Privacy Statement
MEREDITH SHEARER & ASSOCIATES is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the MEREDITH SHEARER & ASSOCIATES Web site and governs data collection and usage. By using the MEREDITH SHEARER & ASSOCIATES website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
Collection of your Personal Information
MEREDITH SHEARER & ASSOCIATES collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. MEREDITH SHEARER & ASSOCIATES also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites.
There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by MEREDITH SHEARER & ASSOCIATES. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and
referring Web site addresses. This information is used by MEREDITH SHEARER & ASSOCIATES for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the MEREDITH SHEARER & ASSOCIATES Web site.
Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through MEREDITH SHEARER & ASSOCIATES public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note:
MEREDITH SHEARER & ASSOCIATES does not read any of your private online communications.
MEREDITH SHEARER & ASSOCIATES encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from MEREDITH SHEARER & ASSOCIATES so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. MEREDITH SHEARER & ASSOCIATES is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the MEREDITH SHEARER & ASSOCIATES and MEREDITH SHEARER & ASSOCIATES family of Web sites.
Use of your Personal Information
MEREDITH SHEARER & ASSOCIATES collects and uses your personal information to operate the MEREDITH SHEARER & ASSOCIATES Web site and deliver the services you have requested.
MEREDITH SHEARER & ASSOCIATES does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties.
MEREDITH SHEARER & ASSOCIATES does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent.
MEREDITH SHEARER & ASSOCIATES keeps track of the Web sites and pages our customers visit within MEREDITH SHEARER & ASSOCIATES, in order to determine what MEREDITH SHEARER & ASSOCIATES services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within MEREDITH SHEARER & ASSOCIATES to customers whose behavior indicates that they are
interested in a particular subject area.
MEREDITH SHEARER & ASSOCIATES Web sites will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on MEREDITH SHEARER & ASSOCIATES or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of
MEREDITH SHEARER & ASSOCIATES; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of MEREDITH SHEARER & ASSOCIATES, or the public.
Use of Cookies
The MEREDITH SHEARER & ASSOCIATES Web site use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a
web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize MEREDITH SHEARER & ASSOCIATES's pages, or register with MEREDITH SHEARER & ASSOCIATES site or services, a cookie helps
MEREDITH SHEARER & ASSOCIATES to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same MEREDITH SHEARER & ASSOCIATES Web site, the information you previously provided can be
retrieved, so you can easily use the MEREDITH SHEARER & ASSOCIATES features that you customized.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the
MEREDITH SHEARER & ASSOCIATES services or Web sites you visit.
Security of your Personal Information
MEREDITH SHEARER & ASSOCIATES secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or
disclosure. MEREDITH SHEARER & ASSOCIATES secures the personally identifiable information you
provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from
unauthorized access, use or disclosure.
Changes to this Statement
MEREDITH SHEARER & ASSOCIATES will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. MEREDITH SHEARER & ASSOCIATES encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how MEREDITH SHEARER & ASSOCIATES is protecting your information.