Computer Alternatives Incorporated is committed to protecting your privacy and developing
technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online
experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the Computer Alternatives Incorporated Web site and governs data collection and usage. By
using the Computer Alternatives Incorporated Web site, you consent to the data
practices described in this statement.
Collection of your Personal
Information
Computer Alternatives Incorporated collects personally identifiable
information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or
work address or telephone number. Computer Alternatives Incorporated also collects
anonymous demographic information, which is not unique
to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences,
interests and favorites.There is also information about your computer
hardware and software that is automatically collected
by Computer Alternatives Incorporated. This information can include: your IP
address, browser type, domain names, access times and
referring Web site addresses. This information is used
by Computer Alternatives Incorporated for the operation of the service, to
maintain quality of the service, and to provide general
statistics regarding use of the Computer Alternatives Incorporated Web site.Please keep in mind that if you directly
disclose personally identifiable information or personally
sensitive data through Computer Alternatives Incorporated public message boards,
this information may be collected and used by others.
Note: Computer Alternatives Incorporated does not read any of your private
online communications.Computer Alternatives Incorporated encourages you to review
the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link
to from Computer Alternatives Incorporated so that you can understand how those
Web sites collect, use and share your information. Computer Alternatives Incorporated is not responsible for the privacy statements or
other content on Web sites outside of the Computer Alternatives Incorporated
and Computer Alternatives Incorporated family of Web sites.
Use of your Personal
Information
Computer Alternatives Incorporated collects and uses your personal
information to operate the Computer Alternatives Incorporated Web site and
deliver the services you have requested. Computer Alternatives Incorporated also uses your personally identifiable information to
inform you of other products or services available from
Computer Alternatives Incorporated and its affiliates. Computer Alternatives Incorporated may also
contact you via surveys to conduct research about your
opinion of current services/products or of potential new
services/products that may be offered.Computer Alternatives Incorporated does not sell, rent or lease
its customer lists to third parties. Computer Alternatives Incorporated may,
from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business
partners about a particular offering that may be of interest
to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable
information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number)
is not transferred to the third party. In addition, Computer Alternatives Incorporated may share data with trusted partners to help us perform
statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide
customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such
third parties are prohibited from using your personal
information except to provide these services to Computer Alternatives Incorporated and they are required to maintain the confidentiality
of your information.Computer Alternatives Incorporated does not use or disclose
sensitive personal information, such as race, religion,
or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.Computer Alternatives Incorporated keeps track of the Web sites
and pages our customers visit within Computer Alternatives Incorporated in
order to determine what Computer Alternatives Incorporated services/products
are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized
content and advertising within Computer Alternatives Incorporated to customers
whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a
particular subject area.Computer Alternatives Incorporated Web sites will disclose
your personal information, without notice, only 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 Computer Alternatives Incorporated
or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property
of Computer Alternatives Incorporated; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances
to protect the personal safety of users of Computer Alternatives Incorporated
or the public.
Use of Cookies
The Computer Alternatives Incorporated Web site use "cookies"
to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie
is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web
page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or
deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely
assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server
in the domain that issued the cookie to you.One of the primary purposes of cookies
is to provide a convenience feature to save you time.
The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that
you have returned to a specific page. For example, if
you personalize Computer Alternatives Incorporated pages, or register with
Computer Alternatives Incorporated site or services/products, a cookie helps
Computer Alternatives Incorporated to recall your specific information on subsequent
visits. This simplifies the process of recording your
personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping
addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Computer Alternatives Incorporated Web site, the information you previously provided
can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Computer Alternatives Incorporated
features that you customized.You have the ability to accept or decline
cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies,
but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline
cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies,
you may not be able to fully experience the interactive
features of the Computer Alternatives Incorporated services or Web sites you
visit.
Security of your
Personal Information
Computer Alternatives Incorporated secures your personal information
from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Computer Alternatives Incorporated secures the personally identifiable information you
provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment,
protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure.
When personal information (such as a credit card number)
is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through
the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer
(SSL) protocol.
Changes to this
Statement
Computer Alternatives Incorporated will occasionally update
this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer
feedback. Computer Alternatives Incorporated encourages you to periodically
review this Statement to be informed of how Computer Alternatives Incorporated
is protecting your information.
Contact
Information
Computer Alternatives Incorporated welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of
Privacy. If you believe that Computer Alternatives Incorporated has not adhered
to this Statement, please contact Computer Alternatives Incorporated. We will
use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine
and remedy the problem.
