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By submitting an online order form, or by using Hosteach.com's service, Customer hereby agrees to the following
Privacy Policy. Customer agrees that it shall comply
with and require its end users to comply with this
Privacy Policy, Hosteach.com's Terms of Service (TOS),
Hosteach.com's Acceptable Use Policy (AUP), and Hosteach.com's No-Spam Policy (NSP). In this document, the
word "Agreement," with a capital "A," refers to the
TOS, the AUP, the NSP, and the Privacy Policy collectively.
Hosteach.com, Inc. is a licensee of the TRUSTe
Privacy Program. TRUSTe is an independent, non-profit
organization whose mission is to build users' trust
and confidence in the Internet by promoting the use
of fair information practices. This privacy statement
covers the site www.Hosteach.com. Because Hosteach.com
wants to demonstrate its commitment to your privacy,
it has agreed to disclose its information practices.
If you have questions or concerns regarding this statement,
you should first contact the Hosteach.com Privacy
Officer by e-mail at support@Hosteach.com.
1. Introduction.
Hosteach.com respects the privacy of every
individual who visits its Web sites and uses its services.
This privacy statement provides notice of the standards
and terms under which Hosteach.com protects
the privacy of information supplied by visitors to
sites on the World Wide Web that are owned and operated
by Hosteach.com, including www.Hosteach.com.
This privacy statement provides notice of our information
collection practices and of the ways in which your
information may be used. This policy may change from
time to time, so please check back periodically to
review this information.
2. Personally Identifiable Information.
Hosteach.com typically receives specific data about
its Web site visitors only when such information is
provided voluntarily, such as when our visitors request
information, purchase or enroll for services, provide
resume information for employment opportunities, or
send us e-mail. Of course, some of these activities
require that you give us information, such as when
you make a purchase, use a credit card or electronic
payment service to pay for Hosteach.com services,
submit your resume, or request certain types of information.
We collect the following types of information about
you.
Contact Information
. Name
. Company
. Postal Address
. City
. State
. Country
. Zip code or postal code
. Email address
. Telephone number
. Fax number
. Internet domain name
Financial Information
. Credit or debit card information
. Cardholder name
. Card number
. Type of card (e.g., Visa, Mastercard)
. Expiration date
. Security code
. Paypal account information
. Email address of PayPal account
Verification Data
. Internet Protocol (IP) address for fraud-prevention
purposes
Other Information
. Social Security Number (SSN), Federal Employer Identification
Number (F.E.I.N.), or other Tax I.D. Number (this
is collected if you join our affiliate program, so
that we can comply with United States federal income
tax laws.
When you provide personally identifiable information
to Hosteach.com through one of our Web sites, it will
be used to fulfill your specific request. However,
Hosteach.com reserves the right, in its discretion,
to send you bulletins and other important information
about your Hosteach.com services.
Hosteach.com currently only sends service communication
e-mails through www.Hosteach.com, and does not
send marketing e-mails or newsletters through www.Hosteach.com.
The service communication e-mails are essential to
our registering you for service and to our continuing
provision of services to you. Therefore, you may not
opt out of receiving these e-mail messages.
Hosteach.com will not, however, sell, trade, or otherwise
disclose your personally identifiable information
unless we are authorized or legally required to do
so, or in the case of imminent physical harm to any
person. On those Hosteach.com sites where you may
provide Hosteach.com with credit card, electronic
payment service, or other ordering information via
the Web, Hosteach.com protects and secures this information
by employing commercially customary Web-based security
and encryption protocols, an example of which is the
Secure Socket Layer (SSL). On those sites where you
voluntarily offer any feedback, data, answers, questions,
comments, suggestions, ideas or the like, Hosteach.com will treat that portion of the information as
non-confidential and non-proprietary and, except as
otherwise expressed in this privacy statement, Hosteach.com assumes no obligation to protect such information
from disclosure.
3. Non-Personally Identifiable (Generic) Information.
In general, Hosteach.com gathers some generic information
automatically. Generic information does not reveal
the identity of the visitor. It usually includes information
about the Internet address assigned to your computer,
the number and frequency of visitors, and the Hosteach.com sites visited. Hosteach.com gathers this information
for the limited purpose of determining customer service
and Web site needs. We accomplish this by using certain
technologies, including "cookies" (a technology that
can be used to provide the visitor with tailored information
about Hosteach.com services). Hosteach.com does not
combine information collected in this way with any
personally identifiable information. You can set your
Web browser to notify you when you receive a cookie
and you can refuse it. However, refusing some cookies
may make it impossible to use or navigate the Hosteach.com Web site properly.
4. Your Hosteach.com-Hosted Web Site, Bulletin Boards,
Chat Rooms and Third Party Sites.
Information that you disclose in a public space,
including on any bulletin board, chat room, or Web
site that Hosteach.com may host for you as part of
your Hosteach.com services, is available to anyone
else who visits that space. Hosteach.com cannot safeguard
any information you disclose in these locations. Additionally,
Hosteach.com Web sites may contain links to sites
that belong to third parties unrelated to Hosteach.com. Hosteach.com cannot protect any information
you may disclose at these sites and recommends that
you review the privacy policy statements of those
sites you visit.
