| Privacy
Statement
Environmental Risk Services LLC (ERS) is dedicated to creating
relationships based on respect for personal identity and information
by promoting the use of fair information practices. This privacy
statement covers the site www.environmentalrskservices.com. ERS
wants to demonstrate its commitment to your privacy, we agree
to disclose our information practices and welcome having our
privacy practices reviewed for compliance. What personally identifiable
information ERS collects
Information Gathering and Purpose
ERS is the sole owner of the information collected on www.environmentalriskservices.com.
ERS collects and uses limited information from our users at
several different points on our Web site. We do not share any
information collected via this site with any other third parties.
Sign-In
In order to use some areas of this Web site, you must first
login using an identifier (e.g., username and/or password) supplied
by ERS. We do not associate this login to any other form of personal
information; we use the login for the sole purposes of controlling
access to secured areas of our site and the presentation of pertinent
information.
Information Use
Unless otherwise noted, all information collected via www.environmentalriskservices.com
is the sole property of and for the sole use of ERS. We collect
limited information about your session only in secured areas
of our web site, requiring a login to access. We use this information
only for purposes of securing certain areas of our site, your
ease of navigation during your visit, and to present other
information of direct relevance to you. Methods of collection
include:
Profiles
We store information that we collect through cookies and access
log files to create a profile during your visit. This profile
details your login's viewing preferences. Collected information
is not tied to any personally identifiable information, only
to your login. This profile is used to tailor your visit to
our Web site and to direct pertinent information to you.
Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data stored on your computer. While on
our site, usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any of your
personally identifiable information. We use session ID cookies
but not persistent cookies. For the session ID cookie, once
users close the browser, the cookie simply terminates.
By setting a cookie on our site, your navigation of our site,
and information presented to you during your visit, is made far
easier and more pertinent, saving time while on our site and
increasing our site's usefulness. If you reject the cookie, they
may still use our site, but you will be limited in some areas
of our site. For example, you will not be able to navigate the
secured, private areas of our site that require a login.
Log Files
Like most web site servers, we use log files. Information collected
in these log files includes internet protocol (IP) addresses,
browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit
pages, platform type, date/time stamp, and number of clicks
to analyze trends, administer the site, and track navigation
patterns in the aggregate. IP addresses, etc. are not linked
to personally identifiable information and are used for troubleshooting
and trend analysis reporting only.
Sharing
Legal Disclaimer
Though we make every effort to preserve your privacy, and do
not collect personal information, we may need to disclose such
information as we have. We do this only when required by law
wherein we have a good-faith belief that such action is necessary
to comply with a current judicial proceeding, a court order or
legal process served on our web site.
Business Changes
In the event ERS goes through a business change, such as a merger,
being acquired by another company, or selling a portion of its
assets, users' personal information will, in most instances,
be part of the assets transferred. Users will be notified via
a prominent notice on our Web site for 30 days prior to a change
of ownership or control of their personal information. If as
a result of the business transition, any information will be
used in a manner different from that stated at the time of collection,
you will be given choice consistent with our notification of
changes section.
Links
This web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware
that ERS can not be responsible for the privacy practices of
other sites. We encourage you to be aware when they leave our
site and to read the privacy statements of each and every web
site that collects personally identifiable information. This
privacy statement applies solely to information collected by
this Web site.
Security
This web site takes every precaution to respect and protect your
information. Towards that end, the best protection is to not
gather personal information at all. Our practice is to neither
require nor solicit such information, thereby ensuring your
personal privacy and protection.
Additionally, log files and other such data stores that are required
for the day-to-day operation and maintenance of any web site,
are secured in accordance with the best industry practices. This
information is even restricted within our own organization. Only
employees who need the information to perform a specific job
(for example, our MIS or Marketing group) are granted access
to this information. Our employees must use secure passwords
to access our network, and are required to change them on a periodic
basis. Furthermore, ALL employees are kept up-to-date on our
security and privacy practices. Every year, as well as any time
new policies are added, our employees are notified and/or reminded
about the importance we place on privacy, and what they can do
to ensure such information is protected. Finally, the servers
that store this information are in a physically secure environment.
Notification of Changes
If we find it necessary to change our privacy policy, we will
post those changes to this privacy statement, the homepage,
and other places we deem appropriate so you are aware of what
information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances,
if any, we disclose it. We will use information in accordance
with the privacy policy under which the information was collected.
Contact Information
If users have any questions or suggestions regarding our privacy
policy, please contact the webmaster via e-mail at webmaster@environmentalriskservices.com.
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