SolidWasteDistrict.com
Privacy Statement
Information
about Privacy on SolidWasteDistrict.com
The Solid
Waste District is committed to protecting your privacy. You
can visit most pages on our site without giving us any information
about yourself. But sometimes we do need information to provide
services that you request, and this privacy statement explains
data collection and use in those situations. This privacy
statement only applies to SolidWasteDistrict.com; it does
not apply to other online or offline The Solid Waste District
sites, products or services. Please read the complete SolidWasteDistrict.com
privacy statement.
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Collection
of your Personal Information
We will
ask you when we need information that personally identifies
you (personal information) or allows us to contact you. Generally,
this information is requested when you are registering before
entering a contest, ordering e-mail newsletters, or requesting
a reminder e-mail.
Personal information collected by SolidWasteDistrict.com often
is limited
to name and e-mail
address, but may include other
information when needed to provide a service you requested.
SolidWasteDistrict.com
also collects certain information about your computer hardware
and software. This information may include: your IP address,
browser type, operating system, domain name, access times
and referring Web site addresses. This information is used
for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of
the service, and to provide general statistics regarding
use of SolidWasteDistrict.com.
SolidWasteDistrict.com
also collects information about which pages our customers
visit within SolidWasteDistrict.com. This site visitation
data is identified only by a unique ID number, and it is
never linked with personal information unless a user consents
as described below.
Use of
your Personal Information
We use
your personal information for the following purposes:
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To
ensure our site is relevant to your needs.
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To
deliver services, such as newsletters, events, reminders,
that you request.
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To
help us create and publish content most relevant
to you.
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To
alert you to updated
information and other new services from The Solid
Waste District, if you so request.
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To
allow you access to limited-entry areas of our site
as appropriate.
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The Solid
Waste District may disclose your personal information if
required to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that
such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of
the law or comply with legal process served on The Solid
Waste District or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights
or property of The Solid Waste District and its
Web sites, or (c) act in urgent circumstances to protect
the personal safety of The Solid Waste District employees,
users of The Solid Waste District products or services, or
members of the public.
Your information
may be stored and processed in the United States or any other
country in which The Solid Waste District or its affiliates,
subsidiaries or agents maintain facilities, and by using
this site, you consent to any such transfer of information
outside of your country. The Solid Waste District abides
by the safe harbor framework as set forth by the U.S. Department
of Commerce regarding the collection, use, and retention
of data from the European Union.
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Access to your Personal Information
We will provide you with the means to ensure that your personal
information is correct and current.
If you register on a SolidWasteDistrict.com or subscribe to
a newsletter, you can review and edit your personal information
at the Profile Center.
At the Profile Center you can:
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View
and edit personal information you have already given
us at SolidWasteDistrict.com.
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Tell
us whether you want SolidWasteDistrict.com to send
you information.
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Choose
whether you want third parties to send you their
offers by postal mail.
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Subscribe,
or cancel subscriptions, to newsletters about our
services.
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Security
of your Personal Information
SolidWasteDistrict.com
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. For example, we store
the personal information you provide in computer servers
with limited access that are located in controlled facilities.
When we transmit sensitive information
over the internet, we protect it through the use of encryption,
such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL)
protocol.
Protection of Children's Personal Information
SolidWasteDistrict.com is a general audience site and does
not knowingly collect any personal information from children.
Use of
Cookies
When someone
visits the site, a cookie is placed on the customer's machine
(if the customer accepts cookies) or is read if the customer
has visited the site previously. One use of cookies is to
assist in the collection of the site visitation statistics
described above.
We also
use cookies to collect information on which newsletter links
are clicked by customers. This information is used to ensure
we are sending information customers want to read. It is
collected in aggregate form and never linked with your personal
information.
Web beacons,
also known as clear gif technology, or action tags, may be
used to assist in delivering the cookie on our site. This
technology tells us how many visitors clicked on key elements
(such as links or graphics) on a SolidWasteDistrict.com Web
page. We do not use this technology to access your personally
identifiable information on SolidWasteDistrict.com; it is
a tool we use to compile aggregated statistics about SolidWasteDistrict.com
Web site usage. We may share aggregated site statistics with
partner companies but do not allow other companies to place
clear gifs on our sites.
If you
choose to not have your browser accept cookies from the SolidWasteDistrict.com
Web site, you will be able to view the text on the screens,
however you will not experience a personalized visit nor
will you be able to subscribe to the service offerings on
the site.
Changes
to this Statement
SolidWasteDistrict.com
will occasionally update this privacy statement. When we
do, we will also revise the "last updated" date at the top
of the privacy statement. For material changes to this statement,
SolidWasteDistrict.com will notify you by placing prominent
notice on the Web site.
Contact Information
The Solid Waste District welcomes your comments regarding
this privacy statement, please contact us by e-mail, or postal
mail.
