Privacy Policy
- What personally identifiable information Tactical Solutions Corporation collects.
- What personally identifiable information third parties collect through the Web site.
- What organization collects the information.
- How Tactical Solutions Corporation uses the information.
- With whom Tactical Solutions Corporation may share user information.
- What choices are available to users regarding collection, use and distribution of the information.
- What types of security procedures are in place to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of information under Tactical
Solutions Corporation’s control.
- How users can correct any inaccuracies in the information.
If users have questions or concerns regarding this statement, you can contact us (Tactical Solutions Corporation)
through our contact page (click here).
Information Collection and Use
Information Collection
Tactical Solutions Corporation is the sole owner of the information collected on its website. Tactical Solutions
Corporation collects information from our users at several different points on our website.
Registration
Users have an option to register or open an account online. During registration a user is required to give contact
information (such as name and email address). We use this information to contact the user about services on our site
for which he/she has expressed interest. It is required for the user to provide demographic information and unique identifiers
(such as, username and password), so we can provide a more personalized experience on our site.
Order
We request information from the user on our order form. A user must provide contact information (such as name, email,
and shipping address) and financial information (such as credit card number, expiration date). This information is used
for billing purposes and to fill customer’s orders. If we have trouble processing an order, this information is used
to contact the user.
Profile
We store information that we collect through cookies, log files and/or third parties to create a profile of our users.
A profile is stored information that we keep on individual users that details their viewing preferences. Consequently,
collected information is tied to the users personally identifiable information to provide offers and improve the content
of the site for the user. This profile is used to tailor a user’s visit to our Website, and to direct pertinent marketing
promotions to them. We do not share your profile with other third parties.
Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user’s computer tied to information about the user. Usage of a cookie is
in no way linked to any personally identifiable information while on our site. We use both session ID cookies and persistent
cookies. For the session ID cookie, once users close the browser, the cookie simply terminates. A persistent cookie is
a small text file stored on the user’s hard drive for an extended period of time. Persistent cookies can be removed by:
clicking on the ‘TOOLS’ tab in the Internet Explorer browser, selecting the ‘INTERNET OPTIONS’ and then clicking on the
‘GENERAL’ tab and clicking ‘DELETE COOKIES’.
By setting a cookie on our site, users would not have to log in a password more than once, thereby saving time while
on our site. If users reject the cookie, they may still use our site. The only drawback to this is that the user will
be limited in some areas of our site. Persistent cookies enable us to track and target the interests of our users to
enhance the experience on our site. See the “Profile” section.
Log Files
Like most standard Web site servers we use log files. This includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type,
internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, platform type, date/time stamp, and number of clicks to analyze
trends, administer the site, track user’s movement in the aggregate, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate
use. IP addresses, etc. are not linked to personally identifiable information.
Communications from the Site
Special Offers and Updates
We send all new members a welcoming email to verify password and username. Established members will occasionally
receive information on products, services, special deals, and a newsletter. Out of respect for the privacy of our users
we present the option to not receive these types of communications. Please see the Choice and Opt-out sections.
Newsletter
If a user wishes to subscribe to our newsletter, we ask for contact information such as name and email address. Out
of respect for our users privacy we provide a way to opt-out of these communications. Please see the Choice and Opt-out
sections.
Service Announcements
On rare occasions it is necessary to send out a strictly service related announcement. For instance, if our service
is temporarily suspended for maintenance we might send users an email. Generally, users may not opt-out of these communications,
though they can deactivate their account. However, these communications are not promotional in nature.
Customer Service
We communicate with users on a regular basis to provide requested services and in regards to issues relating to their
account we reply via email or phone, in accordance with the users wishes.
Sharing Legal Disclaimer
Though we make every effort to preserve user privacy, we may need to disclose personal information when required
by law wherein we have a good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a current judicial proceeding,
a court order or legal process served on our website.
We DO NOT Share Personal Information with Third Parties.
Third Party Intermediaries
We use an outside shipping company to ship orders, and a credit card processing company to bill users for goods and
services. These companies do not retain, share, store or use personally identifiable information for any secondary purposes.
