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Advertising
companies
What they
want, what they do
Some more
information about the companies behind the spyware covered by Ad-aware
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Adware Inc.
The release of
the software is provided at no charge to the user, because it is sponsored
by
advertising
present in the software. The software will not expire, nor is any payment
due to
Shetef Solutions
& Consulting Ltd. (the "Author") unless the user wishes to purchase
the
full featured
commercial version. Adware shall neither attain nor use any of your identifying
characteristics.
In addition, Adware will not obtain any personal information that could
identify you
including your name, picture, or voice in order to match said personal
characteristics
to the information
in the registration form. Nevertheless, by accepting this software, you
hereby
authorize Adware
to use the information in your registration form when selecting
advertisements for you.
By accepting
their agreement, you agree that the Software and any additional software
needed
will be downloaded
into your computer.
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Web3000 www.web3000.com
They analyze
the number of users who visit particular pages, and the amount of time
they spend there.
They also analyze
the incoming addresses for the purpose of statistical analysis of their
user base.
The Web3000.com
web site also uses the standard "cookie" mechanism to customize their web
page.
If you are using
NetSonic Internet Accelerator or NetSonic Pro while visiting Web3000.com,
NetSonic may
identify you as a NetSonic user and supply unique information about
your NetSonic
registration
to their site.
By using their Web site, you consent to the collection and use of this information by Web3000.com
If you are interested
in which applications are using Web3000 technology
you can search
our database.
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Comet Cursor www.cometcursor.com
Their software
contacts their servers to record logs of cursor impressions. By this they
mean that they record whether
you saw a cursor
change, what page (URL) you saw the cursor change on, and what page
(URL) you chose to view
immediately
after seeing the cursor.
A "referrer ID"
is information from your web browser that shows them what URL you linked
from. When you are using
the My Comet
Cursor feature, the referrer ID allows them to audit which categories are
being viewed. The referrer
IDs are automatically
gathered by their servers.
In cases which
involve licensing content from other organizations (e.g. Snoopy and other
Peanuts characters), Comet
may provide
aggregate usage statistics to the licensor.
If you are using
Internet Explorer and would like to ensure that you are not prompted to
download the Comet Cursor 2.0
software again,
see this link and follow the "no nag" instructions: http://download.cometsystems.com/no_nag/nonag.asp.
Choosing the
"No more download offers" option will place a cookie on your machine. The
cookie will "remember" that you
should never
receive solicitations to download the Comet Cursor 2.0 software.
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Radiate www.radiate.com
Radiate delivers
content to computer software applications that use Radiate's technology.
If you are interested
in which applications are using Radiate's technology also called Aureate
you can search
our database.
If you install
an application that contains Aureate, you will receive a numerical
identifier on your computer.
This allows
Radiate to report information to advertisers, such as what kind of
ad is relevant to you.
On the Radiate site, Radiate may use cookies to monitor your activity.
In some cases
adds will be delivered to your computer even when the ad enabled application
is not running.
The ads will
be delivered when you launch your web browser.
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Conducent www.conducent.com
Conducent claims
in their privacy policy that they do not use cookies in any way and that
the information collected
by them is non
personally identifiable.
They also state
that that they do not sell, rent or loan any information regarding desktop
users to any third party.
Anyway, Timesink creates a folder with your login name to store information and download banner ads.
If you are interested
in which applications are using Conducent technology also called Timesink
you can search
our database.
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Gator
www.gator.com
v1.7 or lower
Since Gator and
OfferCompanion software has been designed to automatically pop up to help
you with forms and login pages and to deliver special
offers that
are relevant to your shopping activities, we need to pay attention to where
you are on the web. And since support from our advertisers
allows us to
provide you with Gator and OfferCompanion at no charge, we also maintain
a user "profile" to help us determine the best and most
relevant offers,
products and services to deliver to you in the future. This profile consists
of:
- Your email
address, first name, country and ZIP code (limited to first 5 digits in
the U.S.).
- Your Gator.com
ID which is a numeric identifier that is generated by Gator.com when you
download Gator and OfferCompanion.
