MSReadernews.com Web Site Privacy Statement
(last updated: July 1, 2003)
Microsoft is committed to protecting your privacy. This
privacy statement explains data collection and use practices
of MSReaderNews.com (the “Site”) hosted for Microsoft by Fictionwise, Inc.; it does not apply to other online or offline
Microsoft sites, products or services. By accessing the Site,
you are consenting to the information collection and use
practices described in this privacy statement.
Collecting Your Personal Information
We will collect personal information if you choose to register
at this Site. The personal information we collect will
include your e-mail address.
This site may collect certain anonymous information about
your visit, such as Identify anonymous information collected.
For example: the name of the Internet service provider and
the Internet Protocol (IP) address through which you access
the Internet; the date and time you access the Site; the
pages that you access while at the Site and the Internet
address of the Web site from which you linked directly to
our site. None of this information is personally-identifiable.
This anonymous information is used to help improve the Site,
analyze trends, and administer the Site, and is discarded
when this process is completed. This site contains links
to other sites. MSReaderNews.com is not responsible for the
privacy practices or the content of such Web sites.
Use of your Personal Information
The personal information Microsoft collects will be used
to provide the service(s) or carry out the transaction(s)
you have requested or authorized. This may include using
the personal information to provide you with important
information about the product or service that you are using,
including critical updates and notifications; to improve
the product or service; and to provide you with more effective
customer service. The Site also uses the information it
collects to make the Site easier to use by eliminating
the need for you to repeatedly enter the same information
or by customizing the Site to your particular preference
or interests.
Microsoft occasionally hires other companies to provide
limited services on our behalf, such as packaging, mailing
and delivering prizes, answering customer questions about
products and services, sending postal mail, and sending information
about our products, special offers, and other new services.
We will only provide those companies the personal information
they need to deliver the service. They are required to maintain
the confidentiality of the information and are prohibited
from using that information for any other purpose.
Microsoft may disclose personal information if required
to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action
is necessary to (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply
with legal process served on Microsoft or the Site; (b) protect
and defend the rights or property of Microsoft and our family
of Web sites; or (c) act in urgent circumstances to protect
the personal safety of Microsoft employees or agents, users
of Microsoft products or services, or members of the public.
Personally identifiable information collected on the Site
may be stored and processed in the United States or any other
country in which Microsoft or its affiliates, subsidiaries
or agents maintain facilities, and by using the Site, you
consent to any such transfer of information outside of your
country. Microsoft abides by the safe harbor framework as
set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the
collection, use, and retention of data from the European
Union.
Control of your Personal Information
Except as otherwise described in this statement, personal
information you provide on the Site will not be shared
outside of Microsoft and its controlled subsidiaries and
affiliates without your permission.
Please be aware that this privacy statement and any choices
you make on the Site will not necessarily apply to personal
information you may have provided to Microsoft in the context
of other, separately operated, Microsoft products or services.
Access to your Personal Information
Customer information is collected by MSReaderNews.com, a
Microsoft vendor. It is stored at MSReaderNews.com, plus
sent back to Microsoft. You can review and edit the personal
information collected at this Site by sending e-mail to
info@msreadernews.com or writing to:
MSReaderNews.com
407 Main Street
Chatham, NJ 07928, USA
Security of your Personal Information
Microsoft is committed to protecting the security of your
personal information. We use a variety of security technologies
and procedures to help protect your personal information
from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. For example,
we store the personal information you provide on computer
servers with limited access, that are located in controlled
facilities. Additionally, when we transmit sensitive personal
information (such as a credit card number) over the Internet,
we protect it through the use of encryption, such as the
Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.
Cookies
We use cookies on this Site to ensure the integrity of the
registration process and to personalize the Site. A cookie
is a small text file that is placed on your hard disk by
a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs
or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely
assigned to you, and can only be read by a Web server in
the domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience
feature to save you time. For example, if you personalize
a web page, or navigate within a site, a cookie helps the
site to recall your specific information on subsequent visits.
This simplifies the process of delivering relevant content,
eases site navigation, and so on. When you return to the
web site, the information you previously provided can be
retrieved, so you can easily use the site's features that
you customized.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most
web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually
modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer.
If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to
fully experience the interactive features of this or other
web sites you visit.
Links to Other Web sites
This Site may contain links to other Web sites. Please be
aware that this privacy statement applies solely to the
information collected on the Site. We are not responsible
for the privacy practices or the content of other Web sites.
We encourage you to be aware when you are leaving this
Site and read the privacy statements of each and every
Web site that you visit before providing any personal information.
Changes to This Privacy Statement
We may occasionally update this privacy statement. When we
do, we will also revise the "last updated" date
at the top of the privacy statement. For material changes
to this privacy statement, we will notify you either by
placing a prominent notice on the home page of our web
site or by directly sending you a notification. We encourage
you to periodically review this privacy statement to stay
informed about how we are protecting the personal information
we collect. Your continued use of the service constitutes
your agreement to this privacy statement and any updates.
Contact Information
Microsoft welcomes your comments regarding this privacy statement.
If you believe that MSReaderNews.com has not adhered to this privacy
statement, please contact us by e-mail at info@msreadernews.com or via postal mail at the address provided below, and we
will
use commercially
reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the
problem.
MSReaderNews.com
407 Main Street
Chatham, NJ 07928, USA
Contact Web Page: http://www.msreadernews.com/servlet/ms?t=support
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