PRIVACY POLICY:
Blossom Telephone Company (“BTC”) is committed to respecting and protecting the privacy of our customers and visitors to BTC’s website. This Privacy Policy describes how BTC collects information about its customers and visitors to its website, when you order services or products from BTC, how BTC uses the information we collect, and choices customers have regarding the collection and use of their information.
Personal Information. Visitors can generally browse our website without providing any personal information. However, there are circumstances when we may request information from people visiting our website, such as when completing a form for ordering a product or registering for a service or program. Personally identifiable information may include a visitor’s name, address, telephone number and email address. BTC will not collect any personally identifiable information unless the Customer or visitor provides it to us voluntarily. If you choose not to give information we request, you can still visit our website, but you may be unable to access certain options, offers, and services. BTC is dedicated to building a long-term relationship with all our website visitors and Customers. We will not sell, share, or rent this information to others in ways other than as set forth in this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy does not apply to the use or disclosure of information that is collected or obtained by us through means other than our website, or as provided by Customers to BTC.
Log Files. Our log tracking collects visitors’ IP addresses to analyze trends, administer our website, track visitor movement, and gather broad demographic information to help determine the type of information visitors are interested in seeing on our website. This tracking only collects IP addresses and not personally identifiable information. Visitors are not personally identifiable within our log files. BTC only uses this information for internal purposes and does not share this information with non-affiliated companies or institutions.
Cookies. A “Cookie” is a piece of information that is sent from a BTC web server to a visitor’s browser and stored on the visitor’s hard drive. BTC uses Cookies when a customer or visitor orders a product or registers for a specific program. The Cookie stores information that allows BTC’s website to remember a customer or visitor the next time he or she visits it. Cookies also allow us to tailor our website to better match Customers’ or other visitors’ interests and preferences. The applicable party may choose to disable Cookies by changing his or her browser settings; however, such party may not be able to access some of the information or features on our website after doing so.
Information Regarding Registration. In some cases, a person may be required to complete a registration form to order a product or service, or to receive certain information. During the registration process, the person is required to give specific information such as name and email address. This information is used to contact the person regarding services offered by BTC for which the person has expressed interest.
Information Security. When asked to enter certain sensitive information (such as credit card number and/or social security number), that information is encrypted and is protected through third party security systems. Access to visitor information is restricted to BTC and underlying parties through their respective developers, network operations personnel and other qualified employees or agents (such as billing clerks or customer care representatives). In addition, the servers on which BTC stores personally identifiable information are kept in a secure location. While we use reasonable efforts to safeguard the confidentiality of your information, BTC cannot guarantee that an improper disclosure will not occur and BTC is not liable for the disclosure of any information obtained due to errors in transmission or the unauthorized acts of third parties. BTC will make reasonable efforts to contact you if we determine that a security breach has occurred and that there is a reasonable risk of identity theft or as otherwise required by law.
Sharing of Personal Information. Collected personal information is solely used for the business and authorized purposes of BTC and is not shared with external, non-affiliated companies except as provided in this Privacy Policy. BTC may partner with other parties to provide specific services, such as billing solutions, which are designed to enhance the functionality of our products and services. When a customer signs up for these services, BTC will only share information that is necessary for the third party to provide these services. We may also provide your personal information to third party agents we have hired to help us provide a good or service you have requested, or for technical support. For example, we would need to provide your address to a shipping company to deliver a package you have ordered. In addition, we may outsource certain functions of our business, and those agents may have access to your personal information; however, in such cases our agents are prohibited from disclosing your personal information to others.
We may share statistical or aggregated non-personal information about our visitors with advertisers, business partners, sponsors and other third parties. No personal information is supplied in these cases. This data is used to customize our website content and advertising to deliver a better experience to users.
Corrections and Updates to Personal Information. If a customer requests to update or change personal identification information, BTC will assist the Customer to correct, update, or remove personal data provided to BTC. The Customer can update or change personally identifiable information by contacting BTC directly. Links to Non-BTC Websites. BTC’s website contains links to other websites. BTC is not responsible for the contents or privacy practices of these websites. We encourage our visitors and customers to read the privacy policy of each website they visit.
Relating to Children. BTC DOES NOT KNOWINGLY SOLICIT, COLLECT, OR USE ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION FROM VISITORS UNDER 13 YEARS OF AGE. NO INFORMATION SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO OUR WEBSITE BY GUESTS UNDER 13 YEARS OF AGE, AND VISITORS UNDER 13 YEARS OLD ARE NOT ALLOWED TO REGISTER FOR OUR NEWSLETTERS, PRODUCTS, OR SERVICES.
Special Circumstances Regarding Disclosure of Personal Information. BTC reserves the right to disclose personal information in special circumstances, when we have reason to believe that disclosing this information is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be causing injury to or interference with (either intentionally or unintentionally) our rights or property, other website users, or anyone else that could be harmed by such activities.
BTC further reserves the right to disclose personal information without notice to you in response to requests from governmental agencies, including law enforcement and national security agencies, in accordance with state or federal law, pursuant to court orders, subpoenas, or when we believe in good faith that the law permits it, or to respond to an emergency situation.
Specific areas or pages of our website may include additional or different provisions relating to collection and disclosure of personal information. In the event of a conflict between such provisions and this Privacy Policy, such specific terms shall control.
Additional Information. BTC reserves the right to change, modify, or update this Privacy Policy at any time without notice unless prior notice is required by law. In the event of any modification, we will post updated Privacy Policy on BTC’s website, so Customers and visitors are informed of what information we collect and how we use that information. However, if any such changes are material, we will take such other actions as we deem appropriate, or as the law requires under the circumstances.
BTC recommends that you periodically visit this page to review this Privacy Policy and to confirm that your actions and your expectations adhere to the current Privacy Policy to which you are bound.
Questions. If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or the privacy practices of BTC, please contact us at our corporate offices or on BTC’s website.