Privacy Statement
Whitman Controls 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 Whitman Controls Web site and governs data collection
and usage. By using the Whitman Controls website, you consent to
the data practices described in this statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
Whitman Controls collects personally identifiable information, such
as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number.
Whitman Controls 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 Whitman Controls. This information
can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access
times and referring Web site addresses. This information is used
by Whitman Controls for the operation of the service, to maintain
quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding
use of the Whitman Controls Web site.
Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable
information or personally sensitive data through Whitman Controls
public message boards, this information may be collected and used
by others. Note: Whitman Controls does not read any of your private
online communications.
Whitman Controls encourages you to review the privacy statements
of Web sites you choose to link to from Whitman Controls so that
you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your
information. Whitman Controls is not responsible for the privacy
statements or other content on Web sites outside of the Whitman Controls
and Whitman Controls family of Web sites.
Use of your Personal Information
Whitman Controls collects and uses your personal information to operate
the Whitman Controls Web site and deliver the services you have requested.
Whitman Controls also uses your personally identifiable information
to inform you of other products or services available from Whitman
Controls and its affiliates. Whitman Controls may also contact you
via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services
or of potential new services that may be offered.
Whitman Controls does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists
to third parties. Whitman Controls 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, Whitman Controls
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 Whitman Controls, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality
of your information.
Whitman Controls does not use or disclose sensitive personal information,
such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit
consent.
Whitman Controls keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers
visit within Whitman Controls, in order to determine what Whitman
Controls services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver
customized content and advertising within Whitman Controls to customers
whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular
subject area.
Whitman Controls 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 Whitman Controls
or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Whitman
Controls; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the
personal safety of users of Whitman Controls, or the public.
Use of Cookies
The Whitman Controls 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 Whitman Controls pages, or register with Whitman
Controls site or services, a cookie helps Whitman Controls 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 Whitman
Controls Web site, the information you previously provided can be
retrieved, so you can easily use the Whitman Controls 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 Whitman Controls services or Web sites you visit.
Security of your Personal Information
Whitman Controls secures your personal information from unauthorized
access, use or disclosure. Whitman Controls 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
Whitman Controls will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy
to reflect company and customer feedback. Whitman Controls encourages
you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how Whitman
Controls is protecting your information.
Contact Information
Whitman Controls welcomes your comments regarding this Statement
of Privacy. If you believe that Whitman Controls has not adhered
to this Statement, please contact Whitman Controls at bjlyga@whitmancontrols.com.
We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine
and remedy the problem.
For further information, please contact Whitman Controls.