Our
Privacy Policy was developed as an extension of our commitment
to combine the highest-quality services for custom software
development and wireless application development with the
highest level of integrity in dealing with our clients and
partners. The Policy is designed to assist you in understanding
how we collect, use and safeguard the personal information you
provide to us and to assist you in making informed decisions
when using our site and our services. This statement will be
continuously assessed against new business practices and our
customers' needs. What Information Do We Collect?
When you visit our Web site you may provide us with two
types of information: personal information you knowingly choose
to disclose that is collected on an individual basis and Web
site use information collected on an aggregate basis as you and
others browse our Web site.
1. Personal Information You Choose to Provide
Credit Card Information
If you choose to purchase products or services from us or
our partners, you may need to give personal information and
authorization to obtain information from various credit
services. For example, you may need to provide the following
information:
Name
Mailing address
Email address
Credit card number
Home and business phone number
Other personal information (i.e. mother's
maiden name)
Email Information
In addition to providing the foregoing information to our
company, if you choose to correspond further with us through
email, we may retain the content of your email messages together
with your email address and our responses. We provide the same
protections for these electronic communications that we employ
in the maintenance of information received by mail and
telephone.
2. Web Site Use Information
Similar to other commercial Web sites, our Web site utilizes
a standard technology called "cookies" (see explanation below, "What
Are Cookies?") and
Web server logs to collect information about how our Web site is
used. Information gathered through cookies and Web server logs
may include the date and time of visits, the pages viewed, time
spent at our Web site, and the Web sites visited just before and
just after our Web site. This information is collected on an
aggregate basis. None of this information is associated with you
as an individual.
How Do We Use the Information That You Provide to Us?
Broadly speaking, we use personal information for purposes of
administering our business activities, providing customer
service and making available other products and services to our
customers and prospective customers. Occasionally, we may also
use the information we collect to notify you about important
changes to our Web site, new services and special offers we
think you will find valuable. The lists used to send you product
and service offers are developed and managed under our
traditional corporate standards designed to safeguard the
security and privacy of our customers' personal information. As
a customer, you will be given the opportunity, each time you
receive a correspondence, to notify us of your desire not to
receive these offers.
Cookies are a feature of Web browser software that allows Web
servers to recognize the computer used to access a Web site.
Cookies are small pieces of data that are stored by a user's Web
browser on the user's hard drive. Cookies can remember what
information a user accesses on one Web page to simplify
subsequent interactions with that Web site by the same user or
to use the information to streamline the user's transactions on
related Web pages. This makes it easier for a user to move from
Web page to Web page and to complete commercial transactions
over the Internet. Cookies should make your online experience
easier and more personalized.
How Do We Use Information We Collect from Cookies?
We use Web site browser software tools such as cookies and
Web server logs to gather information about our Web site users'
browsing activities, in order to constantly improve our Web site
and better serve our customers. This information assists us to
design and arrange our Web pages in the most user-friendly
manner and to continually improve our Web site to better meet
the needs of our customers and prospective customers.
Cookies help us collect important business and technical
statistics. The information in the cookies lets us trace the
paths followed by users to our Web site as they move from one
page to another. Web server logs allow us to count how many
people visit our Web site and evaluate our Web site's visitor
capacity. We do not use these technologies to capture your
individual email address or any personally identifying
information about you although they do permit us to send focused
online banner advertisements or other such responses to you.
Sharing Information with Affiliates
We do not, at any time, make information collected on our
website available to any third party interests. You can be
assured the
http://www.advantagesystems.biz keeps
all records confidential.
Notice of New Services and Changes
Occasionally, we may also use the information we collect to
notify you about important changes to our Web site, new services
and special offers we think you will find valuable. As our
client, you will be given the opportunity to notify us of your
desire not to receive these offers by clicking on a response box
when you receive such an offer or by sending us an email request
at
sales@advantagesystems.biz.
How Do We Secure Information Transmissions?
When you send confidential personal
credit card information to us on our Web site, a secure server
software (128-bit SSL encryption) which we have
licensed--encrypts all information you input before it is sent
to us. The information is scrambled en route and decoded once it
reaches our Web site.
Other email that you may send to us may not be secure unless we
advise you that security measures will be in place prior to your
transmitting the information. For that reason, we ask that you
do not send confidential information such as Social Security or
account numbers to us through an unsecured email. How Do We Protect Your Information?
Information Security.
We utilize encryption/security software to safeguard the
confidentiality of personal information we collect from
unauthorized access or disclosure and accidental loss,
alteration or destruction.
Evaluation of Information Protection Practices.
Periodically, our operations and business practices are reviewed
for compliance with corporate policies and procedures governing
the security, confidentiality and quality of our information.
Employee Access, Training and Expectations. Our
corporate values, ethical standards, policies and practices are
committed to the protection of customer information. In general,
our business practices limit employee access to confidential
information, and limit the use and disclosure of such
information to authorized persons, processes and transactions. How Can You Access and Correct Your Information?
You may request access to all your personally identifiable
information that we collect online and maintain in our database
by emailing
sales@advantagesystems.biz.
Do We Disclose Information to Outside Parties?
No. We use aggregate information about our customers, sales,
Web site traffic patterns and related Web site information for
internal use only. We do not share data with any affiliates or
third parties.
What About Legally Compelled Disclosure of Information?
We may disclose information when legally compelled to do so,
in other words, when we, in good faith, believe that the law
requires it or for the protection of our legal rights.
What About Other Web Sites Linked to Our Web Site?
We are not responsible for the practices employed by Web
sites linked to or from our Web site nor the information or
content contained therein. Often links to other Web sites are
provided solely as pointers to information on topics that may be
useful to the users of our Web site.