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Privacy
Statement for Ptera Wireless
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Ptera Wireless has created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy and was developed as an extension of our commitment to combine the highest-quality services with the highest level of integrity in dealing with our valued customers, and the companies, businesses and organizations they represent. The following discloses the information gathering and dissemination practices for this Web site: Ptera Wireless. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE POLICY, YOU SHOULD NOT USE THIS INTERNET WEBSITE (OUR "SITE"). WE MAY MODIFY THE POLICY FROM TIME TO TIME AND POST THOSE MODIFICATIONS HERE. YOUR CONTINUED USE OF THE SITE AFTER ANY SUCH MODIFICATION CONSTITUTES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THE MODIFIED AGREEMENT. IF YOU WISH TO BE NOTIFIED OF ANY MODIFICATIONS TO THE POLICY BY EMAIL, PLEASE CLICK HERE, PROVIDE A VALID EMAIL ADDRESS AND TYPE "NOTIFY" IN THE SUBJECT LINE. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT YOU WILL BE BOUND BY ALL SUCH MODIFICATIONS, IF ANY, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU PROVIDE SUCH EMAIL ADDRESS. Information Automatically Logged We use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server and to administer our Web site. Your IP address is also used to help identify you. This is to ensure that your experience here at Ptera Wireless is secure and accurate as possible. Advertisers We may use an outside ad company to display ads on our site. These ads may contain cookies. While we may use cookies in other parts of our Web site, cookies received with outside ads are collected by outside ad companies, and we do not have access to this information. Registration Forms Our site's registration form requires users to give us contact information (like their name, email, and postal address), financial information (like their bank account or credit card numbers), unique identifiers (like their social security number), and demographic information (like their zip code, age, or income level). Contact information from the registration forms is used to provide information about our customers to our company. The customer's contact information may also be used to send promotional material from some of our partners to our customers, and to get in touch with the customer when necessary. Users may opt-out of receiving future mailings; see the choice/opt-out section below. Financial information that is collected is used to check the users' qualifications for registration, and to bill the user for products and services. Unique identifiers (such as social security numbers) are collected from Web site visitors to verify the user's identity, and for use as account numbers in our record system. Demographic and profile data is also collected at our site. We use this data to tailor our visitor's experience at our site showing them content that we think they might be interested in, and displaying the content according to their preferences. Order Forms Our site uses an order form for customers to request information, products, and services. We collect contact information (like their email address), financial information (like their account or credit card numbers), unique identifiers (like their social security number), and demographic information (like their zip code, age, or income level). Contact information from the order forms is used to contact visitors to provide information about our company. Users may opt-out of receiving future mailings; see the choice/opt-out section below. Financial information that is collected is used to check the users' qualifications for registration, and to bill the user for products and services. Unique identifiers (such as social security numbers) are collected from Web site visitors to verify the user's identity, and for use as account numbers in our record system. Demographic and profile data is also collected at our site. We use this data to tailor our visitor's experience at our site showing them content that we think they might be interested in, and displaying the content according to their preferences. External Links This site contains links to other sites. Ptera Wireless is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such Web sites. Special Relationships Affiliates of Ptera Wireless are individually responsible for any and all information that they gather through their respective sub-Web sites. Ptera Wireless is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such affiliate Web sites. Any information shared with these affiliates is used solely in accordance with the terms outlined in this privacy statement. Security You understand and agree that "perfect" security does not exist anywhere, including the Internet. When you send credit card information to us at our Site or through the credit card processor we have instituted, a technology called Secure Socket Layer (SSL) or Secure Electronic Transaction (SET) is used to encrypt this information between your computer and our server or processor. Other personal information you send to us at our Site, however, including any email messages, will not be encrypted unless we advise you otherwise. Children's Guidelines We care about children and understand that they have special privacy needs. Therefore, we have adopted the following privacy policy regarding children when the information provided makes it clear that the contact has been initiated by a child. We will NOT collect, use, or distribute to third parties personally identifiable information without prior verifiable parental consent. We will NOT give the child access to unmonitored chat rooms, message boards, email accounts, or other services that would give the child the ability to publicly post or otherwise distribute personally identifiable information without prior verifiable parental consent When verifiable parental consent is not obtained, we will only use the online contact information (such as email) to: Respond directly to the child's request on a one-time basis and not use that information to re-contact the child for other purposes. Request the name or online contact information of a parent for the purpose of obtaining verifiable parental consent or providing parental notification. Respond more than once directly to a specific request from a child (such as in the case where a child requests a newsletter subscription) and not used to re-contact the child for other purposes. We will use our best efforts to provide parental notification, which will include the nature and intended use as well as an opportunity for the parent to prevent the use of the information and participation in the activity. We will NOT entice the child to divulge more information than is needed to participate in any activity, game, or service. We will provide the parent a description of the specific types of a personally identifiable information collected from their child upon request. We will allow the parent to refuse further use or future online collection of personally identifiable information and provide a way for a parent to obtain any personally identifiable information collected from their child. We will provide notice to children in age appropriate terms of what personally identifiable information is to be collected. We will NOT provide any links to Web sites that are unsuitable for children. We will encourage children to get their parent's permission before sharing personal information online. Choice/Opt-Out Our site provides users the opportunity to opt-out of receiving promotional/marketing information from us. You can send email to help@ptera.net Data Quality/Access This site gives users the following options for changing to request changes or modifications to information previously provided: You can send email to help@ptera.net Contacting the Web Site If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this Web site, you can contact: help@ptera.net Webmaster
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