Knowbiz respects and protects your privacy
Privacy practices
Introduction
This statement discloses the privacy practices for knowbiz.biz.
These practices apply to personally identifiable information that you reveal when using our knowbiz.biz Web site.
KnowSys Inc. is committed to respecting and protecting your privacy.
We agree to disclose our information practices.
This privacy policy statement will inform all visitors to our Web site regarding:
- What personally identifiable information we gather/track about you on this Web site.
- What we do with personally identifiable information we gather/track on this Web site.
- Whether any of your personally identifiable information will be shared with any third party.
Please direct questions regarding these privacy practices
to the KnowSys Webmaster for clarification.
- To return to the site, please use the "Back" button on your browser.
- To remove your email from our mailing list, contact the KnowSys Webmaster.
General Privacy Principles
KnowSys Inc. and Your Privacy
KnowSys Inc. is committed to protecting your personal information and respecting your privacy.
Our goal is to give you as much control and information as possible regarding
- your personal information, and
- the use we make of it in the course of our business.
We want to be a leader in applying comprehensive privacy principles for our customers:
- In general, you can visit knowbiz.biz on the Web without telling us who you are, or revealing any information about yourself.
- KnowSys Inc. will never sell, rent or disclose your personally identifiable information to outside parties without your consent, unless compelled by law or court order to do so.
Security of Personal and Payment Information
KnowSys Inc. requires any contractors or employees to acknowledge that they understand and will strictly abide by our privacy policy with respect to the confidentiality of user personal information.
KnowSys Inc. gives access to databases containing personal information to employees only on a need-to-know basis.
We change passwords periodically, pursuant to security protocols.
KnowSys Inc. reviews security procedures on a quarterly basis, at a minimum.
Changes to our Privacy Policy
We revise our Web site privacy policy to keep it up to date with KnowSys Inc. products, services and Web pages.
"Updated" facts appear at the foot of each Web page to alert users to recent changes.
We also post FAQ's from time to time on specific products and services.
KnowSys Inc. will
- use reasonable efforts to comply with this privacy statement, and
- take prompt corrective action when it learns of any failure to comply with its privacy statement.
Because of the complex and constantly changing nature of our technology and business, KnowSys Inc. does not guarantee error-free performance under this Privacy Policy statement.
KnowSys Inc. shall not be liable for any incidental, consequential or punitive damages relating to this Privacy Policy statement.
Contacting Us about Privacy
If you have any questions about these privacy practices,
the practices of our software or Web site, you may contact:
KnowSys Webmaster,
1774 Seacrest Drive,
Lummi Island WA 98262
knowbiz.biz Web site privacy statement
What Information We Gather and Track
We may need to collect information from you through our Web site at times. This generally involves filling out forms so you can purchase products and services, or receive email attachments from our Web site. When you request KnowSys Inc. products and services, we require you to send your name and email/smail address.
You may remove yourself from the mailing list at any time: click on KnowSys Webmaster.
Information Collection Methods
KnowSys Inc. uses various methods to collect certain other kinds of information, including:
None of these methods can be personally identified with you with the exception of cookies, which can optionally store information that you may enter in forms on our Web site, as described below.
Cookies are a means to personalize the content that you and other users will see.
A "cookie" is an element of data that a Web site like knowbiz.biz can send to your browser, which may then store it on your system. Some knowbiz.biz pages use cookies. We may use the information to research and understand how our users' habits as a group are similar or different, to improve our knowbiz.biz site.
You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, giving you the option whether or not to accept it. knowbiz.biz does not require that you accept cookies.
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Referers are the sets of information passed along by a Web browser that references the Web URL you linked from, and are automatically gathered by our Web server. knowbiz.biz uses this information to identify broad demographic trends that provide information tailored to your interests. You will not be personally identified from this information.
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Your computer uses IP addresses every time you connect to the Internet.
Your IP address is a number that identifies your computer to computers on the network. Data (such as the Web pages you request) can be sent to you at this IP address. Our Web server automatically gathers IP addresses when you connect to our Web site. knowbiz.biz will not use your IP address to attempt to identify your personal information.
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System information we gather includes
- time,
- type of Web browser you are using,
- the operating system/platform, and
- CPU speed.
When you connect to our Web site, your Web browser sends this information automatically.
www.knowbiz.biz uses this information only to
- identify broad demographic trends, and
- provide information appropriate for your computer system.
You will not be personally identified from this information.
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What We Do With the Information We Gather and Track
The personally identifiable information we gather on our Web site serves these purposes.
- Provide you with information about products, services, news and events;
- Allow you to purchase products and services; and
- Gather broad demographic information about user trends.
KnowSys Inc. retains the services of certain outside contractors to perform services on our behalf, such as, to help provide technical support services. At times, we must disclose relevant information about our customers to our contractors, so they may provide specific services for KnowSys Inc..
KnowSys Inc. requires such contractors to keep your information strictly confidential, and to use the information solely on behalf of KnowSys Inc.. For purposes of this Privacy Policy Statement, such contractors are not considered "third parties." KnowSys Inc. may disclose personally identifiable information to such contractors without additional notice.
KnowSys Inc.'s Web site contains links to other Web sites. However, KnowSys Inc. is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such Web sites.
Communications to our Clients and Users
From time to time, KnowSys Inc. sends product updates, promotional and informational e-mails to users.
We may, on occasion, invite you to take part in a focus group, or send you postal mail.
You may always opt-out of receiving such mail by clicking on the link provided at the bottom of our e-mail to you.
After you supply us with personal information, such as an e-mail address, KnowSys Inc. does not change the manner of usage of such information from its original purpose, unless we first obtain your informed consent.
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