Effective date: July 1, 2004
LoadSeeker.Com's Commitment to Online Privacy
Your right to privacy is important. At LoadSeeker we believe that personal
information you choose to furnish online should only be used to help us provide
you with the highest quality of products, services and support. We display this
Privacy Statement to make you aware of the information practices for LoadSeeker
web sites, including what type of information is gathered and tracked, how the
information is used, and with whom the information is shared. We may update our
Privacy Statement from time to time to stay current with changes in our
business and to better serve you. We encourage you to visit this page
frequently to inform yourself of any changes.
This Privacy Statement covers DSI's family of corporate web sites, which
include:
Http://www.DispatchingSolutions.com
Http://www.LoadSeeker.com
Dispatching Solutions, Inc operates these web sites from its facilities in the
United States. Some of our subsidiaries or programs have their own, possibly
different, policies. We encourage you to read this privacy policy and those of
all web sites you visit.
Consent to Use and Transfer Personal Data
Please note that if you submit personal data through the DSI websites, you will
send it to us (Dispatching Solutions, Inc.), in the United States. We will
collect, process and transfer your personal data in accordance with this Data
Privacy Statement but possibly not in accordance with the laws of the
jurisdiction in which your reside. By submitting your personal data through a
DSI web site you consent to DSI's collection, use, storage and transfer of your
personal data to our company databases and other repositories, wherever
located, for the purposes for which it is submitted and in accordance with the
policies set forth in this Privacy Statement.
Types of Data Collected Online
You can browse most of our web sites without entering any personal information.
Only general, non-personally identifiable information that DSI logs from all
site visits, such as Internet service provider, operating system/browser type,
and pages accessed, will be collected in those instances. This means that a
user's session will be tracked, but the user will not be individually
identified.
There are times, however, when we or our business partners (such as our
external service providers identified below) may need information from you.
For example, you may choose to give us personal information when you:
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Access or register for access on some of our web sites, for example
www.LoadSeeker.com
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Purchase products or services
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Register as a user of DSI and/or LoadSeeker products
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Make requests for materials, customer and other services, and product support,
repairs and upgrades
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Subscribe to newsletters and online services
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Enter DSI/LoadSeeker-sponsored contests, sweepstakes and other promotions
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Create a user profile to receive future information, special offers and
communications.
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Apply to be considered for employment in connection with a job opening at
DSI/LoadSeeker.
At such times you may be asked to provide contact and billing information
(e.g., your name, address, telephone number, email address, credit card number
and expiration date), as well as information about the product or service
purchased (e.g., product I.D., serial number, customer number, product
version). Demographic or other personal information may also be requested,
however, volunteering such information is optional. By providing the
information to DSI you consent to our transfer of this information to our
company databases and other repositories, wherever located.
Use of Data
DSI uses personal information collected on its web sites for the purpose it is
requested or as necessary or permissible under applicable law (e.g., in some
jurisdictions we may have to keep invoices under tax laws). We also may use the
information you provide to notify you later about new developments with respect
to the products and services you have purchased or to inform you about new
products, special offers and services offered by DSI, its subsidiaries and
affiliates ("DSI Companies") or its business partners. It is important to note
that you may opt out of receiving further information from DSI, as discussed in
detail below. We use non-personal information to analyze sales trend data as it
relates to geography, time and demographics.
In connection with a job application or inquiry advertised on a DSI/LoadSeeker
Web site, you may provide us with information about yourself, such as a resume
or curriculum vitae. We may use this information throughout DSI/LoadSeeker and
the DSI/LoadSeeker Companies for the purpose of employment consideration or
your inquiry. Except where you tell us not to, we will keep the information for
future consideration.
With Whom We Share Information
In the ordinary course of business DSI will not sell, trade or rent your
individual identifying information to others. DSI may share the personal data
you provide online with DSI Companies and as described below:
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Affiliated Companies and Business Partners.
We work together with affiliated companies and business partners who are acting
on our behalf for the uses described above. For example, Digital River, Inc.
hosts and operates our online store. When an affiliated company or one of our
business partners is involved in a transaction with you, we may share personal
identifying information related to this transaction.
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DSI Authorized Dealers and Distributors.
We work with and through members of our distribution channel to provide
customers and potential customers with product information and customer
service. For example, DSI/LoadSeeker may forward the contact information of a
potential customer to a DSI-authorized dealer to respond to a customer inquiry
about DSI products. Or DSI/LoadSeeker may forward such contact information to
enable a DSI-authorized dealer to furnish customers with a product updates. DSI
requires that its dealers and distributors keep confidential any personal data
of customers or potential customers disclosed to them.
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Agents.
We use agents to act on our behalf. For example, agents may fulfill orders,
provide support, or organize sweepstakes. Agents are only given access to the
information necessary to perform their functions and DSI/LoadSeeker requires
that its agents keep confidential any personal identifying information
disclosed to them.
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Mergers and Reorganizations.
In the event of a corporate reorganization, such as a merger, acquisition or
sale or transfer of assets by DSI outside the normal course of business,
customer information may be transferred to third parties.
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Other Situations. Finally, DSI may release personal identifying
information when we believe, in good faith, that such release is reasonably
necessary to (i) comply with law, (ii) enforce or apply the terms of our user
agreements (e.g., DSI/LoadSeeker Web Site Terms of Use), or (iii) to protect
the rights, property or safety of DSI/LoadSeeker, our web site users, or
others.
Links
Please note that our Web sites contain links to other sites, such as to those
of our external service providers identified above. When you access a non-DSI
Web site, even one that may contain the DSI logo and content regarding
DSI/LoadSeeker's products and services, please understand that the Web site is
independent of DSI, and that DSI has no control over operation of that Web
site. Please be aware that DSI/LoadSeeker is not responsible for the privacy
practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to read the privacy
statements of each and every Web site that collects personally identifiable
information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by
DSI web sites listed above. A link to a non-DSI Web site does not mean that DSI
endorses such site.
Choice
DSI will not share personal identifying information provided to us online except
as stated above without allowing you the opportunity of consenting to or opting
out of such disclosures. When you place an order for DSI products, register as
a user of DSI/LoadSeeker products, services or promotions, or when you submit a
user profile you are given the opportunity of notifying us as to whether you
would like to receive future information, special offers and communications via
email. All unsolicited email marketing and promotional communications contain
an opportunity for you to decline future communications. Additionally, at any
time you can opt-out of receiving such further information from DSI by sending
your opt-out request to support@loadseeker.com
. DSI/LoadSeeker will use its best efforts to comply promptly with all such
requests.
Cookies
Cookies are small pieces of information stored in your browser on you
computer's hard drive. Some DSI/LoadSeeker pages use cookies, sent by
DSI/LoadSeeker or its third-party agents, to better serve you when you return
to the site. If you prefer not to receive cookies you have the option of
setting your browser to warn you before accepting cookies or to reject them
altogether. If you do so, however, some areas of some sites may not function
properly.
How to Contact Us
If you have requests or questions in connection with this Privacy Statement you
may contact us at support@loadseeker.com
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