This policy was last updated
on August 7, 2010.
This website is operated by
Home Energy Solutions, LLC,
and this privacy policy
applies to the
www.wallplateinsulators.com
website only.
At
www.wallplateinsulators.com,
we respect our customers and
understand that you are
concerned about privacy, so
we've instituted policies
intended to ensure that your
personal information is
handled safely and
responsibly. We also have
posted this privacy policy
to let you know what kind of
information we collect, how
it is handled, with whom it
may be shared, what choices
you have regarding our use
of your information, and how
you may access some of the
data you provide to us.
As we continue to develop
our website and take
advantage of technologies to
improve the services we
offer, this may change. We
therefore encourage you to
refer to this policy on an
ongoing basis so that you
understand our current
privacy policy.
If you have any questions
about this policy, you can
contact us in a number of
ways: 1) by using the
Contact Us Form and 2) by
postal mail at Home Energy
Solutions, LLC 1325 Mt.
Hermon Road Suite 16B
Salisbury, MD 21804 3) or by
calling our office at
410-543-8668.
What Information Do We
Collect?
We collect various types of
information depending upon
how you use our site.
* When you order from us,
your name, billing address,
shipping address, email
address, phone number, and
credit card number (with
expiration date) will pass
through Paypal's payment
gateway. We will retain a
record of your purchases
through Paypal.
* When you submit a question
to customer service, we need
your email address to
respond, and you also may
provide us with various
additional information to
help us answer your
question.
* We also may receive some
information about you from
other sources and may add it
to your account information.
For example, we might get
your updated address from a
shipping provider such as
USPS.* We may acquire
customer lists from other
parties so that we may
invite new people to visit
www.wallplateinsulators.com.
Our policy is to acquire
only lists of people who
have indicated that they are
willing to receive email
offers. Also, each time we
send an email offer, we
provide people with the
opportunity to opt out of
receiving future email
offers.
What Are Cookies and Do We
Use Them?
A cookie is a small piece of
information sent by a Web
site that is saved on your
hard disk by your computer's
browser. It holds
information a site may need
to interact with you and
personalize your experience.
At
www.wallplateinsulators.com,
we use two kinds of cookies:
session cookies and
persistent cookies.
Session cookies exist only
for as long as your browser
remains open. Once you exit
your browser, they go away.
We use session cookies to
maintain information we need
to have in order for you to
shop at
www.wallplateinsulators.com.
For example, the Session ID
cookie that we ask your
browser to hold retains the
ID for your shopping bag.
Without the Session ID
cookie, you can't add
merchandise to your bag and
carry it to Checkout.
Persistent cookies, in
contrast, last from visit to
visit; they do not go away
when you exit your browser.
At
www.wallplateinsulators.com,
we use persistent cookies to
give you a more personalized
shopping experience and to
help you navigate our store
more efficiently. We will
use your information to
enhance your site
experience. However, you can
use our site without
accepting a persistent
cookie. To do so, you should
set your browser options to
reject persistent cookies.
Alternatively, you can set
your browser to notify you
when you receive a cookie,
which gives you the
opportunity to decide
whether you want to accept
it or not. In many
instances, the Help button
on your browser toolbar will
tell you how you can take
these steps.
Cookies can be used by a Web
site to recognize you. But
that does not necessarily
mean any personal
information is stored in the
cookies. At
www.wallplateinsulators.com,
we store no personal
information about you in the
cookies. Anything you choose
to tell us about yourself
(such as your address and
email address) is stored
safely and separately on our
secured servers.
We also use cookies to look
at how groups, rather than
individuals, use our Web
site.
How Do We Use Your
Information?
We may use your information
in a number of ways,
including the following:
* To improve the content on
our Web site. For example,
we may use cookies to find
out which parts of our site
or our products are visited
most often.
* To enhance your online
shopping experience. For
example, we may use it to
recognize you and welcome
you to the site.
* For marketing and
promotional purposes. For
example, we send out email
and direct mail to our
online and store customers
about products or events
that we think may be of
interest to them. We also
may send you offers for
discounts or free services
(e.g., discount coupons or
free shipping) on our site.
Do We Share Your
Information?
We share the information
with third parties,
including responsible
companies with which we have
a relationship. For example:
* When you make a purchase,
we may share information
about you and your
transaction with other
companies for the purpose of
processing your transaction,
including fraud prevention,
vendor direct shipping and
credit card authorization.
* Some of our vendors may
work closely with us to
create a vendor shop within
the
www.wallplateinsulators.com
site or to ship your order
directly to you. In certain
instances, we may share
certain information about
you with that vendor (e.g.,
if you decide to buy their
products).
