The Audio Visual Group (AVG) 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 AVG website and governs data collection and usage. By using the AVG website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
AVG collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. AVG also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.
Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through AVG public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: AVG does not read any of your private online communications.
AVG encourages you to review the privacy statements of websites you choose to link to from AVG so that you can understand how those websites collect, use and share your information. AVG is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on websites outside of the AVG and AVG family of websites.
AVG collects and uses your personal information to operate the AVG website and deliver the services you have requested. AVG also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from AVG and its affiliates. AVG may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.
AVG does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. AVG 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, AVG 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 AVG, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
AVG does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.
AVG keeps track of the websites and pages our customers visit within AVG, in order to determine what AVG services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within AVG to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.
AVG websites 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 AVG or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of AVG; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of AVG, or the public.
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 AVG pages, or register with the AVG site or services, a cookie helps AVG 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 AVG website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the AVG 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 AVG services or websites you visit.
AVG secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. AVG 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 websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.
AVG will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. AVG encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how AVG is protecting your information.
AVG welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that AVG has not adhered to this Statement, please contact AVG. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.