Privacy Policy - International Detective Bureau, Inc. (IDB)

Use of Information Collected

Information use when only browsing the site Individuals only browsing the site, reading pages, or downloading information (not volunteering information) will have only the following non-invasive components collected: * The Internet Protocol (IP) Address and domain name used. IP address are an identifier assigned either to your Internet service provider or your computer. This address can be translated to determine the domain name of your service provider (e.g. company.com or xschool.edu). Generally, IDB will only determine a visitor domain name if a security issue is suspected. * The type of browser and operating system you use * The date and time you visited this site * The web pages or services you accessed at this site * The web site you visited prior to coming to this web site.

The information listed above is for information and statistical purposes only. International Detective Bureau may use this information to create summary statistics used to assess highly accessed information and pages to assist in determining technical design specifications, and/or assess system performance or problem areas.

Additionally, International Detective Bureau uses software programs for the purpose of monitoring network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage. Except for authorized law enforcement investigations and the security purposes mentioned elsewhere in this notice, no other attempts are made to identify individual users or their usage habits. Raw data logs are used for no other purposes and are scheduled for regular destruction.

Information use when you volunteer information

If choose to participate in a survey, send an email, or perform other transactions using IDBGLOBAL.COM, the following additional information may be collected: * Your email address, and contents of emails sent through IDBGLOBAL.COM - for purposes of providing you with a response. * Information volunteered in response to a survey or through online forms - for purposes identified by the survey or online form. * Information volunteered by participating in an online transaction with the International Detective Bureau - for purposes of completing the transaction only. The International Detective Bureau strives to collect the minimum information necessary to comply with applicable law or provide the requested service. The International Detective Bureau does not sell, rent or otherwise distribute visitor's information, including electronic mail addresses, to any outside company or organization, unless legally required to do so. This applies to information that may be collected on the idbglobal.com site and on that of any third party with whom the International Detective Bureau contracts to provide Internet related services.

Information Security

The International Detective Bureau has implemented security measures and systems into the design, implementation and day-to-day operation of its portal, underlying servers and networks. The International Detective Bureau progressively implements new security measures as they become available on the market. Security measures are primarily to identify and/or block unauthorized intrusions, upload or change information or otherwise cause damage to idbglobal.com.

Use of Cookies

Cookies are text files created by your browser and stored on your system for to aid in customizing your browsing experience. idbglobal.com may use "cookies". Cookies allow information to change as you navigate through idbglobal.com. Two types of cookies may be used, "session-only" and "persistent". The International Detective Bureau uses cookies in the following ways: * If you wish to access information the International Detective Bureau may use a session-only cookie to reserve storage on your computer in order to pass your inquiry information to a follow-on page for the purposes of retrieving requested information. The session-only cookies are erased either during web browser operation or after your web browser is shut down. * If you wish to conduct on-line transactions, the International Detective Bureau may use a session-only cookie when processing your request. The type of information voluntarily submitted to fulfill your request varies by transaction and may include your name, address, phone number, e-mail address, social security or federal identification number, credit card number and expiration date, and/or driver license number. The International Detective Bureau cannot control the use of cookies by sites outside of idbglobal.com. If you choose to link to a site through idbglobal.com, the International Detective Bureau cannot control their use of cookies and this privacy policy will not apply.

Minors Privacy Policy

This site does not have a purpose to collect information from minors. Any information collected by idbglobal.com from children 13 and under is subject to the same guidelines of the International Detective Bureau's general privacy policy as well as the following guidelines: * Parental consent will be obtained before collecting, using or disclosing personal information about a child. * In the event that the International Detective Bureau changes its practices of collecting, using or disclosing any information in a substantive way, new parental consent will be obtained. An example of a change may include, what material is collected, how the information may be used, or third party access to that information. * Upon verification of a child's parent's identity, the requesting parent will be able to review the personal information collected from their child. * A parent will be allowed to revoke their consent and the International Detective Bureau will delete information collected from or for their children on request. When consent is revoked, the web site will stop collecting, using or disclosing information from or for that child. Revocation may end a child's participation in an activity if the information collected was necessary for participation on the web site. Additional information can be obtained at the FTC's Consumer Response Center and the Kidz Privacy web sites.