Privacy Policy
This privacy policy (“Privacy
Policy”) discloses the privacy practices
for United Systems International Corporation ("USI
Corporation" or “we” or us”)/www.usicorp.com
(the “Site”).
We are committed to notify
you of:
1. What personal information of yours or third-party
personal information is collected from you via
the Site;
2. Who collects the information;
3. How the information is used;
4. With whom we may share the information;
5. Your options regarding collection, use and
distribution of your information;
6. Our security procedures that protect loss,
misuse or alteration of information under our
control; and
7. How you can correct your information.
If you feel that we are not
following the Privacy Policy, please contact us
by e-mail at .
Information Collection
and Use
We gather two types of information about the users
of the Site: non-personally identifiable and personally
identifiable information.
Non-Personally Identifiable
Information
When visitors come to the Site, we may collect
and aggregate non-personally identifiable information
indicating, among other things, which pages were
visited, the order in which they were visited
and which hyperlinks were clicked. Collecting
such information involves the logging of IP addresses,
operating system and browser software used by
each visitor to the Site. Although this information
is not personally identifiable, we can determine
from the IP address a visitor’s Internet
Service Provider and the geographic location of
his or her point of connectivity.
The non-personally identifiable
information that we collect helps us, among other
things, to monitor our internal operations, improve
our services, identify the most popular areas
of the Site and determine the effectiveness of
our services and promotional activities. It also
helps us make available higher quality and more
useful online services by performing statistical
analyses of the collective characteristics and
behavior of the users of the Site, and by measuring
demographics and interests regarding specific
areas of the Site.
We also may use “cookies”
that allow us to serve visitors of the Site better
and more efficiently. Cookies are small text files
placed on a visitor’s computer’s hard
drive if permitted by the web browser. Among other
things, cookies make it easier for users to access
the Site and services, and help us track the pages
that visitors go to, determine the length of time
visitors spend at any particular area of the Site,
and track the services visitors choose to use.
Cookies are only read by the server that placed
them, and are unable to read data from hard disks,
execute any code, send viruses to you or destroy
your files. Most browsers initially are set up
to accept cookies. However, usually you can reset
your browser to refuse all cookies or indicate
when a cookie is being sent. Some parts of this
Site may not function properly if you refuse cookies,
but most of the Site still should be accessible.
For information on whether cookies will be accepted
by your web browser, please refer to the documentation
accompanying your web browser.
Personally Identifiable
Information
We do not collect any information that personally
identifies you unless you knowingly and willingly
provide it. We explicitly ask for information
that personally identifies you. We request personally
identifiable information in the following instances:
Registration
You may be asked to register before accessing
certain areas on the Site. We require specific
contact information (such as your name and e-mail
address). This information is used to contact
you about the services you are requesting on the
Site. We also may ask you for additional demographic
information (such as the hardware and operating
system that you use), so we can give you a more
customized experience. However, your response
to these types of questions is voluntary.
Ordering Products
If you are ordering a product, you need to give
us your contact information (such as your name
and shipping address) and financial information
(such as your credit card number and its expiration
date). We use this information for billing purposes
and to fulfill your order. We also may use this
information to contact you if we have trouble
processing your order.
Newsletters
We will ask for your contact information (such
as your name and e-mail address) if you wish to
subscribe to our newsletters.
Surveys and Contests
Occasionally we offer surveys and contests for
which we require user information (such as your
name and shipping address). Participation in these
surveys and contests is voluntary.
Survey information will be used to determine future
product development, gain more insight into our
users and improve the Site. We will use contact
information that you submit to us in entering
a contest to notify winners and award prizes.
Sharing Information
We share non-personally identifiable information
with our partners and advertisers.
We share personally identifiable information in
the following instances:
We use an outside shipping company to ship orders
and a credit card processing company to bill users
for products and services. These companies have
agreed not to retain, share, store or use personally
identifiable information for other purposes.
We partner with other companies to provide specific
services. When you sign up for these services,
we will share your name and other necessary contact
information with the relevant partner. These partners
have agreed not to use personally identifiable
information except for the purpose of providing
the services specified.
Business Transfers
As we continue to develop our business, we might
sell or buy companies or assets. In such transactions,
customer information generally is one of the transferred
business assets. Also, in the event that USI Corporation.
is acquired or sells some or all of its assets
and/or subsidiaries, customer information might
be one of the transferred assets.
Links
This Site contains links to other sites. We encourage
you to read the privacy policies of every web
site that collects any personally identifiable
information. We are not responsible for the privacy
practices of other sites. This Privacy Policy
applies only to information collected by USI Corporation.
Security
When you submit personally identifiable information
to us on the Site, your information is encrypted
and protected with SSL, the industry standard
encryption software. While on a secure page, such
as our order form, the lock icon on the bottom
of web browsers such as Netscape Navigator and
Microsoft Internet Explorer becomes locked, as
opposed to unlocked, or open, when you are just
“surfing.”
INFORMATION SUBMITTED TO
CERTAIN E-MAIL ADDRESSES ON THE SITE, HOWEVER,
IS NOT ENCRYPTED. Please check to determine whether
the lock icon on the bottom of your web browser
is locked before sending any sensitive personally
identifiable information to us.
We also strive to protect
your personally identifiable information in our
offices. Our employees use password-protected
screen-savers when they leave their desk so they
must re-enter their password to regain access
to your personally identifiable information. In
addition, the servers that we store your personally
identifiable information are kept in a secure
environment.
USI Corporation owns the information collected
on our site. We will not sell, share or rent this
information other than what is disclosed in this
Privacy Policy.
If you have any questions
about the security of this Site, you can send
an e-mail to .
Additional Information
It sometimes is necessary for us to supplement
the information that we receive from you with
information from third-party sources.
For example, to determine if a customer qualifies
for credit, we may use the customer’s name
and social security number or corporate ID number
to request a credit report.
Special Offers
New customers/partners may receive a welcoming
e-mail to verify password and username. Established
customers/partners occasionally will receive information
on products, services, special deals and a newsletter.
If you prefer not to receive these types of communications,
please see the Choice/Opt-out section below.
Site and Service
Updates
We also may send our users announcements about
Site and service updates via e-mail or phone.
You cannot unsubscribe from service announcements
as they contain important service information.
Correction/Updating
Personal Information
If you need to update your personal information
or wish to cancel services, please e-mail our
Customer Support at
or contact us at .
Choice/Opt-out
If you do not wish to receive our newsletter or
promotional materials, you may opt out by replying
to “Unsubscribe” in the subject line
in the e-mail or e-mail us at .
Notification of Changes
By using the Site, you consent to the collection
and use of your information by USI Corporation.
Please note that we review our Privacy Policy
and practices from time to time, and that our
practices are subject to change. Any changes we
make will be effective immediately upon posting
on the Site. Any use of the Site by User after
such notice shall be deemed to constitute acceptance
by User of such changes. Please bookmark and review
periodically this page to ensure continuing familiarity
with the most current version of our Privacy Policy
so that you are always aware of what information
we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances
we disclose it.
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