GENERAL: Subject to the following detailed Privacy Statement, Filtro, Inc.’s general policy is that Filtro, Inc. does not release individual information about our clients to any outside parties at all, except to (a) comply with the law or legal process served on Filtro, Inc.; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Filtro, Inc. (including the enforcement of our agreements); or (c) act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Filtro, Inc. services or members of the public.
We will put the above into plain English and post it on our blog, with links to our actual privacy policy.
ParentProxy Privacy Policy
This statement is effective as of August 31, 2006.
This Web site is the property of Filtro, Inc. The home page of this Web site includes a link to this privacy policy. Filtro, Inc. is committed to protecting the privacy of its users. This document explains how Filtro, Inc. will use the information you provide to us via this Web site.
You can review the most current version of the Privacy Policy at any time at: http://parentproxy.com/help/privacy/
Collection of Your Personal Information
In order to access some of our services, you will be asked to sign in with an e-mail address and password, which we refer to as your credentials. Some services may require added security, and in these cases, you may be asked to create an additional security key. Finally, a unique ID number will be assigned to your credentials which will be used to identify your credentials and associated information.
We may ask you to provide personal information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. We may also collect demographic information, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites. If you choose to make a purchase or sign up for a paid subscription service, we will ask for additional information, such as your credit card number and billing address to create a billing account.
We may collect information about your visit, including the pages you view, the links you click and other actions taken in connection with our Web site and services. We also collect certain standard information that your browser sends to every website you visit, such as your IP address, browser type and language, access times and referring Web site addresses.
When you receive newsletters or promotional e-mail, we do not use web beacons, customized links or similar technologies to determine whether the e-mail has been opened and which links you click.
Use of Your Personal Information
Filtro, Inc. collects and uses your personal information to operate and improve its Web site and deliver the services or carry out the transactions you have requested. These uses may include providing you with more effective customer service; making the Web site or services easier to use by eliminating the need for you to repeatedly enter the same information; performing research and analysis aimed at improving our products, services and technologies; and displaying content that are customized to your interests and preferences.
We also use your personal information to communicate with you. We may send certain mandatory service communications such as welcome letters, billing reminders, information on technical service issues, and security announcements. We may also occasionally send you surveys or promotional mailings to inform you of other services available from us.
Personal information collected on our Web site and services may be stored and processed in the United States or any other country in which we or our agents maintain facilities, and by using a our Web site or service, you consent to any such transfer of information outside of your country.
Sharing of Your Personal Information
Except as described in this statement, we will not disclose your personal information outside of Filtro, Inc. and its agents without your consent. We do not share your contact information with third parties for marketing purposes.
We may hire other companies to provide limited services on our behalf, such as handling the processing and delivery of mailings, providing customer support, hosting our Web site, processing transactions, or performing statistical analysis of our services. Those companies will be permitted to obtain only the personal information they need to deliver the service. They are required to maintain the confidentiality of the information and are prohibited from using it for any other purpose.
We may access and/or disclose your personal information if we believe such action is necessary to: (a) comply with the law or legal process served on Filtro, Inc.; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Filtro, Inc. (including the enforcement of our agreements); or (c) act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Filtro, Inc. services or members of the public.
In the event this Web site is acquired by or merged with another company Filtro, Inc. will transfer your personal information to the other company. In this event you will be given notification before this transfer permitting you to delete your account or change your personal information. Once the transfer is complete your information will be subject to the terms of a new privacy policy.
Accessing Your Personal Information
You may have the ability to view or edit your personal information online. In order to help prevent your personal information from being viewed by others, you will be required to sign in with your credentials (e-mail address and password).
Security of Your Personal Information
Filtro, Inc. 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 systems with limited access, which are located in controlled facilities. When we transmit highly confidential information (such as a credit card number or password) over the Internet, we protect it through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.
If a password is used to help protect your accounts and personal information, it is your responsibility to keep your password confidential. Do not share this information with anyone. If you are sharing a computer with anyone you should always choose to log out before leaving a site or service to protect access to your information from subsequent users.
Collection and Use of Children's Personal Information
Our Web site and services are intended for general audiences and we do not knowingly collect any personal information from children. When our Web site does collect age information, and users identify themselves as under 16, the site will either block such users from providing personal information, or will seek to obtain consent from parents for the collection, use and sharing of their children's personal information. We will not knowingly ask children under the age of 16 to provide more information than is reasonably necessary to provide our services.
Please note that if you grant consent for your child to use Filtro, Inc. services, this will include such general audience communication services as e-mail, instant messaging, and online groups, and your child will be able to communicate with, and disclose personal information to, other users of all ages. Parents can change or revoke the consent choices previously made, and review, edit or request the deletion of their children's personal information. If we change this privacy statement in a way that expands the collection, use or disclosure of children's personal information to which a parent has previously consented, the parent will be notified and we will be required to obtain the parent's additional consent.
WE ENCOURAGE YOUT TO TALK WITH YOUR CHILDREN ABOUT COMMUNICATING WITH STRANGERS AND DISCLOSING PERSONAL INFORMATION ONLINE.
Use of Cookies
We use cookies on our Web site to track your authentication to our service online. A cookie is a small text file that some sites place on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies contain information that can later be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
Links to Other Sites
This Web site may contain links to other sites. Filtro, Inc. does operate, control, endorse any products, services or information for any third-party Web site that may be reached through links found on this Web site. Any personal information used on such a third-party site is subject to that party's privacy policy.
Acceptance
This privacy policy is incorporated into and subject to the terms and conditions of Filro Inc.'s Terms of Service Agreement. Use of Filtro, Inc. services is subject to your compliance with those terms and conditions, which constitutes a legal agreement between you and Filtro, Inc. USE OF THIS WEB SITE SIGNIFIES THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE TERMS OF SERVICE AGREEMENT AND THE Privacy Policy. If you do not agree the terms of either document, please do not provide Filtro, Inc. with any personal information and do not use any Filtro, Inc. services or this Web site.
Changes to This Privacy Statement
We will occasionally update this privacy statement to reflect changes in our services and customer feedback. When we post changes to this Statement, we will revise the "last updated" date at the top of this statement. If there are material changes to this statement or in how we will use your personal information, we will notify you either by prominently posting a notice of such changes prior to implementing the change or by directly sending you a notification. We encourage you to periodically review this statement to be informed of how Filtro, Inc. is protecting your information.
Comments and Questions
Questions about the Privacy Statements should be sent to support at the ParentProxy Web site.
Privacy Policy – LAST UPDATED June 7, 2006