- Your master
Gator password, if you choose to use one.
- Information
about a portion of the web pages you visit -- this information includes
a site's web address, time spent at a site, transaction
activity, where
Gator and OfferCompanion were used, site entry and exit patterns, and portions
of the information found on a small number of those web pages.
- Any optional
demographic information you choose to provide us such as gender and income.
- Information
about which offers/advertisements were delivered by Gator.com, and your
response activity to them.
- Standard web
log information such as user IP addresses, browser type, browser versions,
and screen resolution and operating system versions.
Gator.com uses
your profile to determine which of our special offers to deliver to you,
and when to deliver them. We try hard to deliver only offers that we
believe will
be of interest to you based upon your individual profile. We store your
email address to send you optional newsletters and special offers,
and to send
your master Gator password to you if you forget it. We use your first name
for a friendlier interface between you and the Gator.com programs.
To ensure accuracy,
your email, ZIP code and country information is updated on our servers
whenever you change this information in the Gator application.
Your profile
is updated for as long as you are using Gator and or OfferCompanion software.
If
you stop using the Gator and OfferCompanion software your
profile will
remain in our online database so that we can use it should you later
reinstall Gator.com software. However, upon email request to
removeinfo@gator.com,
we will promptly remove the information that links your email address to
the rest of your profile in our online database.
Please note
that we do not delete information from our back-up copies of earlier versions
of our databases; however these back-up copies are used
solely to recover
data that we still have your permission to use that is inadvertently lost
due to such things as equipment failure.
v.1.8
Gator and OfferCompanion
have both been designed to automatically pop up to help you with forms
and login pages including
special offers
that are relevant to your shopping activities. Therefore Gator needs to
know where you are on the web.
Gator also maintains
a user profile.
The user profile
that is kept about you contains the following:
- Your email
address
- Your first
name
- Country
- ZIP code
- A Gator ID
( a numeric identifier) will be generated when you download Gator
- Your master
Gator password
- Information
about web pages you visit (this includes the sites web address, the time
spent on each page,
transaction
activity where
Gator and/or
OfferCompanion were used, how you got to the site and ow you left it
- What kind
of ad or offer was delivered to your computer and your response to them
- Your IP address,
browser type, browser version, screen resolution, and operating system
version
If you stop
using Gator and/or OfferCompanion, your profile will remain in their online
database.
However Gator
claims that if you like to be removed from their database you can email
your request
to be removed
to removeinfo@gator.com .
However you will not be deleted from their back-up copies of earlier versions of their database.
Gator does share
information where users surf on the web with advertisers, however Gator
states in their privacy
policy that
they do not share any personal information about the users.
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OnFlow www.onflow.com
Each time the Onflow Player displays images, it transmits data to our server such as the serial number of the Player, the image displayed, the web page in which it was shown and whether you moved your mouse over the image or clicked on it. This data does not identify you. However, it can convey data about the preferences of the person using that particular Player.
If you choose to register at our World Wide Web site, the company will associate the information you supply at registration (such as name and email address) with the Player number you are using. In that way, data that the Player transmits could become associated with you. Please email info@onflow.com to learn what information is kept and how it is used when you register with us. If you wish to change any information in your registration, go to the publisher registration form at http://www.onflow.com/main/unsubscribe.html
It is possible, though unlikely; that a subpoena, court order or similar cause could require us to disclose information we have concerning a particular Onflow Player or a particular registered user. Should that occur, we would have to comply with legal requirements.
We may change or supplement our policies as needed. We do not use personally identifiable information for any other reason that account maintenance and to notify you of special offers. If this policy changes, you will be notified via email. Our current policy can be found at our web site; please visit us at http://www.onflow.com to review our most current policy.
Note: Even though
OnFlow
provides an option to Optout from their advertising by sending them an
email,
they don't provide
an uninstaller yet, so all components of their browser plugin will remain
on your system.
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Flyswat www.flyswat.com
Each flyswat
install has an anonymous random number assigned to it. This random number
enables you to customize
flyswat features
and content.
