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This
statement is effective as of 7/20/04. For the most current version
of the Continuum Communication Group, Inc. Privacy Statement, please
visit www.ccgva.com
Overview
At
Continuum, we respect the privacy needs of our valued customers
and members. This Privacy Policy outlines what specific information
is gathered on the Continuum site and how that information is used.
Continuum
works to ensure highest degree of protection for consumers and businesses.
In fact, our standards meet (and exceed) the U.S. Department of
Commerce's "Safe Harbors" standards. We will continue
to work to ensure that our website complies with strict standards
for online privacy, security, business practices, transaction integrity
and availability. If you have any specific questions about the Continuum
Privacy Statement, please contact us at 703-858-0855
Collection
and Use of Information by Continuum Communication Group
Continuum explicitly asks when we need information that personally
identifies you ("Personal Information"). Your personal
information is used to create your personal access to products on
the site, and to contact you in the course of using the products.
Financial information that is collected is used to verify identity,
and to bill either you or your company for products and services,
as applicable. Demographic and profile data collected by Continuum
may be used to tailor the Website or any requested email communications,
and to display information that is more relevant to you. Continuum
also compiles demographic and product use information, but in the
aggregate only. Under no circumstances will Continuum make any
personal information about an individual user available to anyone.
Your
email address is used to only send you information that you have
requested. As part of your use of any Continuum product, Continuum
allows you to elect to receive, or not receive, certain information
from Continuum. Continuum adheres strictly to permission-based
email policy. Continuum will not send you unsolicited email information,
commercial offers or advertisements. Continuum will not sell, rent,
or loan our contact lists or our customer's contact lists (including
customer data) to any outside firms nor will Continuum use customer
contact lists for our own marketing purposes.All emails that
you have requested will have an option to unsubscribe. Unsubscribe
requests are fulfilled within minutes and no further communications
will be sent to users who have stated that they do not wish to receive
the specified information. All Continuum partners who offer you
information via email from our Website must adhere to this unsubscribe
policy.
While
IP addresses (address of a computer) are logged to track a user's
session, the user's identity is anonymous. Tracking IP addresses
gives Continuum information about which parts of our site are used
most often and what information is viewed. IP addresses are not
linked to anything that can personally identify a visitor. Thus,
session details are tracked, but the user is anonymous.
Information
Use by Third Parties
It
is Continuum policy to never provide your personal information to
third parties without your express permission or only in instances
where such disclosure is necessary to process payment transactions
or provide services that you have requested. We do not release personal
information about you as an individual. There are two exceptions
to this policy. One - if Continuum is compelled to do so by an appropriately
empowered governmental authority. Two - if Continuum makes the Continuum
technology or services available to you through its business partners.
Continuum will not share with them any more information than is
necessary to perform the transaction you have requested. Where you
have purchased our services through a Continuum partner, we may
provide customer name and business volume information to the partner.
Such partners have agreed to use the information only in regard
to analyzing the success of the partnership arrangement. Continuum
only does business with partners who agree to respect our Privacy
Policy.
Contact
Lists, Campaign Content and Campaign Reports
Continuum
ensures that all contact lists, email content and reports remain
private and confidential. Any use of Continuum systems must be in
compliance with our Acceptable Use Policy - to protect against inappropriate
use (illegal, abusive, obscene, threatening, etc.).
Continuum
will not sell, rent, loan or allow external access to a customer's
contact lists. Nor will Continuum themselves use customer's
contact lists for any purpose.
Information
Exchanges and Transactions
Privacy, anti-hacking and other security technology has been implemented
throughout our application system. Information exchanges and transactions,
passwords, contact lists (uploading and storing online) and billing
related data between you and our application system are protected
using various technologies (multiple PIX firewalls, etc.). This
ensures a very high degree of security.
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