Service-Connected Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy was last updated on July 04, 2007

Okonom Corporation Website Privacy Statement for Service-Connected

Service-Connected is owned and operated by Okonom Corporation. Service-Connected is a social network community which allows users to post and share personal information about themselves.  User profiles are accessible by other internet users based on the privacy settings you define in your account.  Please do not post or share any information you do not want others to know about.  Please be aware that other users will be able to gain access to your personal information based on your privacy settings. Your name will be used on the Service-Connected website to help identify who you are.

Acknowledgement and Acceptance of Terms
Okonom Corporation is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Statement sets forth our current privacy practices with regard to the information we collect when you or your computer interact with our website. By accessing Service-Connected, you acknowledge and fully understand Okonom Corporation’s Privacy Statement and freely consent to the information collection and use practices described in this Website Privacy Statement.

Children Under 13 Years of Age
Children under the thirteen years of age are prohibited to join Service-Connected. 

Profile Information
Certain information you provide in your profile may be available to other users regardless of your privacy settings. Many of these items are used in user searches or email notifications such as sending out invites. These items include, but are not limited to the following:
- Your first and last name
- Your birthdate and age
- Your city and state
- Approximation from the location of your zip code
- Your hometown
- Your "About Me" and "Who I Want to Meet" sections
- Your Gender
- Your Marital Status

You have the option to leave many of these items blank or to provide "No Answer" to better protect your privacy. Using your initials instead of your full name will also increase your anonymity, however it will make it harder for other users to find you.

Participating Merchant Policies
Related services and offerings with links from this website, including vendor sites, have their own privacy statements that can be viewed by clicking on the corresponding links within each respective website. Online merchants and others who participate in Okonom Corporation services are encouraged to participate in industry privacy initiatives and to take a responsible attitude towards consumer privacy. However, since we do not have direct control over the policies or practices of participating merchants and other third parties, we are not responsible for the privacy practices or contents of those sites. We recommend and encourage that you always review the privacy policies of merchants and other third parties before you provide any personal information or complete any transaction with such parties.

Information We Collect and How We Use It
Okonom Corporation collects certain information from and about its users three ways: directly from our Web Server logs, the user, and with Cookies.

A. Web Server Logs
When you visit our Website, we may track information to administer the site and analyze its usage. Examples of information we may track include:
- Your Internet protocol address.
- The kind of browser or computer you use.
- Number of links you click within the site.
- State or country from which you accessed the site.
- Date and time of your visit.
- Name of your Internet service provider.
- Web page you linked to our site from.
- Pages you viewed on the site.

B. Use of Cookies
Okonom Corporation may use cookies to personalize or enhance your user experience. A cookie is a small text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a Web Server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. For example, if you personalize a web page, or navigate within a site, a cookie helps the site to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. Hence, this simplifies the process of delivering relevant content and eases site navigation by providing and saving your preferences and login information as well as providing personalized functionality.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies. If you reject cookies by changing your browser settings then be aware that this may disable some of the functionality on our Website.

C. Personal Information Users
Users of our website can register to purchase services. When you register, we will request some personal information such as name, address, email, telephone number or facsimile number, account number and other relevant information. If you are purchasing a service, we will request financial information. Any financial information we collect is used only to bill you for the services you purchased. If you purchase by credit card, this information may be forwarded to your credit card provider. For other types of services, we will ask for the relevant information. You may also be asked to disclose personal information to us so that we can provide assistance and information to you. For example, such data may be warranted in order to provide online technical support and troubleshooting.

We will not disclose personally identifiable information we collect from you to third parties without your permission except to the extent necessary including:
- To fulfill your service requests for services.
- To protect ourselves from liability,
- To respond to legal process or comply with law, or
- In connection with a merger, acquisition, or liquidation of the company.

Links
The Service-Connected website and profiles contain links to other websites. These links are placed by Okonom Corporation and Service-Connected users. Please be aware that Okonom Corporation is not responsible for the privacy practices of links leading to other websites. Please read and review the privacy policies of the websites you visit from the links on Service-Connected.

Third Party Advertising
Advertisements displayed on the Service-Connected website may collect information such as your IP address and through the use of cookies. This privacy policy does not cover the use of tracking technology used by our advertisers.

Use of Web Beacons or Gif Files
Service-Connected web pages may contain electronic images known as Web beacons – sometimes also called single-pixel gifs – that allow Okonom Corporation to count users who have visited those pages and to deliver co-branded services. Okonom Corporation may include Web beacons in promotional e-mail messages or newsletters in order to determine whether messages have been opened and acted upon.

Some of these Web beacons may be placed by third party service providers, such as advertisers, to help determine the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns or email communications. These Web beacons may be used by these service providers to place a persistent cookie on your computer. This allows the service provider to recognize your computer each time you visit certain pages or emails and compile anonymous information in relation to those page views, which in turn enables us and our service providers to learn which advertisements and emails bring you to our website and how you use the site. Okonom Corporation prohibits Web beacons from being used to collect or access your personal information.

Cancelling Your Membership
All members of the Service-Connected website can cancel and remove their account at anytime. To cancel your account, login to your user homepage, click on the “Account Settings” tab, and then click on the “Remove Account” link. From here, fill in your password and click the “Remove My Account” button to cancel your membership.

Changes to this Statement
Okonom Corporation has the discretion to occasionally update this privacy statement. When we do, we will also revise the “updated” date at the top of this Privacy page. We encourage you to periodically review this privacy statement to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the personal information we collect. Your continued use of the service constitutes your agreement to this privacy statement and any updates.

Contacting Us
If you have questions regarding our Privacy Statement, its implementation, failure to adhere to this Privacy Statement and/or our general practices, please contact us at:

OKONOM CORPORATION
Attn: Privacy Statement
3350 E. Coralbell Ave
Mesa, Arizona 85204

OKONOM CORPORATION will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly respond and resolve any problem or question.

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