
Privacy Statement for The DesktopThe Desktop has created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy. The following discloses the information gathering and dissemination practices for this Web site: The Desktop Information Automatically LoggedWe use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server and to administer our Web site. We do not forward, sell or distribute IP address information to any other third party. AdvertisersWe may use an outside ad company to display ads on our site. These ads may contain cookies. While we use cookies in other parts of our Web site, cookies received with banner ads are collected by our ad company, and we do not have access to this information. Registration FormsOur sites registration form requires users to give us contact information (like your name, email, and postal address), or unique identifiers (like your social security number or birthdate). Contact information from the registration forms is used to ship purchases or to provide demographic information to our company. The customers contact information is also used to send promotional material from some of our partners to our customers, and to get in touch with the customer when necessary. Unique identifiers (such as social security numbers) may be collected from Web site visitors to verify the users identity, and for use as account numbers in our record system. Demographic and profile data is also collected at our site. We use this data to tailor our visitors experience at our site; showing you content that we think you might be interested in, and displaying the content according to your preferences. ContestsWe may run contests on our site in which we ask visitors for contact information (like email address), and unique identifiers (like social security number). Contact information from the contests will be used to ship premiums or to provide demographic information for our company. The customers contact information is also used to get in touch with the visitor when necessary. Unique identifiers (such as social security numbers) may be collected from Web site visitors to verify the users identity. Public ForumsThis site makes chat rooms, forums, message boards, and/or news groups available to its users. Please remember that any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information and you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your personal information. SecurityThis site has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under our control. Collected data is accessible only by authorized company employees and is offline from the web at large. Choice/Opt-OutOur site provides users the opportunity to opt-out of receiving promotional/marketing information from us.
Data Quality/AccessThis site gives users the following options for changing and modifying information previously provided:
Contacting the Web SiteIf you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this Web site, you can contact: Return to Home Page ©1999-2003 DGS. All rights reserved. |