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This privacy statement covers the site
jmlapi.com
and J-M-L Architectural Products, Inc. Because this Web site wants to
demonstrate its commitment to our users’ privacy, it
has agreed to disclose its information practices and
have its privacy practices reviewed for compliance
by .
1.
What personally identifiable information jmlapi.com collects.
2. What personally
identifiable information third parties collect
through the Web site.
3. What
organization collects the information.
4. How
jmlapi.com uses the information.
5. With whom
jmlapi.com may share user information.
6. What choices are
available to users regarding collection, use and
distribution of the information.
7.
What types of security procedures are in place to
protect the loss, misuse or alteration of
information under jmlapi.com, control.
8. How users can
correct any inaccuracies in the information.
If users have questions
or concerns regarding this statement, they should
first contact jmlapi.com by EMAIL, PHONE,
POSTAL MAIL If they do not receive acknowledgment of
their inquiry or their inquiry is not satisfactorily
addressed, they should then contact the webmaster
to resolve users concerns.
[Include this
Software Disclaimer as the last sentence in the
opening statement if the site has a downloadable
software application or applet: The program
covers only information that is collected through
this Web site, and does not cover information that
may be collected through software downloaded from
the site, jmlapi.com
has agreed to notify users of:
Information Collection and
Use
Information Collection
J-M-L Architectural
Products, Inc., is the
sole owner of the information collected on
jmlapi.com and collects information from our users
at several different points on our Web site.
Registration
In order to use this Web
site, a user must first complete the registration
form. During registration a user [is required to]
give[s] contact information (such as name and email
address). We use this information to contact the
user about services on our site for which he has
expressed interest. It is optional for the user to
provide demographic information (such as income
level and gender), and unique identifiers (such as,
username and password), but encouraged so we can
provide a more personalized experience on our site.
We also require a user’s social security number to
provide account information.
We request information
from the user on our order form. A user must provide
contact information (such as name, email, and
shipping address) and financial information (such as
credit card number, expiration date). This
information is used for billing purposes and to fill
customer’s orders. If we have trouble processing an
order, the information is used to contact the user.
Information Use
Profile
We store
information that we collect through cookies, log
files, clear gifs, and/or third parties to create a
profile of our users. A profile is stored
information that we keep on individual users that
details their viewing preferences. Consequently,
collected information is tied to the users
personally identifiable information to provide
offers and improve the content of the site for the
user. This profile is used to tailor a user’s visit
to our Web site, and to direct pertinent marketing
promotions to them. We [do not] share your profile
with other third parties. [Your profile is shared
in aggregate form only.] [Your profile is shared
together with your personally identifiable
information.]
Cookies
A cookie is a piece of
data stored on the user’s computer tied to
information about the user. [Usage of a cookie is
in no way linked to any personally identifiable
information while on our site.] We use [both]
session ID cookies [and] persistent cookies. For
the session ID cookie, once users close the browser,
the cookie simply terminates. A persistent cookie
is a small text file stored on the user’s hard drive
for an extended period of time. Persistent cookies
can be removed by following Internet browser help
file directions.
By setting a cookie on
our site, users would not have to log in a password
more than once, thereby saving time while on our
site. If users reject the cookie, they may still
use our site. The only drawback to this is that the
user will be limited in some areas of our site. For
example, [the user will not be able to participate
in any of our sweepstakes, contests or monthly
drawings that take place.] Persistent cookies enable
us to track and target the interests of our users to
enhance the experience on our site. See the
“Profile” section.
Some of our business
partners use cookies on our site (for example,
advertisers). However, we have no access to or
control over these cookies, once we have given
permission for them to set cookies for advertising.
Third Party Advertising
The ads appearing on this Web site are delivered to
users by [THIRD PARTY], our Web advertising partner.
Information about users’ visit to this site, such as
number of times they have viewed an ad (but not user
name, address, or other personal information), is
used to serve ads to users on this site.
This privacy statement covers
the use of cookies by
jmlapi.com , only and does
not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.
Log Files
Like most standard Web
site servers we use log files. This includes
internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type,
internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit
pages, platform type, date/time stamp, and number of
clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track
user’s movement in the aggregate, and gather broad
demographic information for aggregate use. IP
addresses, etc. are not linked to personally
identifiable information. [IP addresses are tied to
personally identifiable information to enable our
Web-based service.] [Webtrendslive users may have
further obligations of particular language per their
license with Webtrendslive. See your license
agreement.] [See the Profile section below.]
Communications from the
Site
Special Offers and
Updates
We send all new members
a welcoming email to verify password and username.
Established members will occasionally receive
information on products, services, special deals,
and a newsletter. Out of respect for the privacy of
our users we present the option to not receive these
types of communications. Please see the Choice and
Opt-out sections.
Newsletter
If a user wishes to
subscribe to our newsletter, we ask for contact
information such as name and email address. Out of
respect for our users privacy we provide a way to
opt-out of these communications. Please see the
Choice and Opt-out sections.
Service Announcements
On rare occasions it is
necessary to send out a strictly service related
announcement. For instance, if our service is
temporarily suspended for maintenance we might send
users an email. Generally, users may not opt-out of
these communications, though they can deactivate
their account. However, these communications are
not promotional in nature. [Users may opt-out of
these communications. Please see our Choice and
Opt-out section.]
Customer Service
We communicate with
users on a regular basis to provide requested
services and in regards to issues relating to their
account we reply via email or phone, in accordance
with the users wishes.
