BARTELL MACHINERY SYSTEMS, L.L.C.
PRIVACY STATEMENT
This Internet Web site is owned and controlled by BARTELL MACHINERY SYSTEMS, L.L.C,
6321 Elmer Hill Road, Rome, NY 13440.
What personal information is being gathered and how is this
information being used?
Information Collection and Use
BARTELL MACHINERY SYSTEMS, L.L.C. is the sole owner of the information collected
on this site. We will not sell, share, or rent this information to others in ways
different from what is disclosed in this statement. BARTELL MACHINERY SYSTEMS, L.L.C.
collects information from our users at several different points on our Internet Web site.
Registration
In order to use this site or portions of this site, a user may need to first
complete a registration form. During registration, a user is required to give their
contact information (such as name and email address). This information is used to contact
the user about the services on our site for which they have expressed interest.
Orders
We request information from the user on our order form. Here, a user must provide
contact information (such as name and shipping address) and financial information (such as
credit card number and expiration date). This information is used for billing purposes and
to fill customer orders. If we have trouble processing an order, this contact information
is used to contact the user.
Log Files
We use IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’s
movement, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses are not
linked to personally identifiable information.
Who will the information be shared with, if anyone?
Sharing
We will share aggregated demographic information with our partners and
advertisers. This is not linked to any personal information that can identify any
individual person.
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.
We partner with another party to provide specific services. When the
user signs up for these services, we will share names, or other contact information that
is necessary for the third party to provide these services. These parties are not allowed
to use personally identifiable information except for the purpose of providing these
services.
BARTELL MACHINERY SYSTEMS, L.L.C. reserves the right to perform
statistical analyses and profiling of user behavior and characteristics in order to
measure interest in and use of the various areas of the site and to inform third parties
of such information. BARTELL MACHINERY SYSTEMS, L.L.C. will provide only aggregate data
from these analyses to third parties; no personally identifying information will be
disclosed.
What safeguards are in place to protect the loss, misuse or
alteration of your information?
Links
This site may contain links to other sites. Please be aware that we, BARTELL
MACHINERY SYSTEMS, L.L.C., are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other
sites. We encourage our users, that when they leave our site, 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 site.
Security
This site has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and
alteration of the information provided on the site. The site uses Secure Socket Layer
(SSL) technology, the current standard for secure transactions over the Internet, to
promote the security of your data.
There are some simple measures that you can take to promote protection
of your information. First, to help protect the security of your account, do not share
your password with others. Also, please remember to "log-off" after using any of
our on-line services when you have finished using the site.
While we strive to protect your personally identifying information, the
Internet is not fully secure. Consequently, BARTELL MACHINERY SYSTEMS, L.L.C. cannot
ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us and you do so at your
own risk. We do however attempt to ensure its security on our system.
If you have any questions about the security at our Internet Web site,
you can send an email to sales@bartellmachinery.com
Like most web sites, this site uses
"cookies" to allow you to move more quickly through the site. Cookies are small
text files a web site can use to recognize repeat users and facilitate their ongoing
access to and use of the site. Cookies do not by themselves collect identifying
information; instead, they collect information related to the characteristics of your
computer, or when and how you reached the site.
Generally, cookies work by assigning to the user a unique number that
has no meaning outside the assigning site and do not pose a threat to a user’s system
or files. We use this information only for purposes of planning and tracking, as well as
assessing the technical function of our site. For instance, when you access a specific
area of our site, the system will transfer a cookie to your browser so that when you
return to this area of the site, you will not have to reenter your data to gain access to
it. This cookie is only used to eliminate the need to duplicate your information. By
understanding how our site is accessed, we can continually improve it to respond to
users’ interests.
We may use cookies to track information about which pages you visit within our site in
order to gauge the effectiveness of our content or to continue to refine the types of
content that you may find interesting.
However, we cannot control the use of cookies by advertisers or third
parties hosting data for us. If you do not want information collected through the use of
cookies, there is a simple procedure in most browsers that allows you to deny or accept
the cookie feature. Please note that cookies may be necessary to enable you to use certain
features on our site.
What if there are changes?
Site and Service Updates
We may send site and service announcement emails to users at any time. Registered
users are not able to un-subscribe from service announcements, which contain important
information about the service. We communicate with the user to provide requested services
and in regards to issues relating to their account via email or phone.
Correction/Updating Personal Information:
If a user’s personally identifiable information changes (such as your zip
code or phone number), or if a user no longer desires our service, we will endeavor to
provide a way to correct, update or remove that user’s personal data provided to us.
This can usually be done at the customer service page or by emailing Customer
Service at sales@bartellmachinery.com or
by contacting us at BARTELL MACHINERY SYSTEMS, L.L.C., 6321 Elmer Hill Road, Rome, NY
13440, 315-336-7600.
Policy Changes
BARTELL MACHINERY SYSTEMS, L.L.C. reserves the right to review and change this
Policy at any time. Policy changes may be made without prior notice to existing customers.
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on our Homepage so
our users are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under
circumstances, if any, we disclose it. If at any point we decide to use personally
identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time it was
collected, we will notify registered users via email. Users will have a choice, if any, as
to whether or not we use their information in this different manner. Policy revisions only
apply to information gathered after the effective date of the revised policy, unless we
give you notice and choice as to the changes in use, in which case all information is
subject to the new policy.
Effective Date
August 01, 2000
