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Privacy Statement...
homeservicesfinder.com ("Modern
Concepts") values the privacy and
security of the information that you
share with us through
homeservicesfinder.com, (the "Web
Site"). It is important that you
understand how we collect, use, and
maintain your information. This
privacy Statement explains our
online information practices, the
choices you make about how we
collect and use your information at
this web site, and the ways you may
contact us. We may change this
Privacy Statement from time to time.
Changes to this Privacy Statement
are effective upon posting. Please
check back periodically for updates.
The amount, type, and use of
information we collect depends on
how you use this web site. This
Privacy Statement applies only to
the practices of Modern Concepts and
it's employees. Modern Concepts will
not apply the provisions of this
Privacy Statement to business
contact information or aggregated
information.
Definitions
"Personal Information" includes,
without limitation, your name,
contact information (including email
address and URL), and other
individually identifiable
information about you.
"Non-Identifying Personal
Information" includes information
about you, including, without
limitation, your Internet service
provider, browser type, domain name,
the web site that referred you to
us, the web pages you request, the
date and time of those requests, and
entry and exit points. "Business
Contact Information" includes the
name, title, business address,
telephone number, or email address
of an employee of an organization.
Business contact information is not
personal information. "Aggregated
Information" is any information
about more than one individual where
the individual identities are
unknown and cannot be inferred from
the information. Aggregated
information is not personal
information.
Collection of Personal
Information
Modern Concepts may collect personal
information from you, but only if
you provide it to use voluntarily.
We also collect information that you
provide to our suppliers, which they
pass on to us so that we can fulfill
your order. You must provide
personal information in the form of
a unique identifier (user name,
password) to enter certain parts of
our web site.
Collection and Use of
Non-Identifying Personal
Information.
During your use of our web site, we
will collect certain non-identifying
personal information to enhance the
functionality of the web site and to
make your access more convenient and
efficient. We retain non-identifying
personal information and use it to
establish web site activity trends,
monitor web site performance,
improve web site design and
functionality, fulfill orders,
inform current and potential
customers and suppliers about our
services, and for other business
purposes. Our collection of
non-identifying personal information
may involve the use of cookies.
Among other uses, cookies allows us
to deliver content specific to your
interests, to save you from
re-entering your registration data
at each connection, and to provide
features such as online customer
payment and shopping carts. The help
portion of the toolbar on most
browsers will tell you how to
configure your web browser to accept
cookies, to prevent your browser
from accepting new cookies, to have
the browser notify you when you
receive a new cookie, or to disable
cookies altogether. No personal or
unencrypted information will be
encoded in cookies that are stored
on your computer.
Children
Modern Concepts does not sell
products for purchase by children,
but we do sell children's products
for purchase by adults. We do not
knowingly collect, maintain, or use
personal information from children
under age 13. If you are under age
13, do not share personal
information with us.
Use of Personal Information
Modern Concepts may use and disclose
personal information as described in
this document. In addition to the
uses described in this document, we
may use personal information for
purposes that include maintaining
the web site, order fulfillment and
administration, and product surveys.
We may also use the personal
information to provide current and
potential customers and suppliers
with information about our services.
We only collect, use, and disclose
personal information for purposes
that are reasonable in the
circumstances. We use only fair and
lawful means to collect personal
information. We reserve the right to
use or disclose aggregated
information and business contact
information in ways that we think
are appropriate.
Agents
We disclose personal information to
other companies and individuals to
perform functions for us under
confidential agreements. These types
of agents including mailing and
delivery companies, marketing
service providers, database
managers, customer service
representatives, and other agents
who perform functions for or on our
behalf. These agents may perform
functions including, without
limitation, analyzing data,
supplying marketing assistance,
providing search results and links
(including paid listings and links),
fulfill orders, delivering packages,
sending postal mail and e-mail,
removing repetitive information from
customer lists, processing credit
card payments, and providing
customer service. Where we disclose
personal information to
organizations that perform services
on our behalf, we will require those
organizations to use such
information solely for the purposes
of providing services to us and to
protect the personal information
with appropriate safeguards.
Suppliers
We make goods and services from
suppliers available to customers for
purchase by credit card or debit
card. We have confidentiality
agreements with these suppliers. We
share your personal information with
suppliers for reasons that include,
without limitation, sending order
information and resolving customer
comments or complaints.
