By accessing or otherwise using this web site, or any of NC Software's web sites, you agree to be bound
contractually by this Privacy Policy.
Effective Date: January 1, 2011
To review material modifications and their effective dates scroll to the bottom
of the page.
Privacy Statement; Collection of Personal Information.
1. NC Software, Inc. ("NC Software") owns and operates this website business.
All references to "we", "us", this "website" or this "site" shall be construed
to mean NC Software.
2. We understand that visitors to this website are concerned about the privacy
of information. The following describes our privacy policy regarding
information, including personal information, that we collect through this
website.
3. Modification of Privacy Policy. We reserve the right to modify this Privacy
Policy at any time, and without prior notice, by posting an amended Privacy
Policy that is always accessible by clicking on the "Privacy Policy" link on
this site's home page. Your continued use of this site indicates your acceptance
of the amended Privacy Policy. You should check the Privacy Policy through this
link periodically for modifications by clicking on the link provided near the
top of the Privacy Policy for a listing of material modifications and their
effective dates. Regarding personal information, if any modifications are
materially less restrictive on our use or disclosure of the personal information
previously disclosed by you, we will obtain your consent before implementing
such revisions with respect to such information.
4. Collection of Anonymous, Passive Information. We reserve the right to monitor
your use of this site. As you navigate through this site, certain anonymous
information may be passively collected (that is, gathered without your actively
providing the information) using various technologies, such as cookies, Internet
tags or web beacons, and navigational data collection (log files, server logs,
clickstream). The following is a listing and a brief explanation of passive
information collection methodologies which we may use from time to time to
better understand how this site is being used.
4.1 A "cookie" (also known as a "browser cookie") is a text file that this site
sends to your browser in the form of a text file The information generated by
the cookie about your use of this site (including your IP address) will be
transmitted to and stored. Most browsers automatically accept cookies, but they
usually can be modified to decline cookies if you prefer; however, certain
features of this site might not work without cookies.
4.2 "Session" cookies are temporary bits of information that are used to improve
navigation, block visitors from providing information where inappropriate (the
site "remembers" previous entries of country of origin that were outside the
specified parameters and blocks subsequent changes), and collect aggregate
statistical information on the site. They are erased once you exit your Web
browser or otherwise turn off your computer.
4.3 "Persistent" cookies are more permanent bits of information that are placed
on the hard drive of your computer and stay there unless you delete the cookie.
Persistent cookies store information on your computer for a number of purposes,
such as retrieving certain information you have previously provided, helping to
determine what areas of the site you may find most valuable, and customizing the
site based on your preferences on an ongoing basis. Persistent cookies placed by
this site in your computer do not hold personal information.
4.4 You can set your browser to accept all cookies, to reject all cookies, or to
notify you whenever a cookie is offered so that you can decide each time whether
to accept it. To learn more about cookies and how to specify your preferences,
please search for "cookie" in the "Help" portion of your browser.
4.5 An Internet Protocol (IP) address is a number assigned to your computer by
your Internet service provider so you can access the Internet and is generally
considered to be non-personally identifiable information, because in many cases
an IP address is dynamic (changing each time you connect to the Internet),
rather than static (unique to a particular user's computer). The IP address can
be used to diagnose problems with a server, report aggregate information,
determine the fastest route for your computer to use in connecting to a site,
and administer and improve the site.
4.6 "Internet tags" (also known as Web Beacons, single-pixel GIFs, clear GIFs,
invisible GIFs, and 1-by-1 GIFs) tell the website server information such as the
IP address and browser type related to the visitor's computer. Tags may be
placed both on online advertisements that bring people to the site and on
different pages of the site. Such tags indicate how many times a page is opened
and which information is consulted.
4.7 "Navigational data" (log files, server logs, and clickstream data) are used
for system management, to improve the content of the site, market research
purposes, and to communicate information to visitors.
5. Use and Sharing of Anonymous, Passive Information. This site may make full
use of passively collected anonymous information, including without limitation
the right to use such information to provide better service to site visitors,
customize the site based on your preferences, compile and analyze statistics and
trends, and otherwise administer and improve this site for your use. We reserve
the right to share this anonymous, passive information in aggregated form.
