QDMA Gateway Branch 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 QDMA Gateway Branch Web
site and governs data collection and usage. By using the QDMA Gateway Branch
website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
QDMA Gateway Branch collects personally
identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work
address or telephone number. QDMA Gateway Branch 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 QDMA Gateway Branch. This information
can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and
referring Web site addresses. This information is used by QDMA Gateway Branch for
the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to
provide general statistics regarding use of the QDMA Gateway Branch Web site.
Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable
information or personally sensitive data through QDMA Gateway Branch public
message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note:
QDMA Gateway Branch does not read any of your private online communications.
QDMA Gateway Branch encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites
you choose to link to from QDMA Gateway Branch so that you can understand how
those Web sites collect, use and share your information. QDMA Gateway Branch is
not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites
outside of the QDMA Gateway Branch and QDMA Gateway Branch family of Web sites.
Use of your Personal Information
QDMA Gateway Branch collects and uses your personal
information to operate the QDMA Gateway Branch Web site and deliver the services
you have requested. QDMA Gateway Branch also uses your personally identifiable
information to inform you of other products or services available from
QDMA Gateway Branch and its affiliates. QDMA Gateway Branch may also contact you
via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of
potential new services that may be offered.
QDMA Gateway Branch does not sell,
rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. QDMA Gateway Branch 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, QDMA Gateway Branch 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 QDMA Gateway Branch, and they are required to
maintain the confidentiality of your information.
QDMA Gateway Branch does not
use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or
political affiliations, without your explicit consent.
QDMA Gateway Branch keeps
track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within QDMA Gateway Branch,
in order to determine what QDMA Gateway Branch services are the most popular.
This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within
QDMA Gateway Branch to customers whose behavior indicates that they are
interested in a particular subject area.
QDMA Gateway Branch 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
QDMA Gateway Branch or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of
QDMA Gateway Branch; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the
personal safety of users of QDMA Gateway Branch, or the public.
Use of Cookies
The QDMA Gateway Branch 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 QDMA Gateway Branch pages, or
register with QDMA Gateway Branch site or services, a cookie helps
QDMA Gateway Branch 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
QDMA Gateway Branch Web site, the information you previously provided can be
retrieved, so you can easily use the QDMA Gateway Branch 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
QDMA Gateway Branch services or Web sites you visit.
Security of your Personal Information
QDMA Gateway Branch secures your personal information from
unauthorized access, use or disclosure. QDMA Gateway Branch 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
QDMA Gateway Branch will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect
company and customer feedback. QDMA Gateway Branch encourages you to periodically
review this Statement to be informed of how QDMA Gateway Branch is protecting
your information.
Contact Information
QDMA Gateway Branch welcomes your comments
regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that QDMA Gateway Branch has
not adhered to this Statement, please contact QDMA Gateway Branch at
admin@qdmagateway.org. We
will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the
problem.