SEADIVER - PRIVACY POLICY
SEADIVER is committed to maintaining high standards of data privacy. We take your privacy seriously. Please take a moment to learn more about this Privacy Policy.
PERSONAL INFORMATION SEADIVER COLLECTS AND HOW IT IS USED
We have created this Privacy Policy to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy and security. This Privacy Policy describes how SEADIVER collects information from all end users of SEADIVER's Internet and web hosting services (the "Services")-those who access some of our Services but do not have accounts ("Visitors") as well as those who pay a service fee to subscribe to the Service ("Members")-what we do with the information we collect, and the choices Visitors and Members have concerning the collection and use of such information. SEADIVER requests that you read this Privacy Policy carefully.
INTRODUCTION
SEADIVER collects information in different ways from Visitors and Members who access the various parts of our Services and the network of Web sites accessible through our Service. We use this information primarily to provide a customized experience as you use our Services and, generally, do not share this information with third parties. However, we may disclose personal information collected if we have received your permission beforehand or in very special circumstances, such as when we believe that such disclosure is required by law or other special cases described below.
REGISTRATION
Members are asked to provide certain personal information when
they sign up for our Services including name, address, telephone number, billing information (such as a credit card number), and the type of personal computer being used to access the Services. The personal information collected from Members during the registration process is used to manage each Member's account (such as for billing purposes). This information is not shared with third parties, unless specifically stated otherwise or in special circumstances. However, in instances where SEADIVER and a partner jointly promote the Services, SEADIVER may provide the partner certain personal information, such as the name, address, and username of persons who subscribed to the Services as a result of the joint promotion for the sole purpose of allowing us and the partner to assess the results of the promotion. In this instance, personal information may not be used by the partner for any other purpose. SEADIVER may also generate non-identifying and aggregate profiles from personal information Members provide during registration (such as the total number, but not the names, of Members). As explained in more detail below, we may use this aggregated and non-identifying information to sell advertisements that appear on the Services.
SEADIVER PARTNERS AND SPONSORS
Some SEADIVER products and services are offered to Visitors and Members in conjunction with a non-affiliated partner. To provide Visitors and Members some of these products and services, the partner may need to collect and maintain personal information. SEADIVER will share non identifying and aggregate information (except as described above), but not personal information, with such partners in order to administer the co-branded products or services offered.
ONLINE ADVERTISEMENTS
From time to time, SEADIVER may display online advertisements. We share aggregated and non-identifying information about our Visitors and Members collected through the registration process as well as through online surveys and promotions with these advertisers. Additionally, in some instances, we use this aggregated and non-identifying information to deliver tailored advertisements. For instance, an advertiser tells us the audience they want to reach (for example, males between 25 and 55 years of age) and provides us an advertisement tailored to the audience.
Based upon the aggregated and non-identifying information we have collected, we may then display the advertisement to the intended audience. SEADIVER does not share personal information about its Visitors or Members with these advertisers.
RESPONSES TO EMAIL INQUIRIES
When Visitors or Members send email inquiries to SEADIVER, the return email address is used to answer the email inquiry we receive. SEADIVER does not use the return email address for any other purpose and does not share the return email address with any third party.
VOLUNTARY CUSTOMER SERVICES
We may periodically conduct both business and individual customer surveys. We encourage our customers to participate in these surveys because they provide us with important information that helps us to improve the types of services we offer and how we provide them to you. Your personal information and responses will remain strictly confidential, even if the survey is conducted by a third party. Participation in our customer surveys is voluntary.
We take the information we receive from
individuals responding to our Customer Surveys and combine (or aggregate) it with the responses of other SEADIVER customers to create broader, generic responses to the survey questions (such as gender, age, residence, hobbies, education, employment, industry sector, or other demographic information). We then use the aggregated information to improve the quality of our services to you, and to develop new services and products. This aggregated, non-personally identifying information may be shared with third parties.
SPECIAL CASES
It is SEADIVER's policy not to use or share the personal information about Visitors of Members in ways unrelated to the ones described above without also providing you an opportunity to opt out or otherwise prohibit such unrelated uses. However, SEADIVER may disclose personal information about Visitors or Members, or information regarding your use of the Services or Web sites accessible through our Services, for any reason if, in our sole discretion, we believe that it is reasonable to do so, including: to satisfy laws, such as the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, regulations, or governmental or legal requests for such information; to disclose information that is necessary to identify, contact, or bring legal action against someone who may be violating our Terms of Service or other user policies; to operate the Services properly; or to protect SEADIVER and our Members.
COOKIES AND HOW SEADIVER USES THEM
A cookie is a small data file that can be placed on your hard drive when you visit certain Web sites. SEADIVER may use cookies to collect, store, and sometimes track information for statistical purposes to improve the products and services we provide and to manage our telecommunications networks. If you are a Member, we will use a cookie to save your settings and to provide customizable and personalized services. These cookies do not enable third parties to access any of your customer information. Additionally, be aware that if you visit non-SEADIVER Web sites where you are prompted to log in or that are customizable, you may be required to accept cookies.
Advertisers and partners may also use their own cookies. We do not control use of these cookies and expressly disclaim responsibility for information collected through them.
PARENT PERMISSION
SEADIVER recommends that children ask a parent for permission before sending personal information to SEADIVER, or to anyone else online.
PUBLIC FORUMS
Please remember that any information you may disclose in public areas of our Web sites or the Internet, becomes public information. You should exercise caution when deciding to disclose personal information in these public areas.
SEADIVER'S COMMITMENT TO DATA SECURITY
Services and Web sites we sponsor or host have security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under our control. While we make every effort to ensure the integrity and security of our network and systems, we cannot guarantee that our security measures will prevent third-party "hackers" from illegally obtaining this information.
WHERE TO DIRECT QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS PRIVACY POLICY
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or the practices described herein, you may contact:
Customer Service
admin@seadver.net
REVISIONS TO THIS POLICY
SEADIVER reserves the right to revise, amend, or modify this policy, our Terms of Service and our other policies and agreements at any time and in any manner.
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