privacy policy
Welcome to Minkett LLC. (the
"Site").
We understand that privacy online is
important to users of our Site, especially when
conducting business. This statement governs our privacy
policies with respect to those users of the Site
("Visitors") who visit without
transacting business
and Visitors who register to transact business on the
Site and make use of the various services offered by
Minkett LLC. (collectively, "Services") ("Authorized
Customers").
"Personally Identifiable
Information"
refers to any information that
identifies or can be used to identify, contact, or
locate the person to whom such information pertains,
including, but not limited to, name, address, phone
number, fax number, email address, financial profiles,
social security number, and credit card information.
Personally Identifiable Information does not include
information that is collected anonymously (that is,
without identification of the individual user)
or
demographic information not connected to an identified
individual.
What Personally Identifiable
Information is collected?
We may collect basic user
profile information from all of our Visitors. We collect
the following additional information from our Authorized
Customers: the names, addresses, phone numbers and email
addresses of Authorized Customers, the nature and size
of the business, and the nature and size of the
advertising inventory that the Authorized Customer
intends to purchase or sell.
What organizations
are collecting the information?
In addition to our
direct collection of information, our third party
service vendors (such as credit card companies,
clearinghouses and banks) who may provide such services
as credit, insurance, and escrow services may collect
this information from our Visitors and Authorized
Customers. We do not control how these third parties use
such information, but we do ask them to disclose how
they use personal information provided to them from
Visitors and Authorized Customers. Some of these third
parties may be intermediaries that act solely as links
in the distribution chain, and do not store, retain, or
use the information given to them.
How does the
Site use Personally Identifiable Information?
We use
Personally Identifiable Information to customize the
Site, to make appropriate service offerings, and to
fulfill buying and selling requests on the Site. We may
email Visitors and Authorized Customers about research
or purchase and selling opportunities on the Site or
information related to the subject matter of the Site.
We may also use Personally Identifiable Information to
contact Visitors and Authorized Customers in response to
specific inquiries, or to provide requested information.
With whom may the information may be shared?
Personally Identifiable Information about Authorized
Customers may be shared with other Authorized Customers
who wish to evaluate potential transactions with other
Authorized Customers. We may share aggregated
information about our Visitors, including the
demographics of our Visitors and Authorized Customers,
with our affiliated agencies and third party vendors. We
also offer the opportunity to "opt out" of receiving
information or being contacted by us or by any agency
acting on our behalf.
How is Personally
Identifiable Information stored?
Personally
Identifiable Information collected by Minkett LLC. is
securely stored and is not accessible to third parties
or employees of Minkett LLC. except for use as indicated
above.
What choices are available to Visitors
regarding collection, use and distribution of the
information?
Visitors and Authorized Customers may
opt out of receiving unsolicited information from or
being contacted by us and/or our vendors and affiliated
agencies by responding to emails as instructed, or by
contacting us at privacy@Minkett.com
Are Cookies
Used on the Site?
Cookies are used for a variety of
reasons. We use Cookies to obtain information about the
preferences of our Visitors and the services they
select. We also use Cookies for security purposes to
protect our Authorized Customers. For example, if an
Authorized Customer is logged on and the site is unused
for more than 10 minutes, we will automatically log the
Authorized Customer off.
How does Minkett LLC.
use login information?
Minkett LLC. uses login
information, including, but not limited to, IP
addresses, ISPs, and browser types, to analyze trends,
administer the Site, track a user's movement and use,
and gather broad demographic information.
What
partners or service providers have access to Personally
Identifiable Information from Visitors and/or Authorized
Customers on the Site?
Minkett LLC. has entered into
and will continue to enter into partnerships and other
affiliations with a number of vendors.
Such vendors
may have access to certain Personally Identifiable
Information on a need to know basis for evaluating
Authorized Customers for service eligibility.
Our
privacy policy does not cover their collection or use of
this information.
Disclosure of Personally
Identifiable Information to comply with law. We will
disclose Personally Identifiable Information in order to
comply with a court order or subpoena or a request from
a law enforcement agency to release information. We will
also disclose Personally Identifiable Information when
reasonably necessary to protect the safety of our
Visitors and Authorized Customers.
How does the
Site keep Personally Identifiable Information secure?
All of our employees are familiar with our security
policy and practices. The Personally Identifiable
Information of our Visitors and Authorized Customers is
only accessible to a limited number of qualified
employees who are given a password in order to gain
access to the information. We audit our security systems
and processes on a regular basis. Sensitive information,
such as credit card numbers or social security numbers,
is protected by encryption protocols, in place to
protect information sent over the Internet. While we
take commercially reasonable measures to maintain a
secure site, electronic communications and databases are
subject to errors, tampering and break-ins, and we
cannot guarantee or warrant that such events will not
take place and we will not be liable to Visitors or
Authorized Customers for any such occurrences.
How can Visitors correct any inaccuracies in Personally
Identifiable Information?
Visitors and Authorized
Customers may contact us to update Personally
Identifiable Information about them or to correct any
inaccuracies by emailing us at privacy@Minkett.com
Can a Visitor delete or deactivate Personally
Identifiable Information collected by the Site?
We
provide Visitors and Authorized Customers with a
mechanism to delete/deactivate Personally Identifiable
Information from the Site's database by contacting
privacy@Minkett.com. However, because of backups and
records of deletions, it may be impossible to delete a
Visitor's entry without retaining some residual
information. An individual who requests to have
Personally Identifiable Information deactivated will
have this information functionally deleted, and we will
not sell, transfer, or use Personally Identifiable
Information relating to that individual in any way
moving forward.
What happens if the Privacy
Policy Changes?
We will let our Visitors and
Authorized Customers know about changes to our privacy
policy by posting such changes on the Site. However, if
we are changing our privacy policy in a manner that
might cause disclosure of Personally Identifiable
Information that a Visitor or Authorized Customer has
previously requested not be disclosed, we will contact
such Visitor or Authorized Customer to allow such
Visitor or Authorized Customer to prevent such
disclosure.
Links:
This web site contains
links to other web sites. Please note that when you
click on one of these links, you are moving to another
web site. We encourage you to read the privacy
statements of these linked sites as their privacy
policies may differ from ours.
Privacy@Minkett.com