The Live Chat system that Hosteach.com uses for customer
support is a one-on-one chat. Hosteach.com owns or
licenses the Live Chat software and operates it on
Hosteach.com's server and network. No third party
collects any information that you provide through
the Live Chat system. Hosteach.com may retain and
use logs of the Live Chat sessions for any of the
following purposes:
. to analyze and resolve system problems;
. to compile and update frequently asked questions
(FAQ) and entries in the customer support Knowledge
Base;
. to report problems to and obtain technical support
from Hosteach.com's vendors, suppliers, or service
providers;
. to train personnel providing support to customers
via Live Chat;
. to evaluate the job performance of personnel providing
support to customers via Live Chat;
. to measure the effectiveness of Live Chat in providing
support to customers;
. to improve the quality and effectiveness of Live
Chat in providing support to customers; or
. to perform any other internal task related to providing
services to Hosteach.com customers, provided that
performance of the task does not require disclosure
of any of the contents of a chat session without the
customer's prior permission.
5. Exceptions and Limitations.
Notwithstanding the foregoing and in compliance with
applicable laws, Hosteach.com (i) cooperates fully
with state, local, and federal officials in any investigation
relating to any content (including personal or private
electronic communications transmitted to Hosteach.com)
or purported unlawful activities of any user of the
Hosteach.com Service, and (ii) takes reasonable measures
to protect its proprietary rights. For the limited
purposes of accomplishing such cooperation and measures
and in compliance with applicable laws, Hosteach.com
may be required to disclose personally identifiable
information.
In addition, Hosteach.com may elect to monitor the
areas of communication of any kind (i) to satisfy
any law, regulation, or government request; (ii) if
such disclosure is necessary or appropriate to operate
Hosteach.com's business; or (iii) to protect the rights
or property of Hosteach.com or others.
6. Sale or Transfer of Hosteach.com's Stock or Assets.
In connection with the potential or actual sale or
transfer of any of its interest in www.Hosteach.com,
and other sites owned by Hosteach.com, and any
of the assets or stock of the company, Hosteach.com
reserves the right to sell or transfer your information
(including, but not limited to, name, address information,
and other information you provided to Hosteach.com)
to a third party that (i) concentrates its business
in Web hosting or communication products or services;
(ii) agrees to be Hosteach.com's successor in
interest with regard to the maintenance and protection
of information collected and maintained by Hosteach.com;
and (iii) agrees to the obligations of this privacy
statement. To the extent it is practicable to do so,
this paragraph shall also apply in the event of any
bankruptcy proceedings involving Hosteach.com.
In the event that Hosteach.com plans to transfer
your information to a third party incident to a potential
or actual sale of any of Hosteach.com's assets or
stock, or incident to any bankruptcy proceedings involving
Hosteach.com, Hosteach.com will:
. Notify you by e-mail, at the e-mail address then
on file for your account, at least thirty (30) days
prior to the transfer taking place; and
. Give you the opportunity to decide whether you wish
for your information to be transferred to the third
party. Please note, however, that if you choose not
to allow your information to be transferred to the
third party, you may have to terminate or cancel your
service with Hosteach.com. At the time of providing
notice to you of the upcoming transfer of information
to a third party, Hosteach.com will tell you whether
you will have to terminate or cancel your service,
should you decide not to allow Hosteach.com to transfer
your information to the third party.
7. Applicable Laws.
AS A MATERIAL CONDITION OF USING THIS WEB SITE OR
Hosteach.com'S HOSTING SERVICES, OR BOTH, CUSTOMER
AND Hosteach.com AGREE THAT THE USE OF THIS SITE IS
BOUND AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS
AND OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, REGARDLESS OF
WHERE CUSTOMER MAY RESIDE, ACCESS THE INTERNET, OR
CONDUCT HIS, HER, OR ITS BUSINESS.
MOREOVER, CUSTOMER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT Hosteach.com RECEIVES AND STORES PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION
ON SERVERS LOCATED WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
FURTHERMORE, CUSTOMER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES TO SUCH
FLOWS OF HIS OR HER PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION
ACROSS BORDERS FROM HIS OR HER COUNTRY TO THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA.
SPECIAL NOTICE TO CUSTOMERS LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA.
Hosteach.com's Web site and services are operated
by Hosteach.com, Inc., United States of America.
Hosteach.com's site and services can be accessed
by visitors and customers from countries around the
world. Such countries may have differing laws with
respect to Internet communications, the formation
of contracts, consumer protection issues, privacy,
and the transfer of personally identifiable information.
8. Changes in this Privacy Statement.
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will
post those changes in this privacy statement, on the
home page, and in other places we deem appropriate
so that you are aware of what information we collect,
how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any,
we disclose it.
We reserve the right to modify this privacy statement
at any time, so please review it frequently. If we
make material changes to this policy, we will notify
you here, by email, or by means of a notice on our
home page.
9. Contact Us.
If you have any questions or suggestions regarding
our privacy policy, please contact us at: privacy@hostingzoom.com,
or at our postal address:
Hosteach.com
Attention: Privacy Policy
support@Hosteach.com
10. Access to Personally Identifiable Information.
If your personally identifiable information changes,
or if you no longer desire our service, you may update
it by making the change on our member information
page or by e-mailing our Customer Support at support@Hosteach.com.
11. Sharing of Information.
Agents
We use an outside credit card processing company
to bill you for services. This company does not retain,
share, store or use personally identifiable information
for any purposes other than to bill you for our services.
Service Providers
We use other third parties to provide various additional
services for you on our Web site. When you sign up
for the additional services, we will share certain
elements of the information you provide to us as necessary
for the third party to provide that service.
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