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PayAmerica takes your privacy seriously. We want you to understand what kinds of
information we gather from you, how this information is used and protected, and
how you can control its use. This statement discloses the privacy practices of PayAmerica
on this web site, and does not describe or apply to our privacy practices conducted
offline, except where specifically mentioned herein. Some of our sites contain links
to other sites whose information practices may be different from ours. Visitors
should consult the other sites' privacy notices as we have no control over information
that is submitted to, or collected by, these third parties. Additionally, the PayAmerica
site may offer content (e.g., contests, sweepstakes, or promotions) that is sponsored
by or co-branded with identified third parties. By virtue of these relationships,
the third parties may obtain personally identifiable information that visitors voluntarily
submit to participate in that activity. PayAmerica has no control over these third
parties' privacy practices.
GENERAL PRIVACY POLICY
Why Should I Read This Policy?
We want you to understand how we collect and use information from visitors on our
website. This notice explains what kind of information we collect, how we use it,
and when we may disclose it to others. If you give us permission to collect or use
personal information and we make any material changes in how we plan to use that
information, we will notify you of this change and require that you give us permission
for these new uses before we make further usage of it.
What is Personal Information?
"Personal information" is information that identifies a person or allows a person
to be located. Examples of personal information include a name, a home address,
an e-mail address, a telephone number, or a social security number. When Do We Collect
Personal Information and What Kind of Information is Collected? If you request additional
information about PayAmerica, register to become an PayAmerica member, make a purchase
in the PayAmerica online store, or participate in other services PayAmerica may
offer on its web site, we may request your name, mailing address, telephone number,
e-mail address, birth date and credit card information in order to respond to your
inquiries and requests. If you make a purchase in the online PayAmerica store, PayAmerica
will collect necessary shipping and financial information. From time to time, we
may request information from you via surveys, sweepstakes or contests. Participation
in these survey, sweepstakes or contests is completely voluntary; you have a choice
whether or not to disclose this information. Information requested may include personal
contact information such as your name, address, age, and e-mail address. Information
will be used to notify winners, award prizes and to contact users with further information
about PayAmerica products and services, as well as the products and services of
PayAmerica partners and third parties. Survey information will be used for the purposes
of monitoring or improving use and satisfaction of the PayAmerica web site.
What Do We Do With the Personal Information We Collect?
We gather, store and archive the information we collect from our website, and we
may use the personal information we collect from you for various purposes including:
marketing and research analysis; product service and development; promotion and
advertising; fulfillment of a requested transaction (i.e. sale of a product, delivery
of a publication); record-keeping; marketing back; and billing and customizing the
website to individual visitors. We also may use the information to develop an individual
profile or a profile of certain groups of visitors to our website or for contacting
you about our products, promotions, surveys, or new developments or events. If you
do not want to be contacted about these products and promotions, you can let us
know at any time. See the "Can You Delete or Edit or Update Personal Information?
Do We Disclose Personal Information About You?
We may disclose information we collect about you to other third party companies
by way of sale, lease or rental agreement. The types of businesses in which such
third parties are engaged include the following: magazine publishing and retailing;
market analysis and development; participatory databases; non-profit organizations;
and advertising. Of course, online purchases require us to disclose necessary payment
information to payment processors. We also may use third parties to send you the
products you purchase, in which case we would provide them with your name, address,
and other information necessary to complete your order. Agreements with third parties
will provide that such third parties will not use or disclose the information for
purposes other than those purposes contracted for, and will also require the third
parties to maintain the confidentiality, security and integrity of such information.
You may choose not to provide PayAmerica with any contact information. However,
if you opt out in this way, we will be unable to respond to your request for PayAmerica
information, process your order, sign you up for PayAmerica membership, or allow
you to participate in other PayAmerica web site services that require personal information.
Additionally, your ability to navigate our site may be limited. You may opt-out
of receiving this information by sending an email to remove@americaonshore.com.
You have the option to agree to let us collect your personal information for activities
on our website, but to not allow us to disclose the information to third parties.
To prevent disclosure to third parties, please advise us.
What Other Information Do We Automatically Collect From Your Computer?
PayAmerica may collect information through IP addresses or environmental variables.
An "IP address" is a number used by computers on the network to identify your computer
so that data can be transmitted to you. "Environmental variables" include, among
other things, the domain from which you access the Internet, the time you accessed
our web site, type of web browser and operating system or platform used, the Internet
address of the web site you left to visit PayAmerica, the names of the pages you
visit while at our web site, and the Internet address of the web site you then visit.
We collect all of this information to allow us to detect broad demographic trends,
to provide information tailored to your interests and to enhance your experience
on PayAmerica's web site. This information may be aggregated in an anonymous manner.
What is a Cookie, and How Do We Use Them?
A "cookie" is a small text file that a web site can place on your computer's hard
drive. The cookie transmits this information back to the web site's computer, which,
generally speaking, is the only computer that can read it. PayAmerica may use cookies
to help us recognize you when you come back to our site. We may also use cookies
to help us track traffic on our site. This information may be aggregated in an anonymous
manner. This will help us better tailor our site and provide you with offers that
we think may be of interest to you. We do not link cookie information to personal
information.
Can You Refuse To Accept Cookies?
Most browsers can be set to refuse to accept cookies. Doing so will not interfere
with your ability to visit our website, but may restrict our ability to direct you
to content on our website that is most relevant to you.
Will This Policy Change?
We reserve the right to change this policy at any time, and will do so by providing
notice of such changes on our home page and make changes in our online forms requesting
personal information. If we make any material changes in the way we use or disclose
information about you, we will notify you with an email message to you. If you do
not wish us to use your personal information, then please go to remove@americaonshore.com
and ask us to delete, edit, update or remove any information at that time.
Can I Opt Out?
Yes. If you prefer not to receive messages from PayAmerica, please
click here.
Questions?
If you have any questions about this policy or about how personal information collected
on our website is used, you can contact us by e-mail at policyquestions@PayAmerica.com,
or by regular U.S. mail to:
PayAmerica
1600 International Drive
Ste 201
McLean, VA 22101
ATTN: Privacy Policy
Phone No. (703) 556-7500
Fax No. (703) 556-7509
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