Privacy Policy
Introduction
This USi Privacy Policy governs the personal information that you provide in the course of your visit to this USi website.
Personal Information Collected
In general, when visiting this USi website, you have the choice of whether to provide personal information to USi through, for example, the various "Contact USi" links on the site. If you do, you are prompted only for certain basic information such as your name, the organization you represent, your contact information, and anything you choose to include in the "message" text box. You will not need to disclose personal information such as your social security number, age, race, sex, religion, political affiliation, or home address.
USi servers do collect all visitor domain names, though not email addresses.
USi does not market to or knowingly collect information about children.
Our web servers may place a small data file (a "cookie") on your computer's hard drive solely to track statistics on and improve navigation of our website. Cookies will not obtain your name or other personal information, and the information that is tracked is used only for internal USi purposes. If you object to the use of cookies, you may set your browser to reject them. However, if you choose to disable cookies in your browser, you may not be able to take full advantage of our website features.
Use of Collected Personal Information
If you ask USi to send you information, we will record your name and contact information solely for purposes of responding to your request and providing follow-up information on USi services. We will not disclose your personal information to any unaffiliated third partywithout your prior written approval, subject to certain exceptions discussed below.
Domain name information collected is used strictly in an aggregated form intended to measure statistics such as the number of visits, average time spent on the site, and pages viewed.
It is possible that, in connection with servicing a USi network, including this website, USi vendors may potentially have access to personal information obtained through our website or stored on our network. Those vendors are prohibited by contract to use personal information to which they may be exposed for any purpose other than to perform the services they were hired to provide or to comply with legal requirements. USi does not share, sell, lease, or otherwise disclose personal information except to the extent that we have received prior written approval from you, or (i) if we are required to do so by law or legal process, (ii) to law enforcement authorities or other government officials, (iii) when we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to prevent physical harm, financial loss or injury to, or interference with, our rights or property or the rights or property of our users or others, or in connection with an investigation of suspected or actual illegal activity, or (iv) when we believe the law in good faith requires such disclosure.
We reserve the right to transfer any information we have about you in the event we sell or transfer all or a portion of our business or assets. Should such a sale or transfer occur, we will use reasonable efforts to direct the transferee to use personal information you have provided through this website in a manner that is consistent with this Privacy Policy.
Information Security
USi maintains reasonable physical, technological, and administrative safeguards to protect your personal information against unauthorized or inappropriate access or use. Access to information about you is need-to-know only. All USi employees are subject to background investigations as a condition to being hired, are required to execute legally binding confidentiality agreements, and are subject to disciplinary action—which may include termination of employment—for violations of USi’s information security policy.
Links to Third-Party Sites
This policy applies to this USi website only. We make no representation with respect to, and disclaim all liability for, the privacy policies and practices of third parties, including affiliated companies, to whose site a link may appear from time to time on this USi website.
Enforcement
USi regularly reviews compliance with this policy. If at any time you believe that your personal information has been disclosed in violation of this policy, please address written details concerning the unauthorized disclosure to:
USinternetworking, Inc.
Attention: Security Department
2500 Riva Road
Annapolis, MD 21401-7478
We will investigate your claim fully. We will also cooperate with appropriate government agencies, including local data protection authorities, to resolve any complaint regarding the transfer of personal data.
Policy Changes
We may update this policy periodically without prior notice to you to reflect changes in our online information practices. Please refer to the bottom of this Privacy Policy, which indicates the date that it was most recently amended. Your continued use of this website constitutes your agreement to this Privacy Policy and any updates. We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Policy and stay informed about how we are protecting the personal information we collect.
Safe Harbor Compliance
Please note that USi is self-certified through the Safe Harbor program managed by the U.S. Department of Commerce. Confirmation of our "self-certification" is to be found at: http://www.export.gov/safeharbor/index.html. Our Safe Harbor Privacy Statement is available at http://www.usi.com/compliance-program.aspx
Comments and Questions
We invite you to address your comments and questions about this policy to:
Karen Wentworth
Vice President, Marketing
USinternetworking, Inc.
2500 Riva Road
Annapolis, MD 21401-7478
Policy effective: January 2000
Revised: April 2008