Privacy Policy Abecta Corporation has created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate its strong commitment to the privacy of our visitors, clients, and the opted-in customers of our clients.   Collection and Use of Information Abecta Corporation may collect and store personally identifiable information about persons who visit this site and voluntarily submit information in contacting Abecta Corporation. Abecta Corporation may also collect and store aggregate or anonymous information about user contact with and use of the site. In addition, at times, we may send your Web browser a “cookie”, a small data file that’s stored in your hard drive, to help us provide you with customized services. We do not use cookies to retrieve personal information from your computer. We may use the information to contact you about our products and services or those of our clients form time to time.   In general, we do not sell your personally identifiable information to third parties or mass marketers. For example, we will not sell another company your name or email address. Unless you consent to the disclosure of your personally identifiable information, only we and our affiliates, our technical consultants, third party auditors and other third parties who make our site available, enhance its functionality, or provide associated services have access to this information, and we require them to agree that they are covered by this policy. Please note that we do reserve the right to transfer your personally identifiable information and other information to our successors in business and purchasers of site assets.   Choice/Opt-Out Our Web site provides users the opportunity to opt-out of receiving communications from Abecta Corporation at the point where we request information about the visitor.   This Web site gives users the following options for removing their information from our database in or order to discontinue future communications or to no longer receive our service.     1. You can send email to privacy@abecta.com   2. You can send mail to the following postal address:       Abecta Corporation P.O. Box 564 Lomita, CA 90717 USA   3. You can call the following telephone number: 310-891-3872       Children’s Privacy Protecting the privacy of the young (i.e. individuals under the age of 13) is especially important. For that reason, we never collect or maintain information at our Site from those we actually know who are under 13, and no part of our Site is structured to attract anyone under 13. If a child has provided us with personal information, we ask that a parent or guardian of the child contact us, if they would like the information submitted by a child deleted form our database. We will use all reasonable efforts to delete such information from our database.   Anti-Spam Statement Abecta Corporation practices permission-based email marketing. Abecta Corporation does not send unsolicited email or associate with companies who do so.   Security for Abecta Corporation Access to computer data and files at Abecta Corporation are secured by password-protected services. Our network is protected by a firewall designed to protect unauthorized access.   Client Databases Abecta Corporation stores database lists from our clients. These lists contain email addresses and other demographic information. A client’s list is never shared with any other clients, and is regarded as a confidential asset of our client. Confidentiality of the client is the top priority. We do not sell or rent out the mailing lists of our clients without the consent of our client.   Links The Abecta Corporation website contains links to other sites. Abecta Corporation is not responsible for the privacy practices of these sites. We recommend users read the privacy statements of each website.   Privacy Precautionary Warning Please note that no data transmission over the Internet is 100% secure. As a result, we cannot guarantee the security of the information that you transmit via our online services.   Please note that we reserve the right to access and/or disclose the user information discussed herein (including personal information) as required by courts and/or administrative agencies and to the extent required to permit us to investigate suspected fraud, harassment or other violations of law or our Site Terms of Use or policies.   Consent By using our Site, you consent to the collection, use, and storage of your personal and non-personal information as described in this policy. You further authorize the export of personal information to the USA and its storage and use as specified in this policy when you provide such information to us.   Notice Abecta Corporation reserves the right to change its privacy policy at any time. Notifications of changes to our privacy practices will occur through one or more of the following communications:       Posting of a message on the www.abecta.com home page. Users voluntarily viewing the privacy statement for periodic changes.     Governing Laws Abecta Corporation has its headquarters in Torrance, California. This site as well as these rules are subject to the laws of the State of California and the USA, regardless of the location of the user, and any claims of any kind related thereto must be filed in the courts located in City of Torrance and State of California.   Contacting the Web Site If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this Web site, you can contact:   Abecta Corporation P.O. Box 564 Lomita, CA 90717 USA or privacy@abecta.com   Last revised: November 20, 2003