Privacy Statement Regarding Customer and Online User Information
The Privacy Statement Regarding Customer and Online User Information applies to JK Computing and its worldwide corporate affiliates ("we" or "our"), but not to those JK Computing corporate affiliates that have published their own privacy and security statements. This privacy statement also does not apply to the websites of our business partners or to any other third parties, even if their websites are linked to our website. We recommend you review the privacy statements of the other parties with whom you interact.
This privacy statement governs personal information we collect from our customers and online from our website users ("you"), through JK Computing products, services, software, websites, contacts, or our relationship with you. Please refer to your warranty statements and JK Computing's Return Policy for policies that apply to information contained on hard drives returned to Jk Computing.
For the purposes of this privacy statement, "corporate affiliates" means any entity or joint venture that is wholly or partially owned or controlled by JK Computing "Business partners" means any subcontractor, vendor or other entity with whom we have an ongoing business relationship to provide products, services, or information. "Personal information" means information which identifies you, such as your name, telephone number, and email address.
Information We Collect
We may ask you to provide personal information when you:
- Use our website;
- Request quotes, services, support, or information;
- Place orders for products or services;
- Apply for credit card or financing;
- Participate in surveys, sweepstakes, or other promotional activities;
- Subscribe to newsletters, promotional emails, or other materials;
- Apply for a job, submit your resume/CV, or create a candidate profile; or
- Contact us.
Information we may request includes your email address, name, home address, and telephone number. If you make a purchase, we may ask for your credit card number and billing information. We may also ask for your Social Security number and other data to process your credit or financing request. Job applicants may be requested to provide information such as educational background, employment experience, and job interest. We may also collect demographic information, such as your business or company information, age, gender, interests, preferences and favorites. Forms that you may fill in will indicate whether information requested is mandatory or voluntary.
We may collect information about your visits to our websites, including the pages you view, the links and ads you click, search terms you enter, and other actions you take in connection with the JK Computing websites and services. We may also collect certain information from the browser you used to come to our website, such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type and language, access times, the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of the website that referred you to our website and to which URL you browse away from our site if you click on a link on our site.
In order to offer you a more consistent and personalized experience in your interactions with Dell, information collected through one source may be combined with information obtained through other JK Computing resources. We may also supplement the information we collect with information obtained from other parties.
Some JK Computing services may be co-branded and offered in conjunction with another company. If you register for or use such services, both JK Computing and the other company may receive information collected in conjunction with the co-branded services, and may use the information according to each company's privacy statement and other agreements with you.
How We Use Personal Information
JK Computing uses your personal information to:
- Deliver the services and support, or carry out, the transactions you have requested;
- Send communications to you, such as product safety information, your transactions status (for example, order confirmations), information about products and services available from Dell and its corporate affiliates, promotional offers, and surveys;
- Customize, analyze, and improve our products, services (including the content and advertisements on our website), technologies, communications and relationship with you;
- Enforce our conditions of sale, website terms and/or separate contracts (if applicable) with you;
- Prevent fraud and other prohibited or illegal activities;
- Protect the security or integrity of the website, our business, or our products or services; or
- Otherwise, as disclosed to you at the point of collection.
Personal information collected may be stored and processed in the United States or any other country in which JK Computing or its corporate affiliates, subsidiaries or agents maintain facilities, and by using JK Computing products and services (including our website), you consent to any such transfer of information outside of your country.
Disclosing Personal Information
We may share your personal information with corporate affiliates to carry out transactions you request or to make our business or that of our corporate affiliates more responsive to your needs. We may also disclose your personal information in connection with law enforcement, fraud prevention, or other legal action; as required by law or regulation; or if JK Computing reasonably believes it is necessary to protect JK Computing, its customers, or the public. In addition, we may share your personal information with business partners that help JK Computing carry out transactions you request or that help Dell to customize, analyze, and/or improve our communication or relationship with you, and then only with business partners who share Dell's commitment to protecting your personal information. Except as described above, we will not disclose your personal information to third parties for their own marketing purposes unless you have provided consent.
How We Secure Your Personal Information
JK Computing is committed to protecting the security of your personal information. We use a variety of security technologies and procedures to help protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure, such as encryption, passwords, physical security, etc. While we strive to protect your personal information, JK Computing cannot ensure or warrant that the personal information or private communications you transmit to us will always remain private, and you do so at your own risk. For more information about our security measures, please click here.
If a password is used to help protect your accounts and personal information, it is your responsibility to keep your password confidential. Do not share this information with anyone. If you are sharing a computer with anyone you should always log out before leaving a site or service to protect access to your information from subsequent users.
We will not require you to transmit your SSN on the Internet unless the connection is secure or the SSN is encrypted, or require you to transmit your SSN to access a website without requiring additional authentication
Third Party Websites and Services
Please be aware that other websites that may be accessed through our website may collect personally identifiable information about you.
The information practices of those third-party websites linked to JKComputing.com are not covered by this privacy statement. We generally use a symbol to mark links that go to third party sites.
Please be aware that, in providing services on JK Computing's behalf, our business partners may collect personal information about you.
Changes and Revisions to Our Privacy Statement Regarding Customer and Online User Information
We will occasionally update this privacy statement. If we make changes to the Privacy Statement Regarding Customer and Online User Information or make any material changes to how JK Computing will use your personal information, we will revise the Privacy Statement to reflect such changes and revise the statement's effective date, included at the end of this section. We encourage you to periodically review this statement to be informed of how JK Computing is protecting your personal information.
Contacting Us
If you would like to contact us for any reason regarding our privacy practices, please write to us at the following address:
JK Computing
Attention: Privacy
156 E Market St
Blairsville, Pa 15717
USA
You may also email us at
privacy@jkcomputing.com
Privacy Statement Regarding Customer and Online User Information Effective Date: January 29, 2010