By accessing or using the ChargeNET.Com Web site, you agree to the terms of the ChargeNET, Inc. ("ChargeNET"). Online Privacy Policy, as outlined below. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not access or use this site. ChargeNET reserves the right to change the Online Privacy Policy from time to time at its sole discretion. Your use of this site will be subject to the most current version of the Online Privacy Policy at the time of such use.

 

 

Collection of personal information:

When you engage in certain activities on this site, such as ordering or registering products, downloading software, or entering contests, ChargeNET may ask you to provide certain information about yourself by filling out and submitting an online form. It is completely optional for you to engage in these activities. If you elect to engage in these activities, however, ChargeNET may ask that you provide us personal information, such as your first and last name, mailing address (including zip code), e-mail address, employer, job title and department, telephone and facsimile numbers, and other personal identifying information. When ordering products or services on the site, you may be asked to provide a credit card number. Depending upon the activity, some of the information that we ask you to provide is identified as mandatory and some as voluntary. If you do not provide the mandatory data with respect to a particular activity, you will not be able to engage in that activity.

When you submit personal information to ChargeNET on this site, you understand and agree that this information may be transferred across national boundaries and may be stored and processed in any of the countries in which ChargeNET and its affiliates and subsidiaries maintain offices, including without limitation, the United States. You also acknowledge that in certain countries or with respect to certain activities, the collection, transferring, storage and processing of your information may be undertaken by trusted vendors of ChargeNET.

 

 

How your personal information is used:

ChargeNET collects your information in order to record and support your participation in the activities you select. If you order a product that is to be electronically downloaded, for example, the information is used to register your license and rights, if any, to technical support, upgrade discounts, or other benefits that may be made available to registered users. If you enter a contest, information is collected to qualify the entry and contact you regarding the contest or prize awards. The information that you provide is also used as part of our effort to keep you informed about product upgrades, special offers, and other products and services of ChargeNET and selected third parties.

 

 

Your choices with respect to personal information:

ChargeNET recognizes and appreciates the importance of responsible use of information collected on this site. If you do not want the information you provide to ChargeNET to be used to inform you of other products, services and special offers available from ChargeNET, and you indicate this preference when you provide your personal information to ChargeNET, ChargeNET will honor your preference. In addition, ChargeNET may selectively provide certain information to other companies or organizations that have products or services we think may interest you. If you do not want to receive promotional materials regarding third party products or services, and you indicate this preference when you provide your personal information to ChargeNET, ChargeNET will honor your preference by not providing your information to such third parties. ChargeNET reserves the right to provide aggregate data to third parties for statistical analysis. Such data will not be linked to any particular individuals.

 

 

Protection of your personal information:

The personal information that you provide in connection with registering yourself as a ChargeNET user or registering a ChargeNET product is classified as Registration Information. Registration Information is protected in several ways. Access by you to your Registration Information is available through a password and unique customer ID selected by you or generated for you. This password is encrypted. We recommend that you do not divulge your password to anyone. In addition, your Registration Information resides on a secure server that only selected ChargeNET personnel and contractors have access to via password. ChargeNET encrypts your personal information and thereby prevents unauthorized parties from viewing such information when it is transmitted to ChargeNET.

Personal information that you provide that is not Registration Information also resides on a secure server and is only accessible via password. Since this information is not accessible from outside ChargeNET, you will not be asked to select a password in order to view or modify such information.

Please note that any information you post to a public bulletin board or chat room, such as the ChargeNET User to User Forums, is available to all persons accessing that site.

 

 

Use of cookies:

When you visit ChargeNET.Com, you can surf the site anonymously and access important information without revealing your identity. In order to improve our site, we use "cookies" to track your visit. A cookie is small amount of data that is transferred to your browser by a Web server and can only be read by the server that gave it to you. It functions as your identification card, recording your passwords, purchases, and preferences. It cannot be executed as code or deliver viruses.

Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies. You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether or not to accept it. (For some Web pages that require an authorization, cookies are not optional. Users choosing not to accept cookies will probably not be able to access those pages.)

While ChargeNET uses cookies to track your visit to ChargeNET.Com, and our Web servers automatically log the IP/Internet address of your computer, this information does not identify you personally and you remain anonymous unless you have otherwise provided ChargeNET with personal information.

 

 

Updating your personal information:

You have the right to access and correct your personal information and privacy preferences at any time. With respect to Registration Information, this may be accomplished by linking to your account at http://www.ChargeNET.Com/register.epl, where you can view and make changes to your personal information. You may also access and correct your personal information and privacy preferences by writing or calling ChargeNET at:

 

ChargeNET, Incorporated
Attn: Item Processing
2211 Sheridan Drive
Buffalo, NY 14223
USA

Telephone Number (716) 874-5667

Please include your name, address, and/or e-mail address when you contact us.

 

Personal information submitted through this site that is not Registration Information is not accessible online. To access and/or correct such information, you may write ChargeNET at:

 

ChargeNET, Incorporated
Privacy Officer/Customer Information

Legal Department

2211 Sheridan Drive

Buffalo, NY 14223

USA

In your correspondence, please indicate with as much detail as possible the location on this site where you provided your personal information.

 

 

Privacy related complaints:

If you believe that ChargeNET has not complied with this Online Privacy Policy with respect to your personal information, you may write the ChargeNET Privacy Officer at the address indicated above.

In your letter, please describe in as much detail as possible the ways in which you believe that the ChargeNET Online Privacy Policy has not been complied with. We will investigate your complaint promptly.

Please note that if you provide ChargeNET with inconsistent privacy preferences (for example, by indicating on one occasion that third parties may contact you with marketing offers and indicating on another occasion that they may not), ChargeNET cannot guarantee that your most recent privacy preference will be honored.

Also, please note that ChargeNET is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of non-ChargeNET Web sites to which ChargeNET.Com or any other ChargeNET Web site may link specifically but not limited to Authorize.Net or Authorizenet.Com.