Web.com respects the privacy of the visitors of its websites.
This Privacy Statement is intended to inform you of our policies and practices regarding the collection, use and disclosure of any personal information you submit to us through our website. "Personal Information" is information about you that is personally identifiable to you like your name, address, e-mail address, or phone number, as well as other non-public information that is associated with the foregoing.
We pay close attention to how Personal Information about our visitors is used and shared, and we use Personal Information sensibly.
We act as a service provider to our customers and may process and store on behalf of our customers Personal Information that our customers collect under the privacy policy they have posted on their websites from the users of such websites. We do not own this Personal Information.
User Consent
By submitting Personal Information through our websites, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Statement.
You expressly consent to the processing of your Personal Information according to this Privacy Statement. Personal Information may be processed by Web.com, Developer(s), or User(s) in the country where it was collected as well as other countries (including the United States) where laws regarding processing of Personal Information may be less stringent.
Collection of Personal Information
The Personal Information we gather from you helps us learn about our customers and potential customers. We use this information to better tailor the features, performance and support of our solutions, products and services, and to contact you from time to time about with information and offers about our products and services.
Personal Information You Provide to Us
We collect Personal Information that you submit to us voluntarily through our websites. The types of Personal Information we collect include:
• For receiving information material:
If you contact us to receive information material (such as one of our whitepapers), we will collect your name, e-mail address and the information when you plan on purchasing a website.
• For receiving our Business Builder newsletter:
If you contact us to receive our Business Builder newsletter, we will collect your name, e-mail address, mailing address and the address of your website.
• For getting a quote:
In order to receive a quote from us, we will collect your name, phone number, e-mail address, mailing address and your Web address.
• For employment applications:
If you apply for an employment opportunity via e-mail, we will collect your e-mail address and any information contained in the e-mail you send us.
• For general information:
If you contact us via e-mail to get general information, we will collect your e-mail address and any information contained in the e-mail you send us.
• For technical support:
If you contact us via e-mail to get technical support, we will collect your e-mail address and any information contained in the e-mail you send us.
• For Strategic Distribution Partners Information:
If you contact us via e-mail to receive Strategic Distribution Partners Information, we will collect your e-mail address and any information contained in the e-mail you send us.
• For Enterprise Distribution Partner Information:
If you contact us via e-mail to receive Enterprise Distribution Partner Information, we will collect your e-mail address and any information contained in the e-mail you send us.
Personal Information Collected via Technology
As you navigate our website, certain passive information may also be collected, including your Internet Protocol address, browser type, and operating system. We also use cookies and navigational data like Uniform Resource Locators (URL) to gather information regarding the date and time of your visit and the solutions and information for which you searched and viewed. This type of information is collected to make our solutions and services more useful to you.
Personal Information We Receive from Other Sources
We may receive Personal Information about you from other sources like telephone or telefax. We may add this information to the information we have already collected from you via our website in order to improve the solutions and services we provide.
Use of Information
In general, Personal Information you submit to us is used either to set up solutions or purchase website marketing services, respond to requests that you make, to process transactions, to facilitate your request for a quote from a third party service provider or to aid us in serving you better. We may share your Personal Information with other businesses to offer you products, services, and promotions. In addition, we may share your information with other businesses that may contact your regarding request for service. We may also use your Personal Information to provide you with electronic newsletters or promotional e-mails as well as information and offers about our products and services.
Disclosure of Personal Information
Except as otherwise stated in this Privacy Statement: we do not generally trade, rent, or share your Personal Information with third parties, we will not disclose any information that you ask us to keep confidential, and we will not disclose financial information unless you ask us to do so. In order to build the solutions for you, we may engage third parties to assist us, and, in connection with such assistance, we may provide them with Personal Information that you have provided and that is necessary for them to assist us.
To drive traffic to your website and to make your website easier to find, we will disclose keywords about your business, your business name, general and specific description about your business, information about your location, and information about your products and services to third-party services and to the general public.
We also use third parties to maintain and store your Personal Information and to process any payment you make to us. Generally, these third parties are required not to use your Personal Information other than to provide the services requested by Web.com.
We currently have subsidiaries and other companies under a common control (collectively, "affiliates"). We may share some or all of your Personal Information with these affiliates, in which case we will require our affiliates to honor this Privacy Statement.
If our company or our assets are acquired by another company, that company will possess the Personal Information collected by us and it will assume the rights and obligations regarding your Personal Information as described in this Privacy Statement.
We may disclose your Personal Information if we believe in good faith that such disclosure is necessary to (a) comply with relevant laws or to respond to subpoenas or warrants served on Web.com; or (b) to protect and defend the rights or property of Web.com or users of our websites or our customers' websites.
Your Choices Regarding Your Personal Information
Should you decide to stop receiving further communications or newsletters from us, you will have the opportunity to "opt-out" by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in the e-mail. If at any time you wish to subscribe to any communications from us, you may do so by contacting us at info@web.com. Despite your indicated e-mail preferences, we may send you notices of any updates of our legal Notices, Terms of Use, Privacy Statement, on the account you created with us.
Regarding Minors
Our websites are not designed for minors under the age of 18. We do not intentionally gather Personal Information about visitors who are under the age of 18.
Links to Other Sites
Our provision of a link to any other website or location is for your convenience and does not signify our endorsement of such other website or location or its contents. We have no control over, do not review, and cannot be responsible for these outside websites or their content. Please be aware that the terms of our Privacy Statement do not apply to these outside websites.
Security
We use reasonable measures to maintain the security of your Personal Information. Even so, technical mistakes are possible. No company, including Web.com, can fully eliminate security risks associated with Personal Information.
Contact Us
Should you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Statement, please contact us:
Web.com
Privacy Officer
12808 Gran Bay Parkway West
Jacksonville, FL 32258
Phone: 904-680-6600
Privacy Statement Updates
This Privacy Statement is subject to occasional revision, and if we make any substantial changes in the way we use your Personal Information, we will post an alert on this page. If you object to any such changes, you must cease using our website. Continued use of our website following notice of any such changes shall indicate your acknowledgment of such changes and agreement to be bound by the terms and conditions of such changes.
This statement was last updated on October 3, 2008.
Conditions of Use and Revisions
If you choose to visit Web.com's website, your visit and any dispute over privacy is subject to this Privacy Notice, as governed by the laws of the State of Florida.