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Online Policies
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Online Policies
Below are our online policies
for Privacy, Copyright,
COPPA, and Ethics. If you have
any questions or comments, please feel free to ask.
Privacy:{top}
How we
handle the information we gather when you visit our web site.
- Web server
activity logs - Like most web servers on the Internet, our servers
collect and store all of the information that your web browser sends
when it requests a web page, including:
- the name, domain,
and numerical Internet address of the "host" computer
(typically a computer belonging to your Internet Service Provider
and not your personal computer) from which you access the Internet.
For example, your host computer's name is Harriet and its numerical
address is 63.145.212.102;
- the date and
time you accessed our site;
- the Internet
address of the web page that you came from;
- the page you
requested from our site and the number of characters sent to your
computer; and
- the information
your web browser software sends as its so-called "User Agent,"
which typically identifies the browser software and may also indicate
the operating system and type of CPU used in your personal computer.
- It is impossible
to determine the actual identity of an individual user from this
information. The logs are periodically summarized and analyzed in
order
to study site usage over time and to perform other studies to help
us improve the site's organization, performance, and usefulness.
- Electronic mail - When you send us personal
identifying information via e-mail (that is, in a message containing
a question or comment, or by filling out a form that e-mail's us this
information), we use it to respond to your requests. We may forward
your e-mail to individuals who are better able to answer your questions.
We do not retain or distribute lists of e-mail addresses to any parties
outside of Environmental Quality, Inc.. In no event, do we distribute
lists of e-mail addresses.
- Online surveys
- When you voluntarily provide us with personal information as part
of an online survey, we use it to perform various quantitative and qualitative
analyses to improve customer service and satisfaction. You are under
no obligation to participate in such surveys. Non-participation will
not inhibit your use of our web site in any way. If you provided the
information to us in error, you may request its removal at any time.
- Marketing
information - We may collect information from you, with your
permission, that will allow us to provide various customer services,
such as promotional materials and product or service availability notices.
We will remove such information at your request.
Collection and
release of gathered information
We want to make it clear that we will not obtain personal identifying
information about you when you visit our web sites, unless you choose
to provide such information to us. We do not attempt to identify individual
users or share any information we receive with any parties outside of
Environmental Quality, Inc.. The only exceptions to this are:
- officially authorized
law enforcement investigations wherein Environmental Quality, Inc. has
been served with an appropriate warrant to provide specific information,
or
- a suspected attempt
to deliberately circumvent our system's security with the intent to
gain unauthorized access or to do physical damage for example, an attack
by hackers. In this case, collected information associated with a suspected
intruder will be provided to the FBI.
Retention of collected
information
- Cookies - Some
applications may save a "cookie" on your computer's hard disk
to provide a temporary history of actions taken. A common example is
the tracking of items placed in an online "shopping basket."
We do not retain any record of "cookies" beyond what is necessary
for running the application.
- Web server activity
logs - Monthly extracts of the log files are archived and stored off-line
at our discretion for an indefinite period of time. Some statistical
summaries derived from these data may be retained online or off-line
at our discretion for an indefinite period of time.
- E-mail - Information
collected via e-mail will be retained at our discretion in a directly
readable form for as long as necessary to complete our response. The
e-mail itself may be retained in an archival form.
- Online surveys
- Information collected via online surveys may be maintained at our
discretion for an indefinite period of time.
- Marketing information
- Such information may be maintained at our discretion for an indefinite
period of time.
Copyright:{top}
- All content provided
on this web site, including but not limited to button icons, formatting,
graphics, images, logos, software, and text, is copyrighted by Environmental Quality, Inc. under United States law and is protected by worldwide copyright
laws and treaty provisions. Any reproduction, modification, storage
in a retrieval system or retransmission, in any form or by any means,
electronic, mechanical, or otherwise, for reasons other than personal
use, is strictly prohibited without prior written permission.
- You are welcome
to make a link to any of the Environmental Quality, Inc. web pages published on the
Internet. There is no need to request permission.
- Use of the Environmental Quality, Inc. logo is prohibited without written permission.
COPPA:{top}
Environmental Quality, Inc. does not operate a commercial Web site directed to children
under 13. We do not collect personal information from children. We do
not have actual knowledge that we are collecting personal information
from children. If at a future date Environmental Quality, Inc. establishes or provides
services on a web site that in anyway meets the criteria of the Act, Environmental Quality, Inc. will ensure that full compliance is met by Environmental Quality, Inc. in every
aspect of the Act. Compliance
Ethics Statement:{top}
- Environmental Quality,
Inc. depends on the skills, abilities and commitments of all employees,
but also on their integrity and collective common sense. Our employees
are involved with our customers, suppliers, fellow employees, shareholders,
and the community in which we operate.
- Environmental Quality,
Inc. pledges to:
- increase customer
satisfaction by providing customers with quality products and services
that are innovative and responsive to their requirements.
- treat our suppliers
fairly, honestly, and objectively.
- treat our employees in a fair and evenhanded manner
and foster an office culture that is diverse and is based on trust,
mutual respect, teamwork, and integrity.
- aggressively
pursue growth and profitability, while always keeping ethical standards
in the forefront of our activities.
- act ethically
and as responsible and responsive corporate citizens in compliance
with the law In the community of which we are a member.
- Environmental Quality,
Inc.'s employees are encouraged to seek guidance or to report suspected
violations of our standards. All calls are treated confidentially to
the extent permitted under the law.
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