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Your Privacy
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At Piraeus International, Inc. we are committed to respecting your privacy.
We recognize that when you choose to provide us with information about yourself,
you trust us to act in a responsible manner. That's why we have put a policy in place to
protect your personal information. You may always visit our site and browse without giving us
any personal information.
What information does Piraeus International, Inc. collect? How do we use it?
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At times we may request that you voluntarily supply us with personal information.
Generally this information is requested when you register for an online service or when you
provide information in connection with an online transaction.
When you order, we ask you for your name, e-mail address, shipping and billing addresses,
telephone number, and credit card information.
When you enter a promotional event or contest, we may ask for your name, address,
telephone number and e-mail address so we can administer the contest and notify winners.
If you choose to give us personal information via the Internet that we or our business
partners may need to correspond with you, process a credit card order, or deliver a product
for example, it is our intent to let you know how we will use such information.
If you tell us that you do not wish to have this information used as a basis for further
contact with you, we will respect your wishes.
Piraeus International,Inc and our selected Dealers, including vendors providing
products or services through our web site, use your personal information:
--to operate our web site and/or effect your transactions; to create and share reports about
your transactions among themselves;
--and to perform credit fraud screening services for transactions between you and us and/or
others.
We intend to continue improving the content and function of Piraeus International, Inc. web site.
For this reason, we monitor customer traffic patterns and site usage to help us improve the
design and layout of our site and provide content of interest to you.
We may also use non-personally identifiable information in aggregate form to build higher quality,
more useful online services by performing statistical analyses of collective characteristics and
behavior of our visitors.
Our web site may contain links to other Internet sites. We are not responsible for the privacy
practices or the content of such other web sites, including such sites' use of any information
collected when visitors to the Piraeus Intl. web site click through hyperlinks to those other sites.
We strongly encourage you to become familiar with the privacy practices of those other sites.
How does Piraeus Intl. protect consumer information?
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When you place orders or access your account information, we offer the use of a secure server.
The secure server software (SSL) encrypts all information you input before it is sent to us.
Furthermore, we take steps to protect the customer data we collect from unauthorized access,
disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
What about "cookies"?
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"Cookies" are small pieces of information that are stored by your browser on your computer's
hard drive. Our cookies enable us to provide you with more personal service.
Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually change your browser to
prevent that if you would rather not store the information for future use.
Passwords
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In order to bring you more personalized services, we may ask you to establish one or more
passwords to gain access to certain services or sections in either the Piraeus International, Inc.web site or
the web site(s) of other business partners whose products or services are available to you via a
link from our web site. As such, Piraeus International, Inc. may share the password information
you provide us with those other authorised partners.
You are solely responsible for the control and use of each password you create.
Will Piraeus International, Inc. disclose the information it collects to outside parties?
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Piraues International, Inc. may store and disclose personal information as allowed or
required by applicable law, including making disclosures that are necessary or advisable to: (a) protect the rights, safety or property of users of our web site, the public, or Piraues International, Inc. or our web business partners; and (b) conform to legal or regulatory requirements.
Also, Piraues International, Inc. may provide aggregate statistics about our customers, sales,
traffic patterns, and related site information to reputable third-party vendors, but these
statistics will not include any personally identifying information.
Our E-mail Policy
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Once you have provided Piraues International, Inc. with contacting information, we may contact
you by e-mail when we need to communicate with you regarding your transactions or for other
customer services.
Your Consent
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By using our web site, you consent to the collection and use of this
information by Piraeus International, Inc.
If we decide to change our privacy practices, we will post those changes on this page so that you
are always kept informed of what data we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances
we disclose it. Please check this page for changes from time to time to make sure you are
aware of our latest privacy practices. Because Piraeus International, Inc. operates globally, we make information
we gather available to our worldwide business units. For those of you visiting us from the
European Economic Area, please note that the personal data you enter will be transferred
outside the European Economic Area for use by Piraues International, Inc. and its affiliates
for any of the purposes described above. By using our web site and providing us with your
personal data, you consent to this transfer of your personal data.
Tell Us What You Think
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Our goal is to respect your privacy. To help us improve our privacy policies,
please give us your feedback. We welcome your comments and questions.
Export Control
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Export of any information contained in the Piraeus International, Inc. Web site as well as any product
purchased from the Piraeus International, Inc. Web site are subject to all U.S. export control laws.
By accessing this Web site, you acknowledge that you will abide by such laws and also to
the provisions of the U.S. Export-Re-export Requirements and Enhanced Proliferation Control
Initiative. You and your organization will not sell, license, or otherwise provide or ship
Piraues International, Inc. products or technical data (or the direct product thereof) for export or re-export
to the embargoed countries listed below:
Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Syria, Sudan, and the Republic of Serbia
You also agree not to transfer, export or re-export Piraeus International, Inc. products, technology, or
software to your customers or any intermediate entity without proper U.S.Government authorizations.
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