PRIVACY POLICY
Network Effects LLC is committed to providing its
customers and others who visit our Website with a safe and secure Internet
environment that respects and protects their personal privacy choices
and concerns. The information you provide will be kept confidential and
used to support your relationship with Network Effects LLC. The following
Website privacy policy is in effect for all the sites owned and operated
by Network Effects LLC, and Network Effects LLC encourages you to read
it thoroughly.
Your Consent
By using or visiting this Website, you consent to the collection and use
of your information as outlined in this privacy policy. If you do not
agree to this policy, do not use the Website. Network Effects LLC reserves
the right to modify this privacy policy at any time. If Network Effects
LLC makes significant changes to this policy, it will post them on this
page so that you may remain aware of the information Network Effects LLC
collects and how it uses such information. Changes are effective when
posted to this page. Your continued use of the Website after any change
is posted is an acceptance by you of such change.
Definitions
"Customer-Identifiable Information" is information that can
be used to identify you such as your name, birth date, e-mail address,
mailing address, or telephone number.
"Anonymous Information" is information
that pertains to the manner in which you are using the Website but does
not identify you. This includes information such as places visited, search
queries performed, the domain names and IP addresses of browsers that
visit the Website, the times of day the Website is visited, and so forth.
Registration
You can visit the Website to obtain a great deal of information about
Network Effects LLC as well as other assistance without identifying yourself.
In some instances, however, Network Effects LLC or its partners may require
that you register and enter into additional agreements in order to obtain
some types of goods or services. In these cases, you will be required
to provide Customer-Identifiable Information. In some cases you will also
be required to furnish such information in order to obtain a user identification,
password or similar form of authorization. Network Effects LLC will generally
use such information to: Welcome you to the Website; send you communications
about new features and services available through the Website; and send
you communications about new features and services available through the
Website.
If you indicate to Network Effects LLC that you do
not want to receive certain types of communications at the time of registration,
Network Effects LLC will attempt to comply with your preferences. You
may also opt out of receiving marketing materials from Network Effects
LLC by sending an email to info@networkeffects.com.
Sharing Customer-Identifiable Information
with Third Parties
Network Effects LLC may share your Customer-Identifiable Information with
other companies. Network Effects LLC will not share your Customer-Identifiable
Information, however, unless Network Effects LLC has first given you notice
that it might do so and you have authorized Network Effects LLC to do
so. Network Effects LLC's partners who receive information from Network
Effects LLC have the right to use the data provided to them (as well as
other information they may have independently gathered about you), but
will be required to agree not to share this information with other companies
or people unless you have consented.
PLEASE NOTE: In certain special cases, Network Effects
LLC may disclose your Customer-Identifiable Information when it has reason
to believe that disclosing this information is necessary to identify,
contact, or bring legal action against someone who may be causing injury
to you, or otherwise injuring or interfering with Network Effects LLC's
rights, property, operations, other Network Effects LLC users, or anyone
else. Network Effects LLC may also disclose your Customer-Identifiable
Information when Network Effects LLC believes the law requires it, or
in response to any demand by law enforcement authorities in connection
with a criminal investigation, or civil or administrative authorities
in connection with a pending civil case or administrative investigation.
You may request the Customer-Identifiable Information
Network Effects LLC has collected about you by sending an email to info@networkeffects.com.
Sharing Anonymous Information with Third
Parties
When you use the Website, Network Effects LLC collects anonymous information,
even if you have not registered with Network Effects LLC. Network Effects
LLC will not share any anonymous information about your use of the Website
with third parties if Network Effects LLC knows that this anonymous information
will be linked by third parties with Customer-Identifiable Information
of yours obtained from another source, unless Network Effects LLC has
given you notice as described above, and you have given Network Effects
LLC authorization to disclose the information.
Cookies
Network Effects LLC may employ the use of cookies. A "cookie"
is a small piece of data that is sent to your browser from a Web server
and stored on your computer's hard drive. Cookies are harmless bits of
code that an Internet site assigns to your browser to keep track of who
you are when you visit or make purchases. There is no risk of the information
on your hard drive being exposed to the outside world since a website
can only read the cookies it creates.
You can choose whether to accept cookies by changing
the settings of your browser. You can reset your browser to refuse all
cookies, or allow your browser to show you when a cookie is being sent.
If you choose not to accept these cookies, your experience at the Website
and other Websites may be diminished, and some features will not work
as intended.
Use of IP Addresses
An Internet Protocol ("IP") address is a set of numbers that
is assigned to your computer. Web servers - the powerful computers that
provide web pages for viewing - automatically identify your computer by
the IP address assigned to it during your session online.
Network Effects LLC may collect IP addresses for purposes
of system administration, to report anonymous user information to our
advertisers (as explained above), and to audit the use of its site. Network
Effects LLC can and will use IP addresses to identify users of the Website
when it deems it necessary to enforce compliance with the Website's terms
of use or service, or to protect Network Effects LLC's services, the Website,
or other users. Network Effects LLC will not share or sell linked user
behavior and personal user information unless you have given Network Effects
LLC authorization to do so.
PLEASE NOTE: Under certain circumstances, IP addresses
and/or domain names may be linked to Customer-Identifiable Information
(e.g., when said information is stored in databases managed by Internet
registrars or registries).
Security
Network Effects LLC has implemented security measures to protect against
the loss, misuse, and alteration of your user data under its control.
Only authorized employees and agents have access to the information you
provide. Network Effects LLC imposes strict rules on all authorized persons
who have access either to the databases that store user information or
to the servers that host its services. However, Network Effects LLC cannot
guarantee that loss, misuse, or alteration of data will not occur.-, Network
Effects LLC will make every effort to prevent such occurrences.
You alone are responsible for maintaining the secrecy
of your passwords and account information. Please be careful when you
are online. If you post personal information online that is accessible
to the public, you may receive unsolicited messages from others. While
Network Effects LLC strives to protect your Customer-Identifiable Information,
it cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit
to it, and you do so at your own risk.
Contacting Us
If you have questions about this privacy policy or the practices of the
Website, please send an email to info@networkeffects.com
or by regular mail at Network Effects, LLC, 1035 Pearl Street, Suite 400
, Boulder, CO 80302.
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