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| The policy below is applicable
to www.computeraccessible.com. Your
privacy on the Internet is important to us. We have
created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate
our firm commitment to your privacy. As part of the
operations of ComputerAccessible, we gather certain
types of information about ComputerAccessible Affiliates,
Members and users. This ComputerAccessible Privacy Policy
(the "Privacy Policy") explains the types
of information we gather, what we do with it and how
you may correct or change information that ComputerAccessible
may collect. |
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 Information
Collected by ComputerAccessible
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| ComputerAccessible collects two
types of information about users: personal information
(such as name and e-mail address) and aggregate information
(such as information about how many users log on to our
sites on a daily basis). |
Personal
Information |
| Personal information is collected
when users voluntarily register for membership services.
Personal information includes e-mail addresses, user registration
data, passwords, external homepages, gender, birth date,
children and any other user data. We may also receive
personal usage and demographic information from third-party
partners, and we also collect e-mail addresses from users
who send us support mail or request technical or other
help. This information enables ComputerAccessible to improve
its sites to make your online visits more productive and
enjoyable. Our site's registration form requires users
to, among other information, give us a valid e-mail address.
We use customer e-mail addresses from the registration
form to inform you of the status of your Member Details
Page, comments to articles you are watching or have written,
new articles by Members you are watching, new membership
benefits and features, to let you know of urgent problems
on our site, and to present opportunities that are appropriate
to the interests of our community |
Aggregate
Information |
| One method of collecting aggregate
information about your activities online (such as the
pages you access most frequently or the search terms you
enter), and information volunteered by you (such as survey
or registration information), is by tracking Internet
Protocol (IP) addresses. An IP address is a number that
is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you
surf the Web. The computers that deliver the Web pages
to you automatically identify your computer by its IP
address. When you request a page from one of our sites,
our servers log your IP address. ComputerAccessible sites
record IP addresses for the purpose of system administration
and to provide aggregate data to third parties. We also
use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our
server, and to administer our Web site. In addition, your
IP address is used to help identify you and to gather
broad demographic information. |
Use
of Cookies |
| ComputerAccessible
uses 'cookies' to record information. A cookie is a small
data file that Web sites store on your hard drive when
you visit them. Cookies allow us to measure activity on
our sites and to improve your user experience by remembering
your passwords and viewing preferences, and allowing you
to visit various members-only parts of our sites without
re-registering. Cookies allow us to determine which areas
and features of our sites are most popular by measuring
user activity. This information allows us to make improvements
and updates to improve your ComputerAccessible experience.
ComputerAccessible does not use cookies to retrieve any
information from your computer. Most browsers are set
to accept cookies. If you prefer, you may set your browser
to refuse cookies or to alert you when cookies are being
sent. However, some parts of our site, such as the members-only
areas may not function properly if you choose not to accept
cookies. |
Links
to Third Party Websites |
| This site contains links to
sites other than our own. Those sites may not follow
the same privacy policies as ComputerAccessible. Such
links may be to advertisers, content providers or partners
who may use our logo and/or style as a result of a co-branding
or application service provider agreements. These sites
may send their own cookies to you, and may collect information
and use it in a way inconsistent with ComputerAccessible
privacy policy. Such sites may contain information that
content providers independent of ComputerAccessible
have created, maintained, published, posted or otherwise
made available.
The use of any information or
materials that you may access at these external sites
is purely voluntary. You should not rely on the contents
without independent and thorough review of the accuracy,
completeness, effectiveness, timeliness and correct
sequencing. These external sites may also refer to specific
commercial products, processes, or services by trade
name, trademark, service mark, manufacturer or otherwise.
Unless ComputerAccessible has provided explicit authority,
such references in no way indicate our endorsement,
recommendation or preference.
ComputerAccessible may also make
use of third-party ads from other companies to display
ads on our site. These ads may contain cookies. While
we use cookies in other parts of our Web site, cookies
received with such ads are collected by our ad company,
and we do not have access to this information. |
Third
Party Advertising |
| In the course of serving advertisements
to this site, our third-party advertiser may place or
recognize a unique "cookie" on your browser. |
Sharing
Data with Third Parties |
| ComputerAccessible shares aggregate
information with third parties for advertising and promotional
purposes. ComputerAccessible may also share personal information
with consultants and affiliates for internal business
purposes and may divulge personal information if such
information is subpoenaed, or if ComputerAccessible believes
that membership has been used to commit unlawful acts,
or acts that may endanger the health or safety of another
user or of the general public. |
Children's
Guidelines |
| ComputerAccessible encourages
parents and guardians to spend time with their children
online, and to be familiar with the sites their children
visit. No information
is permitted to be either submitted to, or posted on,
our sites by users under the age of 13. ComputerAccessible
relies on our users to be truthful in responding to
the question of age.
Our Web site meets the guidelines
of TRUSTe's Children's program, since we do not allow
children under the age of 13 to become members of our
site or publish any personal content or information. |
Opt-Out
Option |
| We give users the option to remove
their e-mail address from our database at any time and
to not receive future communications. To do so, please
click on the link at the bottom of your received emails
from ComputerAccessible "UNSUBSCRIBE" or choose
the on your Member Details page. |
Correct/Update/Modify |
| This site provides users with
options for changing and modifying information previously
provided. You can edit your personal information on your
"Member Details" page. You can edit the content,
provided by you, through 'Edit' links on the corresponding
pages or delete the content through 'Delete' links on
the corresponding pages. |
Extra
Information |
| No transmission of data over the
Internet is guaranteed to be completely secure. It may
be possible for third parties not under the control of
ComputerAccessible to intercept or access transmissions
or private communications unlawfully. While we strive
to protect your personal information, ComputerAccessible
cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information
you transmit to us. Any such transmission is done at your
own risk. Under no circumstances,
including but not limited to negligence, shall ComputerAccessible
be liable for any special, incidental or consequential
damages that result from the use of the information
or materials on ComputerAccessible sites, even if ComputerAccessible
or an authorized representative of ComputerAccessible,
has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
ComputerAccessible reserves the right to change this
Privacy Policy at any time. Any such changes will be
posted online.
USE OF THIS SITE SIGNIFIES YOUR
UNDERSTANDING AND AGREEMENT TO COMPLY WITH THE ENTIRE
PRIVACY POLICY.
You may also contact us via e-mail.
Click on the email icon to send any questions or inquiries
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ComputerAccessible
Public Forum |
| Information posted to articles,
message boards, chat areas, and member bio areas is available
to the general public and becomes public information.
In addition, the site offers to visitors the possibility
to provide their own content. PLEASE
EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN DECIDING TO DISCLOSE YOUR PERSONAL
INFORMATION. Users under the age of 18 should be particularly
careful not to provide any personally identifying information
while using chat rooms or message boards. Users of chat
areas and message boards must follow acceptable standards
of behaviour when posting messages online. ComputerAccessible
reserves the right to, but is not obligated to, refuse
or delete any content that in our sole discretion is
considered inappropriate. |
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