Audit Alarm Privacy Policy
Audit Alarm, Inc. ("Audit Alarm," "we," "our," or "us") is committed to enriching lives by protecting what matters most. This includes safeguarding your Personal Information (defined below) and treating such Information with security and respect. We understand the need to feel safe when sharing Information with third parties, and we have developed this Privacy Policy to help you understand our practices and how to exercise choice regarding the collection and use of your personal Information.
We understand the importance of protecting the Personal Information of our customers and our employees. To earn and maintain your trust, we have designed our Policy to meet or exceed the requirements of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and the ten principles set forth in the Canadian National Standard for the Protection of Personal Information legislation enacted by the United States government, the Circular 230 regulations issued by the United States Treasury Department, and substantially similar state and provincial legislation (collectively, privacy legislation). In addition, we are constantly looking for new and better ways to secure your Personal Information and ensure that it is used responsibly and respectfully.
If you have an unresolved privacy or data use concern that we have not addressed satisfactorily, please get in touch with our U.S.-based third-party dispute resolution provider (free of charge) at https://feedback-form.truste.com/watchdog/request.
If you have questions or complaints regarding our privacy policy or practices, please contact us at:
- Audit Alarm, Inc
- 3961 E. Chandler Blvd, #111-301
- Phoenix, AZ 85048
- Telephone: 866-528-3482
- Fax: 480-248-1588
- Email: [email protected]
OVERVIEW AND APPLICABILITY
Audit Alarm, Inc and its subsidiaries (hereafter collectively referred to as Audit Alarm, Inc) support the right to privacy, including the rights of individuals to control the dissemination and use of personal data that describes them, their personal choices, or life experiences. Audit Alarm, Inc supports domestic and international laws and regulations that seek to protect the privacy rights of such individuals, including The Protection of Personal Information and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) enacted by the Canadian Standards Association, legislation enacted by the United States government, the Circular 230 regulations issued by the United States Treasury Department, and substantially similar state and provincial legislation (collectively, privacy legislation) or the order of any court or other lawful authority.
It does not, however, apply to the collection, use, or disclosure of the following Information by Audit Alarm, Inc:
- information that is publicly available, such as a customer's name, address, telephone number, and electronic address, when listed in a directory or made available through directory assistance;
- the name, title, business address, or telephone number of an employee of our organization; or
- Personal Information that Audit Alarm, Inc collects, uses, or discloses for journalistic, artistic, or literary purposes and does not collect, use or disclose for any other purpose.
This Policy applies to all Audit Alarm, Inc employees, contractors, temporaries, consultants, and other workers. All of these people are expected to be familiar with and entirely in compliance with these policies. Workers who are not in compliance are subject to disciplinary action, including termination.
This Policy also applies to outsourcing organizations that perform information processing services on behalf of Audit Alarm, Inc. The use of outsourcing organizations to process personal data must always include a contractual commitment to consistently observe these policies and related Audit Alarm, Inc procedures and standards as specified by the Information Security Department. All outsourcing organizations handling personal data provided by Audit Alarm, Inc must periodically issue certificates of compliance with this Policy and permit Audit Alarm, Inc to initiate independent audits to determine compliance with this Policy.
Briefly stated, privacy legislation requires that the consent of an individual is obtained for the collection and use of his or her Personal Information, that steps are taken to protect Personal Information, and that at least one individual is appointed to monitor compliance with the provisions of applicable privacy legislation.
This privacy policy applies to http://www.auditalarm.com/, owned and operated by Audit Alarm, Inc Audit Alarm, Inc is committed to controlling the collection, use, and disclosure of Personal Information provided by the customers of Audit Alarm, Inc and has adopted this Privacy Policy to ensure the accuracy, confidentiality, and integrity of such Personal Information.
DEFINITIONS
The following defined terms are used throughout this Privacy Policy:
Audit Alarm, Inc – means Audit Alarm, Inc and its subsidiaries, including Canada Audit Alarm, Inc
Collection – means the act of gathering, acquiring, recording, or obtaining Personal Information from any source, including third parties, by any means.
