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For more than
30
years, Global Gov/Ed has developed
relationships with our customers based on respect and
integrity. We're aware of the trust and confidence you
demonstrate when you visit our website and provide us
with information. The Privacy Notice below is posted
to demonstrate our leadership in online security and
customer service practices. We treat your personal information
with the same honesty and sensitivity that we have displayed
throughout our company's history.
We will never share your email address , phone number
or credit card information with any unrelated 3rd party
except as necessary to fulfill transactions that you
initiate.
If you have any questions or concerns about our Privacy
Notice, please call us toll-free at 1-888-445-2725
or e-mail us at
privacy@globalgoved.com
Changes to this Privacy Notice, Conditions of Use
and Notices:
This Privacy Notice and our Terms of Use will change
over time and the use of information which we gather
now is subject to these Notices and Terms as modified.
Please check this page periodically as you continue
to use our site to see if any changes have been made.
This privacy notice was most recently changed on January
10, 2008. If you visit our Web site your visit and any
dispute over privacy is subject to this Notice and our
Legal Notices, including the application of the laws
of
Children
Global Gov/Ed is a general audience
site and does not knowingly collect personal identifiable
information from children under the age of 13 without
verifiable parental consent. If you are under the age
of 13, please do not provide personally identifiable
information of any kind whatsoever. Global Gov/Ed
does not sell products to persons under the age of 18.
If you are under the age of 18, you are required seek
the consent of your parent or guardian to purchase products
from this site.
Personal Information Collected By Global Gov/Ed:
Global Gov/Ed uses information that
we collect from our visitors to personalize and improve
your visit at Global Gov/Ed. We gather
the following types of information:
Information you give us: Global Gov/Ed
collects any information which you enter on our Web
site. This information is normally provided when you
search, buy, participate in a contest, sweepstakes or
on-line survey, or when you communicate with any of
our departments such as customer service, sales or technical
services through our Web site, telephone, mail or fax.
You also provide information when you establish an account
with us. Examples of the type of information you may
supply us with include your name, address, telephone
number, credit card information, e-mail addresses, and
information such as the last four of your Social Security
number for fraud prevention. In some instances, we ask
you for other people’s names and email addresses
for the sole purpose of fulfilling your specific request
to email certain specific information as part of our
“email a friend” feature.
Automatic Information collected by us: We (or
agents on our behalf) collect anonymous information
from visits to our sites through the use of “Web
Beacons.” Web Beacons are simply web page elements
which may employ cookie technology that enable us to
record anonymous data about visits to or transactions
made on our web site. This anonymous information is
sometimes known as “clickstream data.” We
may use this data to analyze trends and statistics to
improve your online experience, or customer service.
No personal data is collected through the use of Web
Beacons on our sites. Through the use of cookies, we
may also collect and analyze the IP address used to
connect your computer to the Internet; computer and
connection information such as your browser type and
version; operating system and platform; purchase history;
confirmation when you open e-mail that we send you;
and the URLs which lead you to and around our Web site
including the date and time. You can generally set your browser to reject cookies or to notify you when you are sent a cookie. There is also software available from third parties which will allow you to visit our Web site without providing this information. You are welcomed at our Web site if you use this software but we will not be able to offer you our personalized services and we will be unable to accept any online orders from you.
Third parties who are contracted with us who may use cookies and collect information on our behalf are prohibited by our contract with them from sharing that information with anyone other than us or our Service Providers. However, we respect your right to choose whether to be included in such services. If you would like to opt out of these services, please click here.
Orders: If you place an order we use a secure
order form which requires you to provide contact, billing,
and payment information. This information is transmitted
to your credit card company to authorize your purchase.
At certain times we may offer financing options with
or without third party participation. If you use a financing
option, information provided by you (such as your address,
birth date, social security number, and credit card
number) may be used to request a credit report from
third parties or may be sent to a third party for processing.
You will always be informed of this at the time you
select any available financing option.
All information obtained from you in the course of transacting orders
is used for the purpose of fulfilling your order in
a timely manner and for communicating the status of
your order with you. Additionally, upon placing an order,
you will begin receiving both the Global Gov/Ed
catalog and the Global Gov/Ed email
newsletter unless you opt-out of either or both by clicking
here or calling us at 1-888-445-2725.
Email Newsletter Subscription: If you request
an email newsletter subscription, we will send you an
email confirming your request. This confirmation process
allows you to unsubscribe if you changed your mind and
decided not to join the list. Furthermore, the confirmation
email will alert you if someone else had entered your
email address into our email newsletter. In order to
make our emails more relevant and useful to you, our
servers may receive a confirmation when you open email
from Global Gov/Ed.
