Atlas Brace Online Privacy Policy
Last Updated: November 2011
We
are strongly committed to protecting the privacy of your personal
information. The policies below are applicable to the atlasbrace.com
website and to other Internet domains owned by us that direct traffic to
atlasbrace.com (collectively, "Website"), produced and maintained by
Atlas Brace Technologies, Inc. ("Atlas Brace," "we", "us", or "our"). We
have established this security and privacy policy ("Privacy Policy") to
let you know the kinds of personal information we may gather during
your visit to the Website, why we gather your information, what we use
your personal information for, when we might disclose your personal
information, how you can manage your personal information, and the
security procedures that are in place to protect the information.
Please
be advised that the practices described in this Privacy Policy apply
only to information gathered through this Website and, where applicable,
through this Website's Customer Service Department in connection with
this Website, and do not necessarily reflect our practices with respect
to information gathered through other Websites that we operate or
through other off-line means.
By
visiting our Website, you are accepting the practices described in our
Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy,
please do not use the Website. We reserve the right to modify or amend
the terms of our Privacy Policy from time to time without notice. Your
continued use of our Website and our affiliate sites following the
posting of changes to these terms will mean you accept those changes. If
you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or don't see your
concerns addressed here, you should contact us by email at info@atlasbrace.com
What Information About Me Is Collected and Stored?
Atlas
Brace adheres to the highest standards of ethical practices in all of
our operations and is dedicated to protecting the privacy of all
visitors to our Website. Our privacy policy is simple: Except as
disclosed below, we don't sell, barter, give away, or rent your personal
information to any company outside of the Atlas Brace’s family. One of
the basic principles we've tried to follow in designing this Website is
that we ask for only the information we need to provide the service
you've requested. As a result, what information we collect and store
depends almost entirely on how you choose to make use of our Website and
our services.
Personal Information
We
collect and store information that you enter into this Website or that
you provide through our Customer Service Department. For example, when
you open an account or place an order, we collect and store some or all
of the following information that you provide: name, billing address,
shipping address, email address, telephone number, credit card number
and expiration date (together "Personal Information"). This information
is used to provide the products and services that you have ordered or
requested, to process and ship orders, to send order and shipping
confirmations and to provide customer service. Registration may also be
required and Personal Information may also be collected in certain
portions of the Website in which you specifically and knowingly provide
such information, e.g. community postings (i.e., reviews, chat or
bulletin boards), catalog requests, newsletter subscriptions,
suggestions, survey responses, participation in contests and promotions,
or customer service requests. Some of this information also may be
used to contact you about sales, new products, special offers, and new
site features. You will always have an opportunity to opt out of
receiving these promotional communications in connection with this
Website.
Anonymous Information
Through
your use of the Website, we may also gather certain information that
does not identify you individually ("Anonymous Information" or "traffic
data"). We collect and store certain other information automatically
whenever you interact with this Website. For example, we collect your IP
address, browser information and reference site domain name every time
you visit this Website. We also collect information regarding customer
traffic patterns and site usage. This information is used to analyze and
improve this Website and to provide our customers with a fulfilling
shopping experience. We may also combine this information with your
Personal Information in order to provide you with a more targeted and
personalized shopping experience.
Cookies and Spyware
We never use or install spyware on your computer, nor do we use spyware to retrieve information from your computer.
Like
many Websites, we use "cookies", which are files stored on your
computer's hard drive by your browser. Cookies help us to identify
account holders and to optimize their shopping experience. Cookies also
allow us to hold selections in a shopping cart when a user leaves this
Website without checking out and send you reminder e-mail about your
shopping orders and other shopping opportunities. For the Website to run
properly, you must leave cookies "turned on." You may also get cookies
from companies advertising on our behalf. This is very common and used
by many large Internet companies. We do not control these cookies, and
these cookies are not subject to our Privacy Policy. We also may
collect and store information about you that we receive from other
sources, to enable us to update and correct the information contained in
our database and to provide product recommendations and special offers
that we think will interest you and, if you have agreed to receive
e-mail from us, send you reminders about shopping opportunities.
