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This document was last updated on September 15, 2011
1. Acknowledgement and acceptance
of terms
BlueThread is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy
Statement sets forth our current privacy practices with regard to
the information we collect when you or your computer interact with
our website. By accessing Bluethreadinc.com, you acknowledge and
fully understand BlueThread’s Privacy Statement and freely
consent to the information collection and use practices described
in this Website Privacy Statement.
2. Participating
Merchant Policies
Related services and offerings with links from this website, including
vendor and partner sites, have their own privacy statements that
can be viewed by clicking on the corresponding links within each
respective website. Online merchants and others who participate in
BlueThread services are encouraged to participate in industry privacy
initiatives and to take a responsible attitude towards consumer privacy.
However, since we do not have direct control over the policies or
practices of participating merchants and other third parties, we
are not responsible for the privacy practices or contents of those
sites. We recommend and encourage that you always review the privacy
policies of merchants and other third parties before you provide
any personal information or complete any transaction with such parties.
3. Information
We Collect and How We Use It
BlueThread collects certain information from and about its users
three ways: directly from our Web Server logs, the user, and with
Cookies.
• Web Server
Logs.
When you visit our Website, we may track information to administer the
site and analyze its usage. Examples of information we may track include:
Your Internet protocol address.
The kind of browser or computer you use.
Number of links you click within the site.
State or country from which you accessed the site.
Date and time of your visit.
Name of your Internet service provider.
Web page you linked to our site from.
Pages you viewed on the site.
• Use of Cookies
BlueThread may use cookies to personalize or enhance your user experience.
A cookie is a small text file that is placed on your hard disk by
a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver
viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and
can only be read by a Web Server in the domain that issued the cookie
to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience
feature to save you time. For example, if you personalize a web page,
or navigate within a site, a cookie helps the site to recall your
specific information on subsequent visits. Hence, this simplifies
the process of delivering relevant content and eases site navigation
by providing and saving your preferences and login information as
well as providing personalized functionality. BlueThread reserves
the right to share aggregated site statistics with partner companies,
but does not allow other companies to place cookies on our website
unless there is a temporary, overriding customer value (such as merging
into BlueThread.com a site that relies on third-party cookies). You
have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers
automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser
setting to decline cookies. If you reject cookies by changing your
browser settings then be aware that this may disable some of the
functionality on our Website.
• Personal
Information Users
Visitors to our website can register to purchase services or software.
When you register, we will request some personal information such
as name, address, email, telephone number or facsimile number and
other relevant information. For other types of registrations, we
will ask for the relevant information. You may also be asked to disclose
personal information to us so that we can provide assistance and
information to you. For example, such data may be warranted in order
to provide online technical support and troubleshooting.
We will not disclose personally identifiable information we collect
from you to third parties without your permission except to the extent
necessary including:
To fulfill your service requests for services.
To protect ourselves from liability,
To respond to legal process or comply with law, or
In connection with a merger, acquisition, or liquidation of the company
4. Use of Web Beacons or GIF files
BlueThread.com Web pages may contain electronic images known as Web
beacons – sometimes also called single-pixel gifs – that
allow BlueThread to count users who have visited those pages and
to deliver co-branded services. BlueThread may include Web beacons
in promotional e-mail messages or newsletters in order to determine
whether messages have been opened and acted upon.
Some of these Web beacons may be placed by third party service providers
to help determine the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns
or email communications. These Web beacons may be used by these service
providers to place a persistent cookie on your computer. This allows
the service provider to recognize your computer each time you visit
certain pages or emails and compile anonymous information in relation
to those page views, which in turn enables us and our service providers
to learn which advertisements and emails bring you to our website
and how you use the site. BlueThread prohibits Web beacons from being
used to collect or access your personal information.
5. Accessing Web
Account Information
We will provide you with the means to ensure that
personally identifiable information in your web
account file is correct and current. You may review
this information by contacting us by sending an
email to our support attendant – legal@bluethreadinc.com.
6. Opt-Out
Communications Policy
Our site provides you with the option to opt-out
of receiving communications from us and from
our partners. Just send us an e-mail to and tell
us that you don’t wish to receive any future communications
from us-opt.out@bluethreadinc.com.
7. Changes to
this Statement
BlueThread has the discretion to occasionally
update this privacy statement. When we do, we
will also revise the “updated” date
at the top of this Privacy page. We encourage you to periodically
review this privacy statement to stay informed about how we are helping
to protect the personal information we collect. Your continued use
of the service constitutes your agreement to this privacy statement
and any updates.
8. Contacting
Us
If you have questions regarding our Privacy Statement, its implementation,
failure to adhere to this Privacy Statement and/or our general practices,
please contact us at- legal@bluethreadinc.com or
send your comments to:
BlueThread Technologies, Inc.
Attention: Privacy Statement Personal
2232 South Main Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
BlueThread will use commercially reasonable
efforts to promptly respond and resolve any problem
or question. |