Our Privacy Policy
Southeastern is committed to safeguarding the privacy of our website
visitors. Our policy demonstrates our firm commitment to your privacy
and the protection of your information.
(1) What information do we collect?
We may collect, store and use the following kinds of personal information:
(a) information about your computer and about your visits to
and use of this website (including your IP address, geographical location,
browser type and version, operating system, referral source, length
of visit, page views and website navigation;
(b) information relating to any transactions carried out between
you and us on or in relation to this website, including information
relating to any purchases you make of our goods or services;
(c) information that you provide to us for the purpose of registering
with us;
(d) information that you provide to us for the purpose of subscribing
to our website services, email notifications and/or newsletters;
(e) any other information that you choose to send to us;
(2) Cookies
A cookie consists of information sent by a web server to a web browser,
and stored by the browser. The information is then sent back to the
server each time the browser requests a page from the server. This enables
the web server to identify and track the web browser.
We may use both “session” cookies and “persistent” cookies on the website.
We will use the session cookies to: keep track of you whilst you navigate
the website; and other uses. We will use the persistent cookies to:
enable our website to recognise you when you visit;
Session cookies will be deleted from your computer when you close your
browser.] [Persistent cookies will remain stored on your computer until
deleted, or until they reach a specified expiry date.
We use Google Analytics to analyse the use of this website. Google Analytics
generates statistical and other information about website use by means
of cookies, which are stored on users' computers. The information generated
relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of the
website. Google will store this information. Google's privacy policy
is available at:
http://www.google.com/privacypolicy.html.
Our advertisers/payment services providers may also send you cookies.
Most browsers allow you to reject all cookies, whilst some browsers
allow you to reject just third party cookies. For example, in Internet
Explorer you can refuse all cookies by clicking “Tools”, “Internet Options”,
“Privacy”, and selecting “Block all cookies” using the sliding selector.
Blocking all cookies will, however, have a negative impact upon the
usability of many websites, including this one.
(3) Using your personal information
Personal information submitted to us via this website will be used for
the purposes specified in this privacy policy or in relevant parts of
the website.
We may use your personal information to:
(a) administer the website;
(b) improve your browsing experience by personalising the website;
(c) enable your use of the services available on the website;
(d) send to you goods purchased via the website, and supply to
you services purchased via the website;
(e) send statements and invoices to you, and collect payments
from you;
(f) send you general and commercial communications;
(g) send you email notifications which you have specifically
requested;
(h) send to you [our newsletter and other] marketing communications
relating to our business [or the businesses of carefully-selected third
parties] which we think may be of interest to you by post or, where
you have specifically agreed to this, by email or similar technology
(you can inform us at any time if you no longer require marketing communications);
Our newsletter
is managed by a third-party. We abide by their
privacy commitments. View their
privacy
poilcy.
(i) provide third parties with statistical information about
our users – but this information will not be used to identify any individual
user;
(j) deal with enquiries and complaints made by or about you relating
to the website; and
(k) other uses.
Where you submit personal information for publication on our website,
we will publish and otherwise use that information in accordance with
the license you grant to us.
We will not, without your express consent, provide your personal information
to any third parties for the purpose of direct marketing.
Some of our website financial transactions are handled through the payment
services provider, PayPal. You can review the PayPal privacy policy
at
www.paypal.com. We will share
information with PayPal only to the extent necessary for the purposes
of processing payments you make via our website and dealing with complaints
and queries relating to such payments.
(4) Disclosures
We may disclose information about you to any of our employees, officers,
agents, suppliers or subcontractors insofar as reasonably necessary
for the purposes as set out in this privacy policy.
In addition, we may disclose your personal information:
(a) to the extent that we are required to do so by law;
(b) in connection with any legal proceedings or prospective legal
proceedings;
(c) in order to establish, exercise or defend our legal rights
(including providing information to others for the purposes of fraud
prevention and reducing credit risk);
(d) to the purchaser (or prospective purchaser) of any business
or asset which we are (or are contemplating) selling; and
(e) to any person who we reasonably believe may apply to a court
or other competent authority for disclosure of that personal information
where, in our reasonable opinion, such court or authority would be reasonably
likely to order disclosure of that personal information.
Except as provided in this privacy policy, we will not provide your
information to third parties.
(5) International data transfers
Information that we collect may be stored and processed in and transferred
between any of the countries in which we operate in order to enable
us to use the information in accordance with this privacy policy.
Information which you provide may be transferred to countries which
do not have data protection laws equivalent to those in force in the
European Economic Area.
In addition, personal information that you submit for publication on
the website will be published on the internet and may be available,
via the internet, around the world. We cannot prevent the use or misuse
of such information by others.
You expressly agree to such transfers of personal information.
(6) Security of your personal information
We will take reasonable technical and organisational precautions to
prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of your personal information.
We will store all the personal information you provide on our secure
servers. Of course, data transmission over the internet is inherently
insecure, and we cannot guarantee the security of data sent over the
internet.
You are responsible for keeping your password and user details confidential.
We will not ask you for your password (except when you log in to the
website).
(7) Policy amendments
We may update this privacy policy from time-to-time by posting a new
version on our website. You should check this page occasionally to ensure
you agree with any changes.
We may also notify you of changes to our privacy policy by email.
(8) Your rights
You may instruct us to provide you with any personal information we
hold about you. Provision of such information will be subject to:
(a) the payment of a fee (currently fixed at $10.00 USD); and
(b) the supply of appropriate evidence of your identity (for
this purpose, we will usually accept a photocopy of your passport certified
by a solicitor or bank plus an original copy of a utility bill showing
your current address).
We may withhold such personal information to the extent permitted by
law.
You may instruct us not to process your personal information for marketing
purposes by email at any time. In practice, you will usually either
expressly agree in advance to our use of your personal information for
marketing purposes, or we will provide you with an opportunity to opt-out
of the use of your personal information for marketing purposes.
(9) Third party websites
The website contains links to other websites. We are not responsible
for the privacy policies or practices of third party websites.
(10) Updating information
Please let us know if the personal information which we hold about you
needs to be corrected or updated.
(11) Contact
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our treatment
of your personal information, please write to us by email to
support@southeasternproducts.com
or by mail to PO Box 4178, Greenville SC 29609.
(12) Data controller
The data controller responsible in respect of the information collected
on this website is Brad Smith, Director of Information Management, Southeastern
Products, Inc.