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We
respect and are committed to protecting your privacy. That
is why we have adopted this Privacy Policy. This Privacy
Policy lets you know how your personal information is
processed and used. We promise that we will take steps to
use your personal information only in ways that are
compatible with this Privacy Policy. The following policies
are only in effect for the Web pages, newsletters,
discussion forums and lists and opt-in announcement lists
owned and operated by Emergency Services Interactive
Simulators. The following discloses our Privacy Policy.
What
information are you collecting and how are you collecting
it?
Every
computer connected to the Internet is given a domain name
and a set of numbers, that serve as that computer's
"Internet Protocol"
IP address.
When a visitor requests a page from any Web site within the
E.S.I.S. Network, our Web servers automatically recognize
that visitor's domain name and IP address. The domain name
and IP address reveal nothing personal about you other than
the IP address from which you have accessed our site. We use
this information to examine our traffic in aggregate, and to
investigate misuse of the E.S.I.S. Network, its users, or to
cooperate with law enforcement. See also Will you
disclose the information you collect to outside third
parties? We do not collect and evaluate this information
for specific individuals. Our Web servers do not
automatically record e-mail addresses of the visitors.
What
are cookies?
From
time to time, E.S.I.S. or its advertisers may send a
"cookie"
to your computer. A cookie is a small piece of data that is
sent to your Internet browser from a Web server and stored
on your computer's hard drive. A cookie can't read data off
of your computer hard disk or read cookie files created by
other Web sites. Cookies do not damage your system. We use
cookies to identify which areas of E.S.I.S.'s Network you
have visited or customized, so the next time you visit,
those pages may be readily accessible. Our advertisers may
also use cookies to ascertain how many times you've seen an
advertisement. Our advertisers and we may use this
information to better personalize the content, banners, and
promotions that you see on our site. You can choose whether
to accept cookies by changing the settings of your Internet
browser. You can reset your browser to refuse all cookies,
or allow your browser to show you when a cookie is being
sent. If you choose not to accept these cookies, your
experience at our Site and other Web sites may be diminished
and some features may not work as intended.
How
do you use single-pixel gifs?
E.S.I.S.
and its advertisers may use single-pixel gif images,
sometimes referred to as web bugs or web beacons, to count
Web page accesses and gather some general statistical
information. E.S.I.S. does not gather personal information
through the use of these images. Our advertisers may use
single-pixel gifs that can track personal information from
cookies that may have been previously placed on a user's
computer by an advertiser.
What
information do you collect when I register for something?
E.S.I.S.
offers access to some services that require registration. We
may use your registration contact information to send
notification to you of E.S.I.S. products and services by
e-mail and/or postal mail. We also may share that
information with our clients. Our clients may send you
promotional material that is related to the topic of the
service for which you registered. We may also use your IP
address internally and share it with third parties. See
Will you disclose the information that you collect to
outside third parties?
What
other information do you request?
We may
also request your e-mail address or mailing address for the
purposes of conducting a survey or to provide additional
services (for example, subscriptions to e-mail newsletters,
announcement lists or information about conferences and
trade shows). Whenever we request the identity of a visitor,
we will clearly indicate the purpose of the inquiry before
the information is requested. We maintain a strict "No-Spam"
policy that means that we do not sell, rent, or otherwise
give your e-mail address to a third-party, without your
consent or as permitted by this Privacy Policy.
We may
from time to time send e-mail announcing new E.S.I.S.
products and services. Except as stated above, E.S.I.S. will
not send you e-mail that you have not agreed to receive. If
you choose to supply your postal address in an online form,
you may receive postal mailings from other third party
companies.
When
you sign up for an E.S.I.S. discussion forum, your name or
alias is recorded solely for purposes of maintaining your
own account within the forums. This information is not used
to monitor your activity within a forum, nor is it used to
identify you outside the E.S.I.S. network.
When
you register for a contest or other promotion, we may ask
for your name, address, and e-mail address so we can
administer the contest and notify winners.
When
you use co-branded services, or those provided by a third
party, within the E.S.I.S. Network, your information may be
passed to the co-brand or third party provider and their use
of your information is subject to their applicable privacy
policies.
