Privacy Policy
This document sets forth the Archive Index Systems Online Privacy Policy (the "Privacy Policy") for this website, www.the-repository.com, (the “Site”). If you have objections to the Privacy Policy, you should not access or use the Site. This Privacy Policy does not govern privacy practices associated with offline activities or other Archive Index Systems websites, except as expressly set forth in the section entitled "Data not collected on this site."
Archive Index Systems adheres to the European Union Safe Harbor principles as set forth by the United States Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use, and retention of personal information from the European Union.
Changes in Privacy Policy
All personal information ("personal information" is defined as any information that identifies or can be used to identify, contact, or locate the person to whom such information pertains) that we collect and maintain will be subject to this Privacy Policy, as amended from time to time. Archive Index Systems reserves the right to change the Privacy Policy from time to time at its sole discretion and will provide notice of material changes on the home page of the Site. You will be deemed to have been made aware of, and will be subject to, the changes to the Privacy Policy after such notice has been posted with the following exception: If at the time you provide personal information to Archive Index Systems you are given the opportunity (as you currently are) to limit how such information will be used to communicate with you, either by Archive Index Systems or by third parties, Archive Index Systems will not change your preference in this regard without your express consent. However, if Archive Index Systems sells assets (or the assets of a division or subsidiary) to another entity, or Archive Index Systems (or a division or subsidiary) is acquired by or merged with another entity, Archive Index Systems may provide to such entity customer information that is related to that part of our business that was sold to or merged with the other entity without your consent, but Archive Index Systems will provide notice of such asset sales, acquisitions, or mergers on this Site.
Entities collecting personal information
Personal information on this Site is collected by Archive Index Systems, Inc. Archive Index Systems Inc. address is P.O. Box 40135, Bellevue, WA 98015 USA, and its telephone number is 425-644-6449.
The Site contains links to other sites at which personal information is collected. In such instances, unless expressly provided to the contrary, the collection and use of your personal information will be governed by the privacy policy applicable to that site. That privacy policy should identify the entity that is collecting your personal information.
Updating your personal information and privacy preferences
You can update your personal information at any time by US mail to the address listed above.
Please include your name, address, and/or e-mail address when you contact us. Although no specific form is required to notify Archive Index Systems of changes to your address or privacy preferences.
Personal information submitted through this Site that is not Registration Information is not accessible online. To access and/or correct such information, you may write Archive Index Systems at:
Archive Index Systems, Inc.
Privacy Officer/Customer Information
P.O. Box 40135
Bellevue, WA 98015
USA
In your correspondence, please indicate with as much detail as possible the location on this Site where you provided your personal information. You should expect a response within 30 days.
Collection of personal information
As a visitor to this Site, you can engage in many activities without providing any personal information. In connection with other activities, such as utilizing online software applications, Archive Index Systems may ask you to provide certain information about yourself by filling out and submitting an online form. It is completely optional for you to engage in these activities. If you elect to engage in these activities, however, Archive Index Systems may ask that you provide us personal information, such as your first and last name, mailing address (including ZIP code), e-mail address, employer, job title and department, telephone and facsimile numbers, and other personal information. When ordering products or services on the Site, you may be asked to provide a credit card number. Depending upon the activity, some of the information that we ask you to provide is identified as mandatory and some as voluntary. If you do not provide the mandatory data with respect to a particular activity, you will not be able to engage in that activity.
When you use the Site, Archive Index Systems or third parties authorized by Archive Index Systems may also collect certain technical and routing information about your computer to facilitate your use of the Site and its services. For example, we may log environmental variables, such as browser type, operating system, CPU speed, and the Internet Protocol (IP) address of your computer. We use these environmental variables to facilitate and track your use of the Site and its services. Archive Index Systems also uses such environmental variables to measure traffic patterns on the Site. Without expressly informing you in each particular circumstance, we do not match such information with any of your personal information.
How your personal information is used
Archive Index Systems collects your information in order to record and support your purchase of our software or upgrade and support plans you select. If you subscribe to a service or register a product, for example, the information is used to register your rights, if any, to technical support or other benefits that may be made available to registered users.
Archive Index Systems may collect information about the use of the Site, such as the types of services used and how many users we receive daily. This information is collected in aggregate form, without identifying any user individually. Archive Index Systems may use this aggregate, non-identifying statistical data for statistical analysis, marketing, or similar promotional purposes.
Your choices with respect to personal information
Archive Index Systems recognizes and appreciates the importance of responsible use of information collected on the Site. Archive Index Systems may communicate information to you regarding products, services, and special offers available from Archive Index Systems unless you have opted not to receive such communications or such communications are prohibited by law, although we may find it necessary to communicate with you regarding your use of the services on the Site. Except in the particular circumstances described in this Privacy Policy, Archive Index Systems will also not provide your name to other companies or organizations without your consent.
There are other instances in which Archive Index Systems may divulge your personal information, such as where required by law, regulation, or litigation. We may also disclose information about you if we determine that such disclosure should be made for reasons of national security, law enforcement, or other issues of public importance.
Protection of your personal information
The personal information that you provide in connection with registering yourself as a user of Archive Index Systems products or services or registering an Archive Index Systems product is classified as Registration Information. Registration Information is protected in several ways. Your Registration Information resides on a secure Linux server that only selected Archive Index Systems personnel and contractors have access to via password. Archive Index Systems encrypts your personal information and thereby strives to prevent unauthorized parties from viewing such information when it is transmitted to Archive Index Systems.
Personal information that you provide that does not constitute Registration Information also resides on a secure server and is accessible only to selected Archive Index Systems personnel and contractors via password. Since this information is not accessible by you.
Data not collected on this Site
Personal information that is not collected on the Site is not generally subject to this Privacy Policy. However, personal information submitted on physical product registration cards is classified as Registration Information and is subject to this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy also covers licensee information (such as contact name and address) provided in connection with Archive Index System’s corporate volume licensing program.
Also, please note that Archive Index Systems is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of non Archive Index Systems websites to which this Site or any other Archive Index Systems website may link. You should review the privacy policy of such sites before using the sites.
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