At National Filters, we value our customers'
trust and respect your privacy. The following includes general information about
our privacy policy and applies to all transactions.
Types of personal information we collect
We collect and store personal information that
you give us when you shop at one of our stores, register on our website,
complete an application, request a catalog, place an order, enroll in a
promotional or rewards program, submit for a rebate, call us, or send us a
letter or e-mail. This information may include your name, mailing address,
e-mail address, telephone number, fax number, credit card number and expiration
date, and other optional demographic information.
How we use and share personal information
We use the personal information we collect to
process your orders, identify you within our systems, contact you if we have
questions about your order, and to notify you about new services or special
promotional programs.
We share your personal information within the
National Filters organization and with third parties that perform services for
us or on our behalf (for example, credit card companies, financial institutions,
shipping companies, printing houses, consultants and advisors, market research
firms, etc.) and when, in our judgment, we believe it is necessary or
appropriate to prevent fraud, injury, or harm to persons or property, to protect
our rights or the rights of others, to comply with applicable laws and
regulations, or as otherwise required by law. We limit the scope of the
information provided to third parties, and we allow its use only for the
purposes for which it was disclosed. Personal information may be transferred in
connection with a business transition, such as a merger, acquisition,
insolvency, or asset sale involving the National Filters business or asset to
which the information pertains.
Special information for NationalFilters.com customers
If you shop with us online, we use third–party
advertising technology to help us improve our marketing efforts. This technology
uses non–personally identifiable information about your visits to
NationalFilters.com and the sites upon which we advertise. We use website
tracking programs to assist us with data collection and reporting. As part of
that process, a "e;cookie"e; may be placed on your browser. Cookies are small data
files that are stored on your computer's hard drive.
For your convenience, our website may contain
information or links to the sites of affiliates, manufacturers, and other
companies. Please keep in mind that these sites are not under our control and we
are not responsible for the privacy practices of the companies that run them. If
you shop on one of these sites, we encourage you to locate and familiarize
yourself with the applicable privacy policy.
How to let us know about your preferences
National Filters may provide customers with
marketing and promotional materials via e–mail, mail, telemarketing, and fax. If
you'd prefer not to receive these materials, let us know using these
instructions:
A. You may contact us using any of the
following options:
Accessing and amending personal information
It is important that our databases are accurate
and current. To review and make any appropriate changes or deletions to
information about you, please contact us in one of the ways provided above.
Our approach to security
We maintain reasonable physical, technical, and
procedural measures to limit access to personal information to authorized
individuals with appropriate purposes. If you believe that someone has
improperly used personally identifiable information about you or has made
purchases that you did not authorize, please contact us immediately.
Policy changes
National Filters may change its privacy policy or
practices from time to time. We will post the most current version of our
privacy policy online at our website. If policy changes materially affect our
uses and disclosures of personal information that we have previously collected,
we will notify you and, if appropriate, provide an opportunity to prevent us
from applying the revised policy to such information.
Effective Date: December 28, 2006