Posted 01/31/07

Privacy Policy


Contents of Document

  1. Our Commitment to Privacy
  2. Types of Information we Collect and How it is Used
  3. Other Information Collected
  4. Our Commitment to Data Security
  5. Changes to Our Privacy Policy
  6. How to Contact Us

1.) OUR COMMITMENT TO PRIVACY

Interstate Online Software, Inc. ("IOS") has developed this Privacy Policy ("Policy") to explain our online information practices as they relate to information submitted through this web site (the "Site"). This Policy is effective from the time it is posted on the Site, as noted above, and only with respect to the site on which it appears. IOS collects and retains only information that you voluntarily submit to us, or as otherwise described below in the paragraph tilted "Passive Collection". Please read below for more specific information on the type of information we collect and how it is used. Please also review the Site Terms and Conditions for further information regarding your use of the Site.

2.) TYPES OF INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND HOW IT IS USED

"I Need a Truck!" In order to use the "I Need a Truck!" service, you must submit your contact information and truck needs. In submitting your information, and any additional comments, through the I Need a Truck! link, you agree to IOS's sharing of your information with any and all third party truck dealers. IOS makes no warranties, representations, or guarantees as to how your information is stored or used by such third parties.

Contact Information

If you choose to submit your contact information to us, we collect your name, company name, phone number, email address, and your suggestion, question, comment, or customer service request. We use the information to process your suggestion or customer service request. We also will use this information to improve our products and services. For more information, please see the Terms and Conditions for Site Use.

Passive Collection

We may collect information passively using "cookies" or "Web beacons." A cookie is a small text file containing a unique identification number that is transferred from a Web site to the hard drive of your computer so that the site administrator may identify your computer and passively track its activities on the site. When someone visits the Site, a cookie may be placed on the user's machine (if the user accepts cookies) or is read if the user has visited the Site previously. Web beacons, also known as clear GIF technology or action tags, are small images that IOS may place on Web pages and within Web-based e-mail newsletters that assist in delivering the cookie. IOS may collect, use, and disclose the information so collected and may share aggregated information (non-personally identifiable) about you to third-parties for statistical collection and/or other purposes, either through use of the Site or other online services.

Disclosure Required

IOS reserves the right to disclose any information you have submitted, without notice, if required to do so by law or if we believe in good faith that such action is necessary to:

  • (a) conform to the requirements of the law or to comply with legal process served on IOS or the Site;
  • (b) protect and defend the rights or property of IOS; or,
  • (c) protect the personal safety of IOS employees, associates, consumers, or the public.

3.) OTHER INFORMATION COLLECTED

We may from time to time contract with advertisers or other third parties who place information, advertisements, or other promotional material or links on our Site. If you click on an advertisement or other link provided by a third party and leave our Site, whether through a link or through visiting another web site framed within our Site, you are subject to the privacy policies of the advertisers or other third parties. We do not have responsibility for, or access to, the information collected by these third parties. Any links from this Site to the web site of a third party are not endorsements, sponsorships, or recommendations of the ideas, products, or services of the third party. IOS is not liable for any damages, including indirect, incidental, special, or consequential, resulting from the use of, or information submitted through, third party web sites. Information of Others. Submission of the information of someone other than yourself, or the impersonation of any person or entity, is strictly prohibited. If, however, you choose to submit the information of someone other than yourself without IOS's knowledge, the information will be handled in accordance with this Policy. You, however, are solely responsible and liable for any claims relating to your submission and use of that information.

4.) OUR COMMITMENT TO DATA SECURITY

The security of your personal information is important to us. None of the personal data collected is stored directly in the pages. We have further measures in place to protect your personal information once it reaches us.

5.) CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY

We reserve the right to change our Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make any substantial changes, we will notify you by displaying a new "Posted" date at the top of our Privacy Policy.

6.) HOW TO CONTACT US

For other information or questions regarding our practices or information that we have about you, please contact us at (740) 587-1695, or submit your question through the "Contact Information" section of our Site.