Privacy Policy
Tawala knows that you care about how your personal information is used and shared, and we take your privacy seriously. Please read the following to learn more about our privacy policy. By visiting Tawala's web site, submitting information or using any of our products or services, you acknowledge that you accept the practices and policies outlined in this Privacy Policy.
WHAT DOES THIS PRIVACY POLICY COVER?
This Privacy Policy covers Tawala's treatment of personally
identifiable information ("Personal Information") that Tawala gathers
when you are accessing Tawala's web site and when you use Tawala product or
services. The types of Personal Information collected may include your full
name, address, e-mail address, telephone number, and credit card information.
Also, this Policy covers Tawala's treatment of any Personal Information that
Tawala's business partners share with Tawala. This policy does not apply to the
practices of companies that Tawala does not own or control, or to individuals
that Tawala does not employ or manage.
Further, this policy does not
cover the treatment of information that you deploy to Tawala's hosting service
or collect as part of a private project; please see our FAQ's
and our applicable terms of service
for more information regarding private deployed
projects.
WHAT PERSONAL INFORMATION DOES TAWALA COLLECT?
The information we gather from customers enables us to personalize
and improve our products and services. We collect the following types of
information from our customers.
We may receive and store any information you enter on our web site or provide to us in any other way. The Personal Information you provide may be used for such purposes as responding to your requests for certain products and services, customizing the content you see, and communicating with you about specials, sales offers, and new products.
- We may receive and store certain types of information whenever you interact with our web site or services. Tawala may choose to automatically receive and record information on our server logs from your browser including your IP address, Tawala cookie information, your browser and operating system configuration and the page you requested.
- Generally, our service may automatically collect usage information, such as the numbers and frequency of visitors to our site and its components. Tawala only uses this data in aggregate form, that is, as a statistical measure, and not in a manner that would identify you personally. This type of aggregate data enables us to figure out how often customers use parts of the web site or services so that we can make them appealing to as many customers as possible, and improve those services. As part of this use of information, we may provide aggregate information to our partners about how our customers, collectively, use our site. We share this type of statistical data so that our partners also understand how often people use their services and our web site, so that they, too, may provide you with an optimal online experience.
- Our product automatically gathers certain information related to the usage and effectiveness of our online support services. We only use such data in the aggregate, and not in a form that would identify you personally. This aggregate data helps us determine how effective support service is, so we can improve our service tools and make them as effective as possible.
E-mail Communications:
We may receive a confirmation when you open an e-mail from Tawala
if your computer supports this type of program. We may also compare our customer list to lists received from
other companies, in an effort to avoid sending unnecessary messages to our
customers.
What About Cookies?
Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that we may transfer to your
computer's hard drive through your browser to enable our systems to recognize
your browser and tell us how and when pages in our site are visited and by how
many people. Tawala cookies do not collect Personal Information, and we do not
combine the general information collected through cookies with other Personal
Information to tell us who you are or to identify your screen name or e-mail
address. Most browsers have an option
for turning off the cookie feature, which will prevent your browser from
accepting new cookies, as well as (depending on the sophistication of your
browser software) allowing you to decide on acceptance of each new cookie in a
variety of ways.
WILL TAWALA SHARE ANY OF THE PERSONAL INFORMATION IT RECEIVES?
Personal Information about our customers is an integral part of
our business. We neither rent nor sell
your Personal Information to anyone. We share your Personal Information only
with your consent or to business partners and affiliates as described below:
Agents: We may employ
other companies and people to perform tasks on our behalf and need to share
your information with them to provide products or services to you. Unless we
tell you differently, Tawala's agents do not have any right to use Personal
Information we share with them beyond what is necessary to assist us. You
hereby consent to our sharing of Personal Information for the above purposes.
Business Transfers: In some cases, we
may choose to buy or sell assets. In these types of transactions, customer
information is typically one of the business assets that is transferred.
Moreover, if Tawala, or substantially all of its assets were acquired, customer
information would be one of the assets that is transferred or acquired by a
third party. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur, and that any
acquirer of Tawala may continue to use your Personal Information as set forth
in this policy.
Protection of Tawala and Others: We
may release Personal Information when we believe in good faith that release is
necessary to comply with any law; enforce or apply our terms of use and other
agreements; or protect the rights, property, or safety of Tawala, our
employees, our customers, or others. This includes exchanging information with
other companies and organizations for fraud protection and credit risk
reduction.
WHAT PERSONAL INFORMATION CAN I ACCESS?
Tawala allows you to access certain information about you for the
purpose of viewing, and in certain situations, updating that information. The
types of information that you can access update will change as our web site
changes. Please click on My Account if you wish to review your account
information.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY
This Privacy Policy is effective as of June 20,2006.
CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
Tawala may amend this Privacy Policy from time to
time. Use of information we collect now is subject to the Privacy Policy in
effect at the time such information is collected. If we make changes in the way
we use Personal Information, we will notify you by posting an announcement on
our web site.
QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS
If you have any questions or concerns regarding privacy at Tawala
site, please click here or send us a
detailed message to support@Tawala.com. We will make
every effort to resolve your concerns.