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Privacy Policy
Allied Credit Systems, Inc. respects and protects the privacy of the individuals
that use Allied Credit Systems, Inc.'s website and services ("Allied Credit Systems, Inc. Site
Services"). Individually identifiable information about you
is not willfully disclosed to any third party without first receiving
your permission, as explained in this privacy policy ("Privacy
Policy").
Allied Credit Systems, Inc. and Cookies
Upon your first visit to Allied Credit Systems, Inc., Allied Credit Systems, Inc. sends a "cookie"
to your computer. A cookie is a piece of data that identifies you
as a unique user. Allied Credit Systems, Inc. uses cookies to improve the quality
of our service and to understand our user base more. Allied Credit Systems, Inc.
does this by storing user preferences in cookies and by tracking
user trends and patterns of how people search. Allied Credit Systems, Inc. will not
disclose its cookies to third parties except as required by a valid
legal process such as a search warrant, subpoena, statute, or court
order.
Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. You can reset
your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie
is being sent. Be aware, however, that some parts of the Allied Credit Systems, Inc.
Website Service may not function properly if you refuse cookies.
What Information Do We Collect?
Allied Credit Systems, Inc. does not collect any unique information about you (such
as your name, email address, etc.) except when you specifically
and knowingly provide such information. Allied Credit Systems, Inc. notes and saves
information such as time of day, browser type, browser language,
and IP address with each query. That information is used to verify
our records and to provide more relevant services to users. For
example, Allied Credit Systems, Inc. may use your IP address or browser language
to determine which language to use when showing search results or
advertisements.
Links to Other Sites
The sites displayed as search results or linked to by Allied Credit Systems, Inc.
Site Services are developed by people over whom Allied Credit Systems, Inc. exercises
no control. Other links, such as those for the Allied Credit Systems, Inc.-friends
mailing list archive, are also on sites not controlled by Allied Credit Systems, Inc..
These other sites may send their own cookies to users, collect data,
or solicit personal information. Allied Credit Systems, Inc. may choose to exhibit
its search results in the form of a "URL redirecter."
When Allied Credit Systems, Inc. uses a URL redirecter, if you click on a URL from
a search result, information about the click is sent to Allied Credit Systems, Inc.,
and Allied Credit Systems, Inc. in turn sends you to the site you clicked on. Allied Credit Systems, Inc.
uses this URL information to understand and improve the quality
of Allied Credit Systems, Inc.'s search technology. For instance, Allied Credit Systems, Inc. uses
this information to determine how often users are satisfied with
the first result of a query and how often they proceed to later
results.
With Whom Does Allied Credit Systems, Inc. Share Information?
Allied Credit Systems, Inc. may share information about you with advertisers, business
partners, sponsors, and other third parties. However, we only divulge
aggregate information about our users and will not share personally
identifiable information with any third party without your express
consent. For example, we may disclose how frequently the average
Allied Credit Systems, Inc. user visits Allied Credit Systems, Inc., or which other query words are
most often used with the query word "Linux." Please be
aware, however, that we will release specific personal information
about you if required to do so in order to comply with any valid
legal process such as a search warrant, subpoena, statute, or court
order.
Your consent and changes to the Privacy Policy
By using the Allied Credit Systems, Inc. Site Services and our web site, you consent
to the collection and use of your information as we have outlined
in this policy and to our Terms of Service Policy. Allied Credit Systems, Inc. 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.
Who can I ask if I have additional questions?
Feel free to contact us any time and we'll answer any additional
questions you may have. Our email address is support@alliedcreditsystems.com.
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