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Privacy Statement
Information
Collection and Use
Active-Venture is the sole
owner of the information collected on this site. We will not sell, share, or rent
this information to others in ways different from what is disclosed in this
statement. We collects information from our users at several different points on our
website.
Registration
In order to provide the
services requested by the user and access to certain section of this site, a user
must complete the registration form. During registration a user is required to give
their contact information (such as name and email address). This information is used
to contact the user about the services on our site for which they have expressed
interest. It is optional for the user to provide demographic information (such as
income level and gender), and unique identifiers (such as social security number),
but encouraged so we can provide a more personalized experience on our site.
Order
We request information from
the user on our order form. Here a user must provide contact information (like name,
contact number, and email address) and financial information (like credit card
number, expiration date). This information is used for billing purposes and to fill
customers orders. If we have trouble processing an order, this contact
information is used to get in touch with the user.
Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data
stored on the users hard drive containing information about the user. Usage of a
cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information while on our
site. Once the user closes their browser, the cookie simply terminates. For
instance, by setting a cookie on our site, the user would not have to log in a
password more than once, thereby saving time while on our site. If a user rejects
the cookie, they may still use our site. The only drawback to this is that the user
will be limited in some areas of our site. Cookies can also enable us to track and
target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our site.
Some of our business partners
use cookies on our site (for example, advertisers). However, we have no access to or
control over these cookies.
Log
Files
We use IP addresses to analyze
trends, administer the site, track users movement, and gather broad demographic
information for aggregate use. IP addresses are not linked to personally
identifiable information.
Sharing
We may share aggregated
demographic information with our partners and advertisers. This is not linked to any
personal information that can identify any individual person. We use an outside
credit card processing company to bill users for products and services. These
companies do not retain, share, store or use personally identifiable information for
any secondary purposes.
We partner with other parties
to provide specific services. When the user signs up for these services, we will
share names, or other contact information that is necessary for the third party to
provide these services. These parties are not allowed to use personally identifiable
information except for the purpose of providing these services.
Links
This web site contains links
to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy
practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave
our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects
personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to
information collected by this Web site.
Security
This website takes every
precaution to protect our users information. When users submit sensitive
information via the website, your information is protected both online and off-line.
When our registration/order
form asks users to enter sensitive information (such as credit card number), that
information is encrypted and is protected with the best encryption software in the
industry - SSL. While on a secure page, such as our order form, the lock icon on the
bottom of Web browsers such as Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer
becomes locked, as opposed to un-locked, or open, when you are just surfing.
While we use SSL encryption to
protect sensitive information online, we also do everything in our power to protect
user-information off-line. All of our users information, not just the sensitive
information mentioned above, is restricted in our office. Only employees who need
the information to perform a specific job (for example, our billing staff or a
customer service representative) are granted access to personally identifiable
information. Our employees are regularly notified and/or reminded about the
importance we place on privacy, and what they can do to ensure our customers
information is protected.
Special
Offers
We send all customers a
confirmation email for every order and provide you username and password to access
your domain name. Established customers will occasionally receive information on
products, services, special deals, and a newsletter. Out of respect for the privacy
of our users we present the option to not receive these types of communications.
Please see our choice and opt-out below.
Site and
Service Updates
We also send the user site and
service announcement updates. Customers are not able to un-subscribe from service
announcements, which contain important information about the service. We communicate
with the user to provide requested services and in regards to issues relating to
their account via email or phone.
Correction/Updating
Personal Information
If a users personally
identifiable information changes (such as your zip code), or if a user no longer
desires our service, we will endeavor to provide a way to correct, update or remove
that users personal data provided to us. This can usually be done by emailing our
Customer Support
Choice/Opt-out
Our customers are given the
opportunity to opt-out of having their information used for purposes not
directly related to our site at the point where we ask for the information.
Customers who no longer wish
to receive our newsletter or our recommendations of new products may opt-out of
receiving these communications by replying to unsubscribe in the subject line in the
email or contact us at
http://support.active-venture.com.
Users of our site are always
notified when their information is being collected by any outside parties. We do
this so our users can make an informed choice as to whether they should proceed with
services that require an outside party, or not.
Notification
of Changes
If we decide to change our
privacy policy, we will post those changes on our Homepage so our users are always
aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under circumstances, if
any, we disclose it. If at any point we decide to use personally identifiable
information in a manner different from that stated at the time it was collected, we
will notify users by way of an email. Customers will have a choice as to whether or
not we use their information in this different manner. We will use information in
accordance with the privacy policy under which the information was collected.
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