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WEBSITE PRIVACY POLICY
The
Internet is an amazing tool. It has the power to change the
way we live, and we're starting to see that potential today.
With only a few mouse-clicks, you can follow the news, look
up facts, buy goods and services, and communicate with
others from around the world. It's important to [Geetech
Communications to help our customers retain their privacy when
they take advantage of all the Internet has to offer.
We believe
your business is no one else's. Your privacy is important to
you and to us. So we'll protect the information you share
with us. To protect your privacy, [Geetech Communications follows
different principles in accordance with worldwide practices
for customer privacy and data protection.
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We won’t
sell or give away your name, mail address, phone number,
email address or any other information to anyone.
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We’ll use
state-of-the-art security measures to protect your
information from unauthorized users.
NOTICE
We will ask you when we need information that personally
identifies you (personal information) or allows us to
contact you. Generally, this information is requested when
you create a Registration ID on the site or when you
download free software, enter a contest, order email
newsletters or join a limited-access premium site. We use
your Personal Information for four primary purposes.
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To make the
site easier for you to use by not having to enter
information more than once.
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To help you
quickly find software, services or information.
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To help us
create content most relevant to you.
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To alert
you to product upgrades, special offers, updated information
and other new services from [Geetech Communications.
CONSENT
If you choose not to register or provide personal
information, you can still use most of www.geetech.net But you
will not be able to access areas that require registration.
If you decide to register, you will be able to select
the kinds of information you want to receive from us by
subscribing to various services, like our electronic
newsletters. If you do not want us to communicate with you
about other offers regarding Geetech Communications
products, programs, events, or services by email, postal
mail, or telephone, you may select the option stating that
you do not wish to receive marketing messages from Geetech
Communications.
Geetech
Communications
occasionally allows other companies to offer our
registered customers information about their products and
services, using postal mail only. If you do not want to
receive these offers, you may select the option stating that
you do not wish to receive marketing materials from third
parties.
ACCESS
We will provide you with the means to ensure that your
personal information is correct and current. You may review
and update this information at any time at the Visitor
Center. There, you can:
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View and
edit personal information you have already given us.
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Tell us
whether you want us to send you marketing information, or
whether you want third parties to send you their offers by
postal mail.
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Sign up for
electronic newsletters about our services and products.
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Register.
Once you register, you won't need to do it again. Wherever
you go on www.geetech.net, your information stays with you.
SECURITY
Geetech Communications
has taken
strong measures to protect the security of your personal
information and to ensure that your choices for its intended
use are honored. We take strong precautions to protect your
data from loss, misuse, unauthorized access or disclosure,
alteration, or destruction.
We
guarantee your e-commerce transactions to be 100% safe and
secure. When you place orders or access your personal
account information, you're utilizing secure server software SSL, which encrypts your personal information before it's
sent over the Internet. SSL is one of the safest encryption
technologies available.
In
addition, your transactions are guaranteed under the Fair
Credit Billing Act. This Act states that your bank cannot
hold you liable for more than $50.00 in fraudulent credit
card charges. If your bank does hold you liable for $50.00
or less, we'll cover your liability provided the
unauthorized, fraudulent use of your credit card resulted
through no fault of your own and from purchases made from us
over our secure server. In the event of unauthorized use of
your credit card, you must notify your credit card provider
in accordance with its reporting rules and procedures.
Geetech
Communications strictly protects the security of your personal
information and honors your choices for its intended use. We
carefully protect your data from loss, misuse, unauthorized
access or disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
Your
personal information is never shared outside the company
without your permission, except under conditions explained
above. Inside the company, data is stored in
password-controlled servers with limited access. Your
information may be stored and processed in USA or any other
country where Geetech Communications, its subsidiaries,
affiliates or agents are located.
You also
have a significant role in protecting your information. No
one can see or edit your personal information without
knowing your user name and password, so do not share these
with others.
NOTICE TO PARENTS
Parents or guardians: we want to help you guard your
children's privacy. We encourage you to talk to your
children about safe and responsible use of their Personal
Information while using the Internet.
The
Geetech Communications site does not publish content that is
targeted to children. However, if you are concerned about
your children providing Geetech Communications any personal
information without your consent, Geetech Communications offers a
Kids account. It allows parents to give parental consent for
the collection, use and sharing of children’s (ages 12 and
under) personal information online.
ENFORCEMENT
If for some reason you believe [Geetech Communications has not
adhered to these principles, please notify us by email at
privacy@email.com, and we will do our best to determine and
correct the problem promptly. Be certain the words Privacy
Policy are in the Subject line.
ELECTRONIC PRODUCT REGISTRATION
When you buy and install a new product, we may ask you to
register your purchase electronically. When you do, we merge
your registration information with any information you've
already left with us (we call that information your personal
profile). If you haven't previously registered with us, we
create a personal profile for you from your product
registration information. If you ever want to review or
update that information, you can visit the Profile Center,
click on Update Profile, and edit any of the Personal
Information in your profile. If you haven't already created
a Registration ID, we will ask you to do so. This ensures
that only you can access your information.
CUSTOMER PROFILES
As mentioned above, every registered customer has a unique
personal profile. Each profile is assigned a unique personal
identification number, which helps us ensure that only you
can access your profile.
When you register, we create your profile, assign a personal
identification number, then send this personal
identification number back to your hard drive in the form of
a cookie, which is a very small bit of code. This code is
uniquely yours. It is your passport to seamless travel
across www.geetech.net, allowing you to download free software,
order free newsletters, and visit premium sites without
having to fill out registration forms with information
you've already provided. Even if you switch computers, you
won't have to re-register – just use your Registration ID to
identify yourself.
What we do with the information you share
When you
join us, you provide us with your contact information,
including [YOUR NAME] and email address. We use this
information to send you updates about your order,
questionnaires to measure your satisfaction with our service
and announcements about new and exciting services that we
offer. When you order from us, we ask for your credit card
number and billing address. We use this information only to
bill you for the product(s) you order at that time. For your
convenience, we do save billing information in case you want
to order from us again, but we don't use this information
again without your permission.
We
occasionally hire other companies to provide limited
services on our behalf, including packaging, mailing and
delivering purchases, answering customer questions about
products or services, sending postal mail and processing
event registration. We will only provide those companies the
information they need to deliver the service, and they are
prohibited from using that information for any other
purpose.
Geetech
Communications 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 Geetech Communications or the site; (b)
protect and defend the rights or property of Geetech
Communications and its family of Websites, and, (c) act in
urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users
of Geetech Communications, its
Websites, or the public.
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