MasqMe Website Privacy Statement
Last updated 07 March, 2009
1. Acknowledgement and acceptance of terms
MasqMe is wholly committed to protecting your identity and empowering you to take back control of the disemination of your personal information. This Privacy Statement sets forth our current privacy practices with regard to the information we collect when you or your computer interact with our website. By accessing MasqM (www.masqme.com), you acknowledge and fully understand MasqMe's Privacy Statement and freely consent to the information collection and use practices described in this Website Privacy Statement.
2. Participating Merchant Policies
Related services and offerings with links from this website, including vendor sites, have their own privacy statements that can be viewed by clicking on the corresponding links within each respective website. Online merchants and others who participate in MasqMe services are encouraged to participate in industry privacy initiatives and to take a responsible attitude towards consumer privacy. However, since we do not have direct control over the policies or practices of participating merchants and other third parties, we are not responsible for the privacy practices or contents of those sites. We recommend and encourage that you always review the privacy policies of merchants and other third parties before you provide any personal information or complete any transaction with such parties.
3. Information We Collect and How We Use It
MasqMe collects certain information from and about its users three ways: directly from our web server logs, the user, and with a session cookie.
Web Server Logs.
When you visit Masqme, we may track information to create your unique session state for your private MasqMe account, to administer the site and analyze its usage for security reasons. We monitor accessibility to our online services only to keep our information secure from compromise. The functionality listed below, are normal features of any web server. Examples of information we may track include:
- Internet protocol address (This is normal web server logging features).
- The kind of browser or computer you use (This is normal web server logging features).
- Number of links you click within the site (This is normal web server logging features).
- State or country from which you accessed the site (This is normal web server logging features).
- Date and time of your visit (This is normal web server logging features).
- Name of your Internet service provider (This is normal web server logging features).
- Web page you linked to our site from (This is normal web server logging features).
- Pages you viewed on the site (This is normal web server logging features).
b. Use of Cookies
MasqMe uses a session cookie to manage and personalize your user experience. A cookie is a small 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 and provide a personalized session. For example, if you personalize a web page, or navigate within a site, a cookie helps the site to recall your specific information on subsequent visits such as the MasqMe control panel. Hence, this simplifies the process of delivering relevant content and eases site navigation by providing and saving your preferences and login information as well as providing personalized functionality..
MasqMe does not share aggregated site statistics with partner companies and does not allow other companies to place ads, or cookies on our website.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies, however, in doing so, you will not be able to log into your personal MasqMe account. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies. If you reject cookies by changing your browser settings then be aware that this disables your ability to log into your personal MasqMe account.
Personal Information Users
Visitors to our website can register to purchase services. When you register, we will request some personal information such as name, address, email, telephone number, home and work address, phone number, social security number for credit checks, account number and other relevant information. If you are purchasing a service, we will request financial information such as your credit card number, expiration date and security code. Any financial information we collect is used only to bill you for the services you purchased and pay on a monthly basis. If you purchase by credit card, this information may be forwarded to your credit card provider. For other types of registrations, we will ask for the relevant information. You may also be asked to disclose personal information to us so that we can provide assistance and information to you. For example, such data may be warranted in order to provide online technical support and troubleshooting.
We will never disclose personally identifiable information we collect from you to third parties except to the extent necessary including:
- To fulfill your service requests for services such as secure credit checks with Experian, Equifax and TransUnion.
- To protect ourselves from liability,
- To respond to legal process or comply with law, or
- In connection with a merger, acquisition, or liquidation of the company.
4. Use of Web Beacons or GIF files
MasqMe / www.masqme.com web pages DO NOT contain electronic images known as Web beacons. For security reasons, we do not allow this type of system monitoring. For the ultimate security of your personal data, we do not allow web beacons. We consider them a breach of security.
We do not allow web beacons by third parties because we do not allow third party services to be added to our systems for the protection and security of your data.
5. Accessing Web Account Information
We will provide you with the means to ensure that personally identifiable information in your web account file is correct and current. You may review this information by contacting us by sending an email to our customer expertise department --customerexpertise@masqme.com or by opening a support case through your control panel.
6. Changes to this Statement
MasqMe has the discretion to occasionally update this privacy statement. When we do, we will also revise the "updated" date at the top of this Privacy page. We encourage you to periodically review this privacy statement to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the personal information we collect. Your continued use of the service constitutes your agreement to this privacy statement and any updates.
7. Contacting Us
If you have questions regarding our Privacy Statement, its implementation, failure to adhere to this Privacy Statement and/or our general practices, please contact us or send your comments to :
MasqMe - customerexpertise@masqme.com
MasqMe will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly respond and resolve any problem or question.
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