PRIVACY

Smith-Winchester Privacy Policy

Smith-Winchester’s privacy policy reflects our commitment to client confidentiality – the basis on which we conduct our business. The following statements disclose our practices for gathering and disseminating information on this website: www.smith-winchester.com.

As a provider of e-business strategies and solutions, Smith-Winchester helps clients leverage the communication power of the Internet. At the same time, we recognize that the misuse of Internet information can compromise privacy, and diminsh the Internet’s user benefits. Smith-Winchester is therefore committed to ensuring your control over how your personal information is collected and used.

We base our policy on the assumption that you have granted us the right to collect and use any personal user information we gather on this site for clearly defined purposes. We are committed to maintaining your right to remove your personal information from our records at any time.

[Additional information about internet-related personal privacy issues is available from the Privacy Leadership Initiative at http://www.understandprivacy.com/]
Newsletter:			We only collect and hold your email address in order to send you the newsletters you have requested. You can unsubscribe at any time for any reason with zero tears or recriminations. If you ever have a problem with your subscription, feel free to contact our Subscriber Services Manager, Suzan at [email protected]
Contact us:			We collect your contact information when you contact us via the address, phone or fax numbers, or e-mail addresses listed on this site. We use this information to follow up with you on your individual requests.
Download Results:			Name, company name, address, phone, fax, company URL, e-mail address and comments may be collected when you request to download content such as white papers, or choose to contact us via the contact form on the site. We use this information to follow up with your inquiry, alert you to future content you may find of interest, and to guide us in creating content relevant to you.
Resume submission:			When you submit a resume through this site, we collect personal information that includes your e-mail address, personal contact information and work history. We use this confidential information to evaluate your potential employment at Smith-Winchester. We will never share your personal information with third parties unless you have given us explicit permission to do so.

Cookies Cookies are small pieces of information a web server writes to a file on your computer. Web site designers typically use cookies to improve the user’s experience on the site.Smith-Winchester does not currently use cookies on this site. Should we elect to leverage this technology in the future to improve your experience, Smith-Winchester will update this web site and fully disclose the function and use of any cookies we use. We expect that this site will continue to function properly for anyone choosing to reject the use of cookies.[More detailed information about cookies can be found at Cookie Central (link to http://www.cookiecentral.com/).]Security Smith-Winchester has security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control. These security measures, based on industry standard best practices, protect against unauthorized access of the personal information that you have chosen to share with us.Log files We use IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the site, track users’ movements, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses are not linked to any personally identifiable information.Linked Web sites This site may contain links to third party sites. Smith-Winchester has no control over the privacy policies of these sites. We encourage you to review the posted privacy policies of these sites where available. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this web site.Managing your personal information Smith-Winchester is committed to providing you with full control of your personal information under our control.Changes to your personal information (such as a change to your e-mail address), requests to delete some or all of the data that we have collected from you, or discontinuance of a service (such as a newsletter) can be managed by contacting Smith-Winchester as described below.This site gives users the following options for changing, modifying or deleting information previously provided, or contacting Smith-Winchester concerning our Privacy Policy:
1.	E-mail your request to us at [email protected]
2.	Send a letter to the following postal address: Smith-Winchester 29000 Inkster Road Southfield, Michigan 48034-1097 Attn: Web Site Privacy
3.	Telephone 248-352-3333 and ask for the Smith-Winchester Webmaster.

Policy updates Changes to our privacy policy will be posted here and via email to users whose email addresses are known to us. We intend that you will always be aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. Users will always have a choice of whether or not to allow us to continue to use their information. Your use of this site and the information available on this site is subject to the following terms and conditions: Ownership – This site, www.smith-winchester.com, is owned, operated and maintained by SMITH-WINCHESTER CORPORATION (“Smith-Winchester”) and has been created for your information, education, entertainment and communication. This site and all perceptible components hereof, including without limitation text, images and audio, are copyrighted by Smith-Winchester.
Restrictions on Use:			This site is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. You may not copy, reproduce, republish, post, distribute, transmit or modify in any way all or any part of this site.
Trademark Notice:			All names, logos and trademarks are the property of Smith-Winchester and you may not use any of such materials for any purpose without the express written agreement of Smith-Winchester. Should you become employed with Smith-Winchester, none of the materials provided in this site constitute or should be considered part or all of an employment contract. Further, the representations made do not constitute guarantees or obligations on the part of Smith-Winchester, which maintains an at-will relationship with its employees.DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES – SMITH-WINCHESTER DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THIS SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF COMPUTER “VIRUSES.”
Limitation of Liability:			Smith-Winchester shall not be liable for damages of any kind, including without limitation special or consequential damages, arising out of your access to, or inability to access, this site or your use of, or reliance upon, this site or the content hereof. In addition, Smith-Winchester has no duty to update this site or the content hereof and Smith-Winchester shall not be liable for any failure to update such information. Further, Smith-Winchester is neither responsible nor liable for your use of other web sites which you may access via certain links within this site. These links and other “resources” referenced on this site are provided merely as a public service to users of the World Wide Web and inclusion in our site does not constitute an endorsement by or affiliation with Smith-Winchester.
Other:			Smith-Winchester, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to (1) change this Legal Statement, (2) monitor and remove postings, and (3) discontinue site availability at any time without notice. If any term, condition, or provision of this Legal Statement is determined to be unlawful, invalid, void, or for any reason unenforceable, the validity and enforceability of the remaining terms, conditions and provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. This Legal Statement constitutes the entire agreement between you and Smith-Winchester relating to the subject matter herein. By using this site, you are acknowledging your consent to the foregoing terms and conditions. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, DO NOT USE THIS SITE.