Last Update Date: September 14, 2007
PURPOSE
This Privacy Statement describes privacy practices of INSTALLS inc, LLC with respect to information we collect about our installation customers and visitors who either purchase installation services or inquire about our installation services through our website.
COMMITMENT TO PRIVACY
INSTALLS knows that you care how information about you is used and shared. INSTALLS respects your right to privacy. Your ability to make informed choices about the use of your information is important to us. We want to make sure that you understand what information we collect about you, how we use it, and the safeguards we have in place in order to protect it. This Privacy Statement explains our policy regarding the collection, use, disclosure and protection of personal information.
WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
The information we collect and retain about you depends upon your interaction with us.
A. Information You Give Us. We collect personally identifiable information (such as your name, address, e-mail address and telephone number(s) you provide us when you:
DO WE USE COOKIES?
Cookies are small pieces of information sent by a web site that are stored by your web browser on your computer's hard drive. INSTALLS uses cookies to obtain certain types of information when your web browser accesses INSTALLS' website when you log out of INSTALLS' website to make it easier for you to use the INSTALLS' website. If you do not want us to store this information, or if you are using a public computer, the Help portion of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, or how to disable cookies altogether. Your product supplier may also use cookies on its website.
HOW DO WE USE YOUR INFORMATION?
The personal information we collect is generally used to process your installation transaction and other installation related requests and comments, and to understand your needs so that we may provide you with the most suitable installation services. For example, we may use your postal address, e-mail address or telephone number to:
The non-personally identifiable information that we automatically collect may be utilized in the aggregate to help us look for trends so that we can improve your installation experience.
We strive to comply with prevailing industry standards regarding the use of your personal information.
DO WE SHARE YOUR INFORMATION WITH THIRD PARTIES?
We do not share your information with unaffiliated third parties, except as described below. In these circumstances, we limit the information we provide to the information necessary to perform the function or provide the service for which it is shared. These third parties are not permitted to use the personal information, which is provided by us for any purposes other than as authorized by us, and these third parties are required to keep the information confidential.
We may share aggregated demographic information and/or customer profile data with our business partners, advertisers and others. This is not linked to any personal information that can identify any individual person.
WHAT CHOICES DO I HAVE REGARDING THE USE OF MY INFORMATION?
We want to communicate with you only with respect to your installation services order or inquiries about our installation services. We will give you the opportunity to opt-out of participating in our post-installation e-mail survey by emailing: unsubscribe@installs.com.
IS MY INFORMATION SECURE?
INSTALLS is committed to maintaining the security of information under our control. To try to prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure correct use of information, we have put in place the appropriate physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect.
With respect to account information collected online, such information is accessible online only through the use of a password. To protect the confidentiality of personal information, you must keep your password confidential and not disclose it to any other person. You are responsible for all uses of the INSTALLS' website by any person using your password. If other people have access to your e-mail, they may be able to change information about your user profile. You should not use an e-mail account operated by an employer because many employers have the legal right to access such e-mail accounts. Please notify us immediately if you believe your password has been misused.
Any information collected on INSTALLS' website is located on a secured server behind a firewall and is not directly connected to the Internet. INSTALLS employs Secure Socket Layer ("SSL") software and password protection procedures to safeguard personal information collected. Please see "Links to Specialty Business Partners" for important information on the security practices of this website.
HOW AM I NOTIFIED OF CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY STATEMENT?
We reserve the right to change this Privacy Statement at any time but will alert you that changes have been made, by indicating at the top of the Privacy Statement the date it was last updated. If there is ever a material change to how we use information you provide, and the new uses are unrelated to uses we disclose in this statement, we will communicate the changes in advance. We will use information in accordance with the privacy policy under which the information was collected.
CHILDREN
We encourage parents to take an active interest in their children's use of the Internet. INSTALLS' website is not targeted to children younger than 13. INSTALLS does not knowingly collect or store information of children younger than 13. Visitors to INSTALLS' website who are under the age of 13 may use this website only with the supervision and consent of a parent or guardian. None of the products or services available through INSTALLS' website may be purchased by anyone under 18 years of age.
CONTACTING US
If you have any questions regarding this privacy policy, please write to us at: INSTALLS inc, 241 Main Street, 5th Floor, Buffalo, New York 14203, or call us at 716-854-1994.