Your privacy is very important to us. This privacy policy of 5Quotes4U.com describes
the information we gather, how we share that information and what we do to protect
your information.
WHAT INFORMATION DO WE GATHER?
Information we automatically collect via industry standard web log files includes
the URL from which you visited, the page you are visiting, your computer browser
information and your IP address. As a prospective buyer using offerings on our site
(such as our Request for Quotes service) to receive information from or about sellers,
you are required to provide additional information so 5Quotes4U can deliver these
services to you. This includes your contact information and your purchasing requirements.
The information collected varies according to the different purchasing categories
and can be viewed by visiting the different forms located throughout our site. As
a supplier using offerings on our site (such as our Request for Quotes service to
receive information from or about prospective buyers), you must provide information
that allows us to deliver our service to you. This includes your contact information
and an email to send to leads to. Some of the materials included on this site, including
advertising, may be served by third parties. These third parties, in the course
of serving such materials, may collect information regarding your use of this site
and how you respond to e-mail communications, using methods that may include automatic
data collection, and may use this information in order to present advertisements
or other content that may be of interest to you on both this site and other web
sites.
HOW DO WE USE YOUR INFORMATION?
5Quotes4U uses the information we gather to put buyers and sellers into contact
with one another, to provide other features and functionality of this site, to improve
your experience on our site through analysis and communication, for other purposes
described in this policy, and for purposes disclosed to you when you provide information.
To Facilitate Transactions. Buyers or suppliers will receive emails and other communications
from us to fulfill or facilitate the purpose for which the information was provided
or a request to use a service on this site. You cannot opt out of emails that are
necessary to provide our services. By using 5Quotes4U's services offered on this
site, you agree that we may use your personal information to contact you and deliver
information to you related to those services. Analysis. In our ongoing effort to
improve the content and services we offer, we continually analyze the information
we receive to identify trends and patterns in user behavior. Your personal information,
when used in such a manner, is aggregated with others to amass enough data for such
analysis and is not personally identifiable. We do not use your personal information
but we can use that answer that you provide us. Testimonials and Feedback. We sincerely
appreciate the feedback we receive from our users. Your feedback, both positive
and negative, is forwarded to the appropriate departments at 5Quotes4U as necessary
so we can continue to monitor and improve the service we provide. We may also share
testimonials in our marketing literature but will do so without including personally
identifiable information unless we have expressly received your permission to do
so. We will use your testimonials in our site only after your permission. Newsletters.
5Quotes4U offers valuable content through email newsletters for both buyers and
suppliers. If you no longer wish to receive any newsletter, we encourage you to
opt out of these communications by changing your notification preferences as described
below. Email Services. 5Quotes4U may offer services such as "Tell a Friend" that
allow visitors to notify other people via e-mail about its services. When an email
address is provided for these communications, it is not used by us for any purpose
other than to forward the requested information. Other communications. 5Quotes4U
may send you email and other communications related to this site, your use of our
services and the status of your account, which may include site updates and responses
to your inquiries. In addition, 5Quotes4U sends periodic surveys and other communications,
all of which you can opt out of receiving by changing your notification preferences
as described below. Third Party Offers. We also may use your information to send
you e-mail and other communications on behalf of third parties. Each of these communications
will include instructions for opting out of receiving future third party offers
from us. You may also opt out of receiving third party offers from this Site at
any time by sending an e-mail to privacymanager@reedbusiness.com with the subject
line “opt out – third party.”
HOW DO WE SHARE YOUR INFORMATION WITH OTHERS?
Our customer information is an important part of our business. As a result, we only
disclose this information as described in this section. Our sharing of information
to outside parties is described below. Prospective Buyers. To facilitate our business
of matching buyers and suppliers, prospective buyers using our services will be
provided information about suppliers relevant to the buyer’s request or inquiry
using such services. This includes supplier contact information, company background
information and, where appropriate, ratings or reviews. Suppliers. Similarly, suppliers
whose products or services are relevant to a prospective buyer’s request, and/or
marketers, resellers and other service providers performing marketing, fulfillment
and/or similar services on behalf of such suppliers with respect to the prospective
buyer’s request, may be provided with that prospective buyer’s information. We contractually
limit use of the buyer's information (including all forms of contact information
submitted) by the seller to communicating with the buyer, or permitting its marketers,
resellers or other service providers to communicate with the buyer, about their
desired purchase. In addition, suppliers may receive information about buyers in
a manner that does not disclose personally identifiable information. Examples include
data that are aggregated across a group of buyers or feedback that is provided without
attribution to a specific person or company. Agents. From time to time, we may use
the services of third-party companies to help facilitate our business activities.
These include bill collection services, affiliate or incentive program providers,
customer service organizations, e-mail and postal mail brokers, and marketing service
providers. These companies are subject to confidentiality agreements with us and
are prohibited from using the information we provide for any reason except to perform
the functions that 5Quotes4U has outlined for them. Business Transfers. It is possible
that our business may be merged with or sold to another business entity. During
such a transaction, business information is typically one of the assets shared in
the combined entity. In the event that this occurs, your personal information will
be protected by the 5Quotes4U privacy policy in effect at the time. If your personal
information will be used contrary to this policy, you will receive notice as described
in the "Notification of Changes" section below. Legal Requests. 5Quotes4U is interested
in protecting its members and the community at large. We will release account and
other personal information to legal authorities when we believe it is appropriate
to comply with the law, rules or regulations or to protect persons or property.
In addition, 5Quotes4U may choose to release information about you to relevant parties
in relation to investigations of fraud, piracy or other unlawful activity.
CHILDREN
Children (persons under the age of 18) are not eligible to use 5Quotes4U's services.
LEGAL DISCLAIMER
Although we have attempted to address the various privacy-related issues you are
likely to encounter, we cannot ensure that all of your private communications and
other personal information will never be disclosed in ways not otherwise described
in this privacy policy. Therefore, although we use industry standard practices to
protect your privacy, we do not promise, and you should not expect, that your personal
information or private communications will always remain private from unauthorized
access. Also, 5Quotes4U contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are
not responsible for the privacy practices of these other sites. We encourage you
to read the privacy statements of each and every Web site that collects personally
identifiable information. This privacy policy applies to information collected by
5Quotes4U alone.
NOTIFICATION OF CHANGE
We may amend this privacy policy for minor changes at any time by posting the amended
terms on the Site.
CONTACTING US
If you have any additional questions or comments about 5Quotes4U's privacy statement,
please contact us at (585) 643-5448.