About CustomPartNet

Privacy Policy

CustomPartNet Corporation would like to thank you for using the CustomPart.net (the "Site") online service. Your access and use of the Site is subject to the following privacy and safety policy ("Privacy Policy") and all applicable laws. By accessing and browsing this Site, you signify your acceptance, without limitation, qualification, or addition, of this Privacy Policy, except as otherwise agreed in writing by you and CustomPartNet, Inc., operator of CustomPart.net.

1. Information Collection

One aspect of this Privacy Policy is to tell you how we collect information from you and how we use it. When you visit the Site, you may submit and CustomPartNet, Inc. may collect certain potentially personally identifiable information, including without limitation, your name, user name, address, email address, professional afflictions, or other information (collectively, "user information").

2. Information Usage

CustomPartNet, Inc. may use user information for our internal purposes such as demographical statistics. CustomPartNet, Inc. may distribute user information within our own operations, but CustomPartNet, Inc. will not share it with third parties. CustomPartNet, Inc. may use your personal information to inform you of special offers, and upgrades that maybe of interest to you. If at any time you wish to "opt out" of receiving information from CustomPartNet, Inc., please notify us by sending an email to custservice@custompart.net or written message at the contact us page of the Site. Please note that due to lead times on certain mailings and other contacts, you may continue to receive contacts for a period following your "opt out" notification.

CustomPartNet, Inc. may disclose user information in special cases when CustomPartNet, Inc. has reason to believe that disclosing this information is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be causing injury to or interference with CustomPartNet, Inc., CustomPartNet, Inc.'s rights, the Site, other users, or anyone else that could be harmed by such activities, or to contact law enforcement authorities. CustomPartNet, Inc. may disclose user information when we believe in good faith that the law requires it.

3. Aggregate Information

CustomPartNet, Inc. may share aggregate information about our users with advertisers, business partners, sponsors and other third parties. For example, we may say that CustomPartNet, Inc.'s audience is x percent Buyers and y percent Vendors. This data is used to customize the content and advertising on the Site and to deliver a better experience for our users.

4. Prohibited Activities

CustomPartNet, Inc. prohibits certain activities regarding this site.

  • The use of the Site for illegal purposes (or to solicit any illegal act) is strictly prohibited.
  • Pornographic, obscene, nude, graphically violent, and other inappropriate images are prohibited.
  • Defamatory, libelous, hateful, pornographic, profane or obscene language is prohibited.
  • Misleading, offensive and indecent names, screen names, or handles are not allowed and will be prohibited. In the event any such misleading, offensive and indecent names, screen names, or handles appear on this Site, they will be removed.
  • Harassment of another person online is prohibited.
  • Solicitation of gambling is prohibited.
  • Do not disrupt the operations of the Site or the flow of any discussions by repeatedly posting the same message or excessively large images.
  • Impersonation of others is prohibited.
  • The use of the Site to distribute or create computer programs or viruses which inflict harm, damage, or delay upon other computers, servers, or systems is prohibited.

5. Consequences of Prohibited Actions

In addition to all potential legal recourse(s), persons who violate the provisions of this Privacy Policy may be suspended, permanently banned or otherwise prevented from using the Site. Material or information you have submitted may be edited or removed from the Site. You are entirely and solely liable for all activities conducted through your IP or email addresses, irrespective of the name, handle, or user name used. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless CustomPartNet, Inc. from any cost, damage, liability, or loss, including without limitation all compensatory, consequential, punitive, exemplary damages and attorneys' fees incurred in responding to claims for any such damages, caused by activity conducted by you or by someone using your IP or email address.

CustomPartNet, Inc. may elect at its sole discretion to monitor some, all or no areas of the Site. You acknowledge that CustomPartNet, Inc. is acting as a passive conduit and is not undertaking any obligation or liability relating to any content which was not generated by CustomPartNet, Inc.. CustomPartNet, Inc. reserves the right to edit or disclose the contents of information you submit to the Site to law enforcement authorities.

IN ANY EVENT, CUSTOMPARTNET, INC. RESERVES THE RIGHT TO TERMINATE OR RESTRICT ACCESS OR USE OF ITS SITE FOR ANY REASON OR NO REASON AT ALL.

6. IP Addresses

An IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you are surfing the Internet. CustomPartNet, Inc. collects IP addresses for the purposes of system administration, to report aggregate information to our advertisers, and to audit the use of our site. When you request a page from a CustomPartNet, Inc. Site, our servers log your IP address.

7. Cookies

Cookies are pieces of information that a Website transfers to an individual's hard drive for record-keeping purposes. Cookies make Web-surfing easier for you by saving your preferences while you are at the CustomPartNet, Inc. site. CustomPartNet, Inc. will not save passwords or credit card information in cookies. The use of cookies is said to be an industry standard and you will likely find them at most major Websites.

CustomPartNet, Inc. uses cookies to store your preferences and access your information when you "sign in" so we can provide you with customized content or remember the last page you visited in a CustomPartNet, Inc. product or service.

Most Internet browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. If you disenable your browser from accepting cookies, some parts of the Site may not function properly. You may occasionally receive cookies from our advertisers. CustomPartNet, Inc. does not control these cookies.

8. Links to Other Sites

There may be links on the Site which could direct you to other Websites. These Websites are beyond CustomPartNet, Inc.'s control, and these other Websites may collect or solicit personal information or send cookies.

9. Security

CustomPartNet, Inc. exercises care in providing secure transmission of your information to CustomPartNet, Inc., but unfortunately no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, CustomPartNet, Inc. can not ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit, and you do so at your own risk. When credit card information is transmitted, we or our vendors use industry standard SSL encryption.

10. Changes to the Privacy Policy

CustomPartNet, Inc. may change this policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted to the Site, so we encourage you to review our privacy policy from time to time.

Rev. January 31, 2008.