Last
updated 7/2/06
Your privacy is important to us. Guam Surveys has created
this Privacy Policy to let you know what information
we collect when you visit our www.guamsurveys.com site,
why we collect it and how it is used.
What is Guam Surveys?
Guam Surveys is a service that assists organizations
in the creation and deployment of research products
— surveys, polls and other devices — to communicate
with and get specific information from it’s clients,
customers, employees, and others. We also feature a
number of free public surveys and polls on our site,
which are offered to users for their entertainment only.
What information do we
collect?
GUAM SURVEYS COLLECTS NO FINANCIAL OR ANY OTHER SENSITIVE
PERSONAL INFORMATION AT ALL. When a survey respondent
uses the Guam Surveys site to fill out a survey, our
servers (which are hosted by a third-party service provider)
may collect information indirectly and automatically
through the use of "cookies" or your "IP
address" about your activities while on the site.
This information does not personally identify you in
any way, and it is only used for internal purposes to
help us understand how you are using the site and how
we can improve it, or to help in our systems administration.
We also collect the results from public surveys that
you have participated in.
Cookies and IP Addresses
Cookies are small pieces of information stored on a
survey respondent’s hard drive, that allow us to better
understand how survey respondents use the site. This,
in turn, helps us to make improvements to the site.
There are different types of cookies: session cookies,
which expire when the browser window is closed; and
persistent or continuing cookies, to keep track of which
survey(s) a respondent has answered. Guam Surveys also
utilizes cookies on our site to analyze the site’s performance.
You are always free to decline cookies if your browser
permits, but doing so may cause the survey site to operate
improperly. An IP (“Internet Protocol”) address is a
number that is automatically assigned to your computer
when it is used on the Internet. In some cases the computer’s
IP address stays the same from browser session to browser
session, and in other cases the number changes. Guam
Surveys automatically receives and records information
from your browser, including your IP address, cookie
information and the pages you visit on our site. This
information helps us to make the site better.
Why do we collect your
name and e-mail address?
Guam Surveys also collects the name and primary e-mail
address from users who wish to learn more about our
services and site. This is for the sole purpose of allowing
us to develop information regarding the effectiveness
of the design of the site, as well as to offer additional
information of interest to people who may want to stay
up to date with surveys, how they work, and the benefits
of using them to collect information. This also permits
us to send notices and updates to the user concerning
the services and the site. These names and e-mail addresses
will not be given to any third party outside of our
company for any reason.
Security
Guam Surveys stores its information in databases protected
by passwords as well as database and network firewalls
to prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of personal
information. Unfortunately, even with the use of modern
technology, no method of transmission over the Internet,
or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure and
we cannot absolutely guarantee its security. Guam Surveys
uses industry-standard security measures to protect
these names and e-mail addresses. However, no company,
including Guam Surveys, can fully eliminate the security
risks associated with such information.
When would we disclose
information?
We may disclose personally identifiable information
or other information if required to do so by law or
in the honest belief that such action is necessary to:
(1) conform to existing laws or comply with legal process
served on Guam Surveys; (2) protect and defend the rights
or property of Guam Surveys; or (3) to protect the users
of Guam Surveys, its web sites or the public. If the
Guam Surveys service should ever be sold or if its parent
entity should be sold or merge with another company
or entity, the information collected on this site may
pass to the new owners. Another reason to disclose information
is if we believe that any user has breached the Terms
of Use for this site, especially our provisions
against transmitting and/or publishing obscene, offensive,
threatening, harassing, libelous, slanderous, pornographic,
hate-oriented, harmful, defamatory, racist, illegal
or otherwise objectionable materials or content. In
such a case we will report such conduct to the appropriate
authorities and turn over any and all information, including
personally identifiable information, to appropriate
law enforcement persons or entities.
Does Guam Surveys do
anything with public survey responses?
No, and in most cases these DO NOT request your name
or any other information. If your name is not requested,
then you should not provide it unless you are requesting
that we contact you directly in regard to a particular
survey or in case you have a question regarding our
service. The results of these public surveys may be
used in future issues of Directions magazine, or to
help us improve our magazine, training, and survey products.
Transfer of information
The information collected on this site may be stored
and processed in the United States or any other country
in which Guam Surveys or its third-party agents or vendors,
acting on behalf of Guam Surveys, maintain computer
servers or other facilities. By using this site, you
consent to the transfer of information outside of your
municipality and/or country.
Linking to and use of
other Web sites
Please be aware that if you choose to link to other
Web sites from the Guam Surveys site, it is possible
that those other sites may collect information about
you. What information they collect or the methods employed
for that purpose may be different from that of Guam
Surveys, and therefore are not covered by this Privacy
Policy.
Changes to our Privacy
Policy
You acknowledge and agree that we may, at our sole discretion
and with or without notice, modify or terminate our
service and/or this site. Further, we may modify this
Privacy Policy and our Terms of
Use from time to time. We will notify you of any
changes we make by placing a clear notice on the front
page of our site and on any other pages deemed appropriate.
When you see such notice, we encourage you to re-read
this document to learn of any changes that have been
made. If you do not accept those changes, you must terminate
your use of the site at that time. Your use of the site
or the services after the notice is posted shall be
deemed to be acceptance of the modification or termination
of the services or this Privacy Policy.
Contacting Guam Surveys
If you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy,
please contact Guam Surveys at info@guamsurveys.com
or send a letter to the general manager at:
General Manager
Guam Surveys
P.O. Box 27290
Barrigada, Guam 96921
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