them, may be governed by a written
agreement between your employer and AutoHomeUSA. Your personal
information may be retained by AutoHomeUSA to verify compliance
with the agreement, log software licenses granted, to track software
downloaded from those pages, or track usage of other applications
available on those pages.
From time to time, AutoHomeUSA may receive personal information
from business partners and vendors. We only use such information
if it has been collected in accordance with acceptable privacy
practices consistent with this Policy and applicable laws.
How Do We Use Your Personal Information
Personal information collected by this Web site will be used to
operate the Web site and to provide service(s) or carry out the
transaction(s) that you have requested or authorized. We do not
sell your personal information. We only share your personal data
outside of AutoHomeUSA with your consent, as required by law, or
to protect AutoHomeUSA, its customers, or the public, or with
companies
that help AutoHomeUSA fulfill our obligations with you, and then
only with partners who share our commitment to protecting your
privacy
and data.
We may use your personal information to provide you with more effective
customer service, to improve the Web site and any related AutoHomeUSA products or services, and to make our Web site easier to use
by eliminating the need for you to repeatedly enter the same information
or by customizing the Web site to your particular preference or
interests. We may merge site-visitation data with anonymous demographic
information for research purposes, and we may use this information
in aggregate to provide more relevant content.
We may use your personal information to provide you with important
information about the products or services that you are using,
including
critical updates and notifications. Additionally, with your permission,
we may send you information about other AutoHomeUSA products
and
services, and/or share information with AutoHomeUSA partners so
they may send you information about their products and services.
When you sign up for a newsletter or agree to receive promotional
e-mail, we may use customized links or similar technologies to track
e-mail links that you click. We may associate that information with
your personal information in order to provide you more focused e-mail
communications or purchase information. Each e-mail communication
includes an unsubscribe link allowing you to stop delivery of that
type of communication.
We occasionally hire other companies to provide limited services
on our behalf, such as Web site hosting, packaging, mailing and
delivering prizes, answering customer questions about products and
services, and sending information about our products, special offers,
and other services. We will only provide those companies the personal
information they need to deliver the service. They are required
to maintain the confidentiality of the information and are prohibited
from using that information for any other purpose.
AutoHomeUSA may disclose personal information if required to do
so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary
to (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process
served on AutoHomeUSA; (b) protect and defend the rights or property
of AutoHomeUSA; or (c) act in urgent circumstances to protect the
personal safety of AutoHomeUSA employees or agents, users of AutoHomeUSA products or services, or members of the public.
Personal information collected on our web site may be stored and
processed in the United States or any other country in which AutoHom
USA or its affiliates, subsidiaries or agents maintain facilities,
and by using the web site, you consent to any such transfer of
information
outside of your country. AutoHomeUSA abides by the safe harbor
framework as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding
the collection, use, and retention of data from the European Union.
Control of your Personal Information
Except as otherwise described in this statement, we will not share
personal information you provide to us without your permission.
In addition, as described below, you may contact us at any time
to update or delete your personal information.
On occasion, we may send you email informing you of technical
service or security issues related to a product or service you
requested
or confirming you requested a product or service. In some services
that may be offered by AutoHomeUSA, contacting you is an intrinsic
part of the service. You will not be able to choose to unsubscribe
to these mailings, as they are considered an essential part of
the
service(s) you have elected to receive.
Keeping Your Personal Information Secure
We use a variety of physical, digital and managerial technologies
and procedures to help protect your personal information from unauthorized
access, use, or disclosure. For example, when we transmit sensitive
personal information over the Internet, we protect it through the
use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.
While we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot
ensure the security of the information you transmit to us, and so
we urge you to take every precaution to protect your personal data
when you are on the Internet. Change your passwords often, use a
combination of letters and numbers, and make sure you use a secure
browser.
Protection of Children's Personal Information
This Web site is intended for general audiences and does not knowingly
collect any personal information from children.
