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Why A Privacy Statement?
We respect your individual privacy. That is why we have adopted this Privacy Statement,
which embodies our commitment to the protection of your privacy through adherence to
fair electronic information practices. This Privacy Statement puts you, the individual, in
control of how your personal information is processed, and you have our promise that we
will not electronically process your personal information in any way that is incompatible
with this Privacy Statement. This Privacy Statement protects your privacy by:
informing you about-
- the types of personal information 123 Registration collects about you through its
Web sites;
- how it collects that information;
- the general purposes for which it collects such information;
- the types of organizations to which it discloses the information;
- the choices and means by which individuals may limit its use and disclosure.
empowering you to choose-
- whether and how certain personal information you provide is used (where such use is
unrelated to the uses for which you originally disclosed it); and
- whether and the manner in which a third party uses certain personal information you
provide (where such use is unrelated to the uses for which you originally disclosed it).
assuring you that 123 Registration-
- takes reasonable precautions to protect personal information from loss, misuse,
unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration or destruction;
- implements reasonable policies and procedures to ensure that personal information is
kept only for the purposes for which it has been gathered;
- uses reasonable measures to ensure that we have accurately and completely recorded
the personal information you have provided; and
- provides you reasonable access to your personal information as well as procedures for
correcting or modifying that information where appropriate.
ensuring accountability to individuals who believe that 123 Registration has not complied with these privacy principles.
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Statement, please contact
privacy@123registration.com.
Getting To Know Our Customers
123 Registration is in the business of putting people in touch with other people. That
requires more than simply offering innovative technical services. It also requires that we
understand you, our customer, and your needs. Indeed, we strive to become the most user friendly
domain name registrar by taking the time to get acquainted with each one of
our many customers.
We get to know you primarily through the information you provide to us when signing up
for, or using, one or more of our services. The information you provide ranges from basic
contact information, to payment information, to the technical coordinates of your host
servers. The application for domain name registration services found at
http://www.123registration.com is a representative illustration of the information we
request of you. All of the information we request from you when purchasing our services
is obligatory unless otherwise noted on the relevant form. When you purchase our
services, you agree to provide and maintain accurate, complete and updated information.
After you've signed up for our services, we may be in communication with you about
your account, technical questions you may have about services provided by us, or any
other matter relating to those services. Those communications are essential to our
relationship with you and to our ability to provide you with quality services that are
responsive to your needs. At the same time, those communications give us helpful
insights about you, your preferences and the ways in which we might improve our
services. We therefore may maintain this information for future use.
Additionally, for operational and quality assurance purposes, we take note of whether and
how you use the information and services that we provide, such as by recording site
traffic patterns and by maintaining log files of users' access to site files. Finally, in order
to provide our current and upcoming interactive services, such as but not limited to email, domain parking, and various message boards, we store your messages to or from other people.
The information we receive from or about you is stored on systems designed to prevent
the loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration or destruction of that
information. We also encrypt your transmission of sensitive information to us (e.g., credit
card numbers, account passwords) in the interest of heightened privacy protection and
information integrity.
As a domain name registrar, we compile and maintain a publicly accessible registration
database that includes basic information about each domain name registered with us,
including the names, telephone numbers and e-mail addresses of individuals designated
as points of contact for a given domain name. Whether or not applicable domain name
registration fees have been paid is also publicly accessible. With the gradual continued
privatization of the Domain Name System, and consistent with the rules or policies
applicable to that system, or to comply with any changes in law or regulation, we may, if
appropriate, take steps to restrict the accessibility and amount of personally identifying
information available in the registration database.
Information Corrections Or Changes
You have the ability to correct or change certain information in our records, such as your
address and contact information. The instructions for doing this can be found on our Web
site at http://www.123registration.com. You may change this
information at any time and as often as necessary. If you need assistance or have
questions about correcting information, you can contact us via e-mail.
How We Put Information To Good Use
We use information about you for purposes of monitoring and improving our internal
operations, as well as to ensure that we: (i) bill you properly, (ii) administer your account
in accordance with your agreements with us and (iii) properly perform the services you
have requested.
We also use the information we collect to monitor and improve our internal operations, as
well as to improve the experience of users in our network of sites. For example, we may
correlate Web site traffic information with data about individual users. We may also
break down overall usage statistics according to customers' domain names, browser
types, and MIME types by reading this information from the browser string (information
contained in every user's browser).
Another example of our use of information to enhance the experience of users in our
network of sites is our reliance on cookie files. We use cookie files to make it easier for
users to access our site or services. A cookie file is a small data file that certain Web sites
write to your hard drive when you visit them. A cookie file can contain information such
as a user ID that the site uses to track the pages you've visited. But the only personal
information a cookie can contain is information you supply yourself. A cookie can't read
data off your hard disk or read cookie files created by other sites. We use cookies to track
user traffic patterns (as described above) when you register for 123 Registration
services. When you register, we may use a cookie to store a unique, random user ID. We
use this ID to identify you anonymously in our database and to track the pages you visit
on our site.
