CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY PRIVACY STATEMENT
At Corporation Service Company®, we value your relationship and honor your trust. As a result, you can rely on us to respect and help protect your personal and company-related data. Our commitment to protecting your privacy is summarized as follows:
We respect your privacy. We will not sell your personal information to third parties for marketing or other purposes (except WHOIS and BulkWhois access pursuant to ICANN policies).
We secure your data. We employ strict security standards and safeguards to help protect your personal information and prevent fraud.
We offer continued protection. We protect your personal information, whether you are a current or former customer.
What information do we collect, and why?
Information thatwe collect
Use of your information
Distribution of your information
Steps we take toensure your privacy
Infrastructure Security
Our Employees
Steps you can take to protect your privacy
Managing your personally identifiable information
Safeguardpasswords
Close your browser when finished
Use of a Firewall
Notification of changes
Questions orconcerns
About this Privacy Statement
Our Privacy Statement explains how we handle and protect our customers' personal and company data, how we gather this data, and how we manage this data to serve you.
We may change this Statement from time to time as the need arises to accurately reflect how we gather and manage our customers' data. All changes to this Statement will be effective upon posting on CSC Corporate Domains. [This means that we do not need to notify our customers when we make changes to this statement - any changes become effective at the time the revised statement is posted]
What information do we collect, and why?
Information that we collect
We collect the following types of information:
Information provided by the user: We request the following information from users:
Contact Information
We are required by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ("ICANN"), the organization which assumes responsibility for domain name allocation, to collect certain information about you during the domain name registration process. This information includes your full name, mailing address, phone number, email address, and, where provided, your facsimile number.
Log Files
We also periodically collect log files from our server, including the IP addresses or domain names of those who visit
Cookies
We use session variables within cookies to remember people and information as logged into the site. Session variables expire after a pre-determined amount of time. Information is only collected for that specific time and is not stored for future use. In addition, we use cookies to pass user authentication information between web pages within
Use of your information
Information input by the user
The information we collect is used solely to contact clients in the event there are announcements regarding our website, domain name services and other services of Corporation Service Company and its affiliates. If you do not wish to receive announcements you may opt out of receiving such announcements by contacting CSC's Technical Support staff from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday, at:
Phone: (800) 758-8137
Fax: (302) 636-5454
E-mail:
Log files
Log files give us a general picture of who is visiting our Web Site and which pages are being viewed the most often. This information is not specific to an individual viewer and is only collected to assist us in the maintenance and administration of our Web Site. Log files are collected mainly for research purposes to see what pages are of most interest and use to current and potential clients.
Distribution of your information
Corporation Service Company and its affiliates do not sell or offer your personally identifiable information to third parties for marketing or other purposes (except WHOIS and BulkWhois pursuant to ICANN policies). In some instances, we may be asked to disclose certain information pursuant to a court order, subpoena, search warrant or law enforcement request.
Steps we take to ensure your privacy
We use industry standard tools and techniques in infrastructure security and social engineering to ensure the privacy of your information.
Infrastructure Security
The infrastructure that supports information collection, exchange and storage/retrieval is secured at the following levels:
Perimeter Security
We use firewalls to secure the perimeter of our information network and monitor our systems on a regular basis.
Data Security
An authentication and authorization mechanism based on user i.d. and password is used to restrict access to information on our website. Each authenticated user only has access to the information that he or she is authorized to use.
Transaction Security
All information exchanged between our servers and your Web browser is encrypted using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).
Social Engineering (Our Employees)
All of our employees are made aware of our Confidentiality of Client Information Policy on a regular basis and must acknowledge that they have received and read the same.
Steps you can take to ensure your privacy
Remember that you play a vital role in ensuring the security of your information. Here are a few steps that you can take to maintain the privacy of your information.
Managing your personally identifiable information
Registration for access to requires users to provide personally identifiable information (including name, company name, address, city, state, zip, e-mail address, and phone number). It is the user's responsibility to make sure that this information is accurate and current. If you require assistance to update this information, you may contact CSC's Customer Service staff from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday, at:
Phone: (877) 758-8137
Fax: (302) 636-5454
E-mail:
We will process all information update requests in a timely manner.
Safeguard Passwords
You should take the necessary precautions to safeguard your user i.d. and password to prevent unauthorized access to your information. If you feel that your user i.d. and password have been compromised, contact our Technical Support staff immediately between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday, at:
Phone: (800) 758-8137
Fax: (302) 636-5454
E-mail:
Your password will be reset and will be e-mailed to you at the e-mail address maintained on record.
Close Your Browser When Finished
After you have finished your session close your browser to erase information that may have been stored on your computer during your session. Any information you entered during your session may be temporarily stored in the memory storage area of your computer until you close the browser. Logging off and closing your browser will clear this temporary storage area from your computer.
Use of a Firewall
Consider using a firewall to help prevent unauthorized access to your network or personal computer, especially if you are using a DSL or Cable Modem to access the Internet.
Notification of Changes
We retain the right to change our information usage practices that affect your personally identifiable information and this Privacy Statement at any time. We will display a notice on when such changes occur. You should also check the posted Privacy Statement for changes.
Questions or concerns
If you have questions or concerns regarding this statement, please contact our Customer Service staff between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday, at:
Phone: (877) 758-8137
Fax: (302) 636-5454
E-mail: