Privacy

The Goodson Company

Website and Broadcast Email Privacy Policy, Security and Terms of Use

The Goodson Company “Privacy Policy, Security and Terms of Use” statement is subject to change as the website content, practices, and features evolve. The Goodson Company encourages you to read these policies each time you visit http://www.goodsoncompany.com which also includes a network of other Internet Domain Name designations connecting to this website and associated web landing pages, company-sponsored online business directories or web-based broadcast email distribution systems branded by The Goodson Company.

Your use of http://www.goodsoncompany.com constitutes your acceptance of the “Terms of Use” provided below and your agreement to follow and be bound by these terms without modification.

The Goodson Company Privacy Policy

The Goodson Company respects your privacy, and we are committed to making your visit to our website as comfortable and confident as possible. If you have any questions regarding our “Privacy Policy, Email Policy, Security and Terms of Use,” or the practices of The Goodson Company or this website, please contact us at:

The Goodson Company
9515 Cotton Stand Road
Charlotte, North Carolina 28277
(704) 752-5220
http://www.goodsoncompany.com
info@goodsoncompany.com

Information Collection and Use

The Goodson Company collects information in several ways from different areas of our website in order to provide you with personal service. This information may also be used to evaluate and enhance your experience with The Goodson Company and your visit to our website.

Personal Information

The types of information we collect to specifically and personally identify you include your name, address, telephone number, email address, and other information that may be provided during your visit to the website. The Goodson Company collects this information only when you volunteer this information on interactive applications or sign-up forms located on this website, or through the use of “cookies” as described below. By entering information into any one of these areas, you grant The Goodson Company permission to contact you about selected services, companies and events we think may interest you or to use such information in order to address or fulfill your stated request. If you later decide you do not want to be contacted by our company, please let us know by mail or phone at the address listed above. If you would like The Goodson Company to discontinue sending broadcast email messages to you from our proprietary web-based broadcast email distribution system, or if you wish to view or modify your personal email delivery preferences, please visit: http://www.goodsoncompany.com.

Certain areas of our website are only accessible upon disclosure of personally identifiable information. These areas include our online contact form, online surveys, Ecommerce storefronts, password-protected private online portals, online web conferencing activities and a number of self-service web-based applications that are produced and hosted by The Goodson Company Therefore, if you do not wish to volunteer your personal information in these areas, access will be denied.

If you would like a copy of your personal information that our company has on file, if you would like us to delete information that we have obtained, or if you would like to express a concern about our use of your personal data, we invite you to contact us at the address listed above. Identification will be required by The Goodson Company prior to discussion, alteration or release of your personal information records.

Use of "Cookies"

The Goodson Company also uses a web browser feature called "cookies" to recognize you as a repeat visitor each time you visit our website. You always have the option to refuse cookies by turning them off through your web browser options local to your own computer. However, if you refuse cookies, you may not have access to all areas or features of http://www.goodsoncompany.com.

Non-Personal Information

Non-personal information may also be collected which provides The Goodson Company with information regarding your visit to our website. This information may include the previous web pages address or Domain Name of referring link connections to our website, search phrases that you used to locate and access the website, web browser type and version, type of computer or web appliance you are used to connect and view Intranet content, your Internet service provider, your Internet connection IP address, and DNS type. The Goodson Company uses this information to understand how visitors access and use http://www.goodsoncompany.com. This helps us build and optimize the best website and online communication experience for our audience.

Use of Third Parties

In certain cases, The Goodson Company may use third parties to fulfill orders, process payments, monitor website activity, conduct surveys, and administer emails, drawings, and contests. If you do not want your information collected by us or by third parties for these purposes, you can decide not to participate in these activities on a case by case basis. We do not authorize third parties to make additional use of your information other than that which was originally intended and conveyed to our visitors. Except as described above, The Goodson Company does not share, rent, or sell information that is collected online to any non-affiliated third party.

Online Banking Partners

The Goodson Company's invoice payment program may be administered independently through accounting and invoicing software or online services, such as Quicken Quickbooks.com (example only).

Our website may link to other websites that may be of interest to you. These websites have their own “Website and Broadcast Email Privacy Policy, Security, and Terms of Use” statements. The Goodson Company is not responsible for the policies or content of linked websites and we encourage you to review policies before providing personal information. Any “Privacy Policy, Security or Terms of Use” assurance contained in or referred to in this website does not apply to other linked websites.

Data Security

The Goodson Company is committed to providing reasonable and appropriate technical, administrative and physical safeguards to protect against foreseeable hazards such as data loss, destruction, misuse and improper disclosure. Sensitive information that is collected is encrypted before it is transmitted online to our server.

Online information is protected by the use of Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology. You can check the security of your connection by looking at the lower left-hand corner of your browser window after accessing the server. An unbroken key or a closed lock (depending on your browser) means the SSL is active and the server is secure. You can also look at the URL address. If the first characters of the website address change from "http" to "https," then you have accessed a secure server.

Sensitive information that is collected is also protected offline and retained by The Goodson Company. Such information is accessible only by specific employees or affiliates who need direct access to the data in order to fulfill the originally intended purpose or request. All associated records and equipment (computers, servers, etc.) are operated and stored within a secure environment.

Some firewalls and versions of browsers do not allow communication through secure servers. In that case, you won't be able to process your information through an insecure connection. If you cannot access the secure server for any reason, please print the form, fill it out and mail to:

The Goodson Company
9515 Cotton Stand Road
Charlotte, North Carolina 28277.

Children's Policy

The Goodson Company will never knowingly request personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13, consistent with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998. If we become aware that a subscriber is under the age of 13, we will remove his or her personally identifiable registration information from our files. Please note: we may maintain record of the person's name and address in a "do not register" file to avoid subsequent registration by a child under 13.

Online Content & Terms of Website Use

The Goodson Company grants you permission to view, use, and print individual pages of http://www.goodsoncompany.com. The content (text, graphics, audio and video) and website design are copyright protected. The contents of The Goodson Company website are intended for personal and non-commercial use only.

The content provided on this website is to be used for informational purposes only and may not be reproduced, copied or distributed in any way without the written permission of The Goodson Company in advance.

Customers utilizing The Goodson Company’s services, including but not limited to web-hosting, email hosting, electronic file transfer, Ecommerce, content creation and distribution and other activities, are also required to strictly adhere to all applicable local, state and federal laws, sales tax and usage fees, copyright and trademark ownership and use regulations, and other regulatory requirements. The Goodson Company assumes no responsibility or liability for potential neglect, abuse or failure to comply with such requirements on the part of our customers and reserves the right to interrupt services that provided to customers without notice, in the event that violations are detected.

Product & Services Representation

The Goodson Company offers and displays the product and services on this website as reasonable representations and availability of the color, configuration, design, texture, and/or look and function of its offered products. However,The Goodson Company does not guarantee that the service representations are accurate in every detail or that each service will be available to every client or at every service outlet.

The Goodson Company reserves the right to present, resell and service various products and services that are produced and supplied by other third party vendors. CC Communications will disclose the use and source of such third party services to affected customers prior to implementation. The Goodson Company cannot guarantee the availability or reliability of such services, but will attempt to provide and support such third party products and services to the best of its ability under the direction of the end-user customer.

Customer Email Correspondence & Use of The Goodson Company Email Products & Services

The Goodson Company adheres to the requirements established under the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 for broadcast customer email correspondence. If you are already on The Goodson Company email address list and would like to be removed, please visit: http://www.goodsoncompany.com. To view the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003, please visit: http://www.spamlaws.com/federal/108s877.html.