This
statement discloses the privacy practice for the Web site of QCommerce
Inc. It is our intent to give you as much control as possible over
your privacy in regard to your personal information and the use
we make of it in the course of our business. The policies set forth
below apply to the QCommerce Web site but do not apply to sites
of merchants that use our services or products, who have separate
privacy and data collection practices. Our policies may be changed
from time to time so please check back periodically.
When
you use the QCommerce Web site, we may collect one or more of the
following types of information: (a) anonymous information, (b) personally
identifiable information, and/or (c) financial information.
a) Anonymous
Information: Anonymous information includes data such as numbers
and frequencies of customers using various QCommerce services.
This type of information cannot be tied back to an individual
customer. We use this information in the aggregate to improve
our services and tailor them to the needs of our customers and
their users.
b) Personally
Identifiable Information: When you register to use our services
or buy products we gather personally identifiable information,
such as name, address and email address. We may also request demographic
information, such as zip code, age or income level, preferences
and/or interests. We may also collect this information in connection
with surveys, contests or other interactions with you.
We
use personally identifiable information to contact you when necessary
and to provide you with information and promotional material. You
may choose not to be contacted (unless it is necessary) now or at
any time in the future.
We
will not sell your personally identifiable information to an unrelated
third party. We may, however, share such information with our partners
and advertisers, or transfer such information to a purchaser of
our business assets.
We
also may disclose your personally identifiable information if required
to do so by the valid order of a court or other government entity.
Furthermore, in our sole discretion, we may disclose such information
to government and law enforcement officials as is necessary or appropriate.
We
may use demographic information and your expressed preferences and/or
interests to tailor our service to your apparent interests.
c) Financial
Information: If you order products or services from QCommerce,
you will be required to fill out an order form. In addition to
contact and demographic information, your order may require us
to collect financial information, such as account or credit card
numbers. Financial information is only used to bill the user for
products and services. It is not disclosed or sold to any other
party.
We
use the following methods to gather the information:
IP
Address: IP addresses are automatically gathered by our Web server.
Your IP address is a number that is used by computers on the network
to identify your ISP or your computer so that data (such as the
Web pages you request) can be sent to you. You cannot be personally
identified from this information.
Cookies.
A "cookie" is an element of data that a Web server can send to your
browser, which may then store it on your system. Some QCommerce
pages use cookies. Cookies are used to store and sometimes track
information about you. We use this information to better personalize
the content, banners, and promotions that you and other users will
see. We may use the information to research and understand how our
users' habits are similar or different so that we can enhance your
experience on the QCommerce site and with our products. We do not
match cookie data to any personal identification.
Advertisers
that serve ads to our site may use their own cookies.
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.
You
can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, giving
you the chance to decide whether or not to accept it. You may also
disable your cookies by changing the preferences in your browser.
Purchasing products from QCommerce requires that your browser accept
cookies.
Referrers:
A referrer is the information passed along by a web browser that
references the Web URL you linked from, and it is automatically
gathered by our Web server. This information is used by QCommerce
to administer referral programs and to identify broad demographic
trends that may be used for marketing research and to provide information
tailored to your interests.
QCommerce
has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration
of the information under our control. Any time you provide us with
financial information, we offer the use of a secure server, which
encrypts all of the information you provide and protects it from
unauthorized access.
If
you have any additional questions about QCommerce or its privacy
policy, please contact: webmaster@qcommerce.com
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