Allegiance Telecom, Inc. is strongly committed to protecting the privacy of its user community. The intent of this privacy policy is to detail the information Allegiance may gather about individuals who visit its Web sites, how that information is used, and Allegiance's disclosure practices. Please note that this policy applies only to Allegiance's Web sites and not to the Web sites of other companies or organizations to which we provide links.

Site Usage Information
Allegiance gathers "site usage" information from all visitors to the Allegiance Web sites. Such data is used in the aggregate, to help determine general usage patterns and fine tune layout in order to ensure that our sites are as useful and enjoyable as possible. This "site usage" and statistical information may be made public information at Allegiance's discretion. Please note that Allegiance does not control all HTML served in conjunction with its sites. Allegiance sites may include content from other parties that may perform user activity tracking other than that described herein. In particular, some of our partners may use "cookies" in ways that we do not.

Use of IP Addresses
An IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer whenever you’re surfing the Web. Web servers identify your computer by its IP address. Allegiance uses your IP address to help diagnose problems with our server, and to administer our Web site. Your IP address is used to help identify you and your shopping cart and to gather broad demographic information.

Use of Cookies
Cookies are files that your Web browser places on your computer’s hard drive for record-keeping purposes. Allegiance creates and then uses these cookie files to track your clicks as you go through the Allegiance Web site. The use of cookies is an industry standard and you will find them at most major Web sites.

Individual User Information
Individually identifiable information will not be released without that individual's prior consent. Visitors may be specifically asked for individually identifiable information when signing up to use certain Allegiance services or applications. In some instances, users may be asked for personal interest and demographic information in order to create a more customized user experience; however these fields will generally be optional. From time to time, Allegiance and/or its partners may wish to contact individual users regarding community news or to make promotional offers. However, such communications will only be delivered to users who have previously approved them.

Data Security
To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy and ensure only appropriate use of information, appropriate physical, electronic and managerial safeguards have been established to secure the information collected on-line.

Special Notification with respect to Children's Privacy (Users under the age of 13)
Allegiance Web sites are not structured to attract children under the age of 13. Allegiance's affiliated companies believe there is no information on its Web sites, which is inappropriate for viewing by children. Ordering on-line products and services from Allegiance's affiliated companies is limited to adults.

Disclosure
Allegiance reserves the right to access and disclose individually identifiable information to comply with applicable laws and lawful government requests, to operate its systems properly or to protect itself or its users. Where practical, Allegiance will attempt to obtain the prior consent of the individual prior to disclosing individually identifiable information. As mentioned above, we reserve the right to share aggregated "site usage" information with third parties.