Use of Cookies and Tracking Information
A cookie is a small text file that is stored on your hard disk
when you browse a Web site. When you visit our Web site, AutoHomeUSA
may store a cookie on your computer's hard drive. This allows
us to enhance your ability to use our Web site by recognizing you
when you visit or to optimize the information or features presented
to you based on your demonstrated areas of interest. Cookies may
also be used to compile aggregate information about areas of our
site that are visited most frequently. This aggregate traffic information
can be used to enhance the content of our site and make your experience
more enjoyable.
You are always welcome to visit our Web site with cookies disabled.
However, you made be asked to re-enter information that you have
provided before (such as your name or contact information). In addition,
certain capabilities of our Web site, such as use of limited-access
portions, personalization or special interactivity features, may
not function fully without cookies.
If you have requested information or services from us or have opted
in to third-party mailing lists, you may receive email from us that
references content that contains a unique identifier. Such content
sometimes takes the form of tiny, transparent images that are sometimes
called "clear GIFs" or an equivalent. These clear GIFs may be used
to assist in delivering a cookie from our Web site. These cookies
may be used to compile aggregated statistics about usage of our
Web site, such as how many visitors clicked on key elements (such
as links or graphics) on one of our Web pages, a blog or a newsletter.
We may share aggregated site statistics with partner companies.
In addition, such clear GIFs may sometimes be used to deliver co-branded
services. We may also include clear GIFs in promotional email messages,
newsletters, and other communications in order to determine whether
messages have been opened or acted upon. In some instances, clear
GIFs may be placed by third-party service providers to help determine
the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns or email communications.
These clear GIFs may be used by such service providers to store
a persistent cookie on your computer. Doing this allows the service
provider to recognize your computer each time you visit certain
pages or emails and compile anonymous information in relation to
those page views.
Partners and Agents
As mentioned above, we may share certain information with trusted
agents who provide specific services to us and/or administer information
offered at our site, for example, service providers who help us
manage, track and respond to customer inquiries, information requests,
etc. We may also share information with our authorized resellers
and integration partners, who may be better suited to respond
directly
to meet your specific AutoHomeUSA product and services needs. These
parties do not use or otherwise disclose any information except
as our authorized agents for the purpose of providing the products
and services or administering the activities on our behalf. Any
company that we share your personally identifiable information
with will have executed a confidentiality agreement with us, requiring
that they keep all data received from us confidential.
Transfer of Assets
AutoHomeUSA is an independent company. However, personal information
provided to AutoHomeUSA may be transferred in the event that
all
or substantially all of the assets of the company are acquired
by a third party whether by merger, acquisition, reorganization
or
otherwise.
Third Party Web sites
Our Web site contains links to other sites, such as those of our
business partners, articles or sources of information that we believe
visitors to our site may find interesting. AutoHomeUSA does not
share your personal information with those Web sites and is not
responsible for their privacy practices. We encourage you to learn
about the privacy policies of those companies.
Notification of Changes
We may occasionally update this privacy statement. When we do,
we will also revise the date at the top of this privacy statement.
For material changes to this privacy statement, we will notify you
either by placing a prominent notice on the home page of our Web
site or by directly sending you a notification. We encourage you
to periodically review this privacy statement to stay informed about
how we are helping to protect the personal information we collect.
Your continued use of the service constitutes your agreement to
this privacy statement and any updates.
We Welcome Your Comments
You may contact us at any time with any privacy questions or concerns
that you may have. You also may ask at any time to see the personal
data you have given us and request correction or deletion. We strive
to protect the security of your personal data by use of appropriate
measures and processes.
If you ever have questions or concerns about the personal information
you have provided us, please email us at privacy@AutohomeUSA.com
or via postal mail at:
AutoHomeUSA
112 North Curry St.
Carson City, NV 89703
Phone: 888-852-2359
AutoHomeUSA welcomes your comments regarding this privacy statement.
If you believe that we have not adhered to this privacy statement,
please contact us and we will use commercially reasonable efforts
to promptly determine and remedy the problem.
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