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Privacy Statement for
Masscot Internet, Inc.
Masscot Internet, Inc. has created this privacy statement in order to
demonstrate our commitment to privacy. The following discloses our information
gathering and dissemination practices for all of our websites.
IP address We use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our
server, and to administer our Web site. Your IP address is used to help
identify you and your shopping cart. Our site uses cookies to keep track of
your shopping cart. We use cookies to deliver content specific to your
interests. Our site's registration forms require users to give us contact
information (like their name and email address), unique identifiers (like their
social security number), financial information (like their account or credit
card numbers), and demographic information (like their zip code, age, or income
level).
Customer Contact Information We use customer contact
information from the registration form to send the user information about our
company. The customer's contact information is also used to contact the visitor
when necessary. Financial information that is collected is used to check the
users' qualifications for registration and to bill the user for products and
services. Unique identifiers (such as social security numbers) are collected to
verify the user's identity and for use as account numbers in our record system.
Demographic and Profile Data Demographic and profile data may
also be collected at our site. We use this data to tailor the visitor's
experience at our site, showing them content that we think they might be
interested in, and displaying the content according to their preferences. On
occasion, Masscot will use your information and data for other legal purposes
not intended to breech the privacy of our customers.
Links This
site contains links to other sites. Masscot Internet is not responsible for the
privacy practices or the content of such Web sites. In certain circumstances,
Masscot and the sites operated by Masscot Internet will use third-party
providers in special relatonships where those providers will act as
“agents” for or ‘Powered by’ outsource
“providers” on Masscot’s behalf. Such agents or providers will
not necessarily adhere to Masscot’s Privacy Statement and may have Privacy
Statements of their own, which Masscot or the agent or provider, at their sole
discretions, may or may not adhere to. Masscot will attempt to provide
information regarding these agents and/or providers whenever necessary and/or
when in Masscot’s sole opinion, such information needs to be provided for
the benefit, safety and wellbeing of our customers and visitors.
Order Form Our sites use an order form for customers to
request information about products, and services. We collect visitor's contact
information (like their email address), unique identifiers (like their social
security number), financial information (like their account or credit card
numbers), and demographic information (like their zip code, age, or income
level). Contact information from the order forms are used to send orders and
information about our company to our customers. The customer's contact
information is also used to get in touch with the user when necessary. Users
may opt-out of receiving future mailings; see the choice/opt-out section below.
Financial Information Financial information that is collected
is used to check the users' qualifications and bill the user for products and
services. Unique identifiers (such as social security numbers) are collected
from Web site visitors to verify the user's identity and for use as account
numbers in our record system. Demographic and profile data is also collected at
our site. We use this data to tailor our visitor's experience at our site,
showing them content that we think they might be interested in, and displaying
the content according to their preferences. Social security number information
is only requested when necessary to make a credit worthyness determination and
for no other reason. Date of birth information is only requested when necessary
to make a credit worthiness determination and for birthday congratulations made
on behalf of Masscot. Credit card infomation is only requested when necessary
to establish an account for billing purposes. This information is always
transmitted under industry accepted encrypted security protocols (secure
servers).
On-line Surveys Our online surveys ask visitors for contact
information (like their email address) and demographic information (like their
zip code, age, or income level). We use contact data from our surveys to send
the user information about our company. The customer's contact information is
also used to contact the visitor when necessary. Users may opt-out of receiving
future mailings; see the choice/opt-out section below. Demographic and profile
data is also collected at our site. We use this data to tailor our visitor's
experience at our site, showing them content that we think they might be
interested in, and displaying the content according to their preferences. We
run contests on our site in which we ask visitors for contact information (like
their email address) and demographic information (like their zip code, age, or
income level). We use contact data from our contests to send users information
about our company. The customer's contact information is also used to contact
the visitor when necessary. Users may opt-out of receiving future mailings; see
the choice/opt-out section below. Demographic and profile data is also
collected at our site. We use this data to tailor our visitor's experience at
our site, showing them content that we think they might be interested in, and
displaying the content according to their preferences. We use an outside ad
company to display ads on our site. These ads may contain cookies. While we use
cookies in other parts of our Web site, cookies received with banner ads are
collected by our ad company, and we do not have access to this information.
Public Forums This site makes chat rooms, forums, message
boards, and/or news groups available to its users. Please remember that any
information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information and you
should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your personal information.
Security This site has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse
and alteration of the information under our control. Masscot uses from 40-bit
to 512-bit encryption to secure your data while it is being transmitted over
the Internet. Some data transmission, such as e-mail and other accounts
information, may be transmitted without encrypted security where such
transmission is within generally accepted industry methods of data
transmission. Supplementation Information This site supplements the information
that you provide with information that is received from third parties.
Children's Guidelines Masscot does NOT collect on-line contact
information from children without prior parental consent or parental
notification, which will include an opportunity for the parent to prevent use
of the information and participation in the activity. Without prior parental
consent, online information will only be used to respond directly to the
child's request and will not be used for other purposes without prior parental
consent NOT collect personally identifiable offline contact information without
prior parental consent NOT distribute to third parties any personally
identifiable information with out prior parental consent NOT give the ability
to publicly post or otherwise distribute personally identifiable contact
information without prior parental consent NOT entice by the prospect of a
special game, prize or other activity, to divulge more information than is
needed to participate in the activity
Choice/Opt-Out Our site provides users the opportunity to
opt-out of receiving communications from us and our partners at the point where
we request information about the visitor. This site gives users the following
options for removing their information from our database to not receive future
communications or to no longer receive our service. You can send email to
support@Masscothosting.com You can visit the following URL:
www.Masscot.com/Support/support.html You can call the following telephone
number: 1-877-Masscot (1-877-627-7268) You can FAX: 1-888-884-9960
Correct/Update This site gives users the following options
for changing and modifying information previously provided. Web Hosting
customers may change their own information in their Control Panels. Otherwise,
mail support@masscothosting.com, visit
Masscothosting.com send mail to the following postal address: Masscot Internet,
Inc. 20 Grove St. Hyannis, MA 02601-5509, call the following telephone number:
1-877-Masscot (1-877-627-7268) You can FAX: 1-888-884-9960 Contacting our Web
Sites. If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of
our web sites, or your dealings with our Web sites, you can contact Customer
Support Masscot Internet, Inc.. 20 Grove St, Hyannis, MA 02601-5509 or email
support@masscothosting.com
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