Information Practices
United States Plastic Corporation ("USP" or
"we") understands that security and privacy are important issues for
visitors to our www.usplastic.com web site (the "Site") and recognizes our
obligation to keep your information secure and confidential. That is why we maintain the
following standards to help protect information that personally identifies
you. We may modify
this Privacy Policy (the "Policy") at any time, and, accordingly, we urge
you to frequently review the Policy.
We will always apply the Policy under which your information was
collected, unless we obtain your prior consent.
Collection of Information
You may be asked to voluntarily
provide your name, billing address, shipping address, phone number, credit
card number, email address or other personally identifiable information
("Personal Information") to make purchases or to have access to some
features of the Site. By using the Site and providing us with your Personal
Information, you consent to our use of such information as described in
this Policy. You may always
refuse to provide your Personal Information, and this may lead to our
inability to provide you with certain products or services. We or our business partners may
also collect information that is
anonymous, such as your IP address (a number used to identify your
computer on the Internet) or the type of browser you are using ("Anonymous Information"), through the
use of cookies or by other means.
Use of
Information
USP may use your
Personal Information for the following purposes: to process your orders
and administer your account; to administer and improve the Site and
related services; to create and maintain user profiles based on browsing
or purchasing histories; to notify you of our products, services,
promotional events or special offers that may be of interest to you; to provide Internet security; to allow
third parties to provide you with information about their products,
services, promotional events or special offers that may be of interest to
you; or to meet any legal requirements. USP may supplement information
collected on the Site with data from other sources, but this information
will not be available online.
If USP is involved in the sale of a substantial portion of its
business assets, Anonymous or Personal Information may be among the
transferred assets.
USP may work with our
business partners who may perform certain functions on our behalf, such as
fulfilling orders, sending email messages, managing data, processing
credit card payments or providing customer service. These business partners have
access to your Personal Information only to the extent necessary to
perform these specific functions and may not use it for any other
purpose. Other than for the specific purposes set
forth in this Policy, we will not disclose your Personal Information
unless we obtain your prior consent or are legally required to do
so.
USP may use Anonymous
Information to update the Site to make it more useful to you and other
users. We reserve
the right to maintain, update, disclose or otherwise use Anonymous
Information, without limitation.
Privacy of Children
USP encourages
parents and guardians to be aware of and participate in their children's
online activities. We
strictly adhere to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act and will
not knowingly collect, use or disclose Personal Information from any child
under the age of 13 in any manner that violates this law.
Cookies
When you visit the
Site, USP or a third-party advertiser may store or recognize some
information on your computer in the form of a "cookie" or similar file
that can help us in many ways.
For example, cookies allow us to tailor the Site to better match
your interests and preferences.
With most Internet browsers or other software, you can erase
cookies from your computer hard drive, block all cookies or receive a
warning before a cookie is stored.
Please refer to your browser instructions to learn more about these
functions. If you reject
cookies, functionality of the Site may be limited, and you may not be able
to take advantage of many of the Site's features.
Links
The Site may
contain links to other sites on the Internet that are owned and operated
by third parties. USP is not
responsible for the collection or use of your Personal or Anonymous
Information at any third party
sites.
Security
We have policies
and procedures in place to protect the privacy and confidentiality of your
Personal Information that we collect and maintain. All Personal Information is stored
on our secured servers, behind
a firewall at a data center with access to data strictly controlled. USP uses security measures, including: Secure Sockets
Layering (SSL) encryption technology for portions of the Site, Netscreen
firewall for server hardware security and AS/400 security standards for
legacy data. Neither USP nor its affiliates
guarantees electronic transactions made through the Site.
Please do
not share any online user name or password with anyone, and please
update your password at regular intervals. These steps will help to
ensure the security of your Personal Information. Any unauthorized use of
the Site may result in criminal and/or civil
prosecution.
Access to Information
You
may access and update your own Personal Information in your online profile
by logging onto your account and clicking on the "View Account Profile"
link on the left side of the screen.
We appreciate your maintaining currently accurate information on
the Site.
Contacting USP and
Resolving Problems
If you have any questions or comments
about this Policy or wish to be removed from the USP database, please
contact us by email at usp@usplastic.com or by phone at 1
(800)-809-4217. Please
provide a concise communication with complete information, including your
contact information. We are
committed to fairly resolving all disputes and to only using your Personal
Information as described in this policy.
