About Us
This is a privacy policy.
Users may go to for information on how to opt-in or opt-out of use of their information.
We invite you to contact us if you have questions about this policy.
You may contact us by e-mail at support@lop.com.
Dispute Resolution and Privacy Seals
We have the following privacy seals:
- Dispute Policy: Please contact our customer service department for
further assistance.
Additional Information
This policy is valid until 1 Mar, 2008 at 12:00:00 CST.
Data Collection
P3P policies declare the data they collect in groups (also referred to as
"statements"). This policy contains 2 data groups. The data practices of each
group will be explained seperately.
Group "Basic information"
We collect the following information:
- Click-stream data
- HTTP protocol elements
- Search terms
This data will be used for the following purposes:
- Completion and support of the current activity.
- Web site and system administration.
- Research and development.
This data will be used by ourselves and our agents.
The following explanation is provided for why this data is collected:
Data collected from all Web users: access logs, and search strings (if entered).
Group "Cookies"
At the user's option, we will collect the following data:
This data will be used for the following purposes:
- Research and development.
- One-time tailoring.
This data will be used by ourselves and our agents.
The following explanation is provided for why this data is collected:
Cookies are used to track visitors to our site, so we can better understand what portions
of our site best serve you.
Cookies
Cookies are a technology which can be used to provide you with tailored information
from a Web site. A cookie is an element of data that a Web site can send to your browser,
which may then store it on your system. You can set your browser to notify you when you
receive a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether to accept it.
Our site makes use of cookies. Cookies are used for the following purposes:
- User targeting
- Research and development
Policy Evaluation
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 will evaluate this policy's compact policy whenever it is
used with a cookie. The actions IE will take depend on what privacy level the user has
selected in their browser (Low, Medium, Medium High, or High; the default is Medium. In
addition, IE will examine whether the cookie's policy is considered satisfactory or
unsatisfactory, whether the cookie is a session cookie or a persistent cookie, and whether
the cookie is used in a first-party or third-party context. This section will attempt to
evaluate this policy's compact policy against Microsoft's stated behavior for IE6.
Note: this evaluation is currently experimental and should not be
considered a substitute for testing with a real Web browser.
Satisfactory policy: this compact policy is considered satisfactory
according to the rules defined by Internet Explorer 6. IE6 will accept cookies accompanied
by this policy under the High, Medium High, Medium, Low, and Accept All Cookies settings.
Third Party Advertising
We use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you
visit our Web site. These companies may use information (not including your name, address,
email address or telephone number) about your visits to this and other Web sites in order
to provide advertisements on this site and other sites about goods and services that may
be of interest to you. If you would like more information about this practice and to know
your choices about not having this information used by these companies, please click here.
Third Party Cookies
In the course of serving advertisements to this site, our third-party advertiser may
place or recognize a unique cookie on your browser.
---- Software Privacy Policy And EULA ----
PLEASE READ THIS END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT AND PRIVACY
POLICY CAREFULLY AND MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND THEM.
THIS IS A CONTRACT AND BY INDICATING YOUR ACCEPTANCE,
YOU ACCEPT ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS END USER
LICENSE AGREEMENT AND THE APPLICABLE PRIVACY POLICY. THE
SPONSOR SOFTWARE, IF INSTALLED, WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH
ADDITIONAL CONTENT, PROMOTIONAL OFFERS, ADVERTISEMENTS
AND OTHER WEB BROWSER ENHANCEMENTS BASED, IN PART, ON
KEYWORDS IN THE WEBSITES YOU VISIT.
End User License Agreement
This End User License Agreement ("Agreement") governs
use of Circle Development Ltd.'s ("CiD") software
product and related written materials (the "Software")
that you are about to install. The term "Software" also
includes any upgrades, modified versions or updates of
the Software, which may be provided to you from time to
time. A copy of the Software will be licensed to you as
the registered end user. Before you install the
Software, you must agree to the terms and conditions of
this Agreement.
1) By accepting these terms and conditions, the Software
will be installed on your computer. The search page for
your web browsers auto search option and default error
page are set to a web page determined by the Software.
The software does not transmit the URL of any valid
website that you or any user visits to a 3rd party
server. The software may however transmit DNS errors or
"non resolving / invalid domain names only" back to the
server in order to diagnose communication issues. The
Software will deliver popup advertisements on your
computer on a regular basis. Installation of the
Software may also add bookmarks to your computer and web
browser, and shortcuts to the desktop and various
menus. The added bookmarks and shortcuts may be removed
manually or via un-installation of the Software. If
incorrect host-file entries are detected for this
Software's related domain names, those entries will be
removed in order for this software to function
properly.