The flyswat
service logs anonymous click-streams as users navigate the Web. This data
has no personal or demographic
information
associated with it and will be considered only in aggregate form. flyswat
uses this information for product
enhancement
and may also share it with our partners to use for product enhancement.
If the flyswat
application on your computer ever fails, it will automatically send
a diagnosis back to the flyswat server,
with information
about the type of system and state of usage when flyswat failed.
Some web sites
send personal information via query strings or post data this data may
be transmitted through flyswat
but they claim
that they do not store it.
To submit a BoosterPack
for consideration in the flyswat BoosterPack directory, flyswat will need
your e-mail address
in order to
communicate with you about your submission. This personal information will
not be released to 3rd parties,
and in no event
will it be associated with the random number that allows you to customize
flyswat.
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Alexa www.alexa.com
Alexa collects
and stores information about the web pages you view, the data you enter
in online
forms and search
fields while using the Alexa software and if you are using version 5.0
or higher
it will also
monitor
and store information about the products you purchase online.
Some information collected is personal identifiable.
What kind of information does Alexa collect from you?
If you are simply
visiting the Alexa web site, they will collect the full URL of the web
page you
came from, the
domain name, the date and time for each page you view, the name of and
information about
any advertisement
that is brought to you on the Alexa web site; computer and connection information
such as browser
type and version, operating system, and platform. They will also place
a
cookie on your
computer so that they can track the pages of their web site that you view
and the
order in which
you view them.
When you download
the software you will receive a cookie to the hard drive of your computer.
The cookie will
assign your Web browser a unique series of numbers, letters, or characters
that will
enable Alexa
to track and store information about your web usage path and online shopping.
When you use
the Service, we collect information about the Web sites you visit and
the pages you view.
This information
allows us to provide you with information about the Web page you are viewing
(Alexa's Site
Info) and to build our database of information about related Web pages
(Alexa's Related Links).
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EverAd www.everad.com
In order to use
the Enabled Software, and as part of the installation process of the EverAd
Technology and
the Enabled Software, the User may be required to fill a questionnaire
containing one
or more of the following: User's hobbies, age, gender, zip code, and/or
other general
details. The User acknowledges and agrees that the details furnished
by the
User will
be sent to EverAd's computers when the User connects to the Internet.
EverAd
will not gather
or obtain any information that identifies the User personally (such as
the
User's name
or e-mail address).
Once the
user completes the Enabled Software's installation process, an automated
system will
allocate to the User a User Identification Code ("UID"). By using the UID,
EverAd is
able to track the User's choices and selections without identifying the
User by
name. The
UID will be stored in a small encrypted text file, on the hard drive of
the
User's computer.
The User acknowledges and agrees to the use of the UID and its storage
in the User's
hard drive.
The User acknowledges
and agrees that EverAd will monitor and collect information
about the User's
use of the Enabled Software. Such information includes (but is not
limited to)
statistics, the User's favorite genres, titles, and categories, the frequency
in
which the User
utilizes the Enabled Software, the server from which the User
downloaded the
Enabled Software, the advertisements that the User is exposed to and
clicks while
using the Enabled Software, and parameters related to the User's Internet
connection,
etc. The User acknowledges and agrees that on predefined intervals, when
the User connects
to the Internet, this information will be automatically sent to EverAd's
servers.
The User's IP
address is a 32 bit numeric string that serves as a (usually temporary)
identifier for
a computer using the Internet. The User acknowledges and agrees that
EverAd will
monitor and store the User's IP address.
The User
acknowledges and agrees that the information collected is EverAd's property,
and EverAd may
use it according to its privacy statement (available at http://www.everad.com),
this End User
License Agreement, and applicable laws.
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WebHancer www.webhancer.com
This applies
to all information collected or submitted on the WebHancer web site.
On some pages,
you can subscribe to product updates and promotions, make privacy requests
and
seek technical
support.
The types of
personal information collected at these pages are your: Name, Email address
The customer
companion is a small, transparent program that collects performance data
as you transact
with e-business
sites. The data collected is used to improve the service offered by e-business
operators
A unique identifier
is generated for WebHancer to determine the number of times the software
is
downloaded,
installed and running.
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