Runestone Telecom Association Privacy Statement

RUNESTONE TELECOM ASSOCIATION is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to RUNESTONE TELECOM ASSOCIATION’s website and governs data collection and usage. By using the RUNESTONE TELECOM ASSOCIATION website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

RUNESTONE TELECOM ASSOCIATION collects personally identifiable information, such as your email address, name, home or work address or telephone number. RUNESTONE TELECOM ASSOCIATION also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.

Information about your computer hardware and software is also automatically collected by RUNESTONE TELECOM ASSOCIATION. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used by RUNESTONE TELECOM ASSOCIATION for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the RUNESTONE TELECOM ASSOCIATION website.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through RUNESTONE TELECOM ASSOCIATION public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: RUNESTONE TELECOM ASSOCIATION does not read any of your private online communications.

RUNESTONE TELECOM ASSOCIATION encourages you to review the privacy statements of websites you choose to link to from RUNESTONE TELECOM ASSOCIATION so that you can understand how those websites collect, use and share your information. RUNESTONE TELECOM ASSOCIATION is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on websites outside of the RUNESTONE TELECOM ASSOCIATION family of websites.

Use of your Personal Information

RUNESTONE TELECOM ASSOCIATION collects and uses your personal information to operate the RUNESTONE TELECOM ASSOCIATION website and deliver the services you have requested. RUNESTONE TELECOM ASSOCIATION also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from RUNESTONE TELECOM ASSOCIATION and its affiliates. RUNESTONE TELECOM ASSOCIATION may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

RUNESTONE TELECOM ASSOCIATION does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. RUNESTONE TELECOM ASSOCIATION may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (email, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, RUNESTONE TELECOM ASSOCIATION may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to RUNESTONE TELECOM ASSOCIATION, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

RUNESTONE TELECOM ASSOCIATION does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

RUNESTONE TELECOM ASSOCIATION keeps track of the websites and pages our customers visit within RUNESTONE TELECOM ASSOCIATION, in order to determine what RUNESTONE TELECOM ASSOCIATION services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within RUNESTONE TELECOM ASSOCIATION to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

RUNESTONE TELECOM ASSOCIATION websites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on RUNESTONE TELECOM ASSOCIATION or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of RUNESTONE TELECOM ASSOCIATION; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of RUNESTONE TELECOM ASSOCIATION, or the public.

Use of Cookies

The RUNESTONE TELECOM ASSOCIATION website uses “cookies” to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a webpage server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize RUNESTONE TELECOM ASSOCIATION pages, or register with RUNESTONE TELECOM ASSOCIATION site or services, a cookie helps RUNESTONE TELECOM ASSOCIATION to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same RUNESTONE TELECOM ASSOCIATION website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the RUNESTONE TELECOM ASSOCIATION features that you customized.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the RUNESTONE TELECOM ASSOCIATION services or websites you visit.

Security of your Personal Information

RUNESTONE TELECOM ASSOCIATION secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. RUNESTONE TELECOM ASSOCIATION secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

Changes to this Statement

RUNESTONE TELECOM ASSOCIATION will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. RUNESTONE TELECOM ASSOCIATION encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how RUNESTONE TELECOM ASSOCIATION is protecting your information.

Contact Information

RUNESTONE TELECOM ASSOCIATION welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that RUNESTONE TELECOM ASSOCIATION has not adhered to this Statement, please contact RUNESTONE TELECOM ASSOCIATION at rtaoffice@runestone.net. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.