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Marshall & Swift and Marshall & Swift/Boeckh (collectively, Marshall & Swift, we or our) know that you care how information about you is used and shared, so we operate our websites and online services with the protection of your privacy in mind.
This Privacy Policy explains our privacy policies for our websites,
www.marshallswift.com,
www.msbinfo.com and
www.mandsconnect.com
(collectively, the Sites and each, a Site) and outlines the types of
personal information we gather when you access these websites or use our
Internet-delivered services.
By using this Site or any products or services provided through the Site, you
expressly consent to the use and disclosure of your information as described in
this Privacy Policy. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE
WITH ANY OF THE TERMS BELOW, YOU SHOULD NOT USE THIS SITE OR THE PRODUCTS OR
SERVICES OFFERED BY MARSHALL & SWIFT AT THIS SITE.
What Personal Information Do We Gather/Track?
You can travel through most of our Site without giving us any
information about yourself, but sometimes we do need information to provide
services or products you request. The
information we learn from customers helps us personalize your online shopping
experience and continually improve our websites. We do not collect information
from individuals under the age of 13. If you are under the age of 13, we ask
that you do not submit any personal information through our Sites. If we have
specific knowledge that an individual under the age of 13 has submitted
personally identifiable information to the Site, we will delete such
information permanently and without notice.
Marshall & Swift collects personally identifiable
information that can be divided into the following categories:
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Information You Give Us:
We receive and store any
information you enter while using our Sites, services or during the check
out process. This information typically includes your full name, shipping
and billing addresses, credit card information, telephone number, email
address and email list preferences. We use the information that you provide for such purposes as
responding to your requests, customizing future shopping for you, and
communicating with you.
- Automatic Information: We collect limited non-personally identifying information your browser makes available whenever you visit a website. This information includes your Internet Protocol address, browser type, browser language, operating system version, referring website, the date and time of your query and one or more cookies that may uniquely identify your browser and username. We use this information to operate, develop and to improve the quality of our service and to better understand how people interact with us. Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. You can reset your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. A number of companies offer utilities designed to help you visit Web sites anonymously. Although we will not be able to provide you with a personalized experience at our Sites if we cannot recognize you, we want you to be aware that these tools exist. Some Marshall & Swift features or services may not function properly without cookies.
- E-mail Communications: To confirm your online
order, Marshall & Swift requires that you enter your email address so
that we can send you an email confirmation. We store your email in our
database and will occasionally send you special communications about
current promotions, product developments and/or exclusive invitations. If
you do not want to receive email from us, you can unsubscribe from our electronic
mailing list here.
Information Sharing
We do not rent or sell your personally identifiable information to other companies or individuals. Marshall & Swift will only disclose your personally identifiable information to third parties if acting under a good faith belief that such action is necessary (1) to conform to legal requirements; (2) to protect and defend the rights or property of Marshall & Swift; (3) to enforce our Terms of Use or any license agreement between you and Marshall & Swift; or (4) in the event of a merger, acquisition or sale of all or substantially all Marshall & Swifts assets relating to the business in connection with which the information was collected. We may share aggregated information that has been scrubbed so that it does not identify a specific person.
We may share your information internally among all of our services in order to provide you with a seamless experience and to improve the quality of our services. We will not disclose your account information to other people or non-affiliated companies, except in the limited circumstances described above. We may store and process personal information collected on our site in the United States or any other country in which Marshall & Swift or its agents maintain facilities. By using our services, you consent to the transfer of your information among these facilities, including those located outside your country.
Security of Your Information
We take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or unauthorized alteration, disclosure or destruction of data. We restrict access to your personally identifying information to employees who need to know that information in order to operate, develop or improve our products and services. We maintain all personally identifiable information on a secure server behind a firewall and IDS system. We also use encryption technology when appropriate.
Links
Our Sites contain links to other websites. Please note that when you click on one of these links, you are clicking to another website. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of these linked sites, as their privacy policies may differ from ours. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by Marshall & Swift on our Sites.
Updating Your Personal Information
You may update your personal information at any time through the Site or by calling customer service at (800) 544-2678. We may request evidence of your identity before updating any information.
Changes to this Policy
We may periodically update this Privacy Policy. If so, we will post the updated Privacy Policy on this Site. Marshall & Swift encourages you to review this Privacy Policy from time to time for any changes.
The effective date of this Privacy Policy is August 31, 2004
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