GRIDPOINT.COM PRIVACY POLICY

This Privacy Policy describes our typical practice with respect to the collection, maintenance and disclosure of information on GridPoint.com. If you do not agree to these terms, do not use GridPoint.com. Please note that we may update this Privacy Policy at any time in our sole discretion. If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy please e-mail us at privacy@gridpoint.com.

Information Collected

“Personal Information” includes your name, address, phone number, email address or any other information which might reasonably be used to identify you individually. Personal Information does not generally include information gathered through Tracking Technologies, as described below. An Internet Protocol address (an “IP Address”) is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you are surfing the web. The IP Address permits web servers to automatically identify your computer. We may collect your IP Address to help diagnose problems with its server, administer GridPoint.com and identify its users. We may also use your IP Address in conjunction with our Tracking Technologies described below for, among other things, purposes such as cataloging your preferences or minimizing your need to re-enter information. You can access this Web Site and browse it without providing your Personal Information. However, if you do not provide Personal Information, you will be unable to to participate in some of the activities available on, or benefit from some services offered on GridPoint.com.

Tracking Technologies

GridPoint may collect information from you that is not in the same category as the Personal Information discussed above to analyze and develop our marketing strategy, to determine how you found out about us, your interests regarding our services, and how to further improve our Web Site based upon user data and your feedback. For example, we may track information about the date and time you access GridPoint.com, the type of web browser you used, and GridPoint.com from which you connected to GridPoint.com, your interests regarding our services and how to further improve our Web Site based upon user data. As with many web sites, we may use cookies or other technology in GridPoint.com to enhance the functionality of GridPoint.com and to make your transactions and other activities more convenient and efficient (“Tracking Technologies”). Tracking Technologies may vary, but in some cases may involve a small file stored locally on your computer hardware, and we may use to store and collect information relating to your viewing and use of GridPoint.com and our correspondences with you. Accepting Tracking Technologies onto your computer in no way gives GridPoint access to your computer or any personal information about you. You may set your web browser software to reject Tracking Technologies, but, if so, certain functionality of GridPoint.com may be affected. Third parties (including, but not limited to, software vendors, advertisers and fulfillment companies) may also use Tracking Technologies by or through the Web Site and GridPoint has no control over what information such third parties track or collect, and has no responsibility or liability for any tracking, data collection or other activities of such third parties.

Use of Materials Collected

Subject to this Privacy Policy, any communication or material you transmit to GridPoint.com or to us directly, including, without limitation, Personal Information, whether by electronic mail or otherwise, for any reason, will be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary. You agree that GridPoint may use any such materials (together with any ideas, concepts, know-how, or techniques contained therein) in any manner, for any purpose, without credit or compensation to you. GridPoint may share, rent, sell or otherwise disclose such materials to third parties, including including in the case of a change of control of the company. In all cases other than a change in control of our company, GridPoint screens and reasonably determine to be reputable any third party to whom GridPoint discloses such information and GridPoint requires such third parties to use the materials for marketing products and services which we determine, in our sole judgment, you might find of interest. We use reasonable efforts to limit our use of Personal Information to reasonable business purposes and Personal Information collected on this Web Site is used primarily for the purpose for which it is requested. In particular, contact information, such as name and e-mail address, is used to provide you information or services you have requested on this Web Site. Personal Information also might be used for editorial and feedback purposes, for GridPoint’s marketing and promotional purposes, for a statistical analysis of user behavior, for product development, for content improvement or to customize the content and layout of GridPoint.com. GridPoint.com is not purposefully directed at children under the age of 13 and we do not provide, through GridPoint.com or otherwise, products or services directed at children of any age. We do not collect or maintain information, via GridPoint.com or otherwise, from those we actually know are under the age of 13.

Scope; Links

This Privacy Policy applies solely to our treatment of information collected on GridPoint.com. It does not apply to transactions conducted with us through any means other than GridPoint.com. Similarly, this Privacy Policy does not apply to any transactions or contact you may have with any third party. GridPoint.com may contain links to other web sites. We have no control or influence over the privacy practices of such other web sites and we are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such web sites. We encourage you to read the privacy statements of each and every web site you visit, and we encourage you to consult with you own advisor(s) before relying on any advice or information obtained on or through GridPoint.com or those web sites of third parties.

Opt-Out Right

You may exercise your right to opt-out of having us collect your Personal Information, use it for secondary purposes, disclose it to third parties, or use it (or allow third parties to use it) to send promotional correspondences to you. Such opt-out rights may be exercised by contacting us by email at privacy@gridpoint.com. All such correspondence must clearly identify you by name and address and must identify its purpose as the exercise of your opt-out rights. Your opt-out rights shall not apply, however, to our need to disclose information you submit to us in connection with the administration or maintenance of GridPoint.com. Certain jurisdictions reverse this opt-out procedure and prohibit us from using your Personal Information unless you specifically opt-in by granting us permission to use your Personal Information. Where we actually know that your Personal Information has been collected from a jurisdiction with this type of opt-in rule (e.g., in certain cases it may be clear from your IP Address or from a Tracking Technology) we will adhere to those legal requirements. But we will not undertake any special duty to investigate where you are located or from a jurisdiction your Personal Information has been collected.THE OPT-OUT RIGHTS AND PROCEDURES DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION ARE THE DEFAULT RULES AND PROCEDURES WE USE IN OPERATING THE SITE AND ARE THE STANDARD BY WHICH WE ADHERE TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY.

Security

We take all reasonable security precautions to protect your information. However, due to the open nature of the Internet, we cannot guarantee that any information stored on our servers, or transmitted to or from you will be free from unauthorized access and we disclaim any liability for any theft or loss of, unauthorized access or damage to, or interception of any data or communications. By using GridPoint.com, you acknowledge that you understand and agree to assume these risks. If you have any questions about the security at GridPoint.com, you can send an email to privacy@gridpoint.com.

Updated November 29, 2007