Privacy Policy
This Privacy
Policy describes the privacy polices and
practices of Animals GPS Company
(“Animals GPS”) regarding the
AnimalsGPS.com Web site,
http://www.AnimalsGPS.com
(the “Web site”), and regarding
Animals GPS's location-based services
(the “Services”), which are described in
Animals GPS's Customer Agreement, which
is available on the Web site.
Information
Animals GPS Company Collects to Provide
the Services
A person who purchases the Services (a “Customer”)
must provide his or her name, address,
telephone numbers, email address, and
payment card information (“Personal
Information”) to Animals GPS to activate
the Services. Customers must promptly
notify Animals GPS of any changes to such
Personal Information. Animals GPS may
also receive other information about a
Customer, such as credit information,
from other sources. Animals GPS will
consider any such additional information
about a Customer as Personal
Information.
When the Services are being used, Animals GPS
periodically collects GPS coordinates
that show the location of the pet or
vehicle that Customer chooses to track
using the Services (“Location
Information”). Animals GPS or its
contractors retain Location Information
on their servers. Location Information
regarding Services performed for each
Customer is linked to the Personal
Information of that Customer.
A Customer's Personal Information will be retained for as long as the
Customer receives the Services and for
any period during which there is a
dispute between the Customer and
Animals GPS. Location Information will be
retained for each Customer for a period
that Animals GPS will decide in its sole
discretion.
Customers may suspend the collection of Location
Information by turning off the Advanced
GPS Device that Animals GPS uses to
provide the Services. Customers may
terminate the collection of Location
Information by terminating the Customer
Agreement, as described in that
agreement.
Animals GPS may remove data that identifies any specific Customer from
Personal and Location Information and
combine such data to create “Aggregate
Information.” Such anonymized Aggregate
Information is not Personal or Location
Information.
Information Animals GPS Company Collects
from the Web Site
When Customers and others visit the Web site, AnimalsGPS
collects the visitor's IP address (the
unique set of numbers used to identify
the visitor's computer), and his or her
registered domain or home server.
Animals GPS Company also collects
information pertaining to the visitor's
operating system, browser version,
referring site, and keywords used to
locate the Web site.
Animals GPS
Company, its contractors and other third
parties that help Animals GPS Company
provide the Services or the Web site
(“AnimalsGPS agents”) may use “cookies”
to improve visitors' experience at the
Web site. A “cookie” is a small file
placed on a Web site visitor's computer
hard drive that identifies the computer
and data about the visit so that, when
the visitor returns to the site, the
site recognizes the visitor, which
allows AnimalsGPS to tailor its site to
the visitor. Cookies do not contain
personally identifiable information but
may be linked to Personal Information
that visitors provide to Animals GPS
Company Advertisers that place ads on
the Web site may use their own cookies.
Any information collected by advertisers
is not subject to this Privacy Policy.
Animals GPS Company may use Web beacons,
also known as “Web bugs.” Web beacons
are typically small (1x1 pixel) graphic
files placed on Web pages and other
electronic documents that are often the
same color as the background of Web page
or other file. Web beacons can collect
the IP address of the computer that the
Web beacon is sent to, the URL of the
page the Web beacon comes from, and the
time the Web beacon was viewed. Animals
GPS Company does not place Web beacons
that link to Personal Information on
other sites, nor does Animals GPS
Company permit third parties, other than
those working on Animals GPS Company's
behalf, to place them on Animals GPS
Company's site. Animals GPS Company may
use Web beacons on the Animals GPS
Company Web site and may link a
particular beacon to Personal
Information.
If a visitor requests information or
orders products or services from Animals
GPS Company by sending Animals GPS
Company an e-mail or by filling out a
registration form on the Web site,
Animals GPS Company may save the
visitor's e-mail address and any other
information that the visitor provides.
This information may be used by Animals
GPS Company to provide services or
products the visitor requests and to
contact the visitor in the future by
mail, by e-mail, or by phone to convey
information about Animals GPS Company's
services. Such information also allows
Animals GPS Company to respond to
visitors' inquiries concerning career
opportunities at Animals GPS Company
Visitors will always be provided with
the option not to be contacted or to
unsubscribe if they register with the
site.
