Website Privacy Policy
U.S. Soil, Inc takes your privacy seriously and is committed to
safeguarding your privacy online. Because we do gather certain types
of information from visitors to our sites, we have developed a
privacy statement to help you understand the terms and conditions
surrounding the collection and use of that information. This statement
discloses the types of information we gather and how it is used.
Guiding Principles
U.S. Soil, Inc respects the privacy of
individuals who visit our Web sites, send us e-mail or
participate in features/services we offer online. Accordingly, our policy
regarding online privacy has been developed using the following guiding principles:
- U.S. Soil maintains a strict "no-spam" policy. We will not use any
emails provided except for requested correspondence.
- U.S. Soil will take reasonable physical, electronic and managerial
measures to safeguard and secure any information you provide to us
(e.g., data will be stored in protected databases on secured servers
with restricted access).
- U.S. Soil will not share any information you've
provided to us with anyone without your consent other than to provide
the service you've requested. (e.g., the dealer in your area may be
contacted if you request to contact them)
Information Collected
Non-Personally Identifiable Data: Any time you visit a U.S. Soil Web site,
we may gather certain non-personally identifiable information regarding
the means you use to access our site. This information may include the
type and version of your browser, your service provider, your IP address,
and any search engine you may have used to locate the site. We use this
information to help diagnose problems with our server, administer the Web site,
and compile broad statistical data. In addition, U.S. Soil, Inc gathers certain
navigational information about where you go on our Web sites. This information
enables us to determine which areas of the Web sites are most frequently visited and
helps us to tailor the sites to the needs and interests of our online visitors.
Information Voluntarily Provided: Any information you provide to us
(i.e., name, e-mail address, etc.) when you request information is securely
maintained on our Web server and internal systems. This information may be
used to provide you with information you've requested about our company.
How We Communicate with You
U.S. Soil may send authorized communications to you on the basis of
the information you provide to us through e-mail or regular mail.
If you have requested to speak with a local dealer or distributor in your
area, many dealer's use telephone as their primary means of communication,
and they will contact you via telephone if you provide that information
Disclosure of Personal Information
U.S. Soil understands the importance of your privacy. We collect and
maintain the personal information of our consumers for the use of The
U.S. Soil, Inc and its subsidiaries. We do not sell, rent, or trade
consumer information to third parties unless you have requested
to speak with a dealer. We then will provide the information as you
request to that dealer so they may better serve you.
Agents
U.S. Soil may use other companies and individuals to perform certain functions
on our behalf. Examples include administering e-mail services and
running special promotions. Such parties only have access to the
personal information needed to perform these functions and may not use or
store the information for any other purpose. Site visitors will never receive
unsolicited e-mail messages from agents working on our behalf.
Compliance with Law/Safety
U.S. Soil may disclose specific personal information based on a good-faith
belief that such disclosure is necessary to comply with or conform to the
law or that such disclosure is necessary to protect the users of our Web sites,
the sites themselves, or the public.
Policies on Children
Children under the age of 13 are welcome to use The U.S. Soil, Inc Web sites.
However, we will ask that a registrant under the age of 13 obtain the approval
of a parent or guardian before they become fully registered with one of our Web sites.
If you feel your child has registered without your consent, please contact us
and we will remove their information from our databases.
External Links
U.S. Soil, Inc Web sites contain links to other sites. U.S. Soil is not
responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such Web sites.
To help ensure the protection of your privacy, U.S. Soil recommends that you
review the privacy policy of any site you visit.
Notification of Changes
This privacy policy may be revised over time as new features are added to the
Web sites and as Internet privacy standards evolve. To ensure that you are fully
informed about how your personal information is used, our privacy policy will
always be available for review on our Web sites.