JNetDirect
Privacy Statement
JNetDirect is committed to protecting your privacy. You can visit most
pages on our site without giving us any information about yourself.
But sometimes we do need information to provide services that you
request, and this privacy statement explains data collection and use
in those situations. This privacy statement only applies to
JNetDirect.com; it does not apply to other online or offline
JNetDirect sites, products or services. Please read the complete
JNetDirect.com privacy statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
We will ask you when we need information that personally identifies
you (personal information) or allows us to contact you. Generally,
this information is requested when you are registering before entering
a contest, ordering e-mail newsletters, joining a limited-access
premium site, signing up for an event or training, or when purchasing
and/or registering JNetDirect products. Personal information collected
by JNetDirect.com often is limited to e-mail address, language,
country or location, but may include other information when needed to
provide a service you requested.
When you buy and install a new product, we may ask you to register
your purchase electronically. We keep this registration information on
file with any information you’ve already given us on previous visits
to our Web site.
JNetDirect.com also collects certain information about your computer
hardware and software. This information may include: your IP address,
browser type, operating system, domain name, access times and
referring Web site addresses. This information is used for the
operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to
provide general statistics regarding use of JNetDirect.com.
JNetDirect.com also collects information about which pages our
customers visit within JNetDirect.com. This site visitation data is
identified only by a unique ID number, and it is never linked with
personal information unless a user consents as described below.
Use of your Personal Information
We use your personal information for the following purposes:
- To ensure our site is relevant to your needs.
- To deliver services, such as newsletters, events, training or software, that you request or purchase.
- To help us create and publish content most relevant to you.
- To alert you to product upgrades, special offers, updated information and other new services from JNetDirect, if you so request.
- To allow you access to limited-entry areas of our site as appropriate.
We will merge site-visitation data with anonymous demographic
information for research purposes, and we may use this information in
aggregate to provide more relevant content. In some limited-entry
sections of JNetDirect.com, with your approval, we will combine
site-visitation data with your personal information in order to
provide you with personalized content. If you decline permission, we
will not provide you the personalized service and won’t merge your
personal information with site-visitation data.
We occasionally hire other companies to provide limited services on
our behalf, including packaging, mailing and delivering purchases,
answering customer questions about products or services, sending
postal mail and processing event registration. We will only provide
those companies the information they need to deliver the service, and
they are prohibited from using that information for any other purpose.
JNetDirect may disclose your personal information 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 JNetDirect or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or
property of JNetDirect and its family of Web sites, or (c) act in
urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of JNetDirect
employees, users of JNetDirect products or services, or members of the
public.
Your information may be stored and processed in the United States or
any other country in which JNetDirect or its affiliates, subsidiaries
or agents maintain facilities, and by using this site, you consent to
any such transfer of information outside of your country. JNetDirect
abides by the safe harbor framework as set forth by the U.S.
Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use, and retention of
data from the European Union.
Control of your Personal Information
When you register, or otherwise give us personal information,
JNetDirect.com will not share that information with third parties
without your permission, other than for the limited exceptions already
listed. It will only be used for the purposes stated above.
Registering also allows you to tell us how or whether you want
JNetDirect.com to communicate with you. After registering, you may
establish your preferences regarding communication options. You can
decide what information you want to receive and how you want to
receive it. Or you can tell us not to contact you by removing check
marks from appropriate boxes.
JNetDirect.com may send out periodic e-mails informing you of
technical service or security issues related to a product or service
you requested, or confirming you requested a product or service. You
will not be able to choose to unsubscribe to these mailings, as they
are considered an essential part of the service you have chosen.
Access to your Personal Information
We will provide you with the means to ensure that your personal
information is correct and current.
Via the website you can:
- View and edit personal information you have already given us at JNetDirect.com.
- Tell us whether you want JNetDirect.com to send you marketing information.
- Subscribe, or cancel subscriptions, to newsletters about our services and products.
- Some services offered on JNetDirect.com may collect information that is not accessible via the website. However, in such cases, you can access your personal information by contacting JNetDirect.com by contacting one of our Customer Service representatives Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. EST at 703-251-4632.
Security of your Personal Information
JNetDirect.com is committed to protecting the security of your
personal information. We use a variety of security technologies and
procedures to help protect your personal information from unauthorized
access, use or disclosure. When we transmit sensitive information
(such as a credit card number) over the internet, we protect it
through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL)
protocol.
Protection of Children’s Personal Information
JNetDirect.com is a general audience site and does not knowingly
collect any personal information from children.
Use of Cookies
When someone visits the site, a cookie is placed on the customer’s
machine (if the customer accepts cookies) or is read if the customer
has visited the site previously. One use of cookies is to assist in
the collection of the site visitation statistics described above.
We also use cookies to collect information on which newsletter links
are clicked by customers. This information is used to ensure we are
sending information customers want to read. It is collected in
aggregate form and never linked with your personal information.
Web beacons, also known as clear gif technology, or action tags, may
be used to assist in delivering the cookie on our site. This
technology tells us how many visitors clicked on key elements (such as
links or graphics) on a JNetDirect.com Web page. We do not use this
technology to access your personally identifiable information on
JNetDirect.com; it is a tool we use to compile aggregated statistics
about JNetDirect.com Web site usage. We may share aggregated site
statistics with partner companies but do not allow other companies to
place clear gifs on our sites.
JNetDirect also uses cookies in connection with the use of your
account on the JNetDirect.com Web site.
If you choose to not have your browser accept cookies from the
JNetDirect.com Web site, you will be able to view the text on the
screens, however you will not experience a personalized visit nor will
you be able to subscribe to the service offerings on the site.