Western DataLynx Inc.Privacy Policy

Western DataLynx Inc. Privacy Policy
January 1, 2007

Western DataLynx Inc. is committed to protecting your privacy and utilizing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Privacy Statement applies to the Western DataLynx Inc. website and services and governs the information collected by Western DataLynx Inc..

By using Western DataLynx Inc. sites and services, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information
Information collected at Western DataLynx Inc. sites and services is not shared outside the Western DataLynx Inc. family of websites and services.

There is additional non-personal information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by Western DataLynx Inc. sites and services and may be shared with other websites within the Western DataLynx Inc. family of websites. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used by Western DataLynx Inc. for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Western DataLynx Inc. websites and services.

Western DataLynx Inc. encourages you to review the privacy statements of websites you choose to link to from Western DataLynx Inc. so that you can understand how those websites collect, use and share your information. Western DataLynx Inc. is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on websites outside of the Western DataLynx Inc. family of websites.

Use of your Personal Information
Western DataLynx Inc. and its operational service partners collect and use your personal information to operate Western DataLynx Inc. websites and deliver the services you have requested. Western DataLynx Inc. may also contact you via online surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current products or of potential new products that may be offered. You will always have the option of unsubscribing from Western DataLynx Inc. email lists.

Western DataLynx Inc. sites and services do not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties.

Western DataLynx Inc. occasionally hires other companies to provide limited services on its behalf, such as providing customer support, web design or performing statistical analysis of its services. Western DataLynx Inc. will only provide those companies the personal information they need to deliver the service, and they are prohibited from using that information for any other purpose.

Western DataLynx Inc. keeps track of the websites and pages our customers visit within Western DataLynx Inc. sites and services, in order to determine which Western DataLynx Inc. sites and services are the most popular. This data may be used to deliver customized content within Western DataLynx Inc. sites and services to customers whose online behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

Western DataLynx Inc. sites and services may disclose your personal information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Western DataLynx Inc.; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Western DataLynx Inc. (the company); or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Western DataLynx Inc., its websites, or the public.

Personal information collected on Western DataLynx Inc. sites and services may be stored and processed in the United States or any other country in which Western DataLynx Inc. or its affiliates, subsidiaries or agents maintain facilities, and by using this site, you consent to any such transfer of information outside of your country or region.

Control your Personal Information
Western DataLynx Inc. currently uses your e-mail address only as described above. If you wish to remove yourself from the email distribution list you may unsubscribe at any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of the newsletter.

Please be aware that this Privacy Statement and the choices you make regarding personal information provided to Western DataLynx Inc. websites and services will not necessarily apply to personal information you may have provided to Western DataLynx Inc. in the context of other, separately operated, Western DataLynx Inc. products or services.

Security of your Personal Information
Western DataLynx Inc. secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Western DataLynx Inc. secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure.

Use of Cookies
Western DataLynx Inc. sites and services may use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a webserver. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a webserver in the domain that issued the cookie to you. The cookies unique identifier is constructed from a Globally Unique Identifier (GUID). The ID is generated by Western DataLynx Inc., via standard internet functions, and it is stored by Western DataLynx Inc. in the cookie. GUIDs are used to compile aggregated statistics about Western DataLynx Inc. website usage.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the webserver that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you navigate within Western DataLynx Inc. sites or services, a cookie helps Western DataLynx Inc. to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of delivering relevant content, ease site navigation, and so on. When you return to Western DataLynx Inc. sites and services, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Western DataLynx Inc. features that you customized.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of Western DataLynx Inc. sites and services or other websites you visit.

Use of Web Beacons
Western DataLynx Inc. web pages may contain electronic images or other references known as Web beacons - sometimes called single-pixel gifs or invisible pages - that allow Western DataLynx Inc. sites and services to count users who have visited those pages and to deliver co-branded services. Western DataLynx Inc. sites and services may include web beacons in promotional e-mail messages or Western DataLynx Inc. Newsletters in order to count how many messages have been opened and acted upon. Web beacons are not used to access your personally identifiable information on the Western DataLynx Inc. sites and services; they are a technique we use to compile aggregated statistics about Western DataLynx Inc. web site usage.

Web beacons collect only a limited set of information including a cookie number, time and date of a page view, and a description of the page on which the Web beacon resides.

Note: Disabling cookies or changing the security level may affect the speed at which your computer interacts with websites that expect to put cookies on your computer.

Changes to this Statement
Western DataLynx Inc. will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect customer feedback or changes to the service. Western DataLynx Inc. encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how Western DataLynx Inc. is protecting your information.

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