Privacy Policy Our web site was developed to connect internet users with our service partners and this privacy policy explains our intent on how we use of your information. If you do not agree agree with our terms and use of your information, you should not use this Internet web site. Our privacy policy is subject to revision, and if that is the case, revisions will be posted here. You are responsible for reviewing any privacy policy changes in the past, present, and future visits of this web site. 1. Information DSLAvailability may obtain information from and about you in a variety of different ways, including:
  1. Browser Information. Some information browser is gathered automatically when you access the Site. This Browser Information (which includes site pages visited, type of web browser used, type of operating system, the domain name of your Internet service provider, and other similar information) does not identify you personally.
  2. User Information. Information that may be identifiable as yours (your "User Information") is not gathered automatically at the Site. If you wish to provide User Information, you must do so voluntarily, and may do so in a number of different ways. The following are some of the kinds of User Information DSLAvailability gathers:
    1. Registration Information. When you register at the Site, you will be asked for certain User Information, such as your name, city, state, email address, and other information;
    2. Third Party Information. When you register at a third party web site from a link from DSLAvailability, and provide User Information to such third parties, DSLAvailability may (pursuant to agreements between DSLAvailability and those third parties) obtain such information to populate DSLAvailability Site registration forms for use when you hyperlink to the Site;
    3. Email Information. When you send us email messages, we may retain the content of your email messages, together with your email address and our response to you, as part of our Customer Service Management services.
  3. Cookies. Cookies are small pieces of data that are stored by a user's web browser on the hard drive of a user's computer. Cookies can "remember" what information ("Cookie Information") a user accesses on one web page to simplify subsequent interactions with that web site by the same user, or can use that information to streamline the user's transactions on related web sites The Cookies DSLAvailability uses do not capture your individual email address or any personally identifying information. DSLAvailability may also set Cookies when you register, and may do so without notice to or permission from you or any third party. Third party web sites which are accessible from the Site via links, banner ads, or "click-throughs" may also use Cookies, and DSLAvailability shall have no responsibility whatsoever for such Cookies.
2. General Use and Disclosure of Information DSLAvailability uses and discloses your information as follows:
  1. Browser Information. DSLAvailability uses and discloses Browser Information to understand Site demographics and content preferences, and shall do so without notice to, or permission from, you or any third party. In particular, DSLAvailability may provide aggregate information about our customers, sales, Site traffic patterns and related information to our affiliates or third parties;
  2. User Information. As further provided in Section 3 ("Other Use and Disclosure of User Information"), DSLAvailability uses and discloses to our business partners and affiliates User Information for purposes of administering DSLAvailability business activities, providing customer service and making available other products and services to you and other DSLAvailability customers and prospective customers from DSLAvailability and those business partners and affiliates. This may include focused advertising, online banner advertisements, new services, promotions and other responses to you. In addition, any user information provided may be sold to other vendors to use for marketing purposes. DSLAvailability may also use and disclose User Information to notify you about important changes to the Site or our business, new DSLAvailability services and special offers you may find valuable; and
  3. Cookie Information. DSLAvailability uses and discloses Cookie Information to improve our Site and better serve you and our other customers, and may do so without notice to, or permission from, you or any third party.
3. Other Use and Disclosure of Personal Information DSLAvailability may enter into agreements with third parties who may be given access to User Information for the purpose of providing you information regarding products and services that we think will be of interest to you. We may also disclose any of your information when legally compelled to do so, or when we, in good faith, believe that the law requires it or for the protection of our legal rights. The following are some of the ways in which we may use or disclose your Personal Information to third parties:
  1. Registration Information. DSLAvailability may transfer the User Information you provide DSLAvailability during the Site registration process to third parties for those parties to use to populate their own web site registration forms when you hyperlink from the Site to their web sites, in order to save you time in filling out their registration forms. Such third party web sites may include web sites that are owned by third parties or that are "co-branded" sites of DSLAvailability;
  2. "Pre-Population" Information. When you come to the Site from a third party web site, or when you hyperlink from the Site to a third party web site, and in either case provide User Information at that third party web site, DSLAvailability may obtain that User Information (pursuant to an agreement between DSLAvailability and that third party), and use that User Information to populate Site registration forms in order to save you time filing out Site registration forms; and
  3. Shared Registration Information. When you register at the Site, you may be given the opportunity to register simultaneously at the web sites of certain third parties. Unless you opt out of this opportunity by checking or clicking on the icon indicated on the Site, you will be deemed to have consented to such simultaneous registration, and shall therefore be subject to the privacy policies, if any, of such third party web site.
4. Security You understand and agree that "perfect" security does not exist anywhere, including the Internet. User information you send to us at the Site, including any email messages, will not be encrypted unless we advise you otherwise. 5. Merchant Services You may be able to access certain information related to third parties at the Site, or via links, banner ads, or "click-throughs" from the Site, regarding the goods or services of third parties (collectively, "Merchant Services"). You understand and agree that your access to or use of Merchant Services is a matter entirely between you and the associated third parties, and DSLAvailability shall have no liability whatsoever for any such access or use. 6. Mailing Lists and Message Boards DSLAvailability urges you to use discretion when sharing User Information in community areas on the Site such as message boards, mailing lists and directories. If you disclose User Information in such areas, you understand and agree that such User Information may be used and disclosed by others without restriction. 7. Auto Responses DSLAvailability uses auto responses when you make an inquiry in order to assist you with locating a DSL service provider. Auto responses may include advertisements, promotions, and any other content DSLAvailability wishes. 8. Removal From Mail List To remove your User Information, send an email to remove@dslavailability.com and type "REMOVE" in the subject line. You may continue to receive email communications for a short period of time until we have updated all of our databases. After termination of your User Information, you may remain on our archived database and records for a reasonable time.