At PAS IT Solutions, we understand that privacy is important, and we've
created this policy to give you information about how we collect and
use personal information. Our policy is divided into two(2) main
sections: Section 1 describes how we collect and use data from users of
the PAS IT Solutions Web site. Section 2 describes how we collect
and use data from users.
1. PAS IT Solutions Online Privacy Policy
PAS IT Solutions collects data, including personally identifying
information, from people who use the PAS IT Solutions Web site.
This section of our privacy policy explains how we collect and use this
data. In addition, from time to time we may add other information that
we collect from third party sources to enhance the information that you
provided to PAS IT Solutions. Please note that PAS IT Solutions
subscriber data is maintained separately from data gathered from our
online users. This means that users of the PAS IT Solutions Web
site, in either print or electronic form, should read both this section
and Section 2 (PAS IT Solutions Subscriber Privacy Policy) in order to
have a full understanding of our privacy practices.
Information we collect and how we use it
When you visit the PAS IT Solutions Web site, PAS IT
Solutions collects several forms of usage data, including:
- Log data. Our servers automatically record certain information
sent by your browser, such as your Web request, your Internet Protocol
address, your referring URL, your browser type and language, and the
date and time of your request.
- Cookie data. When you visit the PAS IT Solutions Web
site, PAS IT Solutions or one of our affiliates or
third-party partners may send one or more "cookies"—small files
containing a string of characters—to your computer to identify
you as a unique user. If you have registered with PAS IT Solutions, the
information in your cookie is used to provide a more personalized
experience on our site, for example by allowing you to customize
portions of the site. If you haven't registered, the cookie identifies
you as a unique user and helps ensure a smoother experience on the
site, such as by limiting the number of times that you see certain
subscription offers. If you have not registered on our site, we cannot
link the user ID in the cookie with personal identifying information
and data about you, such as your name or e-mail address. We may also
share this cookie data with participating third party service
providers, or allow such service providers to collect the cookie data
from our site, so that advertising that is served to you may be
tailored to your interests. In addition, we may combine certain
non-personal identifying information with data collected from other
sources to supplement the cookie data. Whether or not we can link the
user ID in the cookie with personal identifying information when you
visit our site, the cookie data that is shared (as described above)
does not contain personal identifying information.
- Traffic and advertising data. Other cookies are used to
enable PAS IT Solutions and our advertisers and service providers
to gather and analyze site traffic and usage information, and to manage
the content and advertisements presented. These cookies sometimes work
in conjunction with other techniques, such as clear GIFs or pixel tags.
The cookies placed by PAS IT Solutions do not contain personally
identifying information, but they may gather information about what
sites and types of content you have visited and use that information to
determine which content and ads appear when you visit various Web
sites, including the PAS IT Solutions site.
- Third party advertising companies. We use third-party advertising
companies and advertising networks to serve ads to you on our behalf
when you visit the PAS IT Solutions site. In order to tailor
advertising to your interests, some of these companies and advertising
networks use cookies, web beacons or similar technologies that allow
them to collect and use information about you and your visits to
the PAS IT Solutions site and other sites.
2. PAS IT Solutions Subscriber Privacy Policy
PAS IT Solutions collects personally identifying information and
data from people who subscribe to PAS IT Solutions magazine,
whether in print or via an electronic edition. This section of our
privacy policy explains how we collect and use subscriber information.
In addition, from time to time we may add other information that we
collect from third party sources to enhance the information that you
provided to PAS IT Solutions. Please note that PAS IT Solutions
subscriber data is maintained separately from data gathered from our
online users. This means that subscribers who also use the PAS IT
Solutions Web site should read both this section and Section 1 (PAS IT
Solutions Online Privacy Policy) in order to have a full understanding
of our privacy practices.
Information we collect and how we use it
We collect personally identifying information regarding subscribers in
three main ways:
- When you provide it to us, such as by ordering a subscription,
entering a contest, signing up for a newsletter or otherwise contacting
us.
- When you provide information about yourself or your company to
the PAS IT Solutions Web site or when you register for any other IDG
Publishing Network products, your information may be included in your
PAS IT Solutions subscriber record.
- From time to time we may add other information that we collect
from third-party sources to enhance the information that you provided
to PAS IT Solutions.
When you subscribe to PAS IT Solutions, you must provide your postal
address (for print subscribers) or e-mail address (for electronic
edition subscribers), and you may choose to provide us with additional
personal information, such as your telephone or fax number, and with
demographic information, all of which becomes part of your subscription
record. The data in your subscription record is used in a number of
ways, including the following:
- To deliver your subscription.
- To improve the content of PAS IT Solutions, including by allowing
PAS IT Solutions's editors to consult with readers.
- To notify subscribers about renewals and other customer service
issues.
- To help our audit bureau verify cumulative circulation and
demographic statistics.
- To conduct research surveys on behalf of PAS IT Solutions, IDG,
and its subsidiaries and affiliates.
Last updated: June 30, 2011.