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WEB SITE PRIVACY POLICY

Effective: March 11, 2020

Distribution International, Inc. ("we," "us," or "our") respects the privacy of our users ("you"). We own and operate the web site located at www.distributioninternational.com, including all subsidiary web pages ("the Web site"). This privacy policy (the "Privacy Policy") explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you access our Web site.

By accessing our Web site, you consent and agree to the collection, use, and storage of your information by us in the manner described in the Privacy Policy. We reserve the right to change and update the Privacy Policy and such updated versions will be posted on the Web site. In addition to this privacy policy, your use of our Web site is governed by our Terms of Use.

Children Under the Age of 16

Our Web site is not intended for children under 16 years of age. No one under age 16 may provide any personal information to our Web site. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you are under 16, do not use or provide any information on this Web site or through any of its features, register on the Website, or provide any information about yourself to us, including your name, address, telephone number, or email address. If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 16 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 16, please contact us at [email protected].

What Information Do We Collect?

When you visit our Web site, you may provide us with two types of information: (1) personal information and (2) Web site use information.

1. PERSONAL INFORMATION YOU CHOOSE TO PROVIDE

Personal information is any information that identifies or can be used on its own or with other information to identify, contact, or locate a single person, or to identify an individual in context. If you should register and or correspond through our Web site, you will be asked to enter your name, email address, firm or company name, or other information. If you correspond with us, we may retain the content of your message(s) together with our response(s).

2. WEB SITE USE INFORMATION

Like most Web sites, we use various technologies to automatically collect the following types of information about you: "cookies" (see explanation below, "What Are Cookies?") and Web server logs to collect information about how our Web site is used. Information gathered through cookies and Web server logs may include the date and time of visits, the pages viewed, time spent at our Web site, and the Web sites visited just before and just after our Web site. We, our advertisers, and ad serving companies may also use small technology or pieces of code to determine which advertisements and promotions users have seen and how users responded to them.

Please be advised that if you choose to block, reject, disable, delete, or change the management settings for any or all of the aforementioned technologies and or other tracking, data aggregation, and data analysis technologies, then certain areas of the Web site may not function properly.

How Do We Use the Information That You Provide to Us?

We use personal information for purposes of administering and expanding our business activities, providing customer service, and making available other products and services to our customers and prospective customers. We may also use the information we collect to notify you about important changes to our Web site, new services, and special offers we think you will find valuable. You may notify us at any time if you do not wish to receive these offers by emailing us at [email protected].

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small data files (e.g., text files) stored on the browser or device you use to view a website or message. They help store user preferences and activity and allow web sites to recognize a unique browsers or devices. There are several types of cookies, including, for example, browser cookies, session cookies, and persistent cookies. Cookies may record information you access on one page of a web site to simplify subsequent interaction with that web site, or to help streamline your transactions on related pages of that web site. Cookies can be set by the web site owner or third parties. Cookies are used to help us speed up your future activities or to improve your experience by remembering the information that you have already provided to us. Third party cookies may also be used to enable analytics or advertising functionality that enables more customized services and advertising.

How Do We Use Information We Collect from Cookies?

As you use our Web site, the site uses cookies to differentiate you from other users. In some cases, we also use cookies to prevent you from seeing unnecessary advertisements or requiring you to log in more than is necessary for security. Cookies, in conjunction with our Web server's log files, allow us to calculate the aggregate number of people visiting our Web site and which parts of the site are most popular. This helps us gather feedback in order to constantly improve our Web site and better serve our customers. We do not generally store any personal information that you provided to us in your cookies.

How Do Third Parties Use Information We Collect from Cookies?

Some content or applications, including advertisements, on the Web site are served by third parties, including advertisers, ad networks and servers, content providers, and application providers. These third parties may use cookies to collect information about you when you use our Web site. The information they collect may be associated with your personal information or they may collect information, including personal information, about your online activities over time and across different online services. They may use this information to provide you with interest-based advertising or other targeted content.

We do not control these third parties' tracking technologies or how they may be used. If you have any questions about an advertisement or other targeted content, you should contact the responsible provider directly.

Sharing Information with Third Parties

We may disclose your personal information to third parties or as otherwise permitted or required by law. For example, we may disclose your information to:

  • Our third-party and service providers (collectively "vendors") that provide services to enable us to provide services, such as the hosting of our Web site, data analysis, IT services and infrastructure, customer service, e-mail delivery, and other similar services;
  • Our vendors that provide services to enable us to run our business and administrative operations, such as legal and financial advisory services, auditing services, analytics and similar services;
  • Our vendors that provide services to enable us to promote and advertise the products and or services offered via our Web site, such as ad platforms or ad-retargeting services, as well as comply with contact removal requests or requirements, such as mailing list removal services, do not call registries, and similar services;
  • Vendors as we believe necessary or appropriate to comply with applicable laws; and
  • To a third party in the event of any reorganization, merger, sale, joint venture, assignment, transfer, liquidation or other disposition of all or any portion of our business, assets or stock with such third party.

Your California Privacy Rights

If you are a California resident, California law may provide you with additional rights regarding our use of your personal information. To learn more about your California privacy rights, visit www.oag.ca.gov/privacy/ccpa.

Notice of New Services and Changes

Occasionally, we may also use the information we collect to notify you about important changes to our Web site, new services, and special offers we think you will find valuable. As our customer, you will be given the opportunity to notify us of your desire not to receive these offers by sending us an email request at [email protected].

How Do We Protect Your Information?

1. HOW DO WE SECURE INFORMATION TRANSMISSIONS?

We request that you do not send private information to us by email. Some of the information you enter on our Web site may be transmitted securely. Despite these measures, we cannot guarantee the security of your personally identifiable information collected through our Web site. Please contact [email protected] if you have any questions or concerns.

2. HOW CAN YOU ACCESS AND CORRECT YOUR INFORMATION?

You may request access to all your personally identifiable information that we collect online and maintain in our database by emailing [email protected].

3. CERTAIN DISCLOSURES

We may disclose your personal information if required to do so by law or subpoena or if we believe that such action is necessary to (a) conform to the law or comply with legal process served on us or affiliated parties; (b) protect and defend our rights and property, our site, the users of our site, and/or our affiliated parties; (c) act under circumstances to protect the safety of users of our site, us, or third parties.

What About Other Web Sites Linked to Our Web Site?

This Privacy Policy does not address or apply to, and we are not responsible for, the privacy, information or other practices of any third parties, including, without limitation any other third-party application or web site to which our Web site may contain a link. These third parties may at times gather information from or about you. We do not control and are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third parties.

CONTACT US

If you have any questions regarding the Privacy Policy, you may contact us using the information below:

www.distributioninternational.com

[email protected]

713-428-3700