Your Privacy is Our Utmost Concern!!
TheBroadbandOutlet (TBO) is committed
to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives
you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement
of Privacy applies to the TBO Web site and governs data
collection and usage. By using the TBO website, you consent
to the data practices described in this statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
TBO collects personally identifiable information, such
as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone
number. TBO also collects anonymous demographic information,
which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender,
preferences, interests and favorites.
There is also information about your computer hardware and software
that is automatically collected by TBO. This information
can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access
times and referring Web site addresses. This information is used
by TBO for the operation of the service, to maintain quality
of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use
of the TBO Web site.
Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally
identifiable information or personally sensitive data through
TBO public message boards, this information may be collected
and used by others. Note: TBO does not read any of your
private online communications.
TBO encourages you to review the privacy statements of
Web sites you choose to link to from TBO so that you can
understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information.
TBO is not responsible for the privacy statements or other
content on Web sites outside of the TBO and TBO
family of Web sites.
Use of your Personal Information
TBO collects and uses your personal information to operate
the TBO Web site and deliver the services you have requested.
TBO also uses your personally identifiable information
to inform you of other products or services available from TBO
and its affiliates. TBO may also contact you via surveys
to conduct research about your opinion of current services or
of potential new services that may be offered.
TBO does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to
third parties. TBO may, from time to time, contact you
on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering
that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally
identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number)
is not transferred to the third party. In addition, TBO
may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical
analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support,
or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited
from using your personal information except to provide these
services to TBO, and they are required to maintain the
confidentiality of your information.
TBO does not use or disclose sensitive personal information,
such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your
explicit consent.
TBO keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers
visit within TBO, in order to determine what TBO
services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized
content and advertising within TBO to customers whose
behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject
area.
TBO Web sites will disclose your personal information,
without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good
faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to
the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on
TBO or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or
property of TBO; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances
to protect the personal safety of users of TBO, or the
public.
Use of Cookies
TBO Web site use "cookies" to help you personalize your
online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on
your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to
run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are
uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server
in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience
feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell
the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For
example, if you personalize TBO pages, or register with
TBO site or services, a cookie helps TBO to recall
your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies
the process of recording your personal information, such as billing
addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to
the same TBO Web site, the information you previously
provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use TBO features
that you customized.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers
automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your
browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose
to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the
interactive features of TBO services or Web sites you
visit.
Security of your Personal Information
TBO secures your personal information from unauthorized
access, use or disclosure. TBO secures the personally
identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a
controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access,
use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit
card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected
through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer
(SSL) protocol.
Changes to this Statement TBO will occasionally update
this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback.
TBO encourages you to periodically review this Statement
to be informed of how TBO is protecting your information.
Contact Information
TBO welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of
Privacy. If you believe that TBO has not adhered to this
Statement, please contact TBO at info@TheBroadbandOutlet.com or
visit our Contacts page.
We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine
and remedy the problem.
