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Policy: (You can copy and paste the
following privacy policy onto your website
replacing "ABC Company" with your company name.
Edit policy as needed).
By visiting the ABCCompany.com website, you
agree to accept the practices described in this
Privacy Notice. If you do not agree to the terms
of this Privacy Notice, please do not use the
Site. |
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Throughout ABC Company’s years of operation, we
have developed relationships with our customers
based on respect and integrity. We're aware of
the trust and confidence you demonstrate when
you visit the Site and provide us with
information. This Privacy Notice is posted to
demonstrate our leadership in online security
and customer service practices. We treat your
information with the same honesty and
sensitivity that we have displayed throughout
our company's history.
1. Personal Information Collected by
ABCCompany.com
ABCCompany.com uses information that we collect
from our visitors and customers to personalize
and improve your visit and shopping experience
at the Site. We gather the following types of
information:
Information You Give to Us: We Collect Personal
Information that is provided by Site users.
"Personal Information" includes your name,
address, telephone number, credit or debit card
information, e-mail address, date of birth, and
IP address. Personal Information is collected
when you establish an account with us, place an
order on the Site, participate in a contest,
sweepstakes or on-line survey, or when you
communicate with any of our departments such as
customer service, sales or technical services
through the Site, telephone, mail or fax. In
some instances, we may obtain other people’s
names and email addresses that you may choose to
provide as part of our "email a friend" feature.
Web Beacons: We may collect information from
visits to the Site through the use of "Web
Beacons." Web Beacons are web page elements
which may employ cookie technology that enable
us to record data about visits to or
transactions made on the Site. This information
is sometimes known as "clickstream data." We may
use this data to analyze trends and statistics
to improve your online experience or our
customer service. No Personal Information is
collected through the use of Web Beacons on the
Site.
Cookies: Through the use of cookies, we may also
collect and analyze the IP address used to
connect your computer to the Internet; computer
and connection information such as your browser
type and version; operating system and platform;
purchase history; confirmation when you open
e-mail that we send you; and the URLs which lead
you to and around the Site including the date
and time. You can generally set your browser to
reject cookies or to notify you when you are
sent a cookie. Software is also available from
third parties which will allow you to visit the
Site without providing this information. You are
welcome to use the Site if you use such software
but we will not be able to offer you our
personalized services and we will be unable to
accept any online orders from you.
Orders: If you place an order through the Site,
you will be required to provide contact,
billing, and payment information.
Catalog Requests and Email Newsletter
Subscriptions: Upon placing an order through the
Site, you will automatically begin receiving
both the ABCCompany.com catalog and the
ABCCompany.com email newsletter, based on the
Personal Information you have provided, unless
you opt-out of receiving such communications. If
you request an email newsletter subscription, we
will send you an email confirming your request.
This confirmation process allows you to
unsubscribe if you change your mind and decide
not to join the list. Furthermore, the
confirmation email will alert you if someone
else has entered your email address into our
email newsletter subscription list. In order to
make our email newsletters more relevant and
useful to you, our servers may receive a
confirmation when you open an email message from
ABCCompany.com.
2. Use of Information Collected by Use
We use this information in an effort to improve
your experience on the Site, to provide services
to you and to communicate with you about
information that you request. We may also use
this information to help us target specific
offers to you, to help us develop and improve
our Site, and to tailor our Site to your
interests.
3. Sharing of Information with Third
Parties
We will not rent, sell or otherwise disclose
your Personal Information to unrelated third
parties without your consent, except as stated
in this Privacy Notice.
Service Providers: We may employ other companies
or individuals to provide certain services to or
on behalf of us such as analyzing customer lists
and data, or performing marketing or consulting
services. These third parties ("Service
Providers") will only have access to the
information needed to perform these limited
functions on our behalf and are required to
provide your Personal Information with at least
the same level of protection and security as we
use on the Site. Such Service Providers are
prohibited from using your Personal Information
for any purpose other than that for which such
party was engaged by us and/or as stated in this
Privacy Notice. Any Service Providers that use
data received from us may only do so in
accordance with this Privacy Notice.
Credit Card Companies: If you place an order
through the Site, the Personal Information you
provide is transmitted to your credit card
company to verify and authorize your purchase.
At certain times we may offer financing options
with or without third party participation. If
you use a financing option, information provided
by you (such as your address, birth date, social
security number, and credit card number) may be
used to request a credit report from third
parties or may be sent to a third party for
processing.
