US Emergency Operations Center, Inc.

 

emicus.com Privacy Policy

 

Last Updated: May 28, 2009

At US Emergency Operations Center, Inc. ("Company," "we," or "us"), we value your privacy. This privacy policy describes our collection of personal information from users of our website at emicus.com (the "Site"), as well as our use and disclosure of that information. By using our Site, you consent to the collection and use of personal information in accordance with this policy.

Personal Information

"Personal information," as used in this policy, is information that specifically identifies an individual, such as an individual's name, address, telephone number, or e-mail address, credit card number. Personal information also includes information about an individual's activities, such as information about his or her activity on the Site, and demographic information, such as date of birth, gender, geographic area, and preferences, when any of this information is linked to personal information that identifies that individual.

Personal information does not include "aggregate" information. Aggregate information is information that we collect about a group or category of products, services or customers that is not personally identifiable or from which individual identities are removed. We may use and disclose aggregate information for various purposes.

Collection of Information

Automatic Information Collection

We may automatically collect certain information from you by analyzing your use of the Site, such as your IP address, browser type, pages accessed, search terms used, and duration of visit. This information does not necessarily enable us to personally identify you. If it does, it is treated as personal information under this policy. Additionally, if we associate or combine this information with personal information, we will treat the associated or combined information as personal information under this policy.

 "Cookies" are one means of automatic information collection that we may use. A "cookie" is a small text file containing a string of characters. When you visit the Site, we may send one or more cookies to your browser in order to identify it uniquely. We may use cookies to improve the quality of our Site and our services by tracking user trends, store user preferences, and customize your experience. Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies, but you can change your browser settings to cause your browser to refuse cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. Please be aware, however, that some services may not function properly if cookies are disabled.

Collection of Voluntarily Provided Information

We collect personal information that users provide to us in a variety of ways on the Site. For instance, when visitors to our Site register for an account, create a review, opinion, or rating, post a request for information about products or services, or otherwise communicate with us via the Site, we collect the personal information that is provided to us.  We may collect personal information such as name, e-mail address, postal address, demographic information, profile information, and other types of personal information in these manners.

Information from Other Sources

We may receive information about you, including personal information, from third parties, and may combine this information with other personal information we maintain about you. If we do so, this policy governs any combined information that is personally identifiable.

Use of Personal Information

We may use personal information to provide services and information that you request; to enhance, improve, operate, and maintain the Site, our programs, services, website, and other systems; to prevent fraudulent use of our Site and services; to tailor your user experience; to maintain a record of our dealings with you, and for other administrative purposes. 

We may also use personal information to contact you regarding products, services, events, programs, and offers that we believe you may find of interest. We allow you to opt-out from receiving marketing communications from us as described in the "Choice" section below.

Disclosure of Personal Information

We are not in the business of selling personal information about our users to third parties. We may disclose personal information to third-party service providers (e.g., payment processing and data storage and processing facilities) that assist us in our work. We limit the personal information provided to these service providers to that reasonably necessary for them to perform their functions.

 

We will disclose personal information in emergency situations in accordance with your account settings. You may select up to four ways that we will distribute information about your status in an emergency. If you choose to enable these settings, and notify us of your status, we will automatically distribute your personal information in the manner you have selected. First, we will send a message to the emergency contacts you provide to us. This message will contain your name, and any information you provide to us and direct us to send to your emergency contacts. If you opt-in in your account settings, we will also set your Facebook and Twitter statuses with the same emergency message you give us when you notify us of your status. To change your Twitter status you must provide us with your Twitter password. If you change your Twitter password, you must update your account settings if order for the post to Twitter feature to function. Lastly, you may choose to show up in our "I'm ok" people finder. If you opt-in, and notify us of your status during an emergency, we will display the following information in the people finder: your name, home address, and photo. If you do not wish to have your home address or photo displayed, please do not provide us with your home address or photo when you set up your account or in your account settings. WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY THIRD PARTY USE OF THE INFORMATION YOU REQUEST US TO POST TO THE SITE. PLEASE CONSIDER WHETHER YOU WANT THIS INFORMATION PUBLISHED BEFORE YOU PROVIDE IT TO US AND OPT-IN TO THESE ACCOUNT SETTINGS.

