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Orange County Online, Inc. (OCO) respects the
privacy of every individual who visits our websites. This privacy statement
provides notice of the standards and terms under which OCO protects the privacy
of information supplied by visitors to sites on the World Wide Web that are
owned and operated by OCO, including but not limited to www.oco.net,
www.oconline.com and www.oclinks.com. This privacy statement provides notice of
our information collection practices and of the ways in which your information
may be used. This policy may change from time to time, so please check back
periodically to review this information.
What information does OCO collect and how is it used?
A. Personally-Identifiable Information:
OCO typically receives specific data about its website visitors only when such
information is provided voluntarily, such as when our visitors request
information, purchase or enroll for services, provide resume information for
employment opportunities, or send us e-mail. Of course, some of these activities
require that you give us information, such as when you make a purchase, use a
credit card to pay for services, submit your resume, or request certain types of
information. When you provide personally-identifiable information to OCO through
one of our websites, it will be used to fulfill your specific request. OCO may
use information you provide to inform you about additional services or changes
to services and products offered by OCO. OCO will not, however, sell or trade
your personally-identifiable information unless we are legally required to do
so, or in the case of imminent physical harm to the visitor or others. On those
OCO sites where you may provide OCO with credit card or other ordering
information via the web, OCO protects and secures this information by employing
commercially customary web-based security and encryption protocols, examples of
which include Secure Socket Layer (SSL) and Secure Electronic Transaction (SET).
On those sites where you voluntarily offer any feedback, data, answers,
questions, comments, suggestions, ideas or the like, OCO will treat that portion
of the information as non-confidential and non-proprietary and, except as
otherwise expressed in this privacy statement, OCO assumes no obligation to
protect such information from disclosure.
B. Non Personally-Identifiable (Generic) Information:
In general, OCO gathers some generic information automatically. Generic
information does NOT reveal the identity of the visitor. It usually includes
information about the Internet address assigned to your computer, the number and
frequency of visitors, and the OCO sites visited. OCO gathers this information
for the limited purpose of determining customer service and website needs. We
accomplish this by using certain technologies, including "cookies" (a technology
that can be used to provide the visitor with tailored information about OCO
services). OCO does not combine information collected in this way with any
personally-identifiable information. You can set your browser to notify you when
you receive a cookie and you can refuse it.
C. Your OCO Hosted Website, Bulletin Boards, Chat Rooms and Third-Party Sites:
Information that you disclose in a public space, including on any bulletin
board, chat room, or website OCO may host for you as part of your OCO services,
is available to anyone else who visits that space. OCO cannot safeguard any
information you disclose in these locations. Additionally, OCO websites contain
links to sites that belong to third parties unrelated to OCO. OCO cannot protect
any information you may disclose in these sites and recommends that you review
the privacy policy statements of those sites you visit.
D. Exceptions and Limitations:
Notwithstanding the foregoing and in compliance with applicable laws, OCO (i)
cooperates fully with state, local, and federal officials in any investigation
relating to any content (including personal or private electronic communications
transmitted to OCO) or purported unlawful activities of any user of the Service,
and (ii) takes reasonable measures to protect its proprietary rights. For the
limited purposes of accomplishing such cooperation and measures and in
compliance with applicable laws, OCO may be required to disclose personally
identifiable information. In addition, OCO may elect to monitor the areas of
communication of any kind (i) to satisfy any law, regulation, or government
request; (ii) if such disclosure is necessary or appropriate to operate OCO; or
(iii) to protect the rights or property of OCO or others.
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