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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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