Allen Communication Learning Services (AllenComm) is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the Allen Communication Learning Services website and governs data collection and usage. By using the Allen Communication Learning Services website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
Collection of Your Personal Information
Allen Communication Learning Services collects personally identifiable information, such as your email address, name, home or work address, or telephone number. Allen Communication Learning Services also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests, and favorites. There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by Allen Communication Learning Services. This information can include your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times, and referring website addresses. This information is used by Allen Communication Learning Services for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Allen Communication Learning Services website. Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through Allen Communication Learning Services public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: Allen Communication Learning Services does not read any of your private online communications. Allen Communication Learning Services encourages you to review the privacy statements of websites you choose to link to from Allen Communication Learning Services so that you can understand how those websites collect, use, and share your information. Allen Communication Learning Services is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on websites outside of the Allen Communication Learning Services and Allen Communication Learning Services family of websites.
Use of Your Personal Information
Allen Communication Learning Services collects and uses your personal information to operate the Allen Communication Learning Services website and deliver the services you have requested. Allen Communication Learning Services also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Allen Communication Learning Services and its affiliates. Allen Communication Learning Services may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered. Allen Communication Learning Services does not sell, rent, or lease its customer lists to third parties. Allen Communication Learning Services may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (email, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, Allen Communication Learning Services may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Allen Communication Learning Services, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information. Allen Communication Learning Services does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent. Allen Communication Learning Services keeps track of the websites and pages our customers visit within Allen Communication Learning Services, in order to determine what Allen Communication Learning Services services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Allen Communication Learning Services to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area. Allen Communication Learning Services websites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only 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 Allen Communication Learning Services or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Allen Communication Learning Services; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Allen Communication Learning Services, or the public.
Use of Cookies
The Allen Communication Learning Services website use “cookies” to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a 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. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Allen Communication Learning Services pages, or register with Allen Communication Learning Services site or services, a cookie helps Allen Communication Learning Services to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Allen Communication Learning Services website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Allen Communication Learning Services 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 the Allen Communication Learning Services services or websites you visit.
Security of Your Personal Information
Allen Communication Learning Services secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. Allen Communication Learning Services secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.
Changes to This Statement
Allen Communication Learning Services will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. Allen Communication Learning Services encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how Allen Communication Learning Services is protecting your information.
Contact Information
Allen Communication Learning Services welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Allen Communication Learning Services has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Allen Communication Learning Services via [email protected]. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.
