Sideband Systems is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the Sideband Systems Web site and governs data collection and usage. By using the Sideband Systems website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement. We reserve the right to update this policy at any time.
Collection of your Personal Information
Sideband Systems collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, company name, home or work address or telephone number.
There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by Sideband Systems. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is used by Sideband Systems for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Sideband Systems Web site.
Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through Sideband Systems public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others.
Sideband Systems encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from Sideband Systems so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. Sideband Systems is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the Sideband Systems and Sideband Systems family of Web sites.
Use of your Personal Information
Sideband Systems collects and uses your personal information to operate the Sideband Systems Web site and deliver the services you have requested. Sideband Systems also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Sideband Systems and its affiliates. Sideband Systems may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.
Sideband Systems does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. Sideband Systems may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, Sideband Systems may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Sideband Systems, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
Sideband Systems keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within Sideband Systems, in order to determine what Sideband Systems services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Sideband Systems to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.
Sideband Systems Web sites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Sideband Systems or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Sideband Systems; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Sideband Systems, or the public.
How to Unsubscribe
You can request to be removed from any SideBand Systems email campaign by sending email to info@sidebandsys.com and put UNSUBSCRIBE in the Subject line. We will honor all requests within 3 business days. We retain the right to contact current SideBand Systems customers about important product updates or information and when their maintenance contracts are approaching renewal, even if they have been removed from our marketing list.
NO UNLAWFUL OR PROHIBITED USE
As a condition of your use of the Sideband Systems Web Site, you warrant to Sideband Systems that you will not use the Sideband Systems Web Site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these terms, conditions, and notices. You may not use the Sideband Systems Web Site in any manner which could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Sideband Systems Web Site or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of the Sideband Systems Web Site. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available or provided for through the Sideband Systems Web Sites.
User Acknowledgements
By accessing the SideBand Systems website, you acknowledge acceptance of this privacy policy for all current and future visits to this website. If and when SideBand makes changes to this Privacy Policy it will posted on our website with a link at the bottom of the Home page Your continued use of any portion of the website following the posting of any updated changes will indicate your acceptance of the changes.
Use of Cookies
The Sideband Systems Web site uses "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Sideband Systems pages, or register with Sideband Systems site or services, a cookie helps Sideband Systems to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Sideband Systems Web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Sideband Systems features that you customized.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Sideband Systems services or Web sites you visit.
Security of your Personal Information
Sideband Systems secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Sideband Systems secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure.
Changes to this Statement
Sideband Systems will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. Sideband Systems encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how Sideband Systems is protecting your information.
Contact Information
Sideband Systems welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Sideband Systems has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Sideband Systems at bdavis@sidebandsys.com.
Effective Date
This privacy policy was last revised on April 1, 2010