Privacy Policy
Testers and Tools Online Privacy Policy:
Testers and Tools has the utmost respect for your privacy
and security and we wish to make use of the personal information you provide us
ONLY to offer an improved online shopping experience. This Privacy Policy has
been composed to inform you of the following:
-The specific personally identifiable information that is
collected through the web site
-The organization which collect the information
-The way in which this information is collected and with
whom it may be shared
-The choices you may make regarding collection, use and
distribution of this information
-The type of security measures in place to protect the loss,
misuse or alteration of any information under Testers and Tools’ control
-Methods for correcting any inaccurate information
INFORMATION COLLECTED AND USES
Testers and Tools is the sole owner of information collected
on this site. Testers and Tools will not sell, share, or rent this information
in any way that is not disclosed in this statement. The following details the
ways that information is collected via our website.
REGISTRATION
While not required for purchasing, if users register with
personally identifying information a superior shopping experience can be
provided. User registration requires contact information, such as name and
email address, and is used to contact the user about services for which the
user has expressed their interest.
ORDER
Our order form request certain personally identifying
information including contact information (like name and shipping address) and
financial information (like credit card number, expiration date). This data is
used to process customer orders and financial information is not stored after
the transaction is completed. If there is a problem with payment processing,
the contact information provided is used to contact the user.
COOKIES
A cookie is a small piece of user data that is stored on the
user's hard drive. Cookies often contain information used to personalize the
user’s online experience, but cookies can only contain personal information
provided by the use and as such, a cookie cannot read data off your hard disk
or cookie data created by other sites.
Cookies may be used in certain areas of this site to track
user activity in order to determine the usefulness of various pages, navigation
structures and online services to users’ needs. Testers and Tools does not
correlate this data with specific information about individual users, nor do we
share this information or sell it to any third party.
Users can set their browser to disable all cookies or ask
the browser to request confirmation for specific cookies. Users that reject
cookies may still make use of our site but performance will be diminished in
some aspects. Tracking and targeting the interests of our users to enhance
their experience on our site is made possible through cookies.
LOG FILES
We analyze trends, administer the site, track user's
movement, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use by recording
IP addresses. This data is not linked to any personally identifiable
information.
SHARING
Aggregated demographic information may be shared with
partners but this data is not linked to any personal information that can
identify any individual user.
Outside shipping companies are used to ship orders, and a
credit card processing company bills our users for goods and services. These
companies do not share, store or use personally identifiable information for
any secondary purposes.
Specific services may be provided through a third party and
will be expressly labeled as such. Contact information will be shared that is
necessary for the third party to provide these services upon user sign-up. We
have no control of these other parties and are not responsible for their
actions.
LINKS
Please be aware that Testers and Tools is not responsible
for the privacy practices of outside sites that are linked though our website.
Users are encouraged to be aware to be when they are leaving our site and to
read the privacy statements of other websites that collect personally
identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information
collected by Testers and Tools.
NEWSLETTER
Name and email address are requested from users that wish to
sign-up for our newsletter.
SURVEYS & CONTESTS
From time-to-time our site requests information from users
via completely voluntary surveys or contests. Information requested may include
contact information (such as name and shipping address), and demographic information
(such as zip code, age level). Contact information is used to notify contest
winners and provide prizes. Survey information will be used for used for
improving site performance and for marketing purposes.
TELL-A-FRIEND
Users may elect to refer a friend to our site by providing a
name and email address for said friend. Testers and Tools uses this information
for the sole purpose of sending a one-time invitation email and the friend may
contact Testers and Tools at [email protected] to request the removal
of this information from our database.
SECURITY
Testers and Tools, LLC is committed to taking every
reasonable step protect all personal information provided to us. All sensitive
information provided on our order forms is information is encrypted and
protected with the best encryption software in the industry – SSL. While on a
secure page like our order form the lock icon on the bottom of Web browsers
such as Microsoft Internet Explorer displays ‘locked’. While we use SSL
encryption to protect sensitive information online, we also do everything in
our power to protect user-information in the off-line environment. All user
information, not limited to sensitive information mentioned above, is
restricted in our offices and every employee as kept up-to-date on our security
and privacy practices. Employees are regularly reminded about the emphasis we
place on privacy, and the ways they can ensure our customers' information is
protected. Any questions about site security can be directed to [email protected].
SPECIAL OFFERS
Registered users will occasionally receive information on
products, services, special deals, and a newsletter. We respect your privacy
and offer an option to ‘Opt-Out’ of these communications, as detailed below.
SITE AND SERVICE UPDATES
We may also send site and service announcement updates from
which users are not able to un-subscribe, since they contain important
information about site services We may also communicate with the user to
provide requested services and in regard to issues relating to their account
via email or phone.
CORRECTION/UPDATING PERSONAL INFORMATION
If personally identifiable information changes for a user
(such as zip code), or if a user no longer desires our service, information maybe
corrected, updated or removed from our system. This can usually be done via the
user profile page or by emailing [email protected].
CHOICE/OPT-OUT
Users are given the option to 'opt-out' of having their
information used for various purposes at the point where the information is
requested. However, not every service offers an 'opt-out'. Newsletter or
promotional materials from Testers and Tools may be opted-out of by replying
with unsubscribe in the subject line of the email or by emailing
[email protected].
NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES
If the Privacy Policy changes, these alterations will be
posted on our Homepage so our users are always aware of what information we
collect, how we use it, and under certain circumstances, if we disclose it. If
for any reason personal information is needed for another reason users will be
contacted via phone or email and users will always have a choice as to whether
or not we use their information. We will use information in accordance with the
privacy policy under which the information was collected.