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Global Connection International is committed to protecting your privacy and developing
technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement
of Privacy applies to the Global Connection International Web site and governs data
collection and usage. By using the Global Connection International Web site, you
consent to the data practices described in this statement.
Collection of your Personal
Information
Global Connection International collects personally identifiable information,
such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. Global
Connection International also collects anonymous demographic information, which is
not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and
favorites.
There is also information about your computer hardware and software that
is automatically collected by Global Connection International. This information can
include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring
Web site addresses. This information is used by Global Connection International for
the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide
general statistics regarding use of the Global Connection International Web site.
Please
keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or
personally sensitive data through Global Connection International public message
boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: Global Connection
International does not read any of your private online communications.
Global Connection
International encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose
to link to from Global Connection International so that you can understand how those
Web sites collect, use and share your information. Global Connection International
is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside
of the Global Connection International Web site.
Use of your Personal Information
Global
Connection International collects and uses your personal information to operate the
Global Connection International Web site and deliver the services you have requested.
Global Connection International also uses your personally identifiable information
to inform you of other products or services available from Global Connection International
and its affiliates. Global Connection International may also contact you via surveys
to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services
that may be offered.
Global Connection International does not sell, rent or lease
its customer lists to third parties. Global Connection International may, from time
to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering
that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable
information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third
party. In addition, Global Connection International may share data with trusted partners
to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer
support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using
your personal information except to provide these services to Global Connection International,
and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
Global
Connection International does not use or disclose sensitive personal information,
such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.
Global
Connection International keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit
within Global Connection International, in order to determine what Global Connection
International services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized
content and advertising within Global Connection International to customers whose
behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.
Global Connection
International Web sites will disclose your personal information, without notice,
only 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 Global Connection International or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights
or property of Global Connection International; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances
to protect the personal safety of users of Global Connection International, or the
public.
Use of Cookies
The Global Connection International Web site use "cookies" to help you personalize
your online experience. A cookie is a 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. The purpose of a cookie
is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example,
if you personalize Global Connection International pages, or register with Global
Connection International site or services, a cookie helps Global Connection International
to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process
of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses,
and so on. When you return to the same Global Connection International Web site,
the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the
Global Connection International 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 the Global Connection International services or Web sites you visit.
Security
of your Personal Information
Global Connection International secures your personal
information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Global Connection International
secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in
a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure.
When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other
Web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket
Layer (SSL) protocol.
Changes to this Statement
Global Connection International will
occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback.
Global Connection International encourages you to periodically review this Statement
to be informed of how Global Connection International is protecting your information.
Contact
Information
Global Connection International welcomes your comments regarding this
Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Global Connection International has not
adhered to this Statement, please contact Global Connection International at leslie@gciworld.org.
We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the
problem.