This web portal, including any subsite accessible through the homepage
(collectively, the "Site") is published and maintained by Davis Business
Machines, Inc. (Allentown, Pennsylvania) ("DBM"). What follows is DBM's online
privacy policy, which governs Personal Information gathered on our Site. We
suggest you read it in conjunction with Davis Business Machines, Inc. Web Site
Terms & Conditions of Use.
COMMITMENT TO ONLINE SECURITY:
Physical, electronic and managerial procedures have been employed to safeguard
the security and integrity of Personal Information (defined below). Billing
information is encrypted whenever transmitted or received online. Personal
Information is accessible only by staff or volunteers of DBM designated and
trained to handle such information. All agents and contractors of DBM with
access to Personal Information obtained on our Site are bound to adhere to this
policy as well. To protect the security of client-specific information exchanged
via our Site, all individual users with access to such information are provided
distinct user names and passwords for access.
PERSONAL INFORMATION:
Definition: DBM may collect the following Personal Information via our Site:
individual and business/employer names, postal and e-mail addresses, phone,
mobile phone, and fax numbers, and billing information. DBM may also collect
business-related information from sole proprietorships, some of which likely
constitutes Personal Information, as well as Personal Information from
individuals acting solely in their business capacity.
At no time does DBM collect or maintain any information from individuals
actually known to be under the age of 13, and no part of our Site is structured
to attract anyone under the age of 13. If you are under the age of 13, please do
not access the Site.
Use of Information: Unless you consent, we will not use your Personal
Information for any purpose other than that for which it is submitted. We use
Personal Information to reply to inquiries, provide operational notices, and in
client record-keeping activities. We also process billing and business requests
related to products and services purchased from DBM, whether such purchase
occurs through our Site or through other channels. At certain points where
Personal Information is collected on our Site, there may be a box where you may
indicate you would like to be on a list to receive information about programs,
products, services, initiatives and news from DBM.
Sharing of Information: DBM will never sell or rent your Personal Information to
third parties without your explicit consent via either: An election box on our
Site indicating your specific desire to share Personal Information with
third-parties along with a designation of specific Personal Information you wish
to share and not to share; or Our receipt of email, postal mail, or fax
communication directly from you authorizing DBM to provide your personal
information to named third-parties in connection with products or services
provided by said parties which you have directed DBM to purchase, rent, or lease
on your behalf.
DBM may also release Personal Information to appropriate governmental
authorities under the following circumstances: Where release is required by
force of law or regulation or is requested by a government agency conducting
investigations or proceedings; Where our records indicate fraudulent, deceptive,
or other criminal practices that a governmental agency should be made aware of;
or Where your communication suggests possible harm to others.
Corrections and Changes: At any time you can add or remove your name, change
your privacy and communication preferences, and correct factual errors in your
Personal Information by sending a request that contains your request and
credibly indicates your identity to accounting@dbm.net. To protect your privacy
and security, we will take reasonable steps to verify your identity before
granting access or making corrections.
COMPUTER TRACKING & COOKIES:
Our web Site is not set up to track, collect or distribute Personal Information
not entered by visitors. Our Site logs do generate certain kinds of
non-identifying Site usage data, such as the number of hits and visits to our
Site. This information is used for internal purposes by DBM's technical support
staff to provide better services to the public and may also be provided to
others, but such statistics contain no Personal Information and cannot be used
to gather Personal Information.
A cookie is a small amount of data that is sent to your browser from a Web
server and stored on your computer's hard drive. DBM may use non-identifying
cookies to provide easier Site navigation and access to forms. You can still use
our Site if your browser is set to reject cookies. Our cookies do not generate
Personal Information, do not read Personal Information from your machine, and
are never tied to any data that could be used to identify you.
FEEDBACK ON PRIVACY POLICY:
If you have questions, suggestions, or complaints about DBM's compliance with
this privacy policy, you may contact DBM directly via our Site.
[Revised March 24, 2007]
E-mail:
webmaster@dbm.net