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Technet's Privacy Policy
About
Privacy This document describes Technet's Privacy Policy, which covers both visitors to our web sites, as well as our customers. Many people have concerns about privacy on the Internet. These concerns are legitimate, as it is not always made clear to Internet users what information is being collected about them. Typically, most sites collect the IP address or host name of the computer accessing the site, the page accessed, the time that access occurred, the kind of browser being used, and the URL of the page that referred you to that page. This URL is typically used to discover which sites are providing the most visits to a given page or site. Some sites also set cookies. (See What are cookies, and should I care? for more on cookies.) For more general information on privacy, see the About Privacy page on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) web site. The Information Technet Collects For anyone accessing Technet's web sites The IP address or hostname of the computer, the page accessed, the time that access occurred, which kind of browser is used, and the URL of the page that referred you to that page. We use this URL to find out which sites are providing the most traffic to a given page or site. For Technet Customers Technet keeps a log of who dialed in to Technet and how long they were connected. This is used strictly for billing purposes. Technet does not routinely keep a log of which IP addresses or host names anyone connects to. Technet reserves the right to do so in the process of investigating system malfunction, resource abuse, illegal activities, or Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) violations. We also keep a log of Technical Services calls. This is used to help us identify problems and better serve our customers. In the case of Technet Premium Services, Technet keeps a log of each query, stored by the username that the user logged in with. For users of the MVD Title/Lien Program, each transaction is saved and an archive of past transactions is saved. Some, but not all, of this query information is printed on your bill every month. None of this information is shared with third parties other than the owners of the data. . Giving Subscriber Information to Third Parties Technet has had a long-standing policy of not disclosing any subscriber information to third parties. In the unlikely event that this changes, demographic and personal data provided to Technet by subscribers will not be distributed, sold, or given to any other organization without prior notification of the individuals referred to by the data. Right to Privacy on Technet's Systems Technet considers user-produced data stored on its servers or crossing its network to be the property of the subscriber who created it. The degree to which this content is made public is under the sole discretion of the creator. Contents of this data will not be reviewed, edited, archived without notice, replicated or otherwise investigated or altered in the normal course of business. Technet reserves the right to do so in the process of investigating system malfunction, resource abuse, illegal activities, or AUP violations. Electronic
mail is a private electronic message sent by or to a customer in correspondence
with another person having Internet mail access. Contents of this e-mail
will not be reviewed, edited, archived without notice, replicated or
otherwise investigated or altered in the normal course of business.
Technet reserves the right to cooperate fully with local, state, or
federal officials in any investigation concerning or relating to any
Mail transmitted on through Technet's servers, although of course we
require proper legal documentation (ie, a subpoena) before doing so. Some of Technet's Premium Services contain individually identifiably information relating to people. We comply with all legislation relating to this: specifically, we restrict (and in some cases, provide partial access to) the MVD title lookup based on the legislation passed to comply with Federal law. Here is the relevant section, Sec. 66-20-7.1 NMSA 1978 (Motor Vehicle Code Confidentiality). All MVD lookup users must fill out and sign the MVD Application for Approval. This must be approved by Technet before anyone can use the MVD data. The DPS Background Check application require the subject of a background check to sign the AUTHORIZATION FOR RELEASE OF INFORMATION if there is a need for the details on a given check. For Premium Services available under the LegalNet program, this disclaimer applies: "Data is 'AS IS'. Solicitation using data is forbidden. Data use is subject to NMSA 1978, §14-3-15.5 (1995)" What Are Cookies, and Should I Care? Some sites use cookies. There has been much misinformation about cookies. Cookies are little bits of data sent from the web site to the browser that are stored on your hard drive. They usually contain such data as a unique number, the name of the site that sent the cookies, and the date that the cookie will expire. Cookies are designed to let a web site remember information from one visit to the next. At first glance, these cookies might seem to "remember" you, but they really only uniquely identify the web browser. This is an important distinction, because this means that if you have log-in information for a site stored in a cookie, anyone using your browser can log in as you, unless that site requires you to enter a password each time you access it. Also, if you use a different browser, either on another computer or even on the same computer, that other browser doesn't know about any of your cookies used by your normal browser. Some sites use cookies to store personalized information about each of their customers, which most people find a useful service. For instance, an online store can keep track of your account information so you don't have to enter it each time you order. Online stores should require you to enter a password each time to ensure that no unauthorized use of your account occurs. Other sites may use cookies to generate a customized home page. A more controversial use is by advertising networks that may use them to track which of the sites in their network you visit. This is done by assigning a unique number the first time you visit a site in the network. From then on, whenever you visit another site in the network, it will ask your browser if it has a cookie containing that unique number. Whether this unique number is tied to any personally identifying information such as your name or e-mail address depends on whether you entered that information into a site on that network. Eventually, a central computer in the network is sent all the cookie information which allows an analysis of which sites on that network you visited and when. It is also possible in all of these browsers to have the browser tell you whenever a cookie is sent. However, given how many sites send several cookies, this is not generally recommended. Netscape 4 and 4.5 both allow you to turn cookies completely off: be aware that many sites (especially online shopping sites) will not work properly with this setting. Currently, none of Technet's sites use cookies.
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