AptNetwork takes the privacy of the online users of AptNetwrok.com (hereinafter, referred to as 'Website' or 'We' or 'Our') seriously. To express our commitment towards users' privacy, here is our Policy document highlighting how we collect, use, and disclose the information collected from the users of this Website at different times.

Collection and Use of Personal and Non-Personal Information

We do not collect any personal information from the users who merely browse this Website. However, we collect some personal information from those users who join the Website either as an advertiser or publisher upon signing of either a written or online contract. Such personal information includes, but not limited to information like name, postal address, phone number, e-mail address, tax ID number, VAT number, Social Security number, etc. This personal information is used to preserve the integrity of your account, authenticate your account, send notifications, and allow access to certain features on the Website, besides facilitating certain administrative purposes, like invoicing and accounting. However, members can always opt out of mailing list by managing their accounts after logging in.

Besides collecting the personal information, we also collect certain non-personal information from the users, including but not limited to IP address of the user, IP address of the ISP, aggregate user data, operating system installed on their computer systems, and browser-type they are using to access this Website. This non-personal information is used to manage the website effectively, improve the services offered by and through this Website, and giving a user-friendly experience to all those who visit AptNetwork.com. This non-personal information is also used to attract and display demography-specific or product-specific or language-specific advertisers to the site. The IP addresses are used to ensure safety and integrity of user accounts.

AptNetwork.com is committed to keep your information private and confidential. We share this personal & non-personal information to our partners on a need to know basis. We will not sell, rent, lease out, or otherwise trade in your personal information so collected, to a third parties, and will use this information strictly for the purposes stated in this clause.

Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on the hard drive of your computer system in order to identify if you are a repeat user of this Website. The cookies are used by AptNetwork.com to enhance the user experience of this Website, and for other administrative purposes, we may use the your cookies to track leads or sales which does not compromise the privacy of the users. However, cookies can be easily disabled from the Browser settings, if you don't want AptNetwork.com to place them on your computer system. However, for a user-friendly experience of our Website, we strongly recommend that you enable the cookies in your Browser.

Web Beacons
The web pages on this Website may also contain small electronic images known as Web Beacons (also known as 'Clear GIFs' or 'Single Pixel GIFs) that allow us to count the number of users who have visited those pages and to deliver co-branded services. We may include Web Beacons in promotional e-mail messages or newsletters in order to determine whether messages have been opened and acted upon. The Web Beacons conform to the latest security standards and in no way, compromise the online privacy of the users of this Website or those who receive emails from our end.

Communications From the Website
The advertisers and publishers are regularly sent emails from our servers regarding latest products, offers, promotional campaigns, updates, and special deals on AptNetwork.com or one or more of its affiliates or partners. However, the members are free to opt-out of such mailing list by deselecting the appropriate box after logging in their account.

Spam Policy
AptNetwork.com will not use the email addresses collected from the users during registration process for the purposes of sending unsolicited commercial emails (or spam). However, nothing contained in this Clause restricts us to use the members' email addresses for purely administrative purposes.

Third Party Links
This Website may contain certain third party links in the form of banner advertisements or Google AdSense or other commercials. We expressly disclaim any claim arising out of user's transactions and dealings with such third party websites accessible through AptNetwork.com. All such user's dealings with the linked third party websites are subject to the Privacy Policy, Terms and Conditions, and other legalities governing the use of such third party websites.

Security of Information
We have employed the latest security features on our Website to protect the integrity and privacy of personal information of the advertisers and publishers submitted through this Website. However, we cannot guarantee foolproof security due to the fallibility of technology, increasing technological attacks on the websites, like hacking, cracking, etc., and other inadvertent mechanical or human errors or activities.

Disclosure of Information
We undertake not to disclose any personal or non-personal information collected from the users to anyone, except -
" in response to the legal processes or to comply with the relevant law of the land; or
" to enforce AptNetwork.com Terms and Conditions for Advertisers or Publishers; or
" to protect the rights of AptNetwork.com in case of their violation; or
" to a successor in interest, who acquires rights to that information as a result of sale of AptNetwork.com, or substantially all of its assets', to that successor in interest; or
" strictly in accordance with the provisions of this Privacy Policy.

Updates
We reserve the right to change this Policy anytime without any notice to anyone. All the advertisers, publishers and other users of this Website are strongly advised to periodically check this page for latest updates and modifications.

Last updated on 03/01/2009

For more information, clarification, or removal of doubts about on this Privacy Policy, write in to support@AptNetwork.com.