Whitesell is committed to protecting your privacy and developing
technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online
experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the Whitesell Web
site and governs data collection and usage. By using the Whitesell
website, you consent to the data practices described in this
statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
Whitesell collects personally identifiable information, such as your
e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number.
Whitesell also collects anonymous demographic information, which is
not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences,
interests and favorites.
There is also information about your computer hardware and software
that is automatically collected by Whitesell. This information can
include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and
referring Web site addresses. This information is used by Whitesell
for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service,
and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Whitesell Web
site.
Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally
identifiable information or personally sensitive data through
Whitesell public message boards, this information may be collected and
used by others. Note: Whitesell does not read any of your private
online communications.
Whitesell encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites
you choose to link to from Whitesell so that you can understand how
those Web sites collect, use and share your information. Whitesell is
not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web
sites outside of the Whitesell and Whitesell family of Web sites.
Use of your Personal Information
Whitesell collects and uses your personal information to operate the
Whitesell Web site and deliver the services you have requested.
Whitesell also uses your personally identifiable information to inform
you of other products or services available from Whitesell and its
affiliates. Whitesell may also contact you via surveys to conduct
research about your opinion of current services or of potential new
services that may be offered.
Whitesell does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third
parties. Whitesell may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of
external business partners about a particular offering that may be of
interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable
information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not
transferred to the third party. In addition, Whitesell may share data
with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send
you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for
deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your
personal information except to provide these services to Whitesell,
and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your
information.
Whitesell does not use or disclose sensitive personal information,
such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your
explicit consent.
Whitesell keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit
within Whitesell, in order to determine what Whitesell services are
the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and
advertising within Whitesell to customers whose behavior indicates
that they are interested in a particular subject area.
Whitesell Web sites will disclose your personal information, without
notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief
that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law
or comply with legal process served on Whitesell or the site; (b)
protect and defend the rights or property of Whitesell; and, (c) act
under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of
Whitesell, or the public.
Use of Cookies
The Whitesell Web site use "cookies" to help you personalize your
online experience. A cookie is a 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. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web
server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you
personalize Whitesell pages, or register with Whitesell site or
services, a cookie helps Whitesell to recall your specific information
on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your
personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses,
and so on. When you return to the same Whitesell Web site, the
information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can
easily use the Whitesell features that you customized.
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 prefer. If you choose to decline
cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive
features of the Whitesell services or Web sites you visit.
Security of your Personal Information
Whitesell secures your personal information from unauthorized access,
use or disclosure. Whitesell secures the personally identifiable
information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure
environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure.
When personal information (such as a credit card number) is
transmitted to other Web sites, it is protected through the use of
encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.
Changes to this Statement
Whitesell will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to
reflect company and customer feedback. Whitesell encourages you to
periodically review this Statement to be informed of how Whitesell is
protecting your information.
Contact Information
Whitesell welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of Privacy.
If you believe that Whitesell has not adhered to this Statement,
please contact Whitesell at info@whitesellgroup.com. We will use
commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the
problem.