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Terms of Service Agreement
Denco Security Terms of Service & Privacy Policy
Last Updated on September 11, 2019. effective immediately.
Terms of Service
- Payments, Terms, Consumer Report: All service charges are payable in advance. The initial term of this Agreement is for one month. Denco Security’s alarm monitoring and notification services will begin when the equipment is delivered. This Agreement will automatically renew for successive periods of 1 month terms unless terminated by either party’s written notice of at least 14 days before the end of the service. If terminated, this Agreement ends on the last day of the then current
- Termination of Services: You the client agree that the charges due under this contract are based on your agreement to receive and to pay for the services for one complete month. Accordingly, the client agrees that: if it terminates this Agreement during the month, they will pay Denco the full balance of the remainder of the month, These amounts are agreed upon the damages and are not defined as a penalty.
- Additional charges: The client agrees to pay in full all false alarm assessments, taxes, fees or other charges of any police or fire department, or any other governmental body. The client agrees to pay all telephone or signal transmission company charges for area code, telephone numbering or other changes, the client also agrees to pay Denco to reprogram the system if necessary to comply with any area code, telephone numbering or other changes. The client agrees to pay to Denco any increases in its cost for facilities used for transmitting alarm signals under this Agreement. The client agrees to pay a service charge if Denco’s representative responds to a service call or alarm at the clients’ premises because they improperly followed operating instructions, failed to properly lock or close a window, door or other protected point or improperly adjusted CCTV cameras, monitors or accessories.
- Not an Insurer: Denco is not an insurer and the client will obtain from an insurer any insurance they desire. The amount the client pays Denco is based upon the service Denco performs and the limited liability we at Denco assume under this Agreement and is unrelated to the value of the client’s property or the property of others located in the clients’ premises. In the event of any loss or injury to any individual or property, the client agrees to look exclusively to their insurer to recover damages. The client and any insurance carrier will waive any right of subrogation and other rights of recovery against Denco Security Inc., its subcontractors, agents, employees or affiliates, that any insurer or other person may otherwise have against Denco or Denco’s subcontractors, agents, employees or affiliates, arising out of this Agreement.
- Limited Liability: It will be extremely difficult to determine the actual damages that may occur from Denco’s failure to perform its duties under this Agreement. The client agrees that Denco and its agents, employees, or affiliates are exempt from liability for any loss, damage, injury or other consequence arising directly or indirectly from the services Denco will perform or the systems they are provided under this Agreement. If it is determined that Denco or any of its agents, employees, or affiliates are directly or indirectly responsible for any such loss, damage, injury or other consequence, the client agrees that damages shall be limited to the minimum value of 3 months monitoring (total will vary with each client) or a maximum value of $250.00. These agreed upon damages are not a penalty. They are the clients’ sole remedy no matter how the loss, damage, injury or other consequence is caused, even if caused by Denco’s negligence, gross negligence, failure to perform duties under this Agreement, strict liability failure to comply with any applicable law, or other fault. At the clients’ request, Denco may assume additional liability by attaching an amendment to this Agreement stating the extent of our additional liability and the additional cost to the client. The client agrees that Denco is not an insurer even if any such amendment is
- Claims or lawsuits: In the event any lawsuit or other claim is filed by any other party against Denco, its subcontractors, agents, employees or affiliates, arising out of the services Denco performs or the system Denco provides under this Agreement, the client agrees to be solely responsible for, and to indemnify and hold Denco, its subcontractors, agents, employees or affiliates completely harmless from, such lawsuit or other claim including the clients’ payment of all damages, expenses, costs and attorneys’ fees, asserted against and alleged to be caused by Denco’s performance, negligence or failure to perform any obligation under this Agreement. These obligations will survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement. These obligations will apply even if such lawsuit or other claim arises out of Denco’s negligence, gross negligence, and failure to perform duties under this Agreement, strict liability, and failure to comply with any applicable law or other
- Other Party’s Limitations: If the client purchased Denco’s services or systems through another business or person, or from us through a referral from another business or person, the client agrees that such other business or person acts for the performance or nonperformance of the system or services Denco provides under this Agreement, Without limiting the above, the client agrees that the liability or such other business or person is, in any event, limited in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, including but not limited to paragraphs 5, 6, 7, and 8. The client agrees that such business or person and its agents, employees, and affiliates may invoke all of Denco’s rights under these
- Ownership: Upon termination of this Agreement, Denco may disable the communication portion of the system.. The equipment is property of the client upon total payment of system price and sales tax in
- Installation: If professional installation is selected and the customer location is within the service area near Ogden, Utah, Denco will install the equipment purchased on the website in a workmanlike manner under the following conditions: A. The premises will be available without interruption during normal working hours; B. The client understands that the installation will require drilling into various parts of the home or business; C. The client will provide Denco with 110 AC electrical outlet for the use of power equipment in locations designated by the technician; The arrangement will be made by the client for lifting and replacing carpeting, if required, for our installation of floor mats or wiring; E. The client warrants that (1) requested equipment and services specified in this Agreement for the clients’ use and not the for the benefit of any other party, (2) own the premises where the equipment is being installed or that they have the authority to authorize Denco to install such equipment in the premises, and (3) will comply with all laws, codes and regulations pertaining to the equipment Denco installs and the services that are provided under the Agreement. The intent of Denco is to conceal wiring in the finished areas of the premises. However, there may be areas determined to be impractical to conceal the wiring. In such areas, wiring will be exposed.
