privacy policy
- ReadyAlert™ Services knows that you care how information about you is used and shared, and we appreciate your expectation that we will do so carefully and sensibly. This notice describes our privacy policy. By visiting the ReadyAlert™ Services Web site (the "Site") or by otherwise interacting with ReadyAlert™ Services, you agree to accept the practices described in this Privacy Notice.
- What Information Does ReadyAlert™ Services Collect?
- We receive and store any information you enter on our Site or give us in any other way, such as via telephone, electronic mail or online form. For example, this information may be collected when you register or contact us for customer support. Here are the types of information we gather:
- Contact Information: This information includes your full name, mailing address, phone number, email address, and device contact information where provided. Such contact information may be used, for example, to communicate with you when necessary with respect to transactions conducted through the Site. Additionally, we may collect contact information provided to us during any correspondence relating to customer support we supply to you, as well as in connection with products and services offered on the Site. We will not sell, share or rent any personal information collected from you except as disclosed in this policy or as necessary to fulfill your order.
- Financial Information: We also collect and retain certain financial information from you during the registration process. We require you to provide a credit card number and billing address before we will process your application. We will not sell, share or rent any financial information collected from you except as disclosed in this policy or as necessary to fulfill your order.
- Demographic Information: We may collect and store anonymous demographic information (such as your zip code), and use this data to tailor your experience at our Site, provide content that we think you might be interested in, and display the content according to your preferences. Such demographic information may be shared with partners, market researchers and other third parties on an aggregate, non-personally identifiable basis. No personally identifiable information will be linked to aggregated demographic information.
- Internet Protocol Address: We collect and retain an IP address from all visitors to the ReadyAlert™ Services Site. We use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server, to administer our Site and for purposes of traffic analysis within the Site, and to help prevent fraud. No personally identifiable information will be linked to such information.
- Other Information: We collect and store certain types of information whenever you interact with us. For example, our servers track the type of Web browser you are using, We collect this information to better develop a sense of what services our customers need, but not to track your individual usage patterns, except within the Site. We may use such information to send information to you, which we believe, might be of interest. We may use such information and share it with other third parties on an aggregate, non-personally identifiable basis. No personally identifiable information will be linked to such aggregated information shared with third parties.
- Cookies: The ReadyAlert™ Services site uses "cookie" technology for such purposes as enhancing your online experience by making it easier for you to navigate through the Site and making certain features work better. Cookies are text files, which are commonly deposited by Web sites on a user's hard drive when the user visits a Web site. The file identifies a user's computer and can record the user's preferences and other data about the user's site visit. We do not extract information about individual users during this process. Your Web browser may enable you to disable cookies, but please note that certain services may not function correctly without it.
- Third Party Cookies. No personally identifiable information (such as your name, address, and email address or telephone number) will be connected with such information.
- Web Beacons. Web pages may contain electronic images (called a "single-pixel GIF" or "web beacon") that allow a Web site to count users who have visited that page or to access certain cookies. ReadyAlert™ Services uses web beacons to access our cookies within and outside our network of Web sites and in connection with ReadyAlert™ Services products and services.
- How Secure Is Information About Me?
- We work to protect the security of your financial information during transmission by using Secure Sockets Layer ("SSL") software, which encrypts the information you input on the Site. Additionally, we reveal only the last five digits of your credit card numbers when confirming an order. Of course, we must transmit the entire credit card number to the appropriate credit card company during order processing. You can further help to ensure your security by taking a few simple precautions. For instance, it is important to protect against unauthorized access to your ReadyAlert™ Services username and password and to your computer. Be sure to sign off when finished using a shared computer. We will take reasonable care to protect your personal information once it is transferred to us, but it is ultimately your responsibility to prevent the disclosure of your personal information outside of ReadyAlert™ Services, as well as any disclosure on the ReadyAlert™ Services site which is due to your error.
- Does ReadyAlert™ Services Share the Information It Receives?
