FlatWireReady.com Website Privacy Policy This Privacy Policy was last revised on and is effective as of November 3, 2008. Why does Southwire ask me to register to use parts of the Southwire Website? In order to use certain services provided on or through the Site and view certain non-public portions of the Site that contain our proprietary business information, you must register with us, which will entail your disclosure and transmission of certain information about you. In connection with your registration, or at any time after registering, you may “opt-out” or unsubscribe from receiving any promotional communications from us by following the unsubscribe instructions on the Site. What information does Southwire collect when I visit FlatWireReady.com? If you register with us, we may collect certain personal information provided by you, such as your name, address, telephone number, mailing address, e-mail address, and certain other personal and demographic information about you. What does Southwire do with collected information? Because we are very interested in the successful dissemination of information through the Site, we will review visitor trends recorded on certain log files. In connection with such log files, analysis software will be used to generate reports that will allow us to determine how we can enhance your experience with our Site. This information will not be used to ascertain your identity or the substance of what you are viewing. The log files may be purged periodically, in our discretion, to maximize space on the server. Collection of Personally Identifying Information from or about Children. Southwire does not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from anyone under the age of 13 or knowingly allow such persons to register. If you are under 13, please do not attempt to register or send any information about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone number, or email address. No one under the age 13 may provide any personal information to Southwire. In the event that we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under the age 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information as quickly as possible. If you believe that we might have any information from or about achild under 13, please contact us at webmaster@southwire.com. Use and Disclosure of Your Personal Information The information we learn from visitors helps us personalize and improve the Site and products that we offer through the Site. We use your information for the following purposes: Other Uses In addition, we may share your personally identifying information with any third-party, without your consent or approval and without notice to you, (i) as permitted or required by law, (ii) to protect and defend the rights of Southwire and its employees or any other user of the Site, (iii) as incident to a corporate sale, merger, reorganization, dissolution, bankruptcy or similar event, (iv) under circumstances we believe reasonably necessary to protect the personal safety of our employees, users of the Site, or the public, (v) to disclose information that is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be violating our policies, (vi) to operate the Site properly, or (vii) as is otherwise described in this Privacy Policy. Cookies We may from time to time use cookies on our Site. Cookies are small text files that your web browser leaves on your hard drive to recognize you as a repeat user of our Site, track your use of our Site and target advertising. This allows for personalization of certain aspects of your visit to our Site. Information gathered from cookies in this way is only used on an aggregate basis. Unless a visitor specifically provides their identity to us, e.g., by registering at our Site, providing information through an online form or sending us correspondence from the Site, we will not know the identification of individual visitors. We may use cookies to store preferences; record session information; develop information about Site visitors’ preferences and interests; record past activity at a website in order to provide better service when you return to our Site; or customize web page content based on information you voluntarily provide. Links to Other Sites This site may contain links to other sites. Southwire privacy practices may differ from those of these other sites. Make sure you are educated on any sites policies before providing personal information. What about Website security? Your Southwire account information is password-protected for your privacy and security. While we strive to ensure the integrity and security of our network and systems, we cannot guarantee that our security measures will prevent third parties from intercepting this information. You should not assume or expect that any communication that you transmit to us (such as personally identifiable or other data, questions or answers, comments, or suggestions) is confidential. We strongly recommend that you do not disclose your password to anyone. Southwire will never ask you for your password in any unsolicited communication. Southwire, any third parties providing services in connection with the Site, and their respective internet service providers shall not be liable or responsible if any information about you is intercepted and used by an unintended recipient. International Users Personal data that you have voluntarily entered electronically is delivered to servers located in the United States. By using our Site, you consent to the transfer of this data, and to our use of such data as outlined in this Privacy Policy. California Users In accordance with California Civil Code 1798.83, California residents are entitled to know that they may file grievances and complaints at California Department of Consumer Affairs, 400 R Street, Suite 1080, Sacramento, CA 95814, or by phone at 916-445-1254 or 800-952-5210; or by email to dca@dca.ca.gov Correction or Change of Information If you wish to correct or change any information about you that we may have collected, you can click here to send us an email. Changes to this Privacy Policy This Privacy Policy may be revised from time to time by us in our sole discretion. Any changes will be effective upon posting of the revisions at www.FlatWireReady.com. We may post changes or modifications to referenced policies and guidelines without your approval, and may determine whether and when any such changes apply to you. Your use of the Site following our posting of any changes will constitute your acceptance of such changes. Should you not wish to be bound by the modified Privacy Policy, please do not use the Site. |