Privacy
Privacy Statement
This
document was last updated on 4/08/2008
1.
Acknowledgements and acceptance of terms
YourContractorDirect.com
is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Statement sets forth our
current privacy practices with regard to the information we collect when you or
your computer interact with our website. By accessing
YourContractorDirect.com you acknowledge and fully understand YourContractorDirect.com Privacy
Statement and freely consent to the information collection and use practices
described in this Website Privacy Statement.
2.
Participating Merchant Policies
Related
services and offerings with links from this website, including vendor sites,
have their own privacy statements that can be viewed by clicking on the
corresponding links within each respective website. Online merchants and others
who participate in YourContractorDirect.com services are encouraged to
participate in industry privacy initiatives and to take a responsible attitude
towards consumer privacy. However, since we do not have direct control
over the policies or practices of participating merchants and other third
parties, we are not responsible for the privacy practices or contents of those
sites. We recommend and encourage that you always review the privacy
policies of merchants and other third parties before you provide any personal
information or complete any transaction with such parties.
3.
Information We Collect and How We Use It
YourContractorDirect.com collects certain information from and about its users
three ways: directly from our Web Server logs, the user, and with Cookies. We
do not sell the information we collect.
A)
Web Server Logs.
When
you visit our Website, we may track information to administer the site and
analyze its usage. Examples of information we may track include:
· Your
Internet protocol address.
· The
kind of browser or computer you use.
· Number
of links you click within the site.
· State
or country from which you accessed the site.
· Date
and time of your visit.
· Name
of your Internet service provider.
· Web
page you linked to our site from.
· Pages
you viewed on the site.
B)
Use of Cookies.
YourContractorDirect.com
may use cookies to personalize or enhance your user experience. A cookie
is a small text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page
server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your
computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a
Web Server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
One
of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save
you time. For example, if you personalize a web page, or navigate within
a site, a cookie helps the site to recall your specific information on
subsequent visits. Hence, this simplifies the process of delivering
relevant content and eases site navigation by providing and saving your
preferences and login information as well as providing personalized
functionality.
YourContractorDirect.com
reserves the right to share aggregated site statistics with partner companies,
but does not allow other companies to place cookies on our website unless there
is a temporary, overriding customer value (such as merging into
YourContractorDirect.com.com a site that relies on third-party cookies).
You
have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers
automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting
to decline cookies. If you reject cookies by changing your browser settings
then be aware that this may disable some of the functionality on our Website.
C)
Personal Information Users.
Visitors
to our website can register to purchase services. When you register, we
will request some personal information such as name, address, email, telephone
number or facsimile number, account number and other relevant
information. If you are purchasing a service, we will request financial
information. Any financial information we collect is used only to bill
you for the services you purchased. If you purchase by credit card, this
information may be forwarded to your credit card provider. For other types of
registrations, we will ask for the relevant information. You may also be asked
to disclose personal information to us so that we can provide assistance and
information to you. For example, such data may be warranted in order to provide
online technical support and troubleshooting.
We
will not disclose personally identifiable information we collect from you to
third parties without your permission except to the extent necessary including:
· To
fulfill your service requests for services.
· To
protect ourselves from liability,
· To
respond to legal process or comply with law, or In connection with a merger,
acquisition, or liquidation of the company.
4.
Use of Web Beacons or GIF files
YourContractorDirect.com Web pages may contain electronic images known as Web
beacons – sometimes also called single-pixel gifs – that allow
YourContractorDirect.com to count users who have visited those pages and to
deliver co-branded services. YourContractorDirect.com may include Web
beacons in promotional e-mail messages or newsletters in order to determine
whether messages have been opened and acted upon.
Some
of these Web beacons may be placed by third party service providers to help
determine the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns or email
communications. These Web beacons may be used by these service providers
to place a persistent cookie on your computer. This allows the service
provider to recognize your computer each time you visit certain pages or emails
and compile anonymous information in relation to those page views, which in
turn enables us and our service providers to learn which advertisements and
emails bring you to our website and how you use the site.
YourContractorDirect.com prohibits Web beacons from being used to collect or
access your personal information.
5.
Accessing Web Account Information
We will provide you with the means to ensure that personally identifiable
information in your web account file is correct and current. You may
review this information by contacting us by sending an email to our support
attendant.
8.
Changes to this Statement
YourContractorDirect.com has the discretion to occasionally update this privacy
statement. When we do, we will also revise the “updated” date at the top
of this Privacy page. We encourage you to periodically review this
privacy statement to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the
personal information we collect. Your continued use of the service
constitutes your agreement to this privacy statement and any updates.
7.
Contacting Us
If you have questions regarding our Privacy Statement, its implementation,
failure to adhere to this Privacy Statement and/or our general practices,
please contact us privacy@yourcontractordirect.com. or send your comments to:
YourContractorDirect.com
will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly respond and resolve any
problem or question.
