Privacy Policy

 

We are committed to protecting the privacy of visitors to the Site, as well as our customers and patrons. We have established this Privacy Policy to explain what information we collect through this website and how it is used.
In this policy, "the Portal," “IPNav,” “We,” or “Us” refers to IPNav staff, board members, cooperating third parties, employees and interns, all of whom are bound by law or contract to keep information they receive as part of their work with us confidential.
We do not sell or rent your information under any circumstances, and we do not share information with third parties without prior consent except as compelled by law.

Information we collect
The information we collect may include:
•    Information you provide – When you sign up for a service or promotion that requires registration, we ask you for personal information (such as your name, email address and an account password). For certain services, we may also request credit card or other payment account information.  This information is used to provide you with enhanced features and services, and if necessary, to contact you regarding verification and authentication for access to sections of our websites that require LOGIN or password access;
•    Site Usage Information – We may receive and store certain types of web site usage information whenever you visit our site. For example, we may collect the page served, time, source of the request, type of browser making the request, preceding page view, and other similar information. We may send one or more cookies to your computer or other device. We use cookies to study and improve the quality of our service, including for storing user preferences, improving search results, and tracking user trends. In addition, our servers may record information that your browser automatically sends whenever you visit a website (“server logs”). These server logs may include information such as your web request, Internet Protocol address, browser type, browser language, the date and time of your request and one or more cookies.  When analyzed, web site usage information helps us determine how visitors arrive at the Web Sites, what type of content is most popular, and what type of visitors are interested in particular kinds of content;
•    Communications – When you contact us, such as through email or other communications, we may retain those communications in order to process your inquiries, respond to your requests and improve our services; and
•    Links – We may present links in a format that enables us to keep track of whether these links have been followed. We use this information to improve the quality of our technology and content.

How We Use The Information Collected
The information you provide to us may be used in connection with:
•    Providing our services, including the display of Content;
•    Developing new services;
•    Auditing, research and analysis in order to maintain, protect and improve our services;
•    Ensuring the technical functioning of our network;
•    Administering the site’s systems and for other internal business purposes;
•    Contacting you about changes to the Site or our services (e.g., notification of changes to this Privacy Policy, the Web Site's Terms of Use, or other policies that affect your use of the Web Sites);
•    Confirming or fulfilling an order you have made;
•    Authorizing a purchase or complete a transaction that you have requested, i.e., to deliver the products or other services that you ordered, and, if necessary, to invoice you;
•    Protecting the rights or property of IPNav, or others whose property is provided through the Site;
•    Complying with and monitoring compliance with our Terms of Use and other applicable agreements and polices; and
•    Other purposes disclosed when you provide your information.

With Whom Information May Be Shared
We employ third parties to perform functions on our behalf; examples include hosting or operating our site, fulfilling orders for products and services purchased through the site, sending e-mail, removing repetitive information from customer lists, data analysis, marketing assistance, credit card payment processing, and customer service. These third parties may have access to your personal information for the purpose of performing such functions on the site’s behalf.  We do not sell or transfer any collected information to third parties for any purpose, and we do not provide it to anyone for any purpose other than as stated above.
We may disclose personally identifiable information about you to third parties in limited circumstances, including: (1) with your consent; or (2) when we have a good faith belief it is required by law, such as pursuant to a subpoena or other judicial or administrative order.  If We are required by law to disclose the information that you have submitted, we will attempt to provide you with notice (unless we are prohibited) that a request for your information has been made in order to give you an opportunity to object to the disclosure. We will attempt to provide this notice by email, if you have given us an email address, or by postal mail if you have entered a postal address. If you do not challenge the disclosure request, we may be legally required to turn over your information.