Privacy
How we handle the information we gather when you visit
our web site-
Web server activity logs
Like most web servers on the Internet, our servers collect
and store all of the information that your web browser sends when it
requests a web page, including:
- the name, domain, and numerical internet address of the
"host" computer (typically a computer belonging to your Internet Service
Provider and not your personal computer) from which you access the
Internet.
- the date and time you accessed our site;
- the Internet address of the web page that you came
from.
- the page you requested from our site and the number of
characters sent to your computer; and
- the information your web browser software sends as its
so-called "User Agent," which typically identifies the browser software
and may also indicate the operating system and type of CPU used in your
personal computer.
It is impossible to determine the actual identity of an
individual user from this information.
The logs are periodically summarized and analyzed in order
to study site usage over time and to perform other studies to help us
improve the site's organization, performance, and usefulness.
Electronic mail
When you send us personal identifying
information via e-mail (that is, in a message containing a question or
comment, or by filling out a form that e-mails us this information), we use
it to respond to your requests. We may forward your e-mail to other
employees who are better able to answer your questions. We do not retain or
distribute lists of e-mail addresses to any parties outside of the GeoMart
. In no event, do we distribute lists of e-mail addresses to anyone.
Online surveys
When you voluntarily provide us with personal information
as part of an online survey, we use it to perform various quantitative and
qualitative analyses to improve customer service and satisfaction. You
are under no obligation to participate in such surveys. Non-participation
will not inhibit your use of our web site in any way. If you provided the
information to us in error, you may request its removal at any time.
Ordering products
When you voluntarily provide us with personal information
such as name, shipping and billing address, and credit card number when
ordering products online, we use the information to fulfill your order. We
may forward the information collected other computer systems (such as secure
electronic commerce servers) to complete the requested transaction.
Marketing information
We may collect information from you, with your permission,
that will allow us to provide various customer services, such as promotional
materials and product availability notices. We will remove such
information at your request.
Collection and release of gathered information
We want to make it clear that we will not obtain personal
identifying information about you when you visit our web sites, unless you
choose to provide such information to us. Except in the course of officially
authorized law enforcement investigations, or in the event of a suspected
attempt to deliberately circumvent our system's security with the intent to
gain unauthorized access or to do physical damage (for example, an attack by
hackers), we do not attempt to identify individual users or share any
information we receive with any parties outside of GeoMart
.
Retention of collected information
Cookies - Some applications
may save a "cookie" on your computer's hard disk to provide a temporary
history of actions taken. A common example is the tracking of items placed
in an online "shopping basket." We do not retain any record of "cookies"
beyond what is necessary for running the application.
Web server activity logs -
Monthly extracts of the log files are archived and stored off-line at our
discretion for an indefinite period of time. Some statistical summaries
derived from these data may be retained online or off-line at our discretion
for an indefinite period of time.
E-mail - Information
collected via e-mail will be retained at our discretion in a directly
readable form for as long as necessary to complete our response. The e-mail
itself may be retained in an archival form for an indefinite time period.
Online surveys - Information
collected via online surveys may be maintained at our discretion for an
indefinite period of time.
Marketing information - Such
information may be maintained at our discretion for an indefinite period of
time.
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