AdECN ("
AdECN", "
us" or "
we") respects the privacy of the visitors to its Website, the home page of which is located at http://www.AdECN.com ("
Website"). This Privacy Policy is intended to inform you of our policies and practices regarding the collection, use and disclosure of any Personal Information and Anonymous Information you submit to us through our Website and services. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms shall have the meanings assigned to such terms set forth in the membership agreement you executed with us or in the terms of use for our services.
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Personal Information" is information about you that is personally identifiable to you like your name, address, e-mail address, or phone number, as well as other non-public information that is associated with the foregoing.
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Anonymous Information" means information that is not associated with or linked to your Personal Information; Anonymous Information does not permit the identification of individual persons. We collect and use Personal Information and Anonymous Information as described in this Privacy Policy.
User Consent
By submitting Personal Information through our Website, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy and you expressly consent to the processing of your Personal Information according to this Privacy Policy.
Your Personal Information may be processed by AdECN in the country where it was collected as well as other countries (including the United States) where laws regarding processing of Personal Information may be less stringent than the laws in your country.
Collection of Personal Information
The Personal Information we gather helps us learn about users, visitors, and potential users of our services. We use this information to better tailor the features, performance and support of our services, to offer you additional information and opportunities, and primarily to better target ads.
Personal Information Members Provide to Us
AdECN works with clients that service advertisers and publishers by functioning as a broker. We collect Personal Information that you submit to us voluntarily through our Website. The types of Personal Information we collect are:
- When you sign up to receive information from us, we will collect the e-mail address and other contact information you provide to us.
- When you register on the Website to become a registered user, we will collect your name, a username and password that you have chosen, and your e-mail address. We may collect other information from you, such as your birthday or zip code to provide additional services.
- When you register on the Website to become a registered user, we will collect information that allows us to conduct a credit check and perform risk assessment and collections services. We will collect your name and full billing address, your username, and all the information to receive your payment of the respective fees, such as a complete set of credit card information, and tax id (which could include social security number.)
- When you enter any information, including Personal Information, into any postings or comments on the Website, we will collect such information and this information might be publicly available, or available for all members of our service, depending on how and where this information was posted by you.
- When you leave us feedback using any feedback form, we will collect any information that is contained in your feedback.
- When you contact us by sending us an e-mail, we will collect your e-mail address and any information contained in the e-mail you send us.
Your registered user account that you create when you register on our Website to become a registered user contains Personal Information such as your username, e-mail address and password. The username is visible to other members of out network if you allow your username to be publicly shown when you create your registered user account.
Personal Information Collected Via Technology
As you navigate our Website, certain information may also be collected passively, including your Internet protocol address, browser type, and operating system. We also use Cookies and navigational data like Uniform Resource Locators (URL) to gather information regarding the date and time of your visit and the information for which you searched and viewed. This type of information is collected to better understand how you use our community and make the community and services we provide more useful to you.
An "Internet protocol address" or "IP Address" is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer when you use the Internet. In some cases your IP Address stays the same from browser session to browser session; but if you use a consumer internet access provider, your IP Address probably varies from session to session. We track IP Addresses in conjunction with session cookies to analyze our web page flow. We also use IP Addresses that are disclosed to us by third parties in connection with the services we provide, including to enable the sale of targeted advertisements.
"Cookies" are small pieces of information that a web site sends to your computer's hard drive while you are viewing a web site. AdECN may use both session Cookies (which expire once you close your web browser) and persistent Cookies (which stay on your computer until you delete them) to provide you with a more personal and interactive experience on the Website. Persistent Cookies can be removed by following Internet browser help file directions. If you choose to disable Cookies, some areas of the Website may not work properly.
AdECN may also contract with third parties in order to promote the products and/or services of these third parties by placing ads on the Website or providing it through the services. We may use information that was posted by Registered Users, or information (including Personal Information) that was collected by the Services to tailor the display or provision of ads to the interest of the users. Clicking on such ads or selecting them otherwise may direct you to the website of the third party and the third party may also use Cookies in connection with these ads. Please be advised that AdECN is not responsible for these other websites or any content on these other websites and that this Privacy Policy does not govern your visit of these other websites.
