Privacy Statement for BuyKincaid.com

BuyKincaid.com has created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to the confidentiality of user data. BuyKincaid.com is a network of sites for Information Technology professionals, and is a business unit of International Data Group.

It is our commitment to notify you of the following:

• What personally identifiable information this web site collects from you and how the information is used.
• With whom this site shares the information it collects.
• How you can correct or make changes to this information.
• What choices are available to you regarding the collection, use, and distribution of information.
• What security procedures are in place to protect the loss, misuse, or alteration of information under BuyKincaid.com's control.
• If you have questions or concerns regarding this statement, please contact us via our feedback page.

Ad Serving Technology

BuyKincaid.com has contracted with DoubleClick to serve all advertising on www.BuyKincaid.com both on the Web site itself and through our e-mail newsletters. When DoubleClick is serving ads to the user, it is also using cookies to track certain types of non-personally identifiable information such as a user's IP address, his or her browser version or type, operating system, service provider, and his or her local time. For more details about the non-personally identifiable information DoubleClick collects and the opportunity to opt out of such data collection, please visit: www.doubleclick.net/privacy_policy/. Although DoubleClick does share with BuyKincaid.com non-personally identifiable information such as user profiles based on click-stream profile data, such information is strictly in the aggregate. Any pages the users calls up on BuyKincaid.com will not be connected with personally-identifiable information collected either at BuyKincaid.com or elsewhere.

What information does BuyKincaid.com collect and how is it used?

IP Addresses

For each visitor to our site, our web server automatically records the visitor's domain and IP address. We use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server, and to administer our Web site.

How is our registration data used?

Some optional services that BuyKincaid.com offers require registration. Our site's registration process requests that users give us contact information (like their name and email address), unique identifiers for authentication, and demographic information that pertains to their profession such as business industry and job function. We use customer contact information from the registration form to send the user relevant information about our company and promotional material from some of our partners, but only to those who opt to receive it. These messages are delivered by us, and we never allow email addresses or other contact information out of our control. Users may opt-out of receiving future mailings; see the choice/opt-out section below. The customer's contact information is also used to contact the visitor when necessary, for the administration of prizes, rewards, or to respond to customer service requests. We also use this data to tailor the visitor's experience at our site, showing them content that we think they might be interested in, and displaying the content according to their preferences. This information is only shared with advertisers on an aggregate basis. Unique identifiers such as passwords, are collected to verify the user's identity and for use as account numbers in our database. This site contains links to other sites and BuyKincaid.com is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such Web sites.

Surveys

We occasionally run surveys that are optional to participate in. We only ask participants for contact information (like their email address) and demographic information that pertains to their profession or professional interests. The customer's contact information is also used to contact the visitor when necessary, or for the delivery of prizes or rewards. Users may opt-out of receiving future survey mailings; please see the choice/opt-out section below. The survey data is only used in aggregate form and may be used to guide our editorial process or site development process.

Partner Sites

BuyKincaid.com has several partners that produce BuyKincaid.com branded services for us. Information that is shared with or collected at partner sites is used to provide the services that the user selects at that site. Communication by our partners with BuyKincaid.com customers is limited to the services that our customers select. For example, if a customer requests to be notified when information on a selected topic becomes available, the partner site may contact our customers. Customers are given the option to discontinue services at any time. Additionally a user name and password may be shared with partner sites for the purpose of logging a customer in to an BuyKincaid.com service hosted in another domain. If desired, customers may choose to exclude the sharing of this information during the registration process, or by modifying their profile and service selections.

Public Forums

This site makes chat rooms, forums, message boards, and/or news groups available to its users. Please remember that any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information and you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your personal information.

Security

This site has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control. These hardened security systems include firewalls, authenticated access to internal databases, and audit of regular procedures.

Choice/Opt-Out

BuyKincaid.com gives visitors the opportunity to opt-out of receiving communications from us, at the point we request information from you.