Visvam end-user privacy policy

Visvam, is committed to protecting end-user privacy online. We believe that electronic privacy is crucial for the ongoing success of the Internet. Except as provided in this policy, we will not disclose personally-identifiable information about an end-user to any third party without the end-user's consent.

Use of E-Mail Addresses and other information : At your request, Visvam will use an e-mail address or other information that you supply to send a one-time e-mail inviting a friend to visit the site.

Usage : As you interact with Visvam, your usage patterns are logged. This tells us if you searched to find information and what searches you used. We also log whether or not your searches were successful and what subject areas you visited. While you are viewing an eBook in Visvam, or while you have an eBook checked out, the system maintains a circulation record to know if you have access rights to that eBook. The majority of the information we collect is analyzed anonymously so that we can improve your Visvam experience. One of Visvam's goals is to create an interactive learning system. To that end, we use our usage data to study how end-users seek information. Eventually, we hope to have enough data to help educators discover more about human learning and information analysis. Any personally-identifiable information about you is used to improve your individual Visvam experience. This information is held in strictest confidence and is not shared outside of Visvam except as specifically described in this statement. If necessary, we will use your information to contact you.

Distribution : Visvam will never willfully disclose personally-identifiable information to a third party unless: You have violated the Terms of Use or the applicable eBook Agreement We are required to do so by law, You give us your permission, or The disclosure is permitted in this policy. Except as provided in this policy, Visvam will only use personally-identifiable information within Visvam, and will only disclose other information in an aggregate form that cannot be linked to a specific individual. If a Library requests, Visvam may share a User's registration information (see I.3. above) and aggregated eBook usage and circulation records (see I.6. above) with the Library.

Security : Visvam uses industry-standard efforts to safeguard the confidentiality of all information, regardless of whether it identifies you or not.

General : This Privacy Statement is incorporated into and subject to the terms of the Visvam License Agreement, Library Agreement, and Terms of Use. If you have any questions or concerns about privacy, please send email to info@visvamtechnologies.com.

Notification of Changes : If we decide to change our privacy policy we will give notice of the change so our end-users are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. This notice may be given by any means, including, without limitation, by posting the changes on our web site; or by notifying end-users via email or conventional mail; or by some other reasonable means. Users always have the ability to opt-out of receiving communications from Visvam by editing their account or sending an email to info@visvamtechnologies.com.