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Whole
House Surge Protector - Privacy Policy
We have created this privacy statement in order to
demonstrate our firm and continuing commitment to the privacy of personal information provided by those
visiting and interacting with this web site. We hold the privacy of your personal information in the highest
regard. The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for this
website.
We recognize the importance of protecting your
privacy and our 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. This policy will
be continuously assessed against new technologies, business practices and our customers' needs.
What Information Do We
Collect?
When you visit this 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.
1. Personal Information You Choose to
Provide:
Registration
Information When you register for any
of our products, services or newsletters you will provide us information about yourself.
Credit Card Information
If you choose to avail of our services, you may
need to give personal information and authorization to obtain information from various credit services. For
example, you may need to provide the following information:
-Name
-Mailing address
-Email address
-Credit card number
-Name on credit card
-Credit card billing address
-Business and home phone number
Email Information
If you choose to correspond 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.
2. Web Site Use
Information
Similar to other commercial Web sites, our Web
site utilizes a standard technology called "cookies" (see explanation below, "What Are Cookies?") and web server
log files 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 and just after our Web site.
How Do We Use the Information That You
Provide to Us?
Broadly speaking, we use personal information
for purposes of administering our business activities, providing the products and services you requested, to
process your payment, , to monitor the use of the service, our marketing and promotional efforts and improve our
content and service offerings, and customize our site's content, layout, services and for other lawful purposes.
These uses improve our site and better tailor it to meet your needs.
Furthermore, such information may be shared with
others on an aggregate basis. Personally identifiable information or business information will not be shared with
parties except as required by law.
Occasionally, we may also use the information we
collect to notify you about important changes to our Website, new services, and special offers we think you will
find valuable. You may notify us at any time if you do not wish to receive these offers by emailing us at the link
provided on the newsletter.
What Are Cookies?
A “cookie” is a small text file containing a
string of alphanumeric characters. There are two types of cookies: a persistent cookie and a session cookie. A
persistent cookie gets entered by your Web browser into the cookie folder on your computer’s hard drive. A
persistent cookie remains in that cookie folder, which is maintained and governed by your Web browser, after you
close your browser program. A session cookie is temporary and disappears after you close your browser.
DoubleClick’s ad-serving and paid search listing (“DART Search”) products utilize the same cookie: the DART cookie.
The DART cookie is a persistent cookie and consists of the name of the domain that set the cookie
(“ad.doubleclick.net”), the lifetime of the cookie, and a “value.” DoubleClick’s DART technology generates a unique
series of characters for the “value” portion of the cookie.
What is the DoubleClick cookie doing on my computer?
If you have a DoubleClick cookie in your Cookies
folder, it is most likely a DART cookie. The DoubleClick DART cookie helps marketers learn how well their Internet
advertising campaigns or paid search listings perform. Many marketers and Internet websites use DoubleClick’s DART
technology to deliver and serve their advertisements or manage their paid search listings. DoubleClick’s DART
products set or recognize a unique, persistent cookie when an ad is displayed or a paid listing is selected. The
information that the DART cookie helps to give marketers includes the number of unique users their advertisements
were displayed to, how many users clicked on their Internet ads or paid listings, and which ads or paid listings
they clicked on.
Why does
your cookie keep coming back after I delete it?
When you visit any website or search engine on
which DoubleClick’s DART technology is used, our servers will check to see if you already have a DART cookie. If
the servers do not receive a DART cookie, the servers will try to set a cookie in response to your browser’s
“request” to view that Web page. If you do not want a DART cookie with a unique value, you can obtain a DoubleClick
DART “opt out” cookie. Alternatively, you can adjust your Internet browser’s settings for handling
cookies.
How Do We Use Information We Collect
from Cookies?
As you visit and browse our Web site, the site
uses cookies to differentiate you from other users. In some cases, we also use cookies to prevent you from having
to log in more than is necessary for security. Cookies, in conjunction with our Web server's log files, allow us to
calculate the aggregate number of people visiting our Web site and which parts of the site are most popular. This
helps us gather feedback to constantly improve our Web site and better serve our clients. Cookies do not allow us
to gather any personal information about you and we do not intentionally store any personal information that your
browser provided to us in your cookies.
IP Addresses
IP addresses are used by your computer every
time you are connected to the Internet. Your IP address is a number that is used by computers on the network to
identify your computer. IP addresses are automatically collected by our web server as part of demographic and
profile data known as traffic data so that data (such as the Web pages you request) can be sent to you.
Sharing and Selling
Information
We do not share, sell, lend or lease any of the
information that uniquely identify a subscriber (such as email addresses or personal details) with anyone except to
the extent it is necessary to process transactions or provide services that you have requested.
How Can You Access and Correct Your
Information?
You may request access to all your personally
identifiable information that we collect online and maintain in our database by emailing us at the usual
address.
What About 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. We may also disclose account information when we have reason to believe that disclosing this
information is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be violating our Terms
of Service or to protect the safety of our users and the Public.
What About Other Web Sites Linked to Our
Web Site?
We are not responsible for the practices
employed by Web sites linked to or from our Web site or the information or content contained therein. Often links
to other Web sites are provided solely as pointers to information on topics that may be useful to the users of our
Web site.
Please remember that when you use a link to go
from our Website to another web site, our Privacy Policy is no longer in effect. Your browsing and interaction on
any other web site, including web sites, which have a link on our Website, is subject to that Web site's own rules
and policies. Please read over those rules and policies before proceeding.
Your Consent
By using our Web site you consent to our
collection and use of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy. We reserve the right to amend
this privacy policy at any time with or without notice.
Our Commitment To Data
Security:
Please note that your information will be stored
and processed on our computers in the United States. The laws on holding personal data in the United States may be
less stringent than the laws of your Country of residence or citizenship. To prevent unauthorized access, maintain
data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic,
and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
Choice/Opt-In/Opt-Out
This site allows visitors to unsubscribe so that
they will not receive future messages. After unsubscribing we will discontinue sending the particular messages as
soon as technically feasible.
Surveys &
Contests
From time-to-time our site requests information
from users via surveys or contests. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and the user
therefore has a choice whether or not to disclose this information. Information requested may include contact
information (such as name and shipping address), and demographic information (such as zip code, age level). Contact
information will be used to notify the winners and award prizes. Survey information will be used for purposes of
monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction of this site.
A Special Note About
Children
Children are not eligible to use our services
unsupervised and we ask that children (under the age of 14) do not submit any personal information to us. If you
are a minor, you can use this service only in conjunction with permission and guidance from your parents or
guardians.
Acquisition or Changes in
Ownership
In the event that the web site (or a substantial
portion of its assets) is acquired, your information would be considered part of those assets, and may be part of
those assets that are transferred.
Policy Modifications
We may change this Privacy Policy from time to
time. If/when changes are made to this privacy policy, we will email users who have given us permission to do so.
We will post any changes here, so be sure to check back periodically. However, please be assured that if the
Privacy Policy changes in the future, we will not use the personal information you have submitted to us under this
Privacy Policy in a manner that is materially inconsistent with this Privacy Policy, without your prior
consent
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Last Updated: 10/2/09
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