Protecting your private information is our priority. This Statement of Privacy applies to www.applied-computer.com and Applied Computer Online Services and governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to Applied Computer Online Services include www.applied-computer.com and ACOS. The ACOS website is an eCommerce site. By using the ACOS website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through ACOS's public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others.
We do not collect any personal information about you unless you voluntarily provide it to us. However, you may be required to provide certain personal information to us when you elect to use certain products or services available on the Site. These may include: (a) registering for an account on our Site; (b) entering a sweepstakes or contest sponsored by us or one of our partners; (c) signing up for special offers from selected third parties; (d) sending us an email message; (e) submitting your credit card or other payment information when ordering and purchasing products and services on our Site. To wit, we will use your information for, but not limited to, communicating with you about services and/or products you have requested from us. We also may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future.
Sharing Information with Third Parties
ACOS does not sell, rent, or lease its customer lists to third parties.
ACOS may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. ACOS may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to ACOS, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your data.
ACOS may disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on ACOS or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of ACOS; and/or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of ACOS, or the public.
Automatically Collected Information
Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by ACOS. This information can include your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the ACOS website.
Security of your Personal Information
ACOS secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. ACOS uses the following methods for this purpose:
- SSL Protocol
When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.
We strive to take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or alteration of your personal information. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, you acknowledge that: (a) there are security and privacy limitations inherent to the Internet which are beyond our control; and (b) security, integrity, and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you and us through this Site cannot be guaranteed.
Children Under Thirteen
ACOS does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen. If you are under the age of thirteen, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website.
E-mail Communications
From time to time, ACOS may contact you via email to provide announcements, promotional offers, alerts, confirmations, surveys, and/or other general communication.
If you would like to stop receiving marketing or promotional communications via email from ACOS, you may opt-out of such communications by Customers may unsubscribe from emails by "replying STOP" or "clicking on the UNSUBSCRIBE button.".
Changes to this Statement
ACOS reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your account by placing a prominent notice on our site and/or by updating any privacy information on this page. Your continued use of the Site and/or Services available through this Site after such modifications will constitute your: (a) acknowledgment of the modified Privacy Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by that Policy.
Contact Information
ACOS welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that ACOS has not adhered to this Statement, please contact ACOS at:
Applied Computer Online Services
2901 Moorpark Avenue, Ste 100
San Jose, California 95128
Email Address:
sam@applied-computer.com
Telephone number:
408-248-8811
Effective as of February 17, 2020