- Except as set out in this Privacy Notice, you will receive notice whenever personal information about you might go to third parties, and you will have an opportunity to choose not to have us share that information. We share personal information as described below:
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- Agents and Service Providers: We engage other companies, individuals and subsidiaries of ReadyAlert™ Services to perform certain function and/or services to our customers. Examples may include processing credit card payments, removing repetitive information from customer lists, offering electronic mail services, and making available digital certificates.
- Partner Web Sites and Pages: ReadyAlert™ Services sometimes enters into agreements in which we jointly develop or operate Web sites with third parties ("Partner Site"). Any information collected via a Partner Site may be jointly owned by ReadyAlert™ Services and the applicable third party partner, or, alternatively, owned solely by the third party partner or us.
- Business Transfers: As we continue to develop our business, we might sell or buy businesses or their assets. In such transactions, customer information generally is one of the transferred business assets. Also, if ReadyAlert™ Services, LLC or substantially all of its assets were ever to be acquired, customer information will of course be one of the transferred assets. We will, however, provide timely notice to our customers of such transactions and will present to them any privacy policy differences, or entire policy, for their review.
- Protection of ReadyAlert™ Services and Others: We may release account and other personal information when we are required to do so by law, court order or other government or law enforcement authority or regulatory agency, including ICANN; to enforce or apply our Services Agreement or other agreements; or when we believe in good faith that disclosing this information is necessary or advisable, including, for example, to protect the rights, property, or safety of ReadyAlert™ Services, our users, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
- Electronic Mail
- From time to time, ReadyAlert™ Services may use your personal information to contact you by electronic mail concerning our services. These communications are intended to inform you of important information regarding your account, or about general services provided by ReadyAlert™ Services. However, in order to fulfill our service obligations to you, we will continue to send you emails regarding your account administration, as well as any necessary information, such as renewal instructions.
- What Information Can I Access?
- ReadyAlert™ Services gives you the ability to access your contact information for the limited purpose of viewing and, in certain cases, updating that information. To view or change this information, ReadyAlert™ Services customers may login and go to ' My Account '. Please note, however, that no financial information will be provided over the phone, and in no event will such information be provided without verification.
- When you update your information, we may keep a copy of the prior version for our records.
- Sites Other Than ReadyAlert™ Services
- ReadyAlert™ Services has no control over and is not responsible for the privacy policies or information gathering practices of other Web sites, including those to which we may link and those which may link to us. In addition, ReadyAlert™ Services owns and operates other Web sites separately from the Site, and this Privacy Notice applies only to the information collected by the Site (i.e., www.readyalert.com). We strongly recommend that you review the privacy policies of every online service you use before submitting any personal information and direct any concerns to the site administrator of that site.
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- Children
- ReadyAlert™ Services does not knowingly collect information from children under the age of 13. If you are under 18, you may use ReadyAlert™ Services only with involvement of a parent or guardian.
- Conditions of Use, Notices, and Revisions
- By choosing to visit ReadyAlert™ Services, you agree that your visit and any dispute you may have regarding the protection of your privacy during such visit is subject to this Privacy Notice and our Disclaimer, including, but not limited to, the provisions regarding limitations on damages and the application of the law of the state of Florida. Please note that if you enter into other agreements with ReadyAlert™ Services, such other agreements may supercede this policy. If you have any concerns about your privacy at ReadyAlert™ Services, please click here to contact Customer Support, and we will attempt to resolve it.
- Due to the constantly changing nature of our business, we reserve the right to change, update or modify this policy at any time at our sole discretion, and will post any new privacy policy here. Any such change, update or modification will be effective immediately upon posting on the ReadyAlert™ Services site. Use of information that we gather now will be subject to the Privacy Notice in effect at the time of use. By using or navigating around the Site or utilizing any of the services we provide here, you acknowledge that you have read and understand and agree to be bound by this Privacy Notice. If you do not agree to be so bound, do not remain on the Site. You are responsible for checking our Site frequently to keep apprised of recent changes.