Consent – means voluntary agreement with the collection, use, and disclosure of Personal Information for defined purposes. Consent can be either express or implied and provided directly by the individual or an authorized representative. Express consent can be given orally, electronically, or in writing but is always unequivocal and does not require an inference on the part of Audit Alarm, Inc. Implied consent is consent that can reasonably be inferred from an individual's action or inaction.
Customer – means an individual who:
- subscribes for, uses, or applies to use the products or services of Audit Alarm, Inc;
- corresponds with Audit Alarm, Inc; or
- browses tax content or marketing material provided by Audit Alarm, Inc
Disclosure – means making Personal Information available to third parties outside Audit Alarm, Inc
Employee – means an employee, former employee, or pensioner of Audit Alarm, Inc, and for the purposes of this Privacy Policy, includes the directors, shareholders, and security holders of Audit Alarm, Inc
Personal Information or data – means Information about an identifiable individual recorded in any form and includes, but is not limited to, such things as race, ethnic origin, nationality, age, gender, marital status, religion, education, medical Information, criminal Information, performance reviews, trade union membership, employment and financial history, income, address, and telephone number, email address, numerical identifiers such as Social Insurance or Social Security Number, and views and personal opinions. Personal Information also includes Information about a customer's product and service subscriptions and usage, credit information, billing records such as credit card number, service, and any recorded complaints.
Privacy legislation – means domestic and international laws and regulations that seek to protect the privacy rights of individuals, including The Protection of Personal Information and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) enacted by the Canadian Standards Association, legislation enacted by the United States government, the Circular 230 regulations issued by the United States Treasury Department, and substantially similar state and provincial legislation. Third-party – means an individual, partnership, corporation, public authority, government agency, or any other entity other than the customer or his or her agent or Audit Alarm, Inc
Use or Processing – means the treatment, handling, and management of Personal Information by Audit Alarm, Inc Any operation or set of operations performed on personal data, whether by automatic means, such as collection, recording, organization, storage, adaptation, or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, combination, blocking, erasure or destruction. No distinction between data, Information, knowledge, or wisdom is made in this Policy.
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
This Privacy Policy has been developed in accordance with the standards, laws, and regulations of all jurisdictions where Audit Alarm, Inc does business. This Policy identifies ten principles of fair information practices and represents a formal statement of the minimum requirements to be adhered to by Audit Alarm, Inc for the protection of Personal Information collected from the customers of Audit Alarm, Inc
Scope and Other Agreements and Notices
Our Privacy Policy applies to Information about you that is gathered automatically ("General Information") and to Personal Information (as defined below) that we collect directly from you online and offline, as well as Information we collect about you from other sources, such as from third-party partners and affiliates, which we may append to other Information we collect from or about you. This Privacy Policy applies to visitors and users of our website, www.Audit Alarm.com (our "Site") (including the mobile app version of our Site), users of Services that we provide at no charge ("Users"), users of Services that require payment of a fee ("Members") (we refer to our Users and Members collectively as our "Customers"), and prospective Customers. See more about Information we collect and how we use and share it.
In addition to this Privacy Policy, other contract terms, such as our Audit Alarm, Inc. Service Terms and Conditions (the "Service Terms") and our Website Terms of Use, will apply to you based on the Services you select or use. If you use other Services, additional privacy terms may also be applicable.
IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO OUR PRACTICES AS DESCRIBED IN THIS POLICY, DO NOT USE OUR SITE AND SERVICES.
Audit Alarm's Commitment
We are committed to (1) working with our Customers to obtain a fair resolution of any complaint or concern about privacy concerns and our Services and (2) supporting law enforcement and regulatory agencies committed to stopping crimes of identity theft and identity fraud. Please email us with questions or concerns about our privacy practices at [email protected] or write to us at Audit Alarm, Inc., Attn. Chief Privacy Officer, 3961 E. Chandler Blvd #111-301, Phoenix, AZ 85048.