6. 3rd Party Cookies for Web Analytics. We reserve the right to use web
analytics services provided by 3rd parties. These services use 3rd party cookies
(cookies passed by others, not by us) to collect anonymous, passive information
about your use of this site (see explanation of cookies in Collection of
Anonymous, Passive Information above). We may use this information for the
purpose of evaluating your use of this site, compiling reports on website
activity, and providing other services. These web analytics services may also
transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or
where such third parties process the information on the service's behalf.
7. 3rd Party Cookies for Serving Behavioral Ads; Flash Cookies.
7.1 We reserve the right to serve our ads and third party ads on our site that
are targeted to your interests ("3rd Party Behavioral Ads"). 3rd Party
Behavioral Ads are served by 3rd party advertising services that use 3rd party
cookies (cookies passed by others, not by us) to collect anonymous, passive
information about your use of this site and other websites (see explanation of
cookies in Collection of Anonymous, Passive Information above). This information
is your “behavioral data”. 3rd Party Behavioral Ads do not use your personal
information. Instead, they associate your behavioral data on visited sites with
your computer, so that the ads your computer sees on this site are more likely
to be relevant to your interests. These advertising services may also transfer
this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such
third parties process the information on the service's behalf.
7.2 The 3rd party advertising services that serve ads on our site may use Flash
cookies. Flash cookies are not the same as “browser cookies” (see explanation of
cookies in Collection of Anonymous, Passive Information above). Flash cookies
consist of an Adobe Flash Media Player local shared object (LSO) that is used
for tracking purposes. The Adobe Flash Media Player is software that enables
users to view content on their computers. Flash cookies are also accompanied by
a browser cookie. If you delete the browser cookie, the Flash cookie will
automatically create (or re-spawn) a replacement for the browser cookie. For
information on how to delete a Flash cookie, visit
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/526/52697ee8.html or search the Web for “How to delete
flash cookie”.
8. Participation in Google’s Adsense Network. We reserve the right to
participate in Google's AdSense network for purposes of serving 3rd Party
Behavioral Ads (see 3rd Party Cookies for Serving Behavioral Ads above). Google
uses DoubleClick's DART cookie in its AdSense network. You may opt out of the
use of the DART cookie. For information regarding how to opt out, go to
http://www.google.com/privacy_ads.html.
9. Collection of Personal Information; Categories.
9.1 We will ask you for personal information when you sign up ("register") for
any specific service, benefit or purpose that requires registration. Personal
information that we collect may vary with the each registration, and it may
include one or more of the following categories: name, physical address, an
email address, phone number, and credit card information including credit card
number, expiration date, and billing address.
9.2 We do NOT tie or link your personal information to anonymous, passive
information with persistent identifiers. For example, we would not tie or link
your email address (personal information) with information collected by a cookie
regarding the length of time you visit our site (anonymous, passive
information).
10. Use and Sharing of Personal Information: General Policy and Exceptions. Our
general policy (subject to the exceptions listed below) is that we will use your
personal information only for: the performance of the services or transaction
for which it was given, our private, internal reporting for this site, and
security assessments for this site, and we will not share, sell, or rent your
personal information to others. The only exceptions to this general policy: (i)
are described in the subsections below, and (ii) if you explicitly approve
through our site.
10.1 Affiliates and Service Providers. We reserve the right to provide such
information to our affiliates or subsidiaries, or trusted service providers for
the purpose of hosting our servers or processing or archiving personal
information for us. We require that these parties agree to privacy and security
safeguards for this information that are consistent with this Privacy Policy.
10.2 Acquisition; Bankruptcy. In the event that we are acquired by or merged
with a third party entity, or if we sell this website business or a line of
business from this website, we reserve the right to transfer such information as
part of such merger, acquisition, sale, or other change of control. In the
unlikely event of our bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, or
assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the application of laws or equitable
principles affecting creditors' rights generally, we reserve the right to
transfer such information to protect our rights or as required by law.
10.3 Enforcement; Legal Process. We reserve the right to transfer such
information if we have a good faith belief that access, use, preservation or
disclosure of such information is reasonably necessary (i) to satisfy any
applicable law, regulation, legal process or enforceable governmental request,
or (ii) to investigate or enforce violations of our rights or the security of
this site.
