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This privacy policy is intended
for all users of Shipping Supply Plus Inc.’s Web site (shippingsupplyplus.net and
shippingsupplyplus.com).
Shipping Supply Plus Inc. is dedicated to respecting and protecting the
privacy of our clients. All information you provide, such as E-mail addresses
or any additional personal information on or through any forms found on our
site, will be used solely to support your relationship with Shipping Supply
Plus Inc. At Shipping Supply Plus Inc., we strive to develop innovative methods to
better serve our users. Our services
are designed and operated with the protection of your privacy in mind. This
Privacy Policy outlines the types of personal information we gather when you
use shippingsupplyplus.net’s services, as well as some of the steps we take
to safeguard it.
By visiting this Web site, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions
of this Privacy Policy. If you do not
agree please do not use or access our services.
This privacy policy addresses the following areas:
- What personally identifiable information shippingsupplyplus.net
collects.
- What personally identifiable information third parties collect through
our web site.
- What organization collects the information.
- How shippingsupplyplus.net uses the information.
- With whom shippingsupplyplus.net may share user information.
- What choices are available to users regarding collection, use and
distribution of the information.
- What types of security procedures are in place to protect the loss,
misuse or alteration of information under the control of
shippingsupplyplus.net.
- How users can correct any inaccuracies in the information.
If users
have questions or concerns regarding this statement, they should contact
shippingsupplyplus.net at the following email address: inquiries@shippingsupplyplus.net. Any violation of this privacy policy will
lead to suspension of user privileges and permanent removal from access to
this web site.
Information Collection
Shipping Supply Plus Inc. is the sole owner of the information
collected on our Web site (Shippingsupplyplus.net and
shippingsupplyplus.com). Shipping
Supply Plus Inc. collects and
monitors information from our users at several different points on our web
site.
Registration
In order to use the services offered on our web site, a user must first
complete the registration form (see
http://shippingsupplyplus.net/cart/index.php?main_page=login). During registration a user is required to
disclose contact information (such as name and email address). If offered, it
is optional for the user to disclose demographic information (such as income
level and gender), and unique identifiers (such as a username). We do
encourage full disclosure of these details in order for
shippingsupplyplus.net to provide a more customized experience on our site.
While shippingsupplyplus.net exercises all due caution to protect your
privacy, shippingsupplyplus.net will not be held responsible for parties who
attempt to illegally access our web site and intercept or access
transmissions or private communications.
Shippingsupplyplus.net will not sell any information. All information
collected by shippingsupplyplus.net will be used solely by
shippingsupplyplus.net to deliver targeted newsletters, advertisements and
products and services for our valued customers.
Information Use—"Profiles"
Shippingsupplyplus.net stores information collected through cookies, log
files and/or third interests in your user profile. A profile is stored
information that we keep on individual users detailing specific viewing
preferences. Subsequently, this collected information is linked to users’
personally identifiable information, which provides directs pertinent
marketing promotions to you and helps us improve site content for the user. Shippingsupplyplus.net
does not share your profile with other third parties, unless specifically
mentioned elsewhere in this policy.
Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user’s computer tied to information
about the user. We may use both session ID
cookies and persistent cookies.
For the session ID cookie, once users close the browser, the cookie simply
terminates. A persistent cookie is a small text file stored on the user’s
hard drive for an extended period of time. Persistent cookies can be removed
by following Internet browser help file directions. Cookies, if used, will be
used on shippingsupplyplus.net to remember and recall login names, login information,
previous purchases, potential purchases, as well as other items to help us
better understand users’ needs. By setting a cookie on our Web site, a
shippingsupplyplus.net user would not have to log in a password more than
once, thereby saving time while on our site. If our valued customers and Web
site users reject the cookie, they may still use shippingsupplyplus.net. The
only drawback to this is that a user of our Web site will be limited in some
areas. Persistent cookies enable us to track and target the interests of our
users to enhance the experience on our site. For more details, see the above
"Profile" section. We have no control over any third party that may
also use cookies to store personal information. However, we do not provide
this information to any third party.
