Privacy Statement
Oakland Diamond Tools has a long-standing commitment to safeguard the privacy of information entrusted to us. The privacy principles and procedures set forth below are intended to tell you how we collect, use, and distribute user information via our web site www.oaklanddiamondtools.com. Types and uses of personal information If you use this web site, personally identifiable information about you may be collected and processed by Oakland Diamond Tools employees. In general, we only collect such information (such as your name, address, phone number, e-mail address, and type of business) when you knowingly provide it to us. In nearly all cases this data may be collected or processed by, and transferred to, Oakland Diamond Tools facilities in the United States and in other countries where Oakland Diamond Tools does business; the data is then subject to the legal systems of those countries. By using this web site (which resides in part on servers located in the United States), you unambiguously consent to any collection, processing, transfer or use of any personal data. If you do not consent to any collection, processing, transfer or use of such information, please discontinue use of this web site. How personal information is shared with third parties Without the user's consent, Oakland Diamond Tools will not sell, trade, or disclose the user's personally identifiable information to third parties that want to market products to the user. However, Oakland Diamond Tools may disclose information to third parties assisting us in carrying out a transaction or providing a service for you (e.g., packaging, sending and delivering purchases and information to you, clearing credit card transactions, or performing statistical analyses of our services), or in connection with merger and acquisition discussions. Additionally, Oakland Diamond Tools may disclose information when required by subpoena, search warrant, or other legal process, or in response to activities that are unlawful or a violation of Oakland Diamond Tools rules for use of the web site, or to protect and defend the rights or property of Oakland Diamond Tools. Security measures Oakland Diamond Tools has implemented technological and operational security processes to protect your personally identifiable information from loss, misuse, alteration, or unintentional destruction. While no security measure can guarantee against compromise, Oakland Diamond Tools regularly reviews and updates its security measures in an effort to provide appropriate security for all information held by Oakland Diamond Tools. Modifications to statement Oakland Diamond Tools reserves the right to change, modify, or update this statement at any time without notice. We indicate the date of the current statement below, so you know when it was last updated. Access and accuracy Oakland Diamond Tools wants to maintain only accurate information about users of the site. You can request individual information that has been gathered about you by contacting Oakland Diamond Tools. Upon receipt of appropriate identification information, Oakland Diamond Tools will provide you with access to the personally identifiable information that it maintains about your use of Oakland Diamond Tools web sites or which you have supplied to Oakland Diamond Tools via a Oakland Diamond Tools web site. If you find factual inaccuracies, please notify Oakland Diamond Tools so that they may be corrected. Data retention Oakland Diamond Tools will not retain your personal information longer than is necessary for the purpose it was collected. Notice to Parents Parents or guardians: we want to help you guard your children's privacy. We encourage you to talk to your children about safe and responsible use of their Personal Information while using the Internet. The Oakland Diamond Tools site does not publish content that is targeted to children. However, if you are concerned about your children providing Oakland Diamond Tools any personal information without your consent, Oakland Diamond Tools offers a Kids account. It allows parents to give parental consent for the collection, use and sharing of children's (ages 12 and under) personal information online. Linked Web sites We provide links to third party sites. Since we do not control these web sites, we encourage you to review the privacy statement posted on these (and all) third party sites. Oakland Diamond Tools is not responsible for the privacy statements or practices of sites and services controlled by other companies or organizations. Use of cookies Oakland Diamond Tools may use "cookies" in connection with operation of its web sites. Cookies are small pieces of information that are stored on your computer by the Oakland Diamond Tools web site server. Cookies are used for record-keeping purposes-the stored information can be retrieved by the Oakland Diamond Tools web site server when you return to the web site. This allows Oakland Diamond Tools to personalize or regulate the use of the site, and also permits Oakland Diamond Tools to automate the access and data-entry functions of the site (e.g., login information), to store on-line ordering information for purchases you may make while visiting the site, and to tailor the appearance or presentation of the site to your preferences or interests. In general, we do not use cookies to track the navigational habits of identified users without the user's consent. If you visit our sites to read or download content, much of the information we do collect is statistical only (e.g., the domain from which you access the Internet, the date and time you access our site, and the Internet address of the web site from which you linked directly to our site) and not personally identifiable. We use this information about the number of visitors and their use of the sites in aggregate form to make our sites more useful and attractive to you. The use of cookies is common in the industry, and they are used at most major web sites. Cookies will not be used to pass any information from your computer except the specific information placed into the cookie from one participating Oakland Diamond Tools web site when the cookie is retrieved by another participating Oakland Diamond Tools web site. You may wish to adjust your Web browser to inform you whenever a cookie is to be used, or to reject all cookies automatically. However, if you elect not to accept cookies, some parts of the web site may not function properly or permit access. For more information on cookies, see http://www.cookiecentral.com/faq.htm. Contact information Customers should direct comments or questions regarding this statement to their Oakland Diamond Tools Representative; all inquiries should be directed here. Last updated: July 10th, 2009 |