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use our site. The only drawback to this is that the user will be limited in some
areas of our site.
Some of our business partners use cookies on
our site (for example, advertisers). However, we have no access to or control
over these cookies.
Log Files
We use IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the site, track user's
movement, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP
addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information. We do collect
log files pertaining to domain names, access times, pages visited, and browser
type. These files are not linked to personally identifiable information and are
only used for the sole purpose of site management.
Sharing
We will share aggregated demographic information with our partners and
advertisers. This is not linked to any personal information that can identify
any individual person.
We use an outside credit card processing
company to bill users for services. This company does not retain, share, store
or use personally identifiable information for any secondary purposes.
Links
This web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that
LeaseAdvisor is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites.
We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the
privacy statements of each and every web site that collects personally
identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information
collected by this Web site.
Security
This website takes every precaution to protect our users' information. When
users submit sensitive information via the website, your information is
protected both online and off-line.
When our registration form asks users to enter
sensitive information (such as credit card number and/or social security
number), that information is encrypted and is protected with the best encryption
software in the industry - SSL. While on a secure page, such as our order form,
the lock icon on the bottom of Web browsers such as Netscape Navigator and
Microsoft Internet Explorer becomes locked, as opposed to unlocked, or open,
when you are just 'surfing'. To learn more about SSL, follow this link
http://www.verisign.com/.
While we use SSL encryption to protect
sensitive information online, we also do everything in our power to protect
user-information off-line. All of our users' information, not just the sensitive
information mentioned above, is restricted in our offices. Only employees who
need the information to perform a specific job (for example, our billing clerk
or a customer service representative) are granted access to personally
identifiable information. Our employees must use password-protected
screen-savers when they leave their desk. When they return, they must reenter
their password to regain access to your information. Furthermore, ALL employees
are kept up-to-date on our security and privacy practices. Every quarter, as
well as any time new policies are added, our employees are notified and/or
reminded about the importance we place on privacy, and what they can do to
ensure our customers' information is protected. Finally, the servers that we
store personally identifiable information on are kept in a secure environment,
behind a locked cage.
Supplementation of Information
In order for this website to properly fulfill its obligation to our
customers, it may be necessary for us to supplement the information we receive
with information from 3rd party sources.
For example, to determine if our customers
qualify (meet generally accepted leasing company credit standards) for lease
transfers it may be necessary for us to use their name and social security
number to request a credit report. Once we determine a user's creditworthiness,
this document is handled in a matter consistent with Fair Credit Reporting Act
guidelines.
Site and Service Updates
We send the user site and service announcement updates. Members are not able
to un-subscribe from service announcements, which contain important information
about the service. We communicate with the user to provide requested services
and in regards to issues relating to their account via email or phone.
Correction/Updating Personal Information
If a user's personally identifiable information changes (such as your zip
code), or if a user no longer desires our service, we will endeavor to provide a
way to correct, update or remove that user's personal data provided to us. One
way this can be accomplished is at the "Managing Your Account" page after member
log in. Other avenues include emailing, phoning, or standard mailing our
customer support site (see "Contact Us" page for detailed information).
Choice/Opt-out
Our users are notified of having their information used for purposes not
directly related to our site at the point where we ask for the information.
Users who no longer wish to receive our memorandums or promotional materials
from our partners may opt-out of receiving these communications by clicking on
the "unsubscribe" link at the bottom of each email.
Users of our site are always notified when
their information is being collected by any outside parties. We do this so our
users can make an informed choice as to whether they should proceed with
services that require an outside party, or not.
Notification of Changes
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on our
Homepage so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we
use it, and under circumstances, if any, we disclose it. If at any point we
decide to use personally identifiable information in a manner different from
that stated at the time it was collected, we notify users by way of an email.
Users will have a choice as to whether or not we use their information in this
different manner. We will use information in accordance with the privacy policy
under which the information was collected.
Legal Disclaimer
Though we make every effort to preserve your privacy we may need to disclose
personal information when required by law wherein we have a good-faith belief
that such action is necessary to comply with a current judicial proceeding, a
court order or legal process served on our Web site.
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