Microsoft TechReady6
CommNet Privacy Statement
(Last Updated:
09/01/07)
Microsoft
is committed to protecting your privacy. This privacy statement explains data
collection and use practices of the Microsoft TechReady6 CommNet site (the “Site”) hosted for Microsoft by
EventPoint, Inc.; it does not apply to other online or offline Microsoft
sites, products or services. By accessing the Site, you are consenting to the
information collection and use practices described in this privacy statement.
Collecting Your
Personal Information
We will ask you
when we need information that personally identifies you or allows us to contact
you. The personal information we collect may include your name, title, company
or organization name, work e-mail, work phone, work or home address, information
about your job function, information about your company, and credit card
information.
The Site may collect certain information about your visit,
such as the name of the Internet service provider and the Internet Protocol (IP)
address through which you access the Internet; the date and time you access the
Site; the pages that you access while at the Site and the Internet address of
the Web site from which you linked directly to our site. This information is
used to help improve the Site, analyze trends, and administer the Site.
Use of
Your Personal Information
The personal information collected on this Site will be used
to operate the Site and to provide the service(s) or carry out the
transaction(s) you have requested or authorized.
In support of these
uses, Microsoft may use personal information to provide you with more effective
customer service, to improve the Site and any related Microsoft products or
services, and to make the Site easier to use by eliminating the need for you to
repeatedly enter the same information or by customizing the Site to your
particular preference or interests.
We may use your personal information
to provide you with important information about the product or service that you
are using, including critical updates and notifications. Additionally, with your
permission, we may send you information about other Microsoft products and
services, and/or share information with Microsoft partners so they may send you
information about their products and services.
Microsoft occasionally
hires other companies to provide limited services on our behalf, such as Web
site hosting, packaging, mailing and delivering prizes, answering customer
questions about products and services, and sending information about our
products, special offers, and other new services. We will only provide those
companies the personal information they need to deliver the service. They are
required to maintain the confidentiality of the information and are prohibited
from using that information for any other purpose.
Microsoft may disclose
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 Microsoft or the Site; (b) protect and defend the
rights or property of Microsoft and our family of Web sites; or (c) act in
urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of Microsoft employees or
agents, users of Microsoft products or services, or members of the
public.
Personal information collected on the Site may be stored and
processed in the
Control
of Your Personal Information
Except as
otherwise described in this statement, personal information you provide on the
Site will not be shared outside of Microsoft and its controlled subsidiaries and
affiliates without your permission.
Please be aware that this privacy
statement and any choices you make on the Site will not necessarily apply to
personal information you may have provided to Microsoft in the context of other,
separately operated, Microsoft products or services.
Access
to Your Personal Information
Customer
information is collected by EventPoint, Inc., a Microsoft vendor. It is
stored at EventPoint, Inc., plus sent back to Microsoft. You can review
and edit the personal information you provided at the Site by sending e-mail to
support@eventpoint.com or writing
to:
EventPoint,
Inc.
16625 Redmond
Way #443
Redmond, WA 98052
Security
of Your Personal Information
Microsoft 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. For example, we store
the personal information you provide on computer servers with limited access
that are located in controlled facilities. Additionally, when we transmit
sensitive personal 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.
Cookies
We use cookies on this Site to ensure the integrity of the
registration process and to personalize the Site. A cookie is a small text file
that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to
run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned
to you, and can only be read by a Web server in the domain that issued the
cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a
convenience feature to save you time. For example, if you personalize a web
page, or navigate within a site, a cookie helps the site to recall your specific
information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of delivering
relevant content, eases site navigation, and so on. When you return to the web
site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can
easily use the site's features that you customized.
You have the ability
to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies,
but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you
prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully
experience the interactive features of this or other web sites you visit.
Changes
to This Privacy Statement
We may
occasionally update this privacy statement. When we do, we will also revise the
"last updated" date at the top of the privacy statement. For material changes to
this privacy statement, we will notify you either by placing a prominent notice
on the home page of our web site or by directly sending you a notification. We
encourage you to periodically review this privacy statement to stay informed
about how we are helping to protect the personal information we collect. Your
continued use of the service constitutes your agreement to this privacy
statement and any updates.
Contact
Information
Microsoft
welcomes your comments regarding this privacy statement. If you believe that
Microsoft has not adhered to this privacy statement, please contact us by e-mail
at support@eventpoint.com or via
postal mail at the address provided below, and we will use commercially
reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.
EventPoint,
Inc.
16625 Redmond
Way #443
Redmond,
WA 98052