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Able Copiers Ltd. is committed to respect the personal privacy of individuals. We take the issue of privacy seriously because we know that our customers care about how information about them is used. This page summarizes our privacy policy and demonstrates our firm and continuing commitment to the privacy of personal information provided by those visiting and interacting with Able Copiers and disclose the information gathering and dissemination practices for this Web site. By visiting www.ableoffice.net, you are accepting the practices described in this privacy policy. Able Copiers' privacy policy is limited to Able Copiers' own Web site at www.ableoffice.net and Able Copiers
is in no way responsible for the privacy practices or content of linked Web sites. Each of the linked Web sites are fully
independent of each other and maintain separate access, domain names and log files. Information about customer visits are logged. Customers IP addresses are never referenced to personally identifiable
information. Usage statistics are gathered in a non-intrusive manner. The log files are private documents and are primarily used by
the server administrator for error notification, server administration and to monitor Web site performance. At times portions of
the log files may be viewed by others for the purpose of server administration, security or when required by law. The information we collect from our customers will help us to personalize and to continually improve the shopping experience at ableoffice.net. We do not store sensitive information about customers such as social security numbers or knowingly collect information from minors. Able Copiers will never sell, distribute, barter, or transfer any personally identifiable information obtained from a customer to a third party except when required by law. In this regard we gather the following information: Customer Information: We receive and store any information customers enter on our Web site or give us in any other way. Click here to see examples of what information we collect. Customers can choose not to provide certain information, but then they might not be able to take advantage of many of our features. We use the information that customers provide for such purposes as responding and fulfilling to their requests, improving our Web site and communicating with the customers. Automatic Information: Able Copiers receives and stores certain types of information whenever customers interact with our Web site. Like many other Web sites, we use "cookies," and we obtain certain types of information when our customers Web browser accesses ableoffice.net. Click here to see examples of the information we receive. A number of companies offer utilities designed to help visit Web sites anonymously. Although we will not be able to provide a customer with a personalized experience at ableoffice.net, we want customers to be aware that these tools exist. E-Mail Communications: To help us communicate with our customers, partners and affiliates, we send out electronic newsletter on a regular basis. If customers do not want to receive these kind of e-mail or other mail from us, please adjust Customer Communication Preferences. Information From Other Sources: Able Copiers receives and stores certain types of information whenever customers interact with affiliated businesses. We use these information to update delivery and address information; to correct our records; account information, purchase or redemption information. Able Copiers does not currently support or allow the use of its system to be used in such a way as to collect sensitive personal data of consumers consisting of information as to:
• the racial or ethnic origin of our customers Customers provide most such information when they search, buy, post, participate in a contest or questionnaire,
or communicate with our customer service. For example, customers provide information when they search for a product; place an order
or make a purchase through ableoffice.net; communicate with us by phone, e-mail or otherwise; complete a questionnaire or a contest
entry form; provide employer information when opening a corporate account. As a result of those actions, customers might supply us with
such information as their name, address and phone numbers; credit card information; people to whom purchases have been shipped, including
addresses and phone number; content of reviews and e-mails to us; personal description and photographs; and financial information, including
Social Insurance and driver's license numbers. Examples of the information we collect and analyze include the Internet protocol (IP) address used to connect the customer's
computer to the Internet; login; e-mail address; password; computer and connection information such as browser type and version, operating system,
and platform; purchase history; the full Uniform Resource Locator (URL) clickstream to, through, and from our Web site, including date and time;
cookie number; products customers viewed or searched for; and the phone number you used to call us. During some visits we may use software tools
such as JavaScript to measure and collect session information, including page response times, download errors, length of visits to certain pages,
page interaction information (such as scrolling, clicks, and mouse-overs) and methods used to browse away from the page. Access to Customer Information Able Copiers gives access to a broad range of information about a customer account and a customer's interactions with Able Office
for the limited purpose of viewing and - in certain cases - updating that information. Examples of information customers can access easily
at ableoffice.net include up-to-date information regarding recent orders; personally identifiable information (including name, e-mail,
password or communications preferences); payment settings (including credit card information and gift certificate, gift card and check balances);
e-mail notification settings for e-newsletters; recommendations (including recent product view history, prior order history). Able Copiers does not sell products for purchase by children. If a customers is under 18, he or she may use Able Office
only with the involvement of a parent or guardian. Able Copiers actively invests in maintaining security levels appropriate for the protection of digital assets to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of data used by our system. We fulfill our security responsibilities through regular remote back-ups, updating security patches promptly and periodic reviews of our security systems and procedures. Access to customer information is available only to authorized employees of Able Copiers. We work to protect the security of our customer's information during transmission by using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) software,
which encrypts input information. We reveal only the last five digits of the used credit card numbers when confirming an order. Of course, we
transmit the entire credit card number to the appropriate credit card company during order processing. It is important for our clients to protect
themselves against unauthorized access to their password and to their computer. Make sure to sign off when finished using a shared computer. In some cases the Able Copiers Web site will link to the Web sites of other companies, but we are not responsible for
the content or privacy practices of those Web sites. We recommend that customers review the privacy policies of these sites and determine
