LifeTracks® Privacy Statement
Updated September 25, 2001
LifeTracks®is strongly committed to protecting the privacy of its
customers. The intent of this privacy policy is to detail the information
LifeTracks® may gather about customers who visit its Web sites, how that
information is used, and LifeTracks®'s disclosure practices. Please note
that this policy applies only to LifeTracks®'s Web sites and not to the
Web sites of other companies or organizations to which we provide links
via our web site. In the course of serving its customers, LifeTracks®
acquires, stores and transmits customer communications and information
that customers may regard as private or sensitive. Some of this information
- such as the customer's name, address, telephone number, and credit card
data - is provided to LifeTracks® by its customers in order to establish
service. Other information - such as the customer's account status, choice
of services, and customer logs - is created and maintained by LifeTracks®
in the normal course of providing service. None of this information will
be disclosed to any party, only within LifeTracks® company itself. LifeTracks®
also uses cookies on the landing pages of products sold online which record
the refering URL required for the order form processor itself.
Visit Information
LifeTracks® gathers "visit" information from all visitors that
visit LifeTracks® Web sites. Such data is used in the aggregate, to help
determine general usage patterns, how the site was accessed and fine tune
layout in order to ensure that our sites are as useful and enjoyable as
possible. This "visit" and statistical information will not
be made public information.
Please note that LifeTracks® does not control all HTML served in conjunction
with its sites. LifeTracks® sites may include content from other parties
that may perform user activity tracking other than that described herein.
For example, some of our customer web sites may use "cookies"
in ways that we do not.
Individual User Information
Individually identifiable information will not be released without that
individual's prior consent. Visitors are specifically asked for individually
identifiable information when signing up to use certain LifeTracks® services,
such as web hosting or e-commerce store plans. In some instances, users
may be asked for personal interest and/or demographic information in order
to create a more customized user experience; however these fields will
generally be optional.
LifeTracks® and/or its partners may wish to contact individual users regarding
community news or to make promotional offers. However, such communications
will only be delivered to users who have previously approved them.
LifeTracks® will not disclose any of its customers' personal and account
information unless LifeTracks® has reason to believe that disclosing such
information is necessary to identify, make contact with, or bring legal
action against someone who may be causing harm or interfering with the
rights or property of LifeTracks® or LifeTracks®'s customers.
Data Security
LifeTracks® will protect the confidentiality of its customers' information,
account information and personal communications to the fullest extent
possible and consistent with the law. To protect the loss, misuse, and
alteration of information that is collected from customers, LifeTracks®
has appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures in place
to secure this information.
How is customer information used?
LifeTracks® will not share any customer information with partners, affilates
or company representatives. LifeTracks® may use customer information to
provide its customers with system information or information about new
or upgraded products.
Opt Out & Modifications
Customers may opt out of receiving notices of new or upgraded products
from LifeTracks® by sending a request to admin@LifeTracks®.com. In this
request to admin@LifeTracks®.com, customers must identify: service purchased
from LifeTracks®, domain name (if applicable), contact information, and
the date the service was purchased. However, customers may not opt out
of receiving information from LifeTracks® which is essential for maintaining
or updating customers' accounts or system information. All customers may
access and modify their personal information by contacting LifeTracks®.
Special Notification with respect to Children's Privacy
(Users under the age of 13)
In response to concerns about protecting children's privacy online, Congress
enacted the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 ("COPPA"),
which sets forth rules and procedures governing the ways in which Web
sites may collect, use and disclose any personal information for children
under the age of 13. In accordance with LifeTracks® privacy policy and
COPPA regulations, we DO NOT:
1. Request or knowingly collect personally identifiable online or offline
contact
information from users under 13 years of age.
2. Knowingly use or share personal information from users under 13 years
of age with
third parties.
3. Give children the ability to publicly post or otherwise distribute
personally
identifiable contact information.
4. Entice children with the prospect of a special game, prize or other
activity to
divulge more information than is needed to participate in the activity.
Questions regarding children's privacy or any privacy concerns should
be directed to:
LifeTracks®
E-mail: admin@LifeTracks®.net
Disclosure
LifeTracks® reserves the right to access and disclose individually identifiable
information to comply with applicable laws and lawful government requests
or to protect itself or its users. Where practical, LifeTracks® will attempt
to obtain the prior consent of the individual prior to disclosing individually
identifiable information.
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