Privacy Policy
Powered By Trust (PByT) is committed to protecting the privacy and security of the information provided by members visiting our Web site or using any of our associated services.
PByT collects information from people visiting our Web sites or using our services.
PByT will not knowingly distribute or cause to be distributed your personal information to any entity for any reason, except when compelled by law or regulation. This ensures that you can use PByT with confidence knowing that your personal data is protected. We may at times provide information to our partners, researchers and the general media but this will only be in an aggregate format.
We will not collect any personal or business information unless the visitor/subscriber provides it to us voluntarily. Information may include name, address, location, e-mail address, demographic, sociographic and business details. PByT is dedicated to building a long-term relationship with all of our subscribers and visitors. We will not sell, share or rent this information to others in ways other than as disclosed in this Privacy Policy.
Subscription Service:
When taking subscriptions online, PByT will request subscribers provide certain information. This information may include name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, payment information and other information as may be required. This information is used for billing purposes, ongoing account maintenance and in the provision of this service.
All subscriber/visitor information, not just the sensitive information mentioned above, is restricted to PByT developers, network operations personnel and other qualified employees (such as billing clerks or subscriber care representatives). Finally, the servers on which PByT stores personally identifiable information are kept in a secure location.
Feedback Privacy:
All commentary and discussion is on a non-anonymous basis, which means the identity of the author is publicly available and viewable. However, how an individual votes on any topic, issue or question is on an anonymous basis and any only aggregate results are publicly disclosed.
Cookies:
A “Cookie” is a piece of information that is sent from a PByT Web server to a visitor’s browser and stored on the visitor’s hard drive. PByT uses Cookies when a visitor registers or uses a specific service. The Cookie stores information that allows PByT Web sites to remember a visitor the next time he or she visits a particular PByT Web site. Cookies also allow us to tailor our Web sites to better match visitors’ interests and preferences. Visitors may choose to disable Cookies by changing their browser settings; however, they may not be able to access some or all of the information on our Web sites.
Links:
PByT Web sites contain links to other Web sites. PByT is not responsible for the privacy practices of these Web sites. We encourage our visitors and subscribers to read the privacy policy of each Web site they visit. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected on PByT Web sites.
Sharing:
PByT may partner with other parties to provide specific services, such as billing solutions, which are designed to enhance the functionality of our products and services. When a subscriber signs up for these services, PByT will only share names or other contact information that is necessary for the third party to provide these services.
Special Cases:
It is a PByT policy not to use or share the personal information about visitors or subscribers in ways unrelated to the ones described above without also providing you an opportunity to opt out or otherwise prohibit such unrelated uses. However, PByT may disclose personal information about visitors or subscribers, or information regarding your use of the Services or Web sites accessible through our Services, for any reason if, in our sole discretion, we believe that it is reasonable to do so, including: to satisfy laws, such as the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, regulations, or governmental or legal requests for such information; to disclose information that is necessary to identify, contact, or bring legal action against someone who may be violating our Acceptable Use Policy or other user policies; to operate the services properly; or to protect PByT and our subscribers.
Correction/Updating Personal Information:
If a subscriber needs to update or change personal information, PByT will help the subscriber to correct, update or remove personal data provided to PByT. The subscriber can update or change personally identifiable information using the member’s area on our website.
Responses to Email Inquiries:
When Visitors or Members send email inquiries to PByT, the return email address is used to answer the email inquiry we receive. PByT does not use the return email address for any other purpose and does not share the return email address with any third party.
Notification of Changes:
If we make any changes to the PByT Privacy Policy, we will post those changes on PByT Web sites so subscribers/visitors are informed. We will always use information in accordance with the PByT Privacy Policy.
Questions:
Any questions or comments regarding privacy should be sent via the Contact Us facility on this website.