Section A. Online Privacy/ Marketing Contacts and Privacy/ License Activation and/or License Registration and Privacy Information Collected from Online Visitors
In general, you can visit the Constructivity website without telling us who you are or revealing any personal information about yourself, such as your name, phone number or postal or email address. Our web server collects IP addresses to obtain certain aggregate information concerning the use of our website. An IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you’re surfing the web. We do not link IP addresses to any personally identifiable information. Therefore you can remain anonymous when you visit our website.Our web servers also collect information such as number of visits, average time spent on the site, pages viewed, etc., but this information is not traceable back to an individual user. Constructivity uses this information to analyze how people use our site and generate ideas on how the site might be improved. Some of our web pages may utilize “cookies” so that we can better serve you with tailored information when you return to our site. Cookies are identifiers that a website can send to your browser to keep on your computer to facilitate your next visit to our site. It may do such things as store the fact that you have registered for a seminar so that the next time you visit the site we recognize you are a registrant. You can, if you wish, set your browser to notify you when you are sent a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether or not to accept it. Occasionally you may be asked to give us more specific information about yourself, such as when you download software, register for a seminar or other event, respond to a survey or enter a contest from our website. Supplying such information to us is optional, but you may be unable to complete certain transactions without giving such information.
By accessing and using our web site, each visitor to the Constructivity website shall be deemed to have consented to the collection and use of information as we have outlined in this Privacy Policy.
Information Collected via Marketing Activities
Constructivity will be conducting many different marketing activities by which it may collect your personal information. For example, we may collect contact information at trade shows or seminars, we will rent email and physical mail addresses for marketing campaigns, we may invite the public to download free software from our website in return for providing us contact information, and we do obtain addresses from publications that target the industries from which we hope to attract customers. When we rent lists of names and addresses, we rent them from entities that provide only names of individuals who have “opted in” to receive communications from companies such as Constructivity and we typically do not receive the actual contact information but only the ability to send an email or mailing to the contact from a bonded intermediary mailing house.
Information Collected via License Activation and/or License Registration
At the time customers register or activate their license of Constructivity software, Constructivity collects information such as Company name, shipping address, contact name, contact email address, telephone number, title, role, projects being designed, primary software applications in use and industry sector. Constructivity requests this information because it believes it is important to understand who its customers are and how to contact them with relevant product information. In some circumstances, Constructivity may be obligated to make this information available to third parties who license to Constructivity technology that is included in the products being activated. Such third parties are required to keep such information confidential and are prohibited from using that information for any purpose other than as authorized by us.
Information Collected From Users of Constructivity website or Constructivity software applications
Constructivity collects certain information, including email addresses, from people who use our products. Information is collected when a user first signs up with the Constructivity website or first uses a Constructivity application. Constructivity may use the information collected from you in order to provide information to you via email regarding Constructivity’s products and services or the products and services of Constructivity’s partners. If you do not wish to receive such information, you may opt out by following the procedure described in “Updating Personal Information and Opting Out” below. In addition, emails we distribute containing information we think may be of interest to you also contain instructions as to how you can opt-out of future emails.
The Use of Personal Information
Constructivity may use the personal information you provide us for a variety of purposes, including registration, authentication and marketing. We may use the information to inform you of special offers, upgrades and other Constructivity products and services that may be of interest to you. When you are a customer of Constructivity products or services, we may use your personal information to contact you for a wide array of customer relation/customer service purposes, such as to inquire whether you intend to renew subscription agreements or other contracts with Constructivity or to request that you respond to a survey concerning our products and services or to address a question regarding an order.
Certain Constructivity partners provide training, implementation and work process consulting to our customers. We share personal contact information with these consultants when they are assigned to a particular customer or prospect.We may also provide you with materials concerning the products and/or services of other third parties we think may be of interest to you. We may do this by emailing information to you or providing your name and address to a bonded mailing house that mails information on behalf of a third party. The bonded mailing house is prohibited from providing the third party with your name and contact information and is obligated to either return the information to us or destroy the list following the mailing. Unless we inform you otherwise at the point at which we collect your information, we will not provide your personal contact information directly to a third party not otherwise described herein.If you do not wish to receive information about additional Constructivity products or services or those of its partners and other companies, please let us know (contact information below) and we will respect your wishes. Emails we distribute describing offers we think may be of interest to you also contain instructions as to how you can opt-out of future emails.
Constructivity products are not marketed to children under the age of 13 and Constructivity does not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. Constructivity is committed to protecting the privacy of children and if Constructivity becomes aware that such information was collected, it will treat that information as sensitive.Constructivity stores the personal data of website visitors and customers indefinitely and may transfer such information to, and maintain and process such information, directly or indirectly in one or more databases in the United States and elsewhere. We may hire other companies to provide services on our behalf that may involve the storage and use of your personal information, such as for delivering mailings or emails. Any such company or third party is required to maintain the confidentiality of that information and is prohibited from using that information for any purpose other than as authorized by us. If you provide personal information to Constructivity, you agree and consent to Constructivity’s storage and usage of this information anywhere that Constructivity maintains offices (around the world), for a variety of purposes, including those described above.Constructivity may also disclose such personal information if required by law or if Constructivity believes in good faith that such disclosure is reasonably necessary to comply with legal process (for example, a warrant or subpoena or other court order) or protect the rights, property or personal safety of Constructivity, our customers or the public.
