Introduction

 

Thank you for visiting www.taquote.com, the Website of Telemet America, Inc. (Telemet).  We are a provider of integrated financial information and associated analytical applications. To protect your privacy better Telemet wants you to know how we collect your information, the types of information we collect, how we use your information and what choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used.

Telemet takes security and confidentiality very seriously.  While using Telemet, you will not be asked for, nor should you provide Telemet with, personally identifiable information such as social security numbers, tax ID numbers or other government-issued identification numbers, account or credit card numbers, employer-assigned identification numbers, security codes, passwords, or any other information that permits access to your internal financial resources.

 

This policy applies to information we collect: on our Website, and in email, text, and other electronic messages between you and us.   It does not apply to information collected by us offline or through any other means.

 

Collection and Use of Personal Information

 

We may collect several types of information from and about users of our Website, including information, by which you may be personally identified, such as name, postal address, email address, telephone number, etc. ("personal information"), about your internet connection, the equipment you use to access our Website and usage details (“usage information”).   We collect this information directly from you when you provide it to us.  If you provide your personal information to us, we may use that information to service your account, send you news, information or promotions related to our products and services.  We do not offer this information to anyone else.  We never sell personal information to third parties for their own use.

 

We may also disclose any of your personal information or usage information to law enforcement or other appropriate third parties in connection with criminal investigations, investigation of fraud, infringement of intellectual property rights, or other suspected illegal activities, as may be required by applicable law, or, as we may deem necessary in our sole discretion, in order to protect our legitimate legal and business interests.

We reserve the right to disclose, share and/or otherwise transfer personal information and usage information, in connection with a corporate merger, acquisition, consolidation, the sale of  our business or the sale of substantially all of our assets, or other fundamental corporate change, whatever form it may take.  You will be notified via e-mail or prominent notice on our website prior to a change of ownership or control of your personal information or usage information, if your personal information or usage information will be used contrary to this policy.

 

The information we collect on or through our Website may include  information provided at the time of requesting information or further services. We may also ask you for information when you report a problem with our Website.  We collect records and copies of your correspondence (including email addresses), if you contact us about services we provide or questions about the services you have.

 

We also collect information through automatic data collection technologies  As you navigate through and interact with our Website, we may use automatic data collection technologies to collect certain usage information about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns, including details of your visits to our Website, including traffic data, location data, logs, and other communication data and the resources that you access and use on our Website. We also may collect information about your computer and internet connection, including your IP address, operating system, browser type, and internet service provider.

 

Telemet may place, view, and/or use cookies, Web server logs, or other electronic tools to collect statistical and other usage information about your use of our Website.  Your consent and acceptance of cookies shall suffice as notice and consent to collection and such usage. This usage information may include information about the IP address of your computer, browser type, language, operating system, your mobile device, location data, internet service provider from which you accessed our Web site, the Web pages visited, the date and the time of a visit, the number of links you click within our Website.

 

The technologies we use for this automatic data collection may include cookies (or browser cookies). A cookie is a small file placed on the hard drive of your computer.  You may refuse to accept browser cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your browser. However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of our Website. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you direct your browser to our Website.

 

We may collect personal information automatically, and we may tie this information to personal information about you that we collect from other sources or you provide to us.

 

Telemet will enable you to access your personal information held by Telemet and you will be able to correct, amend, or delete that information where it is inaccurate, except (1) where the burden or expenses of providing access would be disproportionate to the risks to your privacy in the case in question, or (2) where the rights of persons other than you would be violated. If you wish to access your personal information held by Telemet, you may do so by contacting the Telemet administrator using the contact information provided below.

 

Telemet takes reasonable precautions to protect personal information from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, altercation, and destruction.  Unfortunately, while we work hard to ensure the security of your personal information while it is on our systems, no security measures are perfect and data transmitted over the Internet, via email or messaging text or “chat” cannot be guaranteed to be 100% secure. We cannot and do not ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit and you do so at your own risk.

Our Websites provides links to other partner websites for your convenience and information. These websites may operate independently from Telemet. Linked websites may have their own privacy notices or policies, which we strongly suggest you review if you visit any partner websites. We are not responsible for partner websites’ content, any use of partner websites, or the privacy practices of the partner websites.

 

This Privacy Policy may be amended from time to time. Please review it periodically. Changes to this Policy will be effective upon posting to our Website. Your use of the Website following these changes means that you accept the revised policy.

 

If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Notice, Telemet's privacy practices or if you would like us to update information or preferences you provided to us, please write to us at:

 

Telemet America, Inc.

Attn: Terri Hall
901 N. Pitt Street

Alexandria, VA 22314