Fox Valley .NET Users Group is committed to protecting your privacy and developing
technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This
Statement of Privacy applies to the Fox Valley .NET Users Group Web
site and governs data collection and usage. By using the Fox Valley .NET Users Group
website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
Fox Valley .NET Users Group collects personally
identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work
address or telephone number. Fox Valley .NET Users Group also collects anonymous
demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code,
age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.
There is also information about your computer hardware and
software that is automatically collected by Fox Valley .NET Users Group. This information
can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and
referring Web site addresses. This information is used by Fox Valley .NET Users Group for
the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to
provide general statistics regarding use of the Fox Valley .NET Users Group Web site.
Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable
information or personally sensitive data through Fox Valley .NET Users Group public
message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note:
Fox Valley .NET Users Group does not read any of your private online communications.
Fox Valley .NET Users Group encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites
you choose to link to from Fox Valley .NET Users Group so that you can understand how
those Web sites collect, use and share your information. Fox Valley .NET Users Group is
not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites
outside of the Fox Valley .NET Users Group and Fox Valley .NET Users Group family of Web sites.
Use of your Personal Information
Fox Valley .NET Users Group collects and uses your personal
information to operate the Fox Valley .NET Users Group Web site and deliver the services
you have requested. Fox Valley .NET Users Group also uses your personally identifiable
information to inform you of other products or services available from
Fox Valley .NET Users Group and its affiliates. Fox Valley .NET Users Group may also contact you
via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of
potential new services that may be offered.
Fox Valley .NET Users Group does not give, sell,
rent or lease its customer lists to third parties without your explicit consent. Fox Valley .NET Users Group may, from
time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a
particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique
personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number)
is not transferred to the third party. In addition, Fox Valley .NET Users Group may share
data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you
email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All
such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except
to provide these services to Fox Valley .NET Users Group, and they are required to
maintain the confidentiality of your information.
Fox Valley .NET Users Group does not
use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or
political affiliations, without your explicit consent.
Fox Valley .NET Users Group keeps
track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within Fox Valley .NET Users Group,
in order to determine what Fox Valley .NET Users Group services are the most popular.
This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within
Fox Valley .NET Users Group to customers whose behavior indicates that they are
interested in a particular subject area.
Fox Valley .NET Users Group Web sites 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
Fox Valley .NET Users Group or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of
Fox Valley .NET Users Group; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the
personal safety of users of Fox Valley .NET Users Group, or the public.
Use of Cookies
The Fox Valley .NET Users Group Web site use "cookies" to help you personalize your
online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by
a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to
your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a
web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary
purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The
purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a
specific page. For example, if you personalize Fox Valley .NET Users Group's pages, or
register with Fox Valley .NET Users Group site or services, a cookie helps
Fox Valley .NET Users Group to recall your specific information on subsequent visits.
This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as
billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same
Fox Valley .NET Users Group Web site, the information you previously provided can be
retrieved, so you can easily use the Fox Valley .NET Users Group features that you
customized.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web
browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser
setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you
may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the
Fox Valley .NET Users Group services or Web sites you visit.
Security of your Personal Information
Fox Valley .NET Users Group secures your personal information from
unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Fox Valley .NET Users Group secures the
personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a
controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or
disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is
transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption,
such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.
Changes to this Statement
Fox Valley .NET Users Group will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect
company and customer feedback. Fox Valley .NET Users Group encourages you to periodically
review this Statement to be informed of how Fox Valley .NET Users Group is protecting
your information.
Contact Information
Fox Valley .NET Users Group welcomes your comments
regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Fox Valley .NET Users Group has
not adhered to this Statement, please contact Fox Valley .NET Users Group at fvnug@wi-ineta.org. We
will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the
problem.
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