Information Collection and Use
AfterOffice.com is the sole owner of the
information collected on this site. We will
not sell, share, or rent this information
to others in ways different from what is
disclosed in this statement. AfterOffice.com
collects information from our users at several
different points on our website.
AfterOffice cannot ensure that all of your
personally identifiable information will
never be disclosed in ways not described
in this Section. For example, we may be
required to disclose personally identifiable
information to the government or by court
order under certain circumstances, or other
situations may arise requiring such disclosure.
Registration
In order to use this website, a user must
first complete the registration form. During
registration a user is required to give
their contact information (such as name
and email address). This information is
used to contact the user about the services
on our site for which they have expressed
interest. It is optional for the user to
provide demographic information (such as
income level and gender), and unique identifiers
(such as social security number), but encouraged
so we can provide a more personalized experience
on our site.
Order
We request information from the user on
our order form. Here a user must provide
contact information (like name and address)
and financial information (like credit card
number, expiration date). This information
is used for billing purposes and to fill
customer's orders. If we have trouble processing
an order, this contact information is used
to get in touch with the user.
Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the
user's hard drive containing information
about the user. Usage of a cookie is in
no way linked to any personally identifiable
information while on our site. Once the
user closes their browser, the cookie simply
terminates. For instance, by setting a cookie
on our site, the user would not have to
log in a password more than once, thereby
saving time while on our site. If a user
rejects the cookie, they may still use our
site. The only drawback to this is that
the user will be limited in some areas of
our site. For example, the user will not
be able to participate in any of our Sweepstakes,
Contests or monthly Drawings that take place.
Cookies can also enable us to track and
target the interests of our users to enhance
the experience on our site.
Some of our business partners use cookies
on our site (for example, advertisers).
However, we have no access to or control
over these cookies.
Log Files
We use IP addresses to analyze trends, administer
the site, track user's movement, and gather
broad demographic information for aggregate
use. IP addresses are not linked to personally
identifiable information.
Sharing
We will share aggregated demographic information
with our partners and advertisers. This
is not linked to any personal information
that can identify any individual person.
We partner with another party to provide
specific services. When the user signs up
for these services, we will share names,
or other contact information that is necessary
for the third party to provide these services.
These parties are not allowed to use personally
identifiable information except for the
purpose of providing these services.
Links
This web site contains links to other sites.
Please be aware that we AfterOffice.com
are not responsible for the privacy practices
of such other sites. We encourage our users
to be aware when they leave our site and
to read the privacy statements of each and
every web site that collects personally
identifiable information. This privacy statement
applies solely to information collected
by this Web site.
Newsletter
If a user wishes to subscribe to our newsletter,
we ask for contact information such as name
and email address.
Surveys & Contests
From time-to-time our site requests information
from users via surveys or contests. Participation
in these surveys or contests is completely
voluntary and the user therefore has a choice
whether or not to disclose this information.
Information requested may include contact
information (such as name and shipping address),
and demographic information (such as zip
code, age level). Contact information will
be used to notify the winners and award
prizes. Survey information will be used
for purposes of monitoring or improving
the use and satisfaction of this site.
Tell-A-Friend
If a user elects to use our referral service
for informing a friend about our site, we
ask them for the friend's name and email
address. AfterOffice.com will automatically
send the friend a one-time email inviting
them to visit the site. AfterOffice.com
stores this information for the sole purpose
of sending this one-time email. The friend
may contact AfterOffice.com at http://www.afteroffice.com to request the removal of this information
from their database.
Security
This website takes every precaution to protect
our users' information. When users submit
sensitive information via the website, your
information is protected both online and
off-line.
When our registration/order form asks users
to enter sensitive information (such as
credit card number and/or social security
number), that information is encrypted and
is protected with the best encryption software
in the industry - SSL. While on a secure
page, such as our order form, the lock icon
on the bottom of Web browsers such as Netscape
Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer
becomes locked, as opposed to un-locked,
or open, when you are just "surfing".
While we use SSL encryption to protect sensitive
information online, we also do everything
in our power to protect user-information
off-line. All of our users' information,
not just the sensitive information mentioned
above, is restricted in our offices. Only
employees who need the information to perform
a specific job (for example, our billing
clerk or a customer service representative)
are granted access to personally identifiable
information. Our employees must use password-protected
screen-savers when they leave their desk.
When they return, they must re-enter their
password to re-gain access to your information.
Furthermore, ALL employees are kept up-to-date
on our security and privacy practices. Every
quarter, as well as any time new policies
are added, our employees are notified and/or
reminded about the importance we place on
privacy, and what they can do to ensure
our customers' information is protected.
Finally, the servers that we store personally
identifiable information on are kept in
a secure environment, behind a locked cage.
Of course, no data transmission over the
internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure,
and AfterOffice.com does not warrant that
your information will be absolutely secure.
Any transmission of data on or through the
use of the AfterOffice.com is at your own
risk.
If you have any questions about the security
at our website, you can send an email to support@afteroffice.com.
Supplementation of Information
In order for this website to properly
fulfill its obligation to our customers, it
is necessary for us to supplement the information
we receive with information from 3rd party
sources.
For example, to determine
if our customers qualify for one of our credit
cards, we use their name and social security
number to request a credit report. Once we
determine a user's credit-worthiness, this
document is destroyed.
(or)
In order for this website to enhance its ability
to tailor the site to an individual's preference,
we combine information about the purchasing
habits of users with similar information from
our partners, Company Y & Company Z, to
create a personalized user profile. When a
user makes a purchase from either of these
two companies, the companies collect and share
that purchase information with us so we can
tailor the site to our users' preferences.
Special Offers
We send all new members a welcoming email
to verify password and username. Established
members will occasionally receive information
on products, services, special deals, and
a newsletter. Out of respect for the privacy
of our users we present the option to not
receive these types of communications. Please
see our choice and opt-out below.
Site and Service Updates
We also send the user site and service announcement
updates. Members are not able to un-subscribe
from service announcements, which contain
important information about the service. We
communicate with the user to provide requested
services and in regards to issues relating
to their account via email or phone.
Correction/Updating Personal Information:
If a user's personally identifiable information
changes (such as your zip code), or if a user
no longer desires our service, we will endeavor
to provide a way to correct, update or remove
that user's personal data provided to us.
This can usually be done at the member information
page or by emailing our Customer Support.
Choice/Opt-out
Our users are given the opportunity to "opt-out"
of having their information used for purposes
not directly related to our site at the point
where we ask for the information. For example,
our order form has an "opt-out"
mechanism so users who buy a product from
us, but don't want any marketing material,
can keep their email address off of our lists.
Users who no longer wish to receive our newsletter
or promotional materials from our partners
may opt-out of receiving these communications
by replying to unsubscribe in the subject
line in the email or email us at support@afteroffice.com.
Users of our site are always notified when
their information is being collected by any
outside parties. We do this so our users can
make an informed choice as to whether they
should proceed with services that require
an outside party, or not.
Notification of Changes
If we decide to change our privacy policy,
we will post those changes on our Homepage
so our users are always aware of what information
we collect, how we use it, and under circumstances,
if any, we disclose it. If at any point we
decide to use personally identifiable information
in a manner different from that stated at
the time it was collected, we will notify
users by way of an email. Users will have
a choice as to whether or not we use their
information in this different manner. We will
use information in accordance with the privacy
policy under which the information was collected.
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