John D. Steel's
Discount Computer Services respects your privacy and is committed to
protecting it. We provide this Privacy Statement to inform you of our
Privacy Policy and practices and of the choices you can make about the
way your information is collected online and how that information is
used. We've structured our websites so that, in general, you can visit
us on the Web without identifying yourself or revealing any personal
information. We make this notice readily available on our home page and
at the bottom of every Web page. Your use of this Website
acknowledges your acceptance
and consent to the practices described in this privacy statement.
Any information you voluntarily provide
to us is
used to provide you with services and to help us better understand your
needs and interests. Specifically, we use your information to help you
complete a transaction or order, to communicate with you, to provide
service and support and to update you on services and benefits.
Occasionally we may also use your information to contact you for market
research regarding products or services. We will give you the
opportunity to choose your privacy preferences regarding such
communications. Credit card information is used only for payment
processing and fraud prevention. Sensitive personal information is
collected only to facilitate our financial service providers' credit
decisions and will be shared with them only with your permission.
Credit card information and sensitive personal data are not used for
any other purpose by our financial services providers or us and will
not be kept longer than necessary for providing the services, unless
you ask us to retain your credit card information for future purchases.
Users should be aware that John D.
Steel’s Discount Computer
Services may sometimes permit third parties to offer subscription
and/or
registration-based services through our site. We are not responsible
for any
actions or policies of such third parties, and users should check the
applicable privacy policy of such party when providing personally
identifiable
information.
Cookies
Users also should be aware
that
non-personal information and data may
be
automatically collected through the standard operation of our Website
or
through the use of "cookies". Cookies are small text files a Web site
can use to recognize repeat users, facilitate the user's ongoing access
to and
use of the site and allow a site to track usage behavior and compile
aggregate
data that will allow content improvements and targeted advertising.
Cookies are
not programs that come onto a user's system and damage files.
Generally,
cookies work by assigning a unique number to the user that has no
meaning
outside the assigning site. Users should be aware that we cannot
control the
use of cookies or the resulting information by advertisers or third
parties
hosting data for us. If a user does not want information collected
through the
use of cookies, there is a simple procedure in most browsers that
allows the
user to deny or accept the cookie feature; however, users should note
that
cookies may be necessary to provide the user with certain features
(e.g.,
customized delivery of information) available on the our site.
Registration
Our
site's registration form may require users to give us contact
information
(like their name, email and postal address), and demographic
information (like
their zip code or age ) . Contact information from the registration
forms is used to
provide information about our company. The customer's contact
information is
also used to get in touch with the customer when necessary.
Demographic and profile data is also collected at our site.
We use this data to tailor our visitors' experience at our site showing
them
content that we think they might be interested in and displaying the
content
according to their preferences. This data is not available for sale to
any
outside entity.
Additionally, users should be aware that when they
voluntarily disclose personally identifiable information (e.g., user
name,
email address) on non-secure areas of the site, that information, along
with
any substantive information disclosed in the users' communication, can
be
collected and correlated and used by third parties and may result in
unsolicited messages from other posters or third parties. Such
activities are
beyond our control.
External
Links
This
site contains links to other sites. John D. Steel’s Discount
Computer
Services is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of
such
Web sites.
Choice/Opt
Out
Upon
request, John D. Steel’s Discount Computer Services will
allow any user to
"opt out" of further promotional contacts at any time. Additionally
upon request, we will use reasonable efforts to allow users to
update/correct
personal information previously submitted which the user states is
erroneous to
the extent such activities will not compromise privacy or security
interests.
Also, upon a user's request, we will use commercially reasonable
efforts to
functionally delete the user and his or her personal information from
its
database; however, it may be impossible to delete a user's entry
without some
residual information because of backups and records of deletions. You
can email
webmaster@jdsteel-DiscountComputerServices.com. We
will release customer information to the appropriate
authorities if we are required to do so by law. We will also release
such
information if we feel it is necessary in order to protect our rights
or the
rights of our customers, affiliates, partners or any other party and
for
purposes of protection from fraud and credit risk.
Data
Quality/Access
This
site gives users the following options for changing and modifying
information previously provided. You can email
webmaster@jdsteel-DiscountComputerServices.com
and users can, at any time, arrange to check their information in our
database.
Customers making a purchase of products or services offered on this
site must
be 18 years of age or older.
Contacting
The website
If
you have any questions about this privacy statement, the
practices of this site, or your dealings with this Web site, you can
contact:
webmaster@jdsteel-DiscountComputerServices.com. Any dispute arising
between the
customer and John D. Steel’s Discount Computer Services with
respect to privacy
is subject to the terms and conditions of use and this privacy
statement,
including limitations on damages, arbitration and application of the
laws of
the Unites States of America. We reserve the right to change this
policy at any
time by notifying users of the existence of a new privacy statement.
This
statement and the policies outlined herein are not intended to and do
not
create any contractual or other legal rights in or on behalf of any
party.