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QCTSITES.COM PRIVACY POLICY
Effective
Information Practices
Information Practices
QCT Sites, LLC and its affiliates and subsidiaries (collectively the "Company")
understands that security and privacy are important issues for visitors to our web
site, QCTSITES.COM (the "Site") and recognizes our obligations to keep your information
secure and confidential. That is why we maintain the following standards to help
protect information that personally identifies you. We may modify this Privacy Policy
(the "Policy") at any time and, accordingly, we urge you to frequently review the
Policy. We will always apply the Policy under which your information was collected,
unless we obtain your prior consent.
Collection of Information
You may be asked to voluntarily provide your name, address, phone number, email
address, employer, credit card information or other personally identifiable information
(collectively "Personal Information") to have access to some features of the Site.
By using the Site and providing us with your Personal Information, you consent to
our use of such information as described in this Policy. You may always refuse to
provide your Personal Information, and this may lead to our inability to provide
you with certain services. We or our business partners may also collect information
that is anonymous, such as your IP number (a number used to identify your computer
on the Internet) or the type of browser you are using (collectively "Anonymous Information"),
through the use of cookies or by other means. We hope that, by using Anonymous Information,
we can update the Site to make it more useful to you and other users. We reserve
the right to maintain, update, disclose or otherwise use Anonymous Information,
without limitation.
Use of Information
We use your Personal Information for the following purposes: to administer your
account; to administer and improve the Site and related services; to process orders;
to notify you of our products, services, promotional events or special offers that
maybe of interest to you; to provide Internet security; and to meet legal requirements.
We may work with our business partners who may perform certain functions on our
behalf, such as sending email messages, processing payments, managing data or hosting
the Site. These business partners have access to your Personal Information only
to the extent necessary to perform these specific functions and may not use it for
any other purpose. We may work with sponsors or other third parties that have products
and services which may be of interest to you. Upon receiving your permission, we
may share your Personal Information with those third parties to advise you of products,
services and promotions which may be of interest to you. Other than for the specific
purposes set forth in this Policy, we will not disclose your Personal Information
unless we obtain your prior consent or are legally required to do so. We may use
third party advertising companies to place ads on the Site and to place our ads
on other web sites. These companies may use Anonymous Information about your visits
to this and other web sites to provide advertisements on the Site and other sites
about goods and services that may be of interest to you. If the Company is involved
in the sale of a substantial portion of its business assets, Anonymous Information
or Personal Information may be among the transferred assets.
E-mail Communications
When you send an email to us, you are communicating with us electronically. You
thereby consent to receive communications from us electronically. We will communicate
with you by email or by posting notices on the Site. All agreements, notices, disclosures
and other communications that we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal
requirement that such communications be in writing.
Privacy of Children
We encourage parents and guardians to be aware of and participate in their children's
online activities. We strictly adhere to the Children's Online Privacy Protection
Act and will not knowingly collect, use or disclose Personal Information from any
child under the age of 13 in any manner that violates this law.
Your Opportunity to Opt-out of Email Advertising
In the event you do not wish to receive promotional email from us, follow the opt-out
instructions contained within the body of any email message you receive.
Cookies
When you visit the Site, we or a third party advertiser may store or recognize some
information on your computer in the form of a "cookie" or similar file that can
help us in many ways. For example, cookies allow us to tailor the Site to better
match your interests and preferences. With most Internet browsers or other software,
you can erase cookies from your computer hard drive, block all cookies or receive
a warning before a cookie is stored. Please refer to your browser instructions to
learn more about these functions. If you reject cookies, functionality of the Site
may be limited, and you may not be able to take advantage of many of the Site's
features.
Links
The Site may contain links to other sites on the Internet that are owned and operated
by third parties. We are not responsible for the collection or use of your Personal
Information or Anonymous Information at any third party sites. Therefore, Company
disclaims any liability for any third party's use of your Personal Information or
Anonymous Information obtained through using a third party web site.
Security
We have policies and procedures in place to protect the privacy and confidentiality
of your Personal Information that we collect and maintain. All Personal Information
is stored on secured servers, behind a firewall at a data center with access to
data strictly controlled. Additionally, we use Secure Sockets Layering (SSL) to
encrypt your personal credit information, including your credit card number, before
it travels over the Internet. Any unauthorized use of the Site may result in criminal
and/or civil prosecution.
Your California Privacy Rights
Beginning January 1, 2005, California law permits individuals who are California
residents to request once in any calendar year certain information regarding our
disclosure of Personal Information to third parties for marketing purposes. To make
such a request, please contact us by email at info@qctsites.com, or write to us
at: QCT Sites, LLC, 812 W. Edison Road, Mishawaka, Indiana 46545.
Contacting Us or Modifying Your Personal Information
If you have any questions or comments about this Policy, please contact us by email
at info@qctsites.com. Please provide a concise communication with complete information,
including your contact information. If you wish to update your Personal Information
provided to us, please visit www.qctsites.com.