(b) Anonymous Information
In order to provide you with the information and services that you look for from the
Sprint Websites, Sprint gathers certain types of information from you that are not
personally identifiable. This is called anonymous information and includes:
1. The type of Internet browser you use when you visit
2. The types of computer operating system you use
3. The search engine you use to access the Sprint Websites (such as “AOL.com,”
“Yahoo.com” or “Go.com”)
4. The specific Sprint Website that you visit (sprint.com
, sprintpcs.com, etc.).
The anonymous information collected is not associated with you personally or
your business. Sprint uses this anonymous information in the aggregate to improve
Sprint Websites and the services we provide through those sites.
(c) Use Of Cookies
Sprint Websites may use “cookies” to collect the anonymous information described
in this Privacy Policy. Cookies are bits of encrypted data that are loaded by a Sprint
server onto your computer or other device when you visit a Sprint Website. The
server can retrieve the cookies the next time you visit a site and use them to identify
the computer as a return visitor. Sprint uses cookies to collect non-personally
identifiable information and generically track usage patterns on the Sprint Websites
in order to monitor activity and administer the sites. Sprint also uses information
obtained from cookies to improve Sprint Websites, and make decisions concerning
advertising, product offerings and services. Most users can disable cookies from
their Internet browsers, receive a warning before a cookie is placed on their
computer, and erase all cookies from their computer hard drives by following the
instructions provided by the browser.
(d) Advertisements On Sprint Websites
Advertising companies deliver ads on some Sprint Websites. You should be aware
that when you click on these ads, the advertising companies may also deploy
cookies to receive anonymous information about ad viewing by Internet users on
Sprint Websites and other Websites. This information is associated with your Web
browser, but cannot be associated with your name or email address without your
permission. Therefore, advertising companies may know where your computer
goes on the Web, but they do not know who you are unless you tell them. Sprint
does not provide personally identifiable information about its customers or Sprint
Website visitors to these advertising companies.
(e) Personally Identifiable Information
Sprint may ask you to provide what is often referred to as “personally identifiable
information” such as your name, address, telephone number and email address
when you use Sprint Websites to: purchase a service or product online, enter a
contest or sweepstakes, ask to receive information, respond to a survey, register
with a Sprint Website, access your account, ask for a personalized service, request
customer service online, or apply for a job. You always have the alternative of
mailing or calling Sprint with the information requested if you do not wish to
provide it online. Personally identifiable information provided at a Sprint Website
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