How to Access and Correct
Information Obtained by Animals GPS
Company
A Customer may obtain a copy of the Personal
Information and the information
collected from the Web site that Animals
GPS Company has regarding that Customer
by emailing a request for a copy of that
information to
Privacy@AnimalsGPS.com
or by sending a letter to 212 S.
Milwaukee Ave, Suite # A, Wheeling, IL.
60090 USA. Animals GPS Company will
make a good faith effort to mail the
information to the Customer at the
address previously provided by the
Customer if Animals GPS Company is
supplied with sufficient information to
allow it to confirm the identity of the
person making the request. If any of the
information regarding the Customer is
inaccurate, the Customer may send
corrected information and a request that
Animals GPS Company correct its records
to
Privacy@AnimalsGPS.com Animals GPS
Company will make the correction if
Animals GPS Company is supplied with
sufficient information to allow it to
confirm the identity of the person
making the request.
How Information Is Secured.
Animals GPS Company uses a variety
of physical, technical, and
procedural safeguards to guard
against loss, misuse, and alteration
of Personal and Location
Information. For example, Location
Information transmitted from Devices
to Animals GPS Company is encrypted;
access to Personal Information is
limited to Animals GPS Company and
contractor personnel who need the
information to provide the Services;
and Animals GPS Company uses and
requires its contractors to use
technical measures to guard against
unauthorized access to Personal and
Location Information. Animals GPS
Company also requires Customers to
use user identification and
passwords to access Personal and
Location Information. Similarly,
when visitors to the Web site
conduct payment card transactions
with Animals GPS Company, Animals
GPS Company uses procedures required
by the Payment Card Industry Data
Security Standards.
Animals GPS Company cannot, however,
guarantee the security of any
Personal or Location Information, or
information collected from the Web
site. Despite Animals GPS Company's
efforts to secure such information,
it may be accessed, disclosed,
altered, or destroyed by a breach of
Animals GPS Company's physical,
technical, and procedural
safeguards. Customers use the
Services and visitors use the Web
site at their own risk. If Animals
GPS Company learns that a Customer's
Personal or Location Information has
been disclosed to an unauthorized
person, Animals GPS Company will
attempt to notify the Customer.
How Animals GPS Company Uses
Customers' and Web site Visitors'
Information.
Animals GPS Company uses each
Customer's Personal and Location
Information to provide Services to
that Customer. Animals GPS Company
does not collect information of any
kind other than to provide such
Services. Animals GPS Company does
not currently share, sell, or rent
any Personal or Location Information
or information collected from the
Web site to any third parties, other
than to Animals GPS Company's
agents, and does not intend to do so
in the future.
Right to opt-out:
Any Customer who does not want
Animals GPS Company to share, sell,
or rent any Personal or Location
Information or information collected
from the Web site to any third
parties, other than Animals GPS
Company's agents has the right to
opt-out of such potential
information sharing. To request that
such information not be shared, a
Customer should either send an email
to
Privacy@AnimalsGPS.com
or send a letter to Animals GPS
Company, Director of Customer Care
at:
212 S. Milwaukee
Ave, Suite # A, Wheeling, IL. 60090
USA.
Animals GPS Company may share Personal
Information, Location Information, and
information collected from the Web site
with Animals GPS Company's agents,
corporate affiliates, or advisors who
help Animals GPS Company operate and
improve its business. Animals GPS
Company has entered into written
agreements with its agents, corporate
affiliates, and advisors to which it
discloses Personal Information, Location
Information, and information collected
from the Web site that requires them to
adhere to pertinent provisions of this
Privacy Policy and the Safe Harbor
Principles issued by the U.S. Department
of Commerce, which are available at http://www.export.gov/safeharbor/SH_Privacy.asp
Animals GPS Company also prohibits its
agents, corporate affiliates, and
advisors from using any information
disclosed to them by Animals GPS Company
for purposes other than implementing
Animals GPS Company's instructions.