What
information do you collect when I purchase something?
If you
are purchasing something from an E.S.I.S. media property, we
and any third party provider, need to know your name, e-mail
address, mailing address, credit card number and expiration
date. This allows us, or third party providers, to process
and fulfill your order and to notify you of your order
status. This information may also be used by us to notify
you of related products and services. Credit card and e-mail
information will not be shared or sold to third parties for
any purpose except as provided in this Privacy Policy
without your express permission.
Certain
E.S.I.S. media properties use a shopping cart feature that
safeguards this information by using industry standard SSL
(Secure Socket Layer) encrypted servers. SSL codes the
information transferred between you and the server,
rendering it unreadable to anyone trying to intercept the
information. Other E.S.I.S. media properties do not use SSL
and thereby do not offer a secure coded way to transfer
information.
Wherever E.S.I.S. collects personal information we make an
effort to include a link to this Privacy Policy on that
page.
Will
you disclose the information you collect to outside third
parties?
E.S.I.S.
will disclose personal information and/or an IP address,
when required by law or in the good-faith belief that such
action is necessary to:
1) Cooperate with the investigations of purported
unlawful activities and conform to the edicts of the law or
comply with legal process served on E.S.I.S.,
2) Protect and defend the rights or property of the
E.S.I.S. Network of sites and related properties, or
visitors to the E.S.I.S. Network of sites and related
properties,
3) Identify persons who may be violating the law, the
E.S.I.S. legal notice and Web site User Agreement, the
rights of third parties, or otherwise misusing the E.S.I.S.
Network or its related properties,
4) Fulfill a user's order or request.
E.S.I.S.
uses reasonable precautions to keep the information
disclosed to us secure. E.S.I.S. reserves the right to
transfer all such information in connection with the sale of
all or part of E.S.I.S.'s capital stock or assets.
Furthermore, we are not responsible for any breach of
security or for any actions of any third parties that
receive the information. We are not responsible for such
third party privacy policies or how they treat information
about their users
See below, What else should I know about my
privacy when online? See What information do you collect
when I register for something.
Opt-in announcement List Privacy Policy
When
you sign up for an E.S.I.S. e-mail newsletter, you are given
the opportunity to sign up for targeted third-party
mailings. Whether you want to receive these announcement is
your choice; you should only receive mailings pertaining to
distribution lists you select. If you choose to receive an
announcement from a specific distribution list, you will
receive commercial messages that are related to the topic of
the list from independent third parties that have contracted
with E.S.I.S. to send messages to the list. Personally
identifiable information will not be used by E.S.I.S. for
any purposes other than to deliver the e-mail announcements.
You may stop the arrival of these announcement lists at any
time by removing your e-mail address from the list by
forwarding the announcement list to
announcementlist@firesimulator.com
or by following the instructions on the e-mails you receive.
What
else should I know about my privacy when online?
The
E.S.I.S. Network contains many hyperlinks to third party Web
sites. The E.S.I.S. Network also contains advertisements of
third parties. E.S.I.S. is not responsible for the privacy
practices or the content of such third party Web sites or
advertisers. E.S.I.S. does not share any of the individual
personal information you provide E.S.I.S. with the third
parties to which E.S.I.S. links, except as stated elsewhere
within this Privacy Policy, although E.S.I.S. may share
general, aggregate data with such third parties (such as how
many people use our site). Please check with those Web sites
to determine their privacy policy.
Please
keep in mind that whenever you voluntarily disclose personal
information online - for example through e-mail, discussion
lists, or elsewhere - that information can be collected and
used by others. In short, if you post personal information
online that is accessible to the public, you may receive
unsolicited messages from other parties in return.
Ultimately, you are solely responsible for maintaining the
secrecy of your personal information. Please be careful and
responsible whenever you're online.
Your
Consent To This Agreement
By
using the E.S.I.S. Network, you consent to the collection
and use of information by E.S.I.S. as specified above. We
reserve the right to modify this policy. If we decide to
change our Privacy Policy, we will post those 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.
Please
send any questions about E.S.I.S.'s Privacy Policy to:
firesimulator.com
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