PRIVACY
POLICY
WaterGroup
Inc./WaterGroup Canada Inc. respects your right to privacy protection
while using this web site. We have created this privacy policy
in order to explain what information we gather from your visit
to this web site and how such information may be used.
1.
COLLECTION AND USE OF INFORMATION:
As
a general policy, WaterGroup Inc./WaterGroup Canada Inc. does
not request or collect personally-identifiable information,
such as your name, mailing address, or e-mail address on this
web site. However, if you wish to utilize this sites on-line
"tools", obtain information about WaterGroup Inc./WaterGroup
Canada Inc. or to register on a mailing list, you will be asked
to provide certain personal contact information in order to
process your request. Such information is intended only for
WaterGroup Inc./WaterGroup Canada Inc. (or one of its affiliates)
who is responsible for its processing. Upon your request, WaterGroup
Inc./WaterGroup Canada Inc. will remove your name from any mailing
list you registered with us.
Certain
non-personal information may be recorded by the standard operation
of WaterGroup Inc./WaterGroup Canada Inc. Internet servers.
In order to help administer this web site and enhance your online
experience, the servers may gather information pertaining to
the type of browser or operating system being used or your IP
address.
2.
LINKS TO OTHER SITES:
This
web site offers links to other web sites that may collect personally-identifiable
information. Your use of, and provision of personally-identifiable
information to, such other sites is subject to the terms of
use and privacy policies of such other sites. WaterGroup Inc./WaterGroup
Canada Inc. is not responsible for the privacy policies and
practices or content of such sites.
3.
SECURITY:
Security
for all personally-identifiable information is important to
us. We strive to take reasonable technical measures to prevent
loss or unintended use of information transmitted to us at the
time of collection or storage.
4.
USE OF COOKIES:
Cookies
are pieces of information that a web site transfers to an individual's
computer hard drive for identification purposes. This information
may be used for customization the next time you visit this web
site. Your web browser may permit you to be notified when you
are receiving a cookie, giving you the choice to accept it or
not. By not accepting cookies, some pages of this web site,
which use cookies, may not fully function and you may not be
able to access certain information on this web site.
5.
USE OF IP ADDRESSES:
An
IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your
computer by your Internet service provider whenever you are
surfing the Web. Whenever you request pages from our web site,
our servers log your IP address. WaterGroup Inc./WaterGroup
Canada Inc. collects IP addresses for the purposes of its system
administration and to analyze the use of this web site. We do
not link IP addresses to any information that is personally
identifiable, which means that your session will be logged,
but you remain anonymous to us. We may use your IP address in
cooperation with your Internet service provider to identify
you if we feel it is necessary to enforce compliance with our
Terms of Use agreement, protect our services or customers, or
comply with law or regulation.
6.
MODIFICATION OF THIS POLICY:
WaterGroup
Inc./WaterGroup Canada Inc. reserves the right, in its sole
discretion, to modify, alter, or otherwise revise this Privacy
Policy at any time without notice and you agree to be bound
by such modifications, alterations, and revisions.
Last
posting: August 1, 2004
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