CisworldWide.com's Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) discloses the practices
of CisworldWide.com concerning personal information we
obtain about you. By using any of CisworldWide.com’s
websites, or using other services of CisworldWide.com
(collectively the “Services”), you are accepting the
practices described in this Policy.
This Policy notifies you of: (a) what personal information
of yours is collected when you access this website and/or
use the Services; (b) how the information is collected; (c)
how the information is used and shared; (d) our efforts to
maintain the security of Sensitive Information; and (e)
other details concerning your personal information and our
policies.
This Policy does not apply to the practices of companies
that CisworldWide.com does not own or control, or to people
that we do not employ or manage. Information contained in
this Policy may be changed or updated without notice at any
time.
1. Information Collection
and Use
Information collected is stored in a single, secure
database, accessible only by CisworldWide.com.
CisworldWide.com collects information from our paying
members (“Members”) or other persons who use, attempt to
use, or access CisworldWide.com’s Services (“Users”):
1. Information that may be
gathered online
This Site may
collect three types of information from users who visit the
Site: (1) information gathered by analyzing page views and
user navigation patterns, and (2) information that users
provide directly when they use any of our Services. We
use page view and navigation information to ensure that
users can find information on our web sites as quickly as
possible. We use information collected when users upload
documents to check their qualifications and verify their
identity, as well as for billing purposes.
Certain other
services may also require collecting personal information
and/or registration. These services include, but are not
limited to, subscribing to any of our mailing
lists. If you choose not to register and provide
personal information, you may not have access to those
areas or products that require registration
information.
2. Methods we Use for Gathering
Information: Usage Tracking.
CisworldWide.com
analyzes user traffic patterns throughout its Sites. We do
not attempt to identify individual visitors to our web
sites, but we may collect data on general types of users
based on domain name or browser type. This information is
obtained directly from the user’s web browser
identification information.
2. Our
Services.
When a user
registers for certain services, the user may be asked to
provide certain information, including, but not limited to,
your name, address, zip code, telephone number, email
address, credit card or checking account number, and credit
card expiration date. Once you register with us, you are
not anonymous to us.
3.Cookies
A cookie is a short line of text that is created by a
web site and stored in a file on your computer. Cookies are
used to store information about your preferences and
activity during and after your visit to a web site. Cookies
are also used widely in electronic commerce programs to
keep track of which items a user has selected for purchase.
Cookies cannot gather any information from your computer
other than which you provide directly or that which is
provided routinely by your browser software. Any user
has the right and ability to refuse or delete cookies.
However, such refusal or deletion may prevent the user from
properly using the site’s cookie-dependent features.
4. Use of
Information
Information we collect is generally used for the
following purposes:
1. To build features that will make the services
available on our site easier to use. This includes faster
search requests, better member support and timely notice of
new services and special offers.
2. To improve our marketing and promotional
efforts, to analyze site usage, improve our content and
product offerings, and customize our sites content, layout,
and services. These uses improve our Services and better
tailor them to meet your needs.
3. To resolve disputes, troubleshoot problems and
enforce our Terms and Conditions of Use. At times, we may
look across multiple members or users to identify problems
or resolve disputes, and in particular we may examine your
information to identify members using multiple Member Ids
or aliases.
4. Sharing of Information. Except as otherwise
provided herein, the information we collect from you is
shared with our marketing partners or other third parties.
We may use the personal information that you supply to us
and we may work with other third parties to bring selected
retail opportunities to you via direct mail, email and
telemarketing. CisworldWide.com may sell or rent aggregated
statistical information and user, member or former member
specific information, including name, address, telephone
number and payment information, to our marketing partners
or other third-parties. If you want CisworldWide.com to
stop sharing information it has about you in the future,
you may notify us of this fact by contacting
CisworldWide.com’s Member Services department at support AT
CisworldWide.com.
We reserve the right to disclose personal information,
including Sensitive Information, when we believe that such
disclosure is appropriate to comply with the law or a
request by a government official, to protect the rights or
property of CisworldWide.com, or to enforce our Terms and
Conditions of Use. In the event that CisworldWide.com or
substantially all of its assets are acquired by a third
party, member information and Sensitive Information may be
some of the transferred assets.
5. Agents
We employ other companies and individuals to perform
functions on our behalf. Examples include fulfilling
orders, delivering packages, sending postal mail and
e-mail, removing repetitive information from member lists,
analyzing data, providing marketing assistance, processing
credit card payments, and providing member services. They
have access to personal and Sensitive Information needed to
perform their functions, but may not use it for other
purposes.
6. Special Offers and
Announcements
We send all new members a welcoming email or other
notification to verify password and username. Active
members and former members will occasionally receive
information on products, services, special deals, and a
newsletter.
7. Security
CisworldWide.com takes every precaution to protect our
users and members’ Sensitive Information, both online and
offline. Your Sensitive Information is password-protected
for your privacy and security.
Sensitive Information is also protected offline in our
offices. Only employees who need the information to perform
a specific job (for example, a billing clerk or member
services representative) are granted access to Sensitive
Information. Furthermore, all employees are kept up-to-date
on our security practices and changes in those practices.
Finally, the servers that we store Sensitive Information on
are kept in a secure environment. If you have any questions
about the security at our website, you can send an email to
support AT CisworldWide.com.
Every User who has an account on this Site is
responsible for (i) keeping his or her account password
confidential and secured, (ii) restricting access to his or
her computer; and (iii) keeping the e-mail address
associated with that account current.
8. Other
Sites
CisworldWide.com forwards users and members to other
sites. Please be aware that this website and
CisworldWide.com may not be responsible for the business
and privacy practices of these other sites. We encourage
you to be aware of this when you leave our site and to read
the legal notices and privacy policies of each and every
website you visit.
9. Correction/Updating
Personal Information
If a Members’ personal information changes we will
endeavor to provide a way to correct or update that members
personal data provided to us. This can usually be done by
contacting our Member Services Department.
10. Notification of
Changes
If we decide to change our Policy, we will post these
changes on this website or provide other notification of
our revised Policy so our users and members are always
aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and
when we disclose it.
11. Children's Online Privacy
Protection
This website serves general users of the World Wide Web.
This Site is intended for adult or adult supervised
use. We support and comply with the Children's Online
Protection Act (COPPA) and we do not knowingly collect
information from children under the age of 13, nor do we
share such information with third parties. UNDER NO
CIRCUMSTANCES ARE PERSONS 13 YEARS OF AGE OR YOUNGER
PERMITTED TO SUBMIT CONTACT, DEMOGRAPHIC OR BILLING
INFORMATION. Children under the age of 18 may use this
website only with the involvement of a parent or
guardian.