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Red Wire
Host (Company) values the privacy and security of the
information that you share with us
through http://redwirehost.com (the Web Site). It is important that you
understand how we collect, use, and maintain your information. This
Privacy Statement explains our online information practices, the choices
you may make about how we collect and use your information at this Web
Site, and the ways you may contact us.
We may
change this Privacy Statement from time to time. Changes to this Privacy
Statement are effective upon posting. Please check back periodically for
updates.
The
amount, type, and use of information we collect depends on how you use
this Web Site. This Privacy Statement applies only to the practices of Red
Wire Host and its employees.
Red
Wire Host will not apply the provisions of this Privacy Statement to
Business Contact Information or Aggregated Information
Definitions:
Personal
Information includes, without limitation, your name, contact information
(including e-mail address and URL), and other individually identifiable
information about you.
Non-Identifying Personal Information includes information about you,
including, without limitation, your Internet service provider, browser
type, domain name, the Web Site that referred you to us, the web pages you
request, the date and time of those requests, and entry and exit points.
Business
Contact Information includes the name, title, business address, telephone
number of an employee of an organization. Business Contact Information is
not Personal Information.
Aggregated
Information is any information about more than one individual where the
individual identities are unknown and cannot be inferred from the
information. Aggregated Information is not Personal Information.
Collection
of Personal Information
Red Wire
Host may collect Personal Information from you, but only if you provide it
to us voluntarily. We also collect Personal Information that you provide
to our suppliers, which they pass on to us so that we can fulfill your
order. You must provide Personal Information in the form of a unique
identifier (username, password) to enter certain parts of our web site.
Collection
and Use of Non-Identifying Personal Information
During
your use of our Web Site, we will collect certain Non-Identifying Personal
Information to enhance the functionality of the Web Site and to make your
access more convenient and efficient. We retain Non-Identifying Personal
Information and use it to establish Web Site activity trends, monitor Web
Site performance, improve Web Site design and functionality, fulfill
orders, inform current and potential customers and suppliers about our
services, and for other business purposes. Our collection of
Non-Identifying Personal Information may involve the use of cookies. Among
other uses, cookies allow us to deliver content specific to your
interests, to save you from re-entering your registration data at each
connection, and to provide features such as online customer payment and
shopping carts. The Help portion of the toolbar on most browsers will tell
you how to configure your web browser to accept cookies, to prevent your
browser from accepting new cookies, to have the browser notify you when
you receive a new cookie, or to disable cookies altogether.
No
personal or unencrypted information will be encoded in cookies that are
stored on your computer.
Children
Red Wire
Host does not sell products for purchase by children, but we do sell
children's products for purchase by adults. We do not knowingly collect,
maintain, or use Personal Information from children under age 13. If you
are under age 13, do not share personal information with us.
Use of
Personal Information
Red Wire
Host may use and disclose Personal Information as described in this
document. In addition to the uses described in this document, we may use
Personal Information for purposes that include maintaining the Web Site,
order fulfillment and administration, and product surveys. We may also use
Personal Information to provide current and potential customers and
suppliers with information about our services.
We only
collect, use, and disclose Personal Information for purposes that are
reasonable in the circumstances. We use only fair and lawful means to
collect Personal Information.
We reserve
the right to use or disclose Aggregated Information and Business Contact
Information in ways that we think are appropriate.
Agents
We
disclose Personal Information to other companies and individuals to
perform functions for us under confidentiality agreements. These types of
agents include mailing and delivery companies, marketing service
providers, database managers, customer service representatives, and other
agents who perform functions for or on our behalf. These agents may
perform functions including, without limitation, analyzing data, supplying
marketing assistance, providing search results and links (including paid
listings and links), fulfilling orders, delivering packages, sending
postal mail and e-mail, removing repetitive information from customer
lists, processing credit card payments, and providing customer service.
Where we disclose Personal Information to organizations that perform
services on our behalf, we will require those organizations to use such
information solely for the purposes of providing services to us and to
protect the Personal Information with appropriate safeguards.
Suppliers
We make
goods and services from suppliers available to customers for purchase by
credit or debit card. We have confidentiality agreements with these
suppliers. We share your Personal Information with suppliers for reasons
that include, without limitation, sending order information and resolving
customer comments or complaints.
