SesameVault Privacy Policy
Open Box Technologies, Inc. (“OBT”) recognizes that its customers,
visitors, users, and others who use SesameVault.com (the “Service”) or
other web sites owned or operated by OBT (the “OBT Sites”) (collectively or
individually “Users”) value their privacy. This Privacy Policy details
important information regarding the use and disclosure of User information
collected on the OBT Sites.
This Privacy Policy is incorporated into and is subject to the OBT Terms
of Service. Your use of the OBT Sites and any personal information you
provide on the OBT Sites remains subject to the terms of this Privacy Policy
and our Terms of Service.
The information we collect is used to improve the content of our Web
pages and the quality of our Service, and is not shared with or sold to other
organizations for commercial purposes, except to provide products or
services you've requested, when we have your permission, or under the
limited circumstances specifically provided for in this Privacy Policy.
OBT uses third party vendors and hosting partners to provide the
necessary hardware, software, networking, storage, and related technology
required to run SesameVault. Although OBT owns the code, databases, and
all rights to the SesameVault application, you retain all rights to your data.
Please note that any video, image, or other content posted at the
direction of Users onto the OBT Sites becomes published content and is not
considered personally identifiable information subject to this Privacy Policy.
The Information OBT Collects
User Provided Information: When you register for SesameVault we
ask for information such as your name, company name, email address,
billing address, credit card information. Members who sign up for the free
account are not required to enter a credit card.
OBT uses collected information for the following general purposes:
products and services provision, billing, identification and authentication,
services improvement, contact, and research.
Cookies Information: When you visit the OBT Sites, we may send
one or more cookies - a small text file containing a string of alphanumeric
characters - to your computer that uniquely identifies your browser. Cookies
are required to use the SesameVault Service. OBT uses both session
cookies and persistent cookies. A persistent cookie remains after you close your browser. Persistent cookies may be used by your browser on
subsequent visits to the site. Persistent cookies can be removed by
following your web browser help file directions. A session cookie is
temporary and disappears after you close your browser. You can reset your
web browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.
However, some features of the OBT Sites may not function properly if the
ability to accept cookies is disabled.
Log File Information: When you use the OBT Sites, our servers
automatically record certain information that your web browser sends
whenever you visit any website. These server logs may include information
such as your web request, Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, browser type,
browser language, referring / exit pages and URLs, platform type, number of
clicks, domain names, landing pages, pages viewed and the order of those
pages, the amount of time spent on particular pages, the date and time of
your request, and one or more cookies that may uniquely identify your
browser.
Clear GIFs Information: When you use the OBT Sites, we may
employ “clear GIFs” (a.k.a. Web Beacons) which are used to track the online
usage patterns of our Users anonymously (i.e., in a non-personally-
identifiable manner). In addition, we may also use clear GIFs in HTML-based
emails sent to our users to track which emails are opened by recipients.
The Way OBT Uses Information
If you submit personally identifiable information to us through the OBT
Sites, then we use your personal information to operate, maintain, and
provide to you the features and functionality of the OBT Sites.
We do not use your email address or other personally identifiable
information to send commercial or marketing messages without your
consent or except as part of a specific program or feature for which you will
have the ability to opt-in or opt-out. We may, however, use your email
address without further consent for non-marketing or administrative
purposes (such as notifying you of major OBT Site changes or for customer
service purposes).
We use both your personally identifiable information and certain non-
personally-identifiable information (such as anonymous User usage data,
cookies, IP addresses, browser type, clickstream data, etc.) to improve the
quality and design of the OBT Sites and to create new features, promotions,
functionality, and services by storing, tracking, and analyzing User
preferences and trends.
We use cookies, clear gifs, and log file information to: (a) remember
information so that you will not have to re-enter it during your visit or the
next time you visit the OBT Sites; (b) provide custom, personalized content
and information; (c) monitor the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns;
(d) monitor aggregate metrics such as total number of visitors, pages
viewed, etc.; and (e) track your entries, submissions, and status in
promotions, sweepstakes, and contests.
When OBT Discloses Information
We provide personally identifiable information and non-personally-
identifiable information to our subsidiaries, affiliated companies, or other
businesses or persons for the purpose of processing such information on our
behalf. We require that these parties agree to process such information in
compliance with our privacy policy, and we use reasonable efforts to limit
their use of such information and to use other appropriate confidentiality and
security measures.
We do not share your personally identifiable information (such as
name or email address) with other, third-party companies for their
commercial or marketing use without your consent or except as part of a
specific program or feature for which you will have the ability to opt-in or
opt-out.