Modifications
WE MAY MODIFY OUR POLICY FROM TIME TO TIME. WE WILL POST THOSE MODIFICATIONS TO OUR WEBSITE HERE BEFORE THE MODIFICATIONS BECOME EFFECTIVE. WE WILL NOTIFY YOU OF MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY, INCLUDING SENDING YOU A COPY OF THE UPDATED POLICY BY EMAIL IF WE HAVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS ON FILE BEFORE THE CHANGE BECOMES EFFECTIVE. YOUR CONTINUED USE OF THE SITE OR OUR SERVICES AFTER ANY SUCH MODIFICATION MEANS YOU ACCEPT THE MODIFIED POLICY. EACH TIME YOU USE THE SITE, THE LATEST VERSION OF THE POLICY WILL BE DISPLAYED AND WILL APPLY.
Members and Users
You need not enroll or register with us to visit and view our Site. However, suppose you elect to obtain or use any of our Services. In that case, you must register or enroll (or be enrolled by an authorized third party) with us, and you must agree to our Service Terms, which incorporate by reference this Privacy Policy.
Third-Party Websites
Our Site may be linked to other websites operated by one or more third parties (collectively, "Third-Party Sites"). The Third-Party Sites may have different privacy policies and terms and conditions and/or business practices than we do, and your use of Third-Party Sites is governed by that Third-Party Site's privacy policy and terms and conditions. Certain areas of our Site may allow you to interact with Third-Party Sites, and, in certain situations, you may be transferred to a Third-Party Site through a link, but it may appear that you are still on our Site.
Some of our pages also utilize framing techniques to serve content to or from our partners while preserving the look and feel of our Site. Please be aware that you are providing your Personal Information to these third parties and not to Audit Alarm.
Information We Collect
We may collect Information about you from various sources, including Information we gather from you directly when you register or enroll (or are enrolled by an authorized third party), use our Services, or view our Site or our online advertisements. We may also gather Information from other sources as described below.
Information We Collect When You Visit Our Site or View Our Online Advertisements
Audit Alarm and the third parties we engage to perform analytics or advertising use cookies or similar technologies to administer and improve our Site and the content on it, including tracking user movements around the Site to gather usage information and statistics about how our Site is used, to permit users to log in or make purchases, to store user preferences, to customize the content, and for marketing and advertising purposes. Users can control the use of cookies at the individual browser level. If you reject cookies, you may still use our Site, but your ability to use some features or areas of our Site may be limited.
Like most websites, we gather certain Information automatically and store it in log files. This Information may include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and/or clickstream data.
We may combine the Information we have automatically collected from you with other Information we collect about you. We do this to improve the services we offer you, to improve marketing, analytics, or site functionality, to develop new products and services, and to customize content and advertising for you.
The following are some examples of Information we may collect with Cookies, log files, Web Beacons, GIFs, pixel tags, server logs, customer relationship management ("CRM") tools, or other technologies that gather Information automatically when you visit our Site or view online advertisements:
- Website pages you view
- IP address
- Emails from Audit Alarm that you open or forward
- Audit Alarm offers or links you connect to
In connection with the Site, for example, during the enrollment process or upon logging into your member portal, Information about your computer, such as the device id and other accompanying technical attributes and characteristics, may be accessed, retained, and used by our service provider or us to confirm device identification, verify your identity, and to authenticate your account.
Information We Collect Directly from You
Some Personal Information is collected when you register or enroll for the Services; otherwise, you agree to provide Information directly to us or are enrolled for the Services by an authorized third party. Here are some of the kinds of Personal Information we may collect directly from you or an authorized third party:
- Name
- Contact information (email address, postal address, phone number)
- Social Security Number
- Date of Birth, Age, Gender
- Personal details to verify your identity, such as your mother's maiden name
- Payment and Financial Information, such as a credit card or financial account number
- Government identity information, for example, driver's license information, voluntarily identified by you in your Member Portal
- Other Information you may voluntarily provide for protection on the Member portal, such as your insurance information
- Product Preferences and interests
- Communication Preferences
- Contact Information for friends or family members that you wish to register as members or that you suggest we contact. Your family member may contact us at Privacy@Audit Alarm.com to request that we remove this Information from our Audit Alarm database.
