Xellsoft.de Privacy Policy 

(International Version)

Internet user privacy and confidentiality is of the utmost importance to Xellsoft. Our reputation and integrity is directly related to how we serve our clients and customers. 
By accessing or using the Xellsoft.de Web site, you agree to the terms of the Xellsoft Online Privacy Policy, as outlined below. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not access or use this site. Xellsoft reserves the right to change the Online Privacy Policy from time to time at its sole discretion. Your use of this site will be subject to the most current version of the Online Privacy Policy at the time of such use.

Collection of personal information

When you engage in certain activities on this site, such as ordering or registering products, downloading software, or entering contests, Xellsoft may ask you to provide certain information about yourself by filling out and submitting an online form. It is completely optional for you to engage in these activities. If you elect to engage in these activities, however, Xellsoft may ask that you provide us personal information, such as your first and last name, mailing address, e-mail address, employer, job title and department, telephone and facsimile numbers, and other personal identifying information. When ordering products or services on the site, you may be asked to provide a credit card number. Depending upon the activity, some of the information that we ask you to provide is identified as mandatory and some as voluntary. If you do not provide the mandatory data with respect to a particular activity, you will not be able to engage in that activity.

When you submit personal information to Xellsoft on this site, you understand and agree that this information may be transferred across national boundaries and may be stored and processed in the countries in which Xellsoft maintain offices, including without limitation, the United States. 

How your personal information is used

Xellsoft collects your information in order to record and support your participation in the activities you select. If you order a product that is to be electronically downloaded, for example, the information is used to register your license and rights, if any, to technical support, upgrade discounts, or other benefits that may be made available to registered users. If you enter a contest, information is collected to qualify the entry and contact you regarding the contest or prize awards. The information that you provide is also used as part of our effort to keep you informed about product upgrades, special offers, and other products and services of Xellsoft and selected third parties.

Your choices with respect to personal information

Xellsoft recognizes and appreciates the importance of responsible use of information collected on this site. If you do not want the information you provide to Xellsoft to be used to inform you of other products, services and special offers available from Xellsoft, and you indicate this preference when you provide your personal information to Xellsoft, Xellsoft will honor your preference. Xellsoft reserves the right to provide aggregate data to third parties for statistical analysis. Such data will not be linked to any particular individuals.

Protection of your personal information
The personal information that you provide in connection with registering yourself as an Xellsoft user or registering an Xellsoft product is classified as Registration Information. Registration Information is protected. Your Registration Information resides on a secure server that only selected Xellsoft personnel and contractors have access to via password. Xellsoft encrypts your personal information and thereby prevents unauthorized parties from viewing such information when it is transmitted to Xellsoft.

Personal information that you provide that is not Registration Information also resides on a secure server and is only accessible via password. Since this information is not accessible from outside Xellsoft, you will not be asked to select a password in order to view or modify such information.

Please note that any information you post to a public bulletin board or chat room, such as the Xellsoft User to User Forums, is available to all persons accessing that site.

Use of cookies

When you visit Xellsoft.de, you can surf the site anonymously and access important information without revealing your identity. In order to improve our site, we use "cookies" to track your visit. A cookie is small amount of data that is transferred to your browser by a Web server and can only be read by the server that gave it to you. It functions as your identification card, recording your passwords, purchases, and preferences. It cannot be executed as code or deliver viruses.

Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies. You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether or not to accept it. (For some Web pages that require an authorization, cookies are not optional. Users choosing not to accept cookies will probably not be able to access those pages.)

While Xellsoft uses cookies to track your visit to Xellsoft.de, and our Web servers automatically log the IP/Internet address of your computer, this information does not identify you personally and you remain anonymous unless you have otherwise provided Xellsoft with personal information.



Also, please note that Xellsoft is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of non-Xellsoft Web sites to which Xellsoft.de or any other Xellsoft Web site may link.


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