Scope
This Privacy Policy describes how we handle your personal information for our services on the Skills World, L.L.C. (the "Company") Website. The Company is committed to safeguarding your privacy online. Please read the following policy to understand how your personal information will be treated as you make full use of our many offerings. This policy may change from time to time so please check back periodically.
By use of our Website you expressly consent to our collection, storage, use and disclosure of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy.
Collection
You can browse our site without telling us who you are or revealing any personal information about yourself. Once you give us your personal information, you are not anonymous to us. If you choose to provide us with personal information, you consent to the transfer and storage of that information on our servers located in the United States.
We may collect and store the following personal information:
name, birth date, gender, email address, physical contact information, industry and (depending on the service used) sometimes financial information, such as credit card numbers;
transactional information based on your activities on the site (such as buying, selling, item and content you generate or that relates to your account);
shipping, billing and other information you provide to purchase or ship an item;
correspondence through our sites, and correspondence sent to us;
other information from your interaction with our site, services, content and advertising, including computer and connection information, statistics on page views, traffic to and from the sites, ad data, IP address and standard web log information;
information from other companies, such as demographic and traffic data; and
Marketing
We will not disclose any of your personally identifiable information for marketing purposes except when we have your permission or under special circumstances, such as when we believe in good faith that the law requires it or under the circumstances described below. We may combine your information with information we collect from other companies and use it to improve and personalize our services, content and advertising. If you do not wish to receive marketing communications from us or participate in any ad-customization programs, simply indicate your preference once you sign-in by following the directions provided in an email or from a link on the advertisement.
Use
The Company's primary goal in collecting personal information is to provide you, the user, with a customized browsing experience. You agree that we may use your personal information to:
provide the services and customer support you request;
resolve disputes, collect fees, and troubleshoot problems;
prevent potentially prohibited or illegal activities, and enforce our Web site terms and conditions;
customize, measure, and improve our services and the Site content and advertising;
tell you about targeted marketing, service updates, and promotional offers based on your communication preferences; and
compare information for accuracy, and verify it with third parties.
Our Disclosure of Your Information
We may disclose personal information to respond to legal requirements, enforce our policies, or protect anyone's rights, property, or safety.
We may also share your personal information with:
Service providers under contract who help with our business operations.
Other third parties to whom you explicitly ask us to send your information (or about whom you are otherwise explicitly notified and consent to when using a specific service).
Law enforcement or other governmental officials, in response to a verified request relating to a criminal investigation or alleged illegal activity. In such events, we will disclose information relevant to the investigation, such as name, city, state, zip code, telephone number, email address, User ID history, IP address, fraud complaints, and other relevant information.
Other business entities, should we plan to merge with or be acquired by that business entity.
Without limiting the above, in an effort to respect your privacy, we will not otherwise disclose your personal information to law enforcement, other government officials, or other third parties without a subpoena, court order or substantially similar legal procedure, except when we believe in good faith that the disclosure of information is necessary to prevent imminent physical harm or financial loss or to report suspected illegal activity.
Cookies
As a part of offering and providing customizable and personalized services, the Company uses "cookies" to store and sometimes track information about you. A cookie is a small amount of data that is sent to your browser from a web server and stored on your computer's hard drive. Generally we use cookies to:
Remind us of who you are in order to deliver to you a better and more personalized service.
Estimate our audience size. Each browser accessing the Site is given a unique cookie which is then used to determine the extent of repeat usage, usage by a registered user versus by an unregistered user, and to help target advertisements based on user interest and behavior.
Measure certain traffic patterns and your visiting patterns in the aggregate. We use this research to understand how our user's habits are similar or different from one another so that we can make each new experience on the Site a better one. We may use this information to better personalize the content, banners, and promotions that you and other users will see on our sites.
Advertising networks that serve ads onto the Site may also use their own cookies.
The Company may also collect IP addresses for system administration and to report aggregate information to our advertisers, if any.
No Spam, Spyware or Spoofing
You may not use our communication tools to send spam or otherwise send content that would violate our Website Terms and Conditions. We may scan and may manually filter messages to check for spam, viruses, phishing attacks and other malicious activity or illegal or prohibited content.
Account Protection
We may use password protection to protect your account. If we do so, your password is the key to your account. Use unique numbers, letters and special characters, and do not disclose your Company password to anyone. If you do share your password or your personal information with others, remember that you are responsible for all actions taken in the name of your account. If you lose control of your password, you may lose substantial control over your personal information and may be subject to legally binding actions taken on your behalf. Therefore, if your password has been compromised for any reason, you should immediately notify and change your password.
Security
Your information is stored on our servers located in the United States. Your Company Account Information is password protected so that you and only you have access to this personal information. Third parties may unlawfully intercept or access transmissions or private communications, and other users may abuse or misuse your personal information that they collect from the site. Therefore, although we work very hard to protect your privacy, we do not guarantee, and you should not expect, that your personal information or private communications will always remain private.
Third Parties
Except as otherwise expressly included in this Privacy Policy, this document addresses only the use and disclosure of information we collect from you. If you disclose your information to others, whether they are members of our Site or other sites throughout the Internet, different rules may apply to their use or disclosure of the information you disclose to them. The Company does not control the privacy policies of third parties, and you are subject to the privacy policies of those third parties where applicable. We encourage you to ask questions before you disclose your personal information to others.
General
We may revise this Privacy Policy at any time by posting the revised terms on this site. All revised terms automatically take effect 30 days after they are initially posted on the Site. In addition, we will notify you through the Company Message Center. If your questions are not answered online, you may write to us at: Skills World, LLC. P.O. Box 44, Adel, Iowa, 50003-0044, or using the Contact Us form.
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Telephone : (515) 339-5899
Fax : (515) 993-1912
Email : info@skillsworld.org
Mail : PO Box 44, Adel, IA 50003
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