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Privacy Policy and Practices of GDAST.COM1. Sites covered by this Privacy Statement
GDAST.COM is a global organization, with legal entities,
business processes, management structures, and technical
systems that cross borders. This Privacy Statement
applies to all GDAST.COM owned websites and domains and
the websites and domains of our wholly owned
subsidiaries ("GDAST.COM website"), except that a
privacy policy or statement posted on GDAST.COM websites
specific to a particular GDAST.COM program or service
will apply instead of this Privacy Statement.
2. Links to non GDAST.COM websitesThe GDAST.COM website may provide links to third-party websites for your convenience and information. If you access those links, you will leave the GDAST.COM website. GDAST.COM does not control those sites or their privacy practices, which may differ from GDAST.COM practices. We do not endorse or make any representations about third-party websites. The personal data you choose to provide to or that is collected by these third parties is not covered by the GDAST.COM Privacy Statement. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any company before submitting your personal information.3. Collection of personal information
To serve you better and understand your needs and
interests, GDAST.COM collects, exports, and uses
personal information with adequate notice and consent,
along with required filings with data protection
authorities, when applicable. For example, when you
order products or services, apply for instant credit,
request information, subscribe to marketing or support
materials, register yourself or your GDAST.COM products,
enter contests or participate in surveys, or apply for a
job at GDAST.COM, we will ask you to provide personal
information to complete these transactions. The types of
personal information you provide to us on these pages
may include contact information such as your name,
address, telephone number, and email address; financial
information such as your credit card number; and other
unique information such as user IDs and passwords,
billing and transaction information, product and service
preferences, contact preferences, educational and
employment background, and job interest data. If you
apply for instant credit, we will ask you to provide
additional sensitive personal information such as
salary, Social Security number and banking information.
This information will be used by our financial services
providers in determining whether to extend you credit.
If you choose to use a tell-a-friend program on our site, we will ask you for your friend’s e-mail address and automatically send your friend a one-time e-mail inviting your friend to visit the site. GDAST.COM uses and stores this information only for the purpose of sending this one-time e-mail and to provide tell-a-friend message blocking, where available. In addition to the information you provide, GDAST.COM may also collect information during your visit to an GDAST.COM website through our Automatic Data Collection Tools, which include Web beacons, cookies, embedded Web links, and other commonly used information-gathering tools. These tools collect certain standard information that your browser sends to our website such as your browser type and language, access times, and the address of the website from which you arrived at an GDAST.COM website. They may also collect information about your Internet Protocol (IP) address, click stream behavior (i.e. the pages you view, the links you click, and other actions you take in connection with GDAST.COM websites) and product information. An IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you are surfing the Web, allowing Web servers to locate and identify your computer. Computers use IP addresses to communicate on the Internet, allowing users to browse and shop. GDAST.COM may also use some of these Automatic Data Collection Tools in connection with certain emails sent from GDAST.COM and therefore may collect information using these tools when you open the email or click on a link contained in the email. 3. How we use your information
The information GDAST.COM collects to understand your
needs and interests helps GDAST.COM deliver a consistent
and personalized experience. For example, GDAST.COM may
use your information to
The testimonials posted on our Web site are only posted with the expressed permission of the individual or company who provided that testimonial. Credit card information is used only for payment processing and fraud prevention. Credit card information and other sensitive personal information required to process a credit decision is not used for any other purpose by our financial services providers or GDAST.COM and will not be kept longer than necessary for providing the services, unless you ask us to retain your credit card information for future purchases. 4. How we share your information
GDAST.COM will not sell, rent or lease your personal
information to others except as described in this
Statement. GDAST.COM shares personal information in the
following ways:
GDAST.COM retains service providers and suppliers to deliver complete products, services and customer solutions and to assist GDAST.COM with marketing and communication initiatives. These providers and suppliers include, for example, credit card processors, providers of customer support and live-help, email service providers, automated data processors, and shipping agents. Suppliers and service providers are required by contract to keep confidential the information received on behalf of GDAST.COM and may not use it for any purpose other than to carry out the services they are performing for GDAST.COM. From time to time, GDAST.COM participates in marketing initiatives with other companies. As part of these initiatives, certain GDAST.COM services and marketing communications are delivered at the same time as those from other companies. Some of these services and communications offer you the option to share personal information with both GDAST.COM and the other companies participating in these initiatives. For example, you may receive marketing communications from GDAST.COM and other companies or have the opportunity to register online for software products from multiple companies. If you choose to provide personal information only to GDAST.COM, GDAST.COM will not share this information with the other companies participating in that marketing initiative. If you choose to provide personal information to the other companies, that personal information will be handled according to the privacy policy of those companies. GDAST.COM will require the export of your personal
information to other GDAST.COM owned business entities
in the US and Worldwide in accordance with this
Statement to satisfy your request. Such export is a
requirement of providing the information to GDAST.COM. 5. Children's privacyGDAST.COM does not knowingly collect information from children under the age of 18 and does not target its websites to children under 18. We encourage parents and guardians to take an active role in their children’s online activities and interests. 6. Your choices and selecting your privacy preferencesGDAST.COM gives you the choice of receiving a variety of information that complements our products and services. You can subscribe to receive certain product- and service-specific information and also choose to receive GDAST.COM general communications. We give you a choice regarding delivery of GDAST.COM general communications by postal mail, email and telephone. You can make or change your choices about receiving either subscription or general communications at the data collection point or by using other methods, which are listed in the following sections. This option does not apply to communications primarily for the purpose of administering order completion, contracts, support, product safety warnings, driver updates, or other administrative and transactional notices as the primary purpose of these communications is not promotional in nature. The email communications that you receive from GDAST.COM will be provided in accordance with this statement. Some email communications may utilize automatic data collection tools. 7. Keeping your personal information secure
GDAST.COM takes seriously the trust you place in us. To
prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, to maintain
data accuracy, and to ensure the appropriate use of the
information, GDAST.COM utilizes appropriate physical,
technical and administrative procedures to safeguard the
information we collect.
When collecting or transferring sensitive information such as credit card information we use a variety of security technologies and procedures to help protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. The personal information you provide us is stored on computer systems located in controlled facilities which have limited access. When we transmit highly confidential information (such as credit card number or password) over the internet, we protect it through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol. Credit card numbers are used only for processing payments and are not used for other purposes. As part of real-time payment processing and does not retain those numbers in an online database. GDAST.COM subscribes to a fraud management service. This service gives you and GDAST.COM an extra level of security to guard against credit card fraud and to protect your financial data. 8. Changes to this statement
If we change our privacy statement, we will post the
revised statement here, with an updated revision date.
If we make significant changes to our statement,
we may also notify you by other means, such as
sending an email or posting a notice on
our home page.
9. Contacting us
We value your opinions. If you have comments or
questions about our privacy statement, please send them
to GDAST.COM
. Or use the information below.
10. Contact Information
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