We hope that your visit to our site is both informative and useful. As a world leader in Internet security, we feel that privacy and security are two cornerstones of doing business over the Internet. As a result, CygnaCom Solutions is dedicated to safeguarding the personal information you give us and to providing our customers with the tools, service and support to develop their own world-class privacy and security solutions.
The goal of this privacy statement is to disclose CygnaCom Solutions' data protection practices. These practices have been implemented only on CygnaCom Solution' web site. Please note that this web-site contains links to other sites and CygnaCom Solutions is not responsible for the privacy practices of such sites.
Safeguarding your personal information is good business - it helps foster confidence, goodwill and stronger relationships with you, our customers. If, at any time, you have questions or concerns about our privacy practices, please feel free to contact us.
In our business, we use appropriate security safeguards an award-winning solutions and adhere to Ten Privacy Principles to make sure that your personal information is protected.
Principle 1 - Safeguarding Personal information:
CygnaCom Solutions will ensure that your personal information is protected by security safeguards that are appropriate to the sensitivity level of the information.
Principle 2 - Accountability:
We have designated certain CygnaCom Solutions employees to be accountable for conformity with this Privacy Statement. Their responsibility includes developing and implementing policies and procedures for the protection of all personal information consistent with this Privacy statement.
Principle 3 - Identifying Purposes:
When we collect your personal information, we will tell you how it will be used. If we want to use it for a new purpose after you have submitted it to us, we will obtain your consent before doing so.
Principle 4 - Consent:
We will obtain your consent for the collection, use or disclosure of personally identifiable information, except where required by law.
Principle 5 - Limiting Collection:
The personal information we collect will be limited to what is necessary for the business purposes identified unless you have otherwise consented, or when required by law. We will not collect personal information indiscriminately.
Our Web server collects and tracks IP addresses and resolves them to a domain name, but we do not collect personally identifiable information unless we explicitly ask you to provide it.
Some pages in our Web site ask you to provide personal information to order a product or service, or to take advantage of other opportunities (e.g., download a white paper). When this information is requested, you will be asked to complete a form and return it to us. The type of information we ask you to provide will vary according to the product or service that you request. The choice to share this information is always yours, but if you choose to withhold it, you will not be able to access certain resources.
Occasionally, we give our subscribers an option to receive updates and product information. If you would like to receive such notifications, you can opt-in by selecting the appropriate box.
Principle 6 - Limiting Use, Disclosure and Retention:
Personal information will only be used or disclosed for the purpose(s) for which it was collected, unless you have otherwise consented, or when it is required by local, state, federal or international governments in compliance with applicable law.
Personal information will only be actively retained as long as is necessary to satisfy the business purpose for which it was collected or as required by law.
Principle 7 - Accuracy:
Each person who submits personal information is required to verify the accuracy of all information provided to us at the time of submission. You may also contact us to change this information at the address indicated below.
Principle 8 - Openness:
We will endeavor to inform customers, partners and employees about the policies and practices that apply to the management of their personal information.
Principle 9 - Individual Access:
On request and to the extent reasonably possible, we will tell you if we have any personal information about you and how it is used. We will endeavor to correct or amend any personal information if its accuracy and completeness is challenged and found deficient.
Principle 10 - Handling Subscriber Inquiries and Suggestions:
If you require any further information or if you have any questions or concerns about our privacy or security policies and procedures, please contact us at:
CygnaCom Solutions
7927 Jones Branch Dr.
Suite 100 West
McLean, VA 22102-3305
e-mail: webmaster@cygnacom.com
We will investigate all the concerns we receive and take appropriate measures to ensure that our practices are as stated in this Privacy Statement.
Use of Cookies
Parts of CygnaCom Solutions' Web site use "session cookies" for the purpose of authenticating the user. This cookie holds only the information that is uniquely generated when the user logs on to the site and persists only as long as the user's browser is open. Then, upon the user's departure from the site and closure of their Web browser, the information in the session cookie is removed from memory. This enables better user security and privacy. If you decline to receive cookies through the options provided by your browser, certain services may not be available at the site.
Updates to CygnaCom Solutions' Data Protection Practices
This Web site privacy statement was last updated on July 18, 2001. The practices outlined above represent CygnaCom Solutions' data protection practices for Web site information collected after July 16, 2001. To keep up with the rapidly evolving Internet environment, CygnaCom Solutions will review and revise these practices from time to time and post updates at http://www.cygnacom.com/privacy