Privacy

Our company takes your privacy seriously and is committed to safeguarding your privacy online. Because we do gather certain types of information from visitors to our sites, we have developed a privacy statement.  This Privacy Page will help you understand the terms and conditions surrounding the collection and use of that information. This page discloses the types of information we gather.  We explain how it is used, and how you can gain access to and edit any data that we’ve collected about you at any time.

Guiding Principles:
Our company respects the privacy of individuals who visit our Website.  Whether an e-mail, or participation in features/services we offer online, we will respect your privacy. Accordingly, our policy regarding online privacy has been developed using the following guiding principles:

Our company maintains a strict “no-spam” policy. Subscribers to our e-mail services (or any other feature/service found on our Web site) will not receive unsolicited e-mail messages. Our company collects information online primarily to provide our visitors with a more relevant experience on our sites. When doing so, we will make every reasonable effort to avoid excessive or irrelevant collection of data. Our company will take reasonable physical, electronic and managerial measures to safeguard and secure any information you provide to us (e.g. data will be stored in protected databases on secured servers with restricted access).

Our company will not share any information you’ve provided to us with anyone without your consent. However, we will provide certain information to provide the service you’ve requested. At the time you register for any such service, you will be notified of, and asked to consent to, the sharing of your information with any particular third party necessary to obtaining the requested service.

Non-Personally Identifiable Data:
Anytime you visit our Website, we may gather certain non-personally identifiable information.  This information will help you use and access our website. This information may include the type and version of your browser, your service provider, your IP address and any search engine you may have used to locate the site. We use this information to help diagnose problems with our server, administer the Web site, and compile broad statistical data. In addition, we gather certain navigational information about where you go on our Web sites. Therefore, this information enables us to determine which areas of the Web sites are most frequently visited. This helps us to tailor the website to the needs and interests of our online visitors. Such information is gathered by us in the aggregate.  It will not be associated with a specific individual without that individual’s consent.

Information Voluntarily Provided:
Any information you provide to us (i.e. name, e-mail address, etc.) when you enroll in one of our E-Mail Reminder Services, request information, or use any of the other interactive portions of our Web sites, is securely maintained on our Web server and internal systems. This information may be used to provide you with information you’ve requested about our company, our products and our services, or to provide you with special notices. You may opt out of receiving future communications at any time (see opt-out Procedures below). This data may also be used to tailor your experience on our sites by providing content that is relevant to your interests and geographic region.

Information Collected from Other Sources:
To help us better understand and respond to your needs and interests, we may receive information about you from other sources. First of all, we will ask any provider of such information to represent and warrant that the information has been gathered and maintained in accordance with all state and federal laws. Any such information will be maintained by us in accordance with the standards set forth in this privacy policy along with other personal information you’ve provided.

Disclosure of Personal Information:
Our company understands the importance of your privacy. We collect and maintain the personal information of our consumers for our use and our subsidiaries. Without your consent, we do not sell, rent, or trade consumer information to third parties, other than as described below. Third parties may collect personally identifiable information about your online activities when you use this website.

Business Partners:
Our company may partner with select retailers and other companies at various times.  This is to provide expanded services to our website visitors. As part of such a relationship, we may share with these companies the use of certain interactive Website functions (i.e. the E-Mail Reminder Service). Information provided by site visitors through the use of such interactive functions may be available to both our company and our partners.

Agents:
Our company may use other companies and individuals to perform certain functions on our behalf. Examples include administering e-mail or chat services. Hence, such parties only have access to the personal information needed to perform these functions and may not use or store the information for any other purpose. Because of this subscribers or site visitors will never receive unsolicited e-mail messages from agents working on our behalf.

Business Transfers:
In the event that our company sells or transfers a particular portion of its business assets, consumer information may be one of the business assets transferred as part of the transaction. If substantially all of the assets of our company are acquired, consumer information may be transferred as part of the acquisition.

Compliance with Law/Safety:
Our company may disclose specific personal information based on a good faith belief that such disclosure is necessary to comply with or conform to the law, or that such disclosure is necessary to protect the users of our Website, or the public.

With Consent:
Other than as set forth in this Privacy Policy, you will be notified when any personally-identifiable information about you may be shared with third parties, and you will be given the opportunity to decline to share that information.

Use of Cookies:
Our company may use a browser feature known as a “cookie”. Cookies are small files placed on your hard drive that assist us in providing you with a customized browsing experience. Our company uses cookies to provide you with the convenience of not having to reenter User IDs and passwords. Cookies can also be utilized to help us provide you with information targeted to your interests, based upon your prior browsing on our Web sites.

The “help” section of the toolbar on most browsers will inform you on how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies.  You can have the browser notify you upon the receipt of a new cookie  You can also disable the use of cookies completely. As our Web sites have been designed to take advantage of the use of cookies. Should you configure your browser to decline cookies, certain features of our Website may not function correctly.  You may be required to renter any user IDs and passwords more frequently.

Accessing Our Web Sites from Outside of the United States:
If you are visiting our Website from a location outside of the U.S., your connection will be through servers located in the U.S. Any information you provide during your visit will be processed and maintained on our Web server and other internal systems located within the U.S.

External Links:
Our Web sites contain links to other sites. Our company is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such Websites. Therefore, to help ensure privacy protection, we recommend reviewing the privacy policy of any website you visit via a link from this Website.

Passwords:
The personal data record created through your registration with our Website can only be accessed with a unique password. To protect the information contained in this record, you should not disclose or otherwise reveal your password to third parties.

Public Forums:
Our Web sites may make chat rooms, forums, message boards, and/or news groups available to its users at various times. Please note that any disclosed information in these areas becomes public information. You should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your personal information in these areas.

Opt-out Procedures:
You may always opt-out of receiving future communications from our company. Thus, Our website allows users to opt-out of receiving communications.  If personal information is requested in any manner, you can always opt-out.

Browser-Based Do Not Track:
Some browsers incorporate a “Do Not Track” (DNT) feature.  When turned on, the DNT signals to websites and online services that you do not want to be tracked. Because there is not yet an accepted DNT response standard, this website does not respond to DNT signals.

Contacting the Web Sites:
Finally, if you have questions concerning this Privacy Policy or the practices of this websites, you may contact us.

 

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