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Last Revised 3/28/2007
The following Privacy Policy summarizes the various ways that Watkins Shepard Trucking,
Inc. ("Service Provider," "we" or "our") treats the information you provide while
using www.wksh.com ("Website"). It is our goal to bring you information that is
tailored to your individual needs and, at the same time, protect your privacy. Please
read this Privacy Policy carefully.
You can access the Privacy Policy any time at http://www.wksh.com/misc/privacy.aspx.
Your use of and/or registration on any aspect of the Website will constitute your
agreement to this Privacy Policy. If you cannot agree with the terms and conditions
of this Privacy Policy, please do not use the Website.
This Privacy Policy does not cover information collected elsewhere, including without
limitation offline and on sites linked to from the Website. In addition to reviewing
this Privacy Policy, please read our Terms Of Use Agreement. Your use of the Website
constitutes agreement to its terms and conditions as well. This Privacy Policy may
be modified from time to time; the date of the most recent revisions will appear
on this page, so check back often. Continued access of the Website by you will constitute
your acceptance of any changes or revisions to the Privacy Policy.
I. THE TYPE OF INFORMATION THE WEBSITE COLLECTS
The Website generally collects personally identifying information with your specific
knowledge and consent. For instance, when you enter a contest, complete a survey,
complete an Employement Application, subscribe to our publication(s), or register
for any portion of our services, you are asked to provide information such as your
e-mail address, name or phone number. Optional information such as your date of
birth or gender may also be requested. Our servers may also automatically collect
information about your computer when you visit the Website, including without limitation
the type of browser software you use, the operating system you are running, the
website that referred you, and your Internet Protocol ("IP") address. Your IP address
is usually associated with the place from which you enter the Internet, like your
Internet Service Provider, your company or your university.
II. HOW THE WEBSITE USES INFORMATION PROVIDED BY YOU
Service Provider uses personally identifying information you supply through the
Website to provide you with the service you have requested. For example, if you
subscribe to any of our publications, we may use your e-mail address to send you
a confirmation notice and your mailing address to send you the publication. We may
also use the information to communicate with you about new features, products or
services, and/or to improve the services that we offer by tailoring them to your
needs. Unless otherwise specified on the Website, Service Provider may share personally
identifying information. with our affiliates and with carefully selected companies
who we think can offer you services and products of interest to you. If you do not
wish to have your personally identifying information shared, write to us at the
street address set forth at the end of this document. If you do not wish to receive
future commercial communications from us by e-mail, simply follow the unsubscribe
instructions contained within the e-mail. If you've registered on any part of the
Website, please use the mechanism on the Website that allows you to change or update
your member preferences or information, if available, to keep all such date accurate
and up-to-date. Otherwise, contact our Privacy Policy Coordinator as described below
with your changes. We also allow access to our database by third parties that provide
us with services, such as technical maintenance or forums and job search software,
but only for the purpose of and to the extent necessary to provide those services.
We may also provide your information to our advertisers, so that they can serve
ads to you that meet your needs or match your interests. While Service Provider
will seek to require such third parties to follow appropriate privacy policies and
will not authorize them to use this information except for the express purpose for
which it is provided, Service Provider does not bear any responsibility for any
actions or policies of third parties. There may also be occasion when we are legally
required to provide access to our database in order to cooperate with police investigations
or other legal proceedings. In those instances, the information is provided only
for that purpose. In addition, we reserve the right to use the information we collect
about your computer, which may at times be able to identify you, for any lawful
business purpose, including without limitation to help diagnose problems with our
servers, to gather broad demographic information, and to otherwise administer our
Website. While your personally identifying information is protected as outlined
above, we reserve the right to use, transfer, sell, and share aggregated, anonymous
data about our users as a group for any business purpose, such as analyzing usage
trends and seeking compatible advertisers and partners. In addition, as our business
changes, we may buy or sell various assets. In the event all or a portion of the
assets owned or controlled by Service Provider, its parent or any subsidiary or
affiliated entity are sold, assigned, transferred or acquired by another company,
the information from and about our Website users may be among the transferred assets.
III. COOKIES
You may have read about "cookies," nuggets of information that are placed by a Website
in a storage place on your own computer. We may use cookies to control the display
of ads, to track usage patterns on the site, to deliver editorial content, and to
record registration and personalization information. For example, if you register
on any part of the Website and are given the option to save your user name and password
on your computer, we can provide this convenience to you by placing a cookie on
your computer. Our cookies may contain personally identifiable information and such
cookies may NOT be shared with our affiliates and other companies. Some of our advertisers
occasionally serve you cookies as well. We do not have control over cookies placed
by advertisers. If you don't want any cookies, your Web browser likely includes
an option that allows you to not accept them. However, if you set your browser to
refuse cookies, some portions of the Website may not function properly.
IV. KIDS AND PARENTS
This Website is not intended for use by children, especially those under age 13.
No one under age 13 is allowed to provide any personal information or use our public
discussion areas, forums and chats. Minors between the ages of 13 and 17 must get
the permission of their parent(s) or legal guardian(s) before making purchases,
including subscriptions, on this site. If your children disclose information about
themselves in publicly accessible areas of the Website, they may get unsolicited
messages from other parties. Accordingly, you should tell them not to do so. If
you're worried about your children's activities or their privacy on our site, we
encourage you to contact our Privacy Policy Coordinator as described below.
V. PRIVACY POLICY COORDINATOR
If you have any concerns or questions about any aspect of this policy,
please feel free to contact our Privacy Policy Coordinator as follows:
Privacy Policy Coordinator
Watkins Shepard Trucking, Inc.
P.O. BOX 5328
MISSOULA, MONTANA 59806-5328
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