Newsletters
We
collect e-mail addresses and, in some cases, zip codes of all users who
subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Except to our third party agents
(as described below), this information is not shared with any third
parties for any purposes. Anyone who no longer wishes to receive this
newsletter can, at any time, follow the "Unsubscribe" instructions
located within each newsletter.
Is Information Collected From Children?
We
do not sell or ship any items ordered through this Website directly to
anyone who we know to be under the age of 13, nor do we collect any
personal information from anyone who we know to be under the age of 13.
If you are under the age of 13, you should use this Website only with
the involvement of a parent or guardian and should not submit any
personal information to us. Our Website is not intentionally targeted
to children under the age of 13. Children under the age of 13 should
not use our Website. In accordance with the Children's Online Privacy
Protection Act, we do not knowingly collect personally identifiable
information from anyone under 13 years of age, and any information we
receive from individuals we believe to be minors will be purged from our
database.
How We Use Your Information
Except
as disclosed in this Privacy Policy, we do not use or disclose your
Personal Information collected online to any companies not affiliated
with us.
Customer Service and Feedback
We
may use your Personal Information to fulfill orders, provide customer
service, track your compliance with the Website's rules and regulations,
or for editorial and feedback purposes (to the extent that is explained
when you provide the information). We reserve the right to publicly
post feedback that you provide to us regarding the Website and our
business. To the extent that this feedback includes Personal
Information, we will use reasonable efforts to limit the disclosure of
such Personal Information (e.g. only including your first name, city and
state).
Use of Anonymous Information
We
use Anonymous Information to help us determine how people use parts of
the Website and who our readers are so we can improve our Website and
ensure that it is as appealing as we can make it for as many people as
possible. We also use Anonymous Information to provide statistical
"ratings" information in aggregated form to our partners and other third
parties about how our users collectively use the Website. We may also
use or share Anonymous Information (or other information, other than
Personal Information) in any other manner that we deem appropriate or
necessary.
Third Party Agents and Service Providers
We
occasionally have third party agents, subsidiaries, affiliates and
partners that perform functions on our behalf, such as marketing,
analytics, advertising agencies, credit card processing, shipping or
stocking orders, providing customer service, fraud protection etc.
These entities have access to the Personal Information needed to perform
their functions and are contractually obligated to maintain the
confidentiality and security of that Personal Information. They are
prohibited from using, selling, distributing or altering this data in
any way other than to provide the requested services to Atlas Brace. Third
party services that are provided directly to you through our Website,
such as the "Bill Me Later" service, may collect different information
and have different terms and conditions, including different privacy
policies, with regard to such information. Please read those third party
terms and conditions carefully before providing sensitive information.
Transactional partners
We
may share Anonymous Information with our partners and others from time
to time. Examples of such Anonymous Information include the number of
users who visited this Website during a specific time period or
purchased a specific product through this Website. This Anonymous
Information generally is shared in an aggregated form. We may also
share Personal Information with trusted partners who we believe have
products or services that would be of interest to you and would provide
the same high level of service that you expect from Atlas Brace.
Emergency Situations
We
may also use or disclose Personal Information if required to do so by
law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to (a)
conform to applicable law or comply with legal process served on us or
the Website; (b) protect and defend our rights or property, the Website
or our users, and (c) act under emergency circumstances to protect the
personal safety of us, our affiliates, agents, the users of the Website,
or the public.
What Steps Are Taken To Keep Personal Information Secure?