10.4 Third Parties for Direct Marketing; Your California Privacy Rights. We may
provide you with the opportunity to receive promotional offers from specifically
identified third-parties through their direct marketing efforts, but only if you
explicitly consent (opt-in) to receive each offer. If you explicitly consent
(opt-in), your personal information will be shared only with the specifically
identified third-party to enable them to provide you with the offer you have
requested, and then only in connection with that specific promotion and not on a
continual basis. Any information that you provide in the process of registration
or purchase will be transferred to these sites. We have no responsibility or
liability for the policies and practices of these sites. You should review any
privacy policies posted on any of these sites before providing information to
them. California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits California residents to
request certain information regarding disclosure of their personal information
to third parties for purposes of direct marketing. You may request further
information about our compliance with California Civil Code Section 1798.83 at
the following email address: compliance.officer-at-nc-software.com. Please note
that we are only required to respond to one request per registrant each year,
and we are not required to respond to requests made by means other than through
this the address provided above.
10.5 Onward Transfer of Personal Information Outside Your Country of Residence.
Any personal information which we may collect on this site will be stored and
processed in our servers located only in the United States. By using this site,
if you reside outside the United States, you consent to the transfer of personal
information outside your country of residence to the United States.
11. Security of Personal Information. We follow reasonable and appropriate
industry standards to protect your personal information and data. Unfortunately,
no data transmission over the Internet or method of data storage can be
guaranteed 100% secure. Therefore, while we strive to protect your personal
information by following generally accepted industry standards, we cannot ensure
or warrant the absolute security of any information you transmit to us or
archive at this site.
12. Changing and Updating Personal Information. Upon request, we will permit you
to request or make changes or updates to your personal information for
legitimate purposes. We request identification prior to approving such requests.
We reserve the right to decline any requests that are unreasonably repetitive or
systematic, require unreasonable time or effort of our technical or
administrative personnel, or undermine the privacy rights of others. We reserve
the right to permit you to access your personal information in any account you
establish with this site for purposes of making your own changes or updates, and
in such case, instructions for making such changes or updates will be provided
where necessary.
13. Email; Promotional Offers from Us; Opt-Out Rights. If you supply us with
your e-mail address you may receive promotional offers from third party sponsors
which we select; however, in these instances, we do NOT share your personal
information with the third party sponsors for purposes of the mailing; we do the
mailing for them. However, if you do accept any of these promotional offers, any
information that you provide in the process of registration or purchase will be
transferred to these sites. We have no responsibility or liability for the
policies and practices of these sites; however, we have entered into agreements
with these websites which provide that unless you specifically agree otherwise,
they will use and share your personal information only for the purpose of
providing or fulfilling your request for products or services. You should be
careful to review any privacy policies posted on any of these sites before
providing information to them.
14. Links to Other Sites Including Online Ads. This site may contain links to
other websites with whom we have a business relationship. These links may
include online advertisements that we deem to be appropriate. Any information
that you provide in the process of registration or purchase will be transferred
to these sites. We have no responsibility or liability for the policies and
practices of these sites. You should be careful to review any privacy policies
posted on any of these sites before providing information to them.
15. Children's Online Policy. We are committed to preserving online privacy for
all of its website visitors, including children. This site is a general audience
site. Consistent with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), we
will not knowingly collect any information from, or sell to, children under the
age of 13. If you are a parent or guardian who has discovered that your child
under the age of 13 has submitted his or her personally identifiable information
without your permission or consent, we will remove the information from our
active list, at your request. To request the removal of your child's
information, please contact our site as provided below under "Contact Us", and
be sure to include in your message the same login information that your child
submitted.
16. Email and Other Messages through This Site; ECPA Notice. This site treats
email messages and other electronic messages that are sent through this site and
not viewable by others as confidential and private, except as required by law,
including without limitation, the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986,
18 U.S.C. Sections 2701-2711 (the "ECPA"). The ECPA permits this site's limited
ability to intercept and/or disclose electronic messages, for example (i) as
necessary to operate our system or to protect our rights or property, (ii) upon
legal demand (court orders, warrants, subpoenas), or (iii) where we receive
information inadvertently which appears to pertain to the commission of a crime.
This site is not considered a "secure communications medium" under the ECPA.
17. Contact Us. If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please
contact the owner and operator of this website business at:
NC Software, Inc.
Attn: Privacy Policy Officer
2711 Centerville Rd
PMB 5115, Suite 120
Wilmington, DE 19808
Email: legal@nc-software.com
Facsimile: (804) 323-1229
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Material Modifications since January 1, 2011: none.