Security
Policy
American Metric is committed to protecting your privacy and developing
technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This
Statement of Privacy applies to the American Metric Web site and governs data
collection and usage. By using the American Metric website, you consent to the
data practices described in this statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
American
Metric collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail
address, name, home or work address or telephone number. American Metric also
collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as
your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.
There
is also information about your computer hardware and software that is
automatically collected by American Metric. This information can include: your
IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site
addresses. This information is used by American Metric for the operation of the
service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics
regarding use of the American Metric Web site.
Please keep in mind that
if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally
sensitive data through American Metric public message boards, this information
may be collected and used by others. Note: American Metric does not read any of
your private online communications.
American Metric encourages you to
review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from American
Metric so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share
your information. American Metric is not responsible for the privacy statements
or other content on Web sites outside of the American Metric and American Metric
family of Web sites.
Use of your Personal
Information
American Metric collects and uses your personal
information to operate the American Metric Web site and deliver the services you
have requested. American Metric also uses your personally identifiable
information to inform you of other products or services available from American
Metric and its affiliates. American Metric may also contact you via surveys to
conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new
services that may be offered.
American Metric does not sell, rent or
lease its customer lists to third parties. American Metric 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. In addition, American Metric may share data with
trusted partners to help us 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 American Metric, and they are required to maintain the
confidentiality of your information.
American Metric does not use or
disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political
affiliations, without your explicit consent.
American Metric keeps track
of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within American Metric, in order
to determine what American Metric services are the most popular. This data is
used to deliver customized content and advertising within American Metric to
customers whose behavio