Your online privacy is important to us. To better protect your privacy we provide this notice explaining our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used.
WatchMouse BV has created this privacy statement (effective 20 February 2002) in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy. The following discloses the information gathering and dissemination practices for this web site: http://www.watchmouse.com/
We are not responsible for pages that are not within the watchmouse.com domain.
Our privacy statement covers:
1. WatchMouse provides a link to this Privacy Statement on all pages that ask for personal information
2. WatchMouse will not release personal identifying information about you without first obtaining consent
3. The information we collect
4. Our use of your information
5. How to change or deactivate your information
When you visit watchmouse.com, we may collect general information that will not personally identify you, such as:
- Internet browser
- Operating system
- Date of visit
- Time of visit
- Path taken through the site
This information alone does not identify an individual and we will not combine it with information that does identify you as an individual.
Personally identifiable information is defined as any personal information that could identify you, such as your name, address, telephone number, billing information, credit card information, or e-mail address.
In general, when you visit watchmouse.com, you do not have to tell us who you are, or reveal any personally identifiable information. Because we take your privacy seriously, we will not collect any personally identifiable information unless you voluntarily provide it. At no time during your visit to watchmouse.com should you feel obligated to reveal any personal information to WatchMouse.
We may share your personal information with third party suppliers and service providers, including independent contractors providing services for, or with WatchMouse. In all cases, these third parties are contractually required to keep that information confidential. They are not authorized by WatchMouse to use that information for any other purpose than to carry out the services they are performing for, or with WatchMouse. We may also disclose personally identifiable information to third parties if you consent to the disclosure, if we are compelled or authorized to do so by law, or if we reasonably believe there is a threat to someone's life or health. Personally identifiable information submitted for employment purposes will only be used in connection with the application process. It will not be used or disclosed for any other purposes unless required or authorized by law.
Our site's registration form requires users to give us contact information (like their name and email address) and demographic information (like their zip code).
We may use customer contact information from the registration form to:
1. send you information about our company and promotional material from some of our partners and
2. contact you when necessary
We may use "cookies" to gather statistical information that helps us understand what you find interesting and useful on our web site. Cookies are also used for identification of known users.
This site contains links to other sites. watchmouse.com is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of Web sites to which we link. We have special business relationships with some companies, but none of them receive individual identifying information about you collected at watchmouse.com.
We are committed to maintaining the security of the data we collect and protecting it from loss, misuse, or alteration. This applies to demographic information, client site usage information, and personally identifiable information. We store the data collected on secure watchmouse.com servers that can be accessed only by authorized watchmouse.com personnel
To safeguard all information collected, WatchMouse and all of its employees follow the practices in this policy. No one is permitted to access or use information for any purpose other than those explained in this policy.
If you would like to change or deactivate the information you have submitted, please send a request here: www.watchmouse.com/contact.php . WatchMouse will change or de-activate any information that could be used to identify you as soon as possible after your request, unless there we are required or authorized by law not to do so. Once de-activated your data will not be accessible, however due to limitations imposed by system backups to magnetic media, including the off site secure storage of data from our data warehouse your data can in some circumstances remain on these tapes. In the unlikely event that one of these tapes is accessed as part of a larger recovery of watchmouse.com data, your data would continue to be flagged and remain de-activated and inaccessible for use by WatchMouse staff.
To fully protect your privacy, we reserve the right to amend this policy at any time, and for any reason. We will post the amended terms on this Web site as they occur and encourage you to frequently check for updates.
Nothing contained in this policy is intended to create a contract or agreement between WatchMouse and any user providing identifiable information in any form.
We will take all necessary steps to comply with this privacy policy, however, to the extent permitted by law, nothing in this policy is intended to hold WatchMouse liable for any failure to comply with this policy.
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this Web site, you can contact us here: www.watchmouse.com/contact.php . |
