Ownership Disclosure and Definitions
 

• www.atlanticomsystems.com and www.viconproducts.com are owned and operated by Atlanticom Communication Systems, Inc. and are hereinafter referred to as Atlanticom Online collectively and severally.
• These sites are managed by Atlanticom Online.  We may provide links to outside web sites that we do not have control over.
• This policy does not apply to the practices of companies that Atlanticom Online does not own or control, or to people that Atlanticom Online does not employ or manage.

If you have any concerns over this Policy or your privacy issues in general, you may write to us at:

Atlanticom Online - Privacy Dept.

2140 Highway 88

Brick, NJ 08724

What This Privacy Policy Covers
 

• This policy covers how Atlanticom Online treats personal information that Atlanticom Online collects and receives, including information related to your past use of Atlanticom Online sites. Personal information is information about you that is personally identifiable like your name, address, email address, or phone number, and that is not otherwise publicly available.
• This policy does not apply to the practices of companies that Atlanticom Online does not own or control, or to people that Atlanticom Online does not employ or manage.

Information Collection and Use

     General
 

• Atlanticom Online collects personal information when you place an order with Atlanticom Online, when you submit a request for information form, or when you complete and submit other forms on our web sites.
• When you fill out a form we may ask for information such as your name, email address, birth date, gender, zip code, telephone and the company your represent. When you place an order online we may also ask for your address, Social Security number, and information necessary to process your payment method. Once you place an order  with Atlanticom Online and visit our web sites again, you are not anonymous to us.
• Atlanticom Online collects information about your transactions with us and what you purchased with us.
• Atlanticom Online automatically receives and records information on our server logs from your browser, including your IP address, Atlanticom Online cookie information, and the page you request.
• Atlanticom Online uses information for the following general purposes: fulfill your requests for products and services, improve our services, contact you, conduct research, and provide anonymous reporting for internal and external reporting.

      Children
 

• There are no sections of our web sites that contain material of an adult nature.
• There are no controls that prevent children from viewing pages on our servers.

 Information Sharing and Disclosure
 

• Atlanticom Online does not rent, sell, or share personal information about you with other people or nonaffiliated companies except to provide products or services you've requested, when we have your permission, or under the following circumstances:
  • We respond to subpoenas, court orders, or legal process, or to establish or exercise our legal rights or defend against legal claims;
  • We believe it is necessary to share information in order to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, violations of Atlanticom Online's terms of use, or as otherwise required by law.
  • We transfer information about you if Atlanticom Online is acquired by or merged with another company. In this event, Atlanticom Online will take reasonable steps o notify you before information about you is transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy.

Cookies
 

• Atlanticom Online may set and access Atlanticom Online cookies on your computer.
• The sole purpose for these cookies is to facilitate the operation of our online shopping cart program.
• These cookies allow our servers to remember who you are and what it is you want to purchase.
• No cookies are used when you browse our non-selling pages.

Your Ability to Set Your Privacy Preferences

     General
 

• You can edit your Atlanticom Online Account Information, including your marketing preferences, at any time by EMail.
• We reserve the right to send you certain communications relating to the Atlanticom Online service, such as service announcements, administrative messages and the Atlanticom Online Newsletter, that are considered part of your Atlanticom Online account, without offering you the opportunity to opt-out of receiving them.
• Certain information that might possibly remain in our archived records after your account has been deleted or becomes dormant is any information necessary to comply with federal and state record keeping requirements for  businesses.

Confidentiality and Security
 

• We limit access to personal information about you to employees who we believe reasonably need to come into contact with that information to provide products or services to you or in order to do their jobs.
• We have physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that comply with federal regulations to protect personal information about you.
• Your Atlanticom Online Account Information and is password-protected.
• In certain areas Atlanticom Online uses industry-standard encryption to protect data transmissions.
• Each order placed in our online store is encrypted and password protected.

Changes to this Privacy Policy
 

• Atlanticom Online may update this policy. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your Atlanticom Online account or by placing a prominent notice on our site.

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