PRIVACY STATEMENT
Whitesell Corporation (“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. The Whitesell website is the owned and operated by Whitesell for its own use and for the use of other separate legal entities which may or may not be affiliated, related or commonly owned with Whitesell (“Other Entities”). By using the Whitesell web site, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
Collection of Personal Information
Whitesell collects personally identifiable information, such as e-mail addresses, names, home or work addressed, and telephone numbers. Whitesell also collects anonymous demographic information (which is not unique to a specific visitor), such as a visitor’s ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests, and favorites.
Whitesell also automatically collects Information about computer hardware and software. This information may include a visitor’s IP address, browser type, domain name, access time, and referring web site address. 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.
If a visitor directly discloses personally identifiable information or sensitive data through the Whitesell web site, this information may be collected and used by Whitesell.
Whitesell encourages visitors to review the privacy statements of web sites that provide links to the Whitesell web site, so that they may understand how those web sites may collect, use, and share information. Whitesell is not responsible for the privacy practices or contents of web sites outside of the Whitesell web sites.
Use of Personal Information
Whitesell collects and uses personal information to operate Whitesell’s web site and to deliver services visitors have requested. Whitesell may also use personally identifiable information to inform some visitors of products or services available from Whitesell and its affiliates, according to visitors’ preferences. Whitesell may contact some visitors regarding surveys about their opinions of current services and/or about potential new services that may be offered.
Whitesell does not sell or otherwise provide visitor lists to third parties, other than the legal entities for whom Whitesell maintains the website.
Whitesell may share certain data with trusted partners to help Whitesell perform statistical analyses, provide customer support, arrange for deliveries, or send requisite emails or postal mail. All such third parties are prohibited from using visitor’s personal information, except to provide specific services to Whitesell. Further, they are required to maintain the confidentiality of visitors’ information.
Whitesell does not obtain, use, or disclose sensitive personal information, such as visitors’ race, religion, or political affiliations, without their knowledge and explicit consent.
Whitesell tracks web site and page visits within the Whitesell web site in order to determine interest in specific information, products, or services. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within the Whitesell web site to visitors whose behavior suggests that they may be interested in a particular subject area.
Whitesell must disclose visitors’ personal information, without notice, 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 to comply with legal process served on Whitesell or its web 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 the Whitesell web site or the public.
Use of Cookies
The Whitesell web site uses “cookies” to help personalize visitors’ online experiences. A cookie is a text file that is placed on visitors’ hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or to deliver viruses to visitors’ devices. Cookies are uniquely assigned to visitors, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to the visitor.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save visitors time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the web server that a visitor has returned to a specific page. For example, if a visitor personalizes Whitesell’s pages, or registers with Whitesell’s web site or services, a cookie helps Whitesell to recall that visitor’s specific information for use during subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When visitors return to the same Whitesell web site, the information they previously provided can be retrieved, better enabling them to use the Whitesell web site features that they customized.
Visitors have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but visitors can generally modify their browser setting to decline cookies. If visitors choose to decline cookies, they may not be able to fully experience some interactive features of the Whitesell web site.
Security of Personal Information
Whitesell secures visitors’ personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. Whitesell secures personally identifiable information that visitors provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. If and when personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted by Whitesell 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 may occasionally update this Privacy Statement to reflect company and customer feedback and enhancements to its privacy-related policies. Whitesell encourages visitors to periodically review this Privacy Statement to be informed of how Whitesell is protecting the information of visitors to the Whitesell web site.
Contact Information
Whitesell welcomes visitors’ comments regarding this Privacy Statement. If you believe Whitesell has not adhered to this Privacy Statement, email info@whitesellgroup.com. Whitesell will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy any issue identified by visitors.