VA3HJ Software Privacy Policy

VA3HJ Software values your privacy and is committed to maintaining the accuracy, confidentiality and security of your personal information. By using the VA3HJ Software website, you signify your consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information in accordance with this policy. If you do not agree with this policy, you may not use this website.

Information Collected Automatically Via the Internet

VA3HJ Software logs http requests to our server. These logs capture computer information, navigation, and clickstream data. Some of the information collected does not identify who you are. Other information, such as your domain name or IP address may identify you depending on the naming standards followed by your Internet service provider.

While we make no attempt to link the information captured to the identity of individuals, the information captured does include the following:

  • The Internet domain and IP address from which you access this website;
  • The type of browser and operating system used to access this website;

  • Screen resolution of your monitor;
  • The date and time you access this website;
  • The pages you visit; and,
  • If you linked to this site from another website, the address of that website.

The information is used to help VA3HJ Software make this site more useful to our audiences by learning about the number of visitors to our site, and by monitoring traffic patterns and the types of technology our visitors use.

Visitor information is not disclosed to anyone except VA3HJ Software personnel who need the information for legitimate business purposes such as responding to a request.

Non-Identifiable Information

Cookies

A cookie is a small piece of text information that is sent to your browser when you access a website. Your browser will return this cookie to the domain where the cookie originated. While VA3HJ Software does not normally use cookies to track how our visitors use this website, cookies may be used to help you fill in forms.

If you are concerned about the use of cookies, you may refer to the help information in your browser for information on how to disable cookies. If you wish to delete cookies from your machine, again consult the help information for your browser for instructions on how to do so.

Advertisements

A number of pages on this website display advertisements in addition to site content. These advertisements are selected for display based on page content and your interests and demographics as determined by the websites that you have visited in the past. This information is determined by Google and other third parties, and not by VA3HJ Software. You may add interest categories or opt out of receiving interest and demographic advertising by visiting the Google Ads Preferences page.

Additional information on advertising privacy is available on Google's Advertising and Privacy page.

Security

For site security reasons, VA3HJ Software employs software programs to monitor network traffic that identifies unauthorised attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage.

Except for authorised law enforcement investigations, no other attempts are made to identify individual users or their usage habits.

Privacy and Links to Other Sites

The VA3HJ Software website may contain links to other websites. We are not responsible for the content and privacy practices of these other web sites, and therefore encourage you to examine each site's privacy policy and disclaimers, and make your own decisions regarding your use of those sites.

Information Collected in Forums and Web Forms

If you choose to provide VA3HJ Software with personal information either through registering with this website, or by participating in this website''s forums, VA3HJ Software will use that information solely for the purpose of responding to your messages and to help you with the information that you have requested.

If you choose to share images and other files with other users of this website, VA3HJ Software will attribute the images and files to you by displaying your callsign with the files and images. No other information will be directly provided to other users.

VA3HJ Software does not collect personal information for commercial marketing or distribution to any private organizations, but please be aware that any messages posted to the forums are readable by all visitors to the website, and personal information contained therein may be harvested by others.

Messages sent via the Internet can be intercepted. If you are concerned about sending information to us via the Internet, then do not do so.

How Your Personal Information is Protected

VA3HJ Software endeavours to maintain physical, technical and procedural safeguards that are appropriate to the sensitivity of the information collected by VA3HJ Software. These safeguards are designed to prevent your personal information from loss and unauthorized access, copying, use, modification or disclosure.

Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while VA3HJ Software strives to protect your personal information, we cannot warrant the security of information that you transmit to us, and you do so at your own risk.