Affairs In Order (AIO) Privacy Policy Affairs In Order, LLC is committed to protecting your online privacy. The following policy explains how your personal information will be treated when you use the Affairs In Order service. We will tell you about material changes to this policy in advance, by posting a notice on our Web site, and informing you of any choices you may have about those changes. Affairs In Order, LLC, (hereinafter collectively referred to as "AIO") is a licensee of the Verisign Privacy Program. Verisign is an independent, non-profit organization whose mission is to enable individuals and organizations to establish trusting relationships based on respect for personal identity and information by promoting the use of fair information practices. This privacy statement covers the site www.affairsinorder.com. Because we are committed to protecting our users' privacy, AIO has agreed to disclose its information practices and have its privacy practices reviewed for compliance by Verisign.If you have questions or concerns regarding this statement, please contact AIO by e-mail at privacy@affairsinorder.com. If you do not receive an acknowledgment of your inquiry or if we do not satisfactorily address your inquiry, you may contact Verisign Dispute Program. Verisign will serve as a liaison with us to resolve your concerns. The Verisign program covers only information that is collected through this Web site, and does not cover information that may be collected through software downloaded from the site.

What is AIO and why is my information needed?
AIO is a Web based service providing online storage space and related services which customers can use to store, share, access, and protect important files. This policy explains the personal information we collect in connection with your use of the AIO service and how we use it. 

What personal information does AIO collect from me?
AIO collects personal information when you register, including your screen name, first name, and last name. If you upgrade to or register for a paid account, AIO will ask for your payment information in order to provide you uninterrupted service. Once registered, a customer account is created, and you can take full advantage of AIO's services.After you register, we may ask you for additional personal information from time to time, such as when you respond to a survey or request for information about your preferences, and when you report a problem with the service or with your account. If you contact AIO we keep a record of that interaction, including any email you send. A link is included to this Privacy Policy wherever AIO collects personal information.

What are cookies and how does AIO use them?
In order to provide a personalized service, AIO uses cookies to store some information about your account. A cookie is a small amount of data that is sent to your browser from a web server that is stored on your computer's hard drive. AIO uses both session ID cookies and persistent cookies. Generally, we use cookies: 

To establish an authenticated session with the service when you login to your AIO account using our web interface. When you use AIO's web interface to access your account, logging in will require that you accept a session ID cookie. When you close your web browser, the session ID cookie will terminate.

To remember some of your basic account preferences in order to deliver a better, more personalized service. A persistent cookie may be set when you register, "Sign In," or use the AIO web interface to record certain application settings and other preferences. You have choices with respect to cookies. By modifying your browser preferences, you have the choice to accept all cookies, to be notified when a cookie is set, or to reject all cookies. If you choose to reject all cookies, you will be unable to access your AIO account via the web interface.AIO may also record your IP address for system administration, monitoring, and fraud prevention purposes.This privacy statement covers the use of cookies by AIO only and does not cover the use of cookies or web beacons by any advertisers on the site or any other business partners. Some of our business partners (e.g., advertisers) use cookies on our site. We have no access to or control over these cookies.

Advertising Networks
We and our advertisers may from time to time use advertising network providers to help present advertisements on AIO. These advertising networks use cookies, web beacons, or similar technologies on your computer in order to provide targeted advertisements about goods and services that may be of interest to you while visiting other Web sites. We may share certain information about you as a user that is not personally identified to you (such as user age and zip code) with certain advertising network providers in order to help them deliver more relevant advertisements through their ad networks. The use of cookies, web beacons, or similar technologies by ad network providers is subject to their own privacy policies.

How does AIO use my information?
AIO uses the personal information we collect or receive about you to operate and improve the service, as well as to communicate with you and respond to your inquiries.AIO will use your e-mail address to send you e-mails that are generated when you perform certain functions within the service. The types of e-mails that are sent include, but are not limited to, welcome e-mails, share e-mails, and cancellation e-mails.AIO does research on customer demographics and behavior based on the information you provide and how you use the service. We gather information about how you use the service using log files, tracking pixels, and database history tables. We do this to better understand and serve our customers. This research is compiled and analyzed on an aggregated and de-identified basis.

With whom does AIO share my information?
AIO will not disclose any of your AIO personal information except when we have your permission; or under the circumstances described below. AIO does not sell or give access to our customer e-mail list or other customer profile information to third parties. The following describes some of the ways that your information may be disclosed. 

Data in the Aggregate:
AIO may disclose aggregated statistics (for example, 45% of our users are female) in order to describe our services to prospective partners, advertisers, and other third parties, and for other lawful purposes.

Service Providers:  
When you sign up for an AIO premium paid service, we will pass relevant information to a third party payment processing company. Sensitive payment information (for example, credit card account number) is encrypted for added security during these transmissions. We prohibit these companies from retaining, sharing, storing or using this personally identifiable information for any other purpose.

Third Party Retail Distributors:  If you register for AIO through one of our third party affiliates, AIO may disclose your email address to that specific third party affiliate. 

AIO Files:  
We do not use the data, information or files that you submit, upload, post, or download on or through AIO ("AIO Files").  

Special Circumstances:  
Your AIO account information or your AIO Files may be accessed and disclosed in response to legal process (for example, a court order, search warrant, or subpoena); in other circumstances in which AIO believes the AIO service is being used in the commission of a crime; when we have a good faith belief that there is an emergency that poses a threat to the safety of you or another person; or when necessary either to protect the rights or property of AIO, or for us to render the service you have requested.

What is AIO's policy on allowing me to update, correct, or delete my personal information?
You can edit your AIO account information at any time by accessing your account using our web interface. Your profile information can be modified by accessing the "My Profile" page once you are logged in.).

What security precautions are in place to protect the loss, misuse, or alteration of my information? 
When you register for an AIO account, the signup page may ask you for sensitive information (such as your credit card number). We use industry-standard SSL encryption to help protect the registration information you provide.
Your AIO account information and AIO customer profile are password-protected to help ensure that you, and only you, have access to this personal information. You may edit your AIO account information by logging into our web interface using your AIO username and password. We require that you do not divulge your password to anyone. AIO will never ask you for your password in an unsolicited phone call or e-mail. Also remember to sign out of your AIO account and close your browser window when you finish your work to help ensure that others cannot access your personal information or files if you share a computer with someone or use a computer in a public place like a library or Internet cafe.

Additional Information 
Questions regarding this statement should be directed to privacy@affairsinorder.com or to AffairsInOrder, LLC 6517 Sherwood Ave, Edina, MN 55435-1523.

Other Resources 

1. Electronic Frontier Foundation - a civil liberties organization working to protect your rights online.
2. Electronic Privacy Information Center - established to focus public attention on emerging civil liberties issues relating to the National Information Infrastructure.
3. Privacy Issues Page - from the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT).
4. The EPIC Cookies Page - definitions, links, and news.
5. How to Protect Your Privacy - information from the Federal Trade Commission

 Updated on: 04/10/2007