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Privacy statement last updated on August 6, 2007.
GDSX STATEMENT OF PRIVACY
This statement of privacy governs data collection and usage for www.GDSX.com. GDSX adheres to the Safe Harbor provisions defined by the US Department of Commerce.
GDSX is committed to protecting your privacy at all times. Should it become necessary to change our privacy practices, we will update this privacy statement, so please review it frequently. If we make material changes to this policy, we will post a notice on our home page with a minimum of 30 days advance notice so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it.
We participate in the EU Safe Harbor Privacy Framework as set forth by the United States Department of Commerce. As part of our participation in safe harbor, we have agreed to TRUSTe dispute resolution for disputes relating to our compliance with the Safe Harbor Privacy Framework. If you have any complaints regarding our compliance, please see the Dispute Resolution section below.
Through our various offerings, we maintain several web sites, and each of those sites offers unique information, products or services. Each site may have an additional privacy policy that applies to it alone.
Our web sites may provide links to third party sites that are not owned by or affiliated with GDSX. Users are encouraged to investigate the privacy policies that apply to these third party sites. GDSX is not responsible for content or use of personal information by third parties.
Web Information
The purpose of the website is to provide information as a public service. www.GDSX.com collects no personal information on users. You may email us through your email program and ISP for more information about our services, and we will follow up as appropriate. No cookies are used on the site at all.
Testimonials posted are not collected through the website. They are collected personally via email, telephone, or mail, and are only posted with permission of the contributor.
Support for current GDSX customers is provided by GDSX using a web-based issue-tracking and project management system provided by SkyeyTech. By clicking the GDSX support link, you will be redirected to SkyeyTech's website, which requires the use of cookies. You may read their privacy policy here: http://www.skyeytech.com/privacy/.
This website is a licensee of the TRUSTe Privacy Program. TRUSTe is an independent, non-profit organization whose mission is to build user’s trust and confidence in the Internet by promoting the use of fair information practices. This privacy statement covers the Web site www.gdsx.com. Because this Web site wants to demonstrate its commitment to your privacy, it has agreed to disclose its information practices and have its privacy practices reviewed for compliance by TRUSTe.
Collection of your Personal Information
GDSX is provided data by its corporate customers and consolidates that data their behalf. This data may include personal information, such as your name, home or work address, or telephone number. This data may also include personal information such as age, gender, and credit card information.
Use of Personal Information
GDSX affirms that the data transferred to GDSX is the exclusive property of the client company and that GDSX will follow the company's direction in the treatment of the data.
GDSX does not sell, rent or lease the personal information it collects from its corporate clients.
GDSX abides by the Safe Harbor framework as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use, and retention of data from the European Union.
Notice: GDSX acts as an agent for the collection of our corporate customers' data. Data is provided to corporate customers for the management of their business. All data transfers occur only upon direction of the owner of the data, the corporate customer.
Choice: Companies contract directly with GDSX for data consolidation services. The corporate customer is responsible for any relevant choice requirements.
Sensitive Information: Sensitive information, such as credit card numbers, is not stored except as directed by the company that owns the data.
Onward transfer: Corporate Customer Data consolidated by GDSX is only transferred at the direction, via contract, of the company that owns the data. Otherwise, all data remains exclusively under GDSX control and is transferred for no other purpose than if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on GDSX; or (b) protect and defend the rights or property of GDSX.
Security: GDSX uses a variety of industry standard security technologies and procedures to help protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. GDSX warehouses the personal information on secure systems with limited access that are located in controlled facilities. Only authorized users, bound by confidentiality agreements, have access to the data stored by GDSX.
Data Integrity: GDSX collects only data authorized by its corporate customers. Where GDSX is directed to transfer data to a third-party, GDSX follows the confidentiality provisions agreed to by the customer.
Access: GDSX provides for the periodic transfer of data consolidated on behalf of a company. GDSX will correct any erroneous information identified by the customer within 25 days. Please contact GDSX, Ltd. as provided for below with any requests.
Enforcement: GDSX adheres to the
following enforcement standards:
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Verification: Upon written request, GDSX will provide a confirmation that its privacy policy conforms to the Safe Harbor Principles; that informs individuals of any in-house arrangements for handling complaints and of the independent mechanisms through which they may pursue complaints; that it has in place procedures for training employees in its implementation, and disciplining them for failure to follow it; and that it has in place internal procedures for periodically conducting objective reviews of compliance with the Safe Harbor Principles.
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Dispute Resolution: If you have any
complaints regarding our compliance with the Safe Harbor you should first
contact us. If contacting us does not resolve your complaint, you may raise
your complaint with TRUSTe by Internet using the link in our contact information below, fax at
415-520-3420, or mail at Watchdog Complaints, TRUSTe, 685 Market Street, Suite
270, San Francisco, CA, USA 94105. If you are faxing or mailing TRUSTe to lodge
a complaint, you must include the following information: the name of company,
the alleged privacy violation, your contact information, and whether you would
like the particulars of your complaint shared with the company. For information
about TRUSTe or the operation of TRUSTe's dispute resolution process, see
the link in our contact information below or request this
information from TRUSTe at any of the addresses listed above. The TRUSTe
dispute resolution process shall be conducted in English.
Contact Information
GDSX welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy.
If you believe that GDSX has not adhered to this Statement, please contact GDSX
by telephone, e-mail, or postal mail.
GDSX Privacy
GDSX, Ltd.
2828 W. Parker Road, Suite B-206
Plano, TX 75075
privacy@gdsx.com
tel: 972-612-7121
If you do not receive acknowledgement of your inquiry or your inquiry has not been satisfactorily addressed, you should contact TRUSTe at http://www.truste.org/consumers/watchdog_complaint.php. TRUSTe will then serve as a liaison with us to resolve your concerns.
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