Privacy Statement for TruckRealm.com
Version 1.0
Last Updated: March 16, 2000
Karmak, Inc. has created this privacy statement in order to
demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy. We are also committed to providing you with
the very best experience we can on our website. In order to enhance your experience at our
website, we gather certain personal information about you that helps us customize our
content to your tastes and preferences. Please read the following policy to understand how
your personal information will be treated as you make full use of our website.
What information do we collect?
We collect information in several ways from different parts
of our website.
We collect some personal information when you initially
access our website. We may ask for your name, e-mail address, zip code, and country. The
more information you share with us (and the more accurate it is), the better we are able
to enhance and customize your experience on our website.
In addition to the information we collect upon your initial
access of our website, we may ask you for personal information at other times, including
(but not limited to) when you make a purchase through our online store, when you register
for access to services, when you enter promotions or contests, and when you respond to
surveys. For example, when you register for CROSSMASTER-HD (r), we collect several items
of personal information, including your name, your company's name, job title, phone
number, address, and e-mail address, and any other information necessary to complete the
transaction. We use customer contact information from the registration form to send the
user information about our company and promotional material from some of our partners. You
may opt-out of receiving future mailings; see the choice/opt-out section below.
In some cases, we may collect information about you that is
not personally-identifiable. Examples of this type of information include the type of
Internet Browser you are using, the type of computer operating system you are using, and
the domain name of the website and/or Internet Service Provider from which you linked to
our site or advertisement. Similar to personally identifiable information, we will not
sell non-personally-identifiable information to third parties, unless stated at the time
of collection. We may share non-personally identifiable information with business
partners.
Use of IP Addresses
An IP address is a set of numbers that is automatically
assigned to your computer whenever
you log in to your Internet Service Provider or through your company's LAN or WAN. Web
servers automatically identify your computer by the IP address assigned to it during your
session.
We may collect IP addresses for purposes of system
administration, to report aggregate user information to our advertisers, and to audit the
use of our website. We do not ordinarily link a user's IP address to anything personally
identifiable to that user, which means that your session will be logged, but you remain
anonymous to us. However, we can and will use IP addresses to identify users of our
website when we feel it is necessary to enforce compliance with our website's Terms of
Use, or to protect our service, website, or other users.
Cookies
Like most websites, we make use of browser
"cookies." Cookies are files written to a user's hard disk and read by server
programs to inform a website if the user has previously visited that website. We use
cookies to continually enhance your experience, and may use them in the future to store
customer preferences and choices.
Other Websites
This website contains links to other websites. We are not
responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites, and urge you to
review their individual privacy policies.
Public Forums
This website makes chat rooms, forums, message boards,
and/or news groups available to its users. Please remember that any information that is
disclosed in these areas becomes public information and you should exercise caution when
deciding to disclose your personal information.
Children
Children should always ask a parent for permission before
sending personal information to anyone online. We do not share personal information about
users under the age of 13 with third parties, nor do we sell or rent personal information
about any of our users, regardless of age. In addition, we will not send any direct email
offers to users who indicate they are under the age of 13.
What else should I know about my privacy?
Please keep in mind that whenever you voluntarily disclose
personal information online - for example on message boards, through email, or in chat
areas - that information can be collected and used by others. Thus, if you post personal
information online that is accessible to the public, you may receive unsolicited messages
from other parties in return.
Ultimately, you are solely responsible for maintaining the
secrecy of your passwords and/or any account information. Please be careful and
responsible whenever you are online.
Limits on our Abilities
Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can
be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal
information, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to
us or from our online products or services, and you do so at your own risk. Once we
receive your transmission, we make our best effort to ensure its security on our systems.
We cannot fully ensure that your private communications and
other personally identifiable information will not be disclosed to third parties. We may
be forced to disclose information to the government or third parties under certain
circumstances, or third parties may unlawfully intercept or access transmissions or
private communications. If we need to investigate or resolve possible problems or
inquiries, we can (and you authorize us to do so) disclose any information about you to
private entities, law enforcement or other government officials as we, in our sole
discretion, believe necessary or appropriate.
Your Consent
By using our website, you consent to the collection and use
of your personal information by Karmak, Inc. as outlined in this Privacy Policy.
Choice/Opt-Out
To opt-out of further communications, please e-mail or send
mail to the addresses listed at the end of this document.
Changes to our Privacy Statement
From time to time, we may change our Privacy Statement. We
will post those changes on this page so that our customers will always be aware of what
information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we share the
information with others. You may view the most current version at: http://www.truckrealm.com/privacy.html.
Contacting the Website
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the
practices of this website, or your dealings with this website, you can contact
Karmak, Inc.
1 Karmak Plaza
Carlinville, IL 62626
(c) 2000 Karmak, Inc. All rights reserved.
