Privacy Policy
Thank you for visiting www.aptglobal.org and/or www.apt-intelligence.com each an APT Holding ("APT") website (the "Site(s)"). Your privacy is important to us. To better protect your privacy, we provide this notice explaining our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used at this Site.
Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined in this document shall have the meanings set forth in the Sites Terms of Use Agreement.
Information Collection and Use by APT
APT collects user submitted information such as name, email address as well as other demographic, psychographic and geographic related information to authenticate users and to send notifications to those users relating to the www.aptglobal.org or the www.apt-intelligence.com services. We also may collect other profile data including but not limited to: personal interests, gender, age, education and occupation for internal use by us or our service providers in connection with the use of our sites.
Use of Cookies
www.aptglobal.org and www.apt-intelligence.com uses cookies to store visitors' preferences and to record session information, for purposes including ensuring that visitors are not repeatedly offered the same advertisements and to customize newsletter, advertising, and Web page content based on browser type and user profile information. We do not link the information we store in cookies to any personally identifiable information you submit while on our site. You may be able to configure your browser to accept or reject all or some cookies, or notify you when a cookie is set. Each browser is different, so check the "Help" menu of your browser to learn how to change your cookie preferences -- however, you must enable cookies from www.aptglobal.org or www.apt-intelligence.com in order to use most functions on the site. Please note that We may allow 3rd party advertisers that are presenting advertisements on some of our pages to set and access their cookies on your computer. Advertisers' use of cookies is subject to their own privacy policies, not the APT Privacy Policy.
Links
APT users may modify or remove any of their personal information at any time by logging into their account and accessing the user profile 'Member Update'.
Correcting/Updating or Removing Information
APT Sites may contain links to sites. APT is not responsible for the privacy policies and/or practices on other sites. When linking to another site a user should read the privacy policy stated on that site. Our privacy policy only governs information collected on APT Sites.
Email Choice/Opt-out
We may use a User's email address to send updates, a newsletter or news regarding the service. Users who no longer wish to receive updates or notifications may choose not to by selecting 'Do not send me notification emails' in the user profile 'Member Update'. Users who do not wish to receive APT newsletters may choose not to by selecting 'Do not send me APT newsletters' in the user profile 'Member Update'. All our notification emails and newsletters also include the above instructions for opting-out of those communications in the future.
Third Party Advertising
Ads appearing on this Web site may be delivered to Users by APT or one of our Web advertising partners. Our Web advertising partners may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement. In this way, ad servers may compile information about where you, or others who are using your computer, saw their advertisements and determine which ads are clicked on. This information allows an ad network to deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This privacy statement covers the use of cookies by APT and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.
Security
APT member accounts are secured by member-created passwords. APT takes precautions to insure that member account information is kept private. We use reasonable measures to protect member information that is stored within our database, and we restrict access to member information to those employees who need access to perform their job functions, such as our customer service personnel and our internal and external technical staff and service providers. Please note that we cannot guarantee the security of member account information. Unauthorized entry or use, hardware or software failure, and other factors may compromise the security of member information at any time. Please do not transmit any private or confidential information to us by email or through this Site. We cannot guarantee the security of any information transmitted to us over the Internet. Regardless of the precautions taken by you or by us, "perfect security" does not exist on the Internet. We cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us, and you transmit such information at your own risk.
For any additional information about the security measures we use on APT Sites, please contact us at info@aptglobal.org or info@apt-intelligence.com.
Sharing and Disclosure of Information APT Collects
Except as otherwise described in this privacy statement, APT will not disclose personal information to any third party unless we believe that disclosure is necessary: (1) to conform to legal requirements or to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other legal process received by APT, whether or not a response is required by applicable law; (2) to enforce the APT Terms of Use Agreement or to protect our rights; or (3) to protect the safety of members of the public and users of the service. APT reserves the right to transfer personal information to a successor in interest that acquires rights to that information as a result of the sale of APT or any of its assets. For more information see the "Changes in Our Privacy Policy" section below.
Changes in Our Privacy Policy
From time to time we may make changes to our privacy policy. If we make changes, we will post them on our site to make users aware of what the changes are so users will always be aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and when we may disclose it. A User is bound by any changes to the policy when he or she uses the site after those changes have been posted.
Contacting the Web Site
APT cares deeply about online privacy. If you have any questions concerning this privacy policy, please email us at info@aptglobal.org or info@apt-intelligence.com.
Effective: August 1, 2007
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