Legal & Privacy Policy
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Privacy Policy
Our Privacy Policy is designed to assist you in understanding how we collect, use and safeguard the personal information you provide to us and to assist you in making informed decisions when
using our site.
What Information Do We Collect?
When you visit our Web site you may provide us with two types of information: personal information you knowingly choose to disclose that is collected on an individual basis and Web site use information collected on an aggregate basis as you and others browse our Web site.
Email Information: If you choose to correspond further with us through email, we may retain the content of your email messages together with your email address and our responses. We provide the same protections for these electronic communications that we employ in the maintenance of information received by mail and telephone.
Web Site Use Information: Similar to other commercial Web sites, our Web site utilizes a standard technology called “cookies” to provide our personalization feature and Web server logs to collect information about how our Web site is used. Information gathered through cookies and Web server logs may include the date and time of visits, the pages viewed, time spent at our Web site, and the Web sites visited just before our Web site. This information is collected on an aggregate basis. None of this information is associated with you as an individual.
How Do We Use this Information?
Broadly speaking, we use personal information for purposes of administering our business activities, and providing customer service. Occasionally, we may also use the information we collect to notify you about important changes to our Web site, new services and special offers we think you will find valuable. The lists used to send you offers are developed and managed under our traditional corporate standards designed to safeguard the security and privacy of our clients’ personal information. As a user of this site, you have the opportunity to notify us of your desire not to receive these offers by unsubscribing via email at [email protected].
We use cookies and Web server logs to gather information about our Web site users’ browsing activities, in order to constantly improve our Web site and better serve our customers. This information assists us to design and arrange our Web pages in the most user-friendly manner and to continually improve our Web site to better meet the needs of our customers and prospective customers.
Notice of New Services and Changes
Occasionally, we may also use the information we collect to notify you about important changes to our Web site, and new Web site services we think you will find valuable. As a registered user, you will be given the opportunity to notify us of your desire not to receive these offers by clicking on a response box when you receive such correspondence or by sending us an email request at [email protected].
How Do We Protect Your Information?
Evaluation of Information Protection Practices: Periodically, our operations and business practices are reviewed for compliance with corporate policies and procedures governing the security, confidentiality and quality of our information.
Employee Access, Training and Expectations: Our corporate values, ethical standards, policies and practices are committed to the protection of customer information. In general, our business practices limit employee access to confidential information, and limit the use and disclosure of such information to authorized persons, processes and transactions.
Legally Compelled Disclosure of Information: We may disclose information when legally compelled to do so, in other words, when we, in good faith, believe that the law requires it or for the protection of our legal rights.
Sharing Information with Outside Parties: We may provide aggregate information about our site visitors and related Web site information to our affiliates, but this information will not include personally identifying data.