Privacy Policy
Along with providing members with safe and secure ways to conduct online
transactions, we are fully committed to protecting our members' privacy and
personal information. This privacy policy applies to services provided by us
(including our subsidiaries and affiliates) at our web site, located at
http://www.escrow.com, as well as in conjunction with our partners' web sites.
A Special Note About Children
Our services are not directed towards minors nor do we encourage minors to use
our services. Minors are not eligible to use our services and should not submit
any personal information to us.
Collection of User Information
As a member of Escrow.com, we only require our members to submit information
necessary to use the services offered through our web site or our partners' web
sites. This information includes your name, e-mail address, your mother's
maiden name (for password verification only), address, phone number and payment
information (which may include credit card or banking information).
From time to time, members of Escrow.com will be given the option to participate
in online surveys. Participation is always at your option. The information
gathered from our surveys will only be used to enhance our members' experience,
and to help us identify services and needs which may be valuable to our members
in the future
From time to time, members of Escrow.com will be given the option to participate
in contests and promotions that may also require information from our users
which. The information provided will only be used to notify winners and conduct
the promotion. Participation in these contests and promotions is always at your
option.
Use and Disclosure of Personal Information
Use of your information : We use personal information from our users
solely to provide and enhance our services. For example, we use personal
information to verify the identities of buyers and sellers, process the
transaction, verify receipt of payment and confirm shipping information. These
uses include but are not limited to sharing your information with other
companies (such as your credit card company or banking institution) and
exchanging your information with the other party to your transaction. We may
also request information about you from third parties to provide our services.
We also use personal information internally to improve our services.
Restriction on Disclosure of Your Information by Us: We will not sell,
disclose or rent to third parties individually identifiable user information
collected at our web site, through our servers or otherwise obtained by us,
other than to provide our services and as set forth in this privacy policy.
From time to time, however, we may collect and/or disclose, transfer or share
aggregated demographic or usage information obtained by us.
Relationship with Our Partner Web Sites: Our services are often offered
through other web sites that are partnered with us and our technology are often
integrated with the offerings of such partnered web sites. For example, you may
have accessed our services while making a purchase on another web site in which
the product was offered. Our partners may obtain other personal information
about you through their web sites or otherwise through your access and use of
their service and product offerings that are not used in connection with our
services. The use, privacy and security of such information are not within our
control and shall not be our responsibility, and shall be subject to your
agreements with such partner, if any. Our partners are generally required to
forward to us all information about you that is necessary for us to provide our
services. In most cases we have joint ownership with our partners of your
information. We do not guarantee and are not responsible for any use of your
information by our partners that would otherwise be in violation of this
privacy policy. You should consult the policies of such partners. We also
generally share user information with our partners to improve our services and
our partners' services.
Disclosure of Information to Protect our Rights and Comply with Applicable Law:
We cooperate fully with all law enforcement inquiries and with third parties to
enforce their intellectual property and other rights. We also comply fully with
all applicable laws, include all applicable laws related to providing escrow
services. We may disclose, in our reasonable judgement, user information as
required to fully comply with all such actions and laws in the course of
conducting our business. We may also disclose your information and
communications to protect our rights or prevent liability to us. In such event,
your private communications and personally identifiable information may be
disclosed in ways not otherwise described in this privacy policy.
Passwords and Our Confidential Information: We require that you do not
disclose or share your password or other identifying information we provide to
you with anyone else. Such passwords and information are our property and your
use may be revoked by us at our discretion. You are also prohibited from using
any password other than ones that we assign to you.
Our Use of Cookies
Cookies are data that are stored by your browser on your computer. For example,
if you choose the option of saving your username when you Sign In, a cookie is
used to store this information. Cookies are required to track your session when
you are working with a transaction.
Security
With the understanding that perfect security does not exist on the Internet, we
employ industry standard technologies to protect our users' information,
including firewalls and secure socket layers. We also have appropriate off-line
security measures in place in our physical facilities to protect the privacy of
your personal information. So long as we employ reasonable security measures,
we are not responsible for any unauthorized lost or disclosure of your
information. Moreover, we are not responsible for the disclosure of your
information by our partners or by other companies not under our control.
Changes to Your Account
Escrow.com gives you the ability to change or edit your personal information
contained in your profile.
Additionally, Escrow.com gives you the opportunity to deactivate your account if
you choose. Contact us by filling out the customer support form and request the
deactivation of your account. If you have active transactions open, your
account will be deactivated after your transactions have been resolved.
We reserve the right to retain information after you have deactivated your
account or information that you have requested to be removed in order to comply
with applicable law, resolve disputes and enforce our rights.
Revisions to this Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy from time to time without
notice to you. If at any time we decide to substantially change the manner in
which we collect or use personally identifiable information, we will inform our
members by posting a prominent announcement on our home page. However, your
personal information will always be used in accordance with the privacy policy
in effect at the time the information was collected.
Your Input
If you have any comments or opinions you'd like to share with us regarding our
privacy policy, please send them to feedback@escrow.com
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