If you've set your browser to warn you before accepting cookies, you will receive the
warning message with each cookie. You may refuse cookies by turning them off in your
browser; however, some of our sites may require a cookie for access.
Finally, we use the information we collect to direct important notices and information
affecting your account or services, as well as to provide general information that may be
of interest to you, including newsletters, surveys, contest and sweepstake announcements,
and information about our service or product offerings or the offerings of our business
affiliates. You may opt out of receiving information from us simply by notifying us of
your desire in accordance with the opt-out instructions contained in any information
message you receive from us. Note, however, that in order to fulfill our service
obligations to you, we must continue sending you notices and other important
information affecting your account or services.
With Whom We May Share Information
When you register or reserve a domain name through us, our registrar unit must disclose
your domain name and its associated Internet Protocol ("IP") numbers to the appropriate
registry in order to make your chosen domain name a functional address on the Internet.
We are the registry for all second-level domain names in the .com, .org, .net and .edu top
level domains ("TLDs"). Our registry unit discloses each registered domain name and its
associated IP numbers ("TLD zone files") to TLD server administrators for the purpose
of ensuring that the domain name operates as a functional address on the Internet.
Consistent with the current rules and policies for the Domain Name System, our registry
unit also discloses the TLD zone files to other interested persons, provided those persons
agree, among other things, not to use the TLD zone files for improper purposes, including
the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail.
We may share certain information about you with those of our vendors who are
responsible for handling your account or performing other necessary services that you
require. Although we may share sensitive financial information (i.e., credit card numbers,
banking information), security information (e.g., account passwords) and personal
communications (e.g., personal e-mail messages or message board postings) with such
vendors where necessary and appropriate, we will not share such information with other
third parties, except in response to formal requests (e.g., subpoena or court order) made in
connection with litigation or arbitration proceedings directly relating to a domain name
registration or other services we provide.
As noted above, our domain name registrar unit currently makes certain information
about you available to the general public via our domain name registration database look-
up and directory services. These services give users access to such data on a query-by-
query basis. Qualified persons may also access such data on a bulk basis provided they
agree, among other things, not to use the data to enable or otherwise support the
transmission of mass unsolicited commercial advertising or solicitations via email; or (ii)
sell or redistribute the data to third parties. If you do not want your personal information
disclosed on a bulk basis, you may send us an email at privacy@123registration.com.
Include the words ìremove bulk accessî in the subject line of the e-mail and all the
domain names for which you are the registrant in the body of the e-mail.
Additionally, we may share the information stored on that database, as well as other
information that is not of a sensitive nature, with carefully selected business partners,
including those who offer services that complement those provided by us or which may
otherwise be of interest to you. If you do not want us to share information about you with
our business partners, you may send us an e-mail at privacy@123registration.com.
Include the words "remove domain" in the subject line of the e-mail and all the domain
names for which you are the registrant in the body of the e-mail. Please note, however,
that, consistent with the current rules and policies for the Domain Name System,
information about you must remain available in the publicly accessible registration
database.
Our Accountability To You
By purchasing our services, you obtain the protections of, and consent to the data
processing practices described in, this Privacy Statement. When you purchase our
services, you also represent to us that you have provided notice to, and obtained consent
from, any third party individuals whose personal data you supply to us with regard to: (i)
the purposes for which such third party's personal data have been collected, (ii) the
intended recipients or categories of recipients of the third party's personal data, (iii)
which of the third party's data are obligatory and which data, if any, are voluntary, and
(iv) how the third party can access and, if necessary, rectify the data held about them.
In addition to the privacy protections that we provide, our employees, agents and
business partners are independently responsible for ensuring compliance with this
Privacy Statement, as described below.
Employee Accountability
Only those 123 Registration employees that have a legitimate business purpose for
accessing and handling personal information obtained by us are given authorization to do
so. The unauthorized access or use of such information by a 123 Registration employee
is prohibited and constitutes grounds for disciplinary action.
Additionally, our information management systems are configured in such a way as to
block or inhibit employees from accessing information that they have no authority to
access.
The Accountability of 123 Registration' Agents and Business Partners
Our trusted vendors and business partners are responsible for processing or handling
some of the information that we receive. These vendors and business partners are not
authorized to use such information for purposes beyond those specified by us and are
required to preserve the confidentiality with which we treat such information.
If you feel that 123 Registration, or any of our agents, representatives or employees, is
violating this Privacy Statement, please contact us via e-mail at
privacy@123registration.com, by telephone at (941) 366-7823, or by postal mail at:
123 Registration Inc.
Attention: Corporate Administration
40 S. Pineapple
Suite 100
Sarasota, FL 34236
(941) 366-7823
