Privacy Policy
Friday, 19 December 2014 15:28

Privacy Policy

This is the Privacy Policy for ForsythCounty.com (FCc). By using ForsythCounty.com you signify that you have read, understand and agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy.

FCc takes its obligations regarding privacy very seriously, and it wants to ensure users are fully informed about the information they are providing to it. That is why we have adopted this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy lets you know how your personal information is processed and used. We promise that we will take the steps to use your personal information only in ways that are compatible with this Privacy Policy.

 

How We Collect Information.
In connection with the Websites, ForsythCounty.com inc and its advertisers may collect information in the following ways:

  • Through forms filled out by a user on one of the Websites
  • Through information provided by a user in connection with surveys and prize promotion entries
  • Through entries made by the user in blogs and other forums on one of the Websites
  • Through the maintenance and analysis of Web server logs
  • Via e-mail and other communications between a user and one of the Websites

    Types of Information Collected.
    The following types of personally-identifiable information about a user are among those that may be collected in connection with a Website: Name, Postal address, E-mail address, Telephone number, Cell phone number, payment information (such as a credit card number), IP Address, Referring site, Establishments visited, and Other technical information collected by the Site’s servers.
    FCc may also collect non-personally identifiable information from users via "cookies:" A cookie is a small piece of data that is sent to your browser from a Web server and stored on your computer's hard drive. A cookie can't read data off your hard disk or read cookie files created by other Web sites. Cookies do not damage your system. We use cookies to identify which areas of our Network of Websites you have visited or customized so the next time you visit; those pages may be readily accessible. Such information may be used to track site trends and enhance the user experience, and might be shared with third parties.

    How We Use the Information We Collect.
    The information we collect is used to communicate with you about your product orders, improve the content of our Websites, used to customize the content and/or layout of our page for each individual visitor, used by us to contact consumers for marketing purposes, disclosed when legally required to do so, at the request of governmental authorities conducting an investigation, to verify or enforce compliance with the policies governing our Websites and applicable laws or to protect against misuse or unauthorized use of our Websites.
    Additionally, every computer connected to the Internet is given a domain name and a set of numbers that serve as that computer's "Internet Protocol" IP address. When a visitor requests a page from any of the Websites, our Web servers automatically recognize that visitor's domain name and IP address. The domain name and IP address reveal nothing personal about you other than the IP address from where you have accessed our site. We use this information to examine our traffic in aggregate and to investigate misuse of FCc's network, its users, or to cooperate with law enforcement. We do not collect and evaluate this information for specific individuals. Our Web servers do not record e-mail addresses of the visitors.

    Third Partiy Websites. We have a relationship with independent, third party advertisers who's ads usually link off of our web site. Please read their privacy policy on their site. To the extent third parties may place advertising on the Websites, such third parties may utilize cookies or other technological means within the advertising to collect and utilize non-personally identifiable information. The FCc and its advertisers are not responsible for information collected by third parties in this manner, nor for the collection or use of information by other sites to which the Websites are linked.

    Email address: When doing business with us you will receive “Transactional” email messages regarding your product order (i.e. order confirmation, shipping information, customer service notifications, etc.) and occasional offers that you can opt out of by clicking on a link in the email. You email is not shared with third parties. If that changes you will be contacted before we do it and be able to opt-out .

    No Collection of Information from Children.
    The Site is not intended for users under the age of 13, nor does the FCc or its advertisers knowingly collect or retain information in connection with the Websites from children under the age of 13. If you are 13 or under in age you are not permitted to use our sites without specific parental permission in writing communicated to us by email and accepted by us in return email.
    External Links: Our Websites may offer links to and from other third party sites. Other sites have their own policies regarding privacy. If you visit one of these sites, you may want to review the privacy policy on that site. For example, you may have linked to one of FCc's Websites through a banner advertisement on another site. In such cases the site you have linked from may collect information from people who click on the banner or link. You may want to refer to the privacy policies on those sites to see how they collect and use this information.

    Changes to this Privacy Policy.
    By using any of our Websites, you consent to the collection and use of information by the FCc as specified above. The FCc reserves the right to revise and update this Privacy Policy at any time. Any such revisions will be effective on the date of posting to the Websites, and will apply to all information collected by the FCc both prior to and following the effective date. Your use of any of the Websites following any such revisions will be deemed your acceptance of such revisions. Users should periodically visit this page to review the current policies with regard to our privacy practices.