Privacy
Policy
IDEACOM
MIDWEST respects your privacy and is committed to protect
the personal information that you share with us. Generally,
you can browse our website without giving us any information
about yourself. When we do need your personal information
to provide services that you request or when you choose to
provide us with your personal information, this policy describes
how we collect and use your personal information.
Information
Collection
Personal
information means any information that may be used to identify
an individual; including, but not limited to, a first and
last name, email address, a home, postal or other physical
address, other contact information, title, birth date, gender,
occupation, industry, personal interests, and other information
when needed to provide a service you requested.
When
you browse our website, you do so anonymously, unless you
have previously indicated that you wish IDEACOM MIDWEST to
remember your login and password (future item). We don't
collect personal information, including your email address.
We do log your IP address (the Internet address of your computer)
to give us an idea of which part of our website you visit
and how long you spend there. But we do not link your IP
address to any personal information unless you have logged
in to our website. Like many other commercial websites, the
IDEACOM MIDWEST website may use a standard technology called
a "cookie" to collect information about how you
use the site. Please go to "Cookies
and Tracking Information" below for more information.
IDEACOM
MIDWEST collects personal information when you register with
IDEACOM MIDWEST for an IDEACOM MIDWEST account, when you
use certain IDEACOM MIDWEST products or services, when you
register to attend a seminar or participate in an online
survey, when you ask to be included in an email or other
mailing list, or you submit an entry for a sweepstakes or
other promotions, or when you submit your information to
IDEACOM MIDWEST for any other reason. From time to time,
IDEACOM MIDWEST receives personal information from business
partners and vendors. IDEACOM MIDWEST only uses such information
if it has been collected in accordance with acceptable privacy
practices consistent with this Policy and applicable laws.
In
the future access to certain IDEACOM MIDWEST web pages might
require a login and the use of a password. The use of those
web pages, and the information or programs downloadable from
those sites, may be governed by a written agreement between
you, your employer, IDEACOM MIDWEST, and / or the manufacturer.
Your personal information may be retained by IDEACOM MIDWEST
to verifycompliance with the agreement, log software licenses
granted, to track software downloaded from those pages, or
track usage of other applications available on those pages.
Notice
When
personal information is collected, we will inform you at
the point of collection the purpose for the collection. IDEACOM
MIDWEST does not intend to transfer your personal information
to third parties without your consent, except under the limited
conditions described under the discussion entitled "Information
Sharing and Disclosure" below.
If
you choose to provide us with your personal information,
we may transfer that information, within our corporation
or to third party service providers, including across borders
and from your country or jurisdiction to other countries
or jurisdictions around the world.
We
will always give you the opportunity to "opt out" of
receiving direct marketing or market research information.
This means we assume you have given us your consent to collect
and use your information in accordance with this Policy unless
you take affirmative action to indicate that you do not consent,
for instance by clicking or checking the appropriate option
or box at the point of collection. In some cases, when applicable,
we will provide you with the opportunity to "opt in." This
means we will require your affirmative action to indicate
your consent before we use your information for purposes
other than the purpose for which it was submitted.
Cookies
and Tracking Technology
A
cookie is a small data file that certain Web sites write
to your hard drive when you visit them. A cookie file can
contains 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. Some parts of IDEACOM
MIDWEST’ website uses cookies to track user traffic
patterns. We do this in order to determine the usefulness
of our website information to our users and to see how effective
our navigational structure is in helping users reach that
information.
If
you prefer not to receive cookies while browsing our website,
you can set your browser to warn you before accepting cookies
and refuse the cookie when your browser alerts you to its
presence. You can also refuse all cookies by turning them
off in your browser, although you may not be able to take
full advantage of IDEACOM MIDWEST’ website if you do
so. You do not need to have cookies turned on to use/navigate
through many parts of our website, except access to certain
of IDEACOM MIDWEST’ web pages may require a login and
password now and in the future.
How
We Use Information Collected
IDEACOM
MIDWEST uses information for several general purposes: to
fulfill your requests for certain products and services,
to personalize your experience on our website, to keep you
up to date on the latest product announcements, software
updates, special offers or other information we think you'd
like to hear about either from us or from our business partners,
and to better understand your needs and provide you with
better services. We may also use your information to send
you, or to have our business partners send you, direct marketing
information or contact you for market research.
Information
Sharing and Disclosure
Because
IDEACOM MIDWEST is a corporation, your personal information
may be shared with other IDEACOM MIDWEST offices, branches,
or future subsidiaries around the world. All such entities
are governed by this Privacy Policy and / or are bound by
the appropriate confidentiality and data transfer agreements.
Your
personal information is never shared outside IDEACOM MIDWEST
without your permission, except under conditions explained
below. Inside IDEACOM MIDWEST, data is stored in controlled
servers with limited access. Your information may be stored
and processed in the United States or any other country where
IDEACOM MIDWEST, its potential future subsidiaries, affiliates
or agents are located.
IDEACOM
MIDWEST may send your personal information to other companies
or people under any of the following circumstances: when
we have your consent to share the information; we need to
share your information to provide the product or service
you have requested; we need to send the information to companies
who work on behalf of IDEACOM MIDWEST to provide a product
or service to you (we will only provide those companies the
information they need to deliver the service, and they are
prohibited from using that information for any other purpose);
or we want to keep you up to date on the latest product announcements,
software updates, special offers or other information we
think you'd like to hear about either from us or from our
business partners. We will also disclose your personal information
if required to do so by law, to enforce our Terms and
Conditions (on file with the corporation – please
contact us for a copy), or in urgent circumstances, to protect
personal safety, public safety or the safety of our websites.
Your
Ability to Review and Delete Your Account and Information
You
may request deletion of your IDEACOM MIDWEST account or any
of your personal information held by us by sending an email
to privacy@ideacommidwest.com.
Data
Security
Your
IDEACOM MIDWEST account information is password-protected
for your privacy and security. IDEACOM MIDWEST safeguards
the security of the data you send us with physical, electronic,
and managerial procedures. In the future, certain areas of
our websites may use industry-standard SSL-encryption to
enhance the security of data transmissions. While we strive
to protect your personal information, we cannot ensure the
security of the information you transmit to us, and so we
urge you to take every precaution to protect your personal
data when you are on the Internet. Change your passwords
often, use a combination of letters and numbers, and make
sure you use a secure browser.
Children
and Privacy
Our
websites do not target and are not intended to attract children
under the age of 13. IDEACOM MIDWEST does not knowingly solicit
personal information from children under the age of 13 or
send them requests for personal information.
Third
Party Sites
IDEACOM
MIDWEST’ website contains links to other sites. IDEACOM
MIDWEST does not share your personal information with those
websites and is not responsible for their privacy practices.
We encourage you to learn about the privacy policies of those
companies.
Changes
to this Privacy Policy
IDEACOM
MIDWEST will amend this policy from time to time. If we make
any substantial changes in the way we use your personal information
we will make that information available by posting a notice
on this site.
Questions
or Suggestions
If
you have questions or concerns about our collection, use,
or disclosure of your personal information, please email
us at privacy@ideacommidwest.com.
