Software Solutions for the Oil & Gas Industry

Avatar Systems Privacy Policy


Avatar Systems Inc. is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the Avatar Systems Inc. Web site and governs data collection and usage. By using the Avatar Systems Inc. website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.


Collection of your Personal Information

Avatar Systems Inc. collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. Avatar Systems Inc. also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.

There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by Avatar Systems Inc.. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is used by Avatar Systems Inc. for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Avatar Systems Inc. Web site.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through Avatar Systems Inc. public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: Avatar Systems Inc. does not read any of your private online communications.

Avatar Systems Inc. encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from Avatar Systems Inc. so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. Avatar Systems Inc. is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the Avatar Systems Inc. and Avatar Systems Inc. family of Web sites.


Use of your Personal Information

Avatar Systems Inc. collects and uses your personal information to operate the Avatar Systems Inc. Web site and deliver the services you have requested. Avatar Systems Inc. also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Avatar Systems Inc. and its affiliates. Avatar Systems Inc. may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

Avatar Systems Inc. does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. Avatar Systems Inc. may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, Avatar Systems Inc. may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Avatar Systems Inc., and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

Avatar Systems Inc. does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

Avatar Systems Inc. keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within Avatar Systems Inc., in order to determine what Avatar Systems Inc. services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Avatar Systems Inc. to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

Avatar Systems Inc. Web sites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Avatar Systems Inc. or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Avatar Systems Inc.; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Avatar Systems Inc., or the public.


Use of Cookies

The Avatar Systems Inc. Web site use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Avatar Systems Inc. pages, or register with Avatar Systems Inc. site or services, a cookie helps Avatar Systems Inc. to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Avatar Systems Inc. Web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Avatar Systems Inc. features that you customized.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Avatar Systems Inc. services or Web sites you visit.


Security of your Personal Information

Avatar Systems Inc. secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Avatar Systems Inc. secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.


Changes to this Statement

Avatar Systems Inc. will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. Avatar Systems Inc. encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how Avatar Systems Inc. is protecting your information.


Contact Information

Avatar Systems Inc. welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Avatar Systems Inc. has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Avatar Systems Inc. in the contact page. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.