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HummingbirdTools Privacy
Statement We at HummingbirdTools know you take your
privacy seriously. Information about our users
is an important part of our business and it is
necessary that we collect certain information if
users wish to utilize advanced HummingbirdTools
features. We are not in the business of selling
user information to others. We share information
only as described below.
What this Privacy Policy Covers This privacy policy covers our treatment of
personally identifiable information that
HummingbirdTools collects when you are on any
HummingbirdTools site (e.g.
HummingbirdTools.com), and when you use
HummingbirdTools services. This policy also
covers HummingbirdTools treatment of any
personally identifiable information that
HummingbirdTools business partners share with
HummingbirdTools as well as what happens to
personal information in the unlikely event that
HummingbirdTools sells or transfers its business
assets. This policy does not apply to the
practices of companies that HummingbirdTools
does not own or control, or to people that
HummingbirdTools does not employ or manage.
Information Collection and Use HummingbirdTools is the sole owner of the
information collected on this site. We will not
sell, share, or rent this information to others
in ways different from what is disclosed in this
privacy statement.
Use of your Personal Information We use your personal information for the
following purposes:
- To ensure our site is relevant to your needs.
- To deliver services, such as newsletters,
events, training or software, that you request
or purchase.
- To help us create and publish content most
relevant to you.
- To alert you to product upgrades, special
offers, updated information and other new
services from HummingbirdTools, if you so
request.
- To allow you access to limited-entry areas of
our site as appropriate.
Use of Cookies When someone visits the site, a cookie is placed
on the customer's machine (if the customer
accepts cookies) or is read if the customer has
visited the site previously. One use of cookies
is to assist in the collection of the site
visitation statistics described above.
We also use cookies to collect information on
which newsletter links are clicked by customers.
This information is used to ensure we are
sending information customers want to read. It
is collected in aggregate form and never linked
with your personal information.
Web beacons, also known as clear gif technology,
or action tags, may be used to assist in
delivering the cookie on our site. This
technology tells us how many visitors clicked on
key elements (such as links or graphics) on a
HummingbirdTools.com Web page. We do not use
this technology to access your personally
identifiable information on
HummingbirdTools.com; it is a tool we use to
compile aggregated statistics about
HummingbirdTools.com Web site usage. We may
share aggregated site statistics with partner
companies but do not allow other companies to
place clear gifs on our sites. If you choose to
not have your browser accept cookies from the
HummingbirdTools.com Web site, you will be able
to view the text on the screens, however you
will not experience a personalized visit nor
will you be able to subscribe to the service
offerings on the site.
Log Files To plan resource requirements and measure the
success of certain site features,
HummingbirdTools uses IP addresses to analyze
trends, administer the network, and gather broad
demographic information for aggregate use. IP
addresses are not linked to personally
identifiable information.
Links This Web site contains links to other IT-related
Web sites. Please be aware that HummingbirdTools
is not responsible for the privacy practices of
these sites. We encourage our users to be aware
when they leave our site and to read the privacy
statements of each and every Web site that
collects personally identifiable information.
This privacy statement applies solely to
information collected by HummingbirdTools Web
sites.
Newsletters If a user wishes to subscribe to any
HummingbirdTools newsletters, we ask for the
user-s e-mail address. The user will be notified
of receipt through a confirmation e-mail. E-mail
addresses provided by users for newsletter
subscriptions will not be sold or provided to
third parties. Periodically, HummingbirdTools
newsletter subscribers may receive
HummingbirdTools community updates. These
messages are sent in order to share information
about related HummingbirdTools services. No
personally identifiable information will be made
public to third parties. No spam or off-topic
messages will be distributed to the newsletters.
Security HummingbirdTools takes every precaution to
protect our users- privacy. When users submit
sensitive information via any HummingbirdTools
Web site, your information is protected both
online and offline. Your HummingbirdTools
account information is password-protected for
your privacy and security. Access to any user
information, not just the sensitive information
mentioned above, is heavily restricted within
our company. Only employees who need the
information to perform a specific job (for
example, our system administrators) are granted
access to personally identifiable information.
ALL employees are kept up-to-date on our
security and privacy practices. In addition, the
servers on which we store personally
identifiable information are kept in a secure
environment. If you have any questions about the
security of HummingbirdTools Web sites, you can
send an e-mail to Info@HummingbirdTools.com
requesting further information.
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