GoEmerchant Information Security and
Privacy Statement
This statement provides you with information regarding
the policies we have established and follow by which we protect the privacy and
integrity of the information we collect.
This statement describes:
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Who we are. |
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What information we collect via our Web Site(s), and how
the information is collected. |
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How we use and protect the information we collect. |
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What choices are available to you regarding collection,
use, and distribution of the information. |
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How you can correct any inaccuracies in the information. |
Information We Collect
GoEmerchant provides services that enhance the
procurement of goods and services, and the payment and collection of payments
by commercial and non-commercial enterprises. We will not sell, share, or rent
this information to others in ways different from what is disclosed within this
statement and within any agreements with our customers.
Our customers are business or other non-person legal entities. Therefore,
most of the information we receive and collect is not of a personal nature.
However, portions of the information we receive from our business customers may
include public and non-public information about our customers, persons, and
businesses.
Regardless of the nature of the information and regardless of whether it is
information we solicit directly from our customers, from visitors to our Web
site or whether we collect the information during the processing of visiting
one of our sites, we regard all such information as private and take steps to
protect the integrity and confidentiality of the information.
Commitment to Security, Privacy, and Standards
GoEmerchant takes seriously our responsibility to
protect the security and privacy of the information we receive and maintain. We
have established effective policies as defined by Visa CISP and Mastercard SDP that define our commitment to protecting the
information and information technology we administer. We continue to review our
policies and procedures to assure that they are appropriate and effective in
meeting our commitments to our community, our customers, and ourselves.
Any suspected attempt to breach these policies and procedures or to engage
in any type of unauthorized action involving this Web site is regarded as
potential criminal activity and all suspected computer mischief is reported to
the appropriate authorities.
GoEmerchant Use of Personal Information
Information collected regarding visitors to our Web site will be used by GoEmerchant only as appropriate to provide authorized
services or to communicate information regarding GoEmerchant
services. No information regarding specific persons, including our customers,
our employees, or visitors to our Web site, will be provided to any
non-affiliated organization, except as may be legally required, to prevent
fraud, or to comply with the legal inquiry of the government. This policy does
not preclude GoEmerchant unrestricted use of
non-personal, summarized, derived, or aggregate information (i.e., volumes,
totals, averages, etc.).
Customer Options
GoEmerchant does not anticipate a change in its
policies regarding the use of personal information (see section above, Use of
Personal Information). However, should GoEmerchant at
some future time, change its practices regarding the use of personal
information (i.e., to share such information with third parties) our customers
will be provided an opportunity to choose to be excluded from any such use of
public or non-public personal information prior to their information being used
for such purposes. You have a choice, where and what you want to be viewed, and
you have the option of providing your personal information to our Web Site and
link sites.
Changes to Information Security and Privacy Statement
GoEmerchant continues to adhere to good
business practices. We will regularly review our policies and practices as it
determines them to be warranted. When changes are made that affect the GoEmerchant Information Security and Privacy Statement,
these changes will be posted to our Web site.
Information Collected via Our Web Site
We solicit, collect, or retain public or non-public personal information
regarding customers or visitors to our Internet sites, only as may be required
to allow GoEmerchant to respond to requests for
information about our products and services. The only information obtained
about a visitor to its Web site is information that is voluntarily supplied by
that visitor. Information about our customers and visitors to our Web sites,
regardless of whether acquired via our Web site, or through other means, is not
shared with affiliated or non-affiliated entities.
Cookies
GoEmerchant site(s) may create a file or cookie on
the hard drive of your computer in order to retain information that is used by
our Web site. These files are used during your online session to ensure access
to our site is authorized and to control certain parameters of your communication
session with our site. We do not use these files to monitor the behavior of
visitors to our sites. Sponsors and advertisers may also use cookies if you
choose to visit their advertisement. Information regarding their use of cookies
should be obtained directly from those providers.
IP Addresses
An IP address is a number assigned to your computer for accessing the Internet.
All computer identification on the Internet is conducted using IP addresses, to
allow other computers and servers to recognize and communicate with each other.
If a visitor requests pages from the GoEmerchant
site(s) or our affiliate site(s), the servers enter the visitor's IP address
into a log. We do not associate IP addresses with personal information received
from visitors.
External Links
GoEmerchant may provide links on the Web site, via
advertising and otherwise, to other web sites that are not under our control.
We do not endorse or make any warranty of any type regarding the content
contained on such web sites or products and services offered therein. GoEmerchant makes no representation regarding your use of
such web sites.
Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of
such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and
to read the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects
personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to
information collected by these Web sites.
Children
We do not provide content on our Web sites which are
intended to attract or encourage the participation of children. We do not
solicit or knowingly accept information from persons under the age of 18.
Your Responsibility
As a customer/merchant to one of our web sites, you may be provided with a
unique identifier such as a password, or pin number which is intended to
authenticate your identity when accessing our systems. Such identifying items
are intended to be secret and to be known, possessed, and used only by you. The
effectiveness of these mechanisms for authenticating your identity are
dependent upon your keeping them in your exclusive possession and upon your
protecting them from the discovery, access, possession of others. If you fail
to keep such identifying information in your exclusive possession (i.e., you
allow others to have knowledge or possession of your password or pin), you may
bear responsibility for the actions of other persons who use this information
in accessing our systems. If your personal identifier, pin number, has been
lost or disclosed to someone other than yourself, you should immediately
contact one of our sites or customer service.