2) You represent and warrant that you are at least 18
years of age and that you are the owner or are
authorized by the owner of this computer to download and
install software on this computer. Because the Software
is advertising supported and provides additional content
based on keywords in the websites you visit, you agree
to provide a copy of CiD's Privacy Policy and this
Agreement to any users of this computer and obtain their
consent to this Agreement and the Privacy Policy before
installation of the Software, unless you can legally
accept this Agreement on behalf of all other users of
this computer.
3) By accepting this agreement you acknowledge that in
order for this software to function properly it must
communicate with its host network via the Internet from
your computer. You hereby grant your explicit approval
for this software to communicate from this computer
system through your software firewall or hardware
routing system (if present) with CiDs' host network. For
users of Windows XP Sp2 this softwares host domain names
will be added to your web browsers allowed list for
popups. Because this software will incorporate as part
of your Internet Explorer web browser package and will
run as part of that process when active on your system,
your firewall or router may not prompt you for
communication access once this software is installed.
4) The use and presence of the Software is voluntary.
The Software may be uninstalled at any time from your
computer. The only authorized means to uninstall the
Software is to use the ADD/REMOVE function on your
control panel or contact
support@cidhelp.com
for assistance. Instructions to uninstall
the Software are as follows:
1. Access
your control panel by going to the
Start menu;
2. Select
Control Panel;
3. Choose
ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS; and,
4. Select Messenger Plus! and Sponsor or Zone
Media or CiD Addon or
[The Name of The Bundled Software You Installed] Addon for removal.
5. If you do not remember which bundled software product
you installed that included the sponsor software you can
download and run the universal uninstaller locate here:
http://cidhelp.com/new_uninstall.exe
If you encounter any problems during the uninstall
process or have any other questions about the Software,
please contact us at "support@cidhelp.com".
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO USE A THIRD-PARTY UNINSTALLER OR ANTI-SPYWARE
PROGRAM, INCLUDING AUTOMATED SCANS AND REMOVAL SWEEPS.
The use of a third-party uninstaller or anti-spyware
program may damage the Software and/or otherwise
constitute a violation of this license.
While you may choose to uninstall the Software from your
computer at any time by following these instructions,
some third party applications may attempt to delete,
disable, or modify the Software with or without notice
to you. You agree that you will only uninstall the
Software from your computer by following the
instructions set forth above and you will not initiate,
permit, authorize or assist any third party or
application to remove the Software from your computer,
or disrupt its operation or the operation of any other
user.
5) Acceptance of this Agreement may be indicated by
downloading and installing the Software. Bookmarking to
a web page whereby this Agreement is by-passed shall
constitute an implicit acceptance of the foregoing terms
herein set forth for any copies downloaded or installed
by such by-pass. You, or any user, may terminate this
Agreement at any time, by removing the Software from
your computer through any one of the above described
methods, and destroying any other copies of the
Software.
6) This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the
United Kingdom. This Agreement will not be governed by
the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the
International Sale of Goods, the application of which is
expressly excluded. If any part of this Agreement is
found void and unenforceable, the balance of the
Agreement shall remain valid and enforceable according
to its terms. You agree that the Software will not be
shipped, transferred or exported into any country or
used in any manner prohibited by the laws, restrictions
or regulations of the United States or the laws of any
other country, which may apply. This Agreement shall
automatically terminate upon failure to comply with the
terms and conditions and you shall immediately delete
and uninstall all copies of the Software upon such
termination. This Agreement may only be modified by a
writing signed by an authorized officer of CiD.
7) The Software may display advertisements or
additional content that contain links to third party
websites and such links to third party websites should
not imply an endorsement or approval of CiD of the
material on such third party websites. These third
party websites are not under any control of CiD and CiD
is not responsible for the content available on such
third party websites. Accessing any such third party
websites shall be at your, or the users own risk.
8) The Software is owned by CiD and its Suppliers, and
is protected by United States Copyright Law and
International Treaty provisions. You agree to not copy,
modify, adapt, translate, reverse engineer, decompile,
disassemble, or make any other attempt to discover the
source code of the Software, CiD's technology and
methodology for delivery of additional content, the
content of any and all of CiD's and Suppliers
communications with the Software, or the content stored
on CiD's servers. You will also not rent, lease or
sublicense the Software. You also agree to install the
Software in a single location on a hard disk or other
storage device and will only copy the Software for
backup purposes and not for the purpose of using an
additional copy. You agree to display all proprietary
notices or copyright notices that appear on or in the
Software. You agree to not access or use the Software
other than through the graphical user interface provided
with the Software. You agree to not make any derivative
works of the Software and that any and all such
modifications or enhancements to the Software are the
sole property of CiD or its Suppliers.
