Purpose and Scope
This policy discloses what information we gather about you when
you visit ab.gov.ag or buy product directly from us. It describes
how we use that information and how you can control it.
Information GOAB gathers and tracks
GOAB collects two kinds of information about users: 1) data
that users volunteer by signing up to receive news and product
information, entering contests, completing surveys, or buying
directly from us; and 2) aggregated tracking data we collect
when users interact with us.
Personal information
We use the personal information you provide voluntarily to send
information you've requested and to fulfill orders. The specific
use of your personal information varies, depending on how you
contact us:
- When you subscribe to the GOAB mailing lists to receive the GOAB news
and product information, you must provide an email address. We never
sell or rent your email address you provide when subscribing to
our lists. Please note, that if the GOAB mailing lists are archived by
several third party sites then your email address can be found from
their archives and the GOAB doesn't have control over those archives.
- When you order the GOAB commercial licenses, or purchase commercial
support, or buy training, we add you to our mailing lists and will
contact you in the GOAB related issues now and then.
- When you enter a contest or survey, we may ask for your name,
address, and email address so we can administer the contest and
notify winners.
We release personal information when we believe that release is
appropriate to comply with the law, or to protect the rights,
property, or safety of the GOAB, our users, or others. This may
include exchanging information with other companies and
organizations for fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
Aggregated tracking information
We analyze visitors' use of our sites by tracking information
such as pageviews, traffic flow, search terms, and click
through. We use this information to improve our sites. We may also
share this anonymous traffic and demographic information in
aggregate form with advertisers and other business partners.
We do not share any information with advertisers that can
identify an individual user.
Log Files
We may use IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the site,
track user movement, and gather broad demographic information
for aggregate use. IP addresses are not linked to personally
identifiable information.
Cookies
As part of our approach to providing personalized services on our web site,
the GOAB may use cookies to store and sometimes track information about you.
A cookie is a small data file sent to your browser from a web server to be
stored on your hard drive that allows easier access the next time the same
page is visited. For example, a cookie is sent when you register or sign in
to this site. With your consent, cookies can store information from forms
you fill out to create a user profile so that you do not have to re-enter
the information each time you visit.
If you do not want your personal information to be stored by cookies, you
can configure your browser so that it notifies you whenever a cookie is
received so you can decide each time if you accept them or not. However, the
use of cookies may be necessary to provide certain features and choosing to
reject cookies may reduce the functionality of the site. Your browser help
should include precise instructions explaining how to define the acceptance
of cookies.
Our website also automatically captures IP addresses. We use IP addresses to
help diagnose problems with our server, to administer our website, and to
help ensure the security of your interaction with the website.
Services
This site contains links to other sites. The GOAB is not
responsible for the privacy practices or the content of other
Web Sites.
Contests & Surveys
We may run contests or surveys on our site in which we ask
our users for contact information (like their email address).
We use the customer contact information from the entry form
to send the user information about us and our
products and services, or to contact them when it becomes necessary
(like notices, updates, patches, etc...). Users may opt-out
of receiving future mailings (see the choice/opt-out section
below).
Security
This site has security measures in place to protect the loss,
misuse and alteration of the information under our control. All
the data regarding users, their computers' system information
and benchmark results are stored on a server. This server is
located in a locked and guarded space and only authorized
GOAB personnel have access to the database
containing given user names and passwords.
Notification of Changes
If we change our Privacy Policy, we will post those
changes on www.ab.gov.ag. If we decide to use personally
identifiable information in a manner different from that
stated at the time it was collected, we will notify users
via email. Users will be able to opt out of any new use of
their personal information.
Choice/Opt-Out
Our site provides users the opportunity to opt-out of receiving
communications from us and from our partners at the point
where we request information about the user.
This site gives users the following options for removing their
information from our database so that they no longer receive
future communications or access to our other services:
- You can send email to <privacy@ab.gov.ag>, stating your request.
- You can reply to any unwanted communications that you receive, stating your request.
Reviewing personal data
You can review and validate the information, that we have
collected about you by sending email to <privacy@ab.gov.ag>
and requesting a review on your personal data.
Contacting the Web Site
If you have any questions or comments about this privacy
statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this
Web Site, you can contact <webmaster@ab.gov.ag> and/or <privacy@ab.gov.ag>
Last modified: August 15, 2005
