CobraConnector.com Privacy Statement
CobraConnector.com is committed to protecting your privacy.
You can visit most pages on our site without giving us any information about
yourself. But sometimes we do need information to provide services that you
request, and this privacy statement explains data collection and use in those
situations. This privacy statement only applies to CobraConnector.com; it does
not apply to other online or offline CobraConnector.com sites, products or
services. Please read the complete CobraConnector.com privacy statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
We will ask you when we need information that
personally identifies you (personal information) or allows us to contact you.
Generally, this information is requested when you are registering before
entering a contest, ordering e-mail newsletters, joining a limited-access
premium site, signing up for an event or training, or when purchasing and/or
registering CobraConnector.com products. Personal information collected by
CobraConnector.com often is limited to e-mail address, language, country or
location, but may include other information when needed to provide a service you
requested.
For example: If you choose a service or transaction that requires payment, such
as making a purchase in the store area of the Web site, we will request personal
information necessary for billing and/or shipping, such as: name, address,
telephone number, and credit card number.
CobraConnector.com also collects certain information about your computer
hardware and software. This information may include: your IP address, browser
type, operating system, domain name, access times and referring Web site
addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to
maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use
of CobraConnector.com.
CobraConnector.com also collects information about which pages our customers
visit within CobraConnector.com. This site visitation data is identified only by
a unique ID number, and it is never linked with personal information unless a
user consents as described below.
Use of your Personal Information
We use your personal information for the following purposes:
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To ensure our site is relevant to your needs.
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To deliver services, such as newsletters, events, training
or software, that you request or purchase.
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To help us create and publish content most relevant to
you.
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To alert you to product upgrades, special offers, updated
information and other new services from CobraConnector.com, if you so request.
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To allow you access to limited-entry areas of our site, as
appropriate.
We will merge site-visitation data with anonymous demographic
information for research purposes, and we may use this information in aggregate
to provide more relevant content. In some limited-entry sections of
CobraConnector.com, with your approval, we will combine site-visitation data
with your personal information in order to provide you with personalized
content. If you decline permission, we will not provide you the personalized
service and won’t merge your personal information with site-visitation data.
We occasionally hire other companies to provide limited services on our behalf,
including packaging, mailing and delivering purchases, answering customer
questions about products or services, sending postal mail and processing event
registration. We will only provide those companies the information they need to
deliver the service, and they are prohibited from using that information for any
other purpose.
CobraConnector.com may disclose your personal information if required to do so
by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to:
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conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal
process served on CobraConnector.com or the site;
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protect and defend the rights or property of
CobraConnector.com and its family of Web sites, or;
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act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety
of CobraConnector.com employees, users of CobraConnector.com products or
services, or members of the public.
Your information may be stored and processed in the United
States or any other country in which CobraConnector.com or its affiliates,
subsidiaries or agents maintain facilities, and by using this site, you consent
to any such transfer of information outside of your country. CobraConnector.com
abides by the safe harbor framework as set forth by the U.S. Department of
Commerce regarding the collection, use, and retention of data from the European
Union.
Control of your Personal Information
When you register, or otherwise give us personal
information, CobraConnector.com will not share that information with third
parties without your permission, other than for the limited exceptions already
listed. It will only be used for the purposes stated above.
CobraConnector.com may send out periodic e-mails informing you of technical
service or security issues related to a product or service you requested, or
confirming you requested a product or service. You will not be able to choose to
unsubscribe to these mailings, as they are considered an essential part of the
service you have chosen.
Access to your Personal Information
We will provide you with the means to ensure that your personal information is
correct and current.
Security of your Personal Information
CobraConnector.com is committed to protecting the
security of your personal information. We use a variety of security technologies
and procedures to help protect your personal information from unauthorized
access, use or disclosure. For example, we store the personal information you
provide in computer servers with limited access that are located in controlled
facilities. When we transmit sensitive information (such as a credit card
number) over the internet, we protect it through the use of encryption, such as
the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.
Protection of Children's Personal Information
CobraConnector.com is a general audience site and does
not knowingly collect any personal information from children.
Use of Cookies
When someone visits the site, a cookie is placed on
the customer's machine (if the customer accepts cookies) or is read if the
customer has visited the site previously. One use of cookies is to assist in the
collection of the site visitation statistics described above.
We also use cookies to collect information on which newsletter links are clicked
by customers. This information is used to ensure we are sending information
customers want to read. It is collected in aggregate form and never linked with
your personal information.
Web beacons, also known as clear gif technology, or action tags, may be used to
assist in delivering the cookie on our site. This technology tells us how many
visitors clicked on key elements (such as links or graphics) on a
CobraConnector.com Web page. We do not use this technology to access your
personally identifiable information on CobraConnector.com; it is a tool we use
to compile aggregated statistics about CobraConnector.com Web site usage. We may
share aggregated site statistics with partner companies but do not allow other
companies to place clear gifs on our sites.
If you choose to not have your browser accept cookies from the
CobraConnector.com Web site, you will be able to view the text on the screens,
however you will not experience a personalized visit nor will you be able to
subscribe to the service offerings on the site.
Enforcement of this Privacy Statement
If you have questions regarding this statement, you should first contact
CobraConnector.com by e-mail. If you do not receive acknowledgement of your
inquiry or your inquiry has not been satisfactorily addressed, you should then
contact TRUSTe at their Web site, http://www.truste.org/users/users_watchdog.html.
TRUSTe will serve as a liaison with CobraConnector.com to resolve your concerns.
Changes to this Statement
CobraConnector.com will occasionally update this privacy statement. When we do,
we will also revise the "last updated" date at the top of the privacy statement.
For material changes to this statement, CobraConnector.com will notify you by
placing prominent notice on the Web site.
Contact Information
CobraConnector.com welcomes your comments regarding this privacy statement,
please contact us visiting our
contact page.
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