Business
Transfers
As we
continue to develop our business, we might buy or sell business units. In
these transactions, Personal Information is often transferred, but it
remains subject to the promises made in any pre-existing Privacy
Statement, unless an individual consents otherwise.
Protection
of Red Wire Host and Others
We may use
or disclose Personal Information without your consent in certain
circumstances:
If we are
required by law or by an order or requirement of a court, administrative
agency, or other government entity, or by court rules concerning the
production of records;
If we have
reasonable grounds to believe that use or disclosure is necessary to
protect the
rights,
privacy, property, or safety of our users or others;
If we have
reasonable grounds to believe that the information relates to a breach of
agreement or violation of the law that has been, is being, or is about to
be committed;
If it is
necessary for fraud protection, risk reduction, or the establishment or
collection of funds owed to us;
If it is
necessary to enforce or apply our Terms of Use and other agreements, to
pursue remedies, or to limit damages to Red Wire Host;
If the
information is public;
For other
reasons allowed or required by law.
When we
are required or permitted to disclose information without consent, we will
not disclose more information than is necessary to fulfill the disclosure
purpose.
Consent
We will
obtain your consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of that
information as described in this Privacy Statement. If you do not consent
to our collection, use, or disclosure of your Personal Information as
described in this Privacy Statement, then do not share Personal
Information with us. However, we are unable to offer some services, like
processing purchases, without Personal Information.
You may
withdraw your consent at any time, subject to reasonable notice and legal
or contractual obligations. To withdraw your consent, simply tell us of
the Personal Information that you no longer wish us to collect, use, or
disclose through the Contact Information listed below. However, we are
unable to offer some services, like processing purchases, without Personal
Information.
There are
limited situations in which applicable laws require or allow us to
collect, use, or disclose Personal Information without your consent or
after you withdraw your consent. We describe these situations under
Protection of Red Wire Host and Others in the section on Use of Personal
Information in this Privacy Statement.
Retention
and Access
We will
take reasonable steps to keep your Personal Information accurate,
complete, current, and relevant to its intended use. We keep your Personal
Information only as long as we need it for the reasons it was collected.
When your Personal Information is no longer required for our purposes, we
have procedures to destroy, delete, or erase it or to convert it to an
anonymous form.
Any
information that Red Wire Host collects from visitors to this Web Site
will be used, stored, or processed, in whole or in part, in the United
States.
The principal place in which we hold Personal Information is Ohio, and
Maine.
All
purchases from this Web Site are made in the United States.
At your
request, we will provide you with reasonable access to your Personal
Information, so that you can review what we have stored and, if you
choose, request corrections to it. After you request access, we will
provide the Personal Information that you request as soon as practically
possible and generally no later than thirty days following the request. If
you wish to correct your Personal Information, please send us a written
explanation of the particular information that you believe should be
corrected. Where information will not or cannot be disclosed, we will tell
you the reasons for non-disclosure.
Security
Red Wire Host combines technical and physical safeguards with employee
policies and procedures to protect your information. We work to protect
your information during transmission by using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
software, which encrypts the information that you provide online at our
Web Site. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to protect your
information, continue to assess new technology for protecting information,
and when appropriate, upgrade our information security systems.
Further, we permit only authorized Red Wire Host employees and third
parties to access any Personal Information that you supply to us.
If an employee misuses Personal Information, we will take disciplinary
action, up to and including termination of employment. If any individual
or organization misuses Personal Information, we will take action, up to
and including termination of any agreement between Red Wire Host and that
individual or organization.
Links to
Other Web Sites
When you
click on a link on this Web Site that takes you to a web site operated by
another company, you will be subject to that web sites privacy policies.
Dispute
Resolution
Please
direct any questions or concerns regarding the use or disclosure of
Personal Information to us by using the Contact Information given below.
We will investigate and attempt to resolve complaints and disputes
regarding use and disclosure of personal information in accordance with
the principles contained in this Privacy Statement. For complaints that
cannot be resolved, we will make available to you an independent dispute
resolution process.
Effective
Date
This Privacy Statement is effective as of February 7th, 2006.
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