We do share non-personally-identifiable information (such as
anonymous User usage data, referring / exit pages and URLs, platform
types, number of clicks, etc.) with interested third-parties to assist them in
understanding the usage patterns for certain content, services,
advertisements, promotions, and/or functionality on the OBT Sites.
We may release personally identifiable information and/or non-
personally-identifiable information if required to do so by law, or in the
good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with state and
federal laws (such as U.S. Copyright Law), respond to a court order,
subpoena, or search warrant, or to investigate, prevent or take action
regarding actual or potential illegal activities, suspected fraud or potential
threats to the personal safety of any person.
OBT also reserves the right to disclose personally identifiable
information and/or non-personally-identifiable information that OBT believes,
in good faith, is appropriate or necessary to enforce our Terms of Use, take
precautions against liability, to investigate and defend itself against any
third-party claims or allegations, to assist government enforcement
agencies, to protect the security or integrity of our web site, and to protect
the rights, property, or personal safety of OBT, our Users or others.
Your Choices
You may, of course, decline to submit personally identifiable
information through the OBT Sites, in which case OBT may not be able to
provide certain services to you. You may update or correct your personal
profile information and email preferences at any time by visiting your
account profile page. Please note that media files uploaded by Users to the
OBT Sites remain subject to our Terms of Use.
To protect your privacy and security, we take reasonable steps (such
as requesting a unique password) to verify your identity before granting you
profile access or making corrections. You are responsible for maintaining
the secrecy of your unique password and account information at all times.
Please contact OBT with any questions or comments about this Privacy
Policy, your personal information, your consent, or your opt-in or opt-out
choices by emailing support@sesamevault.com.
Our Commitment To Data Security
OBT uses commercially reasonable physical, managerial, and technical
safeguards to preserve the integrity and security of your personal
information. We cannot, however, ensure or warrant the security of any
information you transmit to OBT and you do so at your own risk. Once we
receive your transmission of information, OBT makes commercially
reasonable efforts to ensure the security of our systems. However, please
note that this is not a guarantee that such information may not be accessed,
disclosed, altered, or destroyed by breach of any of our physical, technical,
or managerial safeguards.
If OBT learns of a security systems breach, then we may attempt to
notify you electronically so that you can take appropriate protective steps.
OBT may post a Policy on the OBT Sites if a security breach occurs.
Depending on where you live, you may have a legal right to receive Policy of
a security breach in writing. To receive a free written Policy of a security
breach (or to withdraw your consent from receiving electronic Policy) you
should notify us using this contact form.
Our Commitment To Children’s Privacy
Protecting the privacy of young children is especially important. For
that reason, OBT does not knowingly collect or maintain personally
identifiable information or non-personally-identifiable information on the OBT
Sites from persons under 13 years of age, and no part of our website is
directed to persons under 13. If you are under 13 years of age, then please do not use or access the OBT Sites at any time or in any manner. If OBT
learns that personally identifiable information of persons under 13 years of
age has been collected on the OBT Sites without verified parental consent,
then OBT will take the appropriate steps to delete this information.
Special Note to International Users
The OBT Sites are hosted in the United States and are intended for
and directed to Users in the United States. If you are a User accessing the
OBT Sites from the European Union, Asia, or any other region with laws or
regulations governing personal data collection, use, and disclosure, that
differ from United States laws, please be advised that through your
continued use of the OBT Sites, which are governed by U.S. law, this Privacy
Policy, and our Terms of Use, you are transferring your personal information
to the United States and you consent to that transfer.
In the Event of Merger or Sale
In the event that OBT is acquired by or merged with a third party
entity, we reserve the right, in any of these circumstances, to transfer or
assign the information we have collected from our Users as part of such
merger, acquisition, sale, or other change of control.
Changes and updates to this Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be revised periodically and this will be
reflected by the date last revised below. Please revisit this page to stay
aware of any changes. In general, we only use your personal information in
the manner described in the Privacy Policy in effect when we received the
personal information you provided. Your continued use of the OBT Sites
constitutes your agreement to this Privacy Policy and any future revisions.
For revisions to this Privacy Policy that may be materially less
restrictive on our use or disclosure of the personal information you have
already provided to us, we will attempt to obtain your consent before
implementing such revisions with respect to such information.
Date Last Revised: This Privacy Policy was last revised on August 1, 2007.
Questions or Comments: Any questions about this Privacy Policy should
be addressed to support@sesamevault.com or by mail at:
OBT, Inc.
12 State Street
Troy, New York 12180
USA.