Sharing
Legal Disclaimer
Though we make every
effort to preserve user privacy, we may need to
disclose personal information when required by law
wherein we have a good-faith belief that such action
is necessary to comply with a current judicial
proceeding, a court order or legal process served on
our Web site.
Third Party
Intermediaries
We use an outside
shipping company to ship orders, and a credit card
processing company to bill users for goods and
services. These companies do not retain, share,
store or use personally identifiable information for
any secondary purposes.
Business Transitions
In the event
jmlapi.com goes through a business transition,
such as a merger, being acquired by another company,
or selling a portion of its assets, users’ personal
information will, in most instances, be part of the
assets transferred. Users will be notified via
[email] [prominent notice on our Web site for 30
days] prior to a change of ownership or control of
their personal information. If as a result of the
business transition, the users’ personally
identifiable information will be used in a manner
different from that stated at the time of collection
they will be given choice consistent with our
notification of changes section.
Choice/Opt-out
Our users are given the
opportunity to ‘opt-out’ of having their information
used for purposes not directly related to our site
at the point where we ask for information. For
example, our order form has an ‘opt-out’ mechanism
so users who buy a product from us, but don’t want
any marketing material, can keep their email address
off of our lists.
Users who no longer wish
to receive our newsletter and promotional
communications may opt-out of receiving these
communications by replying to unsubscribe in the
subject line in the email or email us or the user
may contact us at [PHONE] [EMAIL] or [POSTAL MAIL]
to opt-out.]
Users of our site are
always notified when their information is being
collected by any outside parties. We do this so our
users can make an informed choice as to whether or
not they should proceed with services that require
an outside party.
Links
This Web site contains
links to other sites. Please be aware that we,
jmlapi.com,, are not responsible for the privacy
practices of such other sites. We encourage our
users to be aware when they leave our site and to
read the privacy statements of each and every Web
site that collects personally identifiable
information. This privacy statement applies solely
to information collected by this Web site.
Surveys [& Contests]
From time-to-time our
site requests information from users via surveys or
contests. Participation in these surveys or
contests is completely voluntary and the user
therefore has a choice whether or not to disclose
this information. The requested information
typically includes contact information (such as name
and shipping address), and demographic information
(such as zip code). Users’ personally identifiable
information is not shared with third parties unless
we give prior notice and choice. Though we may use
an intermediary to conduct these surveys or
contests, they may not use users’ personally
identifiable information for any secondary purposes.
Tell-A-Friend
If a user elects
to use our referral service for informing a friend
about our site, we ask them for the friend’s name
and email address. jmlapi.com will
automatically send the friend a one-time email
inviting them to visit the site. jmlapi.com
stores [or does not store] this information for the
sole purpose of sending this one-time email [and
tracking the success of our referral program]. The
friend may contact us to request the removal of this information from our
database.
Security
This Web site
takes every precaution to protect our users’
information. When users submit sensitive
information via the Web site, their information is
protected both online and off-line.
When our
registration/order form asks users to enter
sensitive information (such as credit card number
and/or social security number), that information is
encrypted and is protected with the best encryption
software in the industry - SSL. 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 un-locked, or open, when users are just
‘surfing’.
While we use
SSL encryption to protect sensitive information
online, we also do everything in our power to
protect user-information off-line. All of our
users’ information, not just the sensitive
information mentioned above, is restricted in our
offices. Only employees who need the information to
perform a specific job (for example, our billing
clerk or a customer service representative) are
granted access to personally identifiable
information. Our employees must use
password-protected screen-savers when they leave
their desk. When they return, they must re-enter
their password to re-gain access to user
information. Furthermore, ALL employees are kept
up-to-date on our security and privacy practices.
Every [quarter], as well as any time new policies
are added, our employees are notified and/or
reminded about the importance we place on privacy,
and what they can do to ensure our users’
information is protected. Finally, the servers that
store personally identifiable information are in a
secure environment, If users have any questions
about the security at our Web site, users can send
an email.
Supplementation of Information
In order for
this Web site to properly fulfill its obligation to
users it is necessary for us to supplement the
information we receive with information from 3rd
party sources.
Purchasing History
In order for
this Web site to enhance its ability to tailor the
site to a user’s preference, we combine information
about the purchasing habits of users with similar
information from our partners, [COMPANY Y & COMPANY
Z], to create a personalized user profile. When a
user makes a purchase from either of these two
companies, the companies [we] collect [and share]
personal [and demographic] information back with us.
Correcting/Updating/Deleting/Deactivating Personal
Information
If a user’s personally
identifiable information changes (such as zip code,
phone, email or postal address), or if a user no
longer desires our service, we provide a way to
correct, update or delete/deactivate users’
personally identifiable information. This can
usually be done by emailing our Customer Support.
Notification of Changes
If we decide to change
our privacy policy, we will post those changes to
this privacy statement, the homepage, and other
places we deem appropriate so our users are always
aware of what information we collect, how we use it,
and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose
it. We will use information in accordance with the
privacy policy under which the information was
collected. If, however, we are going to use users’
personally identifiable information in a manner
different from that stated at the time of collection
we will notify users via email. Users will have a
choice as to whether or not we use their information
in this different manner. However, if users have
opted out of all communication with the site, or
deleted/deactivated their account, then they will
not be contacted, nor will their personal
information be used in this new manner. In
addition, if we make any material changes in our
privacy practices that do not affect user
information already stored in our database, we will
post a prominent notice on our Web site notifying
users of the change. In some cases where we post a
notice we will also email users, who have opted to
receive communications from us, notifying them of
the changes in our privacy practices.
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