Leading Providers (the “Company”), with its principal place of business located at 384 Bel Marin Keys Blvd., Novato, CA 94949, and which owns and operates the website address popularly known as www.leadingproviders.com (the “Site”), respects your right to privacy. This privacy policy statement (our “Privacy Policy”) describes how we protect your (the “User” or “Users”) privacy. Agreeing with this Privacy Policy, and the terms of use (“Terms of Use”) also published on this Site, are express conditions to your use of the Site. Use of this Site demonstrates your agreement to this Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use.
Our Privacy Pledge
The Company is focused on providing a variety of services and sources of information, including information to help consumers make decisions about services and professional services providers. This Privacy Policy describes the information we collect about you, how we protect it, how we use it, and the general standards to which we adhere to in handling your personal information.
- We only use your personal information to administer our business functions.
- Employees or contractors who violate our Privacy Policy will be subject to discipline, which may include termination of our relationship with them. We also vow to terminate our relationship with any professional service provider we learn has violated our Privacy Policy.
Keeping Your Files Secure
We have security programs that protect data about you from unauthorized use or disclosure. Some of the techniques we use to protect your personal information may include secured files, firewall technology, and the use of other security software. Access to your files is restricted to those who need the information to administer our business. Our Privacy Policy applies to both current and former Users.
Information We Collect About You
In order to administer our business functions, we collect as much information as possible. We collect this information to administer our business, confirm your identity and meet our objective of connecting you with providing you with information on services and service providers or evaluating your business for our research process.
The information we collect varies for different services and may include your:
- Full name
- Occupation
- Address
- Telephone number
- Facsimile number
- E-mail address
- Website address
- Other relevant business or personal information
Other Information the Company Collects
Cookies. When you visit the Company Site, we may send one or more cookies - a small text file containing a string of alphanumeric characters - to your computer that uniquely identifies your browser. The Company uses both session cookies and persistent cookies. A persistent cookie remains after you close your browser. Persistent cookies may be used by your browser on subsequent visits to the Site. Persistent cookies can be removed by following your web browser help file directions. A session cookie is temporary and disappears after you close your browser. You can reset your web browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, some features of the Company Site may not function properly if the ability to accept cookies is disabled.
Log File Information. When you use the Company Site, our servers may automatically record certain information that your web browser sends whenever you visit any website. These server logs may include information such as your web request, Internet Protocol ("IP") address, browser type, browser language, referring / exit pages and URLs, platform type, number of clicks, domain names, landing pages, pages viewed and the order of those pages, the amount of time spent on particular pages, the date and time of your request, and one or more cookies that may uniquely identify your browser.
Clear GIFs Information. When you use the Company Site, we may employ "clear GIFs" (a.k.a. Web Beacons) which are used to track the online usage patterns of our Users anonymously (i.e., in a non-personally-identifiable manner). In addition, we may also use clear GIFs in HTML-based emails sent to our Users to track which emails are opened by recipients.
Personally Identifiable Information. If you submit personally identifiable information to us through the Company Site, then we may use your personal information to operate, maintain, and provide to you the features and functionality of the Company Site.
- We may use both your personally identifiable information and certain non-personally-identifiable information (such as anonymous User usage data, cookies, IP addresses, browser type, clickstream data, etc.) to improve the quality and design of the Company Site and to create new features, promotions, functionality, and services by storing, tracking, and analyzing User preferences and trends.
- We may use cookies, clear GIFs, and log file information to: (a) remember information so that you will not have to re-enter it during your visit or the next time you visit the Company Site; (b) provide custom, personalized content and information; (c) monitor the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns; (d) monitor aggregate metrics such as total number of visitors, pages viewed, etc.; and (e) track your entries, submissions, and status in promotions, sweepstakes, and contests.
When the Company Discloses Information
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS PRIVACY POLICY, OUR TERMS OF USE, AND APPLICABLE LAW, WE DO NOT SELL OR SHARE ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU TO OR WITH ANY PERSON OR ORGANIZATION EXCEPT:
- If you are a consumer and you request such services, we may provide your information to participating professional service providers. You should note that professional service providers listed on our Site have all been selected and vetted using the Company’s rigorous proprietary research process to cull all but companies of exemplary quality from our list.
- We use reasonable efforts with respect to the unaffiliated companies that provide support services for us, to limit such use to companies which have privacy policies similar to our own.
