IHIWAY PRIVACY STATEMENT

This privacy statement applies to Information Highway's ("iHiway") services, including its iHiwayMail service. Questions not addressed in this statement should be sent to privacy@iHiway.com.

It is important to iHiway to help its customers retain their privacy when they take advantage of all the Internet has to offer. iHiway will soon be a member of TRUSTe, an independent, non-profit initiative that exists to help people feel confident about using the Internet.. TRUSTe aims to build this confidence by promoting the principles of disclosure and fair information practices among the Web sites that participate in the program. We are committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience that you can get anywhere.

TRUSTe Certification

iHiway will soon be registered under the TRUSTe privacy program. TRUSTe is an independent, non-profit initiative whose mission is to build users' trust and confidence in the Internet by promoting TRUSTe's principles of fair information practices.

Because your privacy is important to us, iHiway agrees to maintain the confidentiality of your personal information provided to iHiway, such as name, address, gender, year of birth and occupation. This personal information will not be given to any third parties.

iHiway will not disclose your Personal Information unless acting under a good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (1) conform to legal requirements or comply with legal process; (2) protect and defend the rights or property of IHiwayMail; (3) enforce the iHiway Terms of Service; or (4) act to protect the interests of its members or others.

iHiway will not send you any unsolicited information, including emails, except as mentioned . New users will receive a iHiway welcome letter explaining the features provided by the service. Under certain circumstances, iHiway may be required to send you information about changes to the Service or your account, but iHiway will not send you unsolicited email regarding any commercial offers or advertisements at any time.

If at any time you believe that IHiway has not adhered to these principles, please notify us by email at privacy@iHiway.com and we will use all commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and correct the problem.

If you have questions about this policy, please email us at privacy@iHiway.com.

For more information about our privacy statement, see the following Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is TRUSTe ?

TRUSTe is an independent organization whose mission is to build users' trust and confidence on the Internet. Businesses that display the TRUSTe logo have agreed to privacy principles developed by TRUSTe and to periodic reviews to make sure that the businesses' privacy practices are in keeping with the policies. In the event TRUSTe learns of serious violations of a businesses' privacy practices, TRUSTe takes steps to insure compliance. iHiway believes in the TRUSTe mission and is a premier sponsor of the organization.

Does IHiway belong to any other privacy organizations?

iHiway is investigating membership in the Online Privacy Alliance and the P3P Working Group at the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).

What are Cookies?

Cookies are pieces of information that a Web site transfers to your computer's hard disk for record-keeping purposes. Cookies can make the Web more useful by storing information about your preferences on a particular site. The use of cookies is an industry standard, and many major Web sites use them to provide useful features to their customers. Cookies in and of themselves do not personally identify users, although they do identify a user's computer. Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. If you'd prefer, you can set yours to refuse cookies. However, you may not advantage of a Web site if you do so.

What about the privacy of children?

Safeguarding the personal information of children is extremely important. To help further protect children's privacy online, children 12 years and under are required to obtain parental consent before using iHiway Services. Does iHiway collect other forms of information about its users? In addition to the use of Personal Information to operate the site, iHiway also gathers anonymous information, which may be used by iHiway or shared with its advertisers. This is information which does not personally identify you, but which may be helpful for marketing purposes or for improving the services we offer. Generally, this information is collected through "traffic data" and may entail the use of "Cookies" "IP addresses" or other numeric codes used to identify a computer.

Is my personal information secure from others using the iHiway site?

Personal Information collected by iHiway is stored in secure operating environments that are not available to the public.

Can someone learn of my Personal Information while visiting another site?

In addition to directly providing information to iHiway, you might also provide Personal Information through chat sessions, email exchanges or bulletin board use made available to you on other sites. Chat sessions and bulletin board or newsgroup use is considered public and you are responsible for your actions in these areas. The iHiway Privacy Statement does not cover this type of transfer of your Personal Information. You should always be careful when distributing your Personal Information in this manner.