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FTECs Privacy Policy
Our Guarantee To You
At FTEC, we believe that
your private information should remain private. That is why we have gone to
great lengths to ensure that whatever personal information we collected from our
customers are stored and kept is as secure a manner as possible.
The personal information we
collected are merely to help us to our relationship with you. This may be, for
example, to process your future orders more swiftly, provide service and
support, and disseminate product, service and company news and offerings with
you. We Do Not sell your personal information. We Do Not release your personal
information to another party. We share your personal data outside the FTEC
family of companies but only with your consent, as required by law or to protect
FTEC, its customers, or the public, or with companies that help FTEC fulfill its
obligations with you, and then only with partners who share our commitment to
protecting your privacy and data. Should you feel the need, you are most welcome
to contact FTEC at any time with any privacy questions or concerns you may have.
You also may ask at any time to see the data you have given us and request
correction or deletion. Our goal is to ensure the highest levels of security and
confidentiality. We do not compromise on this.
Privacy and Data Security
At FTEC, your right to
privacy and data security is a primary concern. That's why, when you visit
ftecdirect.com, we help you maintain control over your personal data on the
Internet. You may find the guidelines we use for protecting the information you
provide us during a visit to our Internet sites (www.ftecdirect.com)
We only asks for specific
types of personal information
In a few areas on our Web
site 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:
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Register on FTECdirect.com
Request a quote
Place an order
Provide feedback in an
online survey
Participate in a
sweepstakes or other promotional offer
Request e-mail notification
of your order status (called "Order Watch")
Subscribe to a newsletter
or a mailing list
Request assistance from our
"Product Advisor"
Fill out a support request |
In each of the instances
above, we may ask for your name, e-mail address, phone number, address, type of
business, customer preference information, customer number and service tag
number, as well as other similar personal information that is needed to register
or subscribe to our 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 you wish.
FTEC only uses your
personal information for specific purposes
The information you provide
will be kept confidential always, and used to support your customer relationship
with us. Among other things, we want to help you quickly find information on our
site as well as to alert you to product upgrades, special offers, updated
information and other new products and services from FTEC. FTECs agents or
contractors who may 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 FTEC.
FTEC may enhance or merge your information collected at its site with data from
third parties for purposes of marketing products or services to you.
However, FTEC may be
required to disclose personal information in connection with law enforcement,
fraud prevention, regulation, and other legal action or if FTEC reasonably
believes that it is necessary to do so to protect FTEC, its customers, or the
public.
You can opt-out of
receiving further marketing from FTEC at any time
Occasionally, we may mail
you information about our various products and services, or other products and
services which we feel may be of interest to you. However rest assured that only
FTEC (or agents working on behalf of FTEC and under confidentiality agreements)
will send you these direct mailings. If you do not want to receive such
mailings, just inform us when you give us your personal information.
FTEC 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 your order and the products you
purchased will not be given or sold or otherwise released to any outside
organization for its use in marketing or solicitation without your consent. Your
information may be shared with agents or contractors of FTEC for the purpose of
performing services for FTEC.
Internet Commerce
The online store at
ftecdirect.com is designed to give you options concerning the privacy of your
credit card information, name, address, e-mail and any other information you
provide us. FTEC is committed to data security with respect to information
collected on our site. We offer the industry standard security measures
available through your browser called SSL encryption. Alternatively, you may
also contact a sales representative over the telephone if you do not wish to
divulge your credit information online. It has always been our practice to
contact customers in the event of a potential problem with your purchase or any
normal business communication regarding your purchase.
Customized Experience
New technologies are
emerging on the Internet that help us deliver customized visitor experiences. At
FTEC, we primarily use "cookies" to help us determine which service and support
information is appropriate to your machine and to maintain and hopefully,
enhance your shopping experience in our online store. 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
www.ftecdirect.com. FTEC has no desire or intent to infringe on your privacy
while using the ftec.com site.
Third-Party Sites
We wish to bring to your
attention that other web sites that may be accessed through our site may collect
personally identifiable information about you. The information practices of
those third-party web sites linked to ftec.com are not covered by this privacy
statement. We use the "" symbol to mark links that go to third-party sites.
It is your sole
responsibility for maintaining the secrecy of your passwords or any account
information or such other information that is sensitive to you. Please be
careful and responsible whenever you are online. If you post personal
information online that is accessible to the public, you may receive unsolicited
messages from other parties in return. While we strive to protect your personal
information, FTEC cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you
transmit to us, and you do so at your own risk.
Other Web sites
FTECs Web sites contain
links to other Web sites that are not operated by FTEC. FTEC is not responsible
for the privacy practices of the Web sites that it does not operate. Some parts
of the Web site are animated using downloadable applications with Macromedia's
Shockwave/Flash.
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