- Other Information that you may voluntarily provide in response to member surveys or studies or as part of enrollment in a new product or Service
- When you call or exchange emails with us, we will retain the content of the email messages (or hard copy correspondence) as required or permitted by law and our record and information management policies. We also may retain recordings of our phone messages or phone calls with you.
Information we collect from other sources ("Third Party Information")
We may obtain Information about you from third-party sources, such as the companies we work with to provide Service to you (i.e., our service partners), affiliates such as our subsidiary, ID Analytics, and other companies we acquire or merge with, data aggregators or public databases. Here are examples of this kind of Third Party Information:
- Name
- Age
- Postal Address
- Phone Number
- Marital status and number of children
- Other Information which may help us determine your risk of identity theft such as online behavior, purchase behavior, interests, and other consumer and market research data
- Information used to populate our membership registration forms
- Information such as your social security number and date of birth obtained from our subsidiary, ID Analytics, other affiliates, or service partners.
How We Use and Share Your Information
This summary tells you how we use your Information, if we share it, and why. It also explains how you can make decisions about these actions and how we will respond to those requests. We will share your Personal Information with third parties only in the ways described in this privacy policy or where we have your consent. We do not sell your personal Information to third parties. When we share your Personal Information with third parties, as described below, we put in place contracts with them that include confidentiality restrictions on their use of your Information and require them to notify us if your Personal Information is lost, stolen, or otherwise wrongly disclosed.
Why do we USE your Information? |
Do we SHARE this Information with others? |
What Information is shared? |
Can you limit this sharing? |
To understand Site demographics and use of the Internet |
Yes. We share with our affiliates and third-party service providers to help improve our products, service offerings, Site, and technology |
General Information |
You may block cookies through your browser settings, which prevents us from collecting certain Information about your use of our Site and our Services. We may still collect Information about your use of our Services, such as when you log in, and analyze this Information to help understand our Site's use. |
In the course of providing the Services you request, verifying your identity, notifying you of new features, Services, or changes in our business or to process, and fulfilling or billing your orders or requests. |
Yes, with the following:
|
General Information; Personal Information |
No. This is necessary to provide the Services, including updates about features and functionalities of the products and services to which you subscribe. The Information requested may differ depending on the Service(s) you select. This use of your Information is separate and distinct from marketing uses, which you may opt out of, and which are discussed below. |
When we, or our affiliates, send you marketing material about services, promotions, or other material that may be of interest to you through e-mail, interactive voice response telephone technology, direct mail, or other means. |
Yes, with our affiliates and third-party service providers who are under contract with us to provide our direct mail or other marketing efforts |
General Information. Personal Information such as Name, Address, Email Address, or Phone Number Third Party Information |
Yes, by opting out of communications in your preferences, contacting us at 1-866-528-3482, editing your email preferences, or by regular mail at Attn.: Marketing, 3961 E. Chandler Blvd, #111-301, Phoenix, AZ 85048 |
Behavioral or Interest-based Advertising (to send you focused advertising) |
Yes, with service providers and network advertisers (as described under "Behavioral or Interest-based Advertising") |
General Information Elements of your Personal Information include Name, Address, Email Address, and Phone Number. Third-Party Information |
Yes, you may exercise your options not to receive behavioral advertising, including targeted ads about Audit Alarm products on specific third-party sites, as described in "Tracking and Interest Based Advertising" below. |
To develop new products and services |
Yes, with our affiliates for their own product and service development and with consultants or other third parties under contract with us to develop products and services, such as engineers, web developers, and the like |
General Information |
No |
As part of our thought leadership on the impact and risk of tax identity theft and for education |
Yes, with our affiliates and third parties, but this Information will not be used to identify any single individual |
Aggregate Information that is derived from your Personal Information, meaning general statistics, summaries, and the like |
No |
To investigate misconduct or a crime, to comply with the law, or when we believe it is necessary to protect our rights, property, or safety or that of others |
Yes, with law enforcement, attorneys, officers of the court, arbitrators, mediators, and others involved in any judicial proceeding, court order, similar legal process, or the like |
General Information |
No |
To conduct data analysis and research relating to the risk and prevention of identity theft and related crimes |
Yes, with our affiliates and third parties under contract with us to protect the Information; to law enforcement or other government entity |
General Information |
No |
In connection with our sale, purchase, merger, or reorganization |
Yes, with the acquiring, purchasing, or other applicable entity, including, without limitation, legal and financial advisors and other persons or entities as appropriate |
General Information |
No |
Security Standards
The security of your Personal Information is important to us, and we have put into place multi-layered technical, physical, and procedural measures to help keep it safe. For example, we encrypt personal Information during transit and rest using robust encryption technology and employ proactive monitoring and other tools to protect against unauthorized access. We work with third parties on an ongoing basis to keep our practices current and undergo annual third-party audits examining our security and privacy practices.
