DOTPound.com policies and procedures for handling customer information have been created with the understanding that Internet technologies are still evolving and that Internet business methods are continuing to evolve to meet the needs and opportunities of the changing technologies. As a result, DOTPOUND.COM’s policies and procedures are subject to change.

In the course of serving its customers, DOTPOUND.COM acquires, stores and transmits customer communications and information that customers may regard as private or sensitive. Some of this information - such as the customer's name, address, telephone number, and credit card data - is provided to DOTPOUND.COM by its customers in order to establish service. Other information - such as the customer's account status, choice of services, and customer logs - is created and maintained by DOTPOUND.COM in the normal course of providing service. DOTPOUND.COM also uses cookies, which are small pieces of information that a web site can store in a designated file on a user's computer for various reasons. For example, DOTPOUND.COM uses cookies in our shopping cart, backroom system, zone login and other customer interfaces to allow for an easier volume shopping experience and save user login details for easy account management. In addition, DOTPOUND.COM stores customers' electronic mail and other communications as a necessary incident to the transmission and delivery of those communications.

Data Security

DOTPOUND.COM will protect the confidentiality of its customers' information, account information and personal communications to the fullest extent possible and consistent with the law and the legitimate interests of DOTPOUND.COM, its partners, its employees and other customers of DOTPOUND.COM 's services. To protect the loss, misuse, and alteration of information that is collected from customers, DOTPOUND.COM has appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures in place.

How is customer information used?

DOTPOUND.COM does not share customer information with outside parties. DOTPOUND.COM may also use customer information to provide its customers with system information or information about new or upgraded products.

Opt Out & Modifications

Past Customers may opt out of receiving notices of new or upgraded products from DOTPOUND.COM and DOTPOUND.COM partners by using the remove link in our company newsletters. However, customers may not opt out of receiving information from DOTPOUND.COM which is essential for maintaining or updating customers' accounts or system information.

Most customers may access and modify their personal information via the backroom system, or domain management area of our site.

Domain name customers who have registered a domain name with DOTPOUND.COM via our DOTPound.com brand and wish to change domain details such as the Contact information may use the backroom page on the 4domains.com site.

Disclosure of customer information and communications

DOTPOUND.COM will not otherwise disclose its customers' personal and account information unless DOTPOUND.COM has reason to believe that disclosing such information is necessary to identify, make contact with, or bring legal action against someone who may be causing harm or interfering with the rights or property of DOTPOUND.COM, DOTPOUND.COM 's customers, or others, or where DOTPOUND.COM has a good faith belief that the law requires such disclosure.

DOTPOUND.COM also will not, except for reasons stated below, disclose to third parties the contents of any electronic mail or other electronic communications that DOTPOUND.COM stores or transmits for its customers. The circumstances under which DOTPOUND.COM will disclose such electronic customer communications are when:

1. it is necessary in order to provide service to the customer;

2. it is necessary to protect the legitimate interests of DOTPOUND.COM and its customers;

3. it is required to cooperate with interception orders, warrants, or other legal process that DOTPOUND.COM determines in its sole discretion to be valid and enforceable; and

4. it is necessary to provide to a law enforcement agency when the contents are inadvertently obtained by DOTPOUND.COM and appear to pertain to the commission of a crime.

DOTPOUND.COM disclaims any intention to censor, edit or engage in ongoing review or surveillance of communications stored on or transmitted through its facilities by customers or others. DOTPOUND.COM will, however, review, delete or block access to communications that may harm DOTPOUND.COM, its customers or third parties. The grounds on which DOTPOUND.COM may take such action include, but are not limited to, actual or potential violations of DOTPOUND.COM 's Terms of Service.