Business Transitions
In the event that Tactical Solutions Corporation goes through a business transition, such as a merger, being acquired
by another company, or selling a portion of its assets, users’ personal information will, in most instances, be part
of the assets transferred. Users will be notified via a prominent notice on our Web site for 30 days prior to a change
of ownership or control of their personal information. If as a result of the business transition, the users’ personally
identifiable information will be used in a manner different from that stated at the time of collection they will be given
choice consistent with our notification of changes section.
Choice/Opt-out
Our users are given the opportunity to ‘opt-out’ of having their information used for purposes not directly related
to our site at the point where we ask for information. For example, our order form has an ‘opt-out’ mechanism so users
who buy a product from us, but don’t want any marketing material, can have their email address removed from of our lists.
Users who no longer wish to receive our newsletter and promotional communications may opt-out of receiving these.
Users of our site are always notified when their information is being collected by any outside parties. We do this so
our users can make an informed choice as to whether or not they should proceed with services that require an outside
party.
Links
This Web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we, Tactical Solutions Corporation, are not responsible
for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read
the privacy statements of each and every Web site that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement
applies solely to information collected by this website.
Surveys & Contests
From time-to-time our site requests information from users via surveys or contests. Participation in these surveys
or contests is completely voluntary and the user therefore has a choice whether or not to disclose this information.
The requested information typically includes contact information (such as name and shipping address), and demographic
information (such as zip code). Contact information will be used to notify the winners and award prizes. Anonymous Survey
information will be used for purposes of monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction of this site. Users’ personally
identifiable information is not shared with third parties unless we give prior notice and choice. Though we may use an
intermediary to conduct these surveys or contests, they may not use users’ personally identifiable information for any
secondary purposes.
Tell-A-Friend
If a user elects to use our referral service for informing a friend about our site, we ask them for the friend’s
name and email address. Tactical Solutions Corporation will automatically send the friend a one-time email inviting them
to visit the site. Tactical Solutions Corporation does not store this information, but uses it for the sole purpose of
sending this one-time email.
Security
This Web site takes every precaution to protect our users’ information. When users submit sensitive information via
the Web site, their information is protected both online and off-line.
When our registration/order form asks users to enter sensitive information (such as credit card number), that information
is encrypted and is protected with the best encryption software in the industry - SSL. While on a secure page, such as
our order form, the lock icon on the bottom of Web browsers such as Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer
becomes locked, as opposed to un-locked, or open, when users are just ‘surfing’.
While we use SSL encryption to protect sensitive information online, we also do everything in our power to protect
user-information off-line. All of our users’ information, not just the sensitive information mentioned above, is restricted
in our offices. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for example, our billing clerk or
a customer service representative) are granted access to personally identifiable information. Our employees must use
password-protected screen-savers when they leave their desk. When they return, they must re-enter their password to re-gain
access to user information. Furthermore, ALL employees are kept up-to-date on our security and privacy practices. Annually,
as well as any time new policies are added, our employees are notified and/or reminded about the importance we place
on privacy, and what they can do to ensure our users’ information is protected. Finally, the servers that store personally
identifiable information are in a secure environment, in a locked facility.
If users have any questions about the security at our Web site, you can contact us (Tactical Solutions Corporation)
through our contact page (click here).
Supplementation of Information
In order for this website to properly fulfil its obligation to users it is necessary for us to supplement the information
we receive with information from 3rd party sources.
Correcting/Updating/Deleting/Deactivating Personal Information
If a user’s personally identifiable information changes (such as zip code, phone, email or postal address), or if
a user no longer desires our service, we provide a way to correct, update or delete/deactivate users’ personally identifiable
information. This can be done once the user has logged in to the site.
Notification of Changes
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes to this privacy statement, the homepage, and
other places we deem appropriate so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under
what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. We will use information in accordance with the privacy policy under which
the information was collected.
If, however, we are going to use users’ personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated
at the time of collection we will notify users via email. Users will have a choice as to whether or not we use their
information in this different manner. However, if users have opted out of all communication with the site, or deleted/deactivated
their account, then they will not be contacted, nor will their personal information be used in this new manner. In addition,
if we make any material changes in our privacy practices that do not affect user information already stored in our database,
we will post a prominent notice on our Web site notifying users of the change. In some cases where we post a notice we
will also email users, who have opted to receive communications from us, notifying them of the changes in our privacy
practices.
Contact Information
If users have any questions or suggestions regarding our privacy policy, please contact us (Tactical Solutions Corporation)
through our contact page (click here). |
