Privacy Policy
We respect your privacy and have security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control.
This Privacy Policy covers our collection, use and disclosure of information we collect through our website.
This Privacy Policy applies only to information collected through our website.
It does not apply to any information you might submit to us by other means, such as file transfers or paper copies.
We respect your privacy and take protecting it seriously.
Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with these provisions ... our privacy practices and let us know if you have any questions. ... as they are a part of our site’s Terms of Use, which governs your use of our website.
Membership
Membership is an optional part of our web site. No user account is required in order to browse the content we provide. However, creating an account enables extra features such as (but not limited to) the ability to download individual software files, rate available software, or post comments.
Types of Information
Personal information is data that can be used to uniquely identify or contact a single person.
We also collect non-personal information − data in a form that does not permit direct association with any specific individual. We may collect, use, transfer, and disclose non-personal information for any purpose.
Collection of Information
We collect information in two ways: directly from you, on the membership registration form, and from our web server logs. We primarily use the information to provide you with a personalized web experience that delivers information, resources, and services that are most relevant and helpful to you. We do not share any of the information you provide with others, unless we say so in this Privacy Policy, or when we believe in good faith that the law requires us to share it.
Registration Form
When you register for a membership on our website, we ask you to provide some personal information, such as e-mail address, name, and state. We only require that you provide an e-mail address on the contact form and we use that address only to communicate with you. Any other information that you provide is used only to help us better understand our “user base” and not in any manner that singles out individuals.
We specifically request that you NOT submit any confidential, proprietary or sensitive personally identifiable information on the registration form. If you DO submit such information, you do so at your own risk and we will not be liable to you or responsible for consequences of your submission.
Server Logs
When you visit our website, the server automatically captures and saves information electronically in server logs. The information typically includes your IP address, the identity of your ISP and your actions while on our site. Such non-personally-identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.
Security
In order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
We employ a variety of security measures to maintain the safety and integrity of the information we collect.
Use of Information
Information that we collect may be used in the following ways:
- To personalize your site visit experience(s)
- To improve our website
- To improve our customer service
- To process transactions requested by you
- To communicate with you
- To administer a promotion, survey or other site feature
Information will not be used for:
Third Party Disclosure
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personally identifiable information to outside parties, other than parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, and only so long as those parties agree to keep your information confidential. We may also release your information when we believe release is necessary to comply with the law, to enforce our site policies, or to protect ours or others' rights, property, or safety.
Third party links
The nature of our website necessitates that we include and/or offer third party products or services, which typically include links to third party websites. These third party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page. From time to time, you should visit this page to determine if you will be affected by any such changes.
If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, you can email us at support(at)thefreesoftwarecenter.com.
How we use your personal information
We also use personal information to help us develop, deliver, and improve our products, services, content, and advertising.
The personal information we collect allows us to keep you posted on TheFreeSoftwareCenter.com’s latest product announcements, software updates, and upcoming events. It also helps us to improve our services, content, and advertising. If you don’t want to be on our mailing list, you can opt out anytime by clicking the "Unsubscribe" option, updating your preferences.
From time to time, we may use your personal information to send important notices, such as communications about purchases and changes to our terms, conditions, and policies. Because this information is important to your interaction with TheFreeSoftwareCenter.com, you may not opt out of receiving these communications.
Collection of Non-Personal Information
We also collect non-personal information − data in a form that does not permit direct association with any specific individual.
We may collect, use, transfer, and disclose non-personal information for any purpose ...
Use of Non-Personal Information
The following are some examples of non-personal information that we collect and how we may use it:
We may collect information such as occupation, language, zip code, area code, unique device identifier, location, and the time zone where a TheFreeSoftwareCenter.com page is loaded or product is used so that we can better understand customer behavior and improve our products, services, and advertising.
We also may collect information regarding customer activities on our website and related store and from our other products and services. and from our other products and services. This information is aggregated and used to help us provide more useful information to our customers and to understand which parts of our website, products, and services are of most interest. Aggregated data is considered non-personal information for the purposes of this Privacy Policy.
If we do combine non-personal information with personal information the combined information will be treated as personal information for as long as it remains combined.
As is true of most websites, we gather some information automatically and store it in log files. This information includes Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, browser type and language, Internet service provider (ISP), referring and exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and clickstream data.
We use this information to understand and analyze trends, to administer the site, to learn about user behavior on the site, and to gather demographic information about our user base as a whole. TheFreeSoftwareCenter.com may use this information in our marketing and advertising services.
Disclosure to Third Parties
At times TheFreeSoftwareCenter.com may make certain personal information available to strategic partners that work with us to provide products and services, or that help this website market to customers. Personal information will only be shared by TheFreeSoftwareCenter.com to provide or improve our products, services and advertising; it will not be shared with third parties for their marketing purposes.
Protection of Personal Information
TheFreeSoftwareCenter.com takes precautions — including administrative, technical, and physical measures — to safeguard your personal information against loss, theft, and misuse, as well as against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction.
Third-Party Sites and Services
TheFreeSoftwareCenter.com websites, products, applications, and services may contain links to third-party websites, products, and services. Our products and services may also use or offer products or services from third parties. Information collected by third parties, which may include such things as location data or contact details, is governed by their privacy practices. We encourage you to learn about the privacy practices of those third parties.
Privacy Questions
If you have questions or concerns about this website’s Privacy Policy or data processing, please contact us at privacy(at)thefreesofwarecenter.com.
Last updated: December 26, 2015
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Logs
To analyze what is more popular with our readers and customers we analyze and save web logs for up to 1 year.