Privacy Policy Statement
HTC Gate.com strives to offer its visitors the many advantages of Internet technology and to provide an interactive and personalized experience. We may use Personally Identifiable Information (your name, e-mail address, street address, telephone number) subject to the terms of this privacy policy. We will never sell, barter, or rent your email address to any unauthorized third party. Period.
How we gather information from users.
How we collect and store information depends on the
page you are visiting, the activities in which you
elect to participate and the services provided. For
example, you may be asked to provide information
when you register for access to certain portions of
our site or request certain features, such as
newsletters or when you make a purchase. You may
provide information when you participate in
sweepstakes and contests, message boards and chat
rooms, and other interactive areas of our site. Like
most Web sites, our company also collects
information automatically and through the use of
electronic tools that may be transparent to our
visitors. For example, we may log the name of your
Internet Service Provider or use cookie technology
to recognize you and hold information from your
visit. Among other things, the cookie may store your
user name and password, sparing you from having to
re-enter that information each time you visit, or
may control the number of times you encounter a
particular advertisement while visiting our site. As
we adopt additional technology, we may also gather
information through other means. In certain cases,
you can choose not to provide us with information,
for example by setting your browser to refuse to
accept cookies, but if you do you may be unable to
access certain portions of the site or may be asked
to re-enter your user name and password, and we may
not be able to customize the site’s features
according to your preferences.
What we do with the information we
collect
Like other Web publishers, we collect information to
enhance your visit and deliver more individualized
content and advertising. We respect your privacy and
do not share your information with anyone.
Aggregated Information (information that does not
personally identify you) may be used in many ways.
For example, we may combine information about your
usage patterns with similar information obtained
from other users to help enhance our site and
services (e.g., to learn which pages are visited
most or what features are most attractive).
Aggregated Information may occasionally be shared
with our advertisers and business partners. Again,
this information does not include any Personally
Identifiable Information about you or allow anyone
to identify you individually.
We may use Personally Identifiable
Information collected on HTC Gate.com to communicate
with you about your registration and customization
preferences; our Terms of Service and privacy
policy; services and products offered by HTC
Gate.com and other topics we think you might find of
interest.
Personally Identifiable Information collected by HTC
Gate.com may also be used for other purposes,
including but not limited to site administration,
troubleshooting, processing of e-commerce
transactions, administration of sweepstakes and
contests, and other communications with you. Certain
third parties who provide technical support for the
operation of our site (our Web hosting service for
example) may access such information. We will use
your information only as permitted by law. In
addition, from time to time as we continue to
develop our business, we may sell, buy, merge or
partner with other companies or businesses. In such
transactions, user information may be among the
transferred assets. We may also disclose your
information in response to a court order, at other
times when we believe we are reasonably required to
do so by law, in connection with the collection of
amounts you may owe to us, and/or to law enforcement
authorities whenever we deem it appropriate or
necessary. Please note we may not provide you with
notice prior to disclosure in such cases.
Affiliated sites, linked sites and
advertisements
HTC Gate.com expects its partners, advertisers and
affiliates to respect the privacy of our users. Be
aware, however, that third parties, including our
partners, advertisers, affiliates and other content
providers accessible through our site, may have
their own privacy and data collection policies and
practices. For example, during your visit to our
site you may link to, or view as part of a frame of
content that is actually created or hosted by a
third party. Also, through our company web sites you
may be introduced to, or be able to access,
information, Web sites, features, contests or
sweepstakes offered by other parties. HTC Gate.com
is not responsible for the actions or policies of
such third parties. You should check the applicable
privacy policies of those third parties when
providing information on a feature or page operated
by a third party.
While on our site, our advertisers, promotional
partners or other third parties may use cookies or
other technology to attempt to identify some of your
preferences or retrieve information about you. For
example, some of our advertising is served by third
parties and may include cookies that enable the
advertiser to determine whether you have seen a
particular advertisement before. Other features
available on our site may offer services operated by
third parties and may use cookies or other
technology to gather information. HTC Gate.com does
not control the use of this technology by third
parties or the resulting information, and is not
responsible for any actions or policies of such
third parties.
You should also be aware that if you voluntarily disclose Personally Identifiable Information on message boards or in chat areas, that information can be viewed publicly and can be collected and used by third parties without our knowledge and may result in unsolicited messages from other individuals or third parties. Such activities are beyond the control of HTC Gate.com and this policy.
Children
HTC Gate.com does not knowingly collect or solicit Personally Identifiable
Information from or about children under 13 except as permitted by law. If we
discover we have received any information from a child under 13 in violation of
this policy, we will delete that information immediately. If you believe HTC
Gate.com has any information from or about anyone under 13, please contact us at
the address listed below.
Changes to this Policy
HTC Gate.com reserves the right to change this policy at any time. Please check
this page periodically for changes. Your continued use of our site following the
posting of changes to these terms will mean you accept those changes.
Information collected prior to the time any change is posted will be used
according to the rules and laws that applied at the time the information was
collected.
Governing law
This policy and the use of this Site are governed by in our personal
jurisdiction and city, state and country where we are physicaly located. If a
dispute arises under this Policy we agree to first try to resolve it with the
help of a mutually agreed-upon mediator in our personal jurisdiction and city,
state and country where we are physicaly located. Any costs and fees other than
attorney fees associated with the mediation will be shared equally by each of
us.
We may use Personally Identifiable
Information collected on HTC Gate.com to communicate
with you about your registration and customization
preferences; our Terms of Service and privacy
policy; services and products offered by HTC
Gate.com and other topics we think you might find of
interest.
Personally Identifiable Information collected by HTC
Gate.com may also be used for other purposes,
including but not limited to site administration,
troubleshooting, processing of e-commerce
transactions, administration of sweepstakes and
contests, and other communications with you. Certain
third parties who provide technical support for the
operation of our site (our Web hosting service for
example) may access such information. We will use
your information only as permitted by law. In
addition, from time to time as we continue to
develop our business, we may sell, buy, merge or
partner with other companies or businesses. In such
transactions, user information may be among the
transferred assets. We may also disclose your
information in response to a court order, at other
times when we believe we are reasonably required to
do so by law, in connection with the collection of
amounts you may owe to us, and/or to law enforcement
authorities whenever we deem it appropriate or
necessary. Please note we may not provide you with
notice prior to disclosure in such cases.
If it proves impossible to arrive at a mutually satisfactory
solution through mediation, we agree to submit the dispute to binding
arbitration in our personal jurisdiction and city, state and country where we
are physicaly located, under the rules of the American Arbitration Association.
Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitration may be entered in any court
with jurisdiction to do so.
This statement and the policies outlined herein are not intended to and do not
create any contractual or other legal rights in or on behalf of any party.
We can be reached in reguards to any matter by contacting: customers@htcgate.com
