Privacy Policy
Your privacy is important to us. To better protect your privacy, we provide this notice explaining our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used at the Sites and in connection with the various services we provide on or through the Sites (for example, answers.globalbasic.com, collectively the "Services"). This Privacy Policy is hereby incorporated in our Terms of Use and by using the Sites and Services, you accept the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not accept the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not use any of the Sites or Services.
What DoWe Track:
Every computer connected to the Internet is given a domain name and a set of
numbers known as the "Internet Protocol" IP address. Like most web servers, when
a visitor requests a page from the Sites, our servers automatically recognize
and log his/her domain name and IP address, along with the access times,
referring web sites, platform, and browser type. The information collected is
not personally identifiable and is used only to provide statistics about usage
of the Sites in the aggregate to improve the quality of the Sites and Services,
to better understand how people interact with us, to deliver advertising and
measure its effectiveness, to provide advertisements about goods and services
that may be of interest to you, or to cooperate with law enforcement. We may use
third party contractors to collect and aggregate such information.
Additionally, please note that none of the Services include "spyware," meaning
the Services do not run any background processes that report information about
your software or hardware configuration or your web browsing or purchasing
habits.
How We Track It:
The Sites and Services use either cookies and/or registry settings on your
computer to store user information. A "cookie" is a small file containing a
string of characters that is sent to your computer when you visit a website.
Additionally, some ad networks may use web beacons in conjunction with cookies
to compile aggregate statistics about usage on the Sites. A web beacon is a
transparent image, typically in GIF format that can recognize certain types of
information on a visitor's computer, such as a visitor's cookie number, time and
date of page view, and a description of the page where the web beacon is placed.
You may disable cookies on your web browser, thereby also rendering some web
beacons unusable. You can use the Sites and Services even if cookies are
disabled, but this may impact our ability to adapt any of the Sites or Services
according to your preferences.
Personally Identifiable Information:
Personally identifiable information is information you provide to us that is
uniquely associated with you, including your first and last name, a home or
physical address, email address, and telephone number. Information identifying
an entity other than an individual (e.g., a school or library) does not
constitute personally identifiable information and is treated the same as
anonymous information discussed in this privacy policy. Although you are not
required to provide any personally identifiable information to use most parts of
the Sites or Services, registration and full utilization of some of our Services
do require that you provide certain personally identifiable information. For
example, personally identifiable information you might provide could include
your contact information if you participate in a promotion or sweepstakes, your
email address if you are registering for answers.globalbasic.com or newsletters
or if you submit a help request to us via email or respond to employment
opportunities posted on the Sites. Other personally identifiable information you
might provide could include your contact information if you participate in a
promotion or sweepstakes, your email address if you request newsletters or if
you submit a help request to us via email or respond to employment opportunities
posted on the Sites. The amount of such personally identifiable information that
you choose to disclose to us is completely up to you, although access to or use
of some Services may be affected if such information is not provided. We have
put in place procedures reasonably designed to safeguard and secure the
information we collect online.
In accordance with the United States' Children's Online Privacy Protection Act
of 1998, as amended, we do not knowingly collect personally identifiable
information from anyone under the age of 13.
Information Sharing and Disclosure:
In addition to using the anonymous identifying information that we track for
internal purposes in the manner described here, this information may also, on an
aggregate basis, be shared with and used by third parties with which we have
contracted (e.g., our third-party content providers and licensees of
Globalbasic.com services). Furthermore, in addition to Globalbasic.com providing
its own advertising, Globalbasic.com uses third-party advertising companies and
networks to serve ads when you visit the Sites. These companies and networks
include, among others, third party ad servers, ad agencies, ad technology
vendors, and research firms. These companies and networks may use information
(not including your name, address, email address, or telephone number) about
your visits to the Sites in order to provide advertisements about goods and
services of interest to you. In the course of serving advertisements to the
Sites, our ad networks may place or recognize a unique "cookie" on your browser
or use a "web beacon." An example of such ad network is Google, Inc. If you
would like more information about this practice and to know your choices about
not having this information used by Google, click here. For more information on
the Sites' use of other third-party ad networks, please read our Terms of Use.
Please note that ad networks' use of cookies or web beacons, and that of any
other third-party that has a link available on any Site, is subject to their own
privacy policies and not this privacy policy.
Personally Identifiable Information:
We do not rent or sell your personally identifying information to any third parties, unless we have your consent. We may disclose your personally identifying information, however, in any of the following limited circumstances (i) if we have your consent; (ii) to our external service providers when necessary in order to facilitate, provides services to, and evaluate the Sites and Services; and (iii) if we conclude that we are required by law or have a good faith belief that access, preservation or disclosure of such information is reasonably necessary to protect the rights, property or safety of Globalbasic.com, its users or the public. Additionally, we may transfer personally identifiable information in the event of a transfer of ownership of Globalbasic.com or any of the Sites and/or Services, such as acquisition by or merger with another company.
Links and Co-Branded Sites:
This policy only addresses the Sites and Services. Other websites, such as those to which we link or with which we co-brand, may have their own policies. These other sites to which we link or with which we co-brand might independently collect data, solicit personal information, or send their own cookies to you. We are not responsible for any use of information when you use such third party sites. Additionally, in many cases, co-branded services that are jointly provided by us and selected companies will contain the Sites' branding, but might not be hosted by us. In such cases, you should follow the privacy link on such site to determine which company's privacy policy protects the information you enter on such site. Even if the page is governed by a separate privacy policy, we might be entitled to receive information about what you do when using that service. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of these other companies and to contact these companies directly if you have any questions about their use of this information.
Changes to This Privacy Statement:
Globalabsic.com may amend this policy from time to time by posting the new text on the Sites. Unless otherwise provided, the revised terms will take effect when they are posted. Once any changes that we make to this Privacy Policy become effective, your continued use of the Sites or Services after such time will signify your acceptance of the new terms.
Questions or Suggestions:
Please note that we are here for you. For privacy policy questions or
suggestions, please contact us at support@globalbasic.com.