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PRIVACY POLICY
- WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
We employ various methods for collecting information.
To begin with, we use “cookies” that are needed to compile aggregate
non-personally identifiable information about the visitors to our web site.
Personally identifiable information consists of information that is unique
to you, such as credit card numbers, bank accounts, social security numbers,
home address, email address and the like. This is the type of information
that most people consider private and deem the most important to protect
from unauthorized access. Non-personally identifiable information most often
consists of things such as your search preferences, the types of products you
have bought, how many times you have visited a particular web site, etc. This
type of information is usually associated with a particular computer or IP address
but not with a particular person. “Cookies” are pieces of information generated by a
Web server and stored in the user's computer, ready for future access. Each time
you access our web site; our server finds the relevant cookie on your computer.
The information contained within that cookie is then used to customize your
experience with our site. The following is a list of the information we collect:
We automatically record the name of the domain (for example,"123company.com"
if you use a private Internet access account, or "mycollege.edu" if you are
connecting from a university's domain); the IP address
(a number that is automatically assigned to your computer when you are using
the Internet) from which you access our website; the type of browser and
operating system used to access our site; the date and time you access our
site; the Internet address of the website from which you linked directly to
our site; and the pages you visit. Please note that although some companies
don’t associate an IP address with an actual person, we do. When you register
for our services you submit certain information, such your name, phone number,
business address, business name, email address, web site url, credit card number,
FEIN or other tax identification number such as a social security number and CVV2
number. As a client of TopClick, you hereby acknowledge that certain personally
identifiable information concerning you is collected and stored by TopClick and
viewed by employees of TopClick when you register for our services. This is needed
in order for us to properly perform the services that you are requesting.
WHY DO WE COLLECT THIS INFORMATION?
We use this information in order to serve the needs of our customers. We need to know
who you are in order to verify the credit card information you have sent us.
We collect several pieces of personal information from you in order to complete this
verification process. The non-personal information that we collect from you may be used
for both internal and external purposes, in order for us to make your experience with our
site more enjoyable. The aggregate data we collect from you is used internally and
externally to help us increase our marketing efforts and to provide pertinent data to the
members of our Internet family. We may also use your email address to notify of you other
products or services you may be interested in. We match an IP address with a unique
individual in order to protect our customers from unauthorized charges to their account.
When an account is accessed and a charge is placed on the account, we are able to see where
that individual came from when they accessed the client account. If the IP address is
different then the typical IP address used to access the customer account, we make a
note of this and wait to hear back from the customer.
HOW IS YOUR INFORMATION PROTECTED?
We use the latest in encryption technology, including 128 bit SSL encryption to ensure
that any sensitive information that is sent by you to us via the Internet is protected
from unauthorized interception. All information submitted by a customer via the Internet
is stored on a server, which requires proper-authentication for access. The server is
housed in a secure environment that employs a variety of techniques to protect your
information. We also use anti-virus protection software to guard against outside attacks
on our networks. All employees that we do hire have to sign a confidentiality agreement
that forbids them from disclosing any information to which the employee has access, to
other individuals or entities. We also have back up servers and power supplies to guard
against power outages and other natural occurrences that could pose a threat to the
integrity of your personal information. Passwords are required in order for you to gain
access to your account. Once an account has been terminated, measures are taken to remove
those users from the system who no longer need access to our system. When an employee is
terminated or is no longer with the company, we change the access codes that the employee
used to access any customer accounts. Employee passwords must contain both numeric and
alphanumeric characters; be at least 6 characters long, and must be changed every 60 days.
Additionally, after 6 failed attempts, the employee is kicked out of the administrative
system. Customer passwords must contain at least six to twelve characters.
WHO HAS ACCESS TO MY INFORMATION?
TopClick does not lease, license, sell or share any of this information with anyone
or any company except as mentioned in the proceeding paragraphs or in the paragraphs
below. Only those employees that are responsible for handling your account have access
to your personal information. Additionally, TopClick may hire technical consultants in
order to conduct routine checks on the integrity of our system and in order to perform
necessary maintenance work. While performing these duties, it is possible that your
personal information may be accessed in order to properly carry out these functions.
Please note however, these consultants are prescreened for criminal background checks
and must sign a confidentiality agreement with regard to the information they may come
into contact with. In order to process your credit card we have to consult with an out
side credit card processing company. These processing companies are regulated by the
financial services industry and must meet certain security requirements in order to be
in business. The processing companies will have access to your credit card information,
billing address, name, and possibly your telephone number. The processing company will
communicate with the issuing bank of your credit card in order to get final approval to
charge your credit card for the product or services we are providing for you. The only
time someone other than a TopClick employee will ever see or be privy to your personal
information is in the case of a judicial request (such as a subpoena) or if the company
is acquired or sold. In the event the later happens, TopClick will give reasonable notice
to all existing users of our service. The aggregate data that we collect may be shared
with outside companies in order help promote the TopClick web site.
CAN I CORRECT OR REMOVE INFORMATION FROM YOUR SITE?
You always have the option to view your account to make sure the information we
have collected from you is indeed correct. You also have the option of removing
any incorrect information from your account. Further, you have the option of
removing certain information you wish to keep private. However, please note
that removing certain information such as your email address, contact information,
and the like may greatly hinder our ability to effectively provide the service you
have requested. Before exercising any of these options above you must contact us at
http://topclickadvertising.com/inclix/livehelp/
CAN I OPT OUT OF HAVING CERTAIN INFORMATION COLLECTED?
You have the option of disabling your computer’s ability to accept or transmit cookies.
This will prevent us from gathering certain non-personally identifiable information from
your computer. Furthermore, you have the right to opt out of any email list you might
have signed up for in the past. You also have the option of requesting not to be notified
by email of any new product or service we are offering. Please contact us at
http://topclickadvertising.com/inclix/livehelp/ in order to complete one of the
opt-out choices above.
NOTICE OF CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
We reserve the right to change this privacy policy at any time.
However, if any changes do occur, we will publish the changes to
our web site and post a notice on the home page that a new privacy
policy has been implemented. We will also take reasonable steps to
contact you personally to let you know of the new changes.
Should the company be bought or sold to someone else, we will take
reasonable steps to notify you personally. You will then be given the
option to keep your account open or to terminate. Please feel free to
contact us if you should have any questions regarding this policy or to
report a misuse of your personal information
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