PRIVACY POLICY
Last Updated: Sept 11, 2005
www.ahcc.com strives to offer its visitors the many advantages of
Internet technology and to provide an interactive and personalized experience.
We may use Personally Identifiable Information (your name, e-mail address, street
address, telephone number) subject to the terms of this privacy policy. We will
never sell, barter, or rent your email address to any unauthorized third party.
Period.
How we gather information from users
How we collect and store information depends on the page you are visiting, the
activities in which you elect to participate and the services provided. For
example, you may be asked to provide information when you register for access
to certain portions of our site or request certain features, such as newsletters
or when you make a purchase. You may provide information when you participate in
sweepstakes and contests, message boards and chat rooms, and other interactive
areas of our site. Like most Web sites, www.ahcc.com also
collects information automatically and through the use of electronic tools that
may be transparent to our visitors. For example, we may log the name of your
Internet Service Provider or use cookie technology to recognize you and hold
information from your visit. Among other things, the cookie may store your user
name and password, sparing you from having to re-enter that information each time
you visit, or may control the number of times you encounter a particular
advertisement while visiting our site. As we adopt additional technology, we may
also gather information through other means. In certain cases, you can choose not
to provide us with information, for example by setting your browser to refuse to
accept cookies, but if you do you may be unable to access certain portions of the
site or may be asked to re-enter your user name and password, and we may not be
able to customize the siteÕs features according to your preferences.
What we do with the information we collect
Like other Web publishers, we collect information to enhance your visit and deliver
more individualized content and advertising. We respect your privacy and do not share
your information with anyone.
Aggregated Information (information that does not personally identify you) may be used
in many ways. For example, we may combine information about your usage patterns with
similar information obtained from other users to help enhance our site and services
(e.g., to learn which pages are visited most or what features are most attractive).
Aggregated Information may occasionally be shared with our advertisers and business
partners. Again, this information does not include any Personally Identifiable
Information about you or allow anyone to identify you individually.
We may use Personally Identifiable Information collected on www.ahcc.com
to communicate with you about your registration and customization preferences; our
Terms of Service and privacy policy; services and products offered by
www.ahcc.com and other topics we think you might find of interest.
Personally Identifiable Information collected by www.ahcc.com may also
be used for other purposes, including but not limited to site administration,
troubleshooting, processing of e-commerce transactions, administration of sweepstakes
and contests, and other communications with you. Certain third parties who provide
technical support for the operation of our site (our Web hosting service for example)
may access such information. We will use your information only as permitted by law.
In addition, from time to time as we continue to develop our business, we may sell,
buy, merge or partner with other companies or businesses. In such transactions, user
information may be among the transferred assets. We may also disclose your information
in response to a court order, at other times when we believe we are reasonably
required to do so by law, in connection with the collection of amounts you may owe
to us, and/or to law enforcement authorities whenever we deem it appropriate or
necessary. Please note we may not provide you with notice prior to disclosure in
such cases.
Affiliated sites, linked sites and advertisements
www.ahcc.com expects its partners, advertisers and affiliates to respect
the privacy of our users. Be aware, however, that third parties, including our partners,
advertisers, affiliates and other content providers accessible through our site, may
have their own privacy and data collection policies and practices. For example, during
your visit to our site you may link to, or view as part of a frame on a
www.ahcc.com page, certain content that is actually created or hosted by
a third party. Also, through www.ahcc.com you may be introduced to, or
be able to access, information, Web sites, features, contests or sweepstakes offered
by other parties. www.ahcc.com is not responsible for the actions or
policies of such third parties. You should check the applicable privacy policies of
those third parties when providing information on a feature or page operated by a
third party.
While on our site, our advertisers, promotional partners or other third parties may use
cookies or other technology to attempt to identify some of your preferences or retrieve
information about you. For example, some of our advertising is served by third parties
and may include cookies that enable the advertiser to determine whether you have seen
a particular advertisement before. Other features available on our site may offer
services operated by third parties and may use cookies or other technology to gather
information. www.ahcc.com does not control the use of this technology
by third parties or the resulting information, and is not responsible for any actions
or policies of such third parties.
You should also be aware that if you voluntarily disclose Personally Identifiable
Information on message boards or in chat areas, that information can be viewed publicly
and can be collected and used by third parties without our knowledge and may result in
unsolicited messages from other individuals or third parties. Such activities are
beyond the control of www.ahcc.com and this policy.
Children
www.ahcc.com does not knowingly collect or solicit Personally
Identifiable Information from or about children under 13 except as permitted by
law. If we discover we have received any information from a child under 13 in
violation of this policy, we will delete that information immediately. If you
believe www.ahcc.com has any information from or about anyone under
13, please contact us at the address listed below.
www.ahcc.com encourages parents to go online with their kids. Here are
a few tips to help make a child's online experience safer:
Teach kids never to give personal information, unless supervised by a parent or
responsible adult. Includes name, address, phone, school, etc.
Know the sites your kids are visiting and which sites are appropriate.
Look for Web site privacy policies. Know how your child's information is treated.
Check out the FTC's site for
more tips on protecting children's privacy online.
Contacting Us
We can be reached by contacting:
www.ahcc.com
Email: fboyer@ahcc.com
Changes to this Policy
www.ahcc.com reserves the right to change this policy at any time. Please
check this page periodically for changes. Your continued use of our site following the
posting of changes to these terms will mean you accept those changes. Information collected
prior to the time any change is posted will be used according to the rules and laws that
applied at the time the information was collected.
Governing law
This policy and the use of this Site are governed by North Carolina law. If a dispute arises under
this Policy we agree to first try to resolve it with the help of a mutually agreed-upon
mediator in the following location: Raliegh, NC. Any costs and fees other than
attorney fees associated with the mediation will be shared equally by each of us.
If it proves impossible to arrive at a mutually satisfactory solution through mediation,
we agree to submit the dispute to binding arbitration at the following location: Raliegh, NC, under the rules of the American Arbitration Association. Judgment upon the award
rendered by the arbitration may be entered in any court with jurisdiction to do so.
www.ahcc.com is controlled, operated and administered entirely within
North Carolina. This statement and the policies outlined herein are not intended to and do not
create any contractual or other legal rights in or on behalf of any party.
www.ahcc.com
Affordable Health Care Consultants
161 Deer Run Lane
Autryville, NC 28318
1 (800) 293-1925