Postfuture Privacy Policy

Your privacy is important, so we'd like to explain what information we collect when you visit www.postfuture.com (http://www.postfuture.com), why we collect it and how it is used. We'd also like to explain your options to access and control your information, our data security practices and other matters.

First, if you've arrived at this site because you are a client of Postfuture, Inc. ("Client"), then the privacy statements directly below in the section entitled: "Information Relevant for 'Clients' "as a reflection of Postfuture's privacy policy are germane. If you've arrived at this site as an end-user of Postfuture products ("End-User") on behalf of 3^rd party companies, then the privacy policy of those companies govern the collection, storage and use of data collected by Postfuture on behalf of those 3^rd parties. Please refer to the privacy policies of those parties to determine how your data is handled when Postfuture, acting as an agent for those parties, collects data on their behalf. Additionally, statements regarding how Postfuture handles your data may be seen in the section entitled: "Information Relevant for 'End-Users'".

Postfuture, Inc. is a licensee of the TRUSTe Privacy Program. TRUSTe is an independent, non-profit organization whose mission is to enable individuals and organizations to establish trusting relationships based on respect for personal identity and information by promoting the use of fair information practices. This privacy statement covers the site www.postfuture.com. Because we want to demonstrate our commitment to our users' privacy, we have agreed to disclose our privacy practices and have them reviewed for compliance by TRUSTe.

If users have questions or concerns regarding this statement, you should first contact Postfuture IT Services by emailing or by writing to: Postfuture IT Services, 1600 N. Collins Blvd., Suite 1800, Richardson, Tx, 75080 or by calling 972.889.2226 If you do not receive acknowledgment of your inquiry or it is not satisfactorily addressed, you should then contact TRUSTe through the TRUSTe Watchdog Dispute Resolution Process(http://www.truste.org/consumers/watchdog_complaint.php). TRUSTe will serve as a liaison with the Web site to resolve users concerns.

TRUSTe PRIVACY SEAL and EU SAFE HARBOR

Postfuture, Inc. 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.
Effective February 6, 2004.

SPECIAL NOTE ABOUT CHILDREN

This Site is not intended for children, especially kids under 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children.

WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT FROM YOU? WHY?

Information Relevant for 'Clients'

We May Profile You Individually.

We may build a profile of your online habits, interests and activities when you use our Site. This profile is linked to your personal identity. We compile individual profiles from "real world" contact information (e.g., street address, phone/fax), email addresses, and we use these profiles for the purposes described below (please scroll down to each topic for details).

We May Profile Users Pseudononymously

We may build a pseudononymous profile of your online habits, interests and activities when you use our Site. This profile will not reveal or be linked to your personal identity. We compile these profiles from information about user PCs (e.g., IP address or browser type), user navigation and browsing patterns, data showing usage of interactive features (e.g., search engine queries), demographic information (e.g., gender, marital status, age, income, job), the personal preferences of users (i.e., favorite color, music, books), and we use these profiles for the purposes described below (please scroll down to each topic for details).

We May Collect Information Needed to Contact You Later:

If we collect personal contact information (as described below), you may later access and modify it, but you may not remove it from our system yourself You may, however, request that we remove this data by contacting an agent of Postfuture. This may be done either by calling the current account manager for your account or by email. You may choose simply not to provide personal contact information by opting-out at the point of collection.

We May Collect Your Name, Address and Phone Number. When you use our Site, we may request your name, street address, telephone number or other "real world" contact information. This information may reveal your identity or be linked to you personally. We use this information to complete and support the immediate activity requested, customize and personalize content to your request, build a profile of your habits, interests or activities to treat you as an individual, build individual profiles for ongoing research, analysis and reporting, and to comply with any requirements of law. This information may be disclosed only to our staff and to our immediate agents.

We May Collect Your Email Address. We may request your email address or other information needed to contact you online. This information may reveal who you are or be linked to you personally. We use it to complete and support the immediate activity requested, customize and personalize content to your request, build a profile of your habits, interests or activities to treat you as an individual, build individual profiles for ongoing research, analysis and reporting, and to comply with any requirements of law. This information may be disclosed only to our staff and to our immediate agents.

We May Collect Other Kinds of Information from You:

When you use our Site, we may collect personal information about you described below. You may later be able to access, modify or remove the information either through presentation of this data using a management interface utility or by contacting an agent of Postfuture. [Under the TRUSTe program a user must be able to correct or update their personally identifiable information.] You may choose simply not to provide actively gathered information by opting-out at the point of collection.

You May be Prompted for a UserID and Password. We may ask you to enter a web site ID, password or other identifier We use this information to complete and support the immediate activity requested, and to comply with any requirements of law. This information may be disclosed only to our staff and to our immediate agents.

We May Collect Information About Your Computer. When you visit our Site, we may automatically collect information about your computer configuration, such as your browser type, operating system, IP address or ISP domain name. We use this information to build individual profiles for ongoing research, analysis and reporting, and to comply with any requirements of law. This information may be aggregated with similar data and may be disclosed only to our staff and to our immediate agents.

