Privacy Policy

For SPAMFREE Software and www.spamfree.com Site

SpamFree is a division of Hotbar.com, Inc. ("SpamFree")

SPAMFREE AND YOUR PRIVACY

SpamFree is committed to your privacy. Subject to the terms of this Privacy Policy, We will not share your personal information with third parties unless we believe, in good faith, that such release is reasonably necessary to: (1) comply with law; (2) preserve someone's safety; or (3) enforce the terms of our user agreement, in order to be able to provide you with the service for which you provided us with the personal information.

SpamFree is constantly evolving. New features are continuously being added to the site and software. With these improvements, our Privacy Policy may evolve.  If this should happen, we will inform you through our site's homepage and this Privacy Policy.

WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?

If you are only visiting the SpamFree web site (www.SpamFree.com), we collect the following information: the full Uniform Resource Locator ("URL") of the web page from which you came to www.SpamFree.com; your Internet Protocol ("IP") Address, which may include a domain name; the date and time for each page you view; the name of and information about any advertisement that brought you to the SpamFree web site.

If you download and install the SpamFree Software (the "Software"), we collect any information required to make the purchase, which may include your name, email address as well as billing address and credit card information. We also collect the full URL of the web page from which you came to www.SpamFree.com; your IP Address, which may include a domain name; the date and time for each page you view; the name of and information about any advertisement that brought you to the SpamFree web site.

SpamFree also gathers certain non-personally identifiable demographic and other information from its users. The non-personally identifiable information gathered and tracked through our system will not be used by us to attempt to identify you personally.

When you download the Software, and at times during your use of the SpamFree service using the Software (the "Service"), your email content is scanned by SpamFree's servers which compare the [links] in your messages with [links] that are recognized as [links] of spammers. These scans enable SpamFree's servers to recognize, identify, and eliminate the spammed mail you receive. However we do not store any of the information we scan.

WHAT WE DO WITH THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT

When we gather personally identifiable information, it is for the main purpose of providing you with a quality service. Subject to the terms of this Privacy Policy, We will not share your personal information with third parties unless we believe, in good faith, that such release is reasonably necessary to: (1) comply with law; (2) preserve someone's safety; or (3) enforce the terms of our user agreement, in order to be able to provide you with the service for which you provided us with the personal information.

Once you cancel your registration and terminate the use of the Service, we will send you up to 3 promotional emails. You can opt-out from receiving email communications from us at any time, by clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of the email.

We may retain other companies and individuals to perform functions on our behalf, such as performing portions of the Service, scanning, and/or technical support services. To perform those functions, it may be necessary for such companies and individuals to obtain access to SpamFree's databases and servers, which may contain personally identifiable information about users. Such companies and individuals may not use such access or information for any purpose other than that for which they are retained.

In the event that SpamFree or substantially all of its assets are sold or acquired, the Service and all information collected by the Service would be transferred to the acquiring party. In any such transfer, however, such information would remain subject to any terms and conditions applicable to the Service at the time the information was collected, including the terms of this Privacy Policy and any amendment thereto.

CHILDREN

SpamFree does not sell products for purchase by children. If you are under 18, you may use the Software only with the involvement of a parent or guardian.

SOFTWARE UPDATE

The Software is designed to check for the availability of software updates to ensure that you enjoy the latest improvements to the Software. When the Software checks for the availability of software updates, anonymous information about the Software version and installed components are sent to our web server.  The information is used to determine whether new free software is available for download and is not associated with your personally identifiable information.

CHOICES/OPT-OUT

(a)        Opt out of receiving communications - Our site provides you

the opportunity to opt-out of receiving communications from us at

the point where we request information about you. To remove your email from our mailing lists, click here.

(b)        Updating registration information - Our site gives users the option of changing and modifying registration information previously provided. Email us at changes@spamfree.com or opt-out and then opt-in with your updated information.

(c)        Remove the Spamfree software - If you wish to remove the Spamfree software, you need to uninstall the software using Microsoft's Windows Control Panel Add/Remove Programs software function and remove the "Spamfree" application.

SECURITY

This site and Software have appropriate security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse and/or alteration of the information under our control. A limited number of senior employees have a password-protected access to the database that contains users’ personally identifiable information. Such employees are trained to maintain the database while safeguarding the privacy of users.

If you have any questions regarding the specific security measures in place, please contact us at SpamFree.privacy@SpamFree.com.

INTERNET PROTOCOL ADDRESS

An Internet Protocol ("IP") address is a set of numbers that is automatically assigned to your computer each time you connect to the Internet. When you use your web browser to request a web page from another computer on the Internet, your web browser automatically gives that computer your IP address so that the data you request can be sent to your computer. For many users who access the Internet from a dial-up Internet service provider (ISP), the IP address will be different every time they log on ("dynamic" IP addresses); others may be assigned only one IP address that remains the same from session to session ("static" IP addresses) (more common with broadband ISPs).

UNIFORM RESOURCE LOCATOR

A URL (or uniform resource locator) is the full web address of a file or document you view when browsing the Internet. With most browsers, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator, the URL of every web page that you view is displayed in a window near the top of the screen. Typically, a URL consists of four parts: protocol, server (or domain) where the file is located, path, and filename. However, some URLs have no path or filename. ]

COOKIES

A cookie is a piece of data that a web site can send to your browser, which may then be stored on your computer as an anonymous tag that identifies your computer but not you. You can set your browser to notify you before you receive a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether to accept it. You can also set your browser to turn off cookies. If you do so, however, some web sites may not work properly.

HOW TO CONTACT US ABOUT PRIVACY

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this web site, you can email us at: SpamFree.privacy@SpamFree.com

This Privacy Policy was last updated on August 16, 2005.