Privacy Policy

Purpose and Scope

This policy discloses what information we gather about you when you visit Common Need domains, use Common Need tools, or buy products directly from us. It describes how we use that information and how you can control it.

Information Common Need, Inc. Gathers and Tracks

Common Need, Inc. collects two kinds of information about users: 1) data that users volunteer by signing up to receive news and product information, subscribing to mailing lists or email delivery of our information systems, completing surveys, submitting information when buying directly from us; and 2) aggregated tracking data we may collect when users interact with our Website or service interfaces.

Personal Information

We use the personal information you provide voluntarily to send information you have requested and to fulfill requests, for site and tool personalization and for statistical purposes. The specific use of your personal information varies, depending on how you contact us:

When you subscribe to Common Need mailing lists to receive Common Need news and product information, you must provide an email address. We use that email address to send the requested information. We never sell or rent your email address that you provide when subscribing to our lists.
When you post information to Common Need public mailing lists or message bases, this information will be visible to the public. Moreover, Common Need mailing lists may be archived by third-party sites over which Common Need, Inc. has no control, and your email address can be found from their archives.
When you choose to share information with us, for example through our Website, we may report on that submission in anonymous statistical form, as well as use that information for site or content personalization.
When you order Common Need products, subscribe to our services, or request information from us that depends upon your technology use, we record the technologies you're using in order to provide the service. Where that service may in part be provided through a partner, we will share your information with the partner in anonymous form. Our partner relationships provide equivalent privacy protection for such information as provided by this policy itself. We may also add you to our mailing lists and will contact you with Common Need-related issues now and then.
We may from time to time offer certain programs with limited participation, for example closed beta programs. When you participate in such programs, we may require additional information to permit selection of participants. In addition, we will contact participants to collect program feedback periodically. These communications are not promotional in nature.
Where we may use third parties in fulfilling some of our services, we share only the information necessary to fulfill the service, and our partner agreements provide equivalent privacy protection for such information as provided by this policy itself.

We only release identifiable personal information when we believe that release is appropriate to comply with the law, or to protect the rights, property or safety of Common Need, Inc., 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 may analyze visitors' use of our sites and tools by tracking information such as downloads, page views, traffic flow, search terms and click-through. We use this information to improve our products and sites. We may also share or publish this anonymous traffic and demographic information in aggregate form. We do not share or publish any information that can identify an individual user.

Log Files

We 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 and Advertising

A cookie is a small data file that we transfer to your computer's hard drive through your Web browser when you visit our sites. Cookies enable our systems to recognize your computer, so that we can provide you with personalized information and features. We may use cookies to help track user traffic patterns. This information is not linked to personally identifiable information. We use this anonymous data to improve our products and sites. We may use an outside advertising company to display advertisements on our site. These advertisements may contain cookies. While we use cookies in other parts of our Website, cookies received with banner or other ads are collected by these advertising companies, and we do not have access to or control over this information. You can set your browser to warn you before accepting cookies or to block cookies. If you block cookies, you may not be able to use certain site features or functions. Links This site may contain links to other sites. Common Need, Inc. is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of other Websites.

Surveys

We may run surveys on our site in which we ask our users for contact information (such as their email address). We may, with permission, use the contact information from the entry form to ask follow-up questions. Users may opt out of receiving future mailings. (See the choice and opt-out section below.)

Security

This site has security measures in place to protect against 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 Common Need, Inc. personnel have access to the database containing given usernames and passwords.

Notification of Changes

If we change our Privacy Policy, we will post those changes on www.commonneed.com. 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 by email. Users will be able to opt out of any new use of their personal information.

Contacting the Website

If you have any questions or comments about this privacy statement, the practices of this site or your dealings with this Website, you can contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it and/or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 02 July 2008 15:19 )

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