nii
comunications' niinet.net
Online Privacy Policy
nii
communications is committed to protecting the privacy
of visitors to this and other nii communications
Web sites. To accomplish this, we have implemented
a comprehensive Online Privacy Policy that governs
all Internet-related communications. This policy
is subject to change. We will, however, keep this
page updated to make visitors aware of any and all
changes.
Please
read our policy and let us know what you think.
If you have any questions about this policy, please
feel free to contact us at webmaster@niinet.net.
We
will share aggregated demographic information
with our customers, partners, and advertisers.
This is not linked to any personal information
that can identify any individual person.
We
use IP addresses to analyze trends, administer
the site, track user's movement, and gather
broad demographic information for aggregate
use. IP addresses are not linked to personally
identifiable information.
Guiding
Principles
The
following principles guide all of our online communications:
Unsolicited
E-mail. We will never send unsolicited e-mail
to you or other visitors to our Web site. We
will use e-mail to respond to e-mail messages
from you, to confirm product or service orders
placed online and to engage in other communication
which you have expressly permitted.
We
do not sell, trade, or disclose to third parties
personal information gathered online about you
without your consent. You can rest assured that
we will never provide your e-mail address, or
any other personal information gathered from
you during visits to our Web site, to any external
organization without your permission. The only
exceptions to this rule are:
When
we use a fulfillment house to ship a product
that you have purchased. In these circumstances,
we require our vendors to adhere to our policies
governing the use and protection of your personal
information.
As
may be required by subpoena, search warrant,
or other legal process or in the case of imminent
physical harm to you or others.
When
we use other agents, contractors, or companies
to perform services on our behalf. Under these
circumstances, we will ensure that your personal
information is protected consistent with this
policy.
Collection
of Usage Data
Our
servers automatically gather information about
which sites you visit on the Internet as well
as which particular pages of our Site you have
visited. We use that information solely to evaluate
the popularity of certain pages or sections
of our Site in order to improve customer satisfaction,
internal marketing analysis, and for the other
purposes stated above.
Account
Information
We
honor requests from you to correct your account
information (for example, your name, address,
or billing information). You may verify that
appropriate corrections have been made. To correct
account information, contact webmaster@niinet.net.
What
information do we gather and how is it used?
Generic
Data. When you visit our Web site, we log
general data, including your domain name (e.g.,
aol.com, niicommunicaitons.com), the name of
the Web page from which you entered our Site,
which pages you visit on our Site, and how much
time you spend on each page. We use this information
to continually monitor and improve our Web site.
We also occasionally collect information on
a customer-specific level; however, we cannot
obtain this information unless you explicitly
grant us authorization.
Personal
Information Which You Choose to Submit.
As a visitor to our Web site, you may choose
to send us a question via e-mail, register for
a special service, enter a contest or purchase
a product or service online. Anytime you submit
personal information for a specific purpose,
your information will be used for that purpose
only. Our policy is to explain to you how your
personal information will be used at the time
you submit that information. In many cases,
you choose the amount of information you supply
(e.g., when sending us e-mail, you may choose
to include only an e-mail address - not a telephone
number or mailing address - for replies). There
may be instances where we require complete information
for a particular activity, but again, it's completely
your choice whether or not to complete the form.
Transactional
Data. We have the utmost confidence in our
ability to safely and securely process your
orders for products and services over our Web
servers. All purchase information is encrypted
and secured to reduce, as much as possible,
instances of credit card theft. Information
such as this is used only for the purchase that
you have requested.
What
about "cookies?"
The
term "cookie" refers to files that are transferred
from a Web site to your computer's hard drive.
The purpose of cookies is to enable us to track
your activities on our Web site. Cookies help
us remember who you are. They work in the same
fashion as the clerk in a store you visit on
a regular basis. The store clerk may not necessarily
know your name, but he or she recognizes that
you have been in the store before and may remember
what you usually purchase while you are in the
store. Cookies permit us to gain the same kind
of information about you and enable us to provide
you with more efficient and personalized service.
For example, for sites that require registration,
a cookie file can be stored on your computer
enabling you to skip the registration process
on subsequent visits. Cookies are also frequently
used to track the progression of a customer
engaged in an online purchase to ensure that
the transactional information remains intact.
Some
(usually newer) versions of Web browsers allow
you to decide whether or not to accept cookie
files and some programs notify you when a Web
site is about to deposit a cookie file on your
hard drive. If you decide not to accept cookies,
you may not be able to successfully navigate
some portions of a Web site.
You
can check your hard drive for cookie files.
For PC's, look for "cookies.txt" files on your
hard drive. On a Macintosh, look for "magic
cookies." There are software programs available
("cookie cutters" and "anonymizers") that allow
you to selectively edit cookie files.
nii
communications uses cookie files for online
purchasing and the customized presentation of
Web pages. We do not use cookies to retrieve
information from your computer that was not
originally sent in the cookie, nor do we use
information transferred through cookies for
any promotional or marketing purposes, except
as expressly set forth in this policy.
We
hope the above information addresses any concerns
you may have had regarding privacy issues while
using our Web site. Again, we encourage you to contact
us at webmaster@niinet.net with any additional questions
you have in this regard.
Compliance
with Privacy Regulations
European
Union Nationals may have rights under the European
Commissions' Data Protection Directive and implementing
privacy legislation in the member states. Canadian
Nationals may have rights under Canada's Personal
Information Protection and Electronic Documents
Act. By using this Web site, you may be consenting
to processing of your personal data which does
not conform to such privacy protection laws.
If
you have any questions about this policy, please
feel free to contact us at webmaster@niinet.net.
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