Updated
December 05, 2003
Privacy Statement
aihost.net, policies and procedures for handling customer information have been
created with the understanding that Internet technologies are still evolving and
that Internet business methods are continuing to evolve to meet the needs and
opportunities of the changing technologies. As a result, aihost.net policies and
procedures are subject to change.
In the course of serving its customers, aihost.net acquires, stores and
transmits customer communications and information that customers may regard as
private or sensitive. Some of this information - such as the customer's name,
address, telephone number, and credit card data - is provided to aihost.net by
its customers in order to establish service. Other information - such as the
customer's account status, choice of services, and customer logs - is created
and maintained by aihost.net in the normal course of providing service.
aihost.net also uses cookies but we do not store customer information in cookies
(in ANY aihost.net-built application). We do store a unique customer identifier
(often a randomly generated integer) so that we can follow the customer through
their navigation but we do not store name, address or other information.
Visit Information
aihost.net, gathers "visit" information from all visitors that visit aihost.net,
Web sites. Such data is used in the aggregate, to help determine general usage
patterns, how the site was accessed and fine tune layout in order to ensure that
our sites are as useful and enjoyable as possible. This "visit" and statistical
information will not be made public information.
Please note that aihost.net, does not control all HTML served in conjunction
with its sites. aihost.net, sites may include content from other parties that
may perform user activity tracking other than that described herein. For
example, some of our customer web sites may use "cookies" in ways that we do
not.
Individual User Information
Individually identifiable information will not be released without that
individual's prior consent. Visitors are specifically asked for individually
identifiable information when signing up to use certain aihost.net, services,
such as web hosting or e-commerce store plans. In some instances, users may be
asked for personal interest and/or demographic information in order to create a
more customized user experience; however these fields will generally be
optional.
aihost.net, and/or its partners may wish to contact individual users regarding
community news or to make promotional offers. However, such communications will
only be delivered to users who have previously approved them.
aihost.net, will not disclose any of its customers' personal and account
information unless aihost.net, has reason to believe that disclosing such
information is necessary to identify, make contact with, or bring legal action
against someone who may be causing harm or interfering with the rights or
property of aihost.net, or aihost.net, 's customers.
Data Security
aihost.net, will protect the confidentiality of its customers' information,
account information and personal communications to the fullest extent possible
and consistent with the law. To protect the loss, misuse, and alteration of
information that is collected from customers, aihost.net, has appropriate
physical, electronic, and managerial procedures in place to secure this
information.
How is customer information used?
aihost.net, will not share any customer information with partners, affiliates.
aihost.net may share it customer information with it's parent company TelNex
Technologies, Inc. to be used to provide its customers with system information
or information about new or upgraded products.
Opt Out & Modifications
Customers may opt out of receiving notices of new or upgraded products from
aihost.net, by
sending us a request. In this request, customers
must identify: service purchased from aihost.net, domain name (if applicable),
contact information, and the date the service was purchased. However, customers
may not opt out of receiving information from aihost.net, which is essential for
maintaining or updating customers' accounts or system information.
It is the customer responsibility to keep there contact information up to date,
they can modify their personal information by contacting aihost.net.
Special Notification with respect to Children's Privacy
(Users under the age of 13)
In response to concerns about protecting children's privacy online, Congress
enacted the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 ("COPPA"), which
sets forth rules and procedures governing the ways in which Web sites may
collect, use and disclose any personal information for children under the age of
13. In accordance with aihost.net, privacy policy and COPPA regulations, we DO
NOT:
1. Request or knowingly collect personally identifiable online or offline
contact information from users under 13 years of age.
2. Knowingly use or share personal information from users under 13 years of age
with third parties.
3. Give children the ability to publicly post or otherwise distribute personally
identifiable contact information.
4. Entice children with the prospect of a special game, prize or other activity
to divulge more information than is needed to participate in the activity.
Disclosure
aihost.net, reserves the right to access and disclose individually identifiable
information to comply with applicable laws and lawful government requests or to
protect itself or its users. Where practical, aihost.net, will attempt to obtain
the prior consent of the individual prior to disclosing individually
identifiable information.
aihost.net, reserves the right to change, modify, or update this statement at
any time without notice.