Our privacy policy is here to tell you what we do with your information. Our policy may be updated by AfterthePatent.com from time to time. AfterthePatent.com may provide notice of significant changes to this privacy policy by posting notice on the AfterthePatent.com site.
1. Protecting your privacy
· We don't run commercial ads—no banner ads, pop ups, pop unders, or anything like that.
· We don't share your information with third parties for marketing purposes.
· We don't engage in cross-marketing or link-referral programs with other sites.
· We don't use cookies, except as delicious afternoon snacks with milk.
· We don't send you unsolicited marketing stuff.
· We offer anonymous emails to reduce spam.
· Account information is password-protected. Keep your password safe.
· Forums use basic webserver authentication. Close your browser to log out.
· AfterthePatent.com does not knowingly collect any information from persons under the age of 13. If AfterthePatent.com learns that a posting is by a person under the age of 13, AfterthePatent.com will remove that post.
· AfterthePatent.com, or people who post on AfterthePatent.com, may provide links to third party websites, which may have different privacy practices. We are not responsible for, nor have any control over, the privacy policies of those third party websites, and encourage all users to read the privacy policies of each and every website visited.
2. Data we collect
· We sometimes collect your email address, for purposes such as sending self-publishing and confirmation emails, authenticating user accounts, providing subscription email services, registering for forums, etc.
· For paid postings, we collect contact information, such as name(s), phone/fax number(s), and address for billing purposes.
· AfterthePatent.com does not store credit card information. Credit card transactions are transmitted to a financial gateway, and we endeavor to protect the security of your payment information during transmission by using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology.
· We may collect personal information if you provide it in feedback or comments, post it on our classifieds or interactive forums, or if you contact us directly. Please do not post any personal information on AfterthePatent.com's forums or classifieds that you expect to keep private.
· Our web logs collect standard web log entries for each page served, including your IP address, page URL, and timestamp. Web logs help us to diagnose problems with our server, to administer the AfterthePatent.com site, and to otherwise provide our service to you.
3. Data we store
· All classified and forum postings are stored in our database, even after "deletion," and may be archived elsewhere.
· Our web logs and other records are stored indefinitely.
· Registered job posters can access and update their account information through the account homepage.
· Although we make good faith efforts to store the information in a secure operating environment that is not available to the public, we cannot guarantee complete security.
4. Archiving and display of AfterthePatent.com postings by search engines and other sites
Search engines and other sites not affiliated with us may make our postings available.
5. Circumstances in which AfterthePatent.com may release information
· AfterthePatent.com may disclose information about its users if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such disclosure is reasonably necessary to respond to subpoenas, court orders, or other legal process.
· AfterthePatent.com may also disclose information about its users to law enforcement officers or others, in the good faith belief that such disclosure is reasonably necessary to: enforce our terms of use; respond to claims that any posting or other content violates the rights of third-parties; or protect the rights, property, or personal safety of AfterthePatent.com, its users or the general public.
6. International Users
By visiting our web site and providing us with data, you acknowledge and agree that due to the international dimension of AfterthePatent.com we may use the data collected in the course of our relationship for the purposes identified in this policy or in our other communications with you, including the transmission of information outside your resident jurisdiction. In addition, please understand that such data may be stored on servers located in the United States. By providing us with your data, you consent to the transfer of such data.