Animals GPS Company may use
Aggregate Data to analyze how Customers
use the Services to determine ways in
which Animals GPS Company can improve
the Services and to consider offering
new services to Customers. Animals GPS
Company may also use information
collected from the Web site to analyze
traffic to the Web site to determine how
to improve the site. Animals GPS Company
may also use information from a Web
beacon to ensure that a Customer can
move between Animals GPS Company's
technical assistance Web page, the
Customer service page, and Animals GPS
Company's online store and still be
recognized as the same Customer.
Animals GPS Company may use or disclose
Personal and Location Information and
information collected from the Web site:
to comply with applicable laws; to
protect the rights and property of
Animals GPS Company or others; to
protect a person's safety; to prevent
abuse; as evidence in legal proceedings;
to cooperate with properly authorized
law enforcement investigations; and in
response to subpoenas from third
parties. Animals GPS Company will use
good faith efforts to promptly notify a
Customer of any subpoena that seeks any
of the Customer's Personal or Location
Information to enable the Customer to
seek to quash the subpoena. Finally,
Animals GPS Company may disclose or sell
Personal Information and information
collected from the Web site as an asset
in conjunction with the sale of Animals
GPS Company to a third party or in
conjunction with the sale of a portion
of Animals GPS Company's assets.
Children's Information
Animals GPS Company recognizes the
importance of protecting the privacy of
children. Animals GPS Company will not
knowingly collect any personally
identifiable information from children.
Personal Information collected from a
Customer must be information from an
adult.
Consistent with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, the Web site
is not directed to children under the
age of thirteen. When a visitor to the
Web site discloses information on the
Web site, the visitor represents that he
or she is an adult. If a child visits
the Web site and provides his or her
personally identifiable information,
Animals GPS Company will delete that
child's information from its records at
the request of the child's parent or
guardian.
Information Collected by Others
This Privacy Policy addresses
only the policy and procedures of
Animals GPS Company Animals GPS Company
is not responsible for the privacy
policies of third parties, including but
not limited to those whose web sites may
be linked to the Animals GPS Company Web
site.
Verification
Animals GPS Company has self-assessed
that its Privacy Policy conforms to US
Safe Harbor principles regarding
personal information received from the
US.
Enforcement
If a Customer believes that his or her
rights as described in this Privacy
Policy have been violated by Animals GPS
Company, the Customer should email
Director of Customer Care at
Privacy@AnimalsGPS.com
or send a letter to AnimalsGPS, Director
of Customer Care
at 212 S. Milwaukee Ave, Suite # A,
Wheeling, IL. 60090 USA. Animals GPS
Company
will attempt to resolve Customer
complaints as quickly as possible.
If Animals GPS Company is unable to
resolve a Customer's complaint regarding
an alleged violation of this Privacy
Policy, the Customer may file a
complaint with the Data Protection
Authority for the country in which the
customer lives.
Amendments to this Privacy
Policy
Animals GPS Company reserves the
right, at its sole discretion, to
change, modify, add to, or remove any
portion of this Privacy Policy, in whole
or in part, at any time. Animals GPS
Company will include such Amendments on
the version of this Policy that is
posted on Animals GPS Company's Web
site(www.AnimalsGPS.com)
and will notify Customer by e-mail that
the Policy has been amended. Amendments
to the Policy will take effect
immediately upon being posted to the Web
site. Customer's continued use of the
Services after Animals GPS Company posts
an Amendment constitutes Customer's
acceptance of and consent to the
Amendment. If Customer does not accept
such an Amendment, Customer must notify
Animals GPS Company within 30 days after
Animals GPS Company notifies Customer of
the Amendment that Customer has elected
to terminate the Services rather than
accept the Amendment. Animals GPS
Company will not charge Customer a
termination fee if Customer terminates
the Services as described in this
paragraph.
Contact Us
For more information about our Privacy
Policy and practices, e-mail us at
Privacy@AnimalsGPS.com
or call at 1-800-260-INFO (4636)
By using the Services or the Web site,
you acknowledge that you have read and
accepted this Privacy Policy. If you do
not accept this Privacy Policy, please
do not use the Services or the Web site.
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