Custom Trading Computers - Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy
Effective Date: May 7, 2012
1. INTRODUCTION. CUSTOM TRADING COMPUTERS, INC., a California corporation, also doing business as ACCENT TECHNOLOGY (referred to herein sometimes as "us," "we," or "Company") is committed to respecting your privacy rights. We created this Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) to give you confidence and to demonstrate our commitment to fair information practices and the protection of privacy. This Privacy Policy is only applicable to our website (the "Site") and to your purchase of a computer system from us, and not to any other websites that you may be able to access from the Site, each of which may have data collection, storage, and use practices and policies that differ materially from this Privacy Policy.
2. Information Collection Practices
2.1. Types of Information Collected
(a) Traffic Data Collected . We automatically track and collect the following categories of information when you visit our Site: (1) IP addresses; (2) domain servers; (3) types of computers accessing the Site; and (4) types of web browsers used to access the Site (collectively “Traffic Data”). Traffic Data is anonymous information that does not personally identify you but is helpful for marketing purposes or for improving your experience on the Site. We also use “cookies” to customize content specific to your interests, to ensure that you do not see the same advertisement repeatedly, and to store your password so you do not have to re-enter it each time you visit the Site.
(b) Personal Information Collected. In order for you to purchase computer systems and hardware that we offer, we require you to provide us with certain information that personally identifies you ("Personal Information"). Personal Information includes the following categories of information: (1) Contact Data (such as your name, mailing address, and e-mail address); (2) Financial Data (such as your account number); and (3) Demographic Data (such as your zip code). If you communicate with us by e-mail, or otherwise complete online forms, or surveys, any information provided in such communication may be collected as Personal Information.
2.2. Uses of Information Collected
(a) Company use of Information. We use Contact Data to send you information about our company or our products or services, or promotional material from some of our partners, or to contact you when necessary. We use your Financial Data to verify your qualifications for certain products or services and to bill you for products and services. We use your Demographic Data to customize and tailor your experience on the Site.
(b) Sharing of Personal Information. We may share certain categories of information we collect from you in the ways described in this Privacy Policy. We may share Demographic Data with advertisers and other third parties only on an aggregate (i.e., non-personally-identifiable) basis. We may share Contact Data with other companies who may want to send you information about their products or services, unless you have specifically requested that we not share Contact Data with such companies. We also may share Contact Data and Financial Data with our business partners who assist us by performing core services (such as hosting, billing, fulfillment, or data storage and security) related to our operation of the Site. Those business partners have all agreed to uphold the same standards of security and confidentiality that we have promised to you in this Privacy Policy, and they will only use your Contact Data and other Personal Information to carry out their specific business obligations to Company. If you do not want us to share your Contact Data with any third parties, please email us at info@customertradingcomuters.com.
3. Confidentiality and Security of Personal Information. Except as otherwise provided in this Privacy Policy, we will keep your Personal Information private and will not share it with third parties, unless such disclosure is necessary to: (a) comply with a court order or other legal process; (b) protect our rights or property; or (c) enforce our Terms of Service. Your Personal Information is stored on secure servers that are not accessible by third parties. We provide you with the capability to transmit you Personal Information via secured and encrypted channels if you use a similarly equipped web browser.
3.1. Lost or Stolen Information. You must promptly notify us if your user name or password is lost, stolen, or used without permission. In such an event, we will remove that user name or password from your account and update our records accordingly.
3.2. Public Information. The Site may contain links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites. We also may make chat rooms, forums, message boards, and news groups available to you. Please understand that any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information. We will have no control over its use and you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your Personal Information.
4. Encryption and Faxes. When submitting sensitive Personal Information online through the Site, you will be on a secure portal which uses at least 128bit encryption Secure Socket Layer (SSL) for secure Internet Protocol (IP) transactions. When you fax Personal Information, we keep the information in a secure filing cabinet that no one but our owners have access to. Any credit card information provided will only be held by the merchant services provider for the minimal time required by the merchant services provider, the IRS and the government.
5. Updates and Changes to Privacy Policy. We reserve the right, at any time and without notice, to add to, change, update, or modify this Privacy Policy, simply by posting such change, update, or modification on the Site and without any other notice to you. Any such change, update, or modification will be effective immediately upon posting on the Site.
6. CONSENT. By using the Site you consent to the terms of our Privacy Policy.
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