PRIVACY POLICY
Meakem Communications Company, LLC, its affiliates, and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as “Meakem Communications”) respect the privacy and security of its visitors. Our goal is to provide you with a personalized Internet experience that delivers the information, resources, and services that are most relevant and helpful to you. In order to achieve this goal, we may collect information during your visits to understand what differentiates you from each of our other visitors. This Privacy Statement discloses the information gathering and dissemination practices of Meakem Communications in connection with <http://glenmeakem.com> and all other World Wide Web sites owned or operated by Meakem Communications (collectively, the “Site”). Meakem Communications can be contacted by mail at 603 Beaver Street, Suite 201, Sewickley, PA 15143, by phone at (412) 749-5720, by fax at (412) 749-5721, or by e-mail at info@meakem.com.
1.Collection of Personal Information from Site Visitors
Meakem Communications may collect and track: (a) Visitor-Supplied Information – When you request more information from Meakem Communications through our Input Field titled “Enter email for updates” or other forms on the Site, we may ask you to supply your name, e-mail address, and other personal information; (b) Server Log Information – When you visit an Internet Web site, certain information is disclosed to us about you, such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address, the time of your visit, and the referring location (e.g., the Site or page that offered a link to a Meakem Communications page); (c) Statistical Data – In order to solve technical problems with the Site and to calculate overall usage statistics, we collect aggregate information on which pages you access; and (d) Cookies – In order to offer and provide a customized, personal service, Meakem Communications may use cookies to store and help track your information. Internet “cookies” save data about individual visitors, such as your name, password, screen preferences, and the pages of a site you viewed. When you revisit the Site, Meakem Communications may recognize you by the Internet cookie and customize your experience accordingly. You may decline Internet cookies, if any, by using the appropriate feature of your Web client software, if available.
2.Use of Personal Data Collected; Disclosure of Personal Data to Third Parties
Personal data collected by Meakem Communications may be used by Meakem Communications for many reasons, for example, for editorial and feedback purposes, for marketing and promotional purposes, for a statistical analysis of visitors’ activities on the Site, for product development, for content improvement, for fulfillment of or in connection with a requested transaction or recordkeeping, to contact a visitor, or to customize the content and layout of the Site. Aggregate visitor data may be used for internal purposes and individually identifying information, such as names, postal and e-mail addresses, phone numbers, and other personal information which visitors voluntarily provide to Meakem Communications may be (a) added to Meakem Communication’s databases and used for future calls, mailings, and other communications regarding Site updates, new products and services, and upcoming events. Meakem also may use Site visitor data to contact the Site visitors regarding account status, privacy statement, and any other policies or agreements relevant to Site visitors. Aggregate visitor data may be provided to marketing firms and other organizations that provide marketing and/or support services to Meakem.
Meakem Communications will use its reasonable efforts to identify whether any third party that Meakem Communications shares, rents, sells, or otherwise discloses personal data for marketing purposes may have products or services of interest to visitors to Meakem Communication’s Site. However, such parties are independent third parties over which Meakem Communications exercises no control, and, therefore, Meakem Communications is not responsible for their conduct, products, or services, and will not be liable therefor. Meakem Communications may disclose personal information when we believe in good faith that the law requires it or to protect the rights or property of Meakem Communications, in Meakem Communication’s sole discretion. Personal data may also be disclosed or distributed to another party with which Meakem Communications enters or reasonably may enter into a corporate transaction, such as, for example, a merger, consolidation, acquisition, or asset purchase.
3.Links to Other Sites
This Site may also contain links to other sites. If you access a third party site from a link on this Site, any information you disclose on that site is not subject to this Privacy Policy. It is possible that these links may be used by third parties or others to collect personal or other information about Site visitors. Meakem Communications is not responsible for the privacy practices of such Web sites, such third parties, or the content of such sites. Meakem Communications does not control these third parties’ use of cookies, collection of information, or how they manage such information. It is solely your obligation to review and understand the privacy practices and policies of these other Web sites and of these third parties.
4.Security Measures
Meakem Communications has implemented security features to prevent the unauthorized release of or access to personal information. Please be advised, however, that the confidentiality of any communication or material transmitted to or from Meakem Communications via this Site or e-mail cannot be guaranteed. Accordingly, Meakem Communications is not responsible for the security of information transmitted via the Internet. For more private communication, you can contact Meakem Communications by phone at (412) 749-5720, or by mail at 603 Beaver Street, Suite 201, Sewickley, PA 15143.
5.Access to Personal Data; How to Correct Inaccuracies
Upon a visitor’s request via postal mail or e-mail, Meakem Communications will provide to the visitor a summary of any personally identifiable information regarding the visitor, which information has been voluntarily provided to Meakem Communications through an Input Field or other forms on or via the Site and which information is retained by Meakem Communications. Should you wish to modify, correct, change, or update any of the information you supply on or via the Site, you should contact us at info@meakem.com or at the postal address set forth in this Privacy Statement.
6.Opt-Out
Except as necessary for Meakem Communications to provide the services or products requested by a visitor, the visitor may opt out of having their personally identifiable information, which has been voluntarily provided to Meakem Communications through an online form, registration form, survey or other similar mechanisms on or via the Site, retained by Meakem Communications, used by Meakem Communications for secondary purposes, disclosed to third parties, or used by Meakem Communications or third parties to send promotional correspondence to the visitor by contacting Meakem Communications via postal mail or e-mail at the addresses above. (This does not apply to collection of the type of Web browser of the visitor to the Site or to information provided or collected that does not meet the above description.)
At a visitor’s request, via e-mail, Meakem will provide the visitor a summary of the personally identifiable information retained by Meakem regarding the visitor, which information has been voluntarily provided to Meakem through an online form, registration form, survey, or other similar mechanism. A visitor may modify, correct, change or update any of the information by contacting Meakem at: info@meakem.com. [Confirm address]
7.Meakem Communication’s Right to Change Privacy Statement
Meakem Communications reserves the right to change this Privacy Statement at any time. Notice of any new or revised Privacy Statement, as well as the location of the new or revised statement, will be posted on the Site for at least 15 days after the change. It is the obligation of visitors visiting the Site before the change to learn of changes to the Privacy Statement since their last visit. Any change to this Privacy Statement shall be effective as to any visitor who has visited the Site before the change was made. Your continued use of this Site after any change is made to this Privacy Statement signifies your understanding of and intention and agreement to be bound by such change.
This page was last modified on: June 23, 2008 – 7:30 a.m. EST