Privacy Statement

CASEMaker, Inc. Privacy Statement
Last updated May 17, 2001

Policies

A Note to Children and Parents: We intend the CASEMaker and DBMaker web sites for use by adults.
Children - Before sending any information about yourself over the Internet to us or anyone else, be sure to ask your parents for permission.
Parents - CASEMaker recommends that parents take an active role in their children's use of the Internet. We encourage you to talk to your children about safe and responsible use of their personal information while using the Internet.

Your Privacy

At CASEMaker.com and DBMaker.com, we are committed to respecting your privacy. We recognize that when you choose to provide us with information about yourself, you trust us to act in a responsible manner. That's why we have put a policy in place to protect your personal information. You may always visit our site and browse without giving us any personal information. Please read on for more details about our privacy practices.

What information does CASEMaker collect? How do we use it?

At times we may request that you voluntarily supply us with personal information. Generally this information is requested when you wish to engage in an online transaction (such as ordering, downloading, or registering CASEMaker products), register for a training class, or subscribe to the e-Journal newsletter.

§ When you order products, we ask you for your name, e-mail address, shipping and billing addresses, telephone number, and credit card information.
§ When you enter a contest or other promotional event, we may ask for your name, address, telephone number and e-mail address so we can administer the contest and notify winners.
§ When you license and install a new product, we may ask you to register your purchase electronically. When you do, we keep this registration information on file with any information you've already given us on previous visits to this Web Site.
§ If you choose to give us personal information via this Web Site that we or our business partners may need to correspond with you, process a credit card order, or deliver a product, for example, it is our intent to let you know how we will use such information. If you tell us that you do not wish to have this information used as a basis for further contact with you, we will respect your wishes.
§ This Web Site and any service providers we may use will use your personal information to operate this Web Site and/or effect your transactions, create and share reports about your transactions; and perform credit fraud screening services for transactions between you and us.
§ We intend to continue improving the content and function of CASEMaker.com and DBMaker.com. For this reason, we monitor customer traffic patterns and site usage to help us improve the design and layout of our site and provide content of interest to you.

How do CASEMaker.com and DBMaker.com protect customer information?

When you place orders or access your account information, we offer the use of a secure server. The secure server software encrypts all information you input before it is sent to us. Furthermore, we take steps to protect the customer data we collect from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

How to review and update your personal information

We will provide you with the means to ensure that your personal information is correct and current. You may review and update this information at any time at the Modify Personal Information page. Through this page you can:
§ View and edit personal information you have already given us.
§ Change your status for receiving or opting out from receiving marketing information.
§ Subscribe or cancel subscriptions to newsletters about our services and products. (You will not, however, be able to unsubscribe from e-mails that CASEMaker sends out informing you of technical service issues related to a product or service you have obtained from CASEMaker, since they are considered an essential part of the product service.

What about "cookies"?

"Cookies" are small pieces of information that are stored by your browser on your computer's hard drive. This Web Site does not use cookies

Passwords

In order to bring you more personalized services, we may ask you to establish one or more passwords to gain access to certain services or sections in either the CASEMaker or DBMaker Web Sites. You are solely responsible for the control and use of each password you create.

Will CASEMaker.com and DBMaker.com disclose the information they collect to outside parties?

CASEMaker.com and DBMaker.com may store and disclose personal information as allowed or required by applicable law, including making disclosures that are necessary or advisable to: (a) protect the rights, safety or property of users of this Web Site, the public, CASEMaker, or our web site service providers; and (b) conform to legal or regulatory requirements.

Your Consent

By using this Web Site, you consent to the collection and use of this information as described in this Privacy Statement. If we decide to change our privacy practices, we will post those changes on this page so that you are always kept informed of what data we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it. When we make changes, we will revise the "last updated" date at the top. Please check this page for changes from time to time to make sure you are aware of our latest privacy practices.

Because CASEMaker, Inc. operates globally, we make information we gather available to our worldwide subsidiaries and affiliates. For those of you visiting us from the European Economic Area, please note that the personal data you enter will be transferred outside the European Economic Area for use by CASEMaker and its subsidiaries and affiliates for any of the purposes described above. By using this Web Site and providing us with your personal data, you consent to this transfer of your personal data.

Tell us what you think

Our goal is to respect your privacy. To help us improve our privacy policies, please give us your feedback. We welcome your comments and questions to the CASEMaker Webmaster and to the DBMaker Webmaster .