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Internet
Privacy Statement
The following information explains the Internet Privacy
Policy which North Fork IT Services has adopted for
its website (web pages at addresses beginning with "http://www.nfits.com").
The following is intended to explain our current Internet
privacy practices but shall not be construed as a contractual
promise. We reserve the right to amend our Internet
Privacy Policy Statement at any time without notice.
United States Law
We protect our records in accordance with our obligations
as defined by applicable United States Code statutes,
including, but not limited to, the Freedom of Information
Act, and by any applicable U.S. federal laws.
Links to Other Web Sites
Our website includes links to external sites. North
Fork IT Services is not responsible for the privacy
practices of these outside sites. Although these sites
have been evaluated, it is recommended that users read
the individual policy statements of each website when
they leave a North Fork IT Services server.
Information We Collect
When you access our website, the routing, or client,
information and the essential and nonessential technical
information listed below is automatically collected.
No other information is collected through our website
except when you deliberately decide to send it to us
(for example, by clicking on a link to send us an email).
The information you might choose to send us is listed
below as "optional information." North Fork
IT Services bears no responsibility for material presented
that is unrelated to our businesses mission.
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Routing, or client, information: the Internet
domain and Internet address of the computer
you are using.
• Essential technical information: identification
of the page or service you are requesting, type
of browser and operating system you are using;
and the date and time of access.
• Nonessential technical information:
the Internet address of the website from which
you linked directly to our website, and the
"cookie information" as described
below.
• Optional information: when you send
us an email, your name, email address, and the
content of your email; when you fill out online
forms, all the data you choose to fill in or
confirm; when you use Administrative Systems,
userid and passwords are encrypted before being
transmitted across the network, and data that
you choose to send is stored in a secure environment,
protected from unauthorized access or disclosure.
For those applications that process credit card
payments, credit card number and expiration
date are encrypted using a secure server for
maximum security. Credit card numbers are not
stored on servers accessible from the internet.
• Cookies Our website may place a "cookie"
on your computer, unless your browser is set
to reject cookies. These cookies enable our
website to recognize you when you return to
the website at a later date or time and enables
us to personalize the website with preferences
or information you have provided during prior
sessions. The cookie information placed on your
computer could include the following: IP address,
browser type, operating system, the date and
time, whether or not you have visited a website
before, where you went when you visited that
website, and any preferences or customization
that you might have set (including username
and passwords).
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How the Collected Information is Used
Routing information is used to route the requested web
page to your computer for viewing. We send the requested
web page and the routing information to our Internet
service provider or other entities involved in transmitting
the requested page to you. We do not control the privacy
practices of those entities. Essential and nonessential
technical information helps us respond to your request
in an appropriate format [or in a personalized manner]
and helps us plan website improvements.
Optional information enables us to provide services
or information tailored more specifically to your needs
or to forward your message or inquiry to another entity
that is better able to do so, and also allows us to
plan website improvements.
We may keep your information indefinitely, but we ordinarily
delete the transaction routing information from our
web server within 60 days after the web page is transmitted
and do not try to obtain any information to link it
to the individuals who browse our website. However,
on rare occasions when a "hacker" attempts
to breach computer security, logs of routing information
are retained to permit a security investigation and
in such cases may be forwarded together with any other
relevant information in our possession to law enforcement
agencies. We use this transaction routing information
primarily in a statistical summary type format to assess
site content and server performance. We may share this
summary information with our business partners when
needed.
Under the Freedom of Information Act, any records in
our possession at the time of a Freedom Of Information
Request might be subject to being inspected by or disclosed
to members of the public. However, all identifiable
confidential/personal information will be removed prior
to releasing the routing information.
Choice to Provide Information
There is no legal requirement for you to provide any
information at our website. However, our website will
not work without routing information and the essential
technical information. Failure of your browser to provide
nonessential technical information will not prevent
your use of our website, but may prevent certain features
from working Failure to provide optional information
will mean that the particular feature or service associated
with that part of the web page will not be available
to you.
Customer Comments or Review
If you have questions about this privacy statement or
the practices of this website or if you choose to review
or correct any information you previously submitted,
please contact the North Fork IT Services Webmaster
at customercare@nfits.com.
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