Updating Personal Information and “Opting Out”
Constructivity wants to ensure that the information it collects is accurate. You may notify us of any change to your address, phone number, email address or other information by sending us an email message at webmaster@Constructivity.com or by notifying us in writing at
Constructivity.com LLC
2625 North Loop Drive, Suite 2633
Ames, IA 50010
Attn: Office Manager
If at any time you wish to “opt out” of receiving information from Constructivity or its partners or other companies, please notify us by sending us an email or written message to the addresses shown above or by emailing us at remove@constructivity.com. Please note that due to lead times on certain mailings and other contacts, you may continue to receive contacts for a period following your “opt out” notification.
Section B. Public Lists and Community Sections of Website
Many Constructivity users gain valuable professional and commercial exposure by being included in lists on the Constructivity website or in community web pages that identify individuals who have recognized credentials or skills. Constructivity makes this information available publicly to users of its website as a service to the individual. If you are eligible to be included in such a list but do not wish your personal information to be included, please contact Constructivity at the location identified under the heading Updating Personal Information and “Opting Out” above.Constructivity provides a Discussion/Support Forum for use by its customers. Participation is voluntary and it is very likely that personal information will be exposed to other members of these discussion forums if you participate. Some users prefer to participate using pseudonyms, but company/business email addresses are required. Constructivity takes no responsibility for maintaining the privacy of any personal information you make available to the website. You are solely responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your passwords and similar information.
Section C. Third Party Sites and Privacy
This website contains links to websites owned and maintained by other companies. Such websites may also collect personal information and such collection of personal information will be subject to the privacy policies of the site and company at which it is collected. Constructivity is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of any non-Constructivity website. Please review the privacy policy of such other sites before providing them with your personal information.
Section D. Technical Support and Privacy
Information Collected in Connection with Technical Support and the Use of that Information
Generally, Constructivity’s technical support group can obtain customer contact information via the serial number and registration data it maintains in its customer database. Constructivity may use this contact information to respond to support inquiries and/or to request additional information from the customer. Occasionally Constructivity must obtain files and/or model information to assist it in diagnosing a customer’s technical support issues. Any information provided will be treated as confidential and will only be used strictly for the purpose of resolving the open issues in question. Constructivity may also elect to share an unidentifiable subset of file information provided by a customer with a licensor of technology that is included in the Constructivity product if Constructivity considers that appropriate to assist it in diagnosing or resolving a customer problem. Constructivity may also request permission from a customer to retain copies of specific customer files in the data set that it uses to conduct regression tests and other tests of later releases of the Constructivity software.
Constructivity Remote Desktop Access to Servers
In accordance with Constructivity’s Subscription License Agreement, customers are asked to provide Microsoft Remote Desktop Access to servers running Constructivity software. The Remote Desktop Web Connection is a high-encryption, Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) 5.0 client and uses RSA Security’s RC4 cipher with a key strength of 40-, 56-, or 128-bit, as determined by the computer to which it is connecting. The Remote Desktop Web Connection uses the well-known RDP TCP port (3389) to communicate to the host. Most customers configure their Remote Desktop access so that only connections from Constructivity’s IP address are allowed.
Constructivity Remote Diagnosis
For those customers with difficult-to-diagnose issues, Constructivity uses commercially available online meeting software such as GoToMeeting or WebEx that enables Constructivity to view a customer’s computer remotely via the internet in real-time. This functionality is used only when authorized by the customer and while the customer is at the computer. The functionality enhances the customer’s ability to explain and “show” the problem being experienced.Constructivity technical support personnel initiate a secure online meeting with a customer, enabling such personnel to either view or take control of the customer’s system. The customer retains full control of his or her system throughout the session. If at any time during this session the customer wishes to terminate the remote connection, the customer may do so and the Constructivity technical support personnel will no longer be able to view or access the customer’s system.Constructivity treats all information it receives during a remote support session as confidential and proprietary customer information received for technical support purposes (see Information Collected in Connection with Technical Support and the Use of that Information above).
Usage Feedback and Licensing Reporting
The Constructivity products include a usage feedback and license reporting capability which sends reliability and usage information to Constructivity via https. This data is used for quality and product improvement purposes to help give Constructivity an idea of the relative use of features within its products and to enable Constructivity to track compliance with your current subscription license. The data does not include any information that could be used to re-create proprietary customer information.If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us as indicated above under the heading Updating Personal Information and “Opting Out”.
Section E. Additional Privacy Topics
Security
We use commercially reasonable measures to protect the security of all information and, where possible, conform to industry best practices. For example, all information gathered on our website is encrypted during transmission with SSL encryption and stored within secure databases protected by multiple firewalls. As effective as current encryption and other security technology is, however, no security system is impenetrable. We cannot guarantee the security of our databases, nor can we guarantee that information which users supply will not be intercepted while being transmitted to us over the Internet.
Changes to this Policy
Constructivity may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted to this site, so we encourage you to review our Privacy Policy from time to time.
Contacting Us
For additional information about us, our website or this Privacy Policy, please feel free to contact us as follows:
- by email at webmaster@constructivity.com
- by mail at Constructivity.com LLC, 2625 North Loop Drive, Suite 2633, Ames, IA, 50010, Attention: Webmaster.
- by telephone at (888) 505-0996, ask for Webmaster.