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All products and service on the ASEBA site are made available subject to this Privacy Policy. By using the products and services, you agree, without limitation or qualification, to be bound by this Privacy Policy.

The ASEBA Privacy Policy discloses our privacy practices and contains detailed information about the following:

1. What information of yours does the ASEBA site collect?
   
2. What are "cookies" and how does ASEBA use them?
   
3. How does the ASEBA organization use the information?
   
4. What types of security procedures are in place to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of your information?
   
5. What can you do to better protect yourself on the Internet?

1. What information of yours does the ASEBA site collect?

Information collected online is usually defined as being either anonymous or personally identifiable.

• Anonymous information refers to data that cannot be tied back to a specific individual. For example, ASEBA collects some information each time a visitor comes to the ASEBA site so we can improve the overall quality of the visitor’s online experience. ASEBA collects the visitor’s IP address (e.g., whether the user is logged on from ibm.com, microsoft.com, etc.), referral data (e.g., the address of the last URL a user visited prior to clicking through to the ASEBA site), and browser and platform type (e.g., a Netscape browser on a Macintosh platform). The ASEBA site also collects aggregate search terms from its HotBot and Lycos search services for internal reporting. The ASEBA site collects this user information for purposes of product monitoring and product improvement.
  
  
• Personally identifiable information refers to data that tell us specifically who you are, such as your name and postal address, which may be collected in addition to the anonymous data described above. The ASEBA site collects personal information only if you complete a form, such as one used to request information or purchase a product. We do not collect any e-mail addresses of those who communicate with the ASEBA site via e-mail, except that we do use the information provided so that we may respond to the e-mail.

2. What are “cookies” and how does ASEBA use them?

A cookie is a small text file containing a unique identification number that is transferred from a web site to the hard drive of your computer so that the site administrator may identify your computer and passively track its activities on the web site. This unique number identifies your web browser—but not you. A cookie will not let a web site know any personally identifiable information about you, such as your real name and address. The ASEBA site does not currently use cookies.

3. How does ASEBA use the information it collects?

Any personally identifiable information you share with ASEBA is accessible only by ASEBA unless specifically stated otherwise. ASEBA may be required by law enforcement or judicial authorities to provide information on individual users to the appropriate governmental authorities. In matters involving a danger to personal or public safety, ASEBA may voluntarily provide information to appropriate governmental authorities.

4. What kinds of security procedures are in place to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of your information?

ASEBA has security measures in place to attempt to protect against the loss, misuse, and alteration of your user data under our control. Only authorized employees have access to the information you provide us. ASEBA has implemented strict rules on employees who have access either to the databases that store user information or to the servers that host our services. While we cannot guarantee that loss, misuse, or alteration of data will not occur, we take many precautions to prevent such unfortunate occurrences. Any other particularly sensitive information, such as your credit card number collected for a commerce transaction by our on-line store is encrypted prior to transmission.

5. What can you do to better protect yourself on the Internet?

A. Know the risks.

Meeting new people in an online community (chat room, forum, newsgroup, message board, web page, etc.) is one of the best things about the Internet, but you should always be careful about disclosing personal information such as an actual name, member name, e-mail address, and so on. This information may be collected and used by others within the online community to send unsolicited e-mail messages from other parties. Some of the messages you receive may be useful to you, but some may not.

B. Educate yourself.

Search the web for as much information as you can about how to protect your privacy. Look for a privacy policy on the web sites you visit. A good place to start is TRUSTe -- an independent, non-profit organization with a mission to build trust and confidence in the Internet. The Federal Trade Commission has a great web site with useful information on being a Savvy Internet Traveler, along with other privacy initiatives. Additional privacy resources can be found by clicking on any of the following links:

Department of Education: Parents Guide to the Internet
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/internet/

Better Business Bureau (BBB)
http://www.bbbonline.com

The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
http://www.privacyrights.org/

Center for Democracy and Technology
http://www.cdt.org/privacy/ - Data Privacy
http://www.cdt.org/privacy/guide/ - Guide to Online Privacy

Direct Marketing Association (DMA)
http://www.the-dma.org/

Electronic Frontier Foundation - non-profit dedicated to protecting public interest in online privacy.
http://www.eff.org

EPIC.org (Electronic Privacy Information Center)
http://www.epic.org

Georgetown Internet Privacy Study
http://www.msb.edu/faculty/culnanm/gippshome.html

NetCoalition.com
http://www.netcoalition.com

Network Advertising Initiative
http://www.networkadvertising.org/

Online Privacy Alliance
http://www.privacyalliance.org/

C. Tell your children: "Never talk to strangers!"

Please teach children that they should not reveal their names or other personal information to anyone they encounter on the Internet. They should also be instructed not to fill out any forms or register at any web site without your knowledge and consent. Take advantage of the online resources for parents available on the Lycos Network, such as SearchGuard and GetNetWise.

D. Use PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) http://www.pgp.com or another encryption program.

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