Civil Engines Privacy and Security Policy

Last updated on 2/16/2006

We here at Civil Engines Research value the privacy and security concerns of all our users. This page serves to inform our users of the privacy policy that applies to all of the websites, products, and services that we provide. If the way we use your personal information changes, we will notify you via this website and provide you the opportunity to opt out of such use.

Privacy Q&A

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  What type of information does Civil Engines gather?

  When you supply information for a specific purpose, Civil Engines uses that information only for that purpose. Personal information such as name, e-mail address or an account password, is collected only when you knowingly provide it to us. For certain permium services, we may also request credit card or other payment account information which will always be transmitted and stored in a secure medium.

  Generally, when you visit www.civilnetizen.com you may browse the site without disclosing any personal information. In certain instances where our web site enables you to communicate with other visitors or to post information for others to access, we may collect information about your visit. This infomation is usually comprised of anonymous statistics to help us administer and manage the site as well any personal information that you knowingly give to us. Our web servers will automatically collect the information that your browser provides as part of your visit such as pages visited, browser type, and date & time information. None of this information is associated with you as an individual and we only use these statistics to monitor our site's performance and to make it easier for you to use.

  Our website uses cookies to manage access to content posted on our blog and support pages. We do not use cookies to store personal data nor do we link non-personal information stored in cookies with personal data about specific individuals.

  Our software products and services may collect other statistical, non-personally identifiable information to help us analyze and improve our offerings as well as to help us research and develop new products and services. More detailed privacy and information security policies may be provided on a per-product or per-service basis.

  Civil Engines processes personal information only for the purposes described above. We will retain any email communication exchanged with our users, whether it be comments, complaints or support questions, to help us improve our products and services.

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  Does Civil Engines sell or give my information to other companies?

  No. We do not and never will sell or disclose any non-personally identifiable information collected via our websites, products and services to any other companies. Personally identifiable information voluntarily supplied to Civil Engines is also not shared, sold, or otherwise made available to any company outside Civil Engines. If Civil Engines is involved in any form of sale of any of its assets to another company, we will notify you via this website before any of your information is transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy.

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  How is my personal information protected?

  Any information that you give us is protected with a password or other form of strong encryption/authentication. Products and services that handle and transmit your personal information are protected with the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) or with other equally strong transport layer security. At a minimum, Civil Engines uses 128 bit AES encryption to protect your data on the network. Any personal information stored at our data centers is maintained in password protected, limited access servers.

  This website provides discussion boards and the ability to post comments on the blog to its users. Please keep in mind that information posted on these forums becomes public information. You should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your personal information.

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  Does Civil Engines collect information from children?

  We do not knowingly collect personal data from children on our websites and products. As such, we do not take specific steps to protect the privacy of children who disclose their personal data to us. Ordering premium services is limited to adults 18 and older.

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  Can I access and update personal information you may hold about me?

  Civil Engines will try to provide you with the proper mechanisms to access and update any personal information you may have stored with our website, products or services. If the systems we provide for accessing your personal information are inadequate or otherwise unsatisfactory, you can contact us directly by sending an email to "information at civilengines dot com". We will provide you with a readable copy of the personal data which we keep about you, although we will require proof of your identity. We will provide the information without any charge. We will allow you to challenge the data that we hold about you and, where appropriate, you may have the data erased, rectified or amended. Civil Engines Research, LLC reserves the right to refuse to provide you with a copy of your personal data, though.

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  Who do I contact if I have any other questions?

  If you have any other questions or concerns regarding our Privacy Policy, please feel free to contact us any time via email at "information at civilengines dot com" or via postal mail:

  David A. Evans
  Civil Engines Research
  888c 8th Avenue, #516
  New York, NY 10019