Privacy Policy
The Component Web Services Website (the "CWS site"), is owned and managed by Component Web Services ("CWS"). CWS products and services (collectively, the "Products and Services") are offered by CWS through web pages at CWS and are made available subject to this Privacy Policy. This statement discloses the privacy practices of the CWS site. By using the Products and Services, you agree, without limitation or qualification, to be bound by this Privacy Policy.
At CWS we understand the importance of privacy. We care about our customers and as such, we will protect all the information they have entrusted to us. The information we request from you will enable us to provide you with the highest levels of personal service and quality. This Privacy Policy for the CWS site is designed to fully and clearly inform you of our policies concerning information you may choose to provide to us through this Website, including how we may use any such information, how we protect the security of any such information, and how you may change or request that we remove any such information. This includes any information supplied to CWS in conjunction with your use or potential use of this Website and/or the CWS service which can be directly associated with you, such as your name, your title, your e-mail address, or your phone number. This statement will be continuously assessed against new technologies, business practices and our customers' needs.
We will not disclose any personal information to any external company or person without a customer's informed consent unless we are required by law to disclose this information. With the growth of electronic media we recognize that it is necessary to take further steps to protect the privacy of the individual. We maintain the security and confidentiality of the information disclosed by our customers according to the strictest standards.
To summarize our commitment to Privacy, we have detailed the following promises:
What Information We Collect From You
CWS only collects Personal Information that you voluntarily provide
to us.
How We Use Your Information
CWS uses your Personal Information for the purposes of responding to
and processing your requests for our web-based products and services.
Who We Share Your Information With
CWS will only share your Personal Information with our authorized service
providers that perform certain services or functions on our behalf or
as required by law. CWS does not sell or rent your Personal Information
to anyone.
Information Collected by CWS
When you visit the CWS site you may provide us with two types of information:
personal information you knowingly choose to disclose that is collected
on an individual basis and Website use information collected on an aggregate
basis as you and others browse our Website.
Personal Information You Choose to Provide
If you submit a request for more information from CWS, the information
you submit will only be used by CWS. Our lists are private and are not
sold to any third parties.
Website Use Information
Similar to other commercial Websites, the CWS site utilizes Web server
logs to collect information regarding how our Website is used. Information
gathered through cookies and Web server logs may include the date and
time of visits, the pages viewed, time spent at our Website, and the
Websites visited just prior to and after our Website. This information
is collected on an aggregate basis. None of this information is associated
with you as an individual. We also use "cookies" on our site. Cookies
are small pieces of information that our server places on a visitor's
computer hard drive to enable that person to use our site more easily.
For example, we place a cookie on your computer when you visit our site.
The next time that person visits our site using the same computer our
server will recognize the cookie and the visitor. Many web browsers
are automatically set to accept cookies. You may change your browser
settings to reject cookies or notify you when a cookie is about to be
placed on your computer. Please note, however, that if you reject cookies,
certain parts of our Website may not operate as efficiently as they
would if cookies were enabled.
Utilization of Information Provided
CWS uses personal information for purposes of administering our business
activities, improving the content of our Website, providing customer
service and making available other products and services to our customers
and interested parties. Occasionally, we may also use the information
we collect to notify you about important changes to our Website, new
services and special offers. The lists used to send you product and
service offers are developed and managed under our traditional corporate
standards designed to safeguard the security and privacy of our customers'
personal information. As a customer, you will be given the opportunity,
at least once annually, to notify us of your desire not to receive these
offers.
Research
From time to time CWS will retain the assistance of external service
organizations to help us understand any trends in our industry. We may
disclose some of your personal information to those companies solely
for the purpose of conducting research and analysis on behalf of CWS.
We use contractual and other means to protect your information while
our agents are processing it. We are always interested in how our customers
heard about CWS. We may ask you for information about how you heard
about us and what types of media you watch and read. We gather this
information to enable us to understand which marketing and advertising
tools are most effective for our business.
Information Protection
Any information provided to CWS through our Website is considered confidential
by CWS, unless it is publicly available or has already been provided
to us without any confidentiality obligation. CWS takes appropriate
and reasonable precautions and has implemented appropriate managerial
and technical procedures to protect the security of information provided
to us by visitors to our Website. The information you provide is used
only by those CWS employees who have a reasonable business need to access
to your information to assist you with your request.
Consent
By using the CWS site you consent to our collection and use of your
personal information as described in this Privacy Policy.
If we change our privacy policies and procedures, we will post those changes on our Website to keep you aware of what information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances we may disclose it.
