| We want to make your addtrust.com experience one
of mutual confidence and respect. This privacy policy tells you exactly
what happens with any data that we may collect in the course of our
web interaction.
If despite our efforts you feel that AddTrust is not abiding
by this privacy policy, please contact support@addtrust.com
Information Collection and Use
AddTrust is the sole owner of the information collected on this
site. We will not sell, share, or rent this information to others
in ways different from what is disclosed in this statement. AddTrust
collects information from users at only one point in its website,
namely via the registration for the AddTrust2Mail free email certificate
service.
Registration
During registration for an AddTrust2Mail certificate, a user is
required to give their email address and a user name. The email
address is used to contact the user about AddTrust and its services.
It is optional for the user to fill in the country field in the
registration form.
Cookies and links
AddTrust does not use cookies on its website or via any of its services
or certificates. A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user's
hard drive containing information about the user. Cookies can be
used to track and target the interests of web users to facilitate
their experience on a site.
This web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that
AddTrust is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other
sites. We encourage our users when they leave our site to read the
privacy statements of each and every web site they visit. This privacy
statement applies solely to information collected by this Web site.
Log Files
We use IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the site, track
users' movements, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate
use. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.
Sharing
We may share collected emails addresses and user names with AddTrust
affiliates on a selective basis and under an agreement stipulating
that the information may only be used for purposes consistent with
the policy under which the information was collected. We may also
share aggregated geographic information with our licensees, partners
and affiliates.
Where AddTrust partners with another company to provide specific
services and a user signs up for these services, we will share available
contact information that is necessary for the third party to provide
these services. A contract between AddTrust and these parties prohibits
the use personally identifiable information except for the purpose
of providing these services.
Surveys & Contests
From time-to-time our site may request information from users via
surveys or contests. Participation in these surveys or contests
is completely voluntary and the user therefore has a choice whether
or not to disclose this information. Information requested may include
contact information (such as name and shipping address), and demographic
information (such as zip code, age). Contact information will be
used to notify the winners and award prizes. Survey information
will be used for purposes of monitoring or improving the use and
satisfaction of this site.
Security
This website takes every precaution to protect its users' information.
Any information you may provide is protected both online and off-line.
All of our users' information is restricted in our offices. Only
employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for
example, a customer service representative) are granted access to
personally identifiable information. Our employees must use password-protected
screen-savers when they leave their desk. When they return, they
must re-enter their password to re-gain access to your information.
Furthermore, ALL employees are kept up-to-date on our security and
privacy practices. Every quarter, as well as any time new policies
are added, our employees are notified and/or reminded about the
importance we place on privacy, and what they can do to ensure our
customers' information is protected. Finally, the servers that we
store personally identifiable information on are kept in a secure
environment, behind a locked cage.
Special Offers
During the registration process for the AddTrust2Mail free email
certificate service, we send applicants an email to verify that
the email address entered is operational. Registrants will receive
information (including possibly newsletters) on products, services,
and special deals offered by AddTrust or any of its licensees. Out
of respect for the privacy of our users we present the option not
to receive these types of communications. Please see our choice
and opt-out below.
Site and Service Updates
We also send the user site and service announcement updates. Users
are not able to unsubscribe from announcements containing vital
information about the service. We communicate with the user to provide
requested services and regarding issues relating to their account
via email or phone.
Correction/Updating Personal Information:
If relevant information provided by the user for obtaining an AddTrust2Mail
certificate changes, we will endeavor to provide a way to correct
or update that user's information provided to us. In case your email
address has changed and you want to receive AddTrust updates on
your new address, please send an email from your old address to
support@addtrust.com,
and mention “change of email address” in the subject header
together with the new address that you want to receive AddTrust
mails on.
Choice/Opt-out
Our users are given the opportunity to 'opt-out' of having email
updates sent to their email address at the point where we ask them
to submit their registration form. This form has an 'opt-out' mechanism,
which allows users who want an AddTrust2Mail certificate but who
don't want any marketing material can keep their email address off
of the lists kept for that purpose.
Users who no longer wish to receive our email updates may opt out
of receiving these communications by sending an email to unlist.addtrust2mail@addtrust.com
with in the subject header the word "unlist" followed
by the email address on which you receive AddTrust mails.
Notification of Changes
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes
directly via a link on our homepage so our users are always aware
of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances,
if any, we disclose it. If at any point we wish to use personally
identifiable information in a manner different from that stated
at the time it was collected, we will notify users by way of an
email. Users will have a choice as to whether or not we use their
information in this different manner. We will use information in
accordance with the privacy policy under which the information was
collected.
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