 

We may also disclose personal information if we believe that doing so is legally required or is in our interest to protect our property or other legal rights (including, but not limited to, enforcement of our agreements), or the rights or property of others.

 

In addition, information about our users, including personal information, may be disclosed as part of any merger, acquisition, debt financing or sale of company assets, as well as in the event of an insolvency, bankruptcy or receivership in which personal information could be transferred to third parties as one of our business assets.

 

Profile Data and Other Personal Information Available to Other Users of the Site

Some features on the Site may allow you to post personal information that is available to other users of the Site.  For example, if you provide a description of a product or service that you would like to receive information about, or post information about the availability of supplies at a particular location, that information will be made available to Site users who view that listing.  Additionally, any information that you make available in your profile will be available to other users.  You include personal information in any postings to the Site, and make personal information available in your profile, at your sole risk.  WE URGE YOU TO USE CAUTION WHEN POSTING PERSONAL INFORMATION IN ANY PUBLIC AREAS OF THE SITE AND IN DIRECTING US TO SEND INFORMATION ABOUT YOU TO THIRD PARTIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR ACCOUNT SETTINGS.

 

We may allow you to select privacy options that limit access to some types of personal information, but no security measures are impenetrable or perfect.  We also cannot control the actions of other users with whom you may choose to share personal information, whether you share it on the Site or by other means (such as email or telephone).  Additionally, even after information posted on the Site is removed, caching and archiving services may have saved that information, and other users or third parties may have copied or stored the information available on the Site.  We cannot, and do not, warrant or guarantee that any personal information that you provide on and in connection with the Site will not be accessed, viewed, or used by unauthorized persons.

 

Choice

If you receive commercial email from us, you may unsubscribe at any time by following the instructions contained within the email. You may also opt-out from receiving commercial email from us by sending us an email or by writing to us at the address given at the end of this policy.

 

Opting out of commercial email will not automatically opt you out of emails based on government emergency notices. If you do not wish to receive notice in the event of a disaster, please opt-out by sending an email to optoutdisasternotices@emicus.com.

 

Additionally, if you do not wish to be notified by telephone or postal mail regarding products, services, events, programs, and offers that we believe you may find of interest, you may opt-out from such communications by sending us an email or by writing to us at the address given at the end of this policy.

 

Links

For your convenience, the Site may contain links to other Web sites, products, or services that we do not own or operate. If you choose to visit or use any third-party products or services, please be aware that this policy will not apply to your activities or any information you disclose while interacting with third parties.

Children

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. By providing personal information to us through our Site, you represent that you are 13 years of age or older.

International Visitors

Our Site is hosted in the United States and is generally intended for United States visitors. If you visit from the European Union or other regions with laws governing data collection and use that may differ from U.S. law, please be aware that you are transferring Personal Information to the United States. The United States does not have the same data protection laws as the EU and some other regions. By providing Personal Information to us, you consent to the transfer of it to the United States and the use of it in accordance with this policy.

 

Security

We use security measures that are reasonably designed to protect personal information from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. Please note, however, that no data security measures can be guaranteed to be completely effective. Consequently, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any personal information or other information. You transmit personal information to us at your own risk.

Updates to this Policy

We may occasionally update this policy. When we do, we will also revise the "last updated" date at the beginning of the policy. Your continued use of this Site after such changes will be subject to the then-current policy. If we make changes to this policy that are materially less restrictive on our use or disclosure of personal information we have collected, we will attempt to obtain your consent before implementing the change. We encourage you to periodically review this policy to stay informed about how we collect, use, and disclose personal information.

Contacting Us

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about this privacy policy, please email us at support@emicus.com or contact us at the following postal address:

 

1511 Third Ave, Suite 501

Seattle, WA

Attention:  Cameron Ferroni