Third Party Marketing Partners: From time to
time we might establish a business relationship
with other third parties whom we believe are
trustworthy. In such cases we might license,
exchange, share and/or cross-reference
information, including your name and postal
mailing address that will enable such third
parties to contact you regarding products and
services that may be of interest to you. We will
never share any telephone number(s), e-mail
addresses, or credit card information which you
have given us with any such third party
partner(s).
Shipping Companies: If you make a purchase
through the Site, your name, telephone number
and shipping information must be provided to
third party shippers such as UPS, FEDEX and the
United States Postal Service to deliver your
purchase. There also may be instances in which
we drop-ship orders directly to you from one of
our manufacturers or suppliers. These
drop-shippers are only given your name, postal
address, and telephone number for the sole
purpose of fulfilling your order.
Links to Third Party Site: The Site contains
certain links to third party websites, such as
our vendors. We are not responsible or liable
for the privacy practices or content found on
these websites. We recommend that you check the
privacy notice of each website you visit. Links
to third party websites are provided solely for
your convenience and any submission of data to
such websites shall be at your sole risk.
Catalog Requests: When you request a catalog
from us, we share your name and postal address
with a third party fulfillment company for the
sole purpose of sending you the requested
catalog. This third party is not permitted to
store the information is only authorized to use
this information for to transmit catalogs to
you.
Law Enforcement and Protection of Users: To the
extent permitted by law, we will disclose
Personal Information to government authorities
or third parties pursuant to a legal request,
subpoena or other legal process. We may also use
or disclose your information as permitted by law
to perform charge verifications, report or
collect debts owed, fight fraud or protect our
rights or property as well as those of our
affiliates, customers, or its users. You should
be aware that, following disclosure to any third
party, your Personal Information may be
accessible by others to the extent permitted or
required by applicable law.
4. Security
We employ 128-bit encryption technology in all
areas of the Site which require you to provide
your personal or account information, including
those areas related to online ordering, order
status, catalog request and contest forms. The
Site utilizes industry-standard firewalls and
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology to allow
for the encryption of potentially sensitive
Personal Information, such as your name, address
and credit card number.
You should recognize, however, that no computer
system is fully secure and that there are
inherent risks associated with Internet
transactions. To make sure you have the latest
security features on your browser, you may want
to download the most recent version of your
favorite browser, which should have full SSL
support.
5. Corrections/Information
Removal/Opt-Out
If your name, e-mail or postal address,
telephone number or other Personal Information
changes, you may update, correct or omit the
relevant information by contacting us at
[email protected]. In addition, if you no
longer wish to receive communications from us
you may opt-out by emailing us at
[email protected], sending a letter to: ABC
Company, 123 ABC St, Orlando, FL 33123 or by
clicking on the unsubscribe link within any
marketing email you receive from us. If you no
longer wish to receive our catalog, you may call
us at 800-123-4567, email us at
[email protected] or send a letter to: ABC
Company, 123 ABC St, Orlando, FL 33123.
6. Contact Information
If you have any questions or concerns about this
Privacy Notice, please e-mail us at
[email protected] or send a letter to: ABC
Company, 123 ABC St, Orlando, FL 33123.
7. Business Transfer
ABCCompany.com is a wholly owned company.
However, in the event that ABCCompany.com is
sold, has its assets acquired or transferred,
whether voluntarily or involuntarily, or merges
or becomes affiliated with any other division,
individual or entity, any customer information
owned or under the control of ABCCompany.com may
be one of the transferred assets. We reserve the
right, as part of such transaction, to transfer
or assign the Personal Information and aggregate
information we have collected from users of the
Site.
8. Limitations on Liability
IN NO EVENT WILL ABCCompany.com OR ITS PARENT,
AFFILIATES, LICENSEES OR ANY PARTY INVOLVED IN
CREATING, PRODUCING OR DELIVERING THE SITE OR
ITS PRODUCTS OR SERVICES BE LIABLE IN ANY MANNER
WHATSOEVER FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL,
INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING
OUT OF YOUR ACCESS, USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE
SITE, OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY FAILURE OR
PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION,
DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION,
COMPUTER VIRUS OR LINE OR SYSTEM FAILURE
(INCLUDING LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS OR
DATA, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, AND DAMAGES THAT
RESULT FROM INACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION OR
INCONVENIENCE, DELAY, OR LOSS OF THE USE OF THE
SITE). THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS APPLY WHETHER
THE ALLEGED LIABILITY IS BASED ON CONTRACT,
TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR ANY OTHER
BASIS, EVEN IF ABCCompany.com OR ITS AFFILIATES
OR ANY OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. |
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