Policy Statement:
Your privacy is a primary concern to us at National Shopping Service. Our goal
in expanding and clarifying our policy on the collection and use of customer data
is to ensure the highest level of confidentiality and security. Let us emphasize
that this policy is a corporate-wide policy, not limited to our growing online
business.
When you provide your personal information to National Shopping Service (such
as name, address, phone number, company name, or the products you are interested
in) we will not give or sell your individual information to any outside company
for its use in marketing or solicitation without your consent. We will maintain
the confidentiality of your personal information and it will be used only to support
your business relationship with National Shopping Service. Additionally, internal
practices help protect your privacy by limiting employee access to and use of
personal or confidential data.
When National Shopping Service asks for personal or confidential information,
it is done with the goal of improving the relationship between National Shopping
Service and the contractor or customer.
At National Shopping Service, we are helping you maintain control over your
personal data while fostering the growth of a more interactive online environment.
Our intention is to send e-mail only to customers or to individuals whom we believe
have chosen to receive such e-mails. At any time, you have the right to 'opt out'
of receiving future National Shopping Service communications. And our Web site
offers robust encryption technology to help protect the transmission of customer
information over the Internet.
National Shopping Service has developed an internal process to handle your
questions on privacy. We also support the establishment of external programs for
consumer recourse.
National Shopping Service supports the work done by industry trade associations
in moving this issue forward and the efforts of the Online Privacy Alliance in
pulling the business and public interest communities together in a meaningful
dialogue. And we are very appreciative of the continuing efforts being taken by
the President and his Administration to promote this issue and educate the public
about the options and protections available to them.
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Privacy and Data Security:
At National Shopping Service, your right to privacy and data security is a primary
concern. That's why, when you visit www.nationalshoppingservice.com, we help you
maintain control over your personal data on the Internet. Below are the guidelines
we use for protecting the information you provide us during a visit to our Internet
site (www.nationalshoppingservice.com).
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National Shopping Service only asks for specific types of personal information:
In a few areas on our Web sites and online customer support tools, we ask you
to provide information that will enable us to enhance your site visit, to assist
you with technical support issues or to follow up with you after your visit. It
is completely optional for you to participate.
For example, we request information from you when you:
Request information on National Shopping Service.com
Provide feedback in an online survey
Request e-mail notification
Subscribe to a newsletter or a mailing list
Request online technical support
Request assistance from our: Sales, Account Management, or Scheduling depts.
In each of the instances above, we may ask for your name, e-mail address, phone
number, address, type of business, customer preference information, as well as
other similar personal information that is needed to provide you with services
or offers. If we ever ask for significantly different information we will inform
you. In the case of newsletters or mailing lists, you will be able to "unsubscribe"
to these mailings at any time.
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National Shopping Service only uses your personal information for specific
purposes:
The information you provide will be kept confidential and used to support your
relationship with National Shopping Service. Among other things, we want to help
you quickly find information on NationalShoppingService.com and alert you to product
upgrades, special offers, updated information and other new products, services,
and opportunities provided by National Shopping Service. Employees and Agents
of National Shopping Service who have access to your personal information and
prospect information are required to keep the information confidential and not
use it for any other purpose than to carry out the services they are performing
for National Shopping Service. National Shopping Service may enhance or merge
your information collected at its site with data from third parties for purposes
of marketing products or services to you.
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National Shopping Service will not disclose your personal information to
any outside organization for its use in marketing without your consent:
Information regarding you (such as name, address and phone number) or any details
regarding your business relationship with National Shopping Services will not
be given or sold to any outside organization for its use in marketing or solicitation
without your consent. Your information may be shared with agents of National Shopping
Service for the purpose of performing services for National Shopping Service.
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Customized Experience:
New technologies are emerging on the Internet that assists us in delivering customized
visitor experiences. At National Shopping Service, we primarily use "cookies"
to help us determine which service and support information are appropriate to
your machine and to maintain your experience at our online sites. Our use of this
technology does not mean that we automatically know any information about you.
We might be able to ascertain what type of computer you are using, but beyond
that, our use of cookies is designed only to provide you with a better experience
when using National Shopping Service sites. National Shopping Service has no desire
or intent to infringe on your privacy while using the National Shopping Service.com
site.
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What is a Cookie?
A cookie is a tiny piece of text asking permission to be placed on your computer's
hard drive. If you agree, then your browser adds the text in a small file.
If you have set your browser to notify you before accepting a cookie, you will
notice that NationalShoppingService.com requests a cookie to be set on your computer.
Its purpose is to let us know when you visit our site. This cookie, by itself,
only tells us that a previous NationalShoppingService.com visitor has returned.
It doesn't tell us your e-mail address or who you are. If you want to give us
that information later via registration, that's your choice.
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Why are Cookies Persistent?
If the web server does not detect a Unique ID for your session, it will generate
one and send it to your computer in the form of a cookie. So, if you accept the
cookie, you only get it once. If you do not accept the cookie, it will try to
send you one with every hit until you accept it. This means every page and item
on that page you request from NationalShoppingService.com will come with a cookie
request unless you already have one.
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Are All Cookies The Same?
No. On the NationalShoppingService.com site we have two kinds; temporary and log
cookies. Temporary cookies are necessary to maintain the user session and tell
our server which page to pull up next. The traffic log cookie tells us what pages
are being used and which ones aren't. This helps us make improvements to the site
to better meet your needs and cut down on pages that don't get used.
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So What Does A Cookie Do For Me, The Visitor?
There are several immediate advantages on NationalShoppingService.com that you
can see through the use of cookies. Overall, cookies help us give you a better
Web site to use, by letting us monitor what's working and what isn't through site
traffic analysis. In the future, a cookie may allow you to tell us what information
you prefer to read and what you don't. For example, if you're a business customer,
we can advise you on content specific to your needs.
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Why Do I Need to Know This?
Because we want you to know why we ask you to accept a cookie. We want to be sure
you understand that accepting a cookie in no way gives us access to your computer
or any personal information about you. We know that a lot of people have concerns
about cookies, but in talking with many of our users, we feel that the benefit
we both gain from their proper use is worthwhile. We value the relationships we
have with our customers and future customers, so we respect these concerns.
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Contacting National Shopping Service:
National Shopping Service is the sole operator of all National Shopping Service
Web sites. If you would like to contact us for any reason regarding our privacy
practices, please call, write, or email us at the following address:
National Shopping Service
2510 Warren Drive, Suite B
Rocklin, CA 95677
916-577-1010
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