Personal Information We Receive From Other Sources
We may receive Personal Information about you from other sources. We receive two types of information from other sources: personal data from members about their clients and personal data from third party service providers that collect and distribute information about various internet users.
We may add this information to the information we have already collected from you via our Website in order to improve the Services we provide and our community.
Use of Information
In general, Personal Information you submit to us is used by us to provide services to you, respond to requests that you make, or to improve our products and services. We may also use your Personal Information to provide you with electronic newsletters or promotional e-mails regarding changes and upgrades our products or services, should you request to receive such communications from us.
We may create Anonymous Information records from Personal Information by excluding information (such as your name) that makes the information personally identifiable to you. We may use this Anonymous Information to analyze usage patterns and/or distribute advertisements so that we may enhance our products and services. AdECN reserves the right to use and disclose Anonymous Information to third parties in its discretion.
Please be aware that if you enter any Personal Information into publicly available sections of the Website, this information will be displayed to anyone who has access to these sections. These publicly available sections of the Website include, without limitation, the user forum, any public folder and wikis within the Website, and even posts and comments of other registered users, if these posts and comments can be accessed by any member without limitations.
Feedback
If you provide feedback to us, we may use and disclose such feedback for any purpose, provided we will not associate such feedback with your Personal Information. AdECN will collect any information contained in such communication and will treat the Personal Information in such communication in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Disclosure of Personal Information
Except as otherwise stated in this Privacy Policy, we do not trade, rent, or share your Personal Information with third parties, unless you ask or separately authorize us to do so.
We provide your Personal Information to third party service providers who work on behalf of or with AdECN to provide some of the services and features of the services and to help us communicate with the members of our network. However, these service providers do not have any independent right to share this information (expect pursuant to a legal requirement such as a subpoena or warrant).
Although we currently do not have a parent company, any subsidiaries, joint ventures, or other companies under a common control (collectively, "
Affiliates"), we may in the future. We may share some or all of your Personal Information with these Affiliates, in which case we will require our Affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy.
If our company or our assets are acquired by another company, that company will possess the Personal Information collected by us and it will assume the rights and obligations regarding your Personal Information as described in this Privacy Policy.
We may disclose your Personal Information if we believe in good faith that such disclosure is necessary to (a) comply with relevant laws or to respond to subpoenas or warrants served on AdECN; or (b) to protect and defend the rights or property of AdECN, any users of and visitors to our Website, or third parties.
Your Choices Regarding Your Personal Information
We offer you choices regarding the collection, use and sharing of your Personal Information. When you receive newsletters or promotional e-mails from us, you may indicate a preference to stop receiving further communications from us and you will have the opportunity to "opt-out" by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in the e-mail your receive or by contacting us directly (please see contact information below).
Despite your indicated e-mail preferences, we may send you administrative e-mails regarding our services and products or notices of any updates to our terms of use or Privacy Policy. If you do not want to receive such e-mails, you have to delete your user account with us.
You may change any of the Personal Information in your account by clicking on the edit account button in the top right hand corner of the login screen.
Regarding Children
We do not intentionally gather Personal Information about visitors who are under the age of 13.
Other Sites
Our provision of links to other websites or locations is for your convenience and does not signify our endorsement of such other websites or locations or their contents. Links to other websites or locations may also be posted by other users of the Website. We have no control over, do not review, and cannot be responsible for these outside websites or their content. Please be aware that the terms of our Privacy Policy do not apply to these outside websites.
Security
We use reasonable measures to maintain the security of your Personal Information. However, no company, including AdECN, can fully eliminate security risks associated with Personal Information.
Contact Us
Should you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at privacy@AdECN.com.
Privacy Policy Updates
This Privacy Policy is subject to occasional revision, and if we make any substantial changes in the way we use your Personal Information, we will post an alert on this page. If you object to any such changes, you must cease using our services. Continued use of our services following notice of any such changes shall indicate your acknowledgement of such changes and agreement to be bound by the terms and conditions of such changes.
