Certified Hosting
is committed to protecting your privacy. The following information
is designed to help you understand how we collect, use, disseminate
and safeguard the information you provide to us while using
our web site (located at: www.certifiedhosting.com) or our Hosting
services. By accessing and using our web site and Hosting services,
you signify your assent to the certified hosting Privacy Policy.
If you do not agree with our information practices, please choose
another Hosting company for your Hosting services. As provided
below, we reserve the right, at our discretion, to change, add
or remove portions of this policy at any time by posting such
changes to our Homepage.
This privacy policy
applies only to the privacy practices for www.certifiedhosting.com.
It does not apply to third party sites for which certified hosting
provides Hosting services. If you are interested in the privacy
practices of the sites hosted by certified hosting, or if you
have any other comments, suggestions, or complaints regarding
those third party sites, you should contact the site(s) in question
directly. Certified Hosting is not responsible for the privacy
practices or other business practices of the sites for which
it provides Hosting services.
Information
Collection and Use
certified hosting is the sole owner of the information collected
on this site. We will not sell, share, or rent this information
to others in ways different from what is disclosed in this statement.
certified hosting collects information from our users at several
different points on our website.
Registration
and Order Forms
In order to sign-up for our Hosting services, a user must either
complete the registration and order form on-line, or send us
this information via facsimile transmission or regular mail.
During registration, a user is required to give their contact
information (such as name, phone number, fax number, and e-mail
address) and certain financial information (like credit card
number, expiration date, and/or checking account number). This
information is used to set-up and maintain an account, process
payments, provide hosting services, and if we have trouble processing
an order or otherwise need to contact a user, the contact information
is used to get in touch with the user.
Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user’s hard
drive containing information about the user. Usage of a cookie
is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information
while on our site. Once the user closes their browser, the cookie
simply terminates. For instance, by setting a cookie on our
site, the user would not have to log in a password more than
once, thereby saving time while on our site. If a user rejects
the cookie, they may still use certain portions of our site,
although other portions may not be accessible.
While we do not
currently use cookies on our site, we may use cookies in the
future in order to expand our service offerings and provide
better service to our users. Some of our business partners may
use cookies on our site (for example, advertisers). However,
we have no access to or control over these cookies.
Log Files
Our server software collects and records IP addresses, referring
URLs, OS and browser types, and records what files are downloaded
by end users of the sites hosted by us. We use this information
to analyze trends, administer the sites, track user movements
through our site and the sites hosted by us, and to gather broad
demographic information for aggregate use (collectively, “Web
Statistics”). We use the Web Statistics to enhance our
Hosting services, monitor and improve our network, and to provide
the sites hosted by us with usage information.
Sharing
We may share aggregated demographic information with our hosted
sites and with our sponsors. This is not linked to any personal
information that can identify any individual person. We may
also use an outside company or companies to process payments.
From time to time, we may contract with another party to provide
certain specific services to our users.
We currently do
not sell or otherwise make available personally identifiable
information about our users or Web Statistics to third parties.
Nevertheless, we reserve the right to make such information
available to third parties in the future in order to enhance
our services.
Law Enforcement
We will cooperate with law enforcement authorities, private-party
litigants, and others seeking information about our end users
and the sites hosted by us to the extent required by applicable
law. We will also notify the appropriate authorities if we suspect
that any of our users or any of the users of the sites hosted
by us are engaged in illegal activities, such as obscenity or
child pornography.
Links
This web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware
that certified hosting is not responsible for the privacy practices
of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when
they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each
and every web site that collects personally identifiable information.
Security
We agree to use commercially reasonable efforts to protect the
information you have provided to us from unauthorized access
by using encryption and other security measures. We encourage
you to contact us if you are interested in learning more about
our security measures.
Third Party Sources of Information
From time to time
and in order to enhance our services, we may supplement the
information we receive from you with information we obtain from
third party sources.
Special
Offers
We send all new users a welcome e-mail to verify password and
username. Established members will occasionally receive information
on new products, services, special deals, and a newsletter.
Out of respect for the privacy of our users, we present the
option to not receive these periodic communications.
Children
We do not offer our Hosting services to children. We do not
target children for our hosting services, nor do we solicit
data, or knowingly collect personally identifiable information
from them. We encourage parents and legal guardians to spend
time online with their children and to participate in the interactive
activities offered on the sites their children visit.
Service
Updates
From time to time, we may send users site and service announcement
updates (such as information about emergency and planned downtimes).
You are not permitted to un-subscribe to these notices because
they may contain important information about the Hosting services.
Correction/Updating
Personal Information
If a user’s personally identifiable information changes
(such as phone number or a credit card number), or if a user
no longer desires our service, you may contact us to correct
or update this information.
Choice/Opt-out
Users who no longer wish to receive promotional materials may
opt-out of receiving these communications by contacting us.
Notification
of Changes
We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time
by posting such changes to our Homepage. Any changes to this
Privacy Policy will become effective upon posting to the Homepage.
If you use our Hosting services, you are required to periodically
check our Privacy Policy for any changes. If you continue to
use our Hosting services after we have changed our Privacy Policy,
you manifest your assent to the changes to our Privacy Policy.
If we decide to
use your personally identifiable information in a manner materially
different from that stated in the Privacy Policy at the time
that such information was collected, we will attempt to notify
you of such changes. You agree that if we send you an e-mail
to the e-mail address reflected in our records, such e-mail
will constitute acceptable notice to you of the change in our
policy. The notice will provide you with an opportunity to “opt-out”
so that we may not use your personally identifiable information
in a manner which is different from the manner described at
the time that you provided us with such information. If you
do not affirmatively “opt-out” pursuant to the instructions
provided to you in the notice, them you agree that we may use
your personally identifiable information in the manner described
in the notice.
Contact
Information
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, or if you
otherwise need to contact us regarding your personally identifiable
information, please contact us by sending an e-mail to: hostmaster@certified
hosting.com. Please provide us with your password, user name
and account number so we can service you quicker.
You may also contact
by telephone at: 800.547.9995, or you may send us a facsimile
at: 909.954.9570
Last Revised 02/25/09
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