We May Collect Navigation and Clickstream Data. As you browse our Site, we may gather navigational and clickstream data that shows what pages are visited and how long various features are used. We use this information to complete and support the immediate activity requested, customize and personalize content to your request, improve the Site for everyone, build a profile of your habits, interests or activities to treat you as an individual, build individual profiles for ongoing research, analysis and reporting, and to comply with any requirements of law. This information may be disclosed only to our staff and to our immediate agents.

We May Collect Interactive Data. You may decide to input data while using certain interactive features at our Site, such as queries submitted to a search engine. We use this information to complete and support the immediate activity requested, customize and personalize content to your request, improve the Site for everyone, build a profile of your habits, interests or activities to treat you as an individual, build individual profiles for ongoing research, analysis and reporting, and to comply with any requirements of law. This information may be disclosed only to our staff and to our immediate agents.

CERTAIN EXCEPTIONAL DISCLOSURES

We may disclose your information if necessary to protect our legal rights or if the information relates to actual or threatened harmful conduct. Disclosure may be required by law or if we receive legal process.

We May Contact You by Email

Postfuture may at times send you bulk communications (such as a newsletter) for the purpose of keeping you informed about Postfuture activities. You may opt-out from receiving this newsletter at any time.

HOW DO WE PROTECT INFORMATION WE COLLECT?

We offer secure web pages to collect certain kinds of user information and we store certain kinds of data in encrypted form. We follow reasonable technical and management practices to help protect the confidentiality, security and integrity of data stored on our system. While no computer system is completely secure, we believe the measures implemented by our Site reduce the likelihood of security problems to a level appropriate to the type of data involved.

HOW LONG DO WE KEEP USER INFORMATION?

We generally keep user data on our server or in our archives for as long as we reasonably need it. We may alter this practice according to changing requirements. For example, we may delete some data if needed to free up storage space. We may keep other data for longer periods if the law requires it.

Data management requests are administered in an orderly manner to the extent feasible and within our direct control. Note: we have greater control over recently collected data than for archived data. Once data is removed from the system and archived, it may not be feasible to accommodate specific requests. In those cases, our general data retention policy applies.

Information Relevant for 'End-Users'

We May Collect Navigation or Clickstream Data. As you browse our Site, we may gather navigational and clickstream data that shows what pages are visited and how long various features are used. We use this information to complete and support the immediate activity requested, customize and personalize content to your request, improve the Site for everyone, market things to you in the future (other than by telemarketing), tailor an instant offer to your during your visit, build a profile of your habits, interests or activities to treat you as an individual, build individual profiles for ongoing research, analysis and reporting, and to comply with any requirements of law. This information may be disclosed only to our staff and to our immediate agents.

We May Keep Note of Your Personal Preferences. We may gather information concerning your personal likes and dislikes, such as your favorite color, taste in music, books or other Site content. This information will not reveal your identity or be linked to you personally. We use this information to complete and support the immediate activity requested, customize and personalize content to your request, improve the Site for everyone, market things to you in the future (other than by telemarketing), tailor an instant offer to you during your visit, build a profile of your habits, interests or activities to treat you as an individual, build individual profiles for ongoing research, analysis and reporting, and to comply with any requirements of law. This information may be disclosed only to our staff and to our immediate agents.

WHAT ARE COOKIES? WHY DO WE USE THEM?

Cookies are small files stored by your browser in your computer when you visit our Site. We use cookies to improve our Site and make it easier to use. Cookies permit us to recognize users and avoid repetitive requests for the same information. We also use cookies to help build a pseudonymous profile of your online habits, interests and activities as you navigate our site, which we use to individualize your visits. This profile is not linked to your personal identity. We also use cookies to help build a pseudonymous profile of your online habits, interests and activities as you navigate our site, which we use for general research, analysis and reporting. We only use "session cookies" that are automatically deleted after each visit. Cookies from our Site can't be read by other sites. Most browsers will accept cookies until you change browser settings to refuse them.

YOUR CONSENT TO THIS POLICY

By using our Site, you agree to this Policy. This is our entire and exclusive Privacy Policy and it supersedes any earlier version. We may change it by posting a new version on our Site. For material changes affecting personally identifiable information we would post a prominent notice on the site for 30 days. However, in no event will we change our practices this way to lessen the confidentiality of our client's data.

LEGAL DISCLAIMER

THIS SITE OPERATES AS-IS AND AS-AVAILABLE. ANY WARRANTIES OF ACCURACY, QUALITY, TITLE, FITNESS OR MERCHANTABILITY ARE DISCLAIMED. WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR FOR EVENTS BEYOND OUR DIRECT CONTROL.

This Policy is governed by Texas law, except as required by our agreement with TRUSTe, and excluding conflicts of law principles. Any provision of this Policy that is illegal or unenforceable shall be deemed automatically conformed to the minimum requirements of law. Any legal actions against us must be commenced in Texas within one year after the claim arose, or be barred.

IF YOU HAVE A PRIVACY QUESTION

If you have a privacy question about our Site, please email: Postmaster at . Or write: Postfuture, Inc., Attn: Postmaster, 1600 N. Collins Blvd. Suite 1800, Richardson, Tx. 75080.