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Information
Corrections Or Changes
You have the
ability to correct or change certain information in our records,
such as your address and contact information. The instructions for
doing this can be found on our Web site at http://www.internicDomainServices.com/mod.htm.
You may change this information at any time and as often as
necessary. If you need assistance or have questions about
correcting information, you can contact us via e-mail.
How We Put
Information To Good Use
We use
information about you for purposes of monitoring and improving our
internal operations, as well as to ensure that we: (i) bill you
properly, (ii) administer your account in accordance with your
agreements with us and (iii) properly perform the services you
have requested.
We also use
the information we collect to monitor and improve our internal
operations, as well as to improve the experience of users in our
network of sites. For example, we may correlate Web site traffic
information with data about individual users. We may also break
down overall usage statistics according to customers' domain
names, browser types, and MIME types by reading this information
from the browser string (information contained in every user's
browser).
Another
example of our use of information to enhance the experience of
users in our network of sites is our reliance on cookie files. We
use cookie files to make it easier for users to access our site or
services. A cookie file is a small data file that certain Web
sites write to your hard drive when you visit them. A cookie file
can contain information such as a user ID that the site uses to
track the pages you've visited. But the only personal information
a cookie can contain is information you supply yourself. A cookie
can't read data off your hard disk or read cookie files created by
other sites. When you register, we may use a cookie to store a unique, random
user ID. We use this ID to identify you anonymously in our
database and to track the pages you visit on our site.
If you've set
your browser to warn you before accepting cookies, you will
receive the warning message with each cookie. You may refuse
cookies by turning them off in your browser; however, some of our
sites may require a cookie for access.
Finally, we
use the information we collect to direct important notices and
information affecting your account or services, as well as to
provide general information that may be of interest to you,
including newsletters, surveys, contest and sweepstake
announcements, and information about our service or product
offerings or the offerings of our business affiliates. You may opt
out of receiving information from us simply by notifying us of
your desire in accordance with the opt-out instructions contained
in any information message you receive from us. Note, however,
that in order to fulfill our service obligations to you, we must
continue sending you notices and other important information
affecting your account or services.
With Whom
We May Share Information
When you
register or reserve a domain name through us, our registration unit
must disclose your domain name and its associated Internet
Protocol ("IP") numbers to the appropriate registry in order to
make your chosen domain name a functional address on the Internet.
We are the registry for all second-level domain names in the .com,
.org, .net top level domains ("TLDs"). Our registry unit
discloses each registered domain name and its associated IP
numbers ("TLD zone files") to TLD server administrators for the
purpose of ensuring that the domain name operates as a functional
address on the Internet. Consistent with the current rules and
policies for the Domain Name System, our registry unit also
discloses the TLD zone files to other interested persons, provided
those persons agree, among other things, not to use the TLD zone
files for improper purposes, including the transmission of
unsolicited commercial e-mail.
We may share
certain information about you with those of our vendors who are
responsible for handling your account or performing other
necessary services that you require. Although we may share
sensitive financial information (i.e., credit card numbers,
banking information), security information (e.g., account
passwords) and personal communications (e.g., personal e-mail
messages or message board postings) with such vendors where
necessary and appropriate, we will not share such information with
other third parties, except in response to formal requests (e.g.,
subpoena or court order) made in connection with litigation or
arbitration proceedings directly relating to a domain name
registration or other services we provide.
As noted
above, our domain name registration unit currently makes certain
information about you available to the general public via our
domain name registration database look-up and directory services.
These services give users access to such data on a query-by-query
basis. Qualified persons may also access such data on a bulk basis
provided they agree, among other things, not to use the data to
enable or otherwise support the transmission of mass unsolicited
commercial advertising or solicitations via email; or (ii) sell or
redistribute the data to third parties.
Additionally,
we may share the information stored on that database, as well as
other information that is not of a sensitive nature, with
carefully selected business partners, including those who offer
services that complement those provided by us or which may
otherwise be of interest to you. Please note, however, that, consistent
with the current rules and policies for the Domain Name System,
information about you must remain available in the publicly
accessible registration database.
Please note
that this privacy policy applies to customers of
InternicDomainServices.com only.
Our
Accountability To You
By purchasing
our services, you obtain the protections of, and consent to the
data processing practices described in, this Privacy Policy. When
you purchase our services, you also represent to us that you have
provided notice to, and obtained consent from, any third party
individuals whose personal data you supply to us with regard to:
(i) the purposes for which such third party's personal data have
been collected, (ii) the intended recipients or categories of
recipients of the third party's personal data, (iii) which of the
third party's data are obligatory and which data, if any, are
voluntary, and (iv) how the third party can access and, if
necessary, rectify the data held about them.
In addition to
the privacy protections that we provide, our employees, agents and
business partners are independently responsible for ensuring
compliance with this Privacy Policy, as described
below.
Please note
that this privacy policy applies to customers of
InterNicDomainServices.com only.
Employee
Accountability
Only those employees that have a legitimate business
purpose for accessing and handling personal information obtained
by us are given authorization to do so. The unauthorized access or
use of such information by others is
prohibited and constitutes grounds for disciplinary
action.
Additionally,
our information management systems are configured in such a way as
to block or inhibit employees from accessing information that they
have no authority to access.
The
Accountability of InternicDomainServices.com' Agents and Business
Partners
Our trusted
vendors and business partners are responsible for processing or
handling some of the information that we receive. These vendors
and business partners are not authorized to use such information
for purposes beyond those specified by us and are required to
preserve the confidentiality with which we treat such
information.
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