Privacy Policy

At Risk Based Security, Inc., your privacy is critically important to us.

We have three fundamental principles:

• We do not ask you for personal information unless we truly need it.
• We do not share your personal information with anyone except to comply with the law, develop our products, or protect our rights.
• We do not store personal information on our servers unless it is required for the on-going operation of one of our services.

Risk Based Security, Inc. operates http://www.myprivacyaudit.com. It is Risk Based Security, Inc.’s policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating our website.

Website Visitors

Like most website operators, Risk Based Security, Inc. collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. Risk Based Security, Inc.’s purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how Risk Based Security, Inc.’s visitors use its website. From time to time, Risk Based Security, Inc. may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website.

Risk Based Security, Inc. also collects potentially personally identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for logged in users and for users leaving comments. Risk Based Security, Inc. only discloses logged in user IP addresses under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally identifying information as described below.

Gathering of Personally Identifying Information

Certain visitors to Risk Based Security, Inc.’s website choose to interact with Risk Based Security, Inc. in ways that require Risk Based Security, Inc. to gather personally identifying information. The amount and type of information that Risk Based Security, Inc. gathers depends on the nature of the interaction. For example, we ask visitors who sign up for our newsletter to provide a username and email address. Those who engage in transactions with Risk Based Security, Inc. – by purchasing access to our products and services are asked to provide additional information, including as necessary the personal and financial information required to process those transactions. In each case, Risk Based Security, Inc. collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitor’s interaction with Risk Based Security, Inc. Risk Based Security, Inc. does not disclose personally identifying information other than as described below. Visitors can always refuse to supply personally identifying information, with the caveat that it may prevent them from engaging in certain website-related activities.

Aggregated Statistics

Risk Based Security, Inc. may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to its website. Risk Based Security, Inc. may display this information publicly or provide it to others. However, Risk Based Security, Inc. does not disclose personally identifying information other than as described below. Protection of Certain Personally Identifying Information Risk Based Security, Inc. discloses personally identifying information only to those employees, contractors and affiliated organizations that (i) need to know that information in order to process it on Risk Based Security, Inc.’s behalf or to provide services available at Risk Based Security, Inc.’s website, and (ii) that have agreed not to disclose it to others. Some of those employees, contractors and affiliated organizations may be located outside of your home country; by using Risk Based Security, Inc.’s website, you consent to the transfer of such information to them. Risk Based Security, Inc. will not rent or sell personally identifying information to anyone. Other than as described above, Risk Based Security, Inc. discloses personally identifying information only in response to a subpoena, court order or other governmental request, or when Risk Based Security, Inc. believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of Risk Based Security, Inc., third parties or the public at large. If you are a registered user of the Risk Based Security, Inc. website and have supplied your email address, Risk Based Security, Inc. may occasionally send you an email to tell you about new features, solicit your feedback, or just keep you up to date with what is going on with Risk Based Security, Inc. and our products. If you send us a request (for example via a support email or via one of our feedback mechanisms), we reserve the right to publish it in order to help us clarify or respond to your request or to help us support other users. Risk Based Security, Inc. takes all measures reasonably necessary to protect against the unauthorized access, use, alteration or destruction of personally identifying information.

Cookies

A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer, and that the visitor’s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. Risk Based Security, Inc. uses cookies to help Risk Based Security, Inc. identify and track visitors, their usage of Risk Based Security, Inc. website, and their website access preferences. Risk Based Security, Inc. visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using Risk Based Security, Inc.’s websites, with the drawback that certain features of Risk Based Security, Inc.’s websites may not function properly without the aid of cookies.

Business Transfers

If Risk Based Security, Inc., or substantially all of its assets were acquired, or in the unlikely event that Risk Based Security, Inc. goes out of business or enters bankruptcy, user information would be one of the assets that is transferred or acquired by a third party. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur, and that any acquirer of Risk Based Security, Inc. may continue to use your personal information as set forth in this policy.

Ads

Ads appearing on any of our websites may be delivered to users by advertising partners, who may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement to compile information about you or others who use your computer. This information allows ad networks to, among other things, deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This Privacy Policy covers the use of cookies by Risk Based Security, Inc. and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.

Privacy Policy Changes

Although most changes are likely to be minor, Risk Based Security, Inc. may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and at Risk Based Security, Inc.’s sole discretion. Risk Based Security, Inc. encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.

Policy Change Log

August 15, 2011: Original Policy Release