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Privacy
Policy
At Locus Telecommunications,
we understand that privacy is important and we are strongly committed
to protecting the privacy of our customers and visitors to our
website. The following information is designed to help you better
understand the information we gather from our site and service,
how we handle the information once we gather it, whether we disclose
it to anyone, and the choices you have regarding our use of, and
your ability to correct, the information. Please note that this
Privacy Policy applies only to this site (www.LocusTelecom.com)
and the sites associated with our brands not necessarily to other
companies' or organizations' websites to which we link, even if
they market or use Locus Products. By visiting this site or using
any of our products you are accepting the practices described in
this Privacy Policy.
Information Collection
and Use
Our primary goal in collecting personal information is to provide
you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. This
allows us to provide features that most likely meet your needs,
and to customize our service to make your experience easier.
Aggregate Data
We gather certain usage information like the number and frequency
of visitors to this site. This information may include which
URL you just came from, which URL you next go to, what browser
you are using, and your IP address. We only use such data in
the aggregate. This collective data helps us determine how much
our customers use parts of the site, and do internal research
on our users' demographics, interests, and behavior to better
understand and serve you. This type of aggregated, non-personally
identifiable information may also be collected by third parties
that help us run our services. In addition, we aggregate data
and disclose such information in a non-personally identifiable
manner to advertisers and other third parties for marketing and
promotional purposes.
Personally Identifiable
Information
We also request information about you, such as your name, address,
phone number and email address ("personally identifiable information").
We seek such information to provide products and/or services that
more closely reflect your preferences. In addition, we may use
such information to improve our marketing and promotional efforts,
to analyze site usage, improve our content and product offerings,
and customize our site's content, layout and services. If you choose,
we may use information to contact you and deliver information to
you.
Generally, we only share personally identifiable
information with other entities if you specifically agree to permit
such sharing. However, unless you specifically decline, we may
share personally identifiable information with certain third parties
with whom we contract to provide services or jointly-branded products.
By accepting this Privacy Policy or by purchasing or using our
products or our jointly-branded products, you expressly agree to
such sharing of information.
We may use third party service providers to facilitate
our services and therefore we may provide some of your personally
identifiable information directly to them. In addition, we employ
other companies and individuals to perform functions on our behalf.
Examples include fulfilling orders, delivering packages, sending
postal mail and email, removing repetitive information from customer
lists, analyzing data, providing marketing assistance, processing
credit card payments and providing Customer Care. They have
access to personally identifiable information and may use it as
needed to perform their functions, but may not use it for any other
purpose, except that they may aggregate your personally identifiable
information with similar information of other customers in a manner
that does not personally identify you.
Locus Telecommunications cooperates with law enforcement
inquiries, as well as other third parties, to enforce laws, such
as intellectual property rights, fraud and other rights. We can
(and you authorize us to) disclose any information about you to
law enforcement or other government officials as we, in our sole
discretion, believe necessary or appropriate, in connection with
an investigation of fraud, intellectual property infringements,
or other activity that is illegal or may expose us or you to liability.
Cookies
"Cookies" are small files placed on your hard drive;
each web site can send its own cookie to your browser if your browser
preferences allow it. You can configure your browser to accept
all cookies, reject all cookies, or notify you when a cookie is
sent. (Each browser is different, so check the "Help" menu
of your browser to learn how to change your cookie preferences.)
You are always free to decline our cookies if your browser permits,
although in that case you may not be able to use certain features
on our site and you may be required to re-enter your password more
frequently during a session. In addition, a number of companies
offer utilities designed to help you visit web sites anonymously.
Cookies assist us in providing customized services and can also
help us provide information that is targeted to your interests.
Locus Telecommunications uses cookies, which tell us how and when
pages in our site are visited, and by how many people. Locus Telecommunications’ cookies
do not collect personally identifiable information and we do not
combine information collected through cookies with other personally
identifiable information to tell us who you are or even what your
screen name or e-mail address is. Most cookies are "session
cookies," meaning that they are automatically deleted from
your hard drive at the end of a session. Additionally, you may
encounter cookies or other similar devices on our site that are
placed by third parties. We do not control the use of cookies by
third parties.
Policy Towards Children
Locus Telecommunications is concerned about the safety and privacy
of children who use the Internet. Consistent with the Children's
Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998, we will never knowingly
request personally identifiable information from anyone under
the age of 13 without prior verifiable parental consent. If we
become aware that a child under 13 has provided us with personally
identifiable information without verifiable parental consent,
we will use our best efforts to remove such information from
our files.
Other Information Collectors
Except as otherwise expressly included in this privacy policy,
this document only addresses the use and disclosure of information
we collect from you. Since
Locus Telecommunications does not control the privacy policies
of third parties, some of whose services may be offered on our
site, you are subject to the privacy policies of those third parties.
We encourage you to ask questions before you disclose your personal
information to others.
Security
Locus Telecommunications uses standard industry practices to safeguard
the confidentiality of your personally identifiable information.
Locus Telecommunications treats data as an asset that must be
protected against loss and unauthorized access. We employ many
different security techniques to protect such data from unauthorized
access by users inside and outside the company. Please note that
perfect security does not exist on the Internet.
Privacy Policy Changes
Locus Telecommunications may, from time to time, make changes
to this policy, based on your comments and our need to accurately
reflect our data collection and disclosure practices. If we make
any substantial changes in the way we use your personal information
we will notify you by posting a prominent announcement on our
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