Overview
Sledd Co. and its affiliates (collectively, "Sledd Co.," "we" or "us")
are serious about protecting your privacy. We understand your concerns
with regard to how information about you is used and shared, and we
appreciate your trust that we will do so carefully and sensibly. This
notice (this "Privacy Policy") describes what information we collect
about you, how we collect it, how we use it, with whom we may share it,
and what choices you have regarding it. This Privacy Policy is
incorporated into and is a part of the
Terms of Use
of the Sledd Co. Web site (www.sleddco..com, or any replacement site,
the "Site"). We encourage you to become familiar with the terms and
conditions of both this Privacy Policy and the
Terms of Use.
By accessing and using the Site, you agree that you have read and
understand this Privacy Policy and you accept and consent to the privacy
practices (and any uses and disclosures of information about you) that
are described in this Privacy Policy.
Changes to Privacy Policy
From time to time, we may change our privacy practices, and this Privacy
Policy, because of changes in relevant and applicable legal or
regulatory requirements, our business practices, or in our attempts to
better serve your needs and those of our other customers. Notice of such
changes to our privacy practices will be given in the manner described
in the
Terms of Use
and a revised Privacy Policy will be posted on the Site.
What Information Do We Collect?
We may collect certain identifying information from or about you in
connection with your use of the Site. For example, we may retain the
content of, and metadata regarding, any correspondence you may have with
us or our representatives, regardless of the subject matter or the mode
of communication by which such correspondence is made. This information
helps us to improve our products and services, as well as the Site and
the content, materials, opportunities, and services that we feature or
describe on the Site, and to more effectively and efficiently respond to
both current and future inquiries.
Certain aspects of the Site may allow you to voluntarily submit
information to us. For example, the Site may allow you to inquire about
or apply for job opportunities with us. The information that you choose
to submit in such a case may include personal or individually
identifiable information, such as that contained in your resume (which
would typically include your name, address, telephone number, and other
contact information, your educational background and employment history,
and perhaps other information about you, such as your current or past
levels of compensation and your personal interests and activities).
While we may use and keep the information that you submit on file, as
necessary and appropriate for the purposes for which it was submitted
(such as, with regard to the example given above, for prospective
employment purposes), we will not use or disclose it in individually
identifiable form for other purposes. You should, however, be mindful of
the information that you choose to submit to us and make sure that this
information is complete and accurate.
As with many other Web sites, the Web servers used to operate the Site
may collect certain data pertaining to you and the equipment and
communications method that you use to access the Internet and the Site.
Without combining these data with other sources of information, they do
not readily or personally identify you. They may reveal such things as
the Internet protocol (“IP”) address assigned to your computer, specific
pages that you accessed on the Site or immediately prior to visiting the
Site, and the length of time you spend in a visit to the Site. The
purposes for which this information is collected and used include
facilitating Site operation and system administration, generating
aggregate, non-identifiable statistical information, monitoring and
analyzing Site traffic and usage patterns, and improving the content and
content delivery with regard to the Site and the content, materials,
opportunities, and services that we describe or make available on the
Site.
We may also use "cookies" (small text files stored on your computer) to
help track and customize your access and use of the Site. Cookies store
and retain information that helps us recognize you when you return to
the Site following a previous visit. Most popular Internet browser
packages allow you to configure the browser so as not to accept cookies.
However, setting your browser to reject cookies may, in certain
instances, prevent you from taking full advantage of the Site and the
materials, products, and services that we make available on the Site.
How Do We Use The Information That We Collect?
In addition to the uses mentioned or described above, or otherwise
described in our
Terms of Use,
we may use the information that we collect from or about you to analyze
and improve the content, features, materials, and opportunities that we
make available on the Site, to notify you of changes made to the Site or
new opportunities made available on or through the Site, to evaluate
your needs and customize the Site content delivered to you according to
those needs, to send you promotional materials that you request from us,
and for other legitimate and lawful business purposes. If you contact us
for support or assistance in connection with using the Site, we may use
information about you or your system for purposes such as verifying
whether your system meets the minimum requirements needed to use the
Site and our various services.
With Whom Do We Share Information That We Collect?
In addition to the uses mentioned or described above or otherwise
described in our
Terms of Use,
in the course of conducting our business, we may transfer the
information that we collect or that you submit to us, whether solicited
or unsolicited, among our various offices and to the trusted business
and marketing partners and service providers that we utilize in
operating, maintaining, and further developing the Site and in
delivering the content, materials, and opportunities that we make
available on or through the Site. The sharing of such information is
only to the extent necessary and appropriate, including, for example,
for purposes of communicating with you or fulfilling your requests for
Site content and materials. We may also produce reports on Site traffic
or usage patterns and share these reports with our business partners and
others, but the information contained in these reports is anonymous and
does not allow identification of any specific individual or Co.. Please
rest assured that, other than as expressly provided in this Privacy
Policy, any personal information that we obtain about you through the
Site will be reported outside our organization only in aggregated
formats that do not identify any particular individual or Co..
We may disclose information about you if we become subject to a subpoena
or court order or if we are otherwise legally required to disclose such
information. We may also use and disclose information about you to
establish or exercise our legal rights, to enforce the
Terms of Use,
to assert and defend against legal claims, or if we believe such
disclosure is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take other action
regarding actual or suspected illegal or fraudulent activities or
potential threats to the physical safety or well-being of any person.
What Choices Do You Have?
When corresponding with Sledd Co. or our representatives, or when making
a request for information, submitting
information, or otherwise interacting with Sledd Co. or others through
the Site, you choose what information to supply, what questions to pose
and comments to make, whether you wish to receive further information,
and by what method of communication that information should be delivered
to you. Please take care to share only such information as is needed or
that you believe is appropriate.
How Do We Protect Information Collected About You?
Sledd Co. takes commercially reasonable measures to secure and protect
information transmitted via or stored on the Site. However, we cannot
and do not guarantee that any such transmissions or information will be
totally secure. Unencrypted Internet communications are not secure, and
no security measures are impenetrable. You agree to immediately notify
us of any breach of Site security, this Privacy Policy, or the
Terms of Use
of which you become aware.
Linked Sites
For your convenience, some hyperlinks may be posted on the Site that
link to other Web sites not under our control. We are not responsible
for, and this Privacy Policy does not apply to, the privacy practices of
those sites or of any companies that we do not own or control. We
encourage you to seek out and read the privacy policy of each Web site
that you visit. In addition, should you happen to initiate a transaction
on a Web site that our Site links to, even if you reached that site
through our Site, the information that you submit to complete that
transaction becomes subject to the privacy practices of the operator of
that linked site. You should read that site’s privacy policies to
understand how personal information that is collected about you is used
and protected.
Who Can You Contact For More Information?
If you have any questions or suggestions about Sledd Co., the Site, or
our products, services, or privacy practices, please contact us at the
numbers or address given below.
Sledd Co.
100 East Cove Extension
P.O. Box 2018
Wheeling, WV
26003
Telephone: (304)243-1820
Fax: (304)243-1209
E-mail:
webmaster@sleddco.com
Acknowledgement
BY ACCESSING OR USING THE SITE, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTAND AND CONSENT TO THE PRIVACY PRACTICES, AND TO THE USES AND DISCLOSURES OF INFORMATION WE OBTAIN ABOUT YOU, THAT ARE DESCRIBED IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY, AND YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF USE REFERENCED ABOVE.
