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Overview
infoUSA Inc.
created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment
to privacy. We believe that concern for everyone's privacy
is a basis for sound business practices within direct marketing and other
arenas. This statement is intended to apply to all visitors to the web sites
owned and operated by infoUSA Inc. If you have any questions after reading
this privacy statement, you may contact infoUSA at 1-800-808-1113.
Collection of Information
infoUSA Inc. does
not collect personally identifiable information about visitors except
when visitors specifically provide such information on a voluntary basis.
For example, such personally identifiable information may be gathered
from the registration process for subscription sites or services and in
connection with content submissions, community postings (e.g., chat and
bulletin boards), suggestions, and transactional areas. Such information
may be used by infoUSA Inc. for the following purposes: contacting a subscriber
regarding account status, changes to the subscriber agreement, special
discounts, promotions, products offered and other matters relevant to
the underlying service and/or the information collected.
infoUSA Inc. values
opinions and comments from visitors, so we occasionally conduct online
surveys. These surveys are entirely optional for all visitors. Most frequently,
the information is aggregated and used to make improvements to infoUSA
Inc. web sites and to develop appealing content, features and promotions
for visitors. Survey participants are anonymous unless otherwise stated
in the survey. infoUSA Inc. reserves the right to perform statistical
analyses of visitors behavior and characteristics. In order to measure
interest in and use of the various areas of the site and to inform advertisers
of such information as well as the number of visitors that have been exposed
to or clicked on their advertising banners. infoUSA Inc. will provide
only aggregated data from these analyses to third parties. Also, visitors
should be aware that infoUSA Inc. may sometimes permit third parties to
offer subscription and/or registration-based services through an infoUSA
Inc. web site. infoUSA Inc. is not responsible for any actions or policies
of such third parties and visitors should check the applicable privacy
policy of such party when providing personally identifiable information.
Visitors should be
aware that when they voluntarily disclose personally identifiable information
(e.g., user name, e-mail address) on the bulletin boards or in the chat
areas of infoUSA Inc. sites, that information, along with any substantive
information disclosed in the visitor's communication, can be collected,
correlated and used by third parties. This information may result in unsolicited
messages from other posters or third parties. Such activities are beyond
the control of infoUSA Inc.
Cookies, etc.
Visitors also should
be aware that non-personal information (for example, domain names or e-mail
and IP addresses) and data may be automatically collected through the
standard operation of infoUSA Inc.'s internet servers or at infoUSA Inc.'s
discretion through the use of "cookies." "Cookies" are small text files
a web site can use to recognize repeat visitors, facilitate a visitor's
ongoing access to and use of the site, track usage behavior and compile
aggregate data that will allow content improvements and targeted advertising.
Cookies are not programs that come onto a visitor's system and damage
files. Generally, cookies work by assigning a unique number to the visitor
that has no meaning outside the assigning site. Visitors to infoUSA Inc.
web sites should be aware that infoUSA Inc. cannot control the use of
cookies, or the non-personal information collected through the cookies
by advertisers or third parties hosting data for infoUSA Inc.
If a visitor does
not want information collected through the use of cookies, there is a
simple procedure in most browsers that allows the visitor to deny or accept
the cookie feature. However, visitors should note that cookies may be
necessary to provide them with certain features (e.g., customized delivery
of information) available on the infoUSA Inc. web sites.
Opt Out Policy
Upon a visitor's
request, infoUSA Inc. will:
- allow any visitor
to "opt out" of further promotional contacts;
- use reasonable
efforts to allow visitors to update/correct personal information previously
submitted which he/she states is erroneous to the extent such activities
will not compromise privacy or security interests;
- and initiate reasonable
efforts to functionally delete the visitor and his/her personal information
from its database.
Visitors should be
aware that it might be impossible to completely delete erroneous information
or a visitor's personal information without some residual information
remaining in its database because of backups and records of deletions.
Security
infoUSA Inc. is responsible
for the security of personal information provided by visitors. Strict
measures will be taken to assure against unauthorized access, alteration,
or dissemination of personal information.
Disclosure of
Information
infoUSA Inc. may
disclose visitor information if requested or required to by law, court
order, or government or law enforcement authority. In addition, infoUSA
Inc. may in its sole discretion disclose visitor information if it believes
in good faith that disclosure is otherwise necessary or advisable for
any reason including without limitation rights or properties of infoUSA
Inc. or any third party.
Changes
infoUSA Inc. reserves
the right to change this privacy statement at anytime upon providing notification
to visitors. This privacy statement and the policies outlined herein are
not intended to and do not create any contractual or other legal rights
in or on behalf of any other person or entity.


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