Privacy Statement
WebPE is committed to safeguarding your confidential information obtained through our web site the same way we protect your other vital assets.
WebPE respects your privacy. We are committed to safeguarding the privacy of information we may have about you as a registered customer of WebPE or visitor to our web site. WebPE recognizes that you have a reasonable expectation of privacy and we recognize the importance of protecting that privacy.
Collection and Use of Customer Information
As a general policy, WebPE does not automatically collect or store information concerning visitors to our web site. We will however collect and store general anonymous information such as:
> The name of the domain from which you access the Internet (for example, msn.com if you are connecting from the Microsoft Network or aol.com if you connecting from America Online).
> The Internet address of the web site from which you linked directly to our site, if any (for example, www.yahoo.com if you find us using the Yahoo search option).
> The type of web browsing software you are using to view our site such as Mozilla Firefox or Microsoft Internet Explorer.
> The date and time you access our site.
WebPE may collect, use and retain information about you through our web site to identify and communicate with you. We collect and use this information to provide you with products and services that you initiate; to help us respond to specific questions that you ask; and to inform you about other products that may be of interest to you. We may also use this information to help us design or improve our products and services.
If you become a registrant of WebPE, you will provide us with other information about you in order to facilitate WebPE�s client support staff in providing you with the most appropriate product support.
Employee Access to Confidential Information
All employees are required to follow our privacy policy. This privacy policy provides that employees are obligated to keep customer information confidential and never to discuss or disclose such information inside or outside of WebPE unless required to do so in the course of providing service to the individual customer. This obligation continues once an employee has left our company. We have policies and security procedures restricting employee access to personal client information to those employees with a business reason to know such information. We actively educate our associates to recognize the importance of the confidentiality of member information and we may take appropriate disciplinary measures to enforce employee privacy responsibilities.
Protection of Information via Established Security Procedures
WebPE maintains security standards and procedures to help prevent unauthorized access to confidential information about you. We update and test our technology to improve the protection of our information about you and to assure the integrity of our information. Established security procedures include maintenance of a firewall, operating system file security and user authentication, and database system user authentication and role-based privileges. In addition, WebPE provides clients the option for data encryption for data transmission.
Restrictions on Disclosure of Account Information
Internal access and sharing of information about you within various service divisions, suppliers, vendors and affiliates occurs only to the extent appropriate to evaluate, structure and facilitate the products and services you have requested, to evaluate the services that you currently have are appropriate or to inform you of other products and services that may be of interest to you.
Maintaining Customer Privacy in Business Relationships with Third Parties
From time to time we contract with outside third parties and other businesses to perform specific services in support of our products. When it is necessary to provide confidential information to a third party, the businesses and vendors that we select are expected to adhere to similar privacy standards as that of WebPE. We require that these third parties agree to safeguard any confidential information regarding a WebPE customer.
Information may also be exchanged with other organizations or provided when legally required or permitted in the course of criminal investigations. If we receive a subpoena, warrant or other legal process demanding release of any information concerning you or your account, we are not required to notify you before we release that information. In some instances laws may prohibit us from notifying you prior to the release of the information.
We may also share information concerning you in the following instances:
> When it is necessary or helpful in completing a transaction;
> When you authorize us;
> To other companies, financial institutions and networks which are involved in processing your WebPE transactions;
> In response to requests by appropriate examining agencies, independent auditors, consultants or attorneys.
Disclosure of Privacy Principles to Customers
We want you to understand our commitment to your privacy and our use of information. For this reason, we have prepared these privacy guidelines.
WebPE reserves the right to make changes to this policy and to our related procedures at any time. As we make changes to our policy, we will update this web page.
SPECIFIC WEB SITE INFORMATION
Browsers
Cache Storage of Information
Internet browser software typically stores�caches�information from the web site being visited on the hard drive of the user. This means that information viewed or input during a visit to a web site can usually be viewed again by merely hitting the "BACK" button in your browser. Some web sites issue a "no-cache" command to browsers to prevent this temporary storage. To provide better service to you, our visitor, we do not send this command to the browser.
To better protect your personal information, you should clear your cache of information from your computer periodically. Instructions for clearing this cache are included on your browser.
Cookies
To provide you better service we may use a "cookie". A cookie is a small bit of information given to your browser by a web site, which can later be retrieved. A cookie is a way for a web site to recognize whether or not you have visited the site before. We use cookies for administrative purposes, such as where you are able to customize the information you see. Recording cookies at such points makes your online experience easier and faster. Most of our cookies last only through a single visit. They do not read your hard drive or contain any personally identifiable information. Your web browser can be set to inform you when cookies are set or to prevent them from being set.
We preserve the content of your e-mail, your e-mail address and our response so that we can better serve you. Depending on the content of your email, we may be required by existing laws and regulations to keep this information.
If you send e-mail to us, please remember that email is not secure against interception. If your e-mail contains information that is very sensitive or includes personal information such as account numbers, credit card number or social security number you may want to send this information via postal mail or contact us directly via phone.
