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Since March,
2005, R & D Marketing, LLC has developed relationships with our customers
based on respect and integrity. We're aware of the trust and confidence you
demonstrate when you visit our website and provide us with information. The
Privacy Notice below is posted to demonstrate our adherence to the practices
you'll find common to the best websites online. We promise that we will
treat your information with the same honesty and sensitivity that we have
displayed throughout our company's history.
We will never
share your email address, phone number or credit card information with any
unrelated 3rd party except as necessary to fulfill transactions that you
initiate.
If you have any
questions or concerns about our Privacy Notice, please e-mail us at
privacy@randdmarketing.com
By visiting the
NetworkingRUs website you agree to accept the practices described in this
Privacy Notice.
Changes to this
Privacy Notice, Conditions of Use and Notices:
This Privacy Notice and our Terms of Use will change over time and the use
of information which we gather now is subject to these Notices and Terms as
modified. Please check this page periodically as you continue to use our
site to see if any changes have been made. This privacy notice was most
recently changed on November 30,
2005. If you visit our Web site your visit and any dispute over privacy is
subject to this Notice and our Legal Notices, including the application of
the laws of the State of Georgia.
Children
R & D Marketing, LLC does not sell products to persons under the age of 18.
If you are under the age of 18, you are required seek the approval of your
parent or guardian to purchase products from this site.
Personal
Information Collected By R & D Marketing, LLC:
R & D Marketing, LLC uses information that we collect from our visitors to
personalize and improve your visit at R & D Marketing, LLC. We gather the
following types of information:
Information you
give us:
R & D Marketing, LLC collects any information which you enter on our Web
site. This information is normally provided when you search, buy,
participate in a contest, sweepstakes or on-line survey, or when you
communicate with any of our departments such as customer service, sales or
technical services through our Web site, telephone, mail or fax. You also
provide information when you establish an account with us. Examples of the
type of information you may supply us with include your name, address,
telephone number, credit card information, e-mail addresses, and financial
information such as your Social Security number. In some instances, we ask
you for other people’s names and email addresses for the sole purpose of
fulfilling your specific request to email certain specific information as
part of our “email a friend” feature.
Automatic
Information collected by us: We (or agents on our behalf) collect anonymous information from
visits to our sites through the use of “Web Beacons.” Web Beacons are simply
web page elements which may employ cookie technology that enable us to
record anonymous data about visits to or transactions made on our web site.
This anonymous information is sometimes known as “clickstream data.” We may
use this data to analyze trends and statistics to improve your online
experience, or customer service. No personal data is collected through the
use of Web Beacons on our sites. Through the use of cookies, we may also
collect and analyze the IP address used to connect your computer to the
Internet; computer and connection information such as your browser type and
version; operating system and platform; purchase history; confirmation when
you open e-mail that we send you; and the URLs which lead you to and around
our Web site including the date and time. Your browser allows you to reject
cookies and software is available from third parties which will allow you to
visit our Web site without providing this information. You are welcomed at
our Web site if you use this software but we will not be able to offer you
our personalized services and we will be unable to accept any online orders
from you.
Orders:
If you place an order we use a secure order form which requires you to
provide contact, billing, and financial information. This information is
transmitted to your credit card company to authorize your purchase. At
certain times we may offer financing options with or without third party
participation. If you use a financing option, information provided by you
(such as your address, birth date, social security number, and credit card
number) may be used to request a credit report from third parties or may be
sent to a third party for processing. You will always be informed of this at
the time you select any available financing option. All information obtained
from you in the course of transacting orders is used for the purpose of
fulfilling your order in a timely manner and for communicating the status of
your order with you.
Sharing of
Information with third-parties:
Independent
Contractors: We may employ other companies or individuals to provide certain
services to us such as analyzing customer lists and data, providing
marketing assistance, or consulting services. These third parties will have
access to the information needed to perform their functions but cannot use
that information for any other purpose. Any 3rd parties who use our data
will be fully bound by this privacy policy. In no event will the data being
used by any unrelated third party include your email address.
Orders:
We will never share any telephone number(s), e-mail addresses, or credit
card information which you have given us with any marketing partner(s) or
any unrelated 3rd party.
Aggregate
information:
We provide aggregate information to some of our business partners. This
information does not allow them to identify you individually in any way.
Credit card
companies and shippers: When you buy something from us we send your credit card
information, name, billing address and the amount of your purchase to your
credit card company to verify and authorize the purchase. Your name,
telephone number and shipping information must be provided to third party
shippers such as UPS, Federal Express and the United States Postal Service
to deliver your purchase. There also may be instances in which we drop-ship
orders directly to you from one of our manufacturers or suppliers. These
drop-shippers are only given your name, postal address, and telephone number
for the sole purpose of fulfilling your order.
Third Party
Transaction-Level Data: If you visit our site from a third-party site the
third-party site may be able to access select information from your
individual transaction information. In order to track and credit your
transaction the third-party site may give you a unique code, cookie or
graphic which will uniquely identify you. This will only happen if you link
directly from a third party site to our Web site. Any transactions made at
our Web site while such a code is active will be reported back to the third
party site. We will only report non-personal information to these sites such
as the date of the transaction, the product(s) purchased and the amount
spent. We will not report any information to these third party sites that
will allow them to personally identify you and will never share your email
address with any 3rd party. The presence of a 3rd party navigation bar atop
our site is an indication that the third party site may be able to see your
activity on our site
Link to Third
Party Site:
Our Web site contains certain links to third party sites, such as our
vendors. R & D Marketing, LLC is not responsible or liable for the privacy
practices or content found on these sites. We suggest that you check the
Privacy Notice of each site you visit.
Information
about Third Parties:
R & D Marketing, LLC maintains relationships with other websites that
operate as its affiliates, however, R & D Marketing, LLC has not control
over their activities. R & D Marketing, LLC will immediately cease doing
business with any affiliate that abuses the terms of the affiliate
agreement. This includes, but is not limited to: spam, trademark
infringement, predatory means of attracting visitors, or unlawful
activities. To report abuse by an affiliate, please contact our Affiliate
Manager affiliates@randdmarketing.com.
Law Enforcement
and Protection of Users:
We will release personally identifiable information to third parties and
organizations when we believe it is appropriate for us to do so to comply
with the law. We will also do so to cooperate with law enforcement
investigations, comply with court orders or subpoenas, protect the legal
rights of us and our users, or when we believe it is needed for fraud
protection and/ or credit risk reduction.
Business
Transfer:
R & D Marketing, LLC has been in business since March 2005 and our intent is
to continue operating for many years to come. However, in the unlikely event
that R & D Marketing, LLC is sold, has its assets acquired or transferred,
whether voluntarily or involuntarily, or merges or becomes affiliated with
any other division, individual or entity, any customer information owned or
under the control of R & D Marketing, LLC may be one of the transferred
assets.
Security:
We employ the latest 128-bit encryption technology in all areas of the site
which require you to provide your personal or account information, including
online ordering, order status, catalog request and most contest forms. Your
name, your personal information and especially your credit card number are
safely stored in our proprietary systems behind our firewall. Once you type
your personal information, it is sent instantly, encrypted, directly to our
order processing system which is on a server separate from our internet
server. To make sure you have the latest security features on your browser,
you may want to download the most recent version of your favorite browser,
which should have full SSL support.
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