Despite our mutual efforts, you understand and agree that perfect security does not exist and understand that there is a certain amount of risk inherent in providing and receiving services over the Internet. The Services depend upon your commitment to keeping your Personal Information safe. You agree to use your Personal Information reasonably and avoid recklessly disclosing your Social Security number, financial account numbers, or other Personal Information to those that could improperly use or disclose it. For example, take care not to visit sites that may transmit malware or to respond to "phishing" scams, unsolicited emails, or pop-up messages requesting your Personal Information. You may have the opportunity to participate in contests, blogs, promotions, or other functions on the Site. Use caution when deciding to disclose your Information in such submission as these functions may be provided by a Third Party Website and subject to terms different than those stated in this Privacy Policy.
If you have any questions about the security of your Personal Information or the security of the Site or to report a potential security issue, please go to Audit Alarm.com/security. If you have a potential security issue, please describe the matter in as much detail as possible and include any other data that might be helpful. Please contact our Member Support Center if you have problems accessing your account.
Referrals
If you use our referral service to tell a friend about our Site, we will ask you for your friend's email address. We will automatically send your friend a one-time email inviting him or her to visit the Site. We store this Information for the sole purpose of sending this one-time email. Your friend may contact us at [email protected] to request that we remove this Information from our database.
Single Sign-On
You can log into our Portal using sign-in services such as an Open ID provider or online banking account. These services will authenticate your identity and allow you to share Personal Information with us. Suppose you choose to share your Personal Information, such as your name, email address, or bank account information. In that case, we will collect this Information, use it to pre-populate your account profile, and combine it with any other information we collect about you.
Social Media
Our Site may include Social Media Features, such as the Facebook Like button, and widgets, such as the "Share this" button or interactive mini-programs that run on our Site. These features may collect your IP address and which page you are visiting on our Site and may set a cookie to enable the feature to function correctly and for other purposes. Social Media Features and Widgets are displayed on our Site but are hosted by the third party identified in the widget. These Social Media Features and Widgets are subject to their own privacy policies, not this one, and their privacy practices may differ from those on this Site.
Testimonials
We display personal testimonials of customers on our Site in addition to other endorsements. With your consent, we may post your testimonial along with your name. If you wish to update or delete your testimonial, you can contact us at [email protected]
Children's Privacy
We believe it is important to provide added protection for children on the Internet and encourage parents and guardians to work with their children to understand how to be safe online. Our Site is not intended for use by anyone under eighteen (18), but parents or guardians may enroll minors for certain Services we offer. Other than as described herein, we do not want or intend to collect or request Personal Information from anyone under eighteen on this Site.
Marketing
You have choices on what communications you want to receive from us. If you provide us with your email address or mailing address, you may receive marketing messages and materials from us or our affiliates. Marketing materials for our Services may also be included in messages you receive from our partners (which may include your employer if they offer our services as part of their employee benefits) or service providers that offer our services as part of a special offer. We will honor your request if you choose not to receive our marketing communications. However, we will continue communicating with you as needed to provide the Services, respond to your inquiries, or otherwise relay Service-related messages. You may still receive Information about our Services through other parties using their own mailing lists.
