Your Privacy
Egos takes user data very seriously and make considerable efforts to protect any
information confided to us. Our network is configured for up most security and breach
attempts are monitored constantly. We take care to encode data transmitted through
public or private networks to ensure integrity and security of all data we handle.
We do not share our data with any partner or third parties. You information is not
shared with anyone and is used for the sole purpose of informing users of updates,
news and events for which they have expressed explicit interest in hearing about.
Egos respects your privacy and is committed to protect the personal information
that you share with us. Generally, you can browse through our website without giving
us any information about yourself. When we do need your personal information to
provide services that you request or when you choose to provide us with your personal
information, this policy describes how we collect and use your personal information.
Information Collection
Personal information means any information that may be used to identify an individual,
including, but not limited to, a first and last name, email address, a home, postal
or other physical address, other contact information, title, birth date, gender,
occupation, industry, personal interests, other information including one needed
to provide a service you requested.
When you browse our website, you do so anonymously, unless you have previously indicated
that you wish Egos to remember your login and password. We don't automatically collect
personal information, including your email address. We do log your IP address (the
Internet address of your computer) to give us an idea of which part of our website
you visit and how long you spend there. But we do not link your IP address to any
personal information unless you have logged in to our website Like many other commercial
websites, the Egos website may use a standard technology called a "cookie" to collect
information about how you use the site. Please go to "Cookies and Tracking Information"
section below for more information.
Egos collects personal information when you register with Egos for an account, when
you use certain Egos products or services, when you register to attend an event
or participate in an online survey, when you ask to be included in an email or other
mailing list, or you submit an entry for a sweepstakes or other promotions, or when
you submit your personal information to Egos for any other reason. From time to
time, Egos receives personal information from business partners and vendors. Egos
only uses such information if it has been collected in accordance with acceptable
privacy practices consistent with this Policy and applicable laws.
Access to certain Egos web pages require a login and a password. The use of those
web pages, and the information or programs downloadable from those sites, may be
governed by a written agreement between your employer and Egos. Unless you request
deletion of your personal information as specified below, your personal information
may be retained by Egos to verify compliance with the agreement, log improper software
usage, to track billable software usage on those pages, or track usage of other
applications available on those pages.
Notice
When personal information is collected, we will inform you at the point of collection
the purpose for the collection. Egos will not transfer your personal information
to third parties without your consent, except under the limited conditions described
under the discussion entitled "Information Sharing and Disclosure" below.
If you choose to provide us with your personal information, we may only transfer
that information, within Egos or to Egos' third party service providers with your
permission. Upon receiving your permission, we may transfer your information across
borders and from your country or jurisdiction to other countries or jurisdictions
around the world.
We will always give you the opportunity to "opt out" of receiving direct marketing
or market research information. This means we assume you have given us your consent
to collect and use your information in accordance with this Policy unless you take
affirmative action to indicate that you do not consent, for instance by clicking
or checking the appropriate option or box at the point of collection. In some cases,
when applicable, we will provide you with the opportunity to "opt in." This means
we will require your affirmative action to indicate your consent before we use your
information for purposes other than the purpose for which it was submitted.
Cookies and Tracking Technology
A cookie is a small data file that certain Web sites write to your hard drive when
you visit them. A cookie file can contain information such as a user ID that the
site uses to track the pages you've visited, but the only personal information a
cookie can contain is information you supply yourself. A cookie can't read data
off your hard disk or read cookie files created by other sites. Some parts of Egos'
websites use cookies to track user traffic patterns. We do this in order to determine
the usefulness of our website information to our users and to see how effective
our navigational structure is in helping users reach that information.
If you prefer not to receive cookies while browsing our website, you can set your
browser to warn you before accepting cookies and refuse the cookie when your browser
alerts you to its presence. You can also refuse all cookies by turning them off
in your browser, although you may not be able to take full advantage of Egos' website
if you do so. In particular, you may be required to accept cookies in order to complete
certain actions on our website You do not need to have cookies turned on, however,
to use/navigate through many parts of our website, except access to certain pages
that may require a login and password.
How We Use Information Collected
Egos uses information for several general purposes: to fulfill your requests for
certain products and services, to personalize your experience on our website, to
keep you up to date on the latest product and service announcements, special offers
or other information we think you'd like to hear about either from us or from our
business partners, and to better understand your needs and provide you with better
services. We may also use your information to send you, or to have our business
partners send you, direct marketing information or contact you for market research.
Information Sharing and Disclosure
Because Egos is a global company, your personal information may be shared with other
Egos offices or subsidiaries around the world. All such entities are governed by
this Privacy Policy or are bound by the appropriate confidentiality and data transfer
agreements.
Your personal information is never shared outside Egos without your permission,
except under conditions explained below. Inside Egos, data is stored in controlled
servers with limited access. Your information may be stored and processed in the
United States or any other country where Egos, its subsidiaries, affiliates or agents
are located.
Egos may send your personal information to other companies or people under any of
the following circumstances: when we have your consent to share the information;
we need to share your information to provide the product or service you have requested;
we need to send the information to companies who work on behalf of Egos to provide
a product or service to you (we will only provide those companies the information
they need to deliver the service, and they are prohibited from using that information
for any other purpose); or we want to keep you up to date on the latest product
and service announcements, software updates, special offers or other information
we think you'd like to hear about either from us or from our business partners (unless
you have opted out of these types of communications). We will also disclose your
personal information if required to do so by law, to enforce our Terms of Use, or
in urgent circumstances, to protect personal safety, the public or our websites
Your Ability to Review and Delete Your Account and Information
If you are a registered user, review and edit your profile information by accessing
the location at which you registered. You may also request deletion of your account
or any of your personal information held by us by sending an email to
privacy@eMktg.net.
Data Security
Your Egos account information is password-protected for your privacy and security.
Egos safeguards the security of the data you send us with physical, electronic,
and managerial procedures. In certain areas of our websites, Egos uses industry-standard
SSL-encryption to enhance the security of data transmissions. While we strive to
protect your personal information, we cannot ensure the security of the information
you transmit to us, and so we urge you to take every precaution to protect your
personal data when you are on the Internet. Change your passwords often, use a combination
of letters and numbers, and make sure you use a secure browser.
Children and Privacy
Our websites do not target and are not intended to attract children under the age
of 13. Egos does not knowingly solicit personal information from children under
the age of 13 or send them requests for personal information.
Third Party Sites
Egos' website contains links to other sites. Egos does not share your personal information
with those websites and is not responsible for their privacy practices. We encourage
you to learn about the privacy policies of those companies.
Our website may contain links to websites operated by other companies. Some of these
third-party sites may be co-branded with a Egos logo, even though they are not operated
or maintained by Egos. Although we choose our business partners carefully, Egos
is not responsible for the privacy practices of websites operated by third parties
that are linked to our site. Once you have left our website, you should check the
applicable privacy policy of the third party website to determine how they will
handle any information they collect from you.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
Egos will amend this policy from time to time. If we make any substantial changes
in the way we use your personal information we will make that information available
by posting a notice on this site.
Questions or Suggestions
Egos appreciates any comments on this privacy policy regarding our collection, use,
or disclosure of your personal information, please email us at
privacy@eMktg.net.
This document was last updated May 20, 2006.
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