Business Transfers
As we continue to develop our
business, we might buy or sell
business units. In these
transaction, personal information is
often transferred, but it remains
subject to the promises made in any
pre-existing privacy statement,
unless an individual consents
otherwise.
Protection of Modern
Concepts and Others
We may use or disclose personal
information without your consent in
certain circumstances: If we are
required by law or by an order or
requirement of a court,
administrative agency, or other
government entity, or by court rules
concerning the production of
records: If we have reasonable
grounds to believe that use or
disclosure is necessary to protect
the rights, privacy, property, or
safety of our users or others: If we
have reasonable grounds to believe
that the information relates to a
breach of agreement or violation of
the law that has been, is being, or
is about to be committed; If it is
necessary for fraud protection, risk
reduction, or the establishment or
collection of funds owed to use; If
it is necessary to enforce or apply
our terms of use and other
agreements, to pursue remedies, or
to limit damages to Modern Concepts;
If the information is public; For
other reasons allowed or required by
law. When we are required or
permitted to disclose more
information than is necessary to
fulfill the disclosure purpose.
Consent
We will obtain your consent to the
collection, use, and disclosure of
that information as described in
this privacy statement. If you do
not consent to our collection, use,
or disclosure of your personal
information as described in this
privacy statement, then do not share
personal information with use.
However, we are unable to offer some
services, like, processing
purchases, without personal
information. You may withdraw your
consent at any time, subject to
reasonable notice and legal or
contractual obligations. To withdraw
your consent, simply tell us of the
personal information that you no
longer wish us to collect, use, or
disclose through the contact
information listed below. However,
we are unable to offer some
services, like processing purchases,
without personal information. There
are limited situations in which
applicable laws require or allow us
to collect, use, or disclose
personal information without your
consent or after you withdraw your
consent. We describe these
situations under "Protection of
Modern Concepts and Others" in the
section on use of personal
information in this privacy
statement.
Retention and access
We will take reasonable steps to
keep your personal information
accurate, complete, current, and
relevant to it's intended use. We
keep your personal information only
as long as we need it for the
reasons it was collected. When your
personal information is no longer
required for our purposes, we have
procedures to destroy, delete, or
erase it or to convert it to an
anonymous form. Any information that
Modern Concepts collects from
visitors to this web site will be
used, stored or processed, in whole,
or in part, in the United States.
The principal place in which we hold
personal information is
in Hudson,
New Hampshire,
U.S.A. All purposes from this web
site are made in the United States.
At your request, we will provide you
with reasonable access to your
personal information, so that you
can review what we have stored and,
if you choose, request corrections
to it. After you request access, we
will provide the personal
information that you request as soon
as practically possible and
generally no later than thirty days
following the request. If you wish
to correct your personal
information, please send us a
written explanation of the
particular information that you
believe should be corrected. Where
information will not or cannot be
disclosed, we will tell you the
reasons for non-disclosure.
Security
Modern Concepts combines technical
and physical safeguards with
employee policies and procedures to
protect your information. We work to
protect your
financial information during
transmission by
using a payment
service that uses Secure
Socket Layer (SSL) software, which
encrypts the information that your
provide online at our web site. We
will use commercially reasonable
efforts to protect your information,
continue to access new technology
for protecting information, and when
appropriate, upgrade our information
security systems. Further, we permit
only authorized Modern Concepts
employees and third parties to
access any personal information that
you supply to us. If an employee
misuses personal information, we
will take disciplinary action, up to
and including termination of
employment. If any individual or
organization misuses personal
information, we will take action, up
to and including termination of any
agreement between Modern Concepts
and that individual or organization.
Links to Other Web Sites
When you click on a link on this web
site that takes you to a web site
operated by another company, you
will be subject to that web site's
privacy policy.
Dispute Resolution
Please direct any questions or
concerns regarding the use or
disclosure of personal information
to us by using the contact
information given below. We will
investigate and attempt to resolve
complaints and disputes regarding
use and disclosure of personal
information in accordance with the
principals contained in this privacy
statement. For complaints that
cannot be resolved, we will make
available to you an independent
dispute resolution process.
Contact Information
In the event of questions about:
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Access to your personal
information
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Our collection, use, management,
or disclosure of personal
information, or
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This privacy statement
You can contact us at:
hsf@homeservicesfinder.com
Privacy Officer:
Modern Concepts
P.O. Box 432
Hudson, NH. 03051
Effective Date
This privacy statement is effective
as of:
June
1, 2006
Version 1.00
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