- Limited Warranty: During the first year after installation, Denco will repair or, at its option, replace any defective parts of the system at no charge to you the client. Denco will use new or functionally operative parts for replacements. This warranty is for the clients’ benefit only, and may not be enforced by any other person. This warranty gives the client specific legal rights. The laws of the State of Utah where this Agreement was signed may also give the client additional
- Warranty Exclusions: Denco services only during the normal working hours. IF THE CLIENT REQUESTS DENCO TO PERFORM WARRANTY SERVICES OUTSIDE ITS NORMAL WORKING HOURS, THE CLIENT WILL BE REQUIRED TO PAY DENCO FOR THE SERVICES AT DENCO’S THEN APPLICABLE RATES FOR LABOR AND THE LIMITED WARRANTY DO NOT APPLY IF DENCO SECURITY DETERMINES UPON INSPECTION THAT ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CAUSED THE NEED FOR SERVICE: A. Damage resulting from accidents, Acts of God, alterations or misuse; B. The client fails to properly close or secure a door, window or other point protected by an alarm device; C. The client fails to properly follow the operating instructions; D. Trouble in a telephone line or due to interruption of power; E. Repairs needed to window foil, security screens, exterior mounted devices or PROM (Programmable Read Only Memory) batteries; F. Ordinary maintenance or wear and tear; G. Alterations to the clients’ premises; or H. Alterations to the system made at the clients’ request, or made necessary by a change to the clients’ premises, damage to the clients’ premises or the alarm system, or for any other cause beyond our control. The client must furnish the necessary electrical power through the clients’ meter at the clients’ own expense to obtain warranty services.
- No Other Warranties: OTHER THAN THE LIMITED WARRANTY OFFERED, DENCO WILL MAKE NO GUARANTY OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES DENCO PERFORMS OR THE SYSTEMS DENCO WILL PROVIDE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT. THE CLIENTS’ EXCLUSIVE WARRANTY REMEDY IS SET FORTH ABOVE. DENCO IS NOT LIABLE TO THE CLIENT OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF UTAH WILL DETERMINE WHETHER THESE LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS
- Repairs and Part Replacement: At the clients’ request, Denco will repair or replace the equipment that it provided at their then prevailing prices after the Limited Warranty. At the clients’ request, Denco will also repair or replace anything excluded from the Limited Warranty at its then current prices.
