IOWA
MIDLAND SUPPLY INC
PRIVACY
STATEMENT
This
privacy statement discloses the privacy practices for www.iowamidland.com.
Because
this web site wants to demonstrate its commitment to your privacy, it has agreed
to disclose its information practices.
1.
What personally
identifiable information of yours or third party personally identification is
collected from you through the web site
2.
The organization collecting the information
3.
How the information is used
4.
With whom the information may be shared
5.
What choices are available to you regarding collection, use and
distribution of the information
6.
The kind of security procedures that are in place to protect the loss,
misuse or alteration of information under Iowa Midland Supply Inc control
7.
How you can correct any inaccuracies in the information.
If
you feel that this company is not abiding by its posted privacy policy, you
should first contact jpeters@iowamidland.com
in the INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT. If you do not receive
acknowledgment of your inquiry or your inquiry has not been satisfactorily
addressed, you should then contact cstephan@iowamidland.com
/Sales manager.
Information Collection and Use
Iowa
Midland Supply Inc is the sole owner of the information collected on this site.
We will not sell, share, or rent this information to others in ways
different from what is disclosed in this statement.
Iowa Midland Supply Inc collects information from our users at several
different points on our website.
Order
We request information from the user on our order form.
Here a user must provide contact information (like name and shipping
address) and financial information (like credit card number, expiration date).
This information is used for billing purposes and to fill customer’s
orders. If we have trouble
processing an order, this contact information is used to get in touch with the
user.
Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user’s hard drive containing
information about the user. Usage
of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information while
on our site. Once the user closes
their browser, the cookie simply terminates.
For instance, by setting a cookie on our site, the user would not have to
log in a password more than once, thereby saving time while on our site.
If a user rejects the cookie, they may still use our site.
The only drawback to this is that the user will be limited in some areas
of our site. For example, the user
will not be able to participate in any of our Sweepstakes, Contests or monthly
Drawings that take place. Cookies can also enable us to track and target the
interests of our users to enhance the experience on our site.
Some
of our business partners use cookies on our site (for example, advertisers).
However, we have no access to or control over these cookies.
Log Files
We use IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’s
movement, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use.
IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.
Sharing
We will share aggregated demographic information with our partners and
advertisers. This is not linked to any personal information that can identify
any individual person.
We
use an outside shipping company to ship orders, and a credit card processing
company to bill users for goods and services. These companies do not retain,
share, store or use personally identifiable information for any secondary
purposes.
We
partner with another party to provide specific services. When the user signs up
for these services, we will share names, or other contact information that is
necessary for the third party to provide these services.
These
parties are not allowed to use personally identifiable information except for
the purpose of providing these services.
Links
This web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we Iowa
Midland Supply Inc are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other
sites. We encourage our users to be
aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and
every web site that collects personally identifiable information.
This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this
Web site.
Newsletter
If a user wishes to subscribe to our newsletter, we ask for contact
information such as name and email address.
Surveys & Contests
From time-to-time our site requests information from users via surveys or
contests. Participation in these
surveys or contests is completely voluntary and the user therefore has a choice
whether or not to disclose this information.
Information requested may include contact information (such as name and
shipping address), and demographic information (such as zip code, age level).
Contact information will be used to notify the winners and award prizes.
Survey information will be used for purposes of monitoring or improving
the use and satisfaction of this site.
Tell-A-Friend
If a user elects to use our referral service for informing a friend about
our site, we ask them for the friend’s name and email address.
Iowa
Midland Supply Inc
will automatically send the friend a one-time email inviting them to visit the
site. Iowa
Midland Supply Inc stores
this information for the sole purpose of sending this one-time email.
The friend may contact Iowa
Midland Supply Inc
at www.iowamidland.com to request
the removal of this information from their database.
Security
This website takes every precaution to protect our users’ information.
When
our registration/order form asks users to enter sensitive information (such as
credit card number and/or social security number), that information is currently
not encrypted or protected with encryption software.
If
you have any questions about the security at our website, you can send an email
to jpeters@iowamidland.com .
Supplementation of Information
In order for this website to properly fulfill its obligation to our
customers, it is necessary for us to supplement the information we receive with
information from 3rd party sources.
For
example, to determine if our customers qualify for one of our credit cards, we
use their name and social security number to request a credit report.
Once we determine a user’s credit-worthiness, this document is
destroyed.
(or)
In
order for this website to enhance its ability to tailor the site to an
individual’s preference, we combine information about the purchasing habits of
users with similar information from our partners, to create a personalized user
profile. When a user makes a
purchase from either of these two companies, the companies collect and share
that purchase information with us so we can tailor the site to our users’
preferences.
Special Offers
Established
members will occasionally receive information on products, services, special
deals, and a newsletter. Out of respect for the privacy of our users we present
the option to not receive these types of communications. Please see our choice
and opt-out below.
Site
and Service Updates
We
also send the user site and service announcement updates. Members are not able
to un-subscribe from service announcements, which contain important information
about the service. We communicate with the user to provide requested services
and in regards to issues relating to their account via email or phone.
Correction/Updating
Personal Information:
If
a user’s personally identifiable information changes (such as your zip code),
or if a user no longer desires our service, we will endeavor to provide a way to
correct, update or remove that user’s personal data provided to us.
This can usually be done at the home page
or by emailing our Customer Support
sales@iowamidland.com .
.
Choice/Opt-out
Users who no longer wish to receive our newsletter or promotional materials
from us or our partners may opt-out of receiving these communications by
replying to unsubscribe in the subject line in the email or email us at jpeters@iowamidland.com
.
Notification of Changes
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on our
Homepage so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we
use it, and under circumstances, if any, we disclose it.
If at any point we decide to use personally identifiable information in a
manner different from that stated at the time it was collected, we will notify
users by way of an email. Users
will have a choice as to whether or not we use their information in this
different manner. We will use information in accordance with the privacy policy
under which the information was collected.