Email Information
If you choose to correspond with us through email, we may retain the content of
your email messages together with your email address and our responses. We
provide the same protections for these electronic communications that we employ
in the maintenance of information received by mail and telephone.
B. Web Site Use Information
Similar to other websites, this website utilizes a standard technology
called "cookies" and Web server logs to collect information about how this website
is used. Information gathered through cookies and Web server logs may include
the date and time of visits, the pages viewed, time spent at this website, and the
Web sites visited just before and just after this website.
How Do We Use the Information That You Provide to Us?
We use personal information for purposes of administering our business
activities, providing customer service and making available other products and
services to our customers and prospective customers. Occasionally, we may also
use the information we collect to notify you about important changes to
this website, new services and special offers we think you will find valuable. You
may notify us at any time if you do not wish to receive these offers by
contacting us.
IP Addresses
IP addresses are used by your computer every time you are connected to the
Internet. Your IP address is a number that is used by computers on the network
to identify your computer. IP addresses are automatically collected by our web
server as part of demographic and profile data known as “traffic data” so that
data (such as the Web pages you request) can be sent to you.
What Are Cookies?
A cookie is a very small text document, which often includes an anonymous unique
identifier. When you visit a Web site, that site's computer asks your computer
for permission to store this file in a part of your hard drive specifically
designated for cookies. Each Web site can send its own cookie to your browser if
your browser's preferences allow it, but (to protect your privacy) your browser
only permits a Web site to access the cookies it has already sent to you, not
the cookies sent to you by other sites.
How Do We Use Information We Collect from Cookies?
As you browse on this website, the site uses its cookies to differentiate you from
others so your personal information is only available to you. In some cases, we
also use cookies to prevent you from seeing unnecessary advertisements or
requiring you to log in more than is necessary for security. Cookies, in
conjunction with our Web server's log files, allow us to calculate the aggregate
number of people visiting this website and which parts of the site are most
popular. This helps us gather feedback in order to constantly improve this website
and better serve our customers. Cookies do not allow us to gather any personal
information about you and we do not generally store any personal information
that you provided to us in your cookies.
Notice of New Services and Changes
Occasionally, we may also use the information we collect to notify you about
important changes to this website, new services and special offers we think you
will find valuable. As our customer, you will be given the opportunity to notify
us of your desire not to receive these offers by telling us.
Referrers
A Referrer is the information passed along by a web browser that references the
Web URL you linked from, and is automatically collected by our web server as
“traffic data”. We use traffic data to credit your referral to a partner or
affiliate who referred you to this website. This information by also be used by
this website to identify broad demographic trends that may be used to provide
information tailored to your interests. You will not be personally identified
from this information.
How Do We Protect Your Information and Secure Information
Transmissions?
Email is not recognized as a secure medium of communication. For this reason, we
request that you do not send private information to us by email. Some of the
information you may enter on this website may be transmitted securely via Secure
Sockets
Layer SSL, 128 bit encryption
services, which are enabled by Starfield Technologies. Utilizing this technology
will have URLs that start with https:// instead of http://.
Review of Information Protection
Periodically, our operations and business practices are reviewed for compliance
with corporate policies and procedures governing the security, confidentiality
and quality of our information.
How May You Access and Correct Your Information?
You may request access to all your personally identifiable information that we
collect online and maintain in our database by emailing, logging in and editing
your profile, or by telling us.
What About Other Web Sites Linked to This Website?
We are not responsible for the practices employed by Web sites linked to or from
this website nor the information or content contained therein. Often links to
other Web sites are provided solely as pointers to information on topics that
may be useful to the users of this website. Please remember that when you use a
link to go from this website to another Web site, our Policy is no longer in
effect. Your browsing and interaction on any other Web site, including Web sites
which have a link on this website, is subject
to that Web site's own rules and policies. Please read over those rules and
policies before proceeding.
Legal Disclosure of Information
We may disclose information when legally compelled to do so. In other words,
when we, in good faith, believe that the law requires it or for the protection
of legal rights.
Your Consent
By using this website you consent to our collection and use of your personal
information as described in this Policy. If we change our privacy policies and
procedures, we will post those changes on this website to keep you aware of what
information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances we may
disclose it.
Modification
This website reserves the right to change or update this Policy at any time by
posting a notice that we are changing our Policy.
THIS
POLICY IS SUBJECT TO AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN