Maintaining
your Privacy and Security.
ABNET knows that you are concerned about the privacy and security
of your personal information. Information such as your address is needed
to purchase or register on this website. To provide you with
a safe, and secure shopping experience, we use the highest level of security available. Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher or Netscape
Communicator 4.0 or higher supports this level of security.
Who is ABNET ?
ABNET means ABNET Strategic Network Services Canada, Limited, the owner and
operator of the abnet.org website, its affiliated companies such as ABNET
Holdings Limited, ABNET Computer Network Sales and Maintenance and ABNET
Associate Dealers.
What does ABNET use your Personal Information for?
Information collected by ABNET is used to:
- allow you to order products and services;
- verify credit card and payment information;
- improve the site by observing the pages and products
that are most popular; and
- personalize the delivery of information and recommend
products and services to you.
Your
personal information may also be used to create statistics about this
website
that we use to measure our performance. These statistics
do not contain any information that could identify you personally.
ABNET does not sell your personal information to
any organization, for any purpose.
When is your Personal Information Collected?
Personal information such as your postal code is requested when you browse
this website as a guest so that we can provide you with up to date
information for your area. When you become a member of ABNET and/or place
an order, we request personal information about you including your credit
card number, email address, shipping address, billing address and
telephone number. This allows us to process your order correctly.
Who may have Access to your Personal Information?
Strict controls are maintained over access to personal information you
share with this website.
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Within ABNET
- ABNET strictly controls access to your
personal information to employees who need this information to serve
you or to the employees who analyze our performance to measure and
improve this website.
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Other Organizations
- ABNET uses industry leading service providers
to assist us with customer service, processing of orders, fraud
prevention, and other key functions. We only share the information
necessary for these service providers to perform their role in serving
you and this website. These third parties are required to keep all
customer information confidential.
- if you gain access to
this website through another
website or portal, any information you shared with that website or
portal prior to entering into this website is not controlled by this
website.
- ABNET will track and review statistics on the
traffic directed to this website by other websites or portals. Your
personal information will not be shared with these third party
organizations unless you have given us permission to do so.
- at times, a third party may sponsor a contest, offer a
service or promotion to this websites visitors. We will let you know
if your personal information will be shared with that third party so
you can choose whether or not you wish to participate.
- ABNET may share statistics about the
performance of this website with other reputable organizations.
These include statistics such as the total number of website users.
Your personal information cannot be identified from these statistics.
Would ABNET disclose your Personal Information to
anyone else?
By law, ABNET must comply with the law and co-operate with law
enforcement and other officials in any investigation requiring either
personal or account information, including any information provided online
through this website.
Does ABNET use "Cookies"?
"Cookies"
are small pieces of information that are stored by your browser on your
computer's hard drive. Our cookies do not contain any personally
identifying information. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies,
but you can usually change your browser to prevent that. Cookies
also help us to understand which areas are popular by showing us how
shoppers use this website, which will allow us to continually improve
this website. Even without a
cookie, you can still use most of the features on our website, including
the purchase of items.
Your Personal Information is Secure
ABNET believes that securing your personal information is a very
important part of our job. That means that your password, credit card
information and personal information are always secure with us. For instance, when you visit
this website and provide
personal information or place an order, it's done through a secure server
which encrypts (or codes) all information you provide before sending it to
this website's own server. Only when it reaches this website's
servers is your information decrypted (or decoded).
For
additional convenience you can order by telephone at 1 416 806 0826, or by mail,
ABNET, P.O. Box 7272, Station A, Toronto, Ontario, M5W 1X9 or by email at orders@abnet.org
Getting your Consent
By using this website, you are consenting to the collection and use of
personal and account information by ABNET, for the purposes set
out in this policy.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
All changes will be posted on this website promptly to inform visitors
of what information is collected, how it is used, and under what
circumstances it may be disclosed.
Do you have any
questions or comments?
ABNET welcomes your feedback regarding this website, questions and
comments about this policy. If you have any comments or suggestions please contact us by email
at feedback@abnet.org or by phone at 1-416-806-0826.
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