Privacy Policy For http://www.baport.com Linux Web Site Hosting Service

This privacy statement covers the web site www.baport.com Linux and dedicated web site hosting service. Because we want to demonstrate our commitment to our users’ privacy, we have agreed to disclose our information practices.

1. What personally identifiable information BA Port collects.
2. What personally identifiable information third parties collect through the Web site.
3. What organization collects the information.
4. How BA Port uses the information.
5. With whom BA Port may share user information.
6. What choices are available to users regarding collection, use and distribution of the information.
7. What types of security procedures are in place to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of information under the control of BA Port.
8. How users can correct any inaccuracies in the information.

If users have questions or concerns regarding this statement, they should first contact BA Port by email at our web hosting support page.

Information Collection and Use

Web Site Information Collection
BA Port is the sole owner of the information collected on www.baport.com. BA Port collects information from our users at several different points on our Web site.

Access to Linux Web Site Administrative Control Panel

Orders

We require information from you on our order form. You must provide contact information (such as name, email, and shipping address) and financial information (such as credit card number, expiration date). This information is used for billing purposes and to fill your orders. If we have trouble processing an order, the information is used to contact the user.

We do not store credit card data on our servers or systems. Any credit card information entered onto our order forms is passed through a secure 128 bit electronic gateway directly to our credit card processor.

Information Use

We will never sell or transfer your personal information. We will not share your information with our partners or affiliates without your specific permission. At this time, we have no intent on asking such permission; so if you receive a request from what may appear to be BA Port, you should contact us by sending us a letter to 4939 Ray Rd., Suite 4-332, Chandler, AZ 85226 or send an email on our Linux web hosting support page to inquire about the origin of the inquiry made to you.

Cookies

A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user’s computer tied to information about the user. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information while on our site. We use session ID cookies. For the session ID cookie, once users close the browser, the cookie simply terminates.

Log Files
Like most standard Web site servers we use log files. This includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, platform type, date/time stamp, and number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’s movement in the aggregate, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses are tied to personally identifiable information to enable our Web-based service. We use a software tracking utility that uses log files to analyze user movement.

Communications from the Site - Special Offers and Updates
We send all new members and ordering customers a welcoming email to verify password and username. Established members will occasionally receive information on products, services, special offers, and a newsletter. Out of respect for the privacy of our users we present the option to not receive these types of communications. Please see the Choice and Opt-out sections.

Newsletter
If a user wishes to subscribe to our newsletter, we ask for contact information such as name and email address. Out of respect for our users privacy we provide a way to opt-out of these communications. Please see the Choice and Opt-out sections.

Service Announcements
On rare occasions it is necessary to send out a strictly service related announcement. For instance, if our service is temporarily suspended for maintenance we might send users an email. Generally, users may not opt-out of these communications, though they can deactivate their account. However, these communications are not promotional in nature. Users may opt-out of these communications. Please see our Choice and Opt-out section.

Customer Service
We communicate with users on a regular basis to provide requested services and in regards to issues relating to their account we reply via email or phone, in accordance with our customer service policy which states that email is our primary tool for communications.

Sharing
Legal Disclaimer
Though we make every effort to preserve user privacy, we may need to disclose personal information when required by law wherein we have a good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a current judicial proceeding, a court order or legal process served on our Web site.

Aggregate Information (non-personally identifiable)
We currently do not share aggregated demographic information with our partners and advertisers.

These are the instances in which we will share users’ personal information:
We DO NOT Share Personal Information with Third Parties.

Third Party Intermediaries
We use a credit card processing company to bill users for goods and services. Neither BA Port nor this company does not retain, share, store or use personally identifiable information for any secondary purposes.

Business Transitions
In the event BA Port goes through a business transition, such as a merger, being acquired by another company, or selling a portion of its assets, users’ personal information will, in most instances, be part of the assets transferred. Users will be notified via email prior to a change of ownership or control of their personal information. If as a result of the business transition, the users’ personally identifiable information will be used in a manner different from that stated at the time of collection they will be given choice consistent with our notification of changes section.

Choice/Opt-out
Our users are given the opportunity to ‘opt-out’ of having their information used for purposes not directly related to use of our site.

Users who no longer wish to receive our newsletter and promotional communications may opt-out of receiving these communications by replying to unsubscribe in the subject line in the email.

Users of our site are always notified when their information is being collected by any outside parties. We do this so our users can make an informed choice as to whether or not they should proceed with services that require an outside party.

Links
This Web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we, BA Port, are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every Web site that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by BA Port.

Surveys
From time-to-time our site requests information from users via surveys or contests. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and the user therefore has a choice whether or not to disclose this information. The requested information typically includes contact information such as name and email address only.

Anonymous Survey information will be used for purposes of monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction of this site and that of our online service. Users’ personally identifiable information is not shared with third parties unless we give prior notice and choice. Though we may use an intermediary to conduct these surveys or contests, they may not use users’ personally identifiable information for any secondary purposes.

Tell-A-Friend
If a user elects to use our referral service for informing a friend about our site, we ask them for the friend’s name and email address. BA Port will automatically send the friend a one-time email inviting them to visit the site. BA Port stores this information for the sole purpose of sending this one-time email and tracking the success of our referral program. The friend may contact BA Port at www.baport.com to request the removal of this information from our database.

Security
This Web site takes every precaution to protect our users’ information. When users submit sensitive information via the Web site, their information is protected both online and off-line.

When our registration/order form asks users to enter sensitive information (such as credit card number and/or social security number), that information is encrypted and is protected with the best encryption software in the industry - SSL. While on a secure page, such as our order form, the lock icon on the bottom of Web browsers such as Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer becomes locked, as opposed to un-locked, or open, when users are just ‘surfing’.

While we use SSL encryption to protect sensitive information online, we also do everything in our power to protect user-information off-line. All of our users’ information, not just the sensitive information mentioned above, is restricted in our offices. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for example, our billing clerk or a customer service representative) are granted access to personally identifiable information. Our employees must use password-protected screen-savers when they leave their desk. When they return, they must re-enter their password to re-gain access to user information.

Furthermore, ALL employees are kept up-to-date on our security and privacy practices. Every quarter, as well as any time new policies are added, our employees are notified and/or reminded about the importance we place on privacy, and what they can do to ensure our users’ information is protected. Finally, the servers that store personally identifiable information are in a secure environment, behind a locked cage and in a locked facility.

If users have any questions about the security at our Web site, users can send an email to

Correcting/Updating/Deleting/Deactivating Personal Information
If a user’s personally identifiable information changes (such as zip code, phone, email or postal address), or if a user no longer desires our service, we provide a way to correct, update or delete/deactivate users’ personally identifiable information. This can usually be done at the by emailing our Customer Support at

Notification of Changes
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes to this privacy statement, the homepage, and other places we deem appropriate so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. We will use information in accordance with the privacy policy under which the information was collected.

If, however, we are going to use users’ personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time of collection we will notify users via email. Users will have a choice as to whether or not we use their information in this different manner. However, if users have opted out of all communication with the site, or deleted/deactivated their account, then they will not be contacted, nor will their personal information be used in this new manner. In addition, if we make any material changes in our privacy practices that do not affect user information already stored in our database, we will post a prominent notice on our Web site notifying users of the change. In some cases where we post a notice we will also email users, who have opted to receive communications from us, notifying them of the changes in our privacy practices.

Contact Information
If users have any questions or suggestions regarding our privacy policy, please contact us at

Phone: 480-496-4427

Postal Address: 4939 W. Ray Rd., Suite 4-332, Chandler, AZ 85226
Web site URL: http://www.baport.com