1. INTRODUCTION
Microspyware, Inc. (“Home Protection Guide”) takes your privacy seriously. We believe in protecting your information as well as your person and belongings. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to describe how Microspyware collects, uses and shares information about our customers through our U.S. online interfaces (e.g., website and mobile applications) owned and controlled by us, including www.microspyware.com (collectively referred to herein as the “Site”). Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do. If you do not understand any aspects of our Privacy Policy, please feel free to Contact Us or as described at the end of this Policy.
Our Privacy Policy explains:
Scope; Third Party Sites. This Privacy Policy applies only to information we collect at and through the Site. Our Site also contains links to third party sites that are not owned or controlled by Microspyware. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage you to be aware when you leave our Site and to read the privacy statements of each and every website that collects personal information.
Additional Terms. Please reference our Terms of Sale which apply to your purchase of our products. Please also note that if you become a customer and subscribe to Home Protection Guide’s monitoring services, use of our Site is also subject to the Terms of Service.
2. INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND WHY WE COLLECT IT
Microspyware collects certain information to enable you to take full advantage of our offerings when you register at our Site, order products or services, participate in our contests, promotions, or activities, or otherwise communicate with us. If you choose, you can visit the Site without providing us with any information about yourself.
We limit the collection and use of customer information to the minimum we require to deliver service to our customers, which includes advising our customers about our products, services and other opportunities, and to administer our business.
Personal Information You Provide To Us When You Become a Customer. Types of personal information we collect when you become a customer and provide it to us include:
> Name
> Address
> Billing address
> Shipping address
> Email address
> Telephone number
> Demographic information about you
> Credit card, debit card and bank account numbers (solely for payment purposes)
Additional Personal Information You Provide To Us When You Subscribe to Monitoring Service. Types of personal information we collect when you become a subscriber to monitoring services and you provide it to us include:
> The number of adults and children living at the location where the alarm will be installed
> Whether the location is a home, apartment or business
> Name and telephone number for friends or family you would like to be contracted in the event of an alarm
> Information such as your “safe word” and log-in credentials used to verify your identity if you forget your log in credentials for your Microspyware account
> Information such as your alarm activity stored in your on-line account. This activity includes, but is not limited to, when the alarm is armed and disarmed, and when an alarm event is triggered
Non-personally Identifiable Information We Collect Automatically. As is true with most Sites, we collect certain non-personally identifiable information automatically as you use our Site, such as
> IP address
> Browser type
> Computer or device type
> Unique device identifiers
> Operating system version
> The website from where you navigated to our Site
> Time and date of using our Site
> The pages on our Site that you view
> The name of your Internet service provider (ISP)
Non-personally Identifiable Information Collected Through Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”) to collect certain information relating to your use of the Site. Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above. For more information regarding Google Analytics please visit Google’s website, and pages that describe Google Analytics, such as www.google.com/analytics/learn/privacy.php.
Non-personally Identifiable Information Collected Through Cookies and Similar Technologies
We and our service providers use cookies, web beacons, and other technologies to receive and store certain types of information whenever you interact with our Site through your computer or mobile device. A cookie is a small file containing a string of characters that is sent to your computer when you visit a website. When you visit the website again, the cookie allows that site to recognize your browser. Cookies may store unique identifiers, user preferences and other information. You can reset your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, some website features or services may not function properly without cookies. We use cookies to improve the quality of our service, including for storing user preferences, tracking user trends and providing relevant advertising to you. (See, “Advertising” below.)
No Information From Children or Teens Under Age 18
This Site is not directed to, and we do not knowingly collect any personal information from, children or teenagers under the age of 18. If you are under the age of 18, please do not attempt to register with us at this Site or provide any personal information about yourself to us. If you are under the age of 18, you may only use this Site under the supervision of your parents or guardians.
3. HOW WE USE AND SHARE YOUR INFORMATION
To Provide Products, Services, and Information. As described above, we collect information from you so that we can provide products and services that you purchase from us, and to provide information that you request from us. This includes sending you alarm alerts and important service information about your alarm and our services. We use your personal information to contact you about your orders, process credit card / debit card transactions, and ship our products to you. We may send you information about our products and services, and new offerings. We may provide information to third party service providers that help us process orders, and fulfill and deliver products and services that you purchase from us.
