ACME Supplies is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of the information you submit to us. We want your use of the ACME Supplies web site and the services we offer to be productive and safe. ACME Supplies' Privacy Policy demonstrates our commitment to your privacy and security.
The following provides details of our privacy and security practices.
- When you register at ACME Supplies, we request your name, e-mail address, phone number, postal address, ZIP Code, state, and country. We use this data to manage registrations, and, when you place an order, to contact you about your order and to print your return address on ACME Supplies envelopes.
- We may use your e-mail address, mailing address and/or phone number to contact you regarding new product offerings and other aspects of your use of the ACME Supplies web site. If, however, you do not wish to receive such communications, you have the ability to "opt-out" at any time.
- In order to take payment for your order, we collect credit card information. To maintain the highest level of security, your credit card information is encrypted using secure sockets layer (SSL) technology. SSL is secure server software that protects against any unauthorized access. ACME Supplies uses your credit card information for the sole purpose of accepting payment for your order.
- From time to time, we may ask you to answer surveys regarding current or future ACME Supplies products. Participation in these surveys is always optional. Survey responses are only used in the aggregate, and are never linked to an individual. While our survey data is primarily for use within ACME Supplies only, we may occasionally share the aggregate survey data with our development partners (e.g. web design, advertising and marketing agencies) in order to facilitate new product development.
- We may occasionally have a special relationship with another company, an entity that we think of as a marketing partner. By this we mean that a portion or version of our web site is integrated into our partner's web site or is integrated with our partner's content or branding. In such a circumstance, because we are jointly presenting our web site with our partner, and because the partner is referring customers to ACME Supplies, we may agree to share information with the partner as part of our formal contract with that partner, including confidentiality and use obligations and restrictions regarding how the partner may use the information. In these instances where ACME Supplies and a partner jointly promote ACME Supplies' Services, ACME Supplies may provide the partner certain personal information, such as the name, address, and username as a result of the joint promotion of ACME Supplies. We only share this information for users coming to ACME Supplies from a partner web site. Again, at the point of registration, you have the option to "opt-out" of receiving e-mails or promotional materials. If you have linked to ACME Supplies through a marketing partner as described here, the web page you view will be co-branded with the marketing partner. If you would like information about the information use and practices of a marketing partner, ACME Supplies recommends that you view the policy of the marketing partner.
Tracking Information
Like most every web site, the ACME Supplies web site records certain tracing information any time someone visits the site. For every web page that is viewed, our web server records an IP address, the operating system, browser version and the name of the page that was viewed. This information is not linked to any specific user and is used in the aggregate to maintain and improve the ACME Supplies web site.
Cookies
A cookie is a small piece of information that is stored by your browser on your computer's hard drive. ACME Supplies uses cookies to track your order process without having to re-verify your password on each page of the site. Rather than storing this information on ACME Supplies's server, the cookie is stored in your computer and is activated only when you visit the ACME Supplies site. Your privacy and security are not compromised when you accept a cookie from the ACME Supplies web site. No one can access the information except ACME Supplies.
Links to Other Sites
Our web site contains links to sites developed by other companies and organizations. Please be aware that these sites' privacy policies may differ from ours.
"Opt Out" Policy
By default, we do not send ACME Supplies users any unsolicited e-mail. We only send notifications of product updates, newsletters, special offers, and/or if a user has specifically requested information. The choice of whether or not to receive these notifications can be changed at any time by sending an e-mail to service@acmesupplies.com.
Updating Your Information
All of your personal information can be corrected or updated at any time by visiting the "My Account" section of the ACME Supplies site.
ACME Supplies Website Security
The ACME Supplies web site uses secure sockets layer (SSL) to encrypt the transfer of sensitive information, such as your account password and billing information, from your web browser to our web server. The same SSL protocol also acts to authenticate the www.ActionEnvelope.com site and prevent unauthorized "hackers" from masquerading as the ACME Supplies site. This is accomplished through a "digital certificate", which is an unforgeable electronic "identity card". If another website attempts to falsely identify itself as www.ActionEnvelope.com, your web browser will display a warning indicating that there is a problem with the digital certificate for www.ActionEnvelope.com. Do not log in to the ACME Supplies site if you see any such warning.
How You Can Help Keep Your Information Secure
The most important step you can take to keep your information secure is to keep your password secure. Do not give your password to other people and avoid choosing "easily guessed" passwords (e.g. any single word in the dictionary, proper names of people and places easily associated with you, etc.). Change your password immediately if you suspect someone has been accessing your account without your permission (visit the "My Account" section of the ACME Supplies web site). If for any reason you suspect a security violation has occurred, please immediately send an e-mail to service@acmesupplies.com with a description of the situation.
Your Consent
In addition to the circumstances described above, ACME Supplies may disclose or release information when we, in good faith, believe that doing so is reasonably necessary to (i) comply with the law, (ii) enforce or apply the terms of any of our user agreements, or (iii) protect the rights, property or safety of ACME Supplies, our users, or others. By using our web site, you consent to the collection and use of information by ACME Supplies as described in this Privacy Policy. If we decide to change our policy, we will post those changes here so you will always know what information we gather, how we use it and under what circumstances we disclose it. If you have any questions regarding ACME Supplies' Privacy Policy and practices, please direct to the mailing address or email address provided in the Contact Information section below.
Aggregate
When a site states that they collect information in the aggregate, they mean for summary purposes only. For example, sites that collect IP addresses "in the aggregate" do so to answer such questions as: "How many people from America Online visited our site last week?"
IP Address
When you are connected to the Internet, your computer has a unique Internet ID called an IP address. Depending upon the service utilized, some people may a different IP address each time they login. Others logging in from work or school might have a permanently assigned IP address, called a static IP address. It is difficult or impossible for a web site to collect personal information about you (i.e., your name, e-mail address, etc.) from your IP address alone, although a static IP Address can be used to identify a little bit more about you (i.e. your company name, or university name).
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
SSL is a communication protocol that accomplishes two things:
- It allows your web browser to verify that a web site you're visiting is actually the site that you think it is (and not some site posing as another).
- It lets your web browser and a web server communicate with each other (i.e. pass web pages back and forth) in a completely secure fashion through the use of very strong encryption techniques. This encrypted communication makes it impossible for anyone else to see any information passed between your web browser and our web server.
Changes and Updates to this Privacy Policy
ACME supplies reserves the right to modify this privacy statement at any time, so please review it frequently. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here, by email, or by means of a notice on our home page.
Effective Date
This Privacy Policy was last modified March 27, 2011.
Contact Information
If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, you can contact us at:
ACME Supplies
Attn: Privacy Policy Inquiries
1465 W. Carmen, Suite 1W
Chicago, IL 60640
privacypolicy@acmesupplies.com