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The Shem Systems Web Sites take your privacy seriously. Please read the following
to learn more about our Privacy Policy.
What this Privacy Policy covers
This Privacy Policy covers the Shem Systems Web Sites’ treatment of information
that they collect when you register with or use the Shem Systems Web Sites, and
when you use any services offered on the Shem Systems Web Sites.
This policy does not apply to the practices of companies that the Shem Systems Web
Sites do not own or control, or to people that the Shem Systems Web Sites do not
employ or manage.
What Information Is Collected From You By Shem Systems Web Sites and How Is It Used?
The two types of information typically collected by the online industry are defined
as:
Anonymous Information is information that cannot be traced back to a particular
person. Anonymous information is data about how you use our site (such as the pages
you view and the search terms you query). For example, at the Shem Systems Web Sites,
we know how many people visit this Privacy Policy page each day, but we don't necessarily
know the names or any other specific information about those visitors. Anonymous
information also includes the domain names and/or IP Addresses of Internet browsers
that visit our site, the time of day the site was visited, and other non-personal
information.
Personally Identifiable Information is information, like your name, mailing
address, email address or telephone number, that can be used to uniquely identify
you. Anonymous information, such as web pages viewed and search terms queried, becomes
personally identifiable information when it is associated with personally identifiable
information such that it can be traced back to a particular individual.
What type of anonymous information do the Shem Systems Web Sites collect and how
is it used?
The Shem Systems Web Sites collect anonymous information when people use our site.
When you view the Shem Systems Web Sites, your Internet browser (such as Netscape
Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer) automatically transmits information to
web server logs. Examples of this information include the URL of the web page you
were on before coming to Shem Systems Web Sites, the Internet Protocol (or IP) address
(as explained below) of the computer you are using, and the web pages you view at
our sites.
IP Addresses
An Internet Protocol is a set of numbers that is automatically assigned to your
computer whenever you log on to your Internet service provider or through your company's
local area network (LAN) or wide area network (WAN). Web servers, the computers
that provide web pages for viewing, automatically identify your computer by the
IP address assigned to it during your session online.
Cookies
A "cookie" is a very small text file that is sent to your browser from a web server
and stored on your computer's hard drive. It assigns a computer a unique identifier.
It is essentially your identification card when you return to a web site. The Shem
Systems Web Sites uses cookies to track information about our users such an IP address
and web browser version..
Personally Identifiable Information
The Shem Systems Web Sites collect personally identifiable information when you
register to use their message boards or other services. When you register we may
ask
for your name, e-mail address, home phone, and work phone. Once you register with the Shem Systems Web Sites
and sign in to our services, you are not anonymous to us.
Information Use
We collect information for several purposes: (1) to audit the use of our site; (2)
to enforce compliance with our sites’ Terms of Use or to protect our service, site
or other users from fraudulent behavior; (3) to fulfill your requests for certain
products and services; and (4) to contact you about changes at our Web sites or
to alert you to new products or services.
Information Sharing and Disclosure
The Shem Systems Web Sites will not sell or license your personally identifiable
information to anyone. At this time, the Shem Systems Web Sites also do not sell
or license aggregated anonymous user information.
We may send personally identifiable information about you to other companies or
people when we need to share your information to provide the product or service
you have requested or we need to send the information to companies who work on behalf
of us to provide a product or service to you (unless we tell you differently, these
companies do not have any right to use the personally identifiable information we
provide to them beyond what is necessary to assist us).
We may also disclose your personally identifiable information when we are required
to do so to respond to subpoenas, court orders or other legal process.
Your Ability to Edit and Delete Your Account Information
We may provide you with
administrative screens which you can use to update your
personal information when you are signed into the service. Any information changes can be made by contacting us from this form.
Security
Your Account Information is password-protected for your privacy and security.
Your personal information is never shared outside the Shem Systems Web Sites without
your permission, except under the conditions explained above. Within the Shem Systems
Web Sites, data is stored in password-controlled servers with limited access.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
The Shem Systems Web Sites may amend this Privacy Policy from time to time. When
we do, we will also revise the "last updated" date at the top of the privacy policy.
If we make any substantial changes in the way we use your personal information,
we will notify you by posting a prominent notice on our Web Sites.
Feedback
The Shem Systems Web Sites welcome your comments regarding this Privacy Policy.
Please contact us using this form.
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