| PRIVACY POLICY
Welcome to the House Painting Business Web (the "Site").
We understand that privacy online
is important to users of our Site, especially when
conducting business.
This statement governs our privacy policies
with respect to those users of the Site ("Visitors") who
visit without
transacting business and Visitors who register to transact
business on the Site and make use of the various services
offered by House Painting Business Web (collectively,
"Services") ("Authorized Customers").
"Personally Identifiable Information"
refers to any information that identifies or can be used to
identify, contact, or locate the person to whom such
information pertains, including, but not limited to, name,
address, phone number, fax number, email address, financial
profiles, social security number, and credit card information.
Personally Identifiable Information does not include
information that is collected anonymously (that is, without
identification of the individual user)
or demographic information not connected to an identified
individual.
What Personally Identifiable Information is collected?
We may collect basic user profile information from all of
our Visitors. We collect the following additional information
from our Authorized Customers: the names, addresses, phone
numbers and email addresses of Authorized Customers, the nature
and size of the business, and the nature and size of the
advertising inventory
that the Authorized Customer intends to purchase or
sell.
What organizations are collecting the information?
In addition to our direct collection of information, our
third party service vendors (such as credit card companies,
clearinghouses and banks) who may provide such services as
credit, insurance, and escrow services may collect this
information from our Visitors and Authorized Customers. We do
not control how these third parties use such information, but
we do ask them to disclose how they use personal information
provided to them from Visitors and Authorized Customers. Some
of these third parties may be intermediaries that act solely as
links in the distribution chain, and do not store, retain, or
use the information given to them.
How does the Site use Personally Identifiable
Information?
We use Personally Identifiable Information to customize the
Site, to make appropriate service offerings, and to fulfill
buying and selling requests on the Site. We may email Visitors
and Authorized Customers about research or purchase and selling
opportunities on the Site or information related to the subject
matter of the Site. We may also use Personally Identifiable
Information to contact Visitors and Authorized Customers in
response to specific inquiries, or to provide requested
information.
With whom may the information may be shared?
Personally Identifiable Information about Authorized
Customers may be shared with other Authorized Customers who
wish to evaluate potential transactions with other Authorized
Customers. We may share aggregated information about our
Visitors, including the demographics of our Visitors and
Authorized Customers, with our affiliated agencies and third
party vendors. We also offer the opportunity to "opt out" of
receiving information or being contacted by us or by any agency
acting on our behalf.
How is Personally Identifiable Information stored?
Personally Identifiable Information collected by House
Painting Business Web is securely stored and is not accessible
to third parties or employees of House Painting Business Web
except for use as indicated above. TrafficAgentServer 1.01
What choices are available to Visitors regarding collection,
use and distribution of the information?
Visitors and Authorized Customers may opt out of receiving
unsolicited information from or being contacted by us and/or
our vendors and affiliated agencies by responding to emails as
instructed, or by contacting us at
support@mountain-websites.com
Are Cookies Used on the Site?
Cookies are used for a variety of reasons. We use Cookies to
obtain information about the preferences of our Visitors and
the services they select. We also use Cookies for security
purposes to protect our Authorized Customers. For example, if
an Authorized Customer is logged on and the site is unused for
more than 10 minutes, we will automatically log the Authorized
Customer off.
How does House Painting Business Web use login
information?
House Painting Business Web uses login information,
including, but not limited to, IP addresses, ISPs, and browser
types, to analyze trends, administer the Site, track a user's
movement and use, and gather broad demographic information.
What partners or service providers have access to Personally
Identifiable Information from Visitors and/or Authorized
Customers on the Site?
House Painting Business Web has entered into and will
continue to enter into partnerships and other affiliations with
a number of vendors.
Such vendors may have access to certain Personally
Identifiable Information on a need to know basis for evaluating
Authorized Customers for service eligibility.
Our privacy policy does not cover their collection or use of
this information.
Disclosure of Personally Identifiable Information to comply
with law. We will disclose Personally Identifiable Information
in order to comply with a court order or subpoena or a request
from a law enforcement agency to release information. We will
also disclose Personally Identifiable Information when
reasonably necessary to protect the safety of our Visitors and
Authorized Customers.
How does the Site keep Personally Identifiable Information
secure?
All of our employees are familiar with our security policy
and practices. The Personally Identifiable Information of our
Visitors and Authorized Customers is only accessible to a
limited number of qualified employees who are given a password
in order to gain access to the information. We audit our
security systems and processes on a regular basis. Sensitive
information, such as credit card numbers or social security
numbers, is protected by encryption protocols, in place to
protect information sent over the Internet. While we take
commercially reasonable measures to maintain a secure site,
electronic communications and databases are subject to errors,
tampering and break-ins, and we cannot guarantee or warrant
that such events will not take place and we will not be liable
to Visitors or Authorized Customers for any such
occurrences.
How can Visitors correct any inaccuracies in Personally
Identifiable Information?
Visitors and Authorized Customers may contact us to update
Personally Identifiable Information about them or to correct
any inaccuracies by emailing us at
support@mountain-websites.com
Can a Visitor delete or deactivate Personally Identifiable
Information collected by the Site?
We provide Visitors and Authorized Customers with a
mechanism to delete/deactivate Personally Identifiable
Information from the Site's database by contacting
support@mountain-websites.com . However, because of backups and
records of deletions, it may be impossible to delete a
Visitor's entry without retaining some residual information. An
individual who requests to have Personally Identifiable
Information deactivated will have this information functionally
deleted, and we will not sell, transfer, or use Personally
Identifiable Information relating to that individual in any way
moving forward.
What happens if the Privacy Policy Changes?
We will let our Visitors and Authorized Customers know about
changes to our privacy policy by posting such changes on the
Site. However, if we are changing our privacy policy in a
manner that might cause disclosure of Personally Identifiable
Information that a Visitor or Authorized Customer has
previously requested not be disclosed, we will contact such
Visitor or Authorized Customer to allow such Visitor or
Authorized Customer to prevent such disclosure.
Links:
This web site contains links to other web sites. Please note
that when you click on one of these links, you are moving to
another web site. We encourage you to read the privacy
statements of these linked sites as their privacy policies may
differ from ours.
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