Statement of Privacy

dFPUG c/o ISYS GmbH is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you a powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the Visual Extend Website and governs data collection and usage. By visiting the Visual Extend website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

dFPUG c/o ISYS GmbH collects personally identifiable information, such as your name, e-mail address, home or work address, telephone number, or fax number. There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by the Internet Service Provider hosting our site. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is used by dFPUG c/o ISYS GmbH for the operation of the Web site, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Visual Extend Web site.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through dFPUG c/o ISYS GmbH online Forum and/or Wiki and or Newsgroups, this information may be collected and used by others.

dFPUG c/o ISYS GmbH encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from our site so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. dFPUG c/o ISYS GmbH is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the dFPUG c/o ISYS GmbH Web sites.

Use of your Personal Information

dFPUG c/o ISYS GmbH does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. dFPUG c/o ISYS GmbH 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, dFPUG c/o ISYS GmbH 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 dFPUG c/o ISYS GmbH, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

dFPUG c/o ISYS GmbH does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.

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

dFPUG c/o ISYS GmbH 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 dFPUG c/o ISYS GmbH or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of dFPUG c/o ISYS GmbH; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of dFPUG c/o ISYS GmbH, or the public.

Use of Cookies

The Visual Extend Web site may 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 Visual Extend's pages, or register with dFPUG c/o ISYS GmbH site or services, a cookie helps dFPUG c/o ISYS GmbH to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. When you return to the same Web site, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the website features that you customized (if operational).

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 dFPUG c/o ISYS GmbH services or Web sites you visit.

Security of your Personal Information

dFPUG c/o ISYS GmbH secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. dFPUG c/o ISYS GmbH 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

dFPUG c/o ISYS GmbH will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. dFPUG c/o ISYS GmbH encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how dFPUG c/o ISYS GmbH is protecting your information.

Contact Information

dFPUG c/o ISYS GmbH welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that dFPUG c/o ISYS GmbH has not adhered to this Statement, please contact us at vfx@dfpug.de. We will make a reasonable effort to promptly determine and remedy the problem if one exists.