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Stark Industries, Inc. respects your privacy. This Privacy Statement informs you of our privacy practices and of the choices you can make about the way your information is collected online and how that information is used.
Links to non-Stark Indutries websites: Our StarkIndustries.com website may provide links to third-party websites for your convenience and information. If you access those links, you will leave the Stark Industries website. Stark Industries, Inc. does not control those sites nor their privacy practices, which may differ from our practices. We do not endorse or make any representations about third-party websites. The personal data you choose to provide to or that is collected by these third parties is not covered by the Stark Industries Privacy Statement. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any company before submitting your personal information.
1. Collection of personal information
When you order products or services, apply for instant credit, request information, subscribe to marketing or support materials, or apply for a job at Stark Industries, we will ask you to provide personal information to complete these transactions. The types of personal information you provide to us on these pages may include contact information such as your name, address, telephone number, and email address; financial information such as your credit card number; and other unique information such as user IDs and passwords, billing and transaction information, product and service preferences, contact preferences, educational and employment background, and job interest data. If you apply for instant credit, we will ask you to provide additional sensitive personal information such as salary, Social Security number and banking information. This information will be used by our financial services providers in determining whether to extend you credit.
If you choose to use a tell-a-friend program on our site, we will ask you for your friend's e-mail address and automatically send your friend a one-time e-mail inviting your friend to visit the site. Stark Industries uses and stores this information only for the purpose of sending this one-time e-mail and to provide tell-a-friend message blocking, where available.
2. How we use your information
The information Stark Industries, Inc. collects to understand your needs and interests helps us deliver a consistent and personalized experience. For example, we may use your information to:
assist you in completing a transaction or order;
communicate with you about products and services;
provide service and support;
update you on new services and benefits;
provide personalized promotional offers;
select content to be communicated to you;
The testimonials posted on our Web site are only posted with the expressed permission of the individual or company who provided that testimonial.
Credit card information is used only for payment processing and fraud prevention. Credit card information and other sensitive personal information required to process a credit decision is not used for any other purpose by our financial services providers or HP and will not be kept longer than necessary for providing the services, unless you ask us to retain your credit card information for future purchases.
3. How we share your information
Stark Industries, Inc. will not sell, rent or lease your personal information obtained from our web site to others.
Stark Industries retains service providers and suppliers to deliver complete products, services and customer solutions to assist us with marketing and communication initiatives. These providers and suppliers include, for example, credit card processors, providers of customer support and live-help, email service providers, automated data processors, and shipping agents. Suppliers and service providers are required by contract to keep confidential the information received on behalf of Stark Industries and may not use it for any purpose other than to carry out the services they are performing for you through Stark Industries, Inc.
Except as described in this Statement, Stark Industries, Inc. will not share the personal information you provide to us with non-Stark third parties without your permission, unless to: (i) respond to duly authorized information requests of police and governmental authorities; (ii) comply with any law, regulation, subpoena, or court order; (iii) help prevent fraud or to enforce or protect the rights and properties of HP or its subsidiaries; or (iv) protect the personal safety of our employees and third parties on our property.
4. Keeping your personal information secure
Stark Industries, Inc. takes seriously the trust you place in us. To prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, to maintain data accuracy, and to ensure the appropriate use of the information, Stark Industries, Inc. utilizes appropriate physical, technical and administrative procedures to safeguard the information we collect.
We use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption when collecting or transferring sensitive information such as credit card information. SSL encryption is designed to make the information unreadable by anyone but us. This security measure is working when you see the symbol of either an unbroken key or a closed lock (depending on your browser) at the bottom of your browser window or at the right hand end of your "address bar" in Internet Explorer.
Credit card numbers are used only for processing payments and are not used for other purposes. As part of real-time payment processing, HP subscribes to a fraud management service. This service gives you and HP an extra level of security to guard against credit card fraud and to protect your financial data.
5. Changes to this statement
If we change our privacy statement, we will post the revised statement here, with an updated revision date. If we make significant changes to our statement , we may also notify you by other means, such as sending an email or posting a notice on our home page.
6. Contacting us
We value your opinions. If you have comments or questions about our privacy statement, please write to us at the following address:
Stark Industries, Inc.
Privacy Concerns
6511 Mapleridge
Houston, TX 77081
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