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At Xumbrus, we are committed to
protecting your privacy. Sometimes we do need
information to provide services that you request, and
this medium of privacy explains data collection and
use in those situations. Please read the complete
ScholarWord.com privacy medium below.
Xumbrus™, LLC Websites
Xumbrus, LLC owns and operates
several websites. This privacy medium covers the
following domains owned and operated by Xumbrus,
LLC.
When any privacy information
is specific to a Website, it shall be so stated below.
Collecting your Personal Information
We will ask you when we need
information that personally identifies you (personal
information) or allows us to contact you. Generally,
this information is requested when you request support,
and you are also asked to register before ordering
e-mail newsletters or when purchasing and registering
Xumbrus products. Personal information collected by
Xumbrus, LLC Websites often is generally limited to
e-mail address, state, and zip code, but may include
other information when needed to provide a service you
requested.
When you buy and install a new product, we may ask you
to register your purchase electronically.
We will ask you when we need
information that personally identifies you (personal
information) or allows us to contact you.
For
example: If you choose to make a purchase, you will be
requested to provide personal information such as:
name, address, telephone number, credit card number and,
possibly, shipping information. We use ESELLERATE as
our vendor/download platform and NEITHER THEY NOR
XUMBRUS KEEP CREDIT CARD INFORMATION DATABASED AFTER THE
TRANSACTION IS COMPLETE. Xumbrus, LLC retains ownership
of the data collected during the eSellerate Website
purchase process.
When you you use our support
form on the Xumbrus, LLC Websites, we will ask you to
provide your name*,
address, email address*,
school (if applicable), state*,
and zipcode*. (Those
with *
are required for the support request to go through.)
This information is databased but is not shared outside
our organization and helps us remain aware of
demographics as well as providing us with a means to
contact you with updated information on our products and
support system, as appropriate.
Use of your Personal
Information
We use your personal
information for four primary purposes:
- To make the Website easier
for you to use
- To help you quickly find
software, services or information on any Xumbrus, LLC
Website.
- To help us create and
deliver content most relevant to you.
- To alert you to product
upgrades, special offers, updated information and
other new services from Xumbrus, if you have chosen to
receive such information.
Xumbrus will disclose your
personal information, without notice, only if required
to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such
action is necessary to:
- Conform to the edicts of
the law or comply with legal process served on Xumbrus
or the Website.
- Protect and defend the
rights or property of Xumbrus and its family of
Websites.
- Act in urgent
circumstances to protect the personal safety of users
of Xumbrus, its Websites, or the public.
Control of your Personal
Information
When you register, or otherwise
give us personal information, Xumbrus, LLC Websites will
not share that information with third parties without
your permission, other than for the limited exceptions
already listed. It will only be used for the purposes
stated above.
Xumbrus, LLC Websites may
send out periodic e-mails informing you of technical
service issues related to a product or service you
requested. You will not be able to choose to unsubscribe
to these mailings, as they are considered an essential
part of the service you have chosen.
Choice/Opt-out Information
User personal information is not
used for purposes which do not relate directly to our
Websites or product delivery unless this is requested.
For example, our newsletters are opt-in only and we
provide a form which 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
newsletter lists.
Users who had previously opted-in but no longer wish to
receive our newsletters and promotional communications
may opt-out of receiving these communications by
clicking on the opt-out links at the bottom of every
newsletter or by going to the URLS listed below:
*
Opt-out: Scholarword Newsletter: http://www.scholarword.com/subscribe.htm
Alternatively, the user may contact us at (888) 303-9454
or by postal mail to Xumbrus, LLC, ATTN: Newsletter
Editor, 4302 Fairfax Dr, Crystal Lake, IL, 60014 to
opt-out.
Xumbrus, LLC Websites may send out periodic e-mails
informing those who ordered products from us of
technical service issues related to a product or
service. You will not be able to choose to unsubscribe
to these mailings, as they are considered an essential
part of the service you have chosen.
Security of your Personal
Information
Xumbrus, LLC strictly protects the security of your
personal information and honors your choices for its
intended use. We carefully protect your data from loss,
misuse, unauthorized access or disclosure, alteration,
or destruction.
Your personal information is
never shared outside the company without your
permission, except under conditions explained above.
Inside the company, data is stored in
password-controlled areas with limited access. Your
information may be stored and processed in the United
States or any other country where Xumbrus, its
subsidiaries, affiliates or agents are located.
Use of Cookies
To ensure we are publishing
content customers need and want, Xumbrus, LLC Websites
may collect aggregated Website-visitation statistics
using cookies. We do not track individuals' use of
ScholarWord.com, but we may track such use on the
Scholarword.com in
order to maintain such Websites as member only Websites
with limited access to non-members.
Web beacons, also known as clear gif technology, or
action tags, may assist in delivering the cookie. This
technology tells us how many visitors clicked on key
elements (such as links or graphics) on a Xumbrus owned
Website. We do not use this technology to access your
personally identifiable information on ScholarWord.com and these
clear gifs are not tied to your personal information.
Generally, this is a tool we use to compile aggregated
statistics about usage of each Web Site. We do not
share tracking information outside of Xumbrus, and do
not allow other companies to place clear gifs on our
Websites.
If
you choose to not have your browser accept cookies from
the Xumbrus Websites, you may not be fully able to
access and use the Website.
Correcting/Updating/Deleting/Deactivating Personal
Information
If a user's personally
identifiable information changes (such as zip code,
phone, email or postal address), or if a user no longer
desires our service, we provide a way to correct, update
or delete/deactivate users' personally identifiable
information. You can do this by emailing our Customer
Support at
support@scholarword.com.com. Alternatively, you may contact
us by telephone or postal mail using the contact
information listed below.
Xumbrus, LLC
ATTN: Customer Service
131203 Roseville Station
St. Paul, MN 55113-0011
Phone: (815) 455-3478
Changes to this medium
Xumbrus, LLC will occasionally
update this privacy medium. When we do, we will also
revise the "last updated" date at the bottom of the
privacy medium. For material changes to this
medium, Xumbrus, LLC will notify you by placing
prominent notice on ScholarWord.com and on any of it's
affiliated/affected Websites.
Contact Information
Xumbrus welcomes your
comments regarding this medium of Privacy, if you
wish to make any comment or have any questions regarding
our privacy policy, please contact Xumbrus by email at:
privacy@scholarword.com
Last Updated: January 24, 2007
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