 GEODEX PRIVACY POLICY Last Updated: September 10, 2009 GEODEX, LLC together with its subsidiaries, affiliates, successors and assigns (collectively, “we,” “us, ” ”our” or “GeoDex”), takes the privacy of its users seriously. We are committed to safeguarding the privacy of our users while providing a personalized and valuable service. This Privacy Policy statement explains the data processing practices of GeoDex and describes how GeoDex and its websites, including GeoDex.com and the tools, software, technology and other web services available there (collectively, “GeoDex Web”), treat personal information that GeoDex Web collects and receives. Personal information is information about you that is personally identifiable - like your name, address, email address, or phone number - and that is not otherwise publicly available (also referred to as your “Data”). This privacy policy does not apply to the practices of companies that GeoDex does not own or control (by way of example, external websites you may link to from or through GeoDex Web, such as links posted on third party websites at domain names parked on GeoDex Web), or to people or entities that GeoDex does not employ or manage. GeoDex is not responsible for the content, security or privacy practices employed by other sites. We encourage our users to read the privacy policies of all websites. This policy only applies to information collected by GeoDex Web. If you have any requests concerning your personal information or any queries with regard to these practices please contact us by e-mail at Privacy Contact. BY VISITING GEODEX WEB YOU ARE ACCEPTING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND CONSENTING TO THE DATA COLLECTION AND USAGE PRACTICES DESCRIBED IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. Information Collected When you send email or other communication to GeoDex, including through the GeoDex Account registration process or the Contact sections of the GeoDex Web, we may retain those communications in order to process your inquiries, respond to your requests and improve GeoDex Web. We also collect information automatically about your visit to GeoDex Web and to any websites parked or hosted with GeoDex Web. In particular, GeoDex Web collects information from your computer that may provide your general geographic location. See the IP Address and Use of Cookies sections for more details. Use and Disclosure of Personal Information We use your Data for purposes, some of which may include:
If you wish to receive information about GeoDex services, please indicate your preferences using the consent boxes when providing us with your Data. GeoDex Web may use or share your personal information where it is necessary to complete a transaction (such as processing credit card payments and managing billing), to operate or improve the technical functionality of GeoDex Web, to comply with federal tax regulations, or to do something that you have asked us to do. In the course of operating our business it may be necessary or appropriate for us to provide access to your Data to other third parties, such as our service providers, contractors and select vendors so that we can operate and improve GeoDex Web and our business. Unless it is not commercially reasonable, we generally seek to obtain confidentiality agreements that are consistent with this policy and that limit the use or disclosure by others of the information you have shared. We may share your personal information if we believe it is necessary in order to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, violations of our Terms of Use or other applicable policies, or as otherwise required by law. We may also disclose your information to business partners and to third party suppliers we engage to provide services which involve processing data on our behalf, successors in title to our business or in accordance with a properly executed court order or otherwise required to do so by law. In addition, we may share with third parties certain pieces of aggregated, non-personal information, such as the number of users who accessed a particular area of GeoDex Web, for example, or how many users clicked on a particular link, used particular features or entered certain search terms. Such aggregated information will not identify you individually. Among other things, aggregate information may be used by GeoDex Web to build up marketing profiles, to aid strategic development, to improve GeoDex Web functionality, to manage our relationship with advertisers and to audit usage of the GeoDex Web sites. When you utilize GeoDex Web tools to conduct a search, we may keep track of search terms and search strings that are commonly used alone or in combination. We usually will use the email and contact Data you provide to us only to respond to your inquiry or to process your request (such as customer support inquiries or ordering our products and services) or in accordance with your stated preferences. However, we reserve the right to send you certain communications relating to GeoDex Web, such as service announcements and administrative messages that are related to your use of GeoDex Web, without offering you the opportunity to opt-out of receiving them. Security Policy User Data may be transferred to data processors such as fulfillment houses but they will act only on our instructions to provide the services required. If you have registered for a GeoDex Account, your GeoDex Web account information will be password-protected. It is important for you to protect against unauthorized access to your user name, password and to your computer. Be sure to log off from GeoDex Web when finished using a shared computer. Areas of GeoDex Web where you are requested to input personal information use industry-standard Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)-encryption to protect the data you input. However, please note that this is not a guarantee that such information may not be accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed by breach of such firewalls and secure server software. If GeoDex learns of a security systems breach, we may attempt to notify you electronically so that you can take appropriate protective steps. By using GeoDex Web or providing Data to us, you agree that we can communicate with you electronically regarding security, privacy and administrative issues relating to your use of those sites, products and services. Notice to you of any security systems breach and efforts to restore the integrity of GeoDex Web will be made in accordance with applicable law. User Content Transfer of Data Links to Other Sites User Access and Control of Data If you wish to amend any of the Data which we hold about you or in connection with your GeoDex Account, or update your marketing and communications preferences, please Contact GeoDex. You may also cancel your registration and terminate your account with GeoDex Web, in which case your GeoDex Account information will generally be deleted from GeoDex Web. However, some Data, primarily your contact, tax and billing information, may remain in our records to the extent necessary to protect our legal interests or document compliance with regulatory requirements, and we may elect to retain any aggregate and non-personally identifiable information related to your GeoDex Account indefinitely. All Data we retain will continue to be subject to the terms of the GeoDex Web privacy policy. No Use by Minors Contacting GeoDex By
Email or United States Mail at: Post Office Box 11568, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
27115 USA. If you object to any sharing of your Data that may be permitted under this policy, you may do so by writing us at the above email. We will take reasonable steps to accommodate your requests. In some instances, honoring your requests may interfere with or preclude your ability to use the GeoDex Web or may require us to terminate your GeoDex Account and our relationship with you. Changes to this Policy We will endeavor to notify you about any significant changes in the way we treat Data by placing a notice on GeoDex Web, and in some circumstances, GeoDex may elect to also send a notice of such significant changes to the primary email address specified in your GeoDex Account. Use
of Cookies and Other Tracking Devices We use information from cookies for purposes which may include:
Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies, but you can reset your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, some GeoDex Web features and services may not function properly if your cookies are disabled. For example, if you choose to reject all cookies, you may not be able to use services or sites on GeoDex Web that require you to “log in,” and you may not be able to take full advantage of all of the GeoDex Web features. Further information on how to prevent cookies from being stored on your computer, refer to the help menu within your Internet browser. From time to time we may permit third party companies to set cookies or other tracking devices on GeoDex Web sites for purposes which may include market research, serving advertisements, revenue tracking or to improve functionality of the site. For any external websites you link to through or in connection with GeoDex Web, use their cookies and tracking devices subject to their own privacy policies, and not this policy. Advertisers or other entities do not have access to GeoDex Web cookies. We encourage our users to read the privacy policies of all websites. This privacy policy applies only to information collected by GeoDex. IP Address GeoDex Web may obtain IP addresses from users depending upon how you access our websites. When you request a page or access a search result from any page within GeoDex Web, our servers automatically recognize your IP address. IP addresses, browser and session information may be used for various purposes, including to:
Your IP address may also be recorded when you register for or login to a GeoDex Account, visit or use websites at domain names hosted or parked with GeoDex Web, or post content on GeoDex Web.
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