PRIVACY POLICY
OF
Clicks.net and all related Websites.
Last updated June 27, 2007.
Internet consumer privacy is of paramount importance to Clicks.net and our advertisers.
The following statement outlines our policies and principles regarding online privacy.
FinanceClicks is committed to protecting the privacy of consumers and to do our
part to maintain the integrity and security of the Internet. Because of the changing
nature of consumer needs and our business itself, Clicks.net reserves the right
to modify this policy statement at any time without notice. As such, and since we
want to always make certain that our privacy policy is clearly understood, we recommend
that you review this Privacy Statement periodically to note any changes that may
have occurred.
Personally Identifiable Information (PII) When an Internet consumer clicks on one
of Clicks.net's placed advertisements, Clicks.net does not collect any personally
identifiable information regarding the consumer who clicked on the ad (e.g. name,
address, social security number, e-mail address).
When an Internet consumer clicks on a placed advertisement, Clicks.net collects
what the industry terms as "ad delivery and reporting data" (Type of Browser, Operating
System, IP address, domain type, page(s) visited, date and time of when an Internet
consumer has responded to an advertisement). This type of information is defined
by the Network Advertising Initiative (see Network Advertising Initiative section
below) as Non-Personally Identifiable Information (Non-PII) "ad delivery and reporting
data". This means that none of the data can be linked to any individual Internet
consumer, and therefore it cannot be used for profiling purposes.
Clicks.net retains all ad delivery and reporting data indefinitely, for accounting
and auditing purposes.
In addition Clicks.net does not collect any specific non-personally identifiable
information (e.g. age, gender, interests, income-range) that could potentially be
linked with other data to identify individual Internet consumers for the purpose
of profiling.
Cookies
When an Internet consumer views a Clicks.net served advertisement for the first
time, a cookie is placed within their computer. A cookie is a unique tag that is
issued to the Internet customer and is used to identify individual computers. The
purpose of the cookie is to allow the ad placement company to deliver advertisements
that have a greater degree of relevance to the consumer, even though that consumer
is, in essence, anonymous to the ad placement company. Consumers who wish to remove
this cookie and disable their web browser from receiving further cookies can do
so by following the instructions provided by their browser's manufacturer.
Ad management and Reporting Data - Use of Cookies When a consumer clicks on an ad
placed by FinanceClicks, they are assigned a unique number, known as a cookie, which
is recorded and stored on their computer in their web browser's cookie file. Cookies
do not harm Internet consumer's computers.
Cookies help us to reach several of our key goals, such as providing Internet users
with a more fulfilling, results oriented experience on the web, and increasing the
amount of relevant material viewed by Internet consumers.
Non-Personally Identifiable Client Data Clicks.net sometimes collects non-personally
identifiable information from our clients. Non-personally identifiable information
is also known as "demographic" data and includes information such as age, gender,
geographic location. We use this information to refer consumers to appropriate partners.
Personally Identifiable Client Data Clicks.net collects personally identifiable
information from all websites (and specifically their owners) wishing to use our
service(s). The collection of this information is a part of normal business practices.
Clients wishing to use our service(s) will be asked to provide personally identifiable
data through the sign up and registration process at our web site. Examples of personally
identifiable data that may be requested include name, address, phone number, e-mail
address, etc. FinanceClicks will never request or collect data from a client on
subject areas including sexual orientation, political or religious affiliations,
or medical data.
Clicks.net does not use any personally identifiable data about a client for profiling
purposes. All personally identifiable information that FinanceClicks collects from
clients is principally intended for administrative needs (e.g., accounting), for
which purpose such data are required.
All personally identifiable data provided by individual clients will be kept in
strict confidence by Clicks.net and will be treated with the same level of respect
and care that Clicks.net treats its other proprietary information and trade secrets.
Clicks.net will never sell, rent, exchange or barter any personally identifiable
information to or with any third party for financial gain or marketing purposes.
Security Precautions
Clicks.net makes every effort to maintain the security of its network and the
data we collect. Any data that is stored on Clicks.net's server is treated as
proprietary and confidential.
Clicks.net and Client Website Privacy Policy Statements Clicks.net requests
that website advertisers that are users of our services consent to and comply with
the standards of online privacy. If you have particular concerns about any website
advertising with Clicks.net with respect to privacy issues, please contact support@clicks.net
Children's Privacy As of April 21, 2000 the children's Online Privacy Protection
Act became effective. The regulations apply to the online collection of personal
information from children under the age of 13. Clicks.net is very sensitive to
the issue of children's privacy and makes every effort to protect the privacy of
children using the Internet. Clicks.net's web site, products, and services are
not developed for or directed at children. Our policy is not to permit anyone under
the age of 13 to do business with us. If you believe your child has provided FinanceClicks
with any personally identifiable data by registering at FinanceClicks's web site,
please contact support@clicks.net to have them removed.
Contacting Us For more information or if you have questions or concerns regarding
Clicks.net's Privacy Statement, please send an e-mail to support@clicks.net,
or you can send correspondence to the following address: