Netstep Privacy Policy

We have created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy. The following discloses the information gathering and dissemination practices for Boulevard NetStep. This includes admin pages, public pages and the NetStep application.

- Webserver request tracking

We record IP Address, time, date and URL information of each HTTP request made to our servers. In addition the servers track where you came from to get the page you requested.

This information is used to produce general traffic statistics and to help with account security.

We use cookies in parts of our web site, cookies to manage sessions following login.

- Personal Contact information

Our site's personal registration form requires you to give us contact information (like names and email address) . From time to time we may use contact information from the registration form to send you information about our company and promotional material from some of our partners. The contact information is also used to contact you when necessary.

Unless otherwise stated, only aggregated demographic information will be shared with partners individual information (like e-mail addresses, phone numbers, addresses) will not be shared.

- Personal demographic information

We collect come demographic information (like date of birth and gender) for security in the event that you forget your password. This information will also be used to give aggregrated customer information to potential partners.

We intend to have special relationships, such as "Powered by" partners, business partners, co-branded sites. Unless otherwise stated, information provided will only be shared with these partners in an aggregated form, individual information (like e-mail addresses, phone numbers, addresses) will not be shared.

You may opt-out of receiving mailings; see the choice/opt-out section below.

- Copy protection system

We use the management terminal hard drive numbers to help with cafe authorization, the harddrive number is stored in the authorization database and checked against you ID and password when you start the Boulevard NetStep application.

We do this as if is vital to the integraty of your account that your ID is never used in another location.

- Business transaction information

User session data is collected and held "in trust" on behalf of users and locations that provide public internet access. Locations will only have access to individual session information that occurred within their location, users (with an ID) will only have access to their own session information, this could span a number of sites. Session information will also be held on behalf of the user and location community. In aggregated form it will be used to give locations and users information on where they stand in the community (like No1 cafe or No 1 user).

All session information is held on a secure sever, it is considered confidential and will not be distributed. Development staff who have general access to the database are required to sign confidentiality agreements these terms would part of the conditions of any sale of the company should this occur.

- Business contact and location information

The physical location information will be used by advertisers to enable them to target a specific location with information. This could be a specific cafe or all sites in a region. For example an hotel in one town might want to target information at travelers in a city that is on the way to them. If an individual fitting the profile came to your location they would receive the ad. Individual information (like e-mail addresses, phone numbers, addresses) will not be considered confidential and not shared. Customer profile in your location will also be treated as confidential and will only be available to managers you have assigned.

- Business facilities information

Facilities information is used to give you a listing in the Boulevard NetStep cyber cafe directory. You may opt-out of this at any time. The idea of the directory is to promote your cafe to travellers, and to help advertisers decide wheather to buy time at your location or not (a percentage of the revenue from advertising is shared with the location). Individual information (like e-mail addresses, phone numbers, addresses) is displayed in the public directory but will not be shared in bulk.

Choice/Opt-Out

Our aim is to provide genuine value, but if you feel this is not been achieved our site provides users the opportunity to opt-in/out of receiving communications from us.

You can do this by logging into your account at : http://www.netstep.co.nz

Correct/Update

This site gives users the following options for changing and modifying information previously provided.

You can do this by logging into your account at : http://www.netstep.co.nz