* For some of our products,
www.wallplateinsulators.com
may provide you with a link
to the supplier of that
product so that you may get
further information. If you
link to the supplier's site,
the supplier may collect or
receive information about
you.
In most of the above
situations, these third
parties will receive your
information because you will
be visiting their Web sites
or using their links and, in
doing so, you may provide
information directly to
them. You therefore should
refer to their privacy
policies to understand how
they handle your information
and what kinds of choices
you have.
www.wallplateinsulators.com
also may share your personal
information with outside
companies that perform
services for
www.wallplateinsulators.com.
For example, we may retain
an outside company to manage
a database containing
certain customer information
or to create and distribute
an email offering. In those
situations, the outside
party is performing work for
www.wallplateinsulators.com,
and
www.wallplateinsulators.com
takes appropriate steps
designed to ensure your
information is used only to
provide the services
requested by
www.wallplateinsulators.com,
and not for other purposes.
Additionally,
www.wallplateinsulators.com
may share account or other
information when we believe
it is necessary to comply
with law or to protect our
interests or property. This
may include sharing
information with other
companies, lawyers, credit
bureaus, agents or
government agencies in
connection with issues
related to fraud, credit or
debt collection.
And in the event that some
or all of the business
assets of
www.wallplateinsulators.com
are sold or transferred, we
generally would transfer the
corresponding information
about our customers.
Finally, we also may provide
you with the opportunity to
sign up on our Web site to
receive email offers.
What Choices Do You Have
Regarding the Use of Your
Information?
We provide you with a number
of choices regarding our
handling of your personal
information.
If you do not want to
receive email from
www.wallplateinsulators.com
and/or do not want us to
share your information with
unrelated third parties for
marketing purposes, please
submit a request
electronically by doing the
following:
To change your privacy
options via email:
* Send an email to [email protected]
using the subject line
state: "Please do not send
me email" or "Keep my email
address private"
Or, to opt-out of email, you
can click on the unsubscribe
link and hit send at the
bottom of any
www.wallplateinsulators.com
email communication.
Note: Once you have
submitted your request you
should assume that it has
been successfully received
and your request is being
processed. Please allow us
10 business days from when
the request was received to
complete the removal, as
some of our promotions may
already have been in process
before you submitted your
request.
If you prefer to, you may
contact Home Energy
Solutions, LLC by phone at
410-543-8668 or by mail at
Home Energy Solutions, LLC,
31872 Bonhill Drive,
Salisbury, MD 21804 to
notify us of your request.
Again, please allow us 10
business days from when the
request was received to
process your removal.
Because customer lists often
are prepared well in advance
of an offering (sometimes
3-4 months before the offer
is made), you may continue
to receive some offers after
you send us a request not to
use your information for
specified marketing
purposes. We appreciate your
patience and understanding
in giving us time to carry
out your request.
You also may use the address
and phone number above to
request that we not disclose
your personal information to
unrelated third parties for
marketing purposes. If you
choose to write to us,
please include your name,
address and credit card
account number (if you have
one) and state "NO THIRD
PARTY SHARING" in your
request.
Can I Access My Information?
* If you have questions
about your order, you may
check your order status
online in Account.
* If you would like to email
our Customer Service
Department, please visit our
Contact Us page and email us
your questions or concerns.
* Questions regarding your
charge account may be
forwarded to our Customer
Service Department. Please
use the Contact Us Form and
supply the appropriate
subject line in the subject
field.
Is My Information Secure?
www.wallplateinsulators.com
is committed to doing its
best to maintain the
security of information
collected on our site. To
try to prevent unauthorized
access, maintain data
accuracy, and ensure the
correct use of information,
we have put in place the
appropriate physical,
electronic, and managerial
procedures to safeguard and
secure the information we
collect online.
Private account and customer
information is located on a
secured server behind a
firewall; it is not directly
connected to the Internet.
Encryption is a process by
which a message or
information is scrambled
while it is in transit to
Paypal through
www.wallplateinsulators.com.
It is based on a key that
has two different parts,
public and private. The
public part of the key is
distributed to those with
whom you want to
communicate. The private
part is for the recipient's
use only. So long as you use
a browser that allows for
encryption, when you send
personal information to us,
you use a public key to
encrypt your personal
information. If your
information is intercepted
during the transmission, it
is scrambled and very
difficult to decrypt. Once
we receive your encrypted
personal information, we use
the private part of our key
to decode it.
Thank you for shopping with
www.wallplateinsulators.com.
If you have any questions or
comments about this policy,
please visit Contact Us and
send us an email with your
concerns or questions.
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