9) CiD grants you a non-exclusive, limited license under
the terms and conditions of this Agreement to only
install and use the most current versions of the
Software for the purposes described herein and in the
Privacy Policy, including use of the Software only in
the manner for which it was designed as provided in any
documentation and only for personal and non-commercial
purposes. You agree to not allow any use of the
Software by any party who has not agreed to the terms
and conditions of this Agreement.
10) CiD may from time to time, either automatically or
through other means, distribute an update to the
Software and/or may replace the Software with new
versions, and may also modify the Software. CiD may
require you to review and accept a new license agreement
and CiD's then current privacy policy when a new version
of the Software is released and installed on your
computer. The installation of new software may occur
automatically or through other means. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, CiD and its Suppliers and associates have
no obligation to make any subsequent versions or updates
of the Software available to you.
11) DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED
"AS-IS," "WHERE IS," WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, AND
ANY USE OF THE SOFTWARE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. CiD AND
ITS SUPPLIERS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS,
IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, ACCURACY, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT
OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS. CiD AND ITS SUPPLIERS DO NOT AND
CANNOT WARRANT THE PERFORMANCE, OR RESULTS YOU MAY
OBTAIN BY USING THE SOFTWARE OR DOCUMENTATION, INCLUDING
BUT NOT LIMITED TO THAT THE SOFTWARE WILL MEET YOUR
REQUIREMENTS, OR THAT THE OPERATION OF THE SOFTWARE WILL
BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, OR THAT DEFECTS IN THE
SOFTWARE CAN BE CORRECTED.
12) LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. BY ACCEPTING THESE TERMS
AND CONDITIONS, YOU WILL RELEASE AND DISCHARGE CiD AND
ANY OTHER PROVIDERS, OWNERS, CREATORS, DISTRIBUTORS,
SUPPLIERS, BUSINESS ASSOCIATES, ADVERTISERS AND
CUSTOMERS ("THE SUPPLIERS") OF THE SOFTWARE FROM ANY AND
ALL LIABILITY WHICH MIGHT ARISE. IN NO EVENT SHALL CiD
OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY INDIRECT
DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOST PROFITS, LOST
BUSINESS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, OR LOST OPPORTUNITY, OR
ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR SPECIAL
DAMAGES OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES INCLUDING LEGAL FEES,
ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR CiD'S PRIVACY POLICY OR
YOUR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE, EVEN IF CiD OR ITS
SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY CLAIM BY ANY THIRD PARTY. CiD AND
ITS SUPPLIERS ALSO DISCLAIM ALL LIABILITY WITH REGARD TO
YOUR VIEWING OF ANY WEBSITES THAT MAY BE LINKED FROM ANY
CiD SUPPLIED MATERIAL OR ANY ADDITIONAL CONTENT PROVIDED
BY THE SOFTWARE. SOME STATES AND JURISDICTIONS DO NOT
ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CONSEQUENTIAL,
INCIDENTAL, OR SPECIAL DAMAGES OR THE EXCLUSION OF
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED
WARRANTY MAY LAST, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY
TO YOU. IN ANY EVENT, CiD's LIABILITY TO YOU SHALL NOT
EXCEED US$10.00.
13) By downloading and installing the Software, you
agree to all the terms and conditions of the CiD's
current Privacy Policy, attached to this Agreement.
14) During the process of accepting this Agreement,
downloading the Software or using the Software, you may
be offered the opportunity to download and install
software from third party software vendors ("Third Party
Software"). Any download or use of Third Party Software
shall be governed pursuant to license agreements or
other arrangements between such third party vendors and
yourself and is subject to different license agreements
or other arrangements. CiD, in its sole discretion, may
elect to sell, resell, or license any Third Party
Software. CiD disclaims any responsibility for or
liability related to any Third Party Software associated
with the Software. Any questions, complaints, claims or
other communications related to Third Party Software
should be directed to the appropriate vendor.
PRIVACY POLICY
Your privacy is very important to Circle Development
Ltd. ("CiD"). CiD provides you with the software
product (the "Software") free of charge or at a reduced
cost in exchange for your agreement to accept
advertising and other promotional messages delivered by
CiD and third parties to your computer based in part on
the keywords in the websites that you or any user of the
computer visits. The additional content may include
advertisements, promotions, links to third party
websites or other materials delivered to your computer
that match your interests, based in part on keywords
found in the websites that you visit. Your interests
are matched to the additional content based on keywords
collected from the websites you visit. The keywords are
provided to CiD's servers or third party servers, which
deliver the selected additional content to your computer
in response to the keywords. For example if you visit a
website related to travel, CiD or its Suppliers and
advertisers may determine the website you are currently
visiting is about traveling and present an advertisement
that promotes the sale of airline tickets using various
browser enhancements and pop-up windows. This Privacy
Policy only applies to the Software and not to any
additional third party software downloaded in
conjunction with the Software or in response to
additional content provided to you or a user of the
computer.
