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7SEARCH.COM, (hereinafter “7Search”) values the
privacy of our customers and takes reasonable measures to safeguard that
information from unauthorized use. The following is a detailed explanation of
our privacy policy with regard to the 7Search web site and our related family of
Internet Services. Please note we are not responsible for the information
collection practices of those web sites that are linked to our site. You should
review those sites privacy policies before submitting any private information.
WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
We employ various methods for collecting information. To begin with, we use
“cookies” that are needed to compile aggregate non-personally identifiable
information about the visitors to our web site. Personally identifiable
information consists of information that is unique to you, such as credit card
numbers, bank accounts, social security numbers, home address, email address and
the like. This is the type of information that most people consider private and
deem the most important to protect from unauthorized access.
Non-personally identifiable information most often consists of things such as
your search preferences, the types of products you have bought, how many times
you have visited a particular web site, etc. This type of information is usually
associated with a particular computer or IP address but not with a particular
person. “Cookies” are pieces of information generated by a Web server and
stored in the user's computer, ready for future access. Each time you access our
web site; our server finds the relevant cookie on your computer. The information
contained within that cookie is then used to customize your experience with our
site. The following is a list of the information we collect:
We automatically record the name of the domain (for
example,"123company.com" if you use a private Internet access account,
or "mycollege.edu" if you are connecting from a university's domain);
the IP address (a number that is automatically assigned to your computer when
you are using the Internet) from which you access our website; the type of
browser and operating system used to access our site; the date and time you
access our site; the Internet address of the website from which you linked
directly to our site; and the pages you visit. Please note that although some
companies don’t associate an IP address with an actual person, we do.
When you register for our services you submit certain information, such your
name, phone number, business address, business name, email address, web site url,
credit card number, FEIN or other tax identification number such as a social
security number and CVV2 number. As a client of 7Search, you hereby acknowledge
that certain personally identifiable information concerning you is collected and
stored by 7Search and viewed by employees of 7Search when you register for our
services. This is needed in order for us to properly perform the services that
you are requesting.
WHY DO WE COLLECT THIS INFORMATION?
We use this information in order to serve the needs of our customers. We need to
know who you are in order to verify the credit card information you have sent
us. We collect several pieces of personal information from you in order to
complete this verification process. The non-personal information that we collect
from you may be used for both internal and external purposes, in order for us to
make your experience with our site more enjoyable. The aggregate data we collect
from you is used internally and externally to help us increase our marketing
efforts and to provide pertinent data to the members of our Internet family. We
may also use your email address to notify of you other products or services you
may be interested in. We match an IP address with a unique individual in order
to protect our customers from unauthorized charges to their account. When an
account is accessed and a charge is placed on the account, we are able to see
where that individual came from when they accessed the client account. If the IP
address is different then the typical IP address used to access the customer
account, we make a note of this and wait to hear back from the customer.
HOW IS YOUR INFORMATION PROTECTED?
We use the latest in encryption technology, including 128 bit SSL encryption to
ensure that any sensitive information that is sent by you to us via the Internet
is protected from unauthorized interception. All information submitted by a
customer via the Internet is stored on a server, which requires
proper-authentication for access. The server is housed in a secure environment
that employs a variety of techniques to protect your information. We also use
anti-virus protection software to guard against outside attacks on our networks.
All employees that we do hire have to sign a confidentiality agreement that
forbids them from disclosing any information to which the employee has access,
to other individuals or entities. We also have back up servers and power
supplies to guard against power outages and other natural occurrences that could
pose a threat to the integrity of your personal information. Passwords are
required in order for you to gain access to your account. Once an account has
been terminated, measures are taken to remove those users from the system who no
longer need access to our system. Our servers are manned 24-hours a day, in a
building that is UL approved for fire protection. When an employee is terminated
or is no longer with the company, we change the access codes that the employee
used to access any customer accounts. Employee passwords must contain both
numeric and alphanumeric characters; be at least 6 characters long, and must be
changed every 60 days. Additionally, after 6 failed attempts, the employee is
kicked out of the administrative system. Customer passwords must contain at
least six to twelve characters.
WHO HAS ACCESS TO MY INFORMATION?
7Search does not lease, license, sell or share any of this information with
anyone or any company except as mentioned in the proceeding paragraphs or in the
paragraphs below. Only those employees that are responsible for handling your
account have access to your personal information. Additionally, 7Search may hire
technical consultants in order to conduct routine checks on the integrity of our
system and in order to perform necessary maintenance work. While performing
these duties, it is possible that your personal information may be accessed in
order to properly carry out these functions. Please note however, these
consultants are prescreened for criminal background checks and must sign a
confidentiality agreement with regard to the information they may come into
contact with. In order to process your credit card we have to consult with an
out side credit card processing company. These processing companies are
regulated by the financial services industry and must meet certain security
requirements in order to be in business. The processing companies will have
access to your credit card information, billing address, name, and possibly your
telephone number. The processing company will communicate with the issuing bank
of your credit card in order to get final approval to charge your credit card
for the product or services we are providing for you. The only time someone
other than a 7Search employee will ever see or be privy to your personal
information is in the case of a judicial request (such as a subpoena) or if the
company is acquired or sold. In the event the later happens, 7Search will give
reasonable notice to all existing users of our service. The aggregate data that
we collect may be shared with outside companies in order help promote the
7Search web site or to provide relevant data to one of our sister companies,
such as Ranking.com and Trustgauge.com.
CAN I CORRECT OR REMOVE INFORMATION FROM YOUR SITE?
You always have the option to view your account to make sure the information we
have collected from you is indeed correct. You also have the option of removing
any incorrect information from your account. Further, you have the option of
removing certain information you wish to keep private. However, please note that
removing certain information such as your email address, contact information,
and the like may greatly hinder our ability to effectively provide the service
you have requested. Before exercising any of these options above you must
contact us at http://7search.com/support/
CAN I OPT OUT OF HAVING CERTAIN INFORMATION COLLECTED
You have the option of disabling your computer’s ability to accept or transmit
cookies. This will prevent us from gathering certain non-personally identifiable
information from your computer. Furthermore, you have the right to opt out of
any email list you might have signed up for in the past. You also have the
option of requesting not to be notified by email of any new product or service
we are offering. Please contact us at http://7search.com/support/
in order to complete one of the opt-out choices above.
NOTICE OF CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
We reserve the right to change this privacy policy at any time. However, if any
changes do occur, we will publish the changes to our web site and post a notice
on the home page that a new privacy policy has been implemented. We will also
take reasonable steps to contact you personally to let you know of the new
changes. Should the company be bought or sold to someone else, we will take
reasonable steps to notify you personally. You will then be given the option to
keep your account open or to terminate. Please feel free to contact us if you
should have any questions regarding this policy or to report a misuse of your
personal information.
For more information regarding our privacy policy,
please send an email to
privacy@7search.com
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7Search Privacy Policy (Updated 10-15-2003)
