 Privacy Policy
AltaVista is committed to respecting and protecting your personal privacy. Our Privacy Policy is succinctly explained below. You can get additional details by clicking on the highlighted links.
What Does the AltaVista Privacy Policy Cover?
- This privacy policy applies to web pages, directed toward our business clients, ending in altavista.com or av.com that contain a link to this privacy policy at the bottom of the web page. For our consumer site Privacy Policy click here http://www.altavista.com/sites/about/privacy.
- Inclusion of the AltaVista logo at the top of a web page does not necessarily mean that this Privacy Policy applies. Be sure to check the URL that you link to from AltaVista web pages to determine whether this Privacy Policy applies. If you have any questions about this, contact us at privacy-support@av.com.
What Information Does AltaVista Collect From You?
- You can visit our site and use most of our services without having to tell us who you are or reveal any personally identifiable information to us. There are, however, a few instances where we do collect personally identifiable information in order to fulfill your request. Click here for an example of these instances.
- Whenever you visit AltaVista, our web server logs automatically receive and record anonymous information from your web browser including your IP Address.
- AltaVista uses this anonymous information to improve our services in general. We ordinarily do not attempt to link this information to a specific person.
Do Any Third Parties Receive or Collect Your Information Through AltaVista?
- In the few instances where AltaVista collects personally identifiable information, AltaVista will not share it with other companies or individuals unless:
- We have your permission to share the information;
- We need to share your information with certain third parties with which we have a business relationship in order to provide a product or service you have requested. Unless we tell you otherwise, these third parties do not have the right to use your personal information we share with them beyond what is necessary to deliver your requested product or service; or
- We comply with subpoenas or court orders.
- Furthermore, AltaVista will not sell or disclose your personally identifiable information as customer lists to anyone.
What Security Measures Are in Place to Protect Your Information?
- AltaVista operates secure data networks protected by industry standard firewall and password protection. We have security measures in place to attempt to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of your user data.
- Only certain employees have access to the information you provide us.
How Will You Be Notified if AltaVista Changes This Privacy Policy?
- AltaVista updates this policy from time to time. If we are going to use personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time of collection, we will notify you via email. You will have a choice as to whether or not we use your information in this different manner. In addition, if we make any material changes in our privacy practices that do not affect user information already stored in our databases, we will post a prominent notice on our web site notifying users of the change. Bear in mind that the only way to ensure your personal privacy whenever you are on the Internet is to make sure your browser is configured so that you are alerted to all cookies.
Your Questions or Suggestions Regarding This Privacy Policy.
- If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy policy or the practices of this site, please email us at privacy-support@av.com or write to our General Counsel.
Updated March 15, 2002
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