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VMARK ASSOCIATES, INC. WEBSITE PRIVACY POLICY
This Privacy Policy describes VMARK Associates, Inc.’s ("VMARK
Associates") current policies and practices with regard to personal
data collected by VMARK Associates through the VMARK.net website (this
"website"). The term "personal data" refers to personally
identifiable information about you, such as your name, birth date, e-mail
address or mailing address, and any other information that is identified
with you personally. By using our website, you consent to the collection
and use of this information as described herein.
Notification
of Changes to This Policy
VMARK Associates is continually improving and adding new functionality and
features to this website and improving and adding to our existing services
and programs. Because of these ongoing changes, changes in the law and the
changing nature of technology, VMARK Associates' data practices will change
from time to time. If and when our data practices change, VMARK Associates
will post the changes on this page of our website to notify you of the
changes. Such changes to the Privacy Policy will become effective when
posted. Your continued use of this website following the posting of any
amendment will constitute your acceptance thereof. We encourage you to
check this page frequently by clicking on the Privacy Policy link on any
page of our website.
This policy was last updated on October 30, 2004.
Personal
Data Collected Through VMARK.net
The only personal data VMARK Associates currently collects through this
website is the information you send to us when you contact VMARK Associates
with your questions and comments through the Contact Us page on this
website. When you send us an e-mail through that page, we ask you for your
name and other contact information, including, for example, your company's
name, your e-mail address, and your mailing address or the mailing address
of your company.
Use
of Personal Data Collected Through VMARK.net
VMARK Associates does not sell, trade or rent your personal information to
others. VMARK Associates uses the information you provide to respond to
your e-mail, answer your question or resolve your problem. VMARK Associates
and our affiliates also use this information to help us improve the content
and functionality of our websites, to better understand our customers and
markets, and to improve our services. VMARK Associates and our affiliates
may use this information to contact you in the future to tell you about
products and services we believe will be of interest to you. If we do so,
each communication we send you will contain instructions permitting you to
"opt-out" of receiving future communications.
Anonymous
Data Collected Through VMARK.net
In addition to the information you provide when you use our website, VMARK
Associates uses technology to collect anonymous information about the use
of our website. For example, we use technology to track how many visitors
access our website, the date and time of their visit, the length of their
stay, and which pages they view. We also use technology to determine which
Web browsers our visitors use and the address from which they accessed our
site (for example, if they connected to VMARK.net by clicking on a banner
ad). This technology does not identify you personally. It simply enables us
to compile statistics about our visitors and their use of our website.
VMARK Associates and our affiliates use this anonymous data and share it
with third parties to improve the content and functionality of our
websites, to better understand our customers and markets, and to improve
our products and services.
Cookies
In order to collect the anonymous data described in the preceding
paragraph, VMARK Associates may use temporary "cookies" that
collect the first level domain name of the user (for example, if your
e-mail address is "bob@xyz.com," the cookie collects the
"xyz.com" portion of your e-mail address) and the date and time
you accessed this website. Cookies by themselves cannot be used to discover
the identity of the user. A cookie is a small piece of information which is
sent to your browser and stored on your computer's hard drive. Cookies keep
track of non-personal information such as the URL that you came from and go
to next, your navigation through the website (for example, the
advertisements that you click on), the browser and operating system that
you use, and your IP address. Cookies do not damage your computer. You can
set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie. This enables you
to decide if you want to accept it or not. At the present time, VMARK
Associates only uses temporary or "session" cookies. These
cookies expire when your browser window is closed.
Disclosure
of Your Personal Data
VMARK Associates may share some or all of the personal data collected
through this Web site with our affiliates, who will only use this data in
accordance with this Privacy Policy. Both VMARK Associates and our
affiliates may share personal data collected through this website with
third-party vendors who act for or on behalf of VMARK Associates or our
affiliates, for example, companies that provide support services to us,
including data processing services, or that help us market our products and
services. These companies may need information about you in order to
perform their functions. These companies are not authorized to use the
information we share with them for any other purpose. In addition, there
may be some other, limited circumstances in which VMARK Associates or our
affiliates may share or transfer the personal data in our databases, for
example, to comply with a legal requirement, to enforce the Terms and
Conditions governing the use of this website, to protect your interests, or
in the event of a corporate sale, merger, reorganization, dissolution or
similar event.
Children
VMARK Associates does not knowingly collect personal data from children
under the age of thirteen. If you are under thirteen, please do not give us
any personal data. If you have reason to believe that a child under the age
of thirteen has provided personal data to VMARK Associates, please contact
us, and we will endeavor to delete that information from our databases.
Link
to Other Sites
This Privacy Policy applies only to VMARK.net. VMARK Associates and any
affiliate may operate many different types of websites for different
purposes and in different countries where different laws may apply. If you
visit another VMARK Associates or one of our affiliates' website, please
take a moment to review the privacy policy posted on that site to learn
what personal data may be collected through that site and how it is
processed. VMARK.net contains hyperlinks to websites that are not operated
by VMARK Associates or one of our affiliates. These hyperlinks are provided
for your reference and convenience only and do not imply any endorsement of
the activities of these third-party websites or any association with their
operators. VMARK Associates does not control these websites and is not
responsible for their data practices. We urge you to review the privacy
policy posted on any website you visit before using the site or providing
any personal data about yourself.
Governing
Law
This Privacy Policy forms part of our Web site Terms and Conditions and as
such shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as further provided in
the Terms and Conditions.
Questions
About Our Privacy Policy
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or concerns about the
way VMARK Associates processes your personal data, please contact us.
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