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NetSleuth.com takes your privacy seriously, and has created this Privacy Policy
in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to online privacy. Keep reading to
learn more about our information gathering and dissemination practices, and our
use of personally identifiable information.
What information does NetSleuth collect from visitors?
NetSleuth is the sole owner of the information collected on this site. We will
not sell, share, or rent this information to others in ways different from what
is disclosed in this statement. NetSleuth collects information from our visitors
and users of our Web site and uses the information internally for marketing and
administration purposes, in the fulfillment of our service commitment to you or
as legally required under the law.
NetSleuth does not incorporate the information collected while you visit or make a
purchase on our site for resale in our services. NetSleuth accesses third party
databases to fulfill our services and does not maintain or assemble databases
for the purpose of selling the information in our services.
As a user of the NetSleuth Web site, NetSleuth may collect your personally
identifiable information (including certain financial information necessary to
complete a transaction or to include you in our opt-out program) when you visit
our site, purchase services or products or elect to be included in our opt-out
program. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to,
home or other physical address, email address, your name, social security
number, birth date, credit card or checking account number, or telephone number.
Why is information collected?
Information may be collected in an effort to enhance
your user experience, provide you with information regarding NetSleuth services
and special offers, and/or to provide the services you ordered. Emails
may be sent from both NetSleuthMail.com and NetSleuthOffers.com
We, or our authorized third party affiliates, may also collect general
information about purchases as they correspond to our advertisements or
products. This aggregate information may include demographic and usage
information, but will not include personally identifiable information. This
information is used in an aggregated manner (i.e. How many customers purchased
service "ABC") to determine advertising effectiveness and is sometimes shared
with our advertising partners for the same limited purpose.
In addition information is collected for the following purposes:
- When you order services or register on NetSleuth properties, we may need you to
provide your name, e-mail address, mailing address, phone number and credit card
or checking account information.
- When you elect to be included in our opt-out or other information blocking
program(s), we may need you to provide personally identifiable information,
including but not limited to: your full name, e-mail address, mailing address,
social security number, date of birth, past addresses and aliases. The opt-out
program will not ensure that your personally identifiable information found in
public records will not be disclosed. If you voluntarily submit your information
for the purpose of not having your information distributed, it will only be used
for that purpose and for no other purpose.
- When ordering services your information will be collected for purposes of
payment, delivery of results and/or customer service related to your purchase or
inquiry. NetSleuth will also collect information about the party you are
seeking.
- By registering at our web site and creating a NetSleuth account, you'll be added
to our internal mailing list. As a registered user, we may contact you about
customer service related issues, functionality changes to the web site, account
updates, new services, and special offers we think you'll find valuable
- Emails
may be sent from both NetSleuth.com and NetSleuthOffers.com.
Does NetSleuth have security measures in place to protect my information?
NetSleuth implements a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of
your personally identifiable information. User personal information is contained
behind secured networks and is only accessible by a limited number of employees
who have specific access rights to such systems. When you place orders or access
your personal information, we offer the use of a secure server. All
sensitive/credit information you supply is transmitted via Secure Socket Layer
(SSL) technology. Should it be necessary to transmit your personally
identifiable information to a reputable third party vendor to: (1) fulfill our
service commitment to you, (2) include you in our opt-out program, or (3)
process your credit card, NetSleuth will require all recipients of such
information to maintain the information as confidential information, use the
information for the limited and intended purpose and agree not to disclose such
information to third parties.
Will NetSleuth disclose the information it collects from its visitors to outside
parties?
NetSleuth does not rent, sell or share any of the information collected by this
website with other people or any other companies, except to provide products or
services you've requested, when we have your permission, or under the following
circumstances:
- We respond to subpoenas, court orders, or legal process, or to establish or
exercise our legal rights or defend against legal claims;
- We believe it is necessary to share information in order to investigate,
prevent, or take action in conjunction with illegal activities, suspected fraud,
situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person,
violations of NetSleuth's Terms of Use, or as otherwise required by law;
- We are required by law to provide the IRS with Tax ID numbers and/or other
personally identifiable information about Affiliates who promote NetSleuth and
earn over $600 in a calender year.
In short, all searches performed at this site are discreet and confidential.
Can NetSleuth remove information about me from the NetSleuth service?
NetSleuth accesses numerous third party databases to gather information for our
website. We do not maintain the databases used in our searches; rather we access
separately maintained third-party public records databases to collect
information for the search results and content we provide.
We have absolutely no control over, or the ability to modify or remove, any
information about you as all of the information that can be found via our site
is part of the public record, or publicly available information.
Please note it is virtually impossible to completely remove information about
yourself from public records. Some public information can be controlled, but
most cannot. By law, real property transactions, most court and criminal
records, vital records such as marriage and divorce records, etc. will always be
part of the public record.
Does NetSleuth use "cookies" or pixel "tags"?
Cookies are bits of electronic information that a Web site can transfer to a
visitor's hard drive to help tailor and keep records of his or her visit to the
site. Cookies allow Web site operators to better customize visits to the site to
your individual preferences. The use of cookies is standard on the Internet and
most major Web sites use them. NetSleuth may use cookies to help provide you
with a better experience on our site; however, we do not store personally
identifying information in cookies.
Like many Web sites, NetSleuth may also use pixel tags, also known as beacons,
spotlight tags or web bugs, to improve our understanding of site traffic,
visitor behavior, and response to promotional campaigns, as a supplement to our
server logs and other methods of traffic and response measurement. We may also
implement pixel tags provided by other companies, and limit the collection of
information for the same purpose. We do not store personally identifying
information in pixel tags.
Can I access or modify the Personal Identifying Information that is collected
during my visit?
To create a NetSleuth account you will be asked to provide your first name,
email address and month and year of birth for age verification purposes. No
other personally identifying information is collected by this website.
You can edit the information provided to us at any time by logging in to your
NetSleuth account, and clicking the "Account Info" link. You may also submit
your request via any of the methods listed below.
Please note that this provision applies only to information that you have
previously provided to us, and does not apply to third-party public record
sources that contain information about you.
What happens if there is a transfer of NetSleuth's business?
As we continue to develop our business, we may acquire or divest various
businesses and/or business assets, or be acquired ourselves. In such
transactions, customer information generally is one of the transferred business
assets. In the event of such a transaction you will be notified prior to your
personally identifiable information being subject to a new Privacy Policy, and
given the opportunity to opt-out.
Can children or minors use NetSleuth?
NetSleuth.com does not knowingly collect or solicit any information from or
about anyone under the age of 18. If we discover that we have received such
information in violation of this policy, we will delete that information
immediately. If you believe NetSleuth.com has any information from or about
anyone under 18, please contact us. If you are under 18, you may use
NetSleuth.com only under the supervision of a parent or guardian.
Links to Other Sites
This Web site may contain links to other sites. Please be aware that NetSleuth
is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage
our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy
statements of each and every Web site that collects personally identifiable
information.
Your consent
By using our Web site, you consent to the collection and use of the information
you provide according to this Privacy Policy. We reserve the right to change our
Privacy Policy from time to time, if this policy is changed, we will post these
changes on this page so that you are always aware of what information we
collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it.
Contacting NetSleuth
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this
web site, or your dealings with this web site, please contact us via one of the
methods above.
This Privacy Policy was last updated March 1st, 2009.
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