| Privacy Notice |
| Privacy Notice Last updated: November 11, 2005 ElectricalReference.com knows that you care how information about you is used and shared, and we appreciate your trust that we will do so carefully and sensibly. This notice describes our privacy policy. By visiting ElectricalReference.com Inc., you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Notice. What Personal Information About Customers Does ElectricalReference.com Gather? The information we learn from customers helps us personalize and continually improve your shopping experience at ElectricalReference.com. Here are the types of information we gather. Information You Give Us We receive and store any information you enter on our Web site or give us in any other way. You can choose not to provide certain information, but then you might not be able to take advantage of many of our features. We use the information that you provide for such purposes as responding to your requests, customizing future shopping for you, improving our stores, and communicating with you. Automatic Information We receive and store certain types of information whenever you interact with us. For example, like many Web sites, we use "cookies," and we obtain certain types of information when your Web browser accesses ElectricalReference.com A number of companies offer utilities designed to help you visit Web sites anonymously. Although we will not be able to provide you with a personalized experience at ElectricalReference.com if we cannot recognize you, we want you to be aware that these tools exist. What About Cookies? Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that we transfer to your computer's hard drive through your Web browser to enable our systems to recognize your browser and to provide features such as personalized greetings, and storage of items in your Shopping Cart between visits. The Help portion of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, or how to disable cookies altogether. However, cookies allow you to take full advantage of some of ElectricalReference.com's coolest features, and we recommend that you leave them turned on. Does ElectricalReference.com Share the Information It Receives? No. Never. How Secure Is Information About Me? We work to protect the security of your information during transmission by using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) software, which encrypts information you input. We reveal only the last four digits of your credit card numbers when confirming an order. Of course, we transmit the entire credit card number to the appropriate credit card company during order processing. It is important for you to protect against unauthorized access to your password and to your computer. Be sure to sign off when finished using a shared computer. Which Information Can I Access? ElectricalReference.com gives you access to a broad range of information about your account and your interactions with ElectricalReference.com Inc. for the limited purpose of viewing and, in certain cases, updating that information. Children ElectricalReference.com does not sell products or services for purchase by children. If you are under 18, you may use ElectricalReference.com only with the involvement of a parent or guardian. Conditions of Use, Notices, and Revisions If you choose to visit ElectricalReference.com, your visit and any dispute over privacy is subject to this Notice and our Conditions of Use, including limitations on damages, arbitration of disputes, and application of the law of the state of California. If you have any concern about privacy at ElectricaReference.com, please send us a thorough description to feedback@ElectricalReference.com, and we will try to resolve it. Our business changes constantly, and our Privacy Notice and the Conditions of Use will change also. We may e-mail periodic reminders of our notices and conditions, unless you have instructed us not to, but you should check our Web site frequently to see recent changes. Unless stated otherwise, our current Privacy Notice applies to all information that we have about you and your account. We stand behind the promises we make, however, and will never materially change our policies and practices to make them less protective of customer information collected in the past without the consent of affected customers. |