The
importance of security for all Personal Information associated with you
is of utmost concern to us. We exercise great care in providing secure
transmission of your information from your PC to our servers. Personal
Information collected by our websites is stored in secure operating
environments that are not available to the public. In many instances,
such as in the case of credit card numbers and all on-line purchases,
the Personal Information is encrypted before you conduct your
transaction. Only those employees who need access to your Personal
Information in order to do their jobs are allowed access. Any employee
who violates our privacy and/or security policies is subject to
disciplinary action, including possible termination and civil and/or
criminal prosecution. To
protect the security of your information during transmission, we use
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) software, which encrypts information you
input. Most browsers will give a visual indication of when your
connection is secure. For example, Internet Explorer will show a padlock
icon in the lower right of the browser window. If you place an order
through this Website, you will be asked to set up an account and provide
an email address and password. You must provide an appropriate email
address and password in order to access account information. In order to
help protect your personal information further, you should be careful
about providing your password to others. If you wish to cancel your
password, or if you become aware of any loss, theft or unauthorized use
of your password, please contact this Website's Customer Service
Department by email at info@atlasbrace.com or by phone at 1-661-505-4407. While
we try our best to safeguard your Personal Information once we receive
it, no transmission of data over the Internet or any other public
network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.
What Happens When I Link To or From Another Website?
This
Website may contain links to other Websites operated by Atlas Brace,
affiliates of Atlas Brace or third parties. Please be advised that the
practices described in this Privacy Policy for atlasbrace.com do not
apply to information gathered through these other Websites. These other
sites may also send their own cookies to you, collect your data or
solicit your personal information. Always be aware of where you end
up. We are not responsible for the actions and privacy policies of
third parties and other websites. We encourage you to be aware of when
you leave this Website and to read the privacy policies of each and
every Website that you visit.
What About Contests and Sweepstakes?
When
we run a contest or sweepstakes relating to this Website, it will be
accompanied by a set of rules. The rules for each contest/sweepstakes
will specify how the information gathered from you for entry will be
used and disclosed, if it is different than as described in this Privacy
Policy. Personal Information will be collected only if you voluntarily
submit it to our sponsors or us.
Public Areas, Chat Rooms and Newsgroups
Please
remember that any information you share in public areas, such as
message boards or feedback sections, becomes public, and therefore this
Privacy Policy does not apply to any information you choose to make
public. Please be careful about what you disclose and do not post any
Personal Information that you expect to keep private.
Governing Law/Assignment
The
Website is published in the United States and is intended for users
from the United States. U. S. law shall govern in any and all disputes,
including privacy or defamation issues or otherwise. We may change Atlas
Brace’s ownership or corporate organization, or be acquired by or
merged with another company while providing the Website and Services.
As a result, please be aware that we may transfer or assign your
information to an affiliate or another company as a part of any merger,
acquisition, sale, or other change of control or organization. Under
such circumstances, Atlas Brace would to the extent reasonably possible
require the acquiring party to follow the practices described in this
Privacy Policy as it may be amended from time to time.
Changes to This Policy
We
will post any changes to this Privacy Policy prominently so that you
will always know what information we gather, how we might use that
information and whether we will disclose it to anyone. We do, however,
recommend that you read this Privacy Policy each time you use our
website in case you missed our notice of changes to the Privacy Policy.
At the beginning of the Privacy Policy we provide the date on which the
Privacy Policy was last updated.
Correction Procedures
There
are several ways in which you can manage your Personal Information.
When you set up an account with us, or click on "View/Update My
Profile" within the "Customer Service" section, you will have an
opportunity to provide or update your billing and shipping information. You
may also manage your e-mail newsletter subscriptions and your e-mail
preferences and information by following the "Unsubscribe" or "Update
Your Preferences" instructions contained in the promotional emails we
send you.
Questions
regarding this statement should be directed to the Atlas Brace Customer
Service; 28034-B Industry Drive, Valencia, CA 91355 USA or send an
email to info@atlasbrace.com .
Opt-Out Procedures
We
may use your information to notify you of important changes to the
Website or Services, or provide you with our email newsletter or special
offers. If you do not want to receive such information, you may use
the following options to opt out of receiving future communications:
1. Log into your profile at atlasbrace.com and modify your privacy settings, or; 2. Send mail to the following postal address:
Atlas
Brace USA, LLC. Attn: Remove 28034-B Industry Drive Valencia, CA 91355
USA Opting out may prevent you from receiving email messages regarding
updates, improvements, newsletters, or special offers