You can stop receiving promotional emails or postal communications from us by following the instructions included in each communication, emailing us at [email protected], or contacting us at 1-866-528-3482 or by regular mail at Attn.: Marketing, 3961 E. Chandler Blvd, #111-301, Phoenix, AZ 85048
Do-Not-Track
Currently, we do not honor browser requests not to be tracked online (known as "Do Not Track"). However, you may opt out of being tracked for online advertising as outlined in the section below (Behavioral or Interest-Based Advertising). You also may opt out of the collection of Information through cookies and other tracking technologies through your browser settings, as described in this Privacy Policy.
Behavioral or Interest-based Advertising
We partner with third parties to either display advertising on our Site or manage advertising on other websites. For example, we use third parties such as network advertisers to display advertisements on our Site and other websites you may visit. Network advertisers are third parties that display advertisements based on your visits to our Site as well as other websites. This enables these third parties and us to advertise more effectively by displaying ads for products and services in which you might be interested. Third-party ad network providers, advertisers, sponsors and/or traffic measurement services may use some of the technologies described in this Policy, such as cookies, JavaScript, and web beacons (including clear GIFs) to measure the effectiveness of their ads and to personalize advertising content to you. This helps us and them provide advertising content to you that is more relevant and tailored to your interests. As with links to other websites that may be found on our Site, these Tracking Technologies are governed by each third party's privacy policy, not this one.
We may provide these third-party advertisers with non-personally identifiable Information about your usage of our Site and our Services, as well as aggregate or non-personally identifiable Information about visitors to our Site and users of our Services. We do not provide these third parties with your Personal Information. If you don't want us to show you interest-based ads or share interest-based behavioral data with third parties, you can opt-out (see below). Understand that even after opting out, you will still see online ads. Opting out only means that network members from whose ad networks you have opted out will no longer deliver targeted content to you. You may continue to see interest-based advertisements from other parties from whom you have not opted out or from companies that have not adopted the self-regulatory standards for Online Behavioral Advertising that we follow. You will also continue to receive generic ads that aren't targeted based on your visits to multiple websites.
You may opt out of many third-party ad networks, including those operated by members of the Network Advertising Initiative ("NAI") and the Digital Advertising Alliance ("DAA"). For more Information and available choices for third-party ad networks operated by NAI and DAA members, please visit their respective websites: www.networkadvertising.org/optout_nonppii.asp (NAI) and www.aboutads.info/choices (DAA). Opting out of these networks does not otherwise limit the collection of Personal or General Information described elsewhere in this Policy.
As noted, we also participate in third-party ad networks and use cookies to improve the performance of our advertising on third-party websites, including displaying ads about Audit Alarm products on these sites. You may control our use of the General Information we collect about your activities on our Site to display targeted Audit Alarm advertising during your visits to third-party websites. To opt out of receiving these targeted Audit Alarm ads, click here. Opting out of participation in Audit Alarm's targeted advertising does not opt you out of our use of General Information for other purposes, such as analytics supporting our Site's optimization or the development of new Products and Services.
Note: If your browser is configured to reject cookies when you visit the opt-out page, or you subsequently erase your cookies, use a different computer or change web browsers, your opt-out may no longer be effective. Additional Information is available on NAI's and DAA's websites, accessible by the above links.
Special Notice to California Consumers
Suppose you are a California resident; California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits you to request Information about disclosing your Personal Information to third parties for the third parties' direct marketing purposes. We may share your Personal Information with our affiliates for direct marketing, but we do not sell it to or share it with unaffiliated third parties. You may request a list of our affiliates by contacting us at Audit Alarm, Attn.:Marketing, 3961 E. Chandler Blvd, #111-301, Phoenix, AZ 85048. You may make one request per calendar year. In your request, please attest to the fact that you are a California resident and provide a current California address for your response. Please allow up to thirty (30) days for an answer.
