CobraConnector.com Privacy Statement
CobraConnector.com is committed to protecting your privacy.
You can visit most pages on our site without giving us any information about
yourself. But sometimes we do need information to provide services that
you request, and this privacy statement explains data collection and use
in those situations. This privacy statement only applies to CobraConnector.com;
it does not apply to other online or offline CobraConnector.com sites, products
or services. Please read the complete CobraConnector.com privacy statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
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 are registering before
entering a contest, ordering e-mail newsletters, joining a limited-access
premium site, signing up for an event or training, or when purchasing and/or
registering CobraConnector.com products. Personal information collected
by CobraConnector.com often is limited to e-mail address, language, country
or location, but may include other information when needed to provide a
service you requested.
For example: If you choose a service or transaction
that requires payment, such as making a purchase in the store area of the
Web site, we will request personal information necessary for billing and/or
shipping, such as: name, address, telephone number, and credit card number.
CobraConnector.com also collects certain information about your computer
hardware and software. This information may include: your IP address, browser
type, operating system, domain name, access times and referring Web site
addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to
maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding
use of CobraConnector.com.
CobraConnector.com also collects information
about which pages our customers visit within CobraConnector.com. This site
visitation data is identified only by a unique ID number, and it is never
linked with personal information unless a user consents as described below.
Use of your Personal Information
We use your personal information for the following purposes:
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To ensure our site is relevant to your needs.
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To deliver services, such as newsletters, events,
training or software, that you request or purchase.
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To help us create and publish content most relevant
to you.
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To alert you to product upgrades, special offers,
updated information and other new services from CobraConnector.com,
if you so request.
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To allow you access to limited-entry areas of our
site, as appropriate.
We will merge site-visitation data with anonymous demographic
information for research purposes, and we may use this information in aggregate
to provide more relevant content. In some limited-entry sections of CobraConnector.com,
with your approval, we will combine site-visitation data with your personal
information in order to provide you with personalized content. If you decline
permission, we will not provide you the personalized service and won’t merge
your personal information with site-visitation data.
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.
CobraConnector.com may disclose your personal information
if required to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that such action
is necessary to:
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conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal
process served on CobraConnector.com or the site;
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protect and defend the rights or property of CobraConnector.com
and its family of Web sites, or;
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act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety
of CobraConnector.com employees, users of CobraConnector.com products
or services, or members of the public.
Your information may be stored and processed in the United
States or any other country in which CobraConnector.com or its affiliates,
subsidiaries or agents maintain facilities, and by using this site, you
consent to any such transfer of information outside of your country. CobraConnector.com
abides by the safe harbor framework as set forth by the U.S. Department
of Commerce regarding the collection, use, and retention of data from the
European Union.
Control of your Personal Information
When you register, or otherwise give us personal information,
CobraConnector.com will not share that information with third parties without
your permission, other than for the limited exceptions already listed. It
will only be used for the purposes stated above.
CobraConnector.com
may send out periodic e-mails informing you of technical service or security
issues related to a product or service you requested, or confirming you
requested a product or service. You will not be able to choose to unsubscribe
to these mailings, as they are considered an essential part of the service
you have chosen.
Access to your Personal Information We will provide
you with the means to ensure that your personal information is correct and
current.
Security of your Personal Information
CobraConnector.com is committed to protecting the security
of your personal information. We use a variety of security technologies
and procedures to help protect your personal information from unauthorized
access, use or disclosure. For example, we store the personal information
you provide in computer servers with limited access that are located in
controlled facilities. When we transmit sensitive information (such as a
credit card number) over the internet, we protect it through the use of
encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.
Protection of Children's Personal Information
CobraConnector.com is a general audience site
and does not knowingly collect any personal information from children.
Use of Cookies When someone
visits the site, a cookie is placed on the customer's machine (if the customer
accepts cookies) or is read if the customer has visited the site previously.
One use of cookies is to assist in the collection of the site visitation
statistics described above.
We also use cookies to collect information
on which newsletter links are clicked by customers. This information is
used to ensure we are sending information customers want to read. It is
collected in aggregate form and never linked with your personal information.
Web beacons, also known as clear gif technology, or action tags, may
be used to assist in delivering the cookie on our site. This technology
tells us how many visitors clicked on key elements (such as links or graphics)
on a CobraConnector.com Web page. We do not use this technology to access
your personally identifiable information on CobraConnector.com; it is a
tool we use to compile aggregated statistics about CobraConnector.com Web
site usage. We may share aggregated site statistics with partner companies
but do not allow other companies to place clear gifs on our sites.
If you choose to not have your browser accept cookies from the CobraConnector.com
Web site, you will be able to view the text on the screens, however you
will not experience a personalized visit nor will you be able to subscribe
to the service offerings on the site.
Enforcement of this Privacy Statement If you have
questions regarding this statement, you should first contact CobraConnector.com
by e-mail. If you do not receive acknowledgement of your inquiry or your
inquiry has not been satisfactorily addressed, you should then contact TRUSTe
at their Web site, http://www.truste.org/users/users_watchdog.html. TRUSTe
will serve as a liaison with CobraConnector.com to resolve your concerns.
Changes to this Statement CobraConnector.com will
occasionally update this privacy statement. When we do, we will also revise
the "last updated" date at the top of the privacy statement. For material
changes to this statement, CobraConnector.com will notify you by placing
prominent notice on the Web site.
Contact Information CobraConnector.com welcomes
your comments regarding this privacy statement, please contact us visiting
our contact
page.
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