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PRIVACY POLICY
Information Usage
IdealPOS.com is the sole owner of
information retrieved from this site. We will not sell, share, or rent this
information to any outside parties, except for order processing as outlined in
this policy. We use the information retrieved from customers to process orders
and better serve you with pertinent information, such as order confirmations and
order status updates. Information provided by this site includes your name,
shipping address, billing address, telephone numbers, e-mail address, and
payment information such as your credit card number. We also require you to
submit a username and password of your choice for your future access to your
account information. To assure your user name and password remain confidential,
DO NOT share this information with anyone. If you elect to subscribe to this
site’s mail list for special promotions, your contact information will be used
for the delivery of these items.
Security
IdealPOS.com takes precautions to
protect its customers' information. When you submit critical information via the
website, your information is protected both online and offline. When our
registration/order form asks you to enter sensitive information (such as your
credit card number); that information is encrypted and is protected with the
best encryption software currently available in the industry - SSL. IdealPOS.com
uses the most advanced form of SSL software available: 128-bit encryption by
Authorize.net.
IdealPOS.com operates in a secured and locked facility that requires all
employees who need the information to perform a specific job are granted access
to personally identifiable information. If you wish to have your financial
information removed at the time of your order, you may opt to have your
financial information deleted from our records upon completion of your order. In
addition, you may contact us at info@idealpos.com or call us at 1(410)
308-1122 to ask our Customer Service Department to remove your
information from our database. In during so, all future transactions will be
treated as a new account which will require re-entering your information.
For extra safety measures, all IdealPOS.com servers, including web servers and
database servers, are housed and maintained in secure locations. Access to the
database is strictly monitored and protected from outside access. The servers on
which we store personally identifiable information are kept in a secured
environment, inside a secured and locked room. All backups are stored and locked
in a high-level security room. Only personnel with proper security clearance
have access to these restricted areas. Tape backups are not permitted to leave
the premises.
All employees are kept up-to-date on our security and privacy practices. Every
quarter, in addition to any time a new policy is added, IdealPOS.com employees
are notified and/or reminded about the importance of privacy and what they can
do to ensure that customers' information remains protected at all times.
If you have any questions or concerns about IdealPOS.com security practices, you
can send us an e-mail at info@idealpos.com or call at 1(410)
308-1122.
Registration
In order to process your orders
placed on this website, you must first complete the registration form. During
registration, you will be required to provide your contact information, which
includes your name, e-mail address, telephone number and street address. This
information is used to provide you with important IdealPOS.com services such as
automated order status updates via e-mail.
Online
Purchase
The site may customize certain web
page content based on information shown by browser. If you wish to disable the
cookie, you can still browse this site’s online store. However, if you disable
the cookie, then the shopping cart which allows you to buy merchandise, will
also become disabled. So that the necessary information to process your order is
retained, this feature must be enabled for IdealPOS.com to accept your online
order. We will not share any personally identifiable information provided by
this cookie with any third party. We will, however, link data stored in cookies
to the personally identifiable information you submitted while on our site. This
allows us to personalize your shopping experience and discern user preferences
to evoke subconscious feelings of familiarity and assurance.
Third
Parties
We may employ third party
companies to perform functions on our behalf. These functions may include order
fulfillment, package delivery, marketing assistance, postal and e-mail delivery,
customer service, data analysis, and credit processing. The third parties we
contract for these purposes have limited access to your personal information and
may not use it for other purposes.
UPS Corporate Headquarters
55 Glenlake Parkway, NE
Atlanta , GA 30328
1-800-pick-ups
www.ups.com
US Postal Service Headquarters
475 L'Enfant Plaza, SW
Washington DC
1-800-ASK-USPS
www.usps.com
We may outline another website so that the look, feel and interface simulate the
experience of browsing a genuine IdealPOS.com web page. Quality time and efforts
accompanied by discretion is practiced when evaluating third party sites. We
only use third party sites which continue to show the same commitment to safe
online shopping as IdealPOS.com.
As our business continues to evolve, we may acquire or sell business units or
subsidiaries. Customer information is one of the business assets that would be
transferred in these types of transactions. In such a situation, your personally
identifiable information would only be used in a manner consistent with our
pre-existing Privacy Notice.
We reserve the right to disclose your personally identifiable information as
required by law and when we believe that disclosure is necessary to protect our
rights and/or comply with a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process
served on our Website.
Order
Most of the information collected
in the registration process will be used to process orders. During the order
process, you will have to provide financial information such as your credit card
number, expiration date or money orders. This information is used for billing
purposes and to fulfill your order. If we have trouble processing an order, we
will use this contact information to get in touch with you. To properly process
your credit card information, we must share your personal and financial
information with the merchant bank for authorization and approval. This process
is protected by an enhanced security system. See the Security section at the
beginning of this Policy for more details on security measures and procedures.
We do not share your personal and financial information with any Third Parties,
except those specified in the Third Parties section of this policy.
Special
Offers
Our special offers are sent only
to customers who grant IdealPOS.com permission to send them such information;
others will be able to view regular discounts once connected to our site. To
honor the privacy of our users, we offer the option to not receive these types
of communications. At the time of your order, you may opt to not receive special
offers by leaving the “Subscribe to mail list” box unchecked. Furthermore, all
special offers are sent via e-mail and include an opt-out link if you no longer
wish to receive special offers and news. Customers might still receive
intermittent updates on products, services, specials or IdealPOS.com general
information. Please reference the Choice/Opt-out section below for further
details on how to be removed from our mailing list should you choose to be
removed.
Choice/Opt-out
For customers who wish to opt-out
and stop receiving IdealPOS.com special offers and related news, IdealPOS.com
provides several ways to do so. Users who no longer wish to receive our
promotional materials may opt-out of receiving these communications by
un-checking the "Subscribe to Mail list” field when processing their orders.
They may also send e-mails to sales@idealpos.com with a request to be removed.
Finally, they may call us at 1(410) 308-1122 to ask
our Customer Service Department to update their account.
Account
Access
Customers may change or review
their stored account information such as street address or e-mail address
through our website by clicking on the “Sign In” tab at the bottom of page or
“My Account” tab at the right top corner of page and select “Edit My Account”.
You must have your username and password in order to access your account. In the
event you forget both your username and password, please click on “Forgot Your
Password” link and follow instructions.
Notification of Changes
If we decide to change our Privacy
Policy, we will post all changes to this privacy statement, on the homepage, and
other places we believe is appropriate so that you are aware of what information
IdealPOS.com collects, how it is used, and under what terms your personal
information will be disclosed. We reserve 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 e-mail, or by means of a
notice on our homepage.
If you have opted out of receiving communications from IdealPOS.com, you will
still be able to view news of policy changes at www.IdealPOS.com. Otherwise, you
may e-mail us at info@idealpos.com or call us at 1(410)
308-1122 to ask our Customer Service Department about changes and updates.
Last Update
The Privacy Policy contained herein became officially effective July 22,
2005.
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