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Site Policies:
Verizon Online Civil Subpoena Policy
Dated: November 28, 2006General. Verizon Online's Privacy Policy provides that we will not release account information or information sufficient to identify a subscriber except under certain specific circumstances. Our Privacy Policy states: "Verizon does not sell or disclose individually-identifiable information obtained online, or information about you or your account or service, to anyone outside of Verizon or its authorized vendors, contractors and agents unless you specifically authorize it, disclosure is required or permitted by law, required by court order, warrant or subpoena; requested by government officials with reasonable grounds to believe that the information is a communication of a computer trespasser; or deemed necessary by Verizon in its sole discretion to protect the safety, rights or property of Verizon or any other person or entity." If you seek the identity of or account information about a Verizon Online subscriber in connection with a civil (as opposed to criminal) legal matter, you must serve Verizon Online with a valid subpoena at the address below and agree to compensate Verizon Online for our subpoena response services according to the terms of this policy. Verizon Online Contact: Custodian of Records (Civil) Notice to Subscribers, Response Time and Subscriber Objections. Upon receipt of a valid subpoena or other legal process, it is Verizon Online's policy to attempt to notify the subscriber whose information is sought via email or U.S. mail sent to the email address or location on file with Verizon Online. In non-emergency circumstances, Verizon Online will generally not produce the subpoenaed subscriber's identity information until approximately two weeks after receipt of the subpoena, unless legally required to do so. In the event a subpoena, court order or other legal process does not allow two weeks notice before disclosure of information, we will produce the information requested on the date set forth in the legal request that we receive. Subscribers objecting to the disclosure of their information should consult with an attorney. Verizon Online will disclose the information requested absent receipt of a document seeking a protective order or similar protection, as filed with an appropriate court, prior to the date on which Verizon Online's compliance with the legal request is due. $75.00 per hour for research Policies Regarding Email. Verizon Online is subject to the provisions of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. ?2701 et seq, which prohibits an electronic communications service provider from producing the contents of electronic communications, even pursuant to subpoena or court order, except in limited circumstances. Furthermore, Verizon Online's Email servers retain Email for a period of only approximately 30 days after the Email has been read and left on our servers. After that time, the Email is automatically deleted. Unread and sent Email is preserved on our system for approximately 30 days. If a subscriber deletes any Email, that Email is automatically deleted hourly from the Verizon Online email system. In addition, Verizon Online subscribers may, at their election, download Email to their computer. Such Email is not preserved on Verizon Online's Email system.
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