Privacy Policy

Our Commitment

Nationwide Internet understands how important it is to keep your personal information confidential, especially online. Our commitment to protecting your privacy is outlined in the policies below. Because our privacy policy may be updated periodically, we encourage you to review these pages on a regular basis. We value you as a member of our online community and want to put the Internet within your reach.

Information Collected and How It's Used

• Your IP Address
  An IP (Internet Protocol) address is automatically assigned to your computer every time you establish a connection via one of our modems onto the Internet. Nationwide Internet uses your IP address to help diagnose problems with our modems, servers and routing equipment and to administer our website. The IP address that you use links your computer to an identifiable IP address which allows us to trace your personal information if required either to investigate abuse of our Acceptable Use Policy or when required by law enforcement agencies.
  
  
• Cookies
  In computer language, a cookie is used to store data on your computer's hard drive. We never use cookies to capture or contain personal information from your computer. The only personal information Nationwide Internet has is what you give to us.
  
  This policy does not cover the use of cookies by any content partner or advertiser who may be on the Nationwide Internet website. Nationwide Internet uses content partners to provide information and services to our customers and these content partners may use cookies. While Nationwide Internet has control over cookies placed on the parts of our website resident on the Nationwide server, our content providers and advertisers may collect and deliver cookies received with certain services or banner ads, and we do not have access to their information.
  
  
• Your Account
  When establishing an account with Nationwide Internet you will be asked for various pieces of personal information. We also ask you to provide us some demographics information. Providing such information is optional, however, the more we know about you the better we can provide the products and services you want most, and you can receive the full benefits of our service.
  
  We use your customer contact information to respond to your email requests and to reach you if we need additional information to complete your product request. Any financial information collected is used only for billing products and services you purchase at Nationwide Internet. We may also contact you about promotional or upcoming events, or to take part in on-line focus groups or surveys. You may opt-out of these mailings as outlined below.
  
  You control all your personal account information and you can update it at any time. You may use view/ pay bill (our online account management tool), call our Team at 1.888.628.4669, or contact billing@nationwide.net to update, change or remove your information.
  
  The Nationwide Internet website includes links to independent, third party websites. Nationwide Internet is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites.

Additional Information Collected

When you make a purchase at Nationwide Internet you will be asked to supply your name, address, and credit card information. This information will be stored and used to fill your order. If necessary, we may use this information to reach you if we need additional information to complete your order. Any personal correspondence you send to us, including email and letters, as well as correspondence from other customers or third parties about your activities or postings pertaining to Nationwide Internet, and all entries made by you onto our site may be collected and stored. Any notes, ideas, suggestions, or other material submitted by guests becomes the property of Nationwide Internet.

Nationwide Internet may run contests where we ask guests for contact information such as email or physical addresses. We use contact data from our contests to send guests information about Nationwide Internet, as well as promotional material from some of our partners. You may opt-out of receiving future mailings as outlined below.

Unsupervised Children

Children 17 and under are not eligible to use Nationwide Internet services without the participation and supervision of a legal parent or guardian. Nationwide Internet is not a site meant for children, and we do not provide privacy measures designed to protect children when using the Internet unsupervised.

Expunging Your Information From Our Records

You may email info@nationwide.com or use one of the alternate contact methods listed below to remove your contact information from our database provided we have cancelled your account more than 1 year ago and have a zero balance on your account. Please note, however, that information is never completely removed from our history and disaster recovery archives. We also need to retain sale information for tax records.

Disclosure of Information to Third Parties

Personal Information

Nationwide Internet defines personal information as your name, email address, mailing address, method of payment, and any other information that identifies you.

Nationwide Internet, our suppliers and shippers use your personal information to process and ship your orders. Nationwide Internet does not sell, trade, rent, or release your personal information to third parties. If we were to ever do so, you will have the opportunity to opt-out beforehand.

Transactional Information

Nationwide Internet transactional information such as traffic patterns, sales, aggregate data regarding general surfing patterns, and other site information may be shared with vendors and other reputable third parties. This data will never contain any identifiable personal information of Nationwide Internet customers. For example, we might share statistics on how many customers purchased a specific product, but we will not specifically disclose who purchased the product.

Legal Issues

Nationwide Internet discloses personal information when required by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary for the following:

• To conform to the edict of the law or comply with a legal process served on Nationwide Internet or its website.
• To protect and defend the property rights of Nationwide Internet, the Nationwide Internet website, or that of Nationwide Internet guests.
• Or to act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of Nationwide Internet guests, employees, or the general public.

Other Sites' Policies

Nationwide Internet has no control over, nor does it bear any of the responsibility for the privacy policies and/or content of any sites or advertisers linked to or on our site. Nationwide Internet also takes no responsibility for the cookies these sites or advertisers might deposit on your hard drive.

Safety and Security

Credit Card Security

Nationwide Internet protects such personal information as your name, address, and credit card number by transferring it over a Secure Socket Layer (SSL) line. This protocol ensures your information is encrypted and cannot be read by others as it travels over the Internet. The secure mode begins as soon as you initiate your order. You should see a locked padlock icon at the bottom of your browser window to indicate you are on a Secure Socket Layer Line. You can also verify you are in secure mode by looking at the URL window in your browser. When accessing a secure server, the first characters of the site address will change from "http" to "https."

After we receive the data at Nationwide Internet, it is stored on a secure server and steps are taken to ensure that your information cannot be accessed from outside the company. The Nationwide Internet employees who process your order are the only people with access to your personal information. All Nationwide Internet employees sign a privacy/security policy agreement, which provides legal confidentiality protections for all Nationwide Internet guests. Any violation of this policy results in disciplinary action, including possible termination, criminal prosecution, and civil action.

Your Consent & Contacting Us

Your Consent

By using the Nationwide Internet service and accessing our website, you consent to the collection, storage, and dissemination of personal data as described above. We will post any changes to our privacy policy on this page so you can readily review the most current policy. Nationwide Internet reserves the right to email you regarding changes to our privacy policy or any other matters Nationwide Internet considers necessary for the administration of the site.

How To Contact Us

If you have any questions regarding our privacy policy please contact webmaster@nationwide.net. You can also use this email address to:

• Opt-out of receiving promotional offers and updates about the site.
• Notify us of updates to any of your personal account information.

U.S. Mail: