PRIVACY POLICY
CMT & Associates, LLC and its subsidiaries (collectively, “CMT&A” or “we”) recognize privacy as an important issue and have adopted this Privacy Policy to inform you of our data collection and use practices and confirm our commitment to keep your personal information secure.
Please note that this Privacy Policy only applies to our data collection and use practices for the CMT&A sites (including this website collectively referred to as the “Site(s)”) and does not apply to the data collection and use practices of other companies or organizations whose products, services, websites, you may use or gain access to through this Site. For information on the data collection and use practices of those third parties, please refer to their respective policies and procedures.
Type of Information Collected:
The majority of great products and services on our Sites are offered without our collecting any personally identifiable information from you. You can surf the Sites and view much of our terrific content anonymously.
Information You Provide:
There are a few activities on our Sites where the collection of personally identifiable information (“PII”) is necessary. When we collect PII from you it is because you are voluntarily submitting the information to us in order to participate in certain activities including (i) registration for certain services and tools such as downloads or chat rooms; (ii) registration for special communication such as emails, updates and newsletters; (iii) subscription registration; (iv) purchase products or services from or through the Sites; (v) surveys; (vi) participation with events, sweepstakes, contests, promotions; and (vii) contacting us. For most activities, we collect only your name, e-mail address, birth date, gender, and zip code. When we request PII from you, we will inform you of the type of information we need and the purpose of our use. Except as specifically described in this Privacy Policy and the associated privacy policies of our various Sites, we will generally only use your PII for the purpose it was collected.
We may obtain PII from reputable third parties. We may also receive on the Sites user-generated content or information of any type or medium, which may include PII, including but not limited to text chat and video images from chat rooms or user reviews. Please keep in mind that whenever you voluntarily disclose PII in public areas of the Sites, such as message boards, your information can be viewed and possibly used by others. We advise you to be especially careful in such public areas about disclosing PII, such as full name, address or phone number.
Information Collected from You with Technology:
The Sites collect some information about you using technology, so it may not be readily apparent to you that it is being collected. For instance, when you come to our site your IP address is collected so that we know where to send information you are requesting. An IP address is often associated with the place from which you enter the Internet like your ISP (Internet Service Provider), your company, or your university. This information is not personally identifiable. We use information collected through technology to make our Sites more interesting and useful to you. We normally don't combine this type of information with personally identifiable information. However, we will combine this information with personally identifiable information to identify a visitor in order to enforce compliance with our house rules or terms of service or to protect our service, Site, or others.
What Are Cookies, and How Does CMT&A Use Them?
Cookies are pieces of information that a Web site sends to your computer while you are viewing the Web site. These pieces of information allow the Web site to remember important information that will make your use of that site more useful. CMT&A and other Internet companies use cookies for a variety of purposes.
You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. You do this through your browser (like Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer) settings. Each browser is a little different, so look at your browser Help menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies. If you turn cookies off, you won't have access to many features that make your Web experience more efficient and some of our services will not function properly.
How We Use Your Personal Information:
In general, we only use your PII for the purpose it was collected, including internally to serve you the products and services you requested, to enhance and extend our personal relationship with you and to improve our products and services. We may also use your PII for fulfillment and billing purposes, to complete transactions you have requested, to anticipate and resolve problems with our products and services, to respond to customer support inquiries, to create and inform you of new products and services, and to comply with applicable laws. We use information collected from cookies and web beacons to track which pages our users’ view, which browsers they use and other information about user activity when visiting the Sites. We may also use cookies to help us provide you with personalized features and preferences in a manner that is linked to personal information you may elect to share with us.
Inter-Company Transfer:
We may internally transfer the information we collect, including PII, to and from the United States and other countries in which we or our agents maintain facilities for the purposes identified above, as well as storage, processing or other permitted business use. By accessing or using a Site, you consent to the transfer of your PII among these facilities, including those located outside of your country of residence.
Sharing Information with Third Parties:
We will not sell, rent or otherwise trade your personal information with third parties for compensation. However, we may disclose and share your personal information with third parties under the following circumstances:
1. we have received your expressed consent;
2. we occasionally share our data with our content partner for the purpose to enhance users’ experience and improve the products and services requested by users;
3. as necessary to complete a requested transaction;
4. occasionally, we engage third parties to provide us with products and services, such as support, consulting, statistical analysis and marketing research that may require access to or use of your personal information. In such an event, the third party will be obligated to maintain the privacy of any personal information disclosed or shared and only use such information for the limited purpose of providing us with the product or service;
5. information about our visitors and the Sites is one of our most important business assets. As such, information about our visitors, including personal information, may be disclosed and transferred as a part of any merger or acquisition, sale or pledge of CMT&A’s assets, as well as in the event of insolvency, bankruptcy or receivership in which personal information could be transferred as one of the business assets;
6. we will disclose personal information or remove, destroy or alter personal information in our possession or control when we believe it is necessary to comply with legal process, respond to claims, or to protect the rights, property or safety of CMT&A, its employees, customers, agents, or the public.
Third Party Information Collection and Use:
The Sites may use and provide users access to products, services and content from a third party (collectively the “Third Party Properties”), such as third party search results, directory listings, links and advertisements. Please be aware that we do not control and are not responsible for the information collection and use practices and policies of these third parties, and that by accessing or using Third Party Properties they may collect information regarding your use and access. We encourage you to be aware when you use Third Party Properties or leave the Sites and review any third party’s policies regarding data collection and use.
In addition, many business advertisements are managed and placed on our site by third-party companies. These companies are called "Network Advertisers." Network Advertisers collect non-personally identifiable information when you click on or scan one of their banner advertisements. The information is collected using technology, so you may not realize it being collected. The Network Advertisers collect this information so that they can show you ads that are more relevant and interesting to you.
Choice:
Typically you will have the choice of whether or not to provide us with personal information. However, you may not be able to access or use some features of the Sites or download some products and services if you chose not to provide us with the information required for those products and services. You may decide to “opt-out” at any time to any Sites, products and services to which you subscribe by notifying us.
Information Storage and Security:
We have implemented and use a variety of industry accepted physical, electronic and managerial policies and procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect to help prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration or destruction of the information and to maintain its accuracy and correct use. We generally store the information and data we collect on our own servers in a secure environment and restrict access to your personal information to employees and agents who need to know that information in order to provide you with access and use of the Sites and as otherwise set forth and in accordance with this Privacy Policy. While we have taken all reasonable efforts to safeguard and secure your personal information, we cannot guarantee that your information may not be disclosed, altered, or destroyed by accidental circumstances or by unauthorized acts of others.
Access:
Upon request, we will provide to a User a copy of all the information we have about him/her. Users can correct inaccurate information we have by contacting us at the address, number or email hereunder.
Updating the Privacy Policy:
We may change, amend and update this Privacy Policy and the privacy policies of our various Sites from time to time to reflect changes in our privacy practices, technology, products and services, general business operations and the industry. In the event of such change, we will post a revised policy on this Website and/or the site(s) of the respective products or services. We will revise the “last updated” date of such policy. We reserve the right to change, amend and update this Privacy Policy, including all our associated privacy policies, at any time in our sole and absolute discretion, and such changes will be effective upon posting of the revised policy. In the event of a material change in our information collection and use practices, we will provide more prominent notice of such change along with the revision effective date of the policy. You should check the Privacy Policy and the policies of our Sites you may access and use on a regular basis to ensure you have reviewed and are familiar with the most current policy.
This Privacy Policy was last updated on 04/25/2012.