ProteqsIT LLC Online Privacy Statement & Copyright Information

ProteqsIT LLC (ProteqsIT) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us. This statement describes how ProteqsIT collects and uses your personal information to provide services that you request or when you choose to provide us with your personal information.

Information Collection

Personal information means any information that may be used to identify an individual, including, but not limited to, a first and last name, email address, a postal or physical address, other contact information, title, occupation, industry, personal interests, and other information when needed to provide a service or product or carry out a transaction you have requested.

When you browse our website, you do so anonymously, unless you have previously registered with us. We do not automatically collect personal information, including your email address. We do log your IP address (the Internet address of your computer) to give us an idea of which part of our website you visit and how long you spend there. But we do not link your IP address to any personal information unless you have registered with us. Like many other commercial websites, the ProteqsIT website may use standard technologies, such as “cookies” and other HTML tools, to collect information about how you use the site or to record that you opened an email marketing message. Please go to “Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies” below for more information.

ProteqsIT collects personal information when you register with ProteqsIT for a product download, when you request information through Web forms, when you use certain ProteqsIT products or services, when you ask to be included in an email or other mailing list or when you submit your personal information to ProteqsIT for any other reason. From time to time, ProteqsIT receives personal information from business partners and vendors. ProteqsIT only uses such information if it has been collected in accordance with acceptable privacy practices consistent with this Privacy Statement and applicable laws.

Access to certain ProteqsIT web pages requires a login and a password. The use of those web pages, and the information or programs downloadable from those sites, may be governed by a written agreement between your employer and ProteqsIT. Unless you request deactivation of your personal information as specified below, your personal information may be retained by ProteqsIT to verify compliance with the agreement, log software licenses granted, track software downloaded from those pages, or track usage of other applications available on those pages.

Notice

ProteqsIT will not transfer your personal information to third parties without your consent, except under the limited conditions described under the discussion entitled “Information Sharing and Disclosure” below.

You may “opt out” receiving direct marketing or market research information. This means we assume you have given us your consent to collect and use your information in accordance with this Privacy Statement unless you take affirmative action to indicate that you do not consent, for instance by sending us a request via email.

Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies

A cookie is a small data file that certain websites write to your computer’s hard drive when you visit them. A cookie file can contain information such as a user ID that the site uses to track the pages you have visited, but the only personal information a cookie can contain is information you supply yourself. A cookie cannot read data off your hard disk or read cookie files created by other sites. Some parts of ProteqsIT website use cookies to track user traffic patterns. We do this in order to determine the usefulness of our website information to our users and to see how effective our navigational structure is in helping users reach that information.

If you prefer not to receive cookies while browsing our website or via HTML-formatted emails, you can set your browser to warn you before accepting cookies and refuse the cookie when your browser alerts you to its presence. You can also refuse all cookies by turning them off in your browser, although you may not be able to take full advantage of ProteqsIT website if you do so. In particular, you may be required to accept cookies in order to complete certain actions on our website. You do not need to have cookies turned on, however, to use/navigate through many parts of our website, except access to certain of ProteqsIT web pages may require a login and password.

How We Use Information Collected

ProteqsIT uses information for several general purposes: to fulfill your requests for certain products and services, to personalize your experience on our website, to keep you up to date on the latest product announcements, software updates, special offers or other information we think you would like to hear about either from us or from our business partners, and to better understand your needs and provide you with better services. We may also use your information to send you, or to have our business partners send you, direct marketing information or contact you for market research.

Information Sharing and Disclosure

Because ProteqsIT has multiple international offices, your personal information may be shared with other ProteqsIT offices around the world. All such entities are governed by this Privacy Statement or are bound by appropriate confidentiality and data transfer agreements.

Data Security

We take great care and use the latest technologies to ensure the security and safety of all your transactions with ProteqsIT. To prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the appropriate use of information, we have put in place safeguards to secure the information we collect online. Our servers use encryption technology to protect the transfer of your credit card data to unauthorized parties. When these types of measures are taken, shopping online is safe and secure. We use industry-recognized standards in transaction security to protect the information you provide when you make a purchase at ProteqsIT.

Children and Privacy

Our websites do not target and are not intended to attract children under the age of 13. ProteqsIT does not knowingly solicit personal information from children under the age of 13 or send them requests for personal information.

Third Party Sites

ProteqsIT website contains links to other sites. ProteqsIT does not share your personal information with those websites and is not responsible for their privacy practices. We encourage you to learn about the privacy policies of those companies.

Our website may contain links to websites operated by other companies. Some of these third-party sites may be co-branded with a ProteqsIT logo, even though they are not operated or maintained by ProteqsIT. Although we choose our business partners carefully, ProteqsIT is not responsible for the privacy practices of web sites operated by third parties that are linked to our site. Once you have left our website, you should check the applicable privacy statement of the third-party website to determine how they will handle any information they collect from you.

Changes to this Privacy Statement

ProteqsIT will amend this privacy statement from time to time. If we make any substantial changes in the way we use your personal information we will make that information available by posting a notice on this site.

Questions or Suggestions

If you have questions or concerns about our collection, use, or disclosure of your personal information, please email us at info info@ProteqsIT.com.