Overall privacy statement
Fisheye Systems takes your privacy seriously. Because we gather certain types of information about our users we want to help you understand the terms and conditions surrounding the collection and use of that information. This privacy statement squareloses the types of information we gather, how we use it, and how to correct or change it. These privacy practices apply to the Web site that you were viewing when you clicked through to this policy, which is operated by Fisheye Systems, its partner, or affiliate.
1. What anonymous information does Fisheye Systems collect?
Cookies
Your Internet browser has a feature called "cookies" which store small amounts of data on your computer about your visit to any of our sites. However, cookies tell us nothing about who you are unless you specifically give us personally identifiable information. You do not need to have cookies turned on to visit most Fisheye Systems site, although active participation in certain areas of our sites may require cookies. In addition, you may elect not to allow cookies to be collected by selecting certain options on your browser. Web bugs & servers
We use electronic images known as Web bugs--sometimes called transparent GIFs, clear GIFs, or beacons--that allow us to track general user traffic patterns. Fisheye Systems also automatically receives and records information from our servers and from your browser, including your IP address, the time, and information about the page you requested.
We use tracking technologies in a variety of ways, including:
- Keeping count of return visits to our site or our advertisers' or partners' sites
- Accumulating and reporting anonymous, aggregate (data collected in mass), statistical information on Web site.
- Determining which features users like best.
- Saving your password so you don't have to re-enter it each time you visit our sites.
2. How does Fisheye Systems use the information?
Fisheye Systems uses the information we gather for four general purposes:
- To enhance the user experience in our network of sites. We use tracking information to determine how well each page performs overall based on aggregate user demographics and traffic patterns to those pages. This helps us continue to build a better service for you.
- To fulfill your requests for certain products and services, such as sending out electronic newsletters and enabling users to participate in polls, contests, message boards, and auctions.
- To send you information you agreed to receive about topics we think will be of interest to you.
Personally identifiable information
Fisheye Systems will make your personally identifiable information available to other companies or people when:
- We have your consent to share the information
- We have engaged companies to work with or on behalf of Fisheye Systems to provide a product or service that you have requested, such as opt-in e-mail announcements.
- We respond to subpoenas, court orders, or legal process; or we believe that your actions violate applicable laws, Fisheye Systems ' Terms of Use or any usage guidelines for specific products or services, or threaten the rights, property, or safety of Fisheye Systems , our users, or others.
Aggregate information
Fisheye Systems aggregates personally identifiable information and squareloses such information in a non-personally identifiable manner to advertisers and other third parties for marketing, promotional, and other purposes. We do not squarelose to these entities any information that could be used to identify you personally.
Business transfers
We are always seeking to improve our network of Web sites and our business. In accomplishing these objectives, we may buy or sell a company, or one or more of the companies in our corporate family may merge with or be acquired by another company. If we sell a business, we may transfer some or all of your information as a part of the sale in order that the service being provided to you may continue or for other business purposes.
5. What are my options?
Users who would rather not provide any of the user data requested by our registration process do not need to register with us. You can still view much of the content and use many of the services offered by our sites without registering.
We also give users the following options:
- Opting not to receive our electronic newsletters or those of third parties when registering. Users who opt-in may remove themselves from mailing lists at any time through the subscription management pages or by following the instructions at the end of the e-mail they received from us.
- Opting not to provide certain personal information when registering for a site.