Terms & Conditions

The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for this Website, PYMNTS.com.

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    PYMNTS.com considers the privacy of its clients, registered users and all site visitors (“Users”) to be of utmost importance, and works diligently to protect it.

    Information gathering

     

    Our Web server software generates log-files of the computer IP addresses that access this Website and what files are accessed.

    These Web server logs are retained on a temporary basis and then deleted completely from our systems. We also may ask our Users to provide information about themselves.

    We may use cookies to maintain a user’s identity between Web sessions. Website traffic and certain online services activities are analyzed using Google Analytics, a Web metrics service. This information is used to generate statistics on Web usage and assists us in improving the overall experience for our visitors.

    Use of information

     

    We do not provide any identifiable personal information that we gather or develop about our Users to third parties for any purpose.

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    We use your IP address and files you access to help diagnose problems with our server and to administer our Website by identifying (1) which parts of our site are most heavily used, and (2) which portion of our audience comes from within the PYMNTS.com network. We also use this information to tailor site content to user needs and to generate aggregate statistical reports. At no time do we disclose site usage by Users.

    Security

     

    This site has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under our control.

    Contacting this Website

     

    If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your experience with this site, you can contact: Webmaster@pymnts.com.

    This Website may contain links to other sites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such Websites.

    Changes to this policy

     

    An announcement of any changes to this policy will be posted prominently on the first page of our Website for 30 days before any changes go into effect.

    Opting Out

     

    If at any time, a User decides to end their relationship with PYMNTS.com they may e-mail: Webmaster@pymnts.com to be removed from the database.

    Effective Date

     

    The effective date of this policy was October 19, 2009.