Sweepstakes Entrants: If you enter a Global Gov/Ed
sponsored sweepstakes, we employ a double opt-in subscription
program. Upon registration, you will receive a confirmation
email to the email address you gave us with a link contained
within it or instructions for completing the subscription
process. You will not be entered until you click through
the link in the email we sent you or otherwise follow
the instructions contained therein. In order to make
our emails more relevant and useful to you, our servers
may receive a confirmation when you open email from
Global Gov/Ed.
Sharing of Information with third-parties:
Independent Contractors: We may employ other
companies or individuals to provide certain services
to us such as analyzing customer lists and data, providing
marketing assistance, or consulting services. These
third parties will have access to only the information
needed to perform these limited functions and are required
to provide your personal information with at least the
same level of protection and security as Global Gov/Ed.
Such third parties are prohibited from using your personal
information for any other purpose.
Any 3rd parties who use our data will be fully bound
by this privacy policy.
In no event will the data being used by any unrelated
third party include your email address.
Orders: We will never share any telephone number(s),
e-mail addresses, or credit card information which you
have given us with any marketing partner(s) or any unrelated
3rd party.
Aggregate information: We provide aggregate
information to some of our business partners. This information
does not identify you individually in any way.
Credit card companies and shippers: When you
buy something from us we send your credit card information,
name, billing address and the amount of your purchase
to your credit card company to verify and authorize
the purchase. Your name, telephone number and shipping
information must be provided to third party shippers
such as UPS, Federal Express and the
United States Postal Service
to deliver your purchase. There also may be instances
in which we drop-ship orders directly to you from one
of our manufacturers or suppliers. These drop-shippers
are only given your name, postal address, and telephone
number for the sole purpose of fulfilling your order.
Third Party Transaction-Level Data: If you visit
our site from a third-party site the third-party site
may be able to access select information from your individual
transaction information. In order to track and credit
your transaction the third-party site may give you a
unique code, cookie or graphic which will uniquely identify
you. This will only happen if you link directly from
a third party site to our Web site. Any transactions
made at our Web site while such a code is active will
be reported back to the third party site. We will only
report non-personal information to these sites such
as the date of the transaction, the product(s) purchased
and the amount spent. We will not report any information
to these third party sites that will allow them to personally
identify you and will never share your email address
with any 3rd party. The presence of a 3rd party navigation
bar atop our site is an indication that the third party
site may be able to see your activity on our site
Link to Third Party Site: Our Web site contains
certain links to third party sites, such as our vendors.
Global Gov/Ed is not responsible or
liable for the privacy practices or content found on
these sites. We recommend that you check the Privacy
Notice of each site you visit.
Catalog Requests: When you request a catalog
from Global Gov/Ed we share your name
and postal address with a 3rd party fulfillment company
for the sole purpose of sending you the requested catalog.
This 3rd party does not store the information nor does
it use this information for anything other than its
intended purpose.
Information about Third Parties:
Global Gov/Ed maintains relationships
with other websites that operate as its affiliates,
however, Global Gov/Ed has no control
over their activities. Global Gov/Ed
will immediately cease doing business with any affiliate
that abuses the terms of the affiliate agreement. This
includes, but is not limited to: spam, trademark infringement,
predatory means of attracting visitors, or unlawful
activities. To report abuse by an affiliate, please
contact our Affiliate Manager at 305-415-2313 or email
Law Enforcement and Protection of Users:
To the extent permitted by law, we will disclose personally
identifiable information to government authorities or
third parties pursuant to a legal request, subpoena
or other legal process. We may also use or disclose
you information as permitted by law to perform charge
verifications, report or collect debts owed, fight fraud
or protect the rights or property of Global Gov/Ed,
our customers, our website or its users.
Business Transfer:
Global Gov/Ed has been in business
for over
30
years and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Systemax,
Inc., a Fortune 1000 Company (NYSE symbol SYX), and
our intent is to continue operating for many years to
come. However, in the unlikely event that Global Gov/Ed
is sold, has its assets acquired or transferred, whether
voluntarily or involuntarily, or merges or becomes affiliated
with any other division, individual or entity, any customer
information owned or under the control of Global Gov/Ed
may be one of the transferred assets.
Security:
We employ the latest 128-bit encryption technology in
all areas of the site which require you to provide your
personal or account information, including online ordering,
order status, catalog request and most contest forms.
Your name, your personal information and especially
your credit card number are safely stored in our proprietary
systems behind our firewall. Once you type your personal
information, it is sent instantly, encrypted, directly
to our order processing system which is on a server
separate from our Internet server. To make sure you
have the latest security features on your browser, you
may want to download the most recent version of your
favorite browser, which should have full SSL support.
Choice/Opt-Out:
Our Web site gives you the opportunity to opt-out of
receiving marketing communications from us. If you no
longer wish to receive communications from us you may
opt-out by calling 1-888-445-2725
or or email privacy@Global Gov/Ed.
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