if that site protects customers privacy in a responsible manner and to customer's satisfaction. Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that we transfer to our customers computer hard drives through their Web browser to enable our systems to recognize the customer to provide personalized features such as storage of items in Galleries between visits. Cookies allow the customer to take full advantage of some of Able Copiers' best features therefore, we recommend to leave them turned on. In some cases per-session cookies will be used to extend the functionality of our Web site. Per-session cookies store information within a session (or visit to our Web site). During the visit to our site the customer's browser exchanges information with our Web server. Per-session cookies facilitate this exchange by reminding the server which computer is making the request. Unlike persistent cookies, which are stored on customers hard drives for a length of time set by the Web site, per-session cookies are cached (stored in memory) while visiting the Web site and are deleted from the cache when the customer leaves our Web site. Per-session cookies are stored in memory and are only available during an active session, in other words, while customers are visiting our site. Per-session cookies do not permanently record data and are not stored on the customer's computer hard drive. Per-session cookies do not give the Web site access to anything else on the customer's system, including any private information about the customer. Cookies issued from our Web site will only be used by our Web site and we do not use cookies issued by other Web sites. Here is the list of information that we are collecting:
• The name of customer's Internet service provider and it's IP address We do not link this information with any of the information voluntarily provided by the customer when they visit our site. Browser Settings to Detect and Reject Cookies Using Internet Explorer 6 or higher on a PC:
• Choose the "Tools" menu entry, then "Internet Options" Using Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher on a Mac:
• Choose the "Edit" menu entry, then "Preferences" Using Netscape Navigator 7 or higher on a PC:
• Choose the "Edit" menu entry, then "Preferences" Using Netscape Navigator 7 or higher on a Mac:
• Choose the "Edit" menu entry, then "Preferences" Able Copiers' services include a permission-based e-Newsletter. Using our double opt-in subscription policy, we can
ensure that only those wishing to receive our e-Newsletter or mailing lists will be contacted. Double opt-in indicates that for any
subscription form a customer completes, he or she will receive a confirmation e-mail at the address they have specified. The customer
must then either a)reply or b)click on the link provided in the e-mail in order to change the status to active. Only then the customers
will receive the material they have requested. If a customer has not taken action within 48 hours, the e-mail address will be dropped
from the database and the customer will never receive promotional material. This prevents third parties from submitting other
customers e-mail addresses, either purposely or erroneously. The unsubscribe link is available from both the confirmation e-mail
the customer will receive, as well as from the sign-up page. Clicking on the link will bring the customer to a form in which
they enter their e-mail address. Once submitted, and if the e-mail address is found, the customer's status will be changed to
inactive and they will no longer receive any material from that list. The transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (spam) is expressly forbidden through our system. We define Spam as the following: Any e-mail message that is sent to a recipient who had previously signed-up to receive newsletters, product information or any other type of bulk e-mail but later opted-out by indicating to the sender that they did not want to receive additional e-mail; Any e-mail message that is sent to recipients that have had no prior association with the organization or did not agree to be e-mailed by the organization; Any e-mail message that is sent to a recipient without a way for a person to opt-out or request that future mailings not be sent to them; Any e-mail message that does not have a valid e-mail address in the reply-to line; An e-mail message is NOT spam if the recipient in anyway requested e-mail be sent to them from the sender or the sender's organization; Anytime an organization sends a bulk e-mail message to one of its customers it is NOT spam provided that the organization offers a way for the customer to opt-out of future mailings and that the customer did not previously opt-out; An e-mail message is NOT spam when sent to recipients who agreed to receive information or promotions from a partner organization (as long as there is a clear opt-out option); If a customer has received e-mail from our server that they feel constitutes spam please advise us by forwarding
the message to abuse@ableoffice.net. We will review the message and take the
appropriate course of action. Information about our customers is an important part of our business. We are not in the business of selling it to others. We share customer information only as described below with affiliates of Able Copiers that either are subject to this privacy policy or follow practices at least as protective as those described in this privacy policy. Affiliated Businesses: We work closely with our affiliated businesses. We employ other companies and individuals to perform functions on our behalf. Examples include fulfilling orders, delivering packages, sending postal mail and e-mail, removing repetitive information from customer lists, analyzing data, providing marketing assistance, providing search results and links (including paid listings and links), processing credit card payments, and providing customer service. They have access to personal information needed to perform their functions, but may not use it for other purposes. Protection of Able Copiers and Others: We release account and other personal information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law; enforce or apply our Conditions of Use and other agreements; or protect the rights, property, or safety of Able Copiers, our customers or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection and credit risk reduction. Obviously, however, this does not include selling, renting, sharing, or otherwise disclosing personally identifiable information from customers for commercial purposes in violation of the commitments set forth in this privacy policy. With Your Consent: Other than as set out above, our customers will receive notice when
information about them might go to third parties, and they will have an opportunity to choose not to share the information. Questions, Comments and Complaints Customers concerned about their privacy protection should contact us by sending a written request. Customers are required to provide enough detail to allow us to identify the information they want; for example, include dates, account numbers or the names or positions of people dealt with at Able Copiers. We will provide the information requested within a reasonable time and at minimal or no cost. Send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Able Copiers Ltd. Acquisition or Changes in Ownership of Able Copiers In the event that Able Copiers (or a substantial portion of its assets) is acquired, customer information would be
considered part of those assets, and may be part of those assets that are transferred. Terms of Use, Notices and Changes to Privacy Policy If customer choose to visit ableoffice.net, their visit and any dispute over privacy is subject to this privacy policy and our Terms of Use, including limitations on damages, arbitration of disputes, and application of the law of the province of British Columbia. If you have any concern about privacy at Able Copiers, please send us a thorough description to privacy@ableoffice.net and we will try to resolve the issue. Our business changes constantly, and our privacy policy and the Terms of Use will change also. We may e-mail periodic reminders
of our policies and conditions, unless customers have instructed us not to, but customers should check our Web site frequently to see recent
changes. Unless stated otherwise, our current privacy policy applies to all information that we have about our customers and their accounts.
We stand behind the promises we make, however, and will never materially change our policies and practices to make them less protective of
customer information collected in the past without the consent of affected customers. If this privacy policy changes in the future, we will
not use the personal information customers have submitted to us under this privacy policy in a manner that is materially inconsistent with
this privacy policy, without prior consent. Last updated: September 1, 2003 |
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