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Privacy Policy

We respect and are committed to protecting your privacy. That is why we have adopted this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy lets you know how your personal information is processed and used. We promise that we will take steps to use your personal information only in ways that are compatible with this Privacy Policy. The following policies are only in effect for the Web pages, newsletters, discussion lists and opt-in announcement lists operated by Needham Business.com The following discloses our Privacy Policy.

What information are you collecting and how are you collecting it?

 Every computer connected to the Internet is given a domain name and a set of numbers, that serve as that computer's "Internet Protocol" IP address. When a visitor requests a page from any Web site within the Network, our Web servers automatically recognize that visitor's domain name and IP address. The domain name and IP address reveal nothing personal about you other than the IP address from which you have accessed our site. We use this information to examine our traffic in aggregate, but do not collect and evaluate this information for individuals. Our Web servers do not record e-mail addresses of the visitors.

What are cookies?

 From time to time, the NBA may send a cookie to your computer. A cookie is a small piece of data that is sent to your browser from a web server and stored on your computer's hard drive. A cookie can't read data off your hard disk or read cookie files created by other sites. Cookies do not damage your system. We use cookies to identify which areas of Needham Business.com's Web site you have visited, so the next time you visit, those pages may be readily accessible.

 You can choose whether to accept cookies by changing the settings of your browser. You can reset your browser to refuse all cookies, or allow your browser to show you when a cookie is being sent. If you choose not to accept these cookies, your experience at our site and other Web sites may be diminished and some features may not work as intended.

What other information do you request?

 We may also request your e-mail address or mailing address for the purposes of conducting a survey or to provide additional services. Whenever we request the identity of a visitor, we will clearly indicate the purpose of the inquiry before the information is requested. We maintain a strict "No-Spam" policy that means that we do not intend to sell, rent, or otherwise give your e-mail address to a third-party, without your consent.

 In addition, Needham Business.com will not send you email that you have not agreed to receive. We may from time to time send e-mail announcing products and services.

Will you disclose the information you collect to outside third parties?

 Needham Business.com will disclose personal information when required by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to:

 1) Conform to the edicts of the law or comply with a legal process served on internet.com,

2) Protect and defend the rights or property of the internet.com network of sites, or visitors to internet.com,

3) Identify persons who may be violating the law, the legal notice, or the rights of third parties,

4) Cooperate with the investigations of purported unlawful activities.

 Needham Business.com uses reasonable precautions to keep the information disclosed to us secure.

What else should I know about my privacy when online?

 The Needham Business.com Web site contains may link to other Web sites. Needham Business.com is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such Web sites. Needham Business.com does not share any of the individual personal information you provide Needham Business.com with the sites to which Needham Business.com links.

 Please check with those sites to determine their privacy policy.

 Please keep in mind that whenever you voluntarily disclose personal information online - for example through e-mail, discussion lists, or elsewhere - that information can be collected and used by others. In short, if you post personal information online that is accessible to the public, you may receive unsolicited messages from other parties in return.

 Ultimately, you are solely responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your personal information. Please be careful and responsible whenever you're online.

Your Consent To This Agreement

 By using our Web site, you consent to the collection and use of information by Needham Business.com as specified above. If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it.

 

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