Privacy: Software

Information Collection and Use

We collect information from our users and their computers when they connect to the Hiitch social network. We collect both personally identifiable and non-personally identifiable information. If your version of the Hiitch software was obtained from a Hiitch partner, then such Hiitch partner may also collect this personally identifiable and non-personally identifiable information. Examples of the types of personally identifiable information we collect are your e-mail address, your name, your street address, your phone number and your fax number. Examples of the types of non-personally identifiable information we collect are your interests, your profile and your geographic area.

We will use your e-mail address and Hiitch userID and other personally identifiable information to send you our newsletter or to communicate with you about products and services we believe may be of interest to you.

We use the non-personally identifiable information you provide about yourself to stream custom advertising banners to you within the Hiitch software graphical user interface.

We also may use some of this information in anonymous or statistical forms, such as aggregating geographic information from user addresses or types of industries in which users work, to better understand our customers. We also may ask you to optionally provide us information about your interests to be used for similar purposes. We will ask your permission before using this type of information in a way that personally identifies you.

Disclosure of Information

If you received your Hiitch software from a Hiitch partner, then we may disclose personally identifiable information we collect from you to such Hiitch partner. This Privacy Policy does not cover the Hiitch partner's use of the information. Otherwise, we will not disclose personally identifiable information we collect from you to third parties without your permission, except to the extent necessary:

  • to fulfill your requests for products and services;
  • to protect the security of our software, services, website, and users;
  • 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.

We occasionally contract with other companies to provide limited services to us or on our behalf, such as billing or customer support services. When we do so, we provide these companies with only limited access to personally identifiable information.

THE HIITCH SOFTWARE AND SERVICES INCLUDE FUNCTIONALITY THAT MAY EXPOSE AND/OR SHARE YOUR FILES, DATA AND INFORMATION TO OTHER USERS WITHOUT YOUR KNOWLEDGE. YOU MUST UNDERSTAND THE NATURE AND FUNCTIONALITY OF EACH SERVICE BEFORE YOU BEGIN USING IT.

User Choices

Users who wish to stop receiving electronic newsletters or marketing materials may unsubscribe by following the appropriate link in the e-mail, or by sending e-mail to hello[at]hiitch[dot]com with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line. Note, however, that in order to fulfill our service obligations to you, we must continue sending you notices and other important information affecting your account or services.

Security

We take measures to protect the security of personally identifiable information we hold about you. These measures include:

  • encrypting sensitive information during transmission;
  • limiting the number of our employees who have access to personally identifiable information;
  • requiring employees with access to personally identifiable information to take appropriate measures to safeguard it; and
  • storing your information in secure places that are protected using standard security technologies.

Accessing Your Account Information

We will provide you with the means to ensure that personally identifiable information in your account is correct and current. You may review much of this information at any time from within the Hiitch software by selecting

  • Tools / Edit My Account... To view and edit your e-mail address, password and password question;
  • Tools / Terminate My Account... To terminate your account.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

Quadedge Pte Ltd will occasionally update this Privacy Policy as our business and products evolve. When we do, we will also revise the "last updated" date at the bottom of the Privacy Policy.

~ This document was last updated on December 04, 2007 ~