Your Access to Your Information
Upon request, Audit Alarm will provide you with Information about whether we hold any of your Personal Information. You may access, update, and correct the Personal Information you have provided to us on the Site by logging into your member portal and selecting the account or member information options. If you are not a member and want to know what Personal Information we have about you, you need to contact us in writing by postal mail with this request at the address set out in the "Contact Us" paragraph below. We will respond to your inquiry within ten business days. If you cancel your Services, we may retain your Information in accordance with this section. We will retain your Information as follows:
- for as long as your membership is active
- as needed to provide you with Services
- as required by company policy or legal obligation
- as necessary to resolve disputes
- as needed to enforce our agreements
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Policy, please contact us at 1-866-5 Audit Alarm -866-528-3482, at [email protected], or by mail at Audit Alarm, Inc 3961 E. Chandler Blvd, #111-301, Phoenix, AZ 85048, Attn.: Chief Privacy Officer. You hereby agree that we may use and disclose any suggestions, ideas, concepts, or Information (other than your Personal Information) that you provide to us regarding the Privacy Policy, our business, or any other matter without obligation to you or any third party.
Definitions Used in this Policy
Cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored by a user's web browser on the hard drive of a user's computer. Cookies can "remember" what Information ("Cookie Information") a user accesses on a particular web page to simplify subsequent interactions with that website by the same user, or cookies can use that Information to streamline the user's transactions on related websites. The cookies we use on our Site may be "session" cookies that are erased when you leave the Site, or they may be "persistent" cookies that remain on your computer's hard drive after you leave the Site. We also use a cookie installed by Google, Inc. to provide us with usage information regarding the Site. The cookies we use do not capture your Personal Information. We may also set cookies when you register at the Site and may do so without notice to or permission from you or any third party.
General Information refers to Information about your use of the Site that is gathered automatically. General Information does not identify you individually but helps us better understand how the Site is used.
Our, Us, or We refer to Audit Alarm, Inc.
Personal Information means Information, or a combination of pieces of Information, that reasonably could allow us to identify you. Personal Information includes things like your name, address, date of birth, social security, or driver's license number.
Third-Party Information refers to Information that may be gathered on our behalf or which we lawfully obtain from third parties outside of this Site.
Tracking Technologies refers to technologies such as Cookies, JavaScript, Web Beacons (including clear GIFs), E-Tags, Local Storage (HTML5), and Flash Local Storage Object (LSO) cookies.
The Site refers to this website, www.Audit Alarm.com
Services refers to the services offered by Audit Alarm through www.Audit Alarm.com and offline, including our identity protection services, credit monitoring services, mobile applications, or other products or services for which you must register or enroll, as well as any online promotions that are associated with our Services unless we tell you otherwise.
Web Beacons / Gifs. We employ (either directly or through one of our third-party advertising partners) a software technology called clear gifs (a.k.a. Web Beacons/Web Bugs) that help us better manage content on our Site by educating us on what content is effective. Clear gifs are tiny graphics with a unique identifier, similar in function to cookies, and are used to track the online movements of Web users. In contrast to cookies, which are stored on a user's computer hard drive, clear gifs are embedded invisibly on Web pages and are about the size of the period at the end of this sentence. To learn more about our advertising company's use of clear gifs, please visit the following sites:
- AOL: http://adinfo.aol.com/about-our-ads/
- Conversant Inc.: http://www.conversantmedia.com/legal/privacy/
- Yahoo: https://policies.yahoo.com/us/en/yahoo/privacy/topics/webbeacons/index.htm
- Criteo: http://www.criteo.com/privacy/corporate-privacy-policy/
- YieldMo: https://admin.yieldmo.com/static/docs/privacy_policy.html
We also use clear gifs in our HTML-based emails to let us know which emails have been opened by recipients. This allows us to gauge the effectiveness of certain communications and the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns.
You or Your refers to you as a Member or User of our Site or Services and our Portal.
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