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STAAR Alert and its subsidiaries (“STAAR”) believe strongly in protecting the privacy of the personally identifiable information you share with us. We also believe it is important to inform you about how we will use your personal data, and to give you choices about how those data will be used. Therefore, we encourage you to read this Privacy Policy carefully.

 

Scope

In General. In general, this Privacy Policy applies to all personal information of consumers collected or used by STAAR Alert. This includes information from websites for commercial use that are owned by STAAR Alert and offline collections of personal data for commercial use owned by STAAR Alert.

 

Special Data. Some of our websites or data collections, as well as those of partner companies whose products and services we distribute or support, work with special kinds of data (for example, medical data) which require a somewhat different privacy policy. For example, the disclosure and use of health information is governed by the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”). Whenever a customer’s interaction with STAAR Alert or a partner company requires a privacy policy different from the general STAAR Alert Privacy Policy described below, STAAR Alert will make it clear what that different privacy policy is.

 

Benefits of Sharing Personal Data

Sharing your personally identifiable information enables STAAR Alert to offer you a number of benefits, making it easier and more convenient for you to: (1) Request information specific to your interests; (2) Participate in online communities; (3) Buy STAAR Alert products online; (4) Receive personalized messages and special offers that are relevant to your interests; (5) Save time by storing your preferences; and (6) Register your purchase so you can receive all the benefits to which your purchase entitles you. Sharing your information also will help STAAR Alert conduct market research.

 

Ways to Share Your Data with STAAR Alert

You may choose to share your information with STAAR Alert in a number of ways online, such as completing an registration form, ordering a product, registering a purchase, or participating in a promotion, or subscribing to a newsletter. You can also share your personally identifiable information by communicating with one of our customer care representatives by e-mail, telephone, or in writing. Sometimes STAAR Alert obtains your personal data from other parties outside STAAR Alert. This includes the buying of a business of which you already are a customer or the disclosure of your personal data by one of our partner companies. If you do not want us to use your personal data which you have not provided to us yourself, you can let us know by contacting us at the address listed below.

 

Use of Your Data by STAAR Alert

STAAR Alert Affiliates. Your personally identifiable information may be transferred to STAAR Alert affiliates who may communicate with you about products or special offers in which you may be interested. If you do not want us to send you personalized offers or information, you can let us know by checking the appropriate box on the registration form.

 

Third-Parties. STAAR Alert will only share your data with third- parties outside STAAR Alert in the following circumstances: (1) where STAAR Alert sells you a product or offers you a service in a joint marketing effort with other companies; (2) where STAAR Alert uses outside companies for handling your purchase or request or for processing your data; (3) where STAAR Alert sells a business to another company; and (4) where STAAR Alert is required by law to release the information.(If STAAR Alert anticipates releasing your data in connection with a joint marketing effort with another company, STAAR Alert will inform you of the relationship and who these companies are prior to your registration.) These third-party companies often have their own privacy policies governing their use your personal data, which may differ from the STAAR Alert Privacy Policy. It is STAAR Alert’s policy to requires these companies to adequately safeguard your personal data and not use it for any other purpose not authorized by STAAR Alert. STAAR Alert will not share any personal financial information you provide (such as credit card information) with other parties unless this is needed to handle your order, process our invoice, or prevent or combat fraud. From time to time, this Website may provide links to other websites. You should carefully review the privacy policies on those sites; they may differ from the STAAR Alert Privacy Policy.

 

Automatic Information Gathering

Some of STAAR Alert’s Websites will send a “cookie,” a small text file, to your computer. This allows STAAR Alert to recognize your computer the next time you visit, without bothering you with another request to register. Should you use an online “shopping cart,” cookies allow us to keep track of the products you purchase. IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO RECEIVE COOKIES, please refer to the “Help” file of your Internet Browser to learn how to either block all cookies or receive a warning before a cookie is stored. To learn more about cookies we encourage you to visit www.cookiecentral.com If you visit our Web Sites to browse, read, or download information, we collect and store some “visitor information” from you, such as the name of the domain and host from which you access the Internet, the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the computer you are using, the date and time you access our Web Site, and the Internet address of the website from which you linked directly to our Web Site. We use this information to measure the traffic on our Web Sites and to help us make our Web Sites more useful. We delete this information after some time.

 

Protecting Your Social Security Number

STAAR Alert may collect Social Security numbers (“SSNs”) from you in the course of business. We strive to protect the security of SSNs in our possession, custody or control. We maintain confidentiality through reasonable safeguards designed to protect against the loss, misuse or unlawful disclosure of SSNs, including, but not limited to, limiting access to SSNs.

 

Safeguarding Your Information

STAAR Alert uses a variety of secure techniques to protect your information, including secure servers, firewalls, and encryption of financial data. STAAR Alert websites also may make chat rooms, forums, message boards and/or newsgroups available to you. Please remember that any personally identifiable information you provide in these areas is also available to other users, and you should exercise caution before deciding to disclose it.

 

Your Right to Change or Delete Information

You will have reasonable access to your personally identifiable information so you can change or delete it. You may do this by accessing your online profile, or by requesting a copy of your profile at the contact address listed below. Because STAAR Alert sells many products in many locations, you may have previously provided us with personally identifiable information through our call centers, or in some other manner. Your decision not to register now will not affect the information you have already provided to STAAR Alert. Of course, you will always have the option to unsubscribe to any online contact from STAAR Alert or change your personal profile information.

 

Special Information for Parents

Although STAAR Alert Websites are generally not targeted at children, STAAR Alert complies laws requiring parental or guardian permission before knowingly collecting, using, or disclosing personal information from children. We strongly recommend that parents take an active role in supervising the online activity of their children.

 

Contacting us

You may contact us through the contact form if you would like to ask us any question regarding our privacy policy, request a copy of your personal data or change or delete your personal data, or opt-out from receiving any future personalized offers or information from STAAR Alert. STAAR Alert's address is:

STAAR Alert

An Automated Security Alert, Inc.
3500 Main Street
Munhall, PA 15120
U.S.A.