Privacy Policy
This privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) describes Total Security Alarms privacy practices for the Total Security Alarms Web site, including what types of information we gather and track, how we use the information, and with whom we share the information. By using the Total Security Alarms Web site, you agree to be bound by the terms of this Privacy Policy and by the Terms of Use. We may change this Privacy Policy at any time by posting revisions to the Total Security Alarms Web site, and your continued use of the Total Security Alarms Web site indicates your agreement to the revised terms. Accordingly, we urge you to frequently review this Privacy Policy, and, if you do not agree to the terms of this or any revised policy, please exit the Total Security Alarms Web site immediately.
Privacy of Children:
Children (persons under the age of 14) are not eligible to use the Total Security Alarms
Web site without the supervision of their parents. If you are under the
age of 14 please do not submit any personal information to us or use any function
of the Total Security Alarms Web site. If you are under the age of 14 please only use
the Total Security Alarms Web site under the supervision of your parents or guardian.
If you are under 13, please do not provide us with any information about
yourself. If we discover that we have collected any Personally Identifiable
Information regarding a child 12 or under we will delete the information as
soon as possible.
What Information is Collected?
Total Security Alarms may collect two types of information about you: Personally Identifiable
Information and Aggregate Information that is anonymous (such as your IP
address - a number used to identify your computer when you are on the Internet
- or the type of browser you are using).
Personally Identifiable Information: “Personally
Identifiable Information” refers to information that lets us know the
specifics of who you are and can be used to identify, contact or locate you
(such as your name, address, telephone number and e-mail address). You can
visit our Total Security Alarms Web site without telling us who you are and without revealing
any information about yourself. You may be required to register or otherwise
voluntarily provide Personally Identifiable Information to have access to
some features of the Total Security Alarms Web site. You always may choose not to provide
the Personally Identifiable Information, but this may lead to decreased functionality
of the Total Security Alarms Web site for you and our inability to provide you with certain
products or services. We also may request you to voluntarily provide Personally
Identifiable Information that is not required to access features of our site.
This information enables us to make general improvements to the Total Security Alarms
Web site and better serve your specific interests.
Aggregate Information:
Total Security Alarms may transparently collect Aggregate Information through the use
of cookies or by other means. We use this information to assess general
usage patterns, administer and make improvements to Total Security Alarms Web site
and collect demographic information useful in some way to Total Security Alarms and
our business partners. We hope that by using Aggregate Information, we can
update the Total Security Alarms Web site to make it more useful to you and other users.
We, and our business partners, reserve the right to use, maintain, update,
disclose and/or sell Aggregate Information.
What We Will and Will Not Do With the Information You Provide:
Total Security Alarms
uses information generally to compile statistical data, keep in contact
with users and provide them with a better interactive experience.
We may use your information specifically for the following purposes:
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to provide easy access every time you return to the Total Security Alarms Web site without requiring re-entry of registration information;
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to keep you informed about products and services in which you may have interest;
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to complete business transactions;
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to contact you as part of a promotion;
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to allow you to make a posting on the Total Security Alarms Web site;
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to administer individual accounts;
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to provide customer support;
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to meet legal requirements;
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to provide Internet security; and/or to analyze the collected information.
In the event of a merger, consolidation, or sale or transfer of all or substantially all of our assets or business, one of the assets transferred may include the information we collect about our users. We also reserve the right to collect Personally Identifiable Information about you when you sign up for our Forums. We will collect this information to ensure compliance with our rules.
Total Security Alarms works closely with our business partners and certain other third
parties who may perform functions on our behalf, such as fulfilling orders,
providing promotional materials to our users, sending e-mail, managing
data, processing credit card payments or providing customer service. They
have access to your Personally Identifiable Information only to the extent
necessary to perform their functions and may not use it for any other purpose.
Further, these business partners and other third parties may from time
to time wish to extend special offers to you on their own behalf. We may
use your Personally Identifiable Information to assist our business partners
in offering you these products, services and information and may act as
an intermediary (for instance, sending you e-mail on their behalf).
We
may also from time to time cooperate with law enforcement inquiries, as
well as other efforts to enforce laws. We may also disclose Personally
Identifiable Information in response to legal process, such as a court
order or subpoena, or to protect the Total Security Alarms Web site, hosted sites
or users of these sites. We may also disclose Personally Identifiable Information
in response to a request by law enforcement if there is an investigation
of criminal conduct or other illegal activity. In most cases you may
not receive notice of this disclosure to law enforcement. Therefore, we cannot
promise, nor should you expect that, communications you make will always
remain private.
Other than for the specific purposes set forth in this Privacy Policy,
we will not disclose your Personally Identifiable Information to any third
parties unless we obtain your prior consent or are legally compelled to
do so. In addition, we will not contact you without your permission except
as specified above or in connection with the registration process.
Third Party Advertising:
We may use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit
the Total Security Alarms Web site. These companies may use information (not including
your name, address, email address or telephone number) about your visits
to this and other Web sites in order to provide advertisements on the Total Security Alarms
Web site and other sites about goods and services that may be of interest
to you.
Cookies:
When you visit the Total Security Alarms Web site, we or a third-party advertiser may
store or recognize some information on your computer in the form of a "cookie" or
similar file that can help us in many ways. For example, cookies allow
us to tailor the Total Security Alarms Web site to better match your interests and preferences.
With most Internet browsers or other software, you can erase cookies from
your computer hard drive, block all cookies or receive a warning before
a cookie is stored. Please refer to your browser instructions or help screen
to learn more about these functions. If you reject cookies, functionality
of the Total Security Alarms Web site may be severely limited, and you may not be able
to take advantage of many of the Total Security Alarms Web site best features.
About Our Forums
The Total Security Alarms Web site feature forums (such as message boards and chat
rooms), which enable our users to communicate with each other. We do not
moderate and are not responsible for the content which you or any user
posts on any forum on the Total Security Alarms Web site. All Personally Identifiable
Information you post in a forum may be viewed, collected and used by any
visitor to the Total Security Alarms Web site and is beyond our control. Therefore,
Total Security Alarms strongly recommends that you do not post on any forum private
information about yourself or other individuals.
Linking to Our Business Affiliates' and Third Party Web Sites:
The Total Security Alarms Web site contain links to sites operated by our business
partners and other third parties. Once you leave the Total Security Alarms Web site,
you may or may not see a new URL in the location bar. Please review the
linked site’s privacy policies, and if you do not agree to be bound
by the terms of the policies governing that site, terminate your visit
to that site. We are not responsible for the privacy policies and practices
of the sites operated by our business partners or other third parties.
How Secure is Your Information:
Any unauthorized use of the Total Security Alarms Web site may result in criminal and/or
civil prosecution. We have reasonable policies and procedures in place
to protect the privacy and confidentiality of your information that we
collect and maintain. All Personally Identifiable Information is stored
on our secured servers, behind a firewall at a data center with access
to data strictly controlled.