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Revised: May 17, 2001 |
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time
and is incorporated into the Terms and Conditions.
of Use for the Virtio Website. By using the Virtio Website, you agree to
allow Virtio ("we" or "us" or "our" as the
case may be) to use the information that we obtain as described in this
Privacy Policy. We may modify this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any
modifications shall be effective immediately upon the posting of such
modifications on our website or by notification to you by other means. You
agree to review this Privacy Policy periodically, receive all notices
electronically and be bound by any modifications to this Privacy Policy.
1. OUR COMMITMENT
We have created this Privacy Policy in order to demonstrate our firm
commitment to protecting your personal information. While using our website,
you may have access to certain (i) platforms, design examples and models,
provided by us and third party providers (collectively, "Content
Sponsors"); (ii) software, development tools, utilities and accompanying
documentation and materials, provided by us and third party development tools
providers (collectively, "Tool Providers"); and (iii) graphics, text
and other information generally displayed on our website. The materials,
products and services provided by Content Sponsors, Tool Providers and us
through our website shall be referred to collectively as "Virtio
Services."
2. INFORMATION WE COLLECT
- Registration Data: To register for Virtio Services, you
need to submit contact information, such as your email address, name,
billing address and phone and fax numbers, which we collect.
- Traffic Data: As you use Virtio Services, we collect some
anonymous traffic data to help us better understand how our website and
services are being used and how we can improve them. This automatically
gathered data includes your computer's or your proxy server's Internet
Protocol address, statistics about how visitors navigate through our
website and information provided through the use of cookies. Cookies are
small files that we send to your computer so that we may recognize it as
a unique machine.
- Usage Data: We also collect usage data that tracks how
you use Virtio Services and which designs and models you create using Virtio
Services ("Licensee Products"). We track usage data in order to
store your designs.
3. HOW IS PERSONAL INFORMATION USED?
- Providing the Service: The information you provide when
you register is used to facilitate and monitor your navigation activities
and to send you information related to the Virtio Services or your account.
- Financial Information: We will collect financial
information necessary to execute the transactions that you initiate and
will transmit this information to payment processors solely for the purpose
of executing your transaction. We will retain your information only as
necessary to keep internal books and records. We will not share this
information otherwise.
- Promotional Use: Virtio will use your contact information
and provide contact information to our affiliates so that you may receive
information about new features, products and services that may be of
interest to you. Virtio will not share your financial information with
affiliates.
- Personalization and Cookies: We may use cookies to identify
you when you visit our website, so that you can more easily access your account
information without having to re-enter data. We also use cookies to gather
information about our users in order to improve our understanding of our users,
their needs and how they use our website.
4. DISCLOSURE TO THIRD PARTIES
- Content Sponsors; Tool Providers: We may share your
information with Content Sponsors and Tool Providers, which provide products
and services in conjunction with Virtio Services. We will not disclose the
designs that you create to Content Sponsors or Tool Providers.
- Financial Information: We may disclose your financial
information to third parties, such as credit card processing companies, as
necessary to process you transaction or to evaluate credit risk.
- Business Partners: We may disclose your information to
business partners, for our business partners' internal use, so that our
business partners can alert you to special offers, updated information and
new services. If you do not want to receive these messages, see the
"e;Choice"e; section below.
- Affiliates: We may share your information with affiliates
that are controlled by us or are under the common control of our business
partners and us. We will require our affiliates to abide by the terms of
this Privacy Policy or by terms that are at least as strict as those contained
in this Privacy Policy.
- Aggregate Information: We may provide aggregate statistics
about our customers, sales, traffic patterns and related website and user
information to third parties or otherwise release aggregate statistics.
These statistics will not identify you individually.
- Other Disclosures of Personal Information: We may disclose
your information as required by law, or if in our judgment it is necessary to
protect our users or us from loss or liability. Our goal is to provide you
continuity of service. If we were to merge with or be acquired by another
company or if the business unit providing you Virtio Services is transferred,
the data we have will be transferred along with that business. If we ceased
operation, our information may be transferred to and used by another company
that offers similar or related products or services.
4. OTHER WEBSITES
This website contains links to other websites. These websites may
collect information about you. We are not responsible for the privacy
practices of other websites. Please check the policies of websites linked
to our website in order to learn about their privacy practices.
6. SECURITY
Virtio uses industry standard security enhanced systems (firewalls,
data encryption, login passwords and secure socket layer (SSL) security) in
order to prevent a third party's access to your personal information.
Although we employ these extensive efforts to maintain security, we cannot
guarantee that your information will not be intercepted by a third party's
illegal efforts. It is your responsibility to maintain the privacy of your
ID and password.
7. CHOICE
Our website provides users with the opportunity to opt-out of
receiving communications from our business partners or us by simply clicking
on the appropriate opt-out boxes. This choice is generally located where you
sign up for our Virtio Services.
8. CORRECT/UPDATE
To change your registration data, just go to the "Login" area
of the our website and select "Register." For inquiries about your
transaction history data or other data collected about you, please contact us
at (408) 341-0844 or at:
privacy@virtio.com.
9. CONTACTING US
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our security
systems, please contact us by any of the following methods:
| E-mail: |
privacy@virtio.com |
| Phone: |
(408) 341-0844 |
| Write: |
Virtio Corporation
1688 Dell Ave. Suite 210
Campbell, CA 95008, USA |
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