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Anderson-Crane Privacy Policy
What information do we collect online?
Several
areas of our site allow you to make inquiries or request
literature by filling out and submitting an online
form.
The information you submit includes
company information including address and contact
information, user
information, including fax and email, comments and
survey responses.
How we use the information we collect
In order to make improvements to our
site, we may gather information that helps show how
customers use the site. For example, we might do
research to determine which areas are accessed most
frequently . This
information is analyzed only in aggregate and not at the
individual level. Personal information, such as your
name and email address, is not included in the analysis.
The information we gather when you visit
our site may be used in aggregate to improve the
products we offer you. In the end, we hope this
information will help us build a richly dynamic website
that not only fulfills all your industrial product
needs, but also provides and easy-to-use interface and
an overall enjoyable shopping experience. In effect we
want to tailor our website so that you receive more of
what you want from us and less of what you don't want.
Our website is designed to build HTML
pages dynamically and according to account information.
Therefore, the information that is stored within our
databases is retrieved so that only those registered and
authorized users have access to your account
information. Email information is requested so that we
can email you a confirmation of your order. All other
data is only used for transaction processing within
business context as implied between buyer and seller
agreements.
Cookies – what they are and how we use
them
A cookie is a small file stored on your
computer by a Web site to give you a unique ID. Cookies
help make it easier for you to use our site, and they
help us provide you with the information you need –
when and where you need it.
How we use email
After you place an order on our site,
you will receive an email confirmation of your order
placement. You will receive these emails only if you
have provided your email address during checkout or as
part of registering with the site.
In addition, we may use email for
providing you with information on promotions, outages
and other events.
Please note that we do not sell or share
email addresses with other companies. We do use email as
a means of receiving feedback from our customers.
Links
This Site contains links to other sites
that are not owned, maintained or operated by Applied.
Applied is not responsible for the content of any linked
site or the use of any information collected from you by
such sites .
Linked sites are not subject to this
Privacy and Security Policy.
The
inclusion of a link from or to this Site does not imply
recommendation or sponsorship and Applied disclaims any
liability for such links.
Security
The importance of security for all
personally identifiable information associated with our
guests is of utmost concern to us. We exercise great
care in providing secure transmission of your
information from your PC to our servers. Unfortunately,
no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed
to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to
protect your personal information, Applied can't ensure
or warrant the security of any information you transmit
to us or from our online products, and you do so at your
own risk. Once we receive your transmission, we make our
best effort to ensure its security on our systems.
Ultimately, you are responsible for maintaining the
secrecy of your passwords and any account information.
Updates
Applied may update this policy from time
to time. Updates will be posted on the site and will be
effective as of the date of posting. We ask that you
check the site periodically for updates to this and
other policies. |