We use third parties to assist with providing our products and services to you (including our alarm monitoring services and dispatching emergency responders), host our Site, send out email updates about the Site, provide marketing and advertising services for us, remove repetitive information from our user lists, and process payments. These service providers will have access to your personal information in order to provide these services, but when this occurs we implement reasonable contractual and technical protections to limit their use of that information to help us provide the service.
Advertising. We may use how you browse and shop in order to show you ads for Microspyware or our advertising partners that are more relevant to your interests. We may use cookies and other information to provide relevant interest-based advertising to you. Interest-based ads are ads presented to you based on your browsing behavior in order to provide you with ads more tailored to your interests. These interest-based ads may be presented to you while you are browsing our Site or third-party sites not owned by Microspyware.
We belong to ad networks that may use your browsing history across participating websites to show you interest-based advertisements on those websites. Our Site does not respond to “do not track” signals or similar mechanisms to indicate you do not wish to be tracked or receive interest-based ads. To learn more about interest-based advertisements and your opt-out rights and options, visit the Digital Advertising Alliance and the Network Advertising Initiative websites.
Your Consent. Except as otherwise provided in this Policy, we will share personal information with companies, organizations or individuals outside of Microspyware when we have your consent to do so.
Legal Proceedings. We will share personal information with third party companies, organizations or individuals outside of Microspyware if we have a good-faith belief that access, use, preservation or disclosure of the information is reasonably necessary to:
> Meet any applicable law, regulation, subpoena, legal process or governmental request.
> Enforce applicable Terms of Use, including investigation of potential violations.
> Detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues.
> Protect against harm to the rights, property or safety of Microspyware, our users, customers or the public as required or permitted by law.
Transfer in the Event of Sale or Change of Control. If the ownership of all or substantially all of our business changes or we otherwise transfer assets relating to our business or the Site to a third party, such as by merger, acquisition, bankruptcy proceeding or otherwise, we may transfer or sell your personal information to the new owner. In such a case, unless permitted otherwise by applicable law, your information would remain subject to the promises made in the applicable privacy policy unless you agree differently.
4. ACCESS TO YOUR INFORMATION AND CHOICES
You can access and update certain information we have relating to your online account by logging into your online account and visiting the “monitoring” section to update contact information for your alarm monitoring and dispatch. Under the “log in” section you can update your email address and password. If you have questions about personal information we have about you can Contact Us You can opt-out of receiving marketing and promotional e-mails from Microspyware by using the opt-out or unsubscribe feature contained in the e-mails.
You can close your online account by calling us at 1-888-95-SIMPLI (957-4675). If you close your account, we will no longer use your online account information or share it with third parties. We may, however, retain a copy of the information for archival purposes, and to avoid identity theft or fraud.
5. SECURITY OF YOUR INFORMATION
We use commercially reasonable physical, technical and administrative security measures and safeguards to protect the confidentiality and security of your personal information. However, since the Internet is not a 100% secure environment, we cannot guarantee, ensure, or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us. There is no guarantee that information may not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed by breach of any of our physical, technical, or managerial safeguards. It is your responsibility to protect the security of your login information. Please note that e-mails and other communications you send to us through our Site are not encrypted, and we strongly advise you not to communicate any confidential information through these means.
6. CONSENT TO DATA PROCESSING IN UNITED STATES
Our Site is operated and managed on servers located and operated within the United States. By using and accessing our Sites, residents and citizens of countries and jurisdictions outside of the United States agree and consent to the transfer to and processing of personal information on servers located in the United States, and that the protection of such information may be different than required under the laws of your residence or location.
7. CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY
Our Privacy Policy may change from time to time. We will not reduce your rights under this Privacy Policy without your consent in accordance with applicable law. We will post any privacy policy changes on this page and, if the changes are significant, we will provide a more prominent notice as we deem appropriate. We will also keep prior versions of this Privacy Policy in an archive for your review.
8. QUESTIONS AND HOW CONTACT US
If you have any questions, concerns, complaints or suggestions regarding our Privacy Policy or otherwise need to contact us, please Contact Us, or contact us by US postal mail at the following address:
Microspyware,
2815 2nd Ave,
Seattle, Washington, 98121,
United States.