Appature Technologies, LLC, a Washington limited liability company ("Appature"), respects your privacy. The following privacy policy (this "Privacy Policy") discloses the information practices followed by Appature with respect to its public website located at www.appaturetech.com (the "Website"), including the type of information that we gather, the way we use information internally, and our policy regarding sharing information with others.
We have implemented these practices for Appature’s Home Page (www.appaturetech.com) and its dependent pages. We have instructed our webmaster to include information regarding these privacy practices on each location on the Website where Personal Information is collected. We encourage you to read this Privacy Policy.
"Personal Information" means any information that is related to an identified person, or that may be used to identify an individual, including, but not limited to: first and last name; e-mail address; a home, postal, or other physical address or other contact information; title, birth date, gender, occupation, industry, or personal interests; and other personal information necessary or useful to provide a product or service that you have requested.
We may collect Personal Information and associate it with a product code or service code and payment status.
We use Personal Information to verify valid email accounts to authorize the use of Appature’s products and services, to send notification of pending account expiration.
We also collect limited non-personally identifying information your browser makes available whenever you visit a website. This log information includes your Internet Protocol address, browser type, browser language, the date and time of your query and one or more cookies that may uniquely identify your browser. We use this information to operate, develop, and improve our products and services.
You should know that e-mail is not necessarily secure against all forms of interception. If your communication includes sensitive information about you and you would prefer not to transmit this information in this fashion, please contact us by mail or telephone rather than e-mail.
We collect e-mail addresses you volunteer through your participation in various Website features.
We may use the e-mail addresses for marketing purposes and to inform those interested in our products about events, products, services, or other items of interest. Additionally, we use the e-mail addresses to notify visitors about recent updates to our website, and to provide product or service news notifications or newsletters.
You may opt-out of receiving the promotional or marketing e-mails, including Appature’s product or service news notifications, at any time by (1) notifying us at the address specified at the bottom of any unwanted e-mail or (2) specifying your preference at the time of your request, and (3) following the "unsubscribe" link included in any of these e-mails. These opt-out procedures will not be available for e-mails that are necessary to provide confirmation of a customer request, such as expressing interest in participating in Appature’s trial programs, for which you will receive a welcome and a follow-up instructional email. You will not be able to unsubscribe from these emails, as they are necessary for your product trial. However, the information you provide us with for Appature’s trial programs is not shared with third party vendors and will not be used to send you Appature’s product or service news notifications.
We may use a mailing address that you provide for a variety of Appature-related reasons. We may send periodic mailings to customers to inform our customers who have provided a mailing address of new products, services or events, unless specifically stated within this Privacy Policy. Your mailing address may also be used to provide information that you have requested. If you do not wish to receive such mailings, you may request to be removed from the contact list by contacting our customer service department at customerservice@appaturetech.com. Additionally you may make your request by writing to Appature at Appature Technologies, LLC, Attn: Customer Service Department, 520 Pike Street, Suite 1005, Seattle, Washington 98101 USA.
Any information that you provide to us will be used for our purposes only. Except as specified in this Privacy Policy, your information will not be shared with individuals outside the employ of Appature, its affiliates, or its partners.
As a good corporate citizen, Appature complies with applicable law and legal obligations to respond to governmental, law enforcement, and court requests for Personal Information and other information and data about our visitors and users and their transactions. Appature may access and use your Personal Information and other information or data in the event of a dispute, in response to legal process or law enforcement inquiries, abuse of the Website, or violation of our Terms of Use.
We safeguard the security of the data you send us with certain physical, electronic, and managerial procedures. We have taken reasonable precautions to protect against misuse, theft, loss, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction of your Personal Information. We use industry-standard-encryption to enhance the security of data transmissions.
While we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot ensure the security of the information you transmit to us, and so we urge you to take every precaution to protect your personal data when you are on the Internet. WE DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTIES OR OBLIGATIONS TO DO SO. We suggest that you change your passwords often, that your passwords include a combination of letters and numbers, and that you make certain that you are using a secure browser. Products and services are available which can help give you privacy protection while navigating the Web.
We will take reasonable steps to ensure that all data collected is accurate, complete and timely for the purposes for which they are to be used. In order to maintain an accurate database, we may supplement any of the information above with information you have provided to us by other means or channels such as sales representatives.
We do not structure our website to attract children. Accordingly, we do not to intend to collect Personal Information from anyone whom we know to be under 18 years of age.
The Website may contain links to other websites. When you click on one of these links you are being transferred to a website operated by someone other than Appature, and the operator of that website may have a different privacy policy. Appature does not share your Personal Information with these websites and is not responsible for their individual privacy practices. We encourage you to investigate the privacy policies of these operators.
By using the Website, you consent to the collection and use of your information as we have outlined in this Privacy Policy and to our Terms of Use. Appature may decide to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will post those changes on this page so that you are always aware of the information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it.
We welcome comments and questions on this policy. As stated above, we are dedicated to protecting your privacy, and we will make every reasonable effort to keep your information secure. Questions regarding our policy should be directed via e-mail to info@appaturetech.com. Additionally you may make your request by writing to Appature at Appature Technologies, LLC, 520 Pike Street, Suite 1005, Seattle, Washington 98101 USA.