Current Version: 1.1
Introduction
1) This Privacy Statement applies to the Objecs owned property of PersonalRosettaStone.com and its associated e-commerce site. This Privacy Statement (the 'Statement') describes our philosophy on user privacy, what data we collect, how we use it and how we protect it.
Our Philosophy
2) Objecs is a privacy-conscience company as well as the author of two freely available Internet privacy concepts for e-commerce web sites: The 'Conservative Collection Strong Protection' (CCSP) model and the 'Narrow Margin' practice.
(a) The 'Conservative Collection Strong Protection' model is based on the premise
that e-commerce sites collect the minimal amount of personal information needed
for the transaction at hand (or declared) and that the information collected
is strongly protected.
(b) The 'Narrow Margin' practice dictates that the margin of use or deviation from the original intent and purpose for such collected data be narrow in scope and clearly defined in the site privacy policy. The remainder of this document outlines our interpretation and application of these concepts.
Collection of User Data
3 ) Financial transactions require the collection of personal information as
defined by various financial institutions and or payment processors to successfully
complete online orders. With respect to the CCSP model above, we collect only
the data that we either need or are likely to need for the successful completion
of a purchase order.
4) We collect online user data in a secure server environment operating under a Corporate Extended Validation SSL certificate as confirmed by one or more third party confirmation companies identified at the bottom of this site. We operate with the highest communication encryption algorithm (256 bit) for those browsers that will support it.
5) With respect to the Narrow Margin practice, we do not use your company, personal or financial transaction data for any purpose other than what it was submitted for, with the exception of legal imperatives. We do not share such data with any third party vendors without your concent.
6) Objecs incorporates the use of cookies for those browsers so configured to accept them. Cookies are small text files that communicate, in our use, computer-based (non-personal) information with the goal of understanding the effectiveness of our site design model and to improve the user interaction with our site. We historically have continued to improve the efficiency and expand the use of cookies to provide information on such areas as site traffic patterns, user browser type, IP address (if applicable), customer site navigation, country of origin, security management, ad rotation (if used) and the user presentation model in general. Although capable of such, cookies as we use them, do not communicate individual user information, such as user name, in advance of a user logging onto the business login site. The information that cookies provide, in our use, is highly specific to the operational patterns of this site and would have minimal external value. Regardless, we do not release such data to any third parties outside of the limited exchange needed for the operational mechanics of e-commerce transactions, site support and legal requests.
Physical Security
7 ) The minimal customer data that we may physically store, print or digitize,
is secure to a high standard. The data is thoroughly deleted and or disposed
of at the earliest opportunity. Our data protection practices allow limited
administrative access to any encrypted data stores that we may house. Our Standard
Operational Policy (SOP) does not allow for the transportation of digital customer
data (i.e. laptop, external data drives) in non-encrypted form.
User Access
8) Site users may access, change preferences and or correct all personal identifiable
information that we maintain by contacting customer support 24/7. In order to
better protect our users, direct contact may require a time delay resulting
from the reasonable steps we take to verify customer identity prior to granting
access to such data. Our contact information is: Objecs LLC, P.O. Box 1224,
Tolleson, AZ 85353-9998 or email
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