- Monitoring of Alarm and Notification Service: Denco will provide alarm monitoring and notification services for any of the professional monitoring options selected and includes a charge for such services. Client agrees that Denco is the agent of client for the purpose of providing direction to its subcontractors, agents, employees or affiliates. If the client has elected for Denco to provide Police Emergency Alarm or Duress Alarm (panic-button) monitoring services and such an alarm is received at Denco’s alarm-monitoring center, Denco will attempt to notify the appropriate police department and the representatives the client designates. If the client has elected for Denco to provide Burglar Alarm or Fire Alarm monitoring services and such an alarm is received at Denco’s alarm monitoring center, Denco may, at its sole discretion, attempt to contact the clients’ premises by telephone to confirm that the alarm is not false. If Denco fails to contact the client or if Denco questions the response that it receives upon such contact, Denco will attempt to notify the appropriate police department or fire department. If the client has elected for Denco to provide Supervisory Alarm or Trouble Alarm monitoring services and such an alarm is received; Denco’s alarm monitoring center, it will attempt to notify the representative that the client designates. The person(s) identified on the clients’ Emergency Contact List are authorized to act on the clients’ behalf. The client understands that the equipment that Denco provides may not operate with other companies’ alarm monitoring equipment. This may prevent the client from using such equipment in the event the client terminates Denco’s The client understands that local laws, ordinances or policies may restrict Denco’s ability to provide the alarm monitoring and notification services described in this Agreement. The client understands that, upon receiving notification that a fire or carbon monoxide signal has been received by Denco, the police, fire department or other responding authority may forcibly enter your residence. DENCO WILL NOT ARREST OR DETAIN ANY PERSON.
- False Alarms Fines: Denco, its subcontractors, agents, employees or affiliates shall have no liability for false alarms, false alarm fines, police response, or refusal of police to respond. In the event of termination of police response by the municipal police, this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and client shall remain liable for all payments provided for herein. Should Denco be required, by existing or hereinafter enacted law, to perform any service or furnish any material not specifically covered by the terms of this Agreement, client agrees to pay Denco for such service. Client agrees to obtain all licenses and pay all taxes, fines and other assessments, including sales/use tax. Denco’s fees are based upon existing taxes and charges, and Denco can increase its fees to reflect changes in these taxes or charges. Client agrees to check with the local municipality to determine whether any licenses or permits are needed.
- Failure to Honor Agreement or Pay Charges: If the client fails to make any payment, when due or fail to honor any other term or condition of this Agreement, Denco may stop providing the alarm monitoring and notification services and disable the equipment with or without notice. The client agrees that Denco has no liability if it discontinues providing the alarm monitoring and notification services or disable the equipment. The client agrees chat Denco is not required to redecorate or repair the client premises. Denco does not waive its right to any other legal remedy, including its right to charge the client interest at the highest legal rate on the unpaid amount, by stopping to provide the alarm monitoring and notification services or by disabling the
- Smoke Detection and Other Related Warnings: Electrical smoke detectors are designed to be connected to an electrical power source. THESE SMOKE DETECTORS WILL NOT OPERATE, THE ALARM WlLL NOT SOUND, AND THE ALARM SIGNAL WILL NOT BE TRANSMITTED IF THE ELECTRICITY IS CUT OFF AND THE BACKUP BATTERY, IF PART OF THE SYSTEM, IS LOW OR DEAD. If there is any fire, the electricity may cut off before the alarm can function and the alarm will not sound, and alarm signal will not be transmitted. Connecting these smoke detectors to a separate dedicated electrical circuit increases their reliability. However, even dedicated circuits can fail DENCO RECOMMENDS THAT THE CLIENT INSTALL A BATTERY POWERED SMOKE DETECTOR AS A BACKUP SYSTEM. THE CLIENT SHOULD REGULARLY INSPECT THE SMOKE DETECTORS FOR DIRT AND DUST BUILD-UP AND TEST THEM WEEKLY TO MAINTAIN CONTINUED OPERATION. Smoke detectors can significantly help to reduce loss, injury and death. However, no matter how good any detection service is, nothing works perfectly under every circumstance. DENCO WARNS THE CLIENT THAT A SMOKE DETECTOR WILL NOT ENSURE THAT THE CLIENT WILL NEVER SUFFER DAMAGE OR INJURY. The battery powered motion detectors, smoke detectors, door and window contact transmitters, and other detection sensors, if installed under this Agreement, are not connected to the electrical system of the clients’ premises. Such detection sensors require batteries to operate. THESE BATTERY POWERED DETECTION SENSORS WILL NOT OPERATE, AND THE ALARM WILL NOT SOUND, IF THE BATTERIES ARE LOW OR DEAD. The client is responsible for maintaining the batteries. The client should regularly inspect such sensors for dirt and dust build up and test them weekly to help maintain continued operation. DENCO STRONGLY RECOMMENDS THAT THE CLIENT CAREFULLY READ THE OWNERS MANUAL FOR ALL EQUIPMENT. THE OWNER’S MANUAL CONTAINS VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION, SUCH AS OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS AND EQUIPMENT TESTING AND MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES. THE CLIENT SHOULD ALSO READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS, WARNINGS AND OTHER INFORMATION ON THE EQUIPMENT
- Communication Facilities: System uses standard telephone lines for sending signals which eliminates SIGNALS WHEN THE TELEPHONE LINE OR OTHER TRANSMISSION MODE IS NOT OPERATING OR HAS BEEN CUT, INTERFERED WITH OR IS OTHERWISE DAMAGED, OR WHEN ANY NON-STANDARD TELEPHONE LINE TO SERVICE (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DSL, VOIP, ETC.) IS BEING USED.
