Privacy Policy
THE USE OF AV COMMUNICATIONS INC. OR AVC REFERS TO AVCOMMUNICATIONS INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND BUSINESS UNITS.
Context
AV Communications Inc. and its subsidiaries (referred to herein as “AVC” or “we” or “us”) values our customers and respects your privacy.
This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) applies to our offline and online data collection practices, including when you visit our website and any website owned, operated, or controlled by us (collectively the “Site”), contact us by phone or email, or when you engage with us on social media.
We may update this Policy from time to time, as specified in the “Changes to This Privacy Policy” section below.
Your Consent
You should read this entire Policy before submitting information to us or using our Site. Whenever you submit personal information to us, you consent to the collection, use, disclosure, transfer and storage of that information in accordance with this Policy.
We may make full use of all information that is de-identified, aggregated, or otherwise not in personally identifiable form.
Information Collection and Use
Information Collection and Use We collect personal information using three methods:
1) from you;
2) using automated technology including when you visit our Site or communicate with us through email; and
3) through third party sources including our service providers.
All personal information will be used as stated in this Policy. We will retain your personal information for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Policy and as otherwise needed to comply with applicable law and internal company policies.
We may combine data collected from these disparate sources unless we tell you otherwise.
Retention of Data
We will retain your personal information (collected through offline and online methods) for as long as it is necessary for the purposes described in this Policy. We will also retain and use your personal information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.
Intended Audience of Site
Our Site, social media accounts and online activities are not directed to children under the age of 16. As a result, our Site does not request or knowingly collect personal data from individuals under the age of 16. If you are not 17 or older, you should not visit or use our Site.
Security
We take reasonable appropriate steps to protect personal data from loss, misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration or destruction, whether in transmission or storage. Please keep in mind, however, that there is no such thing as perfect security, and no Internet transmission is ever completely secure or error-free
We offer the use of a secure server. All supplied sensitive/credit information is transmitted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology hosted by a third party and then encrypted into our payment gateway provider’s database only to be accessible by those authorized with special access rights to such systems, and who are required to keep the information confidential.
Cookies and other automated technology
A “cookie” is a small text file that is placed onto an Internet user’s web browser or device and is used to remember and/or obtain information about the user. A “web beacon” is a small object or image that is embedded into a web page, application, or email and is used to track activity. They are also sometimes referred to as pixels and tags.
To find more information about cookies please visit www.allaboutcookies.org. Most browsers are initially set to allow cookies, but also offer the option to restrict cookies or warn you of their use. By disabling cookies, you won’t be able to enjoy the convenience provided by our customization.
Analytics Disclaimer
We and/or third parties including our service providers on our behalf, may use cookies, web beacons and other similar technology, to collect information for the purposes described in this privacy statement including analytics, and monitoring performance and improvement of our Site (traffic, errors, page load time, popular pages, etc.)
We use Google Analytics to understand how our Site, services, and products perform and how you use them. To learn more about how Google processes your data, please visit https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/. To opt out of Google Analytics please visit https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Contact for More Information
For information and questions about the use of your personal information or this Policy, you may contact us at [email protected]
Changes to This Privacy Policy
This Policy may be revised from time to time for any reason. If this Policy changes, the revised policy will include a new effective date, and we will notify you of such changes by posting the revised policy on this page. Be sure to check the Policy whenever you submit personal information or use our Site, services, or engage with our social media accounts.