Termites101.org understands you may have concerns about privacy while posting comments to blogs or otherwise accessing this site on the Internet. Termites101.org is committed to protecting your privacy. That is why we have adopted this Privacy Policy. This Policy is intended to describe how your personal information is processed and used, and we will make every effort to ensure that our activities keep with the spirit of this Policy. Please note that by visiting and using Termites101.org, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
What information is Termites101.org gathering about its visitors?
Every computer connected to the Internet is provided with a domain name (e.g. earthlink.net) and an IP Address (e.g. 192.164.13.145). When a visitor requests a page from within the Termites101.org website, our Web Servers automatically identify and log the HTTP request that is made to our Web Server. This information reveals nothing personal about you.
When you submit a comment to the TermiteTalk blog, we ask for your name and e-mail address prior to posting your comment.
How is it being used?
Information collected on Termites101.org may be used in the following ways:
- Respond to your pest control questions
- Provide promotional communication and other information to you, if you choose to receive them
- Offer the information you want
- Customize your Termites101.org experience
- Improve our website design
What about cookies?
Cookies are small pieces of data that are transferred to your computer's hard drive through your Web browser from our Web Server. A cookie cannot read data from your hard disk or read cookie files that may have been created from other sites. The Termites101.org website utilizes cookies as a means of providing personalization features to our visitors. For example, we utilize cookies to remember settings (zipcodes, accessibility settings, etc.) that you may have made at our website.
The information stored in a cookie cannot be used to identify you personally unless combined with information that you have provided in connection with submitting a question, posting a comment to the blog or registering for promotional e-mails.
You can choose whether to accept cookies by changing the settings of your browser. Typically, by accessing the browser's help feature you can obtain information on how to prevent your browser from accepting all cookies or to notify you when a cookie is being sent. If you choose not to accept these cookies, your experience at our website and other websites may be diminished, and some features may not work as intended.
Termites101.org has carefully selected Coremetrics, Inc. to further assist us in better understanding your use of our website. Coremetrics will place unique cookies on your computer to collect information such as IP address, site navigation information within our web properties, and email address (if you have provided it). Coremetrics does not collect your name and address, username, password, or credit card information. Coremetrics analyzes the information it collects and returns it to us so that we may determine whether site improvements are needed. Coremetrics is required to keep all information that it collects confidential and is prohibited from using data collected from our site for any other purposes.
How does Termites101.org protect my personal data?
Termites101.org uses reasonable precautions to keep the information disclosed to us secure. We have implemented security policies, rules and technical measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, improper use or disclosure or unauthorized modification. We also advise all Termites101.org administrators about their responsibility to protect customer data and we provide them with appropriate guidelines for adhering to our company's business ethics standards and confidentiality policies.
What other information does Termites101.org request?
We may also request your e-mail address or mailing address for the purposes of conducting a survey, adding you to our mailing list or contacting you for additional information. When we request the identity of a visitor, we will clearly indicate the purpose of the inquiry before the information is requested. We maintain a strict "No Spam" policy that means we will not sell, rent or otherwise give your e-mail address to a third party, without your consent.
In addition, Termites101.org will not send you e-mail that you have not agreed to receive. If you are a member of our Mailing List, you will be contacted with announcements and news. You have the option of "Unsubscribing" from our Mailing List at any time, thereby disabling any further such e-mail communication from being sent to you. If you wish to have specific communications with a Termites101.org contact, you will be required to provide specific information that will be routed to the appropriate Termites101.org administrator or Consumer Education Council on Termites expert.
How does Termites101.org support the Childrens' Online Privacy Protection Rule?
We observe appropriate national laws and regulations on children's privacy, including in the United States the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) of 1998. Termites101.org does not actively market to children, and we never knowingly ask a child under 13 to divulge personal information. If a child under 13 has provided us with personal information without parental or guardian consent, the parent or guardian may e-mail us, and we will remove the information and unsubscribe the child from any promotional contact opportunities.
Will Termites101.org disclose the information collected to third parties?
Termites101.org will disclose your personal information or any of its log file information when required by law or in the good-faith belief that such actions are necessary to:
- Conform to the edicts of the law or comply with a legal process served on Termites101.org
- Protect and defend the rights or property of Termites101.org, or visitors of Termites101.org
- Identify persons who may be violating the law, the legal notice or the rights of third parties
- Cooperate with the investigations of purported unlawful activities
Termites101.org uses reasonable precautions to keep the information disclosed to us secure. Termites101.org reserves the right to transfer information in connection with the sale of all or part of Termites101.org capital stock or assets to any third party. Furthermore, we are not responsible for any breach of security or for any actions of any third parties that receive the information. Termites101.org also provides "links" to a wide variety of other websites on the Internet. We are not responsible for their Privacy Policies or how those websites manage information about their users. We strongly urge you to check with those websites to determine their privacy policy.
We reserve the right to change, modify or amend this policy at any time. Any changes to this Privacy Policy will be posted on this page so that you are always aware of the information that we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances we disclose it.
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