- RADIO INTERFACE. The client understands that if the clients alarm system is connected to Denco’s alarm monitoring center by radio frequency method there may be times when the system is unable to acquire, transmit or maintain an alarm signal. Such radio frequency methods include cellular or private radio. If a radio frequency is utilized, Denco recommends that the client also use an additional method of communication to connect to Denco’s alarm monitoring center.
- Cancellation of Services: Denco may, at any time, cancel this Agreement at its option if: Denco’s alarm center is destroyed or damaged so that it is impractical for Denco to continue service; B. Denco cannot acquire or retain the transmission connection or authorization to transmit signals between the clients’ premises and Denco’s alarm monitoring center or the applicable fire or police department or other agency, or between Denco’s alarm monitoring center and the applicable fire or police department or other agency; C. The client fails to follow Denco’s recommendation to repair or replace any defective parts of the system not covered under the Limited Warranty or Full-Service Protection Plan; if purchased; D. The client fails to follow Denco’s operating instructions for the system; or E. Denco determines that it is impractical to continue service due to the modification or alteration of the clients’ premises after installation. If Denco cancels for any reasons stated immediately above, Denco will refund any advance payments made for; services we be supplied after the date of such termination, less any amounts still due for the installation of the equipment, for services already rendered, and for any other charges due, but Denco will not be liable for damages or subject to penalty as a result of such termination. Denco may cancel this Agreement with or without notice at our option if: A. The client fails to pay any monies when due under this Agreement; B. The client fails to comply with any other term or condition of this Agreement; or C. The client fails to maintain its premises in a safe and sanitary condition. If Denco cancels for any of the reasons stated immediately above, it will not be liable for damages or subject to penalty as a result of such termination.
- Delays of Services: DENCO HAS NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY TO THE CLIENT OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR DELAYS IN THE INSTALLATION OR REPAIR OF THE SYSTEM OR THE PERFORMANCE OF ITS SERVICES, REGARDLESS OF THE REASON, OR FOR ANY RESULTING CONSEQUENCES. DENCO HAS NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR INTERRUPTIONS OF SERVICE, OR ANY RESULTING CONSEQUENCES, WHETHER DUE TO STRIKE, RIOT, FLOOD, FIRE, ACT OF GOD, OR ANY OTHER CAUSE BEYOND ITS DURING ANY SUCH SERVICE INTERRUPTIONS, DENCO WILL HAVE NO OBLIGATION TO SUPPLY THE CLIENT ALTERNATIVE SUBSTITUTE SERVICES.
- Legal Action: This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Utah. In any litigation between the parties, client shall be liable for Denco’s legal fees. The parties waive trial by jury in any action between them. All actions or proceedings against Denco must be based on the provisions of this Agreement.
- Miscellaneous Provisions: Client consents to the recording and use of the telephone, video and electronic communications by Denco, its subcontractors, agent, employees or affiliates. Client agrees that any subcontractors Denco uses are independent contractors, and are not partners or joint ventures with Denco.
Privacy Policy Introduction
At Denco Security (the “Company” or “We”), we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it through our compliance with this policy.
This policy describes the types of information we may collect from you or that you may provide when you visit this website (our “Website”) and our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting and disclosing that information.
This policy applies to information we collect:
- On this Website.
- In e-mail, text and other electronic messages between you and this Website.
- Through mobile and desktop applications you download from this Website, which provide dedicated non-browser-based interaction between you and this Website.
- When you interact with our advertising and applications on third-party websites and services, if those applications or advertising include links to this policy.
It does not apply to information collected by:
- us offline or through any other means, including on any other website operated by Company or any third party (including our affiliates and subsidiaries); or
- any third party (including our affiliates and subsidiaries), including through any application or content (including advertising) that may link to or be accessible from or on the Website.
