Privacy policy for Ionicweb.com:
Effective June 1, 2007:
About Ionicweb.com
Ionicweb.com is an online service that supports the managing of online communities, their content and members. The Ionicweb community service allows these communities to post content including articles, announcements, documents and photos as well as contact information and other personal information to their website and share them with the public. The managing and posting of this information is controlled by the owners of the community and not Ionicweb.com. Ionicweb does collect personal information such as first name, last name and email address to establish accounts on the system. This information is kept proprietary within Ionicweb.com and is not shared with third-parties. Ionicweb.com cares deeply about online privacy. If you have any questions concerning this privacy policy, please email us at privacy@ionicweb.com.
Information Collection and Use by Ionicweb.com
Ionicweb.com collects user submitted information such as name and email address to authenticate users and to send notifications to those users relating to the Ionicweb.com service.
Ionicweb.com also logs non-personally-identifiable information including IP address, profile information, aggregate user data, and browser type, from users and visitors to the site. This data is used to manage the website, track usage and improve the website services. This non-personally-identifiable information may be shared with third-parties to provide more relevant services and advertisements to members. User IP addresses are recorded for security and monitoring purposes.
Email addresses are used for the purposes of identifying users at login and sending information related to the community and/or Ionicweb.com to these users via the Ionicweb.com broadcast messaging service. A user’s email address is not shared or displayed to people within the community unless administrators of the community choose to do so. We may also use a user's email address to send updates, a newsletter or news regarding the service. From time to time, Ionicweb.com or a partner may sponsor a promotion, sweepstake or contest on ionicweb.com. Users may be asked to provide personal information including name, email address or home address or to answer questions in order to participate. We may transfer personal information to certain ad partners that you have explicitly requested to receive information from. It will be clear at the point of collection who is collecting the personal information and whose privacy statement will apply.
Use of Cookies
Ionicweb.com uses cookies to record session information, for purposes including customizing Web page content based on browser type and user profile information. We do not link the information we store in cookies to any personally identifiable information you submit while on our site. You may be able to configure your browser to accept or reject all or some cookies, or notify you when a cookie is set -- each browser is different, so check the "Help" menu of your browser to learn how to change your cookie preferences -- however, you must enable cookies from Ionicweb.com in order to login and use functions on the site requiring a login. Please note that Ionicweb.com allows 3rd party advertisers that are presenting advertisements on some of our pages to set and access their cookies on your computer. Advertisers' use of cookies is subject to their own privacy policies, not the Ionicweb.com Privacy Policy.
Links
Ionicweb.com contains links to sites. Ionicweb.com is not responsible for the privacy policies and/or practices on other sites. When linking to another site a user should read the privacy policy stated on that site. Our privacy policy only governs information collected on Ionicweb.com.
Third Party Advertising
Ads appearing on this Web site may be delivered to users by Ionicweb.com or one of our Web advertising partners. Our Web advertising partners may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement. In this way, ad servers may compile information about where you, or others who are using your computer, saw their advertisements and determine which ads are clicked on. This information allows an ad network to deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This privacy statement covers the use of cookies by Ionicweb.com and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.
Security
Ionicweb.com member accounts are secured by member-created passwords Ionicweb.com takes precautions to insure that member account information is kept private. We use reasonable measures to protect member information that is stored within our database, and we restrict access to member information to those employees who need access to perform their job functions, such as our customer service personnel and technical staff. Please note that we cannot guarantee the security of member account information. Unauthorized entry or use, hardware or software failure, and other factors may compromise the security of member information at any time For any additional information about the security measures we use on Ionicweb.com, please contact us a privacy@ionicweb.com
Sharing and Disclosure of Information Ionicweb.com Collects
Except as otherwise described in this privacy statement, Ionicweb will not disclose personal information to any third party unless we believe that disclosure is necessary: (1) to conform to legal requirements or to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other legal process received by Ionicweb.com, whether or not a response is required by applicable law; (2) to enforce the Ionicweb.com Terms of Use Agreement or to protect our rights; or (3) to protect the safety of members of the public and users of the service. Ionicweb reserves the right to transfer personal information to a successor in interest that acquires rights to that information as a result of the sale of Ionicweb or substantially all of its assets to that successor in interest. For more information see the "Changes in Our Privacy Policy" section below.
Changes in Our Privacy Policy
From time to time we may make changes to our privacy policy If we make changes, we will post them on our site to make users aware of what the changes are so users will always be aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and when we may disclose it. A User is bound by any minor changes to the policy when she or he uses the site after those changes have been posted If, however, we are going to use users' personally identifiable information in a manner materially different from that stated at the time of collection we will notify by posting a notice on our Web site for 30 days.
Contacting the Web Site
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this Web site, please contact us at: privacy@ionicweb.com (14000 Thunderbolt Place, Suite E, Chantilly, Virginia 20151-3225)
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