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Information Collection and Use
Cheap Domain Name Registrar and
its parent company are 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 statement. We collects information from our users at several different
points on our website.
Registration
In order to register domain names
and certain section of this site, a user must complete the registration form. During
registration a user is required to give their contact information (such as name and
email address). This information is used to contact the user about the services on our
site for which they have expressed interest. It is optional for the user to provide
demographic information (such as income level and gender), and unique identifiers (such
as social security number), but encouraged so we can provide a more personalized
experience on our site.
Order
We request information from the
user on our order form. Here a user must provide contact information (like name, contact
number, and email address) and financial information (like credit card number,
expiration date). This information is used for billing purposes and to fill customer’s
orders. If we have trouble processing an order, this contact information is used to get
in touch with the user.
Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data
stored on the user’s hard drive containing information about the user. Usage of a cookie
is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information while on our site. Once
the user closes their browser, the cookie simply terminates. For instance, by setting a
cookie on our site, the user would not have to log in a password more than once, thereby
saving time while on our site. If a user rejects the cookie, they may still use our
site. The only drawback to this is that the user will be limited in some areas of our
site. Cookies can also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to
enhance the experience on our site.
Some of our business partners use
cookies on our site (for example, advertisers). However, we have no access to or control
over these cookies.
Log Files
We use IP addresses to analyze
trends, administer the site, track user’s movement, and gather broad demographic
information for aggregate use. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable
information.
Sharing
We may share aggregated
demographic information with our partners and advertisers. This is not linked to any
personal information that can identify any individual person. We use an outside credit
card processing company to bill users for products and services. These companies do not
retain, share, store or use personally identifiable information for any secondary
purposes.
We partner with other parties to
provide specific services. When the user signs up for these services, we will share
names, or other contact information that is necessary for the third party to provide
these services. These parties are not allowed to use personally identifiable information
except for the purpose of providing these services.
Links
This web site contains links to
other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of
such other 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 this Web site.
Security
This website takes every
precaution to protect our users’ information. When users submit sensitive information
via the website, your information is protected both online and off-line.
When our registration/order form
asks users to enter sensitive information (such as credit card number), that information
is encrypted and is protected with the best encryption software in the industry - SSL.
While on a secure page, such as our order form, the lock icon on the bottom of Web
browsers such as Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer becomes locked, as
opposed to un-locked, or open, when you are just ‘surfing’.
While we use SSL encryption to
protect sensitive information online, we also do everything in our power to protect
user-information off-line. All of our users’ information, not just the sensitive
information mentioned above, is restricted in our office. Only employees who need the
information to perform a specific job (for example, our billing staff or a customer
service representative) are granted access to personally identifiable information. Our
employees are regularly notified and/or reminded about the importance we place on
privacy, and what they can do to ensure our customers’ information is protected.
Special Offers
We send all customers a
confirmation email for every order and provide you username and password to access your
domain name. Established customers will occasionally receive information on products,
services, special deals, and a newsletter. Out of respect for the privacy of our users
we present the option to not receive these types of communications. Please see our
choice and opt-out below.
Site and
Service Updates
We also send the user site and
service announcement updates. Customers are not able to un-subscribe from service
announcements, which contain important information about the service. We communicate
with the user to provide requested services and in regards to issues relating to their
account via email or phone.
Correction/Updating Personal Information
If a user’s personally
identifiable information changes (such as your phone number), or if a user no longer
desires our service, we will endeavor to provide a way to correct, update or remove that
user’s personal data provided to us. This can usually be done by emailing our Customer
Support
Choice/Opt-out
Our customers are given the
opportunity to ‘opt-out’ of having their information used for purposes not directly
related to our site at the point where we ask for the information. For example, our
order form has an ‘opt-out’ mechanism so users who buy a product from us, but don’t want
any marketing material, can keep their email address off of our lists.
Customers who no longer wish to
receive our newsletter or our recommendations of new products may opt-out of receiving
these communications by replying to unsubscribe in the subject line in the email or
email us at
support@cheap-domain-name-registrar.com.
Users of our site are always
notified when their information is being collected by any outside parties. We do this so
our users can make an informed choice as to whether they should proceed with services
that require an outside party, or not.
Notification of Changes
If we decide to change our privacy
policy, we will post those changes on our Homepage so our users are always aware of what
information we collect, how we use it, and under circumstances, if any, we disclose it.
If at any point we decide to use personally identifiable information in a manner
different from that stated at the time it was collected, we will notify users by way of
an email. Customers will have a choice as to whether or not we use their information in
this different manner. We will use information in accordance with the privacy policy
under which the information was collected.
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