Please read this policy carefully to understand our policies and practices regarding your information and how we will treat it. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, your choice is not to use our Website. By accessing or using this Website, you agree to this privacy policy. This policy may change from time to time. Your continued use of this Website after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check the policy periodically for updates.
Children Under the Age of 13
Our Website is not intended for children under 13 years of age. No one under age 13 may provide any personal information to or on the Website. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are under 13, do not use or provide any information on this Website or on or through any of its features/register on the Website, make any purchases through the Website, use any of the interactive or public comment features of this Website or provide any information about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address or any screen name or user name you may use. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 13, please contact us via our contact us link.
Information We Collect About You and How We Collect It
We collect several types of information from and about users of our Website, including information:
- by which you may be personally identified, such as name, postal address, e-mail address, telephone number or ANY OTHER INFORMATION THE WEBSITE COLLECTS THAT IS DEFINED AS PERSONAL OR PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION UNDER AN APPLICABLE LAW (“personal information”);
- that is about you but individually does not identify you, and/or
- about your internet connection, the equipment you use to access our Website and usage details.
We collect this information:
- Directly from you when you provide it to us.
- Automatically as you navigate through the site. Information collected automatically may include usage details, IP addresses and information collected through cookies, web beacons and other tracking technologies.
- From third parties, for example, our business partners.
Information You Provide to Us.
The information we collect on or through our Website may include:
- Information that you provide by filling in forms on our Website. This includes information provided at the time of registering to use our Website, subscribing to our service, posting material or requesting further services. We may also ask you for information when you report a problem with our Website.
- Records and copies of your correspondence (including e-mail addresses), if you contact us.
- Your responses to surveys that we might ask you to complete for research purposes.
- Details of transactions you carry out through our Website and of the fulfillment of your orders. You may be required to provide financial information before placing an order through our Website.
- Your search queries on the Website.
You also may provide information to be published or displayed (hereinafter, “posted”) on public areas of the Website, or transmitted to other users of the Website or third parties (collectively, “User Contributions”). Your User Contributions are posted on and transmitted to others at your own risk. Although we limit access to certain pages/you may set certain privacy settings for such information by logging into your account profile, please be aware that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable. Additionally, we cannot control the actions of other users of the Website with whom you may choose to share your User Contributions. Therefore, we cannot and do not guarantee that your User Contributions will not be viewed by unauthorized persons.
Information We Collect Through Automatic Data Collection Technologies.
As you navigate through and interact with our Website, we may use automatic data collection technologies to collect certain information about your equipment, browsing actions and patterns, including:
- Details of your visits to our Website, including traffic data, location data, and other communication data and the resources that you access and use on the Website.
- Information about your computer and internet connection, including your IP address, operating system and browser type.
We also may use these technologies to collect information about your online activities over time and across third-party websites or other online services (behavioral tracking). The information we collect automatically is statistical data and does not include personal information, but we may maintain it or associate it with personal information we collect in other ways or receive from third parties. It helps us to improve our Website and to deliver a better and more personalized service, including by enabling us to:
- Estimate our audience size and usage patterns.
- Store information about your preferences, allowing us to customize our Website according to your individual interests.
- Speed up your searches.
- Recognize you when you return to our Website.
The technologies we use for this automatic data collection may include:
- Cookies (or browser cookies). A cookie is a small file placed on the hard drive of your computer. You may refuse to accept browser cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your browser. However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of our Website. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you direct your browser to our Website.
- Flash Cookies. Certain features of our Website may use local stored objects (or Flash cookies) to collect and store information about your preferences and navigation to, from and on our Website. Flash cookies are not managed by the same browser settings as are used for browser cookies.
- Web Beacons. Pages of our the Website may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs. pixel tags and single-pixel gifs) that permit the Company, for example, to count users who have visited those pages or opened an e-mail and for other related website statistics (for example, recording the popularity of certain website content and verifying system and server integrity).
We do not collect personal Information automatically, but we may tie this information to personal information about you that we collect from other sources or you provide to us.
Third-party Use of Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies.
