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GPS4US.com values the privacy and security of the information that you share with us through www.gps4us.com. It is important that you understand how we collect, use, and maintain your information. This Privacy Statement explains our online information practices, the choices you may make about how we collect and use your information at this Web Site.
We may change this Privacy Statement from time to time. Changes to this Privacy Statement are effective upon posting. Please check back periodically for updates.
The amount, type, and use of information we collect depends on how you use this Web Site. This Privacy Statement applies only to the practices of GPS4US and its employees. GPS4US will not apply the provisions of this Privacy Statement to Business Contact Information or Aggregated Information
Collection and use of Personal Information
Personal Information includes, without limitation, your name, contact information (including e-mail address and URL), and other individually identifiable information about you.
GPS4US may collect Personal Information from you, but only if you provide it to us voluntarily. We do not store personal information in our database unless you specify that you want us to do so. You must provide and let us store your personal information to access certain parts of our Web Site, such as your account page, your order history, or to expedite future transactions. In addition to the uses described in this document, GPS4US may use Personal Information for purposes that include maintaining the Web Site, order fulfillment, administration, and fraud prevention.
We may use or disclose Personal Information without your consent in certain circumstances:
- If we are required by law or by an order or requirement of a court, administrative agency, or other government entity, or by court rules concerning the production of records;
- If we have reasonable grounds to believe that use or disclosure is necessary to protect the rights, privacy, property, or safety of our users or others;
- If we have reasonable grounds to believe that the information relates to a breach of agreement or violation of the law that has been, is being, or is about to be committed;
- If it is necessary for fraud protection, risk reduction, or the establishment or collection of funds owed to us;
- If it is necessary to enforce or apply our Terms of Use and other agreements, to pursue remedies, or to limit damages to GPS4US.
When we are required or permitted to disclose information without consent, we will not disclose more information than is necessary to fulfill the disclosure purpose.
Collection and Use of Non-Identifying Personal Information
Non-Identifying Personal Information includes information about you, including, without limitation, your Internet service provider, browser type, domain name, the Web Site that referred you to us, the web pages you request, the date and time of those requests, and entry and exit points.
During your use of our Web Site, we will collect certain Non-Identifying Personal Information to enhance the functionality of the Web Site and to make your access more convenient and efficient. We retain Non-Identifying Personal Information and use it to establish Web Site activity trends, monitor Web Site performance, improve Web Site design and functionality, fulfill orders, inform current and potential customers and suppliers about our services, and for other business purposes. Our collection of Non-Identifying Personal Information may involve the use of cookies. Among other uses, cookies allow us to deliver content specific to your interests. The Help portion of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how to configure your web browser to accept cookies, to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, or to disable cookies altogether. No personal or unencrypted information will be encoded in cookies that are stored on your computer.
Children
GPS4US does not sell products for purchase by children, but we might sell children's products for purchase by adults. We do not knowingly collect, maintain, or use Personal Information from children under age 13. If you are under age 13, do not share personal information with us.
Business Transfers
As we continue to develop our business, we might buy or sell business units. In these transactions, Personal Information is often transferred, but it remains subject to the promises made in any pre-existing Privacy Statement, unless an individual consents otherwise.
Consent
We will obtain your consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of that information as described in this Privacy Statement. If you do not consent to our collection, use, or disclosure of your Personal Information as described in this Privacy Statement, then do not share Personal Information with us. However, we are unable to offer some services, like processing purchases, without Personal Information.
You may withdraw your consent at any time, subject to reasonable notice and legal or contractual obligations. To withdraw your consent, simply tell us of the Personal Information that you no longer wish us to collect, use, or disclose through the Contact Information listed below. However, we are unable to offer some services, like processing purchases, without Personal Information.
There are limited situations in which applicable laws require or allow us to collect, use, or disclose Personal Information without your consent or after you withdraw your consent. We describe these situations under Protection of GPS4US and Others in the section on Use of Personal Information in this Privacy Statement.
Retention and Access
We will take reasonable steps to keep your Personal Information accurate, complete, current, and relevant to its intended use. We keep your Personal Information only as long as we need it for the reasons it was collected. When your Personal Information is no longer required for our purposes, we have procedures to destroy, delete, or erase it or to convert it to an anonymous form.
At any time you will be provided with access to your Personal Information by login in to Your account page, so that you can review what we have stored and, if you choose, make corrections to it. Where information will not or cannot be disclosed, we will tell you the reasons for non-disclosure.
Security
GPS4US combines technical and physical safeguards with employee policies and procedures to protect your information. We work to protect your information during transmission by using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) software, which encrypts the information that you provide online at our Web Site. For your security we do not store credit card information in our database, all orders processed in real-time via secured merchant gateway. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to protect your information, continue to assess new technology for protecting information, and when appropriate, upgrade our information security systems.
Further, we permit only authorized GPS4US employees and third parties to access any Personal Information that you supply to us. If an employee misuses Personal Information, we will take disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment. If any individual or organization misuses Personal Information, we will take action, up to and including termination of any agreement between GPS4US and that individual or organization.
Please direct any questions or concerns regarding the use or disclosure of Personal Information to us by using the Contact Information on our Contact Page.
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