What information does USDS collect and how does USDS use it?

You may visit the Site and use certain features of the Software without any registration at all; however, in order to use certain functionality of the Website Features, you will have to create a user account. When you register and create an account, we may require you to provide us your contact information including your name, address, phone number and e-mail address, and other demographic and psychographic information (such as date of birth, gender, age and interests) from time to time. Your user name and password will be used so you can securely access and maintain your account. USDS may also use e-mail addresses and other personally identifiable information from time to time in order to gather and provide to its members and visitors improved content and features.

We may use the information we collect to tailor your experience through the Website Features by displaying content according to your interests and preferences, providing a faster method for you to access your account and submit information to us, sending you information about us and promotional material from some of our partners, and allowing us to contact you, if necessary.

By registering for this site and service, you have agreed to receive e-mails from us. We may use the information we collect to occasionally notify you about important functionality changes to the Website Features, new products and services available through the Website Features, and special offers we think you’ll find valuable.

Notwithstanding any other term of this Privacy Policy, we may release any personal information we obtain or collect when we believe its release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our Site policies, or protect ours or others' rights, property, or safety.

How does USDS protect customer information?

We implement a variety of security measures to ensure the security of your personal information on our systems. User personal information is contained behind secured networks and is only accessible by a limited number of employees who have special access rights to such systems. Any credit card information you supply us is transmitted and protected via Secure Socket Layer technology (“SSL”) and HTTPS protocol and then encrypted into our databases to be accessed only as stated above.

Does USDS use "cookies"?

Cookies are small bits of electronic information that a web site can transfer to a visitor’s hard drive to help tailor and keep records of his or her visit to the site. The use of cookies is standard on the Internet and many web sites use them. Cookies allow web site operators to better customize visits to the site to the visitor’s individual preferences. For example, by setting a cookie you would not have to log in a password more than once, thereby saving time. We currently save password information in cookies. In addition, advertisements displayed on the Website Features may contain cookies. The companies who serve our advertisements transfer cookies independent of us, and, as such, we do not control the use of such cookies and in many instances have no access to the information collected by them.

Although most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, you can usually change your browser to prevent that or to notify you when you are sent a cookie. Even without accepting a cookie, you can still access many of the features on the Website Features. However, some parts of the Website Features will not function properly if you refuse cookies.

Does USDS disclose the information it collects from its visitors to outside parties?

USDS does not currently sell, trade, or otherwise transfer outside the company personally identifiable information that visitors voluntarily provide in any registration or submission. This information is used to better understand visitors’ use of USDS’ site, to support related transactions made on the site, and to better know our visitors and possibly tailor any specific features, promotions, or other notifications to them. However, this data in an aggregate form without any personally identifiable information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses. Should you change your mind about the information you’ve provided to us, should you no longer wish to receive information from us, or should your information change, we have provided a way for you to correct, update or remove the personal data you gave us. You can do this simply by contacting us in any of the simple ways set forth below in the section entitled “How do you change the information we have for you?”

Finally, we may disclose your personally identifiable information upon a transfer or sale to another entity of all or substantially all of our assets or membership interests in the line of business to which this Privacy Policy relates or upon any other corporate reorganization.

USDS’ special note to parents

In compliance with the 1998 Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), USDS is a general audience website, and does not knowingly collect, nor will ever knowingly retain, personally identifiable information from any visitor USDS actually knows to be under thirteen years of age without the consent of that child’s parent or legal guardian.

How do you opt out?

In order to opt of the services detailed in this privacy policy, you must terminate your use of the free account with USDS in accordance with the Site and cease using any clients-only accessible areas of the Website Features.

How do you change the information we have for you?

To update or modify the information that we have on file for you, simply go to the “Client Log In” section of the Site, log in, then modify your details and settings as necessary.

Third party links and co-brand relationships.

In an attempt to provide increased value to our visitors, we may choose various third party web sites to link to, and frame within, the Site. We also participate in co-branding and other relationships to offer e-commerce and other services and features to our users. However, even if the third party is affiliated with us, we have no control over these linked sites, each of which has separate privacy and data collection practices independent of us. Data collected by our co-brand partners or third party web sites (even if offered on or through our site) may not be received by us. As such, we have no responsibility or liability for these independent policies or actions, and are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of any such web sites. These linked sites are only for your convenience and you therefore access them at your own risk. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of the Website Features and the links placed upon each of them and therefore request any feedback on not only the Website Features, but for sites each links to as well (including if a specific link does not work).

Surveys

From time-to-time, we request information from users via surveys. Participation in these surveys is completely voluntary and you therefore have a choice whether or not to disclose this information. Information requested may include contact information (such as name and address), and demographic information (such as zip code, age level). Survey information will be used for purposes of monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction of the Website Features.
Notification of Changes.
By visiting the Site or using the Software, you consent to the collection and use of information by us as set forth in this privacy statement. If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes within this page so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it.

Questions? Contact us.

If you have any questions about our privacy practices or your dealings with the Website Features, please do not hesitate to contact:
info@usdebtsettlement.com

Terms and Conditions

Please also read the Terms of Use establishing the use, disclaimers, and limitations of liability governing the use of the Site, the Software and other USDS services and applications.