Privacy Policy
Please Read Carefully Before Using the www.mitchell-electronics.com Website
Introduction
This is the Privacy Policy of Mitchell Electronics, Inc. (“we”, “us”, or “our”) for www.mitchell-electronics.com (the “Site”). Please do not use the Site if the terms of this Policy are not acceptable to you.
This Policy May Change
We may change this Policy from time to time without notice to you. We will not notify you personally of changes made to this Policy. Please review this Policy each time that you visit the Site to make sure that its terms are acceptable to you.
Collection and Use of Information
We will collect information regarding your use of the Site. Some of that information will personally identify you. When you visit the Site, severs and other equipment may automatically collect information about your activity on the Site and how you connected to the Site. If you conduct a transaction through the Site, you will tell us who you are, how to contact you, and where to send things to you. You may also send us messages through the Site.
We may use information that personally identifies you to (a) process and complete transactions between you and us, (b) respond to your inquiries, provide you notices, and otherwise communicate with you, (c) send you advertisements or promotional materials, (d) personalize your access to and use of the Site, (e) perform analytical analysis of your use of the Site, and (f) diagnose and resolve problems that you have with the Site. Some of these activities will require that we disclose information that personally identifies you to third parties. We may also use information that personally identifies you to establish or preserve legal claims or defenses, comply with legal obligations, or respond to law enforcement investigations.
Other information that we collect regarding your use of the Site will not personally identify you, for example, pages that you view in the Site, search terms that you use in the Site, the dates and times that you visit the Site, the length of your visits to the Site, the name of the domain from which you access the Site, your Internet Protocol (IP) address, and the type of web browser software you use. We may use information that does not personally identify you to analyze the performance of the Site, make changes to the Site, develop new or other products or services, transact Site related business with others, and otherwise as permitted by law.
If information that we collect regarding your use of the Site is protected by a law that is applicable to us, we will handle that information in accordance with that law.
The Site is not directed to children under the age of 13 and does not request or collect information that allows the determination of a user’s age.
If our assets are acquired in a business sale or similar transaction, the information that we have collected regarding your use of the Site may be transferred to the acquirer and may be used by the acquirer in the same way that we are permitted to use it.
WE HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR OR RELATING TO THE PRIVACY POLICIES OF ANY OTHER WEBSITE, OR THE MANNER IN WHICH ANY DATA IS COLLECTED OR HANDLED BY ANY OTHER WEBSITE.
Cookies
A “cookie” is a small file that is stored on your hard drive and contains information about your computer. We may set a cookie on your computer. We use cookies to track Site patterns and practices, identify return visitors to the Site, and personalize Site experience. You can configure your browser so that it rejects cookies, but that may limit your ability to use some of the Site’s features.
When you link to another website from the Site, that website may set a cookie on your computer.
Advertisements, Links, and Social Media Plug- Ins
We may place third party advertisements (by persons or entities other than us), links to other websites, or social media plug-ins in the Site. You will not consider those advertisements, links, or plug-ins as endorsements of any kind by us. Your use of any website that is linked to the Site will be subject to the usage agreements and privacy and other policies of that website. You will not link the Site to any other website without our express written consent.
SMS Privacy Statement
Mitchell Electronics, Inc. is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy governs how we treat the Personal Information that we collect and receive from you in connection with how we communicate with you.
“Personal Information” is information that individually identifies you, such as your mobile phone number, as well as the any Personal Information that you choose to include in messages you send to us.
We use Personal Information to (a) provide you with the Service, (b) process and respond to inquiries, (c) improve the Service.
Each message that you send to us will be retained by our staff in order to help with your sales or support inquiries.
Disclosure of your information
We will not rent or sell your Personal Information to other companies or individuals, unless we have your consent. We may use or disclose such information in any of the following limited circumstances:
We have your consent.
We need to enforce our Terms of Service.
We provide such information to third parties who have entered into non-disclosure agreements with us.
We respond to subpoenas, court orders, or legal process, or to establish or exercise our legal rights, or the legal rights of others, or defend against legal claims.
We believe it is necessary to share Personal Information to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, violations of our Terms of Service, or as otherwise required by law.
We transfer Personal Information about you if Mitchell Electronics, Inc, or its assets are, acquired by or merged with another company.
Security
We take precautions to ensure the security of your Personal Information, including ensuring that our third party service providers protect the security of your Personal Information. However, we cannot guarantee that hackers or unauthorized personnel will not gain access to your Personal Information despite our efforts. You should note that in using the Service, your information will travel through third party infrastructures which are not under our control (such as a third party SMS delivery platform or your carrier network).
We cannot protect, nor does this Policy apply to, any information that you transmit to other users. You should never transmit personal or identifying information to other users.
Opting in
A mobile user might opt-in by:
Sharing your mobile phone number with one of our staff.
Opting out
You can opt out by texting “STOP” or writing a corresponding text message to one of our staff who communicates with you.
We reserve the right to send you certain communications relating to the Service, such as announcements and administrative messages, without offering you the opportunity to opt-out of receiving them.
California Residents
We do not disclose personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes.
Questions or Suggestions
If you have any questions or suggestions for us with regard to this Policy, you can send them to us at sales@mitchell-electronics.com.
Effective Date
The effective date of this Policy is December 11, 2017. This Policy supersedes and replaces all prior Privacy Policies for the Site.