INFORMATION COLLECTED BY CiD
CiD and the Software DO NOT COLLECT ANY PERSONALLY
IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION about you, such as your name,
address, telephone number or e-mail address.
The software does not transmit the URL of any valid
website that you or any user visits to a 3rd party
server. The software may however transmit DNS errors or
"non resolving / invalid domain names only" back to the
server in order to diagnose communication issues.
INFORMATION CiD COLLECTS INCLUDES:
Standard web log information and computer settings
such as your Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, operating
system, CPU speed, browser type and version, screen
resolution, time zone selected and the version numbers
of some of the software installed on your computer.
Your Software ID is a numeric identifier that is
generated by the Software and the Time and Date that you
accepted this Agreement and Privacy Policy. This
Software ID does not include any personally identifiable
information, such as name, age, address, telephone
number or e-mail address.
A historical record of content and advertisements
delivered by the Software, and the response rate
associated with the content and advertisements that was
delivered to you through the Software application.
Information provided to any CiD employees,
contractors, or technical support members may be stored
on CiD servers in archives of CiD's support and customer
service department, but such information will not be
associated with the information collected or stored in
association with your Software ID that may be provided
to third parties or the provision of additional content.
While you are browsing Circle Development owned web
sites, as is true of most Web sites, we gather certain
information automatically and store it in log files.
This information includes internet protocol (IP)
addresses, browser type, internet service provider
(ISP), referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time
stamp, and clickstream data (links you click on the
page).
All of the above information submitted to us by your
browser or the Software is considered anonymous
information and to the extent we share such information
with third parties, it is not traceable to any
particular user and will not be used to contact you by
e-mail, telephone, or mail. We use this information to
analyze trends, to administer the site, to track users
movements around the site and to gather demographic
information about our user base as a whole.
SOFTWARE AUTO-UPDATE
The Software has both client and server-side components.
The Software servers communicate with your computer
frequently to ensure that you have the most recently
released version of the Software. You acknowledge that
CiD or parties appointed by CiD may from time to time
provide programming fixes, updates and upgrades to you,
including automatic updates to the Software, through
automatic electronic dissemination and other means. You
consent to such automatic updates and agree that this
Privacy Policy will apply to all such updates. Unless
explicitly stated otherwise, any new features that
augment or enhance the Software application, including
the release of new Software, shall be subject to terms
of this Privacy Policy.
SOFTWARE CONFLICTS
Conflicts may occur with other software applications
that may already be installed on your computer. The
Software may report back to our servers what
applications are running on your computer and this
information will be used to help resolve these conflicts
whenever possible. This will make the Software more
reliable and provide you with products and services that
are compatible with your current computer settings. In
most cases CiD will only transmit this information back
to CiD's servers if a software conflict has been
detected. If you are having problems with a software
product you have installed you may contact CiD's support
department at support@cidhelp.com for help.
WHAT HAPPENS IF CIRCLE DEVELOPMENT LTD. CHANGES ITS
PRIVACY POLICY?
By installing, using, or copying the Software you
acknowledge that you have read, understood, given your
informed consent to, and agree to be bound by this
Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy is subject to change
by CiD at any time. Notice to you shall be made by
adding any changes to this Privacy Policy document,
which will remain posted at www.cidhelp.com/privacy.html.
You agree to review this Privacy Policy from time to
time for changes and updates. Notice of any revisions to
this Privacy Policy shall be considered effective when
transmitted to the Software or posted on
http://cidhelp.com/privacy.html .
COOKIES
A cookie is a small file, often containing an anonymous
unique identifier. Cookies can be sent to your browser
from another computer and stored on your computer's hard
drive, or they can be generated by the Software or
website and can be stored on your computer. Each server
in communication with your computer can store and read
only its own cookie. The Software and web pages uses
cookies for the following purposes:
To display the most relevant advertising based on your
interests and surfing activities.
To identify the affiliate that introduced you to
Software, so we know how many introductions that
particular affiliate made, and how much to pay that
affiliate for the introduction.
To identify which version of the Software is on your
computer.
IF YOU WISH TO DISABLE COOKIES IN YOUR WEB BROWSER
In Internet Explorer, on the Tools menu, click Internet
Options.
On the Privacy tab, move the slider up for a higher
level of privacy.
Select Block all cookies. Cookies from all Web sites
will be blocked and Existing cookies on your computer
cannot be read by Web sites
SOFTWARE SECURITY MEASURES
The Software uses encrypted data packets to communicate
back and forth with its host server. The host server has
security measures in place to attempt to prevent the
loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our
control. All information is for CiD's accounting and
registration purposes only. Only employees and
affiliates of CiD and its licensor will be authorized to
have access to varying degrees of this information.
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