Privacy Statement
High Gear Consulting, Inc. ("High Gear", "We" or "Us") created this Privacy Statement to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy. The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for the HighGearConsulting.com. web site.
We gather certain information that you provide to us, some passively and some actively, and we want to ensure that all users of the High Gear Consulting, Inc. site are aware of exactly how and for what purpose that information is being used. We believe that the information you provide to us is essential to your enjoyment and successful use of our site. Our collection of information enables us to provide you with a personalized web experience, and assists us in efficiently reaching an appropriate audience. The information we request is the minimum we believe necessary to achieve this goal.
1. What data does HighGearConsulting.com collect?
a. Certain data is automatically collected from all visitors to the HighGearConsulting.com site. This data includes your IP address, your computer's operating system, and the type of browser you use to surf the Internet. Your IP address tells us both your Internet Service Provider (ISP) and the general geographic location you are connecting from. We may also use your IP address to track the date and time you accessed the High Gear Consulting, Inc. site, how long you stayed on the High Gear Consulting, Inc. site, and what pages you visited. If you have configured your browser with your e-mail address, this data may also be available to us.
b. High Gear Consulting, Inc. makes use of cookies on it site. A cookie is a file transferred from a website to the hard drive of your computer so that the website may track your activities on the website. Cookies, by themselves, do not let a website know any personally identifying information about you, such as your real name, address, etc., unless you previously provided that information at the website or have set your preferences in your browser to provide that information. High Gear Consulting, Inc. is not generally interested in any one individual and does not collect personally identifiable information about any one person using cookies. Cookies are used to deliver content specific to members and to save your password so that you don't have to re-enter it each time you visit the High Gear Consulting, Inc. site.
c. To access the High Gear Consulting, Inc. site, you do not have to provide any personal information. Some features of the High Gear Consulting, Inc. site do request personal information of you before granting access, however.
The High Gear Consulting, Inc. site has a contact form which asks for your e-mail address. If you choose to contact us using this feature, you must provide a valid e-mail address. Your e-mail address will be used only by High Gear Consulting, Inc. for the purposes of responding to your message and will not be divulged to any third party, except as required by court order.
If you contact High Gear Consulting, Inc. through the regular mail or via e-mail, we may keep a record of that correspondence. Any personally identifiable information on your communication will not be used for a commercial or unlawful purpose.
High Gear Consulting, Inc. does not control the acts of its users. All users should be aware that, when they disclose personal information such as their actual name, e-mail address, etc., the information may be collected and used by others to send that person unsolicited e-mail from other parties outside High Gear Consulting, Inc..
d. The privacy of minors. We believe that it is particularly important to protect the privacy of minors online. We define a "minor" as any person under 13 years of age. We do not share personal information about minor users with third parties, and we does not sell or rent personal information about any of our users, regardless of age.
2. How does High Gear Consulting, Inc. use your information?
High Gear Consulting, Inc. puts the non-personally identifiable information passively gathered whenever you visit our sites and the personal information that you voluntarily provide to several uses.
a. Your IP address is used to assist us in diagnosing problems with our server, and to administer the High Gear Consulting, Inc. site.
b. We may use the information you provide to perform statistical analyses of the collective characteristics and behavior of our users and to analyze how and where to invest our resources.
c. We may use personal contact information voluntarily provided by you for promotional and/or marketing purposes.
d. Demographic and profile data is used to tailor our users' experience at our sitge, directing users to content we think may be of interest to that user, and displaying content for which the user may have shown a preference.
3. What information does High Gear Consulting, Inc. share with third parties?
a. Unless described herein, we will not knowingly impart to third parties individual users' e-mail addresses or other individual personal information unless required to do so by law or to protect the rights of High Gear Consulting, Inc..
b. We encourage all third parties to adhere to our policies regarding the privacy of our users, but High Gear Consulting, Inc. does not assume any responsibility for any actions of third parties.
c. High Gear Consulting, Inc. responds to subpoenas, warrants or other court orders regarding information that is contained within our access logs concerning any user. High Gear Consulting, Inc. also reserves the right to release the information concerning a user who we believe is in violation of our content guidelines, even without a subpoena, warrant, or other court order. High Gear Consulting, Inc. cooperates with law enforcement agencies in identifying those who use our servers for illegal activities. We also reserve the right to report any illegal activity to law enforcement for prosecution.
4. How do I opt-out, remove, change, or modify my information?
You have the opportunity to opt-out of receiving communications from us at any time. To change or modify any information you have provided to us from our database please do so through your member profile. To no longer receive newsletters from us, please modify your profile. We will use all reasonable efforts to meet your request within seven (7) days.
5. Kids policy.
The safety of children is very important to us, and we recommend that parents review our Privacy Policy before allowing their children to access the High Gear Consulting, Inc. site. Children should always ask a parent for permission before sending personal information to anyone online. They should also be instructed not to fill out any forms or register at any domain without a parent's knowledge and consent. We do not knowingly share personal information about users under the age of 13 with third parties.
6. How does High Gear Consulting, Inc. protect the user data it collects online?
High Gear Consulting, Inc. employs a number of physical, electronic and managerial safeguards to protect collected user data.
7. Disclaimers.
a. All users should be aware while using any service where you disclose personal information online voluntarily, including our Contact Us page, or through e-mail, that such information can be collected and used by others. If you use these services on the High Gear Consulting, Inc. Site and voluntarily provide any information on Contact Us page or other areas, you do so at your own risk. High Gear Consulting, Inc. cannot make any representations regarding the security of such transfer of information.
b. You should be aware that the High Gear Consulting, Inc. site contains links to outside sites. High Gear Consulting, Inc. is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such web sites.
c. High Gear Consulting, Inc. reserves the right to change or modify this policy at any time by posting such change or modification on this page. The protection of user information is one of the guiding principals behind High Gear Consulting, Inc.. Because of that stance, you will be notified via e-mail of any changes to the Privacy Policy regarding the way personally identifiable information is used.
8. Contacting High Gear Consulting, Inc.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Statement, the practices of the High Gear Consulting, Inc. site, or your dealings with the High Gear Consulting, Inc. site, please contact us.
High Gear Consulting, Inc. reserves the right to change this policy at any time, and users should check this page regularly for such updates. This statement and the policies outlined herein are not intended to and do not create any contractual or other legal right in or on behalf of any party.
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