Log Files
Like most standard web site servers we may use log files. This includes
internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider
(ISP), referring/exit pages, platform type, date/time stamp, and number of
clicks to analyze trends, site administer, track user’s movement in the aggregate,
and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses,
etc. are not linked to personally identifiable information.
Sharing—Legal Disclaimer
Though we exercise all due caution to preserve user privacy, we may need to
disclose personal information when required by law wherein we have a
good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a current
judicial proceeding, a court order or legal process served on our Web site.
This includes, but is not limited to, any defense to any claim in which
shippingsupplyplus.net is a defendant, to assist in any investigations by law
enforcement agencies, or violations of any shippingsupplyplus.net policy.
Aggregate Information
(non-personally identifiable)
While shippingsupplyplus.net will not rent, sell or share your information in
general, there are certain instances when your information may be used. Shippingsupplyplus.net
does share aggregated demographic information and in some cases your e-mail
address with others. This is how your information will be shared: If
shippingsupplyplus.net merges with another company, this aggregate
information will be shared with the merging company. These are the instances
in which we will share users’ personal information: As agreed to at the various
sections under shippingsupplyplus.net; shippingsupplyplus.net does not rent,
sell, or share personal information about you with other people or
nonaffiliated companies except under the following circumstances:
- We have your consent.
- We respond to subpoenas,
court orders, or legal process, or to establish or exercise our legal
rights or defend against legal claims;
- We provide such information
to trusted businesses or persons for the sole purpose of processing
personally identifying information on our behalf. When this is done, it
is subject to agreements that oblige those parties to process such
information only on our instructions and in compliance with this Privacy
Policy and appropriate confidentiality and security measures.
- We believe it is necessary
to share information in order to investigate, prevent, or take action
regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving
potential threats to the physical safety of any person, violations of
shippingsupplyplus.net terms of use, or as otherwise required by law; We
transfer or lease information about you if shippingsupplyplus.net is
acquired by or merged with another company. In this event, shippingsupplyplus.net
will notify you before information about you is transferred and becomes
subject to a different privacy policy; we do not support any illegal use
of your private information and will make every effort to stop such
practices in order to protect your privacy.
- Business Transitions: In the
event shippingsupplyplus.net goes through a business transition, such as
a merger, being acquired by another company, or selling a portion of its
assets, users’ personal information will, in most instances, be part of
the assets transferred. Users will be notified via e-mail, as well as
with a prominent notice on our Web site for at least 30 days prior to a
change of ownership or control of their personal information. If as a result of the business
transition, the users’ personally identifiable information will be used
in a manner different from that stated at the time of collection they
will be given choice consistent with our notification of changes
section.
Links
This Web site may contain links to other sites. Please be aware that we,
shippingsupplyplus.net, are not responsible for the privacy practices of
sites other than our own. We encourage
our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements
of each and every web site that collects personally identifiable information.
This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this Web
site.
Shippingsupplyplus.net
may have co-branding and/or framing relations with other companies. In this
case, you should be familiar with the privacy policies of both companies,
since you may be subject to each of them.
Notification of Changes
If we decide to change our privacy policy, changes will be posted to this
privacy statement, our homepage, and other places we deem conspicuous and
appropriate so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how
we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it.
Shippingsupplyplus.net
will use information in accordance with the privacy policy under which the
information was collected. If, however, we are going to use users’ personally
identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time
of collection, users will be notified via e-mail. Users will then be
presented with a choice as to whether or not we become authorized to use
their information in this different way. However, if users have opted out of all
communication with shippingsupplyplus.net, or deleted/deactivated their
account, then they will not be contacted, nor will their personal information
be used in this new manner. In addition, if we make any material changes in
our privacy practices that do not affect user information already stored in
our database, we will post a prominent notice on our Web site notifying users
of the change. In some cases where we post a notice we will also email users
(who have opted to receive communications from shippingsupplyplus.net),
notifying them of the changes in our privacy practices.
Contacting Us If you
have questions or concerns about shippingsupplyplus.net’s terms of use, privacy
policy, guidelines, policies and/or procedures, you can contact us at the
following: inquiries@shippingsuppplyplus.net. Shippingsupplyplus.net and its affiliates maintain professional standards and
have a high quality of respect to our members as well as our guest and
affiliates.
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