Some content or applications, including advertisements, on the Website are served by third-parties, including advertisers, ad networks and servers, content providers and application providers. These third parties may use cookies alone or in conjunction with web beacons or other tracking technologies to collect information about you when you use our website. The information they collect may be associated with your personal information or they may collect information, including personal information, about your online activities over time and across different websites and other online services. They may use this information to provide you with interest-based (behavioral) advertising or other targeted content.
We do not control these third parties’ tracking technologies or how they may be used. If you have any questions about an advertisement or other targeted content, you should contact the responsible provider directly.
How We Use Your Information
We use information that we collect about you or that you provide to us, including any personal information:
- To present our Website and its contents to you.
- To provide you with information, products or services that you request from us.
- To provide you with information about our services
- To provide you with notices about your account/subscription, including expiration and renewal notices.
- To carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and us, including for billing and collection.
- To notify you about changes to our Website or any products or services we offer or provide though it.
- To allow you to participate in interactive features on our Website.
- In any other way we may describe when you provide the information.
- To fulfill any purpose for which you provide it.
- For any other purpose with your consent.
We may use the information we have collected from you to enable us to display advertisements to our advertisers’ target audiences. Even though we do not disclose your personal information for these purposes without your consent, if you click on or otherwise interact with an advertisement, the advertiser may assume that you meet its target criteria.
Disclosure of Your Information
We may disclose aggregated information about our users, and information that does not identify any individual, without restriction.
We may disclose personal information that we collect or you provide as described in this privacy policy:
- To our subsidiaries and affiliates.
- To contractors, service providers and other third parties we use to support our business and who are bound by contractual obligations to keep personal information confidential and use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them.
- To a buyer or other successor in the event of a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution or other sale or transfer of some or all of the Company’s assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation or similar proceeding, in which personal information held by the Company about our Website users is among the assets transferred.
- To third parties to market their products or services to you if you have consented to these disclosures. We contractually require these third parties to keep personal information confidential and use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them.
- To fulfill the purpose for which you provide it. For example, if you give us an e-mail address to use the “e-mail a friend” feature of our Website, we will transmit the contents of that e-mail and your e-mail address to the recipients.
- For any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information.
- With your consent.
We may also disclose your personal information:
- To comply with any court order, law or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request.
- To enforce or apply our terms of use and other agreements, including for billing and collection purposes.
- If we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of the Company, our customers or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
Choices About How We Use and Disclose Your Information
We strive to provide you with choices regarding the personal information you provide to us. We have created mechanisms to provide you with the following control over your information:
- Tracking Technologies and Advertising. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. To learn how you can manage your Flash cookie settings, visit the Flash player settings page on Adobe’s website. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this site may then be inaccessible or not function properly.
- We do not control third parties’ collection or use of your information to serve interest-based advertising. However these third parties may provide you with ways to choose not to have your information collected or used in this way. You can opt out of receiving targeted ads from members of the Network Advertising Initiative (“NAI”) on the NAI’s website.
Accessing and Correcting Your Information
You may send us an e-mail via our contact link to request access to, correct or delete any personal information that you have provided to us. We cannot delete your personal information except by also deleting your user account. We may not accommodate a request to change information if we believe the change would violate any law or legal requirement or cause the information to be incorrect.
If you delete your User Contributions from the Website, copies of your User Contributions may remain viewable in cached and archived pages, or might have been copied or stored by other Website users. Proper access and use of information provided on the Website, including User Contributions, is governed by our terms of use.
Your California Privacy Rights
California Civil Code Section § 1798.83 permits users of our Website that are California residents to request certain information regarding our disclosure of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, please contact us via the Contact Us link.
Data Security
We have implemented measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and from unauthorized access, use, alteration and disclosure
The safety and security of your information also depends on you. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password for access to certain parts of our Website, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share your password with anyone.
Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we do our best to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal information transmitted to our Website. Any transmission of personal information is at your own risk. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the Website.
Changes to Our Privacy Policy
It is our policy to post any changes we make to our privacy policy on this page. If we make material changes to how we treat our users’ personal information, we will notify you by e-mail to the e-mail address specified in your account and/or through a notice on the Website home page. The date the privacy policy was last revised is identified at the top of the page. You are responsible for ensuring we have an up-to-date active and deliverable e-mail address for you, and for periodically visiting our Website and this privacy policy to check for any changes.
Contact Information
To ask questions or comment about this privacy policy and our privacy practices, contact via our Contact Us link.
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