- We provide personally identifiable information and non-personally-identifiable information to our subsidiaries, affiliated companies, or other businesses or persons for the purpose of processing such information on our behalf. We require that these parties agree to process such information in compliance with our Privacy Policy, and we use reasonable efforts to limit their use of such information and to use other appropriate confide
ntiality and security measures, understanding the usage patterns for certain content, services, advertisements, promotions, and/or functionality on the Company Site.
- We may release personally identifiable information and/or non-personally-identifiable information if required to do so by law, or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with state and federal laws or respond to a court order, subpoena, or search warrant.
- The Company also reserves the right to disclose personally identifiable information and/or non-personally-identifiable information that the Company believes, in good faith, is appropriate or necessary to enforce our Terms of Use, take precautions against liability, to investigate and defend itself against any third-party claims or allegations, to assist government enforcement agencies, to protect the security or integrity of our Site, and to protect the rights, property, or personal safety of the Company, our Users or others.
Third-Party Advertisers, Links to Other Sites
The Company may allow other companies, called third-party ad servers or ad networks, to serve advertisements within the Company Site. These third-party ad servers or ad networks use technology to send, directly to your browser, the advertisements and links that appear on the Company Site. They automatically receive your IP address when this happens. They may also use other technologies (such as cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons) to measure the effectiveness of their advertisements and to personalize the advertising content you see.
The Company does not provide any personally identifiable information to these third-party ad servers or ad networks without your consent or except as part of a specific program or feature for which you will have the ability to opt-in or opt-out. However, please note that if an advertiser asks the Company to show an advertisement to a certain audience (for example, men ages 18-34) or audience segment (for example, men ages 18-34 who have viewed certain channels of content) and you respond to that advertisement, the advertiser or ad-server may conclude that you fit the description of the audience they are trying to reach. The advertiser may also use information regarding your use of the Company Site, such as the number of times you viewed an ad (but not any personally identifiable information), to determine which ads to deliver to you.
You should consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party ad servers or ad networks for more information on their practices and for instructions on how to opt-out of certain practices. The Company’s Privacy Policy does not apply to, and we cannot control the activities of, such other advertisers or websites.
Our Commitment To Data Security
The Company uses commercially reasonable physical, managerial, and technical safeguards to preserve the integrity and security of your personal information. We cannot, however, ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to the Company and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your transmission of information, the Company makes commercially reasonable efforts to ensure the security of our systems. However, please note that this is not a guarantee that such information may not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed by breach of any of our physical, technical, or managerial safeguards.
If the Company learns of a security systems breach, then we may attempt to notify you electronically so that you can take appropriate protective steps. The Company may post a notice on the Company Site if a security breach occurs. Depending on where you live, you may have a legal right to receive notice of a security breach in writing. To receive a free written notice of a security breach (or to withdraw your consent from receiving electronic notice) you should notify us at
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In the Event of Merger, Sale, or Bankruptcy
In the event that the Company is acquired by or merged with a third party entity, we reserve the right, in any of these circumstances, to transfer or assign the information we have collected from our Users as part of such merger, acquisition, sale, or other change of control. In the unlikely event of our bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, or assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the application of laws or equitable principles affecting creditors' rights generally, we may not be able to control how your personal information is treated, transferred, or used.
Third Parties Contacting You
If you are a consumer, participating professional service providers may contact you directly via telephone, e-mail or other communications after they receive your information. All of our service providers operate under federal and/or state laws and regulations and believe, as we do, that the internet is an exciting and secure place to do business. If you are matched with any participating professional service providers, the provider you choose will report certain information about your relationship with that vendor, and the Company will treat that information in the manner it treats all your personal information. Our professional service providers may keep and use your personal information whether or not you enter into a relationship with them, or whether or not they contact you. We recommend that you contact them directly for more information about their specific privacy policies.
Updating Your Personal Information
If you wish to review or change the personal information that you have submitted to us on our Web site, please send your request to:
Leading Providers
384 Bel Marin Keys Blvd.
Suite 115
Novato, CA 94945
Changes and Updates to this Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be revised periodically and this will be reflected by the "Date Last Modified” date below. Please revisit this page to stay aware of any changes. In general, we only use your personal information in the manner described in the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use in effect when we received the personal information you provided. Your continued use of the Company Site constitutes your agreement to this Privacy Policy and any future revisions.
For revisions to this Privacy Policy that may be materially less restrictive on our use or disclosure of the personal information you have already provided to us, we will attempt to obtain your consent before implementing such revisions